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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1969
Page
5
Hospital notes list visiting hours 2 to 8 p m. extra details record admits including Mrs Albert Witherington and many others with addresses. Births reported for two girls and one boy to families in Steele Byers James. discharges include Vidal Solis Had don Kavanaugh Higgins and others from multiple towns.
An annual Christmas meeting of the ALCW of Bethlehem Lutheran Church was held Thursday evening in the fellowship hall. Officers were installed, gifts given to church members and visitors, hymns sung, and lunch served by circles 1 and 9.
Mr and Mrs James L Kuntz of Earlville announce the birth of Aron David at 522 am Saturday in Mendota Hospital. They also have son Eric age 3. Grandparents are Dr and Mrs Hilton Curry and Mr and Mrs Frank Kuntz of Morris. Mrs J Philip Allison of Gardner had surgery Friday in St Joseph Hospital Joliet. Mrs Dennis Huston of Gardner returned home Saturday from St Joseph Hospital Joliet. Mr and Mrs Ronald Byers of Gardner announce a daughter born Sunday at Morris Hospital. Paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Charles Byers of Gardner and maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Bobbie Jones of Braceville. Ray Nolte underwent eye surgery today in Passavant Hospital Chicago.
About 45 members of the Halver Johnson family held an annual Christmas dinner and party Sunday at the Eagles Hall in Morris. In charge were Mr and Mrs Herman Johnson with assistants from Plano, Morris, St Louis and Collinsville. Guests came from Collinsville Mazon Plano Seneca Chicago St Louis and Morris.
Local clubs and organizations hold meetings and holiday gatherings throughout the week. Royal Neighbors and Laurel Chapter meet for officer installations, while American Legion Auxiliary and VFW Post host potlucks and Christmas parties. GCHE groups, Mazon clubs, and other groups share dinners and gift exchanges at mirrored venues.
Wauponsee Handy Anns 4 H Club met in Hume School for a Christmas program with songs by Kathy Herman and a December 18 caroling date. Roberta Phillips gave a demonstration and Jill Herman spoke on grooming with recreation led by Carol Vanderhyden and Anita Foss. Gifts distributed to girls mothers and leaders. Susan Peacock reporter. The Hill Crest 4 H Club held a Christmas party in Morris Savings and Loan with talks by Beth Bell Candi Heron Melissa Oswood JoAnne Elleby and Mary Beth Harper. Gifts and lunch were provided by Beth Bell and Melissa Oswood. After lunch games followed and the group visited Grundy County Home to sing carols and give gifts to 4 H grandmother Lena Holland. Susan Berkland reporter.
Invited guests from college groups will present a musical and dramatic program at 7 30 p m Tuesday and Wednesday in Bethlehem Lutheran Church Morris sponsored by the Lutheran Evangelistic Movement A potluck supper precedes Thursday's program and Luther Leaguers from area churches including Plattville Lutheran are invited to all three events
Yale Program Nettle Creek Grade School students will present a Christmas program at 8 p.m. Friday for the Nettle Creek Community Club. Club members are reminded to bring sandwiches or sweets for refreshments.
Donald Duane Cantu and Sharon Marie Bates of Coal City received a marriage license. Arthur Clark Crowe of Mazon and Jo Ann Scott of Morris obtained a license as well, listing the couples in the registry.
Mrs. Glady Funk of Glad's Gift Shop showed Christmas decorations at a Norman Homemakers Club meeting with Mrs. William Burns. Mrs. Glen Reeves and Miss Ruth Wallace assisted. A pot luck dinner followed and a gift exchange occurred. The next meeting is set for Jan 2 at Mrs. Earl Sechrest's home.
Members will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday at Morris Lincoln Nursing Home for Christmas caroling. A regular meeting follows at 8 15 p m at Mrs Pierce 425 Vine St. Members should bring homemade decorations and gifts to display. A gift exchange and a donation for Christmas baskets to needy families will be held.
Rural Home Club members met Thursday at the Country Charm Restaurant for a Christmas dinner and style show. Several guests attended. Mrs. Eileen Pobidinski and Mrs. Ruth Hexdall organized a gift exchange.
Miss Sharon Marie Bates and Donald Duane Cantu of Coal City were married at noon Saturday by Magistrate Chester P. Winsor at his Union Street home. Attendants were Miss Kathy Bates and Danny Cantu. The bridegroom is an engineer and the couple will reside in Coal City.
Registration underway at the VFW Hall for the annual children's Christmas party scheduled Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the hall.
Surinam in South America has a population of about 365000.
Mrs Loyal A Jelen Miriam Williams 69 died Saturday in Morris Hospital after a life of teaching music in Morris area schools. She was born November 12, 1900 in Morris, studied at Northwestern University and Knox College, taught in rural schools and Mazon Elementary, and married Loyal A Williams on February 22 1936 in Champaign. She was active in United Church of Christ Mazon Womans Club and Goodfarm GCHE unit, survived by her husband two sisters two brothers and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held in Davis Funeral Home with burial in Wheeler Cemetery. Pallbearers included Dan Van Buskirk James Williams Dale Williams John Williams Robert Williams Dennis Williams. Organist Mrs Donald Robinson.
Miss Caroline Johnson 67 died at 4 36 a m Saturday in Morris Hospital after several weeks illness. Funeral at Finland Chapel with Rev John Baxter, burial Saratoga Cemetery. Survived by sister Hilda Bryant and three nephews. Also notes Holver Monson funeral later in Bethlehem Lutheran Church with pallbearers and burial Evergreen Cemetery.
Den 2 Pack 469 held a Tuesday gathering at Mrs Gail Durgo’s home. The group played a game and sang Jingle Bells then made Christmas ornaments and enjoyed treats.
The group met in city hall with Marilyn Scalf named queen for November and Nell Kneller crowned queen for the week. A Christmas party was canceled in favor of a banquet planned for January.
West Branch Iowa residents see relief as BRA letters, painted earlier on the town water tower to honor former President Herbert Hoover, were repainted finishing the removal. Mayor W Minard Thomas says rain and illness delayed the repainting, and the painter completed the job last week.
Mrs. Thomas F Busaytis 65 of Coal City died Friday at St Joseph Hospital Joliet after an extended illness. She leaves a son Thomas R and two daughters Patricia Girtz and Andrea Williamson, seven grandchildren, and three brothers. Funeral 9 am Tuesday from Reeves Funeral Home Coal City to Assumption Church. Burial Mt Olivet Cemetery. Memorials to Coal City Emergency Squad.
Mrs Bernice Borens of 301 Ottawa Street was notified today of the death of her mother Mrs John Cadwell in Broken Bow Nebraska.
GCHE Goose Lake Unit held a Christmas party at Jo’s Steak House with a post event business meeting. Planned programs for the new year included a gift exchange and a closing night gathering.
The Universidad Central in Quito Ecuador traces its origins to 1594 when it started as the Seminary of San Luis founded on church and educational grounds. The institution evolved into a full university serving the region with religious and secular study.
Mrs. Ruth Jager 71, of rural Newark, died at 2 25 p.m. Sunday in Morris Hospital. Born September 7, 1898 in Bristol, she leaves two sons Linn and Robert, a stepdaughter Evelyn Anderson, six grandsons, a granddaughter, two sisters Margaret Bertram and Alice Hubbard, a brother Alvin Mewhirter, and many nieces and nephews. Her parents George and unknown Mewhirter and siblings Agnes, Lou, and David preceded her in death. Interment at Plattville United Methodist Church grounds.
Three gunmen overpowered guards guarding an armored truck and fled with more than 250 000 in race track receipts at the Tampa Greyhound Track. Police said the robbers breached a wall of a Security Transport Corp facility and attacked the guards. no injuries were reported. Jean Rasdale, Security Transport vice president, said several shots were fired.
Princess Basma, King Hussein's sister, and Lt. Teymour Daghistani signed a Kitab binding agreement. The Islamic religious ceremony Zi faf is planned after six months. Basma is 19 and a student at Oxford. Daghistani is a Jordanian tank corps officer.
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