Illinois high school artists attend Allerton Federated Art Schools
Two hundred twenty six students from Illinois attended one of three week long Allerton Federated Art Schools at Allerton House near Monticello. Debbie Schweighart of Morris earned a scholarship from the Morris Women’s Club to participate. The event is a joint program of the Illinois Federation of Women’s Clubs and the University of Illinois Extension Division with scholarships and supervision provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Allerton
Morris Women’s Club
The
Illinois Federation of Women’s Clubs
University of Illinois Division of University Extension
Kitty Winn Stars In Panic in Needle Park
New York AP reports Kitty Winn, star of Panic at Needle Park, keeps a low profile despite winning best actress at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival. She describes her surprise and reflects on the moment with her sister in Cannes.
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New York
Kitty Winn
Needle Park
Cannes
Miss Winn
Local births and film interview reveal new families and Miss Winn
Mr and Mrs Richard J Knudson welcome a daughter and list a 2 year old son. Norman Todd and Loretta Bowman share a daughter Angela Rene born July 26 at St Francis Hospital Peoria with two siblings Kimberly and David. Grandparents and great grandparents named. Mrs Ernest M Peterson returns home after surgery. Miss Winn discusses her film Panic in Needle Park and her conversion from St Joan to heroin addiction themes with insights on drugs and life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Todd
Forest City
Angela Rene
St. Francis Hospital
Peoria
Kimberly
David
Loretta Bowman
Morris
John Bowman
Robert Fisher
Pearl Bowman
Pontiac
Dale Todd
East Peoria
R. H. Runmann
Kinsman School Set to Open Friday August 27
The Kinsman Community Consolidated Grade School will open on Friday August 27, with an event marking the start of the new term. Details describe the official opening date and related activities to follow.
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Kinsman School
Kinsman
Kinsman Community
Local Hospital Updates and School Semester Outline
Hospital notes list admissions births and discharges including Mrs. William Peacock and a new baby boy born to Mr. and Mrs. William Hutton. School plan details cover registration August 30, new mathematics program, fees, health exams, and hires like Mrs. Dorothy Voights and Gary Fechter.
ROTC cadet completes six weeks at Ft. Knox camp
Service Cadet James R. Seehafer 21 son of Mrs Theresa Seehafer Bluff Plaza Joliet finished six weeks of military leadership training at the Army ROTC basic summer camp Ft. Knox Ky He attends Pennsylvania State University University Park and is among more than 13 000 ROTC students in training nationwide He earned a BA degree in 1971 from Lewis College His wife Valerie resides in Minooka Norman Homemakers Club met at Mrs Robert Bates with a salad luncheon Twelve members and two guests attended Mrs Everett Wallace assisted The pledge to the flag was given The secretary reported Roll call was answered Mrs Tom Zuber introduced Mrs Donald Sheedy who showed art pieces and spoke about her work Next meeting will be with Mrs Tom Beros of Mazon in October.
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James R. Seehafer
Theresa Seehafer
Bluff Plaza
Joliet
Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
Ft. Knox
Seehafer
Pennsylvania State University
University Park
United States
Lewis College
Valerie
Minooka
Norman Homemakers Club
Robert Bates
Everett Wallace
Tom Zuber
Donald Sheedy
Tom Beros
Mazon Inctober
Christensen Family Reunion at South Wilmington Park
The annual Christensen reunion was held Sunday at the South Wilmington Fireman's Beach and Park Club with about 50 attendees. John Monferdini led the business meeting as Elton Christensen was elected president and guests came from Geneva Aurora Chicago Seatonville Indiana and nearby communities.
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Elton Christensen
George Wilson
Raymond Morris
Walter Christensen
Geneva
Aurora
Chicago
Seatonville
Indiana
Rev. K Dalton to Speak at Valley Baptist Oswego
The Rev. Kenneth Dalton of Grace Baptist Church will be guest speaker this Wednesday at Valley Baptist Church Oswego for midweek services at 7 30 p m. Valley Baptist Pastor is Rev Roy Chestnut. church sits at Douglas and Wolf Roads in Oswego and meets in a new building two months old.
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Kenneth Dalton
Grace Baptist Church
E. High St
Valley Baptist Church
Oswego
Roy Chestnut
Douglas and
Wolf Roads
Morris
Connie Willis weds LaVerne Smith in Seneca church ceremony
Connie (Osborn) Willis and LaVerne Leo Smith united in marriage at the Seneca Assemblies of God Church in a 4 p.m. double ring ceremony officiated by Rev. Roy F. Wilson. Bouquets, pink gowns, and a reception at the bridegroom’s Morris home followed with family members assisting.
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Connie (Osborn) Willis
LaVerne Leo Smith
Roy F. Wilson
Seneca Assemblies of God Church
Mervyn Johnson
Bill Willis
South Moline St
Seneca
LaVerne Smith
Frank Smith Jr
Mooseheart Drive
Dior
Kathy Huss
Maid of
Jack Kish
Kansas City
Morris
Mary Willis
Clara Rose Smith
Cheryl Smith
Lewis College Dean's List student named for spring term
Kevin Wooldridge son of Mr and Mrs James Wooldridge 501 E Main St named to the Dean's List for the spring semester at Lewis College. After a wedding trip to Wisconsin Dells the couple will reside at 132 Douglas St Seneca. The bridegroom is a 1967 Morris Community High School graduate and works at Federal Paper Board Morris. The bride is a Seneca High School senior.
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Kevin Wooldridge
James Wooldridge
E. Main St
Lewis College
Wisconsin Dells
Douglas St
Seneca
Morris Community High School
Federal Paper Board Company
Morris
Seneca High School
Verna Hanson Weds Merrill Osmundson in Zion Lutheran Ashkum
Verna Hanson of Ashkum and Merrill Osmundson of Newark were married July 17 at Zion Lutheran Church Ashkum with Rev Paul Lohnes officiating. The couple plans residence on Route 71 Newark after a two week wedding trip to Wyoming and western points.
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Newark
Merrill Osmundson
Wyoming
West
Verna Hanson
Ashbum
Zion Lutheran Church of Ashkum
Paul Lohnes
Noreen Mayo
Clifton
John Davick
Morris
Ashbum Coliseum
Gardner couple marks 60th wedding anniversary
About 40 relatives and friends gathered at the Paradise Inn in Champaign to honor Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Hansen of Gardner on their 60th wedding anniversary. The couple wed August 8 1911 in Gardner and have one daughter Kathryn Hansen of Champaign. Guests from many towns attended.
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Gardner
Paradise Inn
Champaign
Harry J. Hansen
Harry Hansen
Marguerite Gaston
R. G. Shafer
Kathryn Hansen
Norman B. Hansen
Martha Gaston
Levi Robinson
Miss Hansen
Gardner Chronicle
Ralph Ivens
Urbana
Lexington
Cape Girardeauu
Monticell
Carbondale
Elwood
Rockford
Galesburg
Benton
Onarga
Ranton
Hensen
Norman Hansen
Lawrence Dewey
Lloyd Sandeno
A. W. Perkins
Mabel Hansen
Minooka Residents Named in Record
Jerry Bruce Robinson and Deborah Ann Thompson of Minooka are identified in the report as residents involved in the case.
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Jerry Bruce Robinson and
Deborah Ann Thompson
Minooka
Fall wedding planned by Diane Johnson and Gary Patton
Diane Sue Johnson and Gary E. Patton plan a fall wedding on October 2. Johnson is the daughter of Leo and Dorothy Johnson of Minooka and a nurse at Morris Hospital. Patton is the son of Eugene and Pat Patton of Ottawa, a Vietnam Marine Corps veteran and Amax Morris employee.
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Diane Sue Johnson
Gary E. Patton
Leo W. Johnson
Minooka
Eugene D. Patton
W. Main St
Ottawa
Miss Johnson
Joliet West High School
Silver Cross School of Nursing
Joliet
Morris Hospital
Patton
Ottawa Township High School
United States Marine Corp
Vietnam
Illinois Valley Community College
Amax Corporation
Morris
Golden Ham Casserole from Leftover Ham Recipe
A home economist recommends turning baked ham into Golden Ham Casserole by mixing diced ham with onions, lard, flour, milk, celery soup and mushrooms, then baking with cheesy drop biscuits. The recipe serves 6 to 8 and uses urban Anidex fiber news inserted nearby.
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Reba Staggs
National Live Stock and Meat Board
Community club meetings and church gatherings listed for the week
The calendar lists the American Legion Auxiliary meeting at 7 30 p m at the legion hall with a sack lunch WMU of Calvary Baptist Church at 7 p m Erienna High Unit GCHE at noon for a picnic at Mrs Harry Behrens Past presidents of the American Legion Auxiliary at 7 30 p m with Mrs Peter Thompson IAPGCAA at First Baptist Church 10 a m to Marion Carlson s pot luck dinner and Mission Aid at Bethlehem Lutheran Church 2 p m Thursday
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American Legion Auxiliary
the Legion Hall
Erienna High Unit
GCHE
Harry Behrens
Peter Thompson
Iapgcaa
First Baptist Church
Marion Carlson
Mission Aid
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
Allerton Art School
Debbie Schweighart
Morris Daily Herald
Society
Richard J. Knudson
Colonial Drive
DeKalb
Ernest M. Peterson
Black St
St. Mary’s Hospital
Rochester
Minn
San Francisco
American Conservatory Theatre
Dominick Dunner
New York City
Europe
Far East
Boston University
William Peacock
Rte
Roy Claypool
Lawrence Eckart
Ronal Brown
William Hutton
Braceville
Charles Dickman
Chapin St
Robert Cockream
Kenneth Ballard
Peter Settimi
Richard Greenley
James Dickerson
Dewey Ward
Channahon
Donald Braghini
Verona
Donald Norman
Wilmington
Kenneth Morris
Louis Melcher
Crownpoint
Ind
Dorothy Voights
Evelyn McCutchin
Gary Fechter
Streator
Eureka College
Rita Maier
Majella Harty
Robert Landgrebe
Beulah Wallin
Christensen
Liberty & Benton
Rev. K. Dalton
Technicolor
Seal Island
Jerry Lewis
the Big Mouth
Connie Willis
Seneca Church
College Campus News
Grundy County
Weitz Cafe
Region Hall
le Petite Chapeau
Nicholas DiJohn
Ray Kindlespire
Verna Hanson, M. Osmundson
Urbana — Anidex
Textile
WMU
Calvary Baptist Church
White Sale
DuPont Dacron
Mattex Towels
Chatham Blankets
Gitts
Liberty St
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