Henry Woman's Club Luncheon Highlights Local Projects
The Henry Woman's Club met on Tuesday September 14 at president Mrs Calvin Weber home. A salad luncheon followed as Mrs Calvin Maxwell spoke for the 16th district detailing state federation and district projects including Stonehedge drug addiction center. The club sponsored caramel corn sale to aid Youth Farm. A coffee is set for October 21 at Mrs Gale Warner home. Committee members included Mrs Gordon Downey Mrs Roy F Steele and Mrs Arthur Selby. Next meeting will be at Green Street home of Mrs J Raffensperger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Woman’s Club
Calvin Weber
Calvin Maxwell
Stonehedge
Carmel
Gale
Lacon
Delmas Pettett
Mary Carson
Henry
Harbor Restaurant
Crrant Soly
Lewis Simpkins
Charles Morgan
Kenneth Langman
James Glatz
Joe Clift
Grace Hartles
Daughters Of Isabella Nominate Elect Officers
The Our Lady of Victory Circle No 228 Daughters of Isabella held its fall meeting at St Mary's Hall on September 14. Officers were nominated and elected including Regent Sharon Chapman and Vice Regent Sandra Ziegler with Mary Rebholz as Past Regent. A charity dance and a fashion show were announced for October 23 and October 7 respectively with plans and committee members named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Lady of Victory Circle No 228
Daughters of Isabella
St Mary's Hall
Mary Rebholz
Dolores McCue
Marguerite Barry
Donna Bogner
Dorothy Momer
St. Mary's Hall
Pink Elephant
Ozzie Osborne
Peoria
Hub Ballroom
Anne Cahill
Sharon Chapman
Sandra Ziegler
Marlene Sparks
Ella Neuhalsen
Melta Schwiderski
Irene Kaliher
Martha Merdian
Florence Louis
Betty Shearer
Joan Sendelbach
Veronica Short
Rita Chambers
Christine Bogner
Gertrude Longman
Elizabeth Carroll
Evelyn Schmitt
Three Host Linen Shower for Mrs Larry Phillips
A postnuptial linen shower honoring Mrs Larry Phillips of Putnam, formerly Karen Briner, was hosted by Mrs Jesse Phillips, Mrs Raymond Phillips, and Mrs Cora Schulte of Magnolia at the Jesse Phillips home. Family and friends from Magnolia, Henry, Hennepin, Varna, and nearby towns attended, with gifts, games, and an angel food cake reception featuring pink and orchid decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Philips
Raymond Philips
Cora Schulte
Magnolia
Larry Phillips
Putnam
Karen Briner
Jesse Phillips
Miss Briner
Phillips
Henry Presbyterian Church
Charles Briner
Russell Phillips
Hennepin
Henry Haun
Jerry Medearis
Henry
Murray Peterson
Tom Phillips
Ack Lutes
Cindy
Gene Schoepke
Varna
Jerry Phillips
Carl
Selquist
Darlene
Sara Weers
Anna May Vanda
LaSalle
William Vanda
New Jersey
Schulte
Cindy Lutes
Beth
Gloria Jean
Amy Schoepke
De Bolts Mark 5th Anniversary With Open House
Mr and Mrs Sulcer DeBolt of Henry will celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary with an open house from 2 to 4 pm on Sunday September 26 at the home of their daughter Mrs Kenneth Betty Miles at 1110 Edward Street Henry. They were married September 23, 1926 in Ottawa. They are parents of four: Mrs Miles Orie DeBolt of Peoria Mrs Milford Rita Schlosser of Pontiac and Mrs Calvin E Joann Schlosser of Jacksonville Florida. They have ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sulcer DeBolt
Pearl Hatton
Ottawa
Miles
Orie DeBolt
Peoria
Milford
Rita) Schlosser
Pontiac
Calvin E
Joann) Schlosser
Jacksonville
Florida
Garage Picnic Marks Birthday
Norbert L Kuchenmeister celebrated his birthday by cooking part of the family dinner on a new charcoal grill in the garage. His sons Tom Eric Paul Karl and Norby gifted the grill. A birthday cake topped with a tennis racket honored the avid tennis fan as a new basketball joined the rainy afternoon. Mr and Mrs Kuchenmeister refereed their daughter Gretchen while the family plans picnics all summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norbert L. Kuchenmeister
Kuchenmeister
Tom
Eric
Paul
Karl
Norby
Gretchen
Birthday Dinner for Steve Shanks of Peoria
Mr and Mrs Harry Shanks hosted a Sunday birthday dinner for their younger son Steve of Peoria. Guests included Steve with his wife and extended Shanks family. Games filled the afternoon and evening followed by birthday cake ice cream and gift opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Shanks
Steve
Peoria
Stanley Shanks
Stan Shanks
Marriage announced for Ronald Lee Hastings and Marilyn Stocks
Mrs Mary Lee Hastings reports the marriage of her son Ronald Lee Hastings to Marilyn Jean Stocks of DeSoto Route 1 in Morganfield Kentucky on Tuesday August 31 The groom is a student at Southern Illinois University and the couple now reside in Carbondale Illinois
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lee Hastings
Ronald Lee
Marilyn Jean Stocks
Eugene Stocks
Route 1
DeSoto, N
Morganfield
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Club Has Wild Game Dinner At The Alvins Home
Newcomers Gourmet Club met September at the Stephen Alvin residence with Manuel Korfias as co host. Hors d oeuvres included stuffed mushroom caps and wild dove. a fall flower table setting framed the menu which featured can somme diabolotin sweet and sour duck and coho salmon with Chantilly potatoes spinach salad blueberries lemon mousse and coffee. Guests included Jim Koehler Al Eastman Larry Stoner HD Robison Robert Child and other hosts and guests lingered in conversation after dinner. The October meeting on the 15th will feature a breakfast at the home of Robert Child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Alvin
Manuel Korfias
Chantilly
Jim Koehler
al Eastman
Larry Stoner
HD Robison
Robert Child
Child
Open House Honoring Mrs Noder on 75th Birthday
The family of Mrs Amelia Noder plans an open house for her 75th birthday on Sunday September 26 at the home of Mrs Edwin Noder. Relatives and friends are invited to call after 6 30 pm and gifts are requested to be omitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia Noder
Edwin Noder
Bradford
BK Club Meeting Hosts Read Sisters at North Street Home
Mrs CO Read and Mrs April Read co hosted a BK Club gathering at Mrs CO Read s North Street residence on Thursday afternoon September 16. Prizes of five hundred were awarded for first draw and consolation as the afternoon s diversion. The hostess pair served strawberry sundaes cookies coffee and mints at three card tables. Attending were Mrs Q Read Mrs Omar Stauffer and others including Mrs Henry Holler Mrs Marshall L Downey Mrs William Hickey Mrs John Carroll Mrs Tom Longman Mrs Len Longman and the three prize winners. The next party is set for Thursday October 21 at Mrs Len Longman s home with Mrs Jerry Harrington as co host.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CO Read
April Read
BK Club
North Street
Jerry Longman
Edgar Read
Omar Ringenberg
Q Read
Henry Holler
Omar Stauffer
Marshall L Downey
William Hickey
John Carroll
Tom Longman
Mirs Len Longman
Len Longman
Jerry Harrington
Longman
Walker Speaks To Area Democratic Women In Henry Visit
Gubernatorial candidate Dan Walker spoke to Marshall County Democratic Women at Club LaCon in Henry after a dinner. The candidate described his listening walk across Illinois, his Navy and Stevenson campaign experience, and his goals including education and health care while emphasizing independence from Chicago political influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker
Marshall County
Club LaCon
Dan Walker
Lake County
Henry
Doyle Pratt
James Glatz
Adlai Stevenson
US Naval Academy
Navy
Illinois
Chicago
Koehlers Visit Sons and Family in California
Mr and Mrs George Koehler Sr spent three weeks in Corona Del Mar and Newport Beach California visiting sons George Jr and Jerry and their families. On the return trip they stopped in Cedar Rapids Iowa to see Tom and family and recover a car. Mrs Koehler Sr saw President Nixon boarding his helicopter for a trip to the summer White House at San Clemente.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corona del Mar
Newport Beach
Calif
George Koehler Sr
Henry
George Jr
Jerry
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Tom
Koehlers
Henry White
Newporter Inn
George Koehler Jr
Koehler Sr
Richard Nixon
White House
San Clemente
Catalina
Steuben Rangers 4 H Club Holds September Meeting
Steuben Rangers 4 H Club met September 15 with Albert Monier presiding. Officers elected include President Robert J Monier and Treasurer Jim Riddel. New member John Hosler joined as the club planned a 1972 cloth towel calendar project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steuben Rangers 4-H
Albert Monier
Mark Monier
Marjorie Riddell
Elaine Gallup
John Hosler
Robert J Monier
Jim Riddell
Nancy Riddell
Miss Rose Stadel Birthday Honored at St Josephs Home
Relatives and friends marked Miss Rose Stadel’s Sunday birthday with a Monday afternoon party at St Josephs Nursing Home in Lacon. A decorated cake coffee and mints plus a group gift were shared in the room she and sister Katherine use. Attendees included Mrs Virgil Hoffman Mrs Eugene Bickerman and guest R L Swiggett of Riverside Calif Mrs Robert Stadel Miss Helen Happ and Martha Merdian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Stadel
St. Joseph's Nursing Home
Lacon
Katherine Stadel
Virgil Hoffman
Eugene Bickerman
Joe
Bickermans
R.L. Swiggett
Riverside
Calif
Robert Stadel
Helen Happ
New Hampton
Iowa
Martha Merdian
Whitefield Unit Homemakers Meet Mrs Dawson at Home
Whitefield Unit Homemakers Extension met at Mrs L F Dawson’s Henry home on Thursday September 16 at 1 30 pm after Mrs Louis Merdan called the meeting to order. Mrs Robert Ross presented an Italian Cookery lesson with dishes and tasting followed by an Italian lunch served by Mrs Dawson and Mrs Floyd Appel. Mrs Laurence Rowe reminded members the October meeting will be at the Saratoga Church on the 19th at 1 30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L.F Dawson
Whitefield Unit Homemakers Extension
Henry
Louis Merdan
Jessie Barnes
St Margarets Hospital
Robert Ross
Ross
Dawson
Floyd Appel
Regina
Laurence Rowe
Saratoga Church
Saudi guest Mrs Willard Jackson visits Henry relatives
Mrs Willard Jackson of Saudi Arabia, visiting Texas based children, arrived in Henry last Tuesday to see her aunt Mrs Margret Rickey and other relatives. Her husband, a Standard Oil foreman in Saudi Arabia, is at a four week course in Boston. They plan sightseeing in London and Amsterdam on their return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Jackson
Saudi Arabia
Texas
Henry
Margret Rickey
Jackson
Southwest
Midwest
Standard Oil
Boston
Menry
Matthew Appel
Don Rickey
Gordon Rickey
James Real
Kristin
London
Amsterdam
Saud Arabia
Tracy Jasons Honored Sunday At Open House
Open house at the home of their daughter Mrs Robert Birdsell honored Mr and Mrs Tracy Jason on their 43rd wedding anniversary. The couple have nine children six living, 23 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Relatives and friends offered congratulations with cards gifts money and flowers. Refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Birdsell
Tracy Jason
Jasons
William
Betty) Moore
Streator
Daie
Chillicothe
John F
Phyllis) Wargo
Walter
Ray
Birdsell
Lacon
Wedding notices policy and submission guidance
The paper states weddings are published the week after the event with a one week grace for out of town weddings. Notify photographers and submit photos or the account will be printed when received. Forms for wedding notices available by contacting Heriy News at 309 364 3250.
Althaus Haugens Nuptials At Toluca Sept 18
Autumn tones of purple and white decorate the Toluca wedding as Nancy Althaus and Paul Haugens unite in a Trinity Lutheran Church ceremony officiated by Rev Darrell Hoerle. The couple, with families from LaRose and Toluca, celebrate at a parish hall reception before leaving for an undisclosed honeymoon destination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Lutheran Church
LaRose
Darrell Hoerle
Nancy Althaus
Paul Haugens
Toluca
Mrr
George Althaus
Jakose
Bernard Haugens
Arnolda Schumacher
Neil Schwanke
New York
Diane Althaus
Lake Haugens
Jill Heschong
Ralph Haugens
Tony Moreschi
Steve Tyner
Kenneth Spear
George Barish
Althaus
Mirs Haugens
Toluca High School
Mennonite Hospital School of Nursing
Aft
Bloomington
Proctor Hospital
Peoria
Bradley University
Trinty Lutheran Parish
Beverly Hoge
Carol Heschong
Jane Spear
Mary Lou Baris
Janet Freeman
Jane Clanin
Mary Ellen McCully
Pat Schnider
Jan Brewer
Mrs Haugens
Wardcliffe Apt
Worthy Grand Officers Visit Two OES Chapters in Illinois
Worthy Grand Matron Bernadine B Stoner and Worthy Grand Patron Cecil W Griswold led official visits to Toulon Chapter No 10 and Lestant Chapter, joining about 300 Stars at Toulon for the chapters centennial celebration. Henry Chapter members attended the latter meeting along with several named officers and families. A salad buffet followed the social hour after the impressive gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernadine B Stoner
Cecil W Griswold
Order of the Eastern Star
State of Illinois
Henry
Toulon
Baptist Church
Lodge
Edward Ransom
Russell Tomlinson
Margaret Tomlinson
Royal Kays
Henry Chapter
Lestant Chapter
Nelle Milanes
Kays
Miss Tomlinson
John Orr
William Ross
Scott Wiedman
Harley Henkins
Harold Hart
Dale Hartwig
Vis Russell Tomlinson
Vr O
Edward Ranson
Lawrence Ransom
Vis CO Pagemiller
Christian Men's Fellowship dinner meeting at First Christian Henry
The Christian Men's Fellowship of the First Christian Church in Henry held its dinner meeting on a Wednesday night with a kitchen committee including Roger Magnuson James Cummins Kermit Jamison and Norman Hoover. The event featured fried chicken baked potatoes and apple pie and entertainment by Mr and Mrs Workman and their three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Men's Fellowship of the First Christian Church
Henry
Roger Magnuson
James Cummins
Kermit Jamison
Norman Hoover
Ronald Workman
R Cummins
Church Annex
Birthday Party for Mary Jean Cook Turns Seven
Mary Jean Cook, daughter of Mr and Mrs James Cook, celebrated her seventh birthday on September 7 after school from 4 to 5 30. Attending were Susan Crooks Debbe Wheeler Louellen Barker JoM Allard Lori Berger Lisa Maxwell Mary Jean Hageman. Games and prizes preceded ice cream cake and present opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jean Oad
Vir
James Cook
Susan Crooks
Debbe Wheeler Louellen Barker
Jom Allard
Lori Berger
Lisa Maxwell
Mary Jean Hageman
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Woman’s Club
Isabella
de Bolts
Steve Shanks
Mrs. Noder
Party
California
Steuben Rangers
Edith Monier
David
Greg Azbell
Stadel
Miss Stadel
Whitefield Unit
Tracy Jasons
Elmer Neuhalsen
Henry Gumble
Ernest Scaggs
Althaus-Haugens
OES
CMF
Justin Edge
Charles Read
Mark
Dick Brant
Dick Magnuson
Deryl Schertz
Roger Miller
Chan Read
Jim Read
Jin Quinn
Mr Workman
Gary Cofoid
Wayne
Steve Magnuson
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