Gayle Walker Honored at Two Showers Before August Wedding
Miss Gayle Walker received two bridal showers in August. A variety shower at Bethlehem Lutheran Church August 11 featured pink and white decor and games with prizes for Evelyn Swenhaugen, Barbara Heap, and Gayle Walker. A second personal shower at the Colonial House August 18 was hosted by Mrs. Jean Coop and Lynn Wise. Walker plans to marry Ted Splain on August 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gayle Walker
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Gayle
Ella Walker
Barbara Heap
Evelyn Swenhaugen
Miss Heap
Bernice Iverson
Geraldine Hausken
Lynn Wise
Mildred Hausken
Carol Hausken
Kellie Miller
Rhonda
Rhenne Hausken
Miss Walker
Colonial House
Gail Bryant
Jean Coop
Ted Splain
Joann Gonnam to Wed D Duane Waisath August 31
Mr and Mrs Harvey Gonnam of Mazon announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their daughter Joann to D Duane Waisath of Morris. The ceremony is at 8 pm Saturday August 31 at the United Church of Christ in Mazon with a 9 pm to midnight reception at the Carriage House of the Lodge in Dwight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Gonnam
Mazon
Joann
D. Duane Waisath
Morris
United Church of Christ
Lodge
Dwight
Kenneth Halterman
Wallace Ave
Cheryin Diane
Thomas Duane Gumm
Ellsworth Gumm
N. Main St
Seneca
Miss Halterman
Morris Community High School
Morris Savings and Loan Association
Seneca High School
Mid-State College of Commerce
Peoria
Ilinois Valley
Real estate appraising course joins local members
Dr. S C Liedman returned from a two week course in real estate appraising at the University of Missouri taught by the National Association of Real Estate Boards and the American Institute. Bruce Southcombe injured in a wall cave in at Coal City has returned home from St Joseph Hospital Joliet with satisfactory progress. Mrs J Philip Allison returned home from St Joseph Hospital Joliet after a 10 day surgical stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. C. Liedman
University of Missouri, Columbia
National Association of Real Estate Boards
The
American Institute
Bruce Southcombe
Rte. 4
Coal City
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
J. Philip Allison
Hospital Notes and Admits and Births
Hospital notes show visiting hours two thirty to three thirty and seven thirty to eight thirty p.m. Admitted are Howard Wallace Wilmington Jeffrey Sorensen Gardner Miss Karen Anderson Gardner Charles Anderson Rte 2 Mrs Shirley Ferguson Newark James K Tate 820 E Main St Everett A Lane Minooka Births report a boy for Mr and Mrs Richard Severson Rte 1 Newark Dismissals include Mrs Walter Paulsen Dwight George Fe Sterritt 908 E Main St Mrs Jean Morrison Newark Mrs Edward Shain Coal City Mrs Roland Jones and son 215 E Main St Mrs Raymond Wheeler Seneca.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Wallace
Wilmington
Jeffrey Sorensen
Gardner
Karen Anderson
Charles Anderson
Rte. 2
Shirley Ferguson
Newark
James K. Tate
E. Main St
Everett A. Lane
Minooka
Richard Severson
Rte. 1
Walter Paulsen
Dwight
George FE. Sterritt
Jean Morrison
Edward Shain
Coal City
Roland Jones and Son
Raymond Wheeler
Seneca
Webber Marshall Reunion Held at Gebhard Woods
The 76 member Webber Marshall reunion met Sunday at Gebhard Woods with a 1 p.m. dinner. Officers were elected: President Robert Hutchings, Vice President Tim Webber, and Secretary-Treasurer Amy McNabb. Games featured egg throwing and shoe kicking with prizes to Susan Webber and Elizabeth Webber among others. Next year’s reunion is set for the third Sunday in August at Gebhard Woods State Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webber-Marshall
Gebhard Woods
Lester Thorsen
Herb Weitz
Thomas Delockery
Robert Hutchings
Tim Webber
Amy McNabb
Dorie Webber
John Struck
Thomas Hart
Donald Hutchings
Clara Dickman
Scott Michael Hutchings
Cathy Hart
Michael McNabb
David Viviano
Doug Delockery
Mike Struck
Julie Hutchings
John Marshall
James Webber
Susan Webber
Doris Thorsen
Elizabeth Webber
John Thorsen
Randy
Marilyn Webber
Gebhard Woods State Park
Morris Couple Ties Knot at Union Street Home
Miss Mary Jane Crumb and Daniel Ray Edwards of Morris were married at 8 p.m. Friday by Magistrate Chester P. Winsor in his Union Street home. Attendants were the bride’s mother Mrs. Florence Crumb and the bridegroom’s sister Miss Myra Edwards. The bridegroom works at Metro Rubber. They will live in Morris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jane Crumb
Daniel Ray Edwards
Morris
Chester P. Winsor
Union St
Florence Crumb
Myra Edwards
Metro Rubber
Recent Bride Given Shower
A post bridal shower honoring Mrs. Albert Larson, married two weeks ago in Boston, was held at the home of Mrs. Ellery Delong. Corsages were given to the honoree and her mother-in-law Mrs. Myrtle Lund Larson of Addison as guests from Milwaukee, Warrenville, Chicago, Addison, Ottawa and Sheridan attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Albert Larson
Boston
Ellery Delong
Margaret Bermel
Irma Likeness
Jesse Jacobson
Vernon Bauer
Myrtle Lund Larson
Addison
Larson
Chet Anderson
Milwaukee
Warrenville
Chicago
Ottawa
Sheridan
Joint Celebration After Communion at Minooka Church
Three infants welcomed into the fellowship of Minooka United Methodist Church during Sunday worship with Holy Communion. Kevin Michael Murley, son of Dr and Mrs Gordon Murley of Milwaukee, Daniel Raymond Winterbottom, son of Mr and Mrs Gene Winterbottom of Minooka, and Brian Scott Winterbottom, son of Mr and Mrs George Winterbottom Jr. of Minooka. Kevin’s grandparents are Mr and Mrs Maurice Muriey of Minooka. The two Winterbottom families hosted relatives on their adjoining lawns Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minooka
Fellowship of the
Minooka United Methodist Church
Sacrament of Holy Communion
Kevin Michael Murley
Gordon Murley
Milwaukee
Daniel Raymond Winterbottom
Gene Winterbottom
Brian Scott Winterbottom
George Winterbottom Jr
Kevin
Maurice Muriey
Winterbottom
Mission Crusade Hears Sullivans
The Mission Crusaders of Bethlehem Lutheran Church held a Monday potluck. Mrs Nanke Weikert led devotions. Mr and Mrs David Sullivan sang a duet and their children joined. Sullivan showed slides of Ecuador where he will be sent as a missionary. Rev L G Hinderaker closed in prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mission Crusaders
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Nanke Weikert
David Sullivan
Sullivan
Ecuador
L. G. Hinderaker
Jr Women Plan Spanish Fiesta at Morris Club
The Morris Junior Women's Club will host a newcomers fiesta with a Spanish theme at 8 p.m. Thursday. Mrs. Donald Caisley’s home at 503 Vine St. hosts the event with officers in Spanish costumes and Mrs. Stephen Ortman in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Morris Junior Women’s Club
Community club calendar brief
Calendar notes list meetings for the week. The Woman's Relief Corps meets at 7 30 p m at Eagles Hall with lunch. Shabbona Chapter 46 Order of the Builders gathers at Morris Masonic Temple at 7 30 p m. VFW Auxiliary hosts meeting and social at 8 p m in the VFW Hall. Mothers of World War II meet at 7 30 p m in Eagles Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Relief Corps
Eagles Hall
Order of the Builders
Morris Masonic Temple
VFW
Kindergarten Registration Opens for Seneca Grade School
Seneca Grade School sets registration for Wednesday, August 28, with July-December birthdays in the morning and January-June in the afternoon. Book fees range from 2.50 for kindergarten to 9 for grades 6-8, lunch 35 cents daily, transport starts August 27, insurance options available, and new/transfer students require physical and dental exams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seneca
Letter Carriers Seek Higher Star ting Salaries and 30 Hour Week
The National Association of Letter Carriers urged higher starting pay raising from 5938 to 6348 and a top salary of 8680 reached in five years. They demand a 30 hour week and faster progress to top scale while opposing Post Office Department restructuring that ignores service and congressional control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
National Association of Letter Carriers
Post Office Department
Post Office
James H. Rademacher
Expressway resurfacing ahead of schedule on Eisenhower
The Eisenhower Expressway will be fully resurfaced and ready for normal operations Saturday barring heavy rain. A highway spokesman says the summer long asphalt project may finish five days early if weather cooperates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Delach Applies for Goose Lake Home Permit
Mr and Mrs Raymond Delach of 925 Bartheleme Joliet paid 70 26 for a building permit at Grundy County Office of Building and Zoning. The permit covers a frame one and a half story home with a septic tank and well in Half Moon Lake Unit No 1 subdivision Goose Lake and Felix Townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Delach
Bartheleme
Joliet
Grundy County
Half Moon Lake Unit
Goose Lake
Felix
Torpedo Boat to Continue Trip
The 67-foot Navy torpedo boat bound for the West Coast will be allowed to proceed after a journey that began at a Sturgeon Bay shipyard. Officials moved the $250000 craft by land to within 100 miles of Long Beach before highway patrol halted it due to its 17 foot width. County and state officials reviewed the route and safety concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Bernardino
Calif
California
Sturgeon Bay
Wis
Navy
Long Beach
Highway Patrol
Ship moves via back roads to water under security guidance
After guidance from the Military Traffic Management Office the vessel is considered strategically important. It must avoid freeways and reach the water by back roads, with route restrictions in place for safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Military Traffic Management Office
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Miss Gonnam
Rte. 47
Liberty
Waverly
Hornsby’s_ will
Hornsby’s
Wast Bisneys
Dick van DY Dyke
Cartoon Feature Plus
Stooges
Rodeo Daredevils
Green Berets
Mission Crusade
Sullivans
Country Companies
Tue
Gene Baldwin
Spurgeons
Fail
Mom
Paul Cable
E. Jefferson
Yasafi
Bounus Women's Fashions Fabrics
Liberty St. Morris
Eiderson
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