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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1957
Page
3
The liner Queen Mary departed Southampton for New York with 850 passengers, 49 hours late after delays from late arrival on the eastbound passage and high winds in the area.
The B 29 Enola Gay, the bomber that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, was presented to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC on July 3 1949.
Michael Tyrrell 82 died at home in Mazon township after a long illness. He was born September 21 1875 in Wilmington and lived his life in the area farming. He served on the Braidwood council and belonged to the Knights of Columbus. Survived by wife Mary a daughter Agnes Smith a son John a brother and a sister. Burial at Mt Olivet cemetery after services at Reeves Funeral Home.
George Twait Sheridan 82 died Monday in Ryburn Memorial hospital Ottawa. Funeral services from Larson chapel Newark at 1 15 p m Thursday to Fox River Lutheran church at 2 p m. Burial in Fox River cemetery. Survived by sister Mary Finland Aurora and brothers David Sheridan Birdie Hammond Ind. Preceded by two brothers and five sisters.
Mrs Elizabeth Enright formerly of Minooka died at her Detroit home Saturday. Services and burial were held there. She and husband Edward celebrated their golden wedding on Thanksgiving Day ten days before her death. Survived by husband and six children Monica Catherine Leo Edward Richard all in Detroit Joseph in Seattle two sisters Mrs Briscoe Minooka and Mrs Agnes MccEuen Detroit and five brothers Matt Edmon ton Dan James Winnipeg Can Joseph Grand Forks N Dak Edward Fargo N Dak Thomas Detroit.
Gardner native Conrad Olson aged 49 died Saturday in Geneva. Funeral services were held Monday at St Charles with burial in Oak Hill cemetery. He moved from Gardner to Joliet years ago and is survived by his mother Sophie Olson of South Woodslee Canada, wife Louella, brother Stanley Olson of Ruscomb Ontario, and sisters Mrs Roy Gouglas and Mrs Charles Dale of Ontario provinces.
Joseph McCloskey died soon after birth in Morris hospital on Sunday night. Private services were held at Reeves Funeral Home and burial followed at St Patrick's Cemetery in Ransom. He is survived by his parents Richard and Mrs McCloskey, three brothers Bobby Patrick and Rickey a sister Donna, maternal grandfather Roman Kunkel of Jasper Indiana and paternal grandmother Mrs Jane McCloskey of Chicago.
The article notes Taylor planned a tea for herself and her entire family with an anticipated turnout of about 200 potential guests. It highlights the social scope and community interest in the gathering.
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