Ter Alward Society Honors Mrs Kay Birthday
Mrs James Kay was honored for her birthday at a surprise dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Alfred Steele. Guests from Chicago included Mr and Mrs James Donegan Mr and Mrs Richard Cummings and families and Miss Grace Kay. The Polish National Alliance held a Christmas party at Knights of Columbus hall with Rt Rev Msgr E P McDonough officiating and gifts distributed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Kay
Alfred Steele
James Donegan
Richard Cummings
Grace Kay
Chicago
Polish National Alliance
Knights of Columbus
E. P. McDonough
Anniversary Plans Brighten Morris Couple’s 60 Years
Mr and Mrs Horace Severns of Morris plan to observe their 60th wedding anniversary on December 12 though no formal celebration is planned. The couple reside at rural Morris RTC 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Severns
Rtc
Morris
Lyon-Black
Robert Black
Jean
Donald Lyon
Roy L. Lyon
E. Chapin St
Calendar Monday Through Thursday Community Notices
Local groups schedule meetings and events from Monday to Thursday. Altar and Rosary, Morris Night Unit, Calvary Baptist Brotherhood, Past Matrons Christmas dinner, Nurses Alumnae potluck, Red and Gun club, Knights of Columbus, Aarrestad auxiliary, Women of the Moose, Women's Relief Corps, Effie McKindley class, W B A, Methodist choir, Eight and Forty Christmas supper, Presbyterian Woman's Association, VFW, Circle 3 W S C S, Eight and Forty Christmas party, Mission Aid, Wauponsee Art club, Norman Home bureau events and meal times listed at various venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altar and Rosary Society
Kenrick Hall
Morris
Home Bureau
Brienna School
Calvary Baptist Church Brotherhood
Masonic Temple
Morris Hospital
Women of the Moose
Moose Hall
Women’s Relief Corps
Legion Hall
Woman’s Association of Presbyterian Church
VFW
Vets Hall
W.S.C.S
Harold M. Kelley
Mission Aid
Lutheran Church
Wauponsee Art Club
Arthur Gunderson
Norman Home Bureau
McMillen Turkey Farm
Minooka Woman's Club to Meet for Christmas Decorations
The Minooka Woman's Club will meet Tuesday evening at the school. Mrs. Warren Kuster will present Christmas Decorations for a door table tree or mantel contest. Members should bring a decoration for the silent auction and a gift for the grab bag, plus an orphanage offering. Hostesses include Mrs. George Winterbottom Mrs. John Sing Mrs. J. J. Coady Mrs. Howard Gilbert Mrs. Robert Hall and Miss Fern Peterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minooka Woman's Club
Minooka
Warren Kuster
George Winterbottom
John Sing
J. J. Coady
Howard Gilbert
Robert Hall
Fern Peterson
Federation meeting to judge decorations in Minooka
The Grundy County Federation of Woman's Clubs plans a Dec 17 board meeting at Mrs. John Sing's home in Minooka. President Mrs. John Fillman announced the event, with county level judging of Christmas decorations and stamp books to support Boystown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy County
Circle Four Meeting at Kelley Home Thursday Evening
Circle Four of the W S C S convenes at 8 p m Thursday at Mrs Harold M Kelley home Mrs Robert Royle to lead devotions and Mrs Ed win Sobol to deliver the lesson Members are asked to bring Christmas envelopes to the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle Four
W.S.C.S
Harold M. Kelley
Robert Royle
Edwin Sobol
Woman's Association Meet At Church Hosts Circle Five
The Woman's Association meets at the church at 8 p.m. Wednesday with Circle Five members as hosts. Mrs. Arley Munts will show pictures and discuss her recent trip abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Association of the Presbyterian Church
Circle Five
Arley Munts
Rural Carriers Honor Guests at Grundy Christmas Dinner
Grundy County Rural Carriers held their annual Christmas dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Granville Love with co hosts Mr. and Mrs. Dalton Bednarik. Ernest Donaldson national treasurer of the Rural Carriers Assn. of Seatonville and Mrs. Donaldson attended as honored guests. Following the meal state convention films were shown and games and gift exchanges continued with guests including Mr. and Mrs. Richard Klett Plainfield Illinois committee members Mr. and Mrs. Bob Gallup Verona Mr. and Mrs. Harry Carlson and Bob Sheldon Plainfield Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Baie Shabbona and Mr. and Mrs. Martin Williamson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy County
Granville Love
Dalton Bednarik
Ernest Donaldson
Seatonville
Rural Carriers Assn
Donaldson
Richard Klett
Plainfield
Illinois
Bob Gallup
Verona
Harry Carlson
Bob Sheldon
Vernon Baie
Shabbona
Martin
Williamson
Hospital Notes and Births in Local Notices
Visiting hours listed for two daily sessions. Admitted include Dr Paul Brockhaus and multiple residents with addresses in Gardner Coal City and nearby towns. Birth announcements report two boys born Saturday evening to August Black and Gordon Ferguson. Discharges list several named patients and home addresses across Bourbonnais, Verona, and adjacent communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Brockhaus
Coal City
George Johnson
Gardner
Richard Liebold
Lynnwood Drive
David John Sorensen
Robert Olson
W. North St
Donald Gordon
Donald Cain
Pleasant St
James Wilkey
Dwight
William Lewellyn
Robinson Drive
Gerald Evans
E. Main St
Les Bondeki
Second Ave
August Black
E. Jackson St
Gordon Ferguson
Rve
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The text argues that Latin America presents vast disparities with the United States and that discontent and resentment could fuel communism. It asserts the need for persistent effort, shared study, and planning to raise prosperity for all American peoples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Brynner Tours Refugee Camps Amid Hunger and Hope
Yul Brynner and Inge Morath toured refugee camps in Jerusalem and Hong Kong to document needs. Brynner says he avoids taking his wife Dor for emotional strain and praises U S aid to Chinese refugees, planning a return to acting next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brynner
Doris
Jerusalem
Inge Morath
United States
U.S
Outer Mongolia
Suit to select jury in case over fatal crash at Coal City
A suit naming Mrs. Peterson James Cush ing and Clifford Simons operators of Junies Tavern as defendants split into separate counts. Judge Hoff man ruled each count must be a separate case. Plaintiff seeks 30000 from the Johnson estate and 20000 from Cush ing and Simons. Johnson and Craig died when their auto crashed into a ditch on Route 113S near Coal City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterson
James Cushing
Clifford Simons
Coal City
Leonard Hoffman
Johnson
Cushing
Simons
Craig
Rte. 113S
Obituary: Melissa Main 93 former Morris resident
Mrs. Melissa Main aged 93 died in Elgin hospital at 11 a.m. Sunday after a stroke. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the United Brethren church Gibson City with burial there. Memorial gifts may go to Plato Center Methodist church. She lived with Mrs. A. B. Cooper at 620 Wauponsee Street Morris, where her daughter ran a basement Morris Public library kindergarten. She had just returned to Plato Center after visiting her niece Mrs. William Gotham in Mazon. Surviving are a daughter Mrs. Willa Shellmar of Plato Center and two sons in Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melissa Main
Morris
Plato Center
Elgin
United Brethren Church
Gibson City
Plato Center Methodist Church
Main
A. B. Cooper
Wauponsee St
James C. McCreery dies after illness in Braidwood
James C. McCreery 48 died Sunday at home after a lingering illness. He lived in Braidwood 17 years, worked as a Texaco Pipe Line Co. lineman, and is survived by his wife three daughters two sons and five sisters. Funeral services are Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Wilming ton Oakwood Cemetery burial there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braidwood
James C
Jay) McCreery
Patterson Funeral Home
Albert G. Ossuntjuk
Oakwood Cemetery
Wilmington
McCreery
Missouri
Texaco Pipe Line Co
Methodist Church In
Braidwood Lodge
A.F
A.M
Mary Ann
Linda
Martha Sue
James
Charles
Miss Mary West Dwight obituary notice
Miss Mary Loret ta West 59 of 309 S Washing ton St died Sunday in Pontiac Nursing Home where she had been a patient four months Her body at Van Qualen Funeral Home calls after 4 p m today Rosary at 4 p m today Mass at St Patrick s Church 10 a m Tuesday Rev John Barrett officiating burial Mt Olivet Cemetery Born Dwight Sept 8 1901 daughter of William E and Ellen Kelley West worked as a registered nurse Surviving Harold and Francis Dwight Clarence El Paso and Sister Mary Theophane O P Chicago Heights
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Olivet
Miss West
Dwight
William E
Ellen Kelley West
Harold
Francis
Clarence
el Paso
Mary Theophane, O.P
Chicago Heights
DEW Line Defense Network Across North America
The Distant Early Warning DEW Line is a 3000 mile radar chain part of the North American Air Defense Command system. It runs along the northern reaches of the American continent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North American Air Defense Command
Mrs. Kathryn Ragsdale Dies in Orlando
Mrs. James Ragsdale a longtime Morris area resident and wife of construction engineer James Ragsdale died unexpectedly in Orlando Florida on Sunday. Her body is being shipped to Davis Funeral home where it will arrive Wednesday evening funeral arrangements are incomplete
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James D
Kathryn) Ragsdale
Morris
Dresden Island Lock and Dam
Orlando
Fla
Ragsdale
Davis Funeral Home
Mrs. Schulte Dies in California After Morris Residency
Mrs. Fred Schulte a Morris resident for years moved to California and died in San Jose last week Funeral services and burial occurred in San Jose She was preceded in death by her husband and a daughter and was aunt of Robert Bob White of Morris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Schulte
Morris
California
San Jose
Calif
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Milford Larson
Meadows Circle
Kenneth Kurtz
Lockport
Latin America
Uipateous
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Daily Herald
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Mary West
James Ragsdale
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