Baby shower honors Erik Hanson in Newark
Mrs. Charles Sleezer and Mrs. Verdell Williamson hosted a Saturday afternoon baby shower at the Williamson home for Erik Hanson son of Jerald L. Hanson and his wife of Yockville. Prizes went to Mrs. Rhonda Sleezer and Karla Manning. A two course luncheon and a buffet centerpiece with a baby planter and toys framed the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Charles Sleezer
Verdell Williamson
Williamson
Erik Hanson
Jerald L. Hanson
Yockville
Rhonda Sleezer
Karla Manning
Hanson
Phyllis Loescher
Aurora
Sycamore
Naausay
Yorkville
Oswego
Plainfield
Chain mail style dresss set by Alexis Kirk in new line
Designer Alexis Kirk presents a fall collection featuring an 80 percent metallic fiber dress described as close to chain mail, with hooded tunics and body stocking silhouettes. The line, priced from 60 dollars to about 200, aims for luxury with Medieval inspiration and a NY to LA reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Hencken
New York
Alexis Kirk
Kirk
Coty
Duchess of Windsor
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Los Angeles
Walt Disney
Harvard
Rhode Island School of Design
Cross Lutheran School to begin classes Aug. 30
Cross Lutheran School on Illinois 47 south of Yorkville will open the 1971-72 year Monday Aug. 30 with a full day of classes. Registration for eight grades is set for Monday Aug. 23 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Book rental fees and insurance will average 21 dollars for grades 1-6 and 32.50 for 7-8. Principal John Wacker expects about 40 students, with a new teacher for grades 1-4, Judith Christian of Elgin, a Concordia College graduate, who will also handle music. Wacker will teach grades 5-8 and PE. a new Concordia Music Education Series will be used. Bus routes continue with Yorkville district. cross students may ride to Circle Center School then transfer to Cross Lutheran bus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorkville
Cross Lutheran School
Illinois
John Wacker
Wacker
Judith Christian
Elgin
Concordia Teachers College
River Forest
Jelm Johnson family reunion names new officers
The Jelm Johnson family reunion held at the Newark Sportsmen's Club elected new officers led by Verle Johnson as president and Allen Jackson as vice president. Mrs Elvina Sanderson became secretary and treasurer with Mrs Orville Sands as family historian and Mrs Dick Mandy as recreation chair. After a pot luck dinner attendees shared time pictures and memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Jelm- Johnson
Newark Sportsmen’s Club
Jesse Finland
Verle Johnson
Stavanger
Allen Jackson
Geneva
Elvina Sanderson
DeKalb
Orville Sands
Malta
Dick Mandy
Missionary Bruce Robinson to Preach at Grace Baptist
Public invited to Grace Baptist Church 306 E High St this Sunday for Sunday School at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 11 a m The Rev Bruce Robinson a London missionary will preach He attended Bob Jones University Pillsbury Baptist Bible College and Central Baptist Theological Seminary and met his wife Bonnie Ripley in Great Britain in 1965 They married in 1967 and have a son Rip born January 1970.
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Bruce Robinson
London
England
Grace Baptist Church
E. High St
Robinson
Bob Jones University
Pillsbury Baptist Bible College
Central Baptist Theological Seminary
Great Britain
Bonnie Ripley
Rip
Colleen Carey and Frederic Rittof Set to Wed
News notes the approaching marriage of Miss Colleen Carey to Frederic Rittof. Details on date and arrangements are not provided in the readable fragment.
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Colleen Carey
Frederic Rittof
Descendants of Hill Family Hold 38th Reunion
The Hill family gathering at Coal City Lions Hall marked the 38th annual reunion with Arden Wills presiding. Officers were elected including Raymond Rogers as president and Paul Wills as vice president. The event featured a historian’s report, baby births, two marriages, and congratulations for the oldest and youngest attendees. A wedding for Col in Spencer’s family was announced for August 18 at St Mary’s Minooka with a reception at Channahon Fire Station.
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Henry
Elmira Hill
Coal City
Lions Hall
Sam Douglas
Arden Wills
Raymond Rogers
Morris
Paul Wills
Jimmy Wills
Rogers
Bob Rogers
John Hill
Des Moine
Iowa
Claude Rogers
Minooka
Heather Spencer
Colin Spencer
Oswego
John Rogers
Tom Wills
Preston Douglas
Robert Carey
Joliet
Edward Ritter Sr
Channahon
St. Mary’s Church
Channahon Fire Station
Sgt Dippon on duty in Vietnam after Dwight High School
Sgt John R. Dippon son of Mr and Mrs Robert Dippon 313 E South St Dwight is on duty at Da Nang AB Vietnam He is an electronics system repairman with a unit of the Pacific Air Forces He graduated Dwight High School in 1965 and attended St Louis College of Pharmacy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Dippon
Robert Dippon
E. South St
Dwight
da Nang AB
Vietnam
Dippon
Pacific Air Forces
Southeast Asia
Far East
Pacific
Dwight High School
St. Louis College of Pharmacy
Vickery-Vinson Family Reunion Set For Sunday
The Vickery-Vinson family reunion will be held at Baker Woods Forest Preserve in Seward Township on U S 52. Attendees are asked to bring two dishes for the pot luck picnic dinner at noon. officers in charge are Donald Dix president Harry Breen vice president and Mrs Leslie Heap secretary treasurer.
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Plattville
Vickery-Vinson
Baker Woods Forest Preserve
U.S. 52
Seward Township
Donald Dix
Harry Breen
Leslie Heap
Morris High School Class of 1931 Reunion Dinner
The Morris High School class of 1931 marked its 40th reunion with a dinner for 56 at the Hunt Room of Prairie Lake Lodge. Guests included former faculty members and many classmates plus a golf afternoon and a cocktail hour. The organizing committee plans the 45th reunion for August 1976. News includes a Morris LaLeche League meeting at 319 E. Jefferson St focusing on childbirth and breastfeeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Lake Lodge
Morris High School
Lois (Hodgson) Stephenson
Mary (Steckley) Vandervoort
Marian (Boss) Osmanson
Stanley E. Graham
DDS
Bill Bishop
Florence (Peterson) Davis
Elsa Kussler
Helen Bannon
Jack Bedson
Esther (Schonert) Craig
Parker B. Davis
W. Clark Davis
Margaret
Morris LaLeche League
Jean Fletcher
E. Jefferson St
R. W. Davisson
Hospital News Admitted Births and Discharges
Visiting hours are 2 to 8 p m. Admitted: Mrs Harold Goethe Mrs Edwin Comrie William Blake Emil Junod Thomas Olson. Births: to Mr and Mrs William Bloomfield a girl at 11 06 a m Tuesday to Mr and Mrs Kenneth Bunker a boy at 6 30 p m Tuesday. Discharged: Mrs Hildegarde Rose Mrs Freida Smith Mrs Emma Tuskey Mrs Roy Claypool Steven Hagen Mrs Warren Leach and son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Goethe
Gracie Sq
Edwin Comrie
Rte
William Blake
Emil Junod
Kiersted St
Thomas Olson
Newark
William Bloomfield
Second Ave
Kenneth Bunker
Mazon
Hildegarde Rose
Freida Smith
Lincoln Nursing Home
Emma _ Tuskey
Braceville
Roy Claypool
Rte. 1
Steven Hagen
Warren Leach
Armstrong St
Past Presidents of the American Legion Auxiliary Meet
Wednesday gathering of past presidents at 7 30 p m with Mrs Peter Thompson. Thursday Mission Aid convenes at 2 p m at Bethlehem Lutheran Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Peter Thompson
Mission Aid
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Plans Completed for Morris Teen Dance at VFW Hall
The Morris Music Boosters executive board approved final plans for a Teen Dance to be held Friday from 8 to 11 30 p m at the VFW Hall. Stone Bridge will provide the music and chaperones will be present.
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Morris Music Boosters
VFW Hall
Stone Bridge Group
Leach Baby Born at Morris Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Leach of 843 Armstrong Street welcomed a son born at 6:35 p.m. Friday at Morris Hospital.
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Warren Leach
Armstrong St
Morris Hospital
Divorces Granted in Verona Mental Cruelty Case
Shirley Friant and James Friant of Verona are granted a divorce on grounds of mental cruelty in a civil action.
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Shirley Friant
James Friant
Verona
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Reba Staffs
National Live Stock and Meat Board
Jelm-Johnson
SUE Burnett Morris Daily Herald
P. D. Box
Chicago
Bankamericard
Pene
Liberty
Jean Parker
Mindy Hendrickson
Mindy
Liberty Street
Lassie
MHS
Menhaugh
Morris Theatre
Charlie _the webfoot
Peanjones
Sancy Duncan
Seal Island
Technicolor
POLY
Fabric Sale
New Pattern Department
Vogue & McCalls
Liberty St
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