W S C S Meeting Reported at Methodist Church
A Tuesday 1:30 p.m. W S C S gathering in the Methodist Church fellowship hall featured a program on Symbols in Christmas Art with Mrs Arthur Meadors as chairman and the Templetones providing music. Four guests joined forty four members. plans for January sessions and a Rock River Conference semi annual meeting in Chicago were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.S.C.S
Fellowship Hall
Methodist Church
Circle Four
Arthur Meadors
Templetones
James Waters
Ben Temple
Meadors
Erwin Frischkorn
Elwyn Trotter
Martha Hall
Dixon
Joliet
Paul Gilbert
Girl Scout Troop 210 Meeting Highlights Art Project
Girl Scout Troop 210 gathered at KC Hall to finish a painting started last week. Debra Wetherington served meats as Diane Yohnka acted as scribe in the reportable notes.
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KC Hall
Debra Wetherington
Diane Yohnka
Scribe
Gambia Becomes 28th African Nation to Gain Independence
Gambia is counted as the 28th African nation to achieve independence since 1957, marking a new chapter in regional self rule and decolonization. The move follows a years long push for sovereignty among former colonial territories.
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Gambia
Helen Bunton Class Meets at First Baptist Church
A Helen Bunton Class gathering at the First Baptist Church drew 12 members and eight guests. Officers to be elected at the January 10 meeting with Mrs. Lynn Myers as hostess. Miss Judith Matthews attended a shower in Coal City with gifts for her upcoming January 15 wedding to Leo E. Winkel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Bunton
First Baptist Church
James Bunton
Glenn Johnson
Charles Hume
Dean Barnes
Henry Frey
Oscar Johnson
Lynn Myers
Judith Matthews
American Legion Hall
Coal City
Earl Sayers
Anton Zerboglio
Martha Bosonetta
Edward Tannahill
Nellie Veronda
Miss Matthews
Denise
Leo E. Winkel
Fannie Brooks GCHE Unit Holds Annual Tasting Party
The Fannie Brooks unit of the GCHE met Tuesday night at Mrs. Robert Trotter s home for its annual tasting party. Hostesses assisted by Mrs. Donald Severson. guests included Mrs. Olan Snider and others. Members brought favorite dishes and sold their recipes after serving.
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Fannie Brooks
GCHE
Robert Trotter
Donald Severson
Olan Snider
Robert Trotter Sr
Kenneth Hunt
John McGuan
Walter Glenn
Margaret Glenney
Gaynelle Jones
Goodfarm GCHE Meeting Hosts Diaper Drive and Korea Program
The Goodfarm unit met at Goodfarm Hall with 11 members and 24 guests. Mrs. Vernon Rieke led a brief business session as members donated diapers for the William Fox Children’s Center in Dwight. Dick Wagner, IFYE delegate to Korea, gave the program. Lunch was hosted by Mrs. Azel Williams and Mrs. Vernon Rieke. The January 4 meeting will be at Mrs. Maurice Burkhart’s home with a noon potluck dinner.
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Goodfarm
GCHE
Vernon Rieke
William Fox Children’s Center
Dwight
Dick Wagner
IFYE
Korea
Azel Williams
Maurice Burkhart
Laurel Chapter O E S Holds Christmas Exchange
Laurel Chapter Order of Eastern Star met Tuesday night in the Masonic Temple. After a regular meeting gifts were exchanged. Lunch was served by Mrs. Kenneth Seaman, Mrs. Albert Dickman, Mrs. Clyde Kilmer, Mrs. Donald Horrie and Miss Carol Fannin.
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Laurel
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Kenneth Seaman
Albert Dickman
Clyde Kilmer
Donald Horrie
Carol Fannin
Vienna Day Unit GCHE Holds Christmas Meeting
The Vienna day unit met Tuesday at Mrs. Russell Winterbottom's home with Mrs. Howard Lane assisting. Twelve members and one guest attended a potluck dinner. Mrs. Everett Kuhn led a brief business session. A gift from Mrs. Lane went to Mrs. John Schutte and a county board report was shared. Secret passes were revealed and new names drawn for the coming year. the January 11 meeting will be at Mrs. Kuhn's home.
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Vienna
GCHE
Russell Winterbottom
Howard Lane
Everett Kuhn
John Schutte
Christmas Club Meetings Share Plans and Talks
The MCs 4-H Club met at Immaculate Conception School with Debbie Struck opening, Tressa Bien taking roll, and Theresa Black welcomed as a new member. A Dec 29 Christmas party was planned and Jan 8 will feature awards and pins distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mc’s
Immaculate Conception School
Debbie Struck
Tressa Bien
Theresa Black
Marlene Bien
Lisa Connor
Sue Webber
Calendar notes and club meetings for Wednesday
Numerous local gatherings listed including Mothers of World War II pot luck supper at the Legion Hall at 6:30 p.m. and various clubs meeting at the Christmas season. Biologists report animals eat more with company noting a stuffed chicken will resume eating when with another feeder.
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Legion Hall
F.F
William Hiles
Happy 12 Club
Seven Gables
Miss Harsh and Robert Crump United in Marriage Here
Miss Patricia Lee Harsh and Robert Eugene Crump were married in a double ring ceremony by Rev. James Sandvik at Bethlehem Lutheran Church at 7 p.m. December 4. The couple resides on Armstrong Street and will honeymoon after a reception for about 150 guests. The bride is a Morris Community High School graduate and secretary at Stephen Lumber Co., while the groom, a Mazon Township High School graduate, works for Caterpillar Tractor Co. in Aurora.
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Patricia Lee Harsh
Robert Eugene Crump
James Sandvik
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
John Dorheim Jr
John Peterson
William R. Sharpe
George St
Morris
Boyd Crump
Harmony St
Mazon
William Sharpe
Judy Carlson
Cathy Limbach
Joan Greenley
Donna Harsh
Bonnie Crump
Doug Brooks
Ed Stuckey
Dave Dorn
Hollis Crump
Gene Zacha
Dennis McComas
Duane McComas
Armstrong St
Stephen Lumber Co
Crump
Mazon Township
Caterpillar Tractor Co
Aurora
Yale Theme at Junior Meeting
The Morris Junior Woman's Club held a Christmas themed meeting with readings by Mrs. Roy Hamburger and a business session thanking contributors to the bazaar. Plans were shared for a November tag day to fund playground equipment and Illinois Juniors will host the GFWC Diamond Jubilee in Chicago starting June 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Junior Woman’s Club
Roy Hamburger
John O’hagan
James Christensen
Illinois
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Chicago
Obituary Ernest N. Peterson 50 of Harvard
Ernest N. Peterson of Harvard died at 9 25 p m Tuesday at Harvard Hospital after a heart attack. He owned Western Auto Store in Harvard for two years and was a World War II veteran. He is survived by his wife Kathryn Langley Peterson seven children and five brothers. Funeral Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church Harvard with burial at Plattville Lutheran Cemetery. Grave side services by Morris Post of the American Legion.
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Ernest N. Peterson
S. Eastman St
Harvard
Morris
Harvard Hospital
Lindner and Sanders Funeral Home
Trinity Lutheran Church
Luther C. Mueler
Plattville Lutheran
The
Loyal Order of Moose
Walter Peterson
Stacy
Ernestine
Steven
Jerold
Myra
Michael
Sidney
East Troy
Wisc
Glenn
Juliet
Chester
Newark
Alvin
Yorkville
Neil
Mrs Phoebe Wolfe Dies. Morris Nativela California
Mrs Phoebe Wolfe a longtime Morris resident died Wednesday in Los Angeles California after a long illness Her body lies at Finland Funeral Home with calls after 3 p m Friday Rosary at 8 p m Friday Mass at 10 a m Saturday at Immaculate Conception Church Rev Lloyd Bowden officiating Burial in Mt Carmel Cemetery Surviving are two daughters Ann Hadley West Covina Calif Gerry Gaiss La Habra Calif seven grandchildren one sister Madge Fessler of Morris and one brother John Wood of Chicago Formerly Phoebe Wood.
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Roy
Phoebe) Wolfe
Los Angeles
Calif
Finland Funeral Home
Immaculate Conception Church
Lloyd Bowden
Mt. Carmel
Phoebe Wood
Aux Sable
Stephen
Maria Wood
Grundy County
California
American Legion Auxiliary
Roy Wolfe
Ann Hadley
West Covina
Gerry Gaiss
la Havra
Madge Fessler
Here
John Wood
Chicago
Longest Train Tunnel Bores Under Alps in Italy
The world's longest train tunnel bores 12.3 miles beneath the Lepontine Alps in Italy, marking a historic milestone in rail infrastructure and cross Alpine connectivity. The project promises faster transit and increased freight capacity across Europe.
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Italy
Lepontine Alps
Gortner, 76, of Mazon dies in Dwight Open Arms Shelter
John L. Gortner, 76, a longtime Mazon resident, died Tuesday afternoon in the Open Arms Shelter at Dwight. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Davis chapel with Rev. William Dorn officiating. Burial will follow in Mazon Cemetery. He served in World War I with the Army Engineers and operated stores in Millington and Mazon. He is survived by his wife Lillian Symons, a brother H. G. Gortner, a sister Eula Hardesty, and several nieces and nephews. Memorial gifts may go to the United Church of Christ in Mazon.
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John L. Gortner
Mazon
Dwight
Davis Funeral
United Church of Christ
Davis Chapel
William V. Dorn
Mr. Gortner
Gortner
Maryland
Fred
Lydia Beachy Gortner
Army Engineers
Frank
Millington
Gartner Brothers
Mazon Post
American Legion
Cambodian government accuses Thai forces of deadly border clash
In Phnom Penh the government charged that armed Thais attacked a Cambodian patrol on December 11 in Srok Samrong Province near the Thai border. The clash left two Cambodian dead and four wounded while the statement said three Thais were killed.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Srok Samrong
Thailand
Tnais
Visiting Hours and Admitted Names Noted
Visiting from 2 30 to 3 30 and 7 30 to 8 30 p m. Admitted: Mrs Omar Richards 1209 Black St Dismissed: Gerald Hill rural Newark Julie Franklin Mazon Mrs John Walsh 1300 Lisbon St Mrs Gerald Wethington 122% E Main Read Swiggett Rte 1 Accidents: Peter Matuszewski 411 E Washington St treated in the emergency room for a hand injury from Federal Paper Board plant work.
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Omar Richards
Black St
Gerald Hill
Newark
Julie Franklin
John Walsh
Lisbon St
Gerald Wethington
E. Main St
Read Swiggett
Peter Matuszewski
E. Washington St
Federal Paper Board
Soviet to test new space landing system in central Pacific
Moscow says it will start testing a new landing system for space vehicles on Thursday and warn ships and planes to avoid a central Pacific area for 50 months due to possible booster-rocket debris. Tass provided coordinates about 500 miles south of the Aleutians and 2,000 miles east of Japan, with tests running until June 1.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Central Pacific Ocean
Tass
Aleutian Islands
Japan
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Goodfarm Gche
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O.E.S
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Norway Tree Farm
Norway, Illinois
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Jame
W. Clark Davis
James M. Davis
Nate
Davis
Whember Ht
Order OF the Golden Rule
Seley
Gardner
Vienna Day Unit
Goose Lake
Go Getters Club
Patricia Henke
Charlotte Angelo
Joyce Hutton
Myrtle Weikum
Lorenzo
Terrie Theiler
Jerry Henke
Patty
Jerry
Jimmy Henke
Joyce Moore
Rainbow Garden Club
Colonial House
Morris Post
Rosemary Gilson
Ike King
Patricia Coats
Wayne Hodgson
Methodist Women’s Bible
Ralph Matteson
Hecht
Liberty St
Miss Harsh
Robert Crump
Morris Community High School
Mrs
Robert E. Crump
Yale
Stephen Black Jr
Barbara Bossert
Lincoln Nursing Home
Kenneth Allen
Robert Limbach
Arthur Clark
Robert Armstrong
Robert Ollerman
Robert Ciota
Pernell Peterson Jr
Rive
Knighthood
Little Falls
Blum
Paul Cable
E. Jefferson
Jane’s
Bedford Plaza
Raorrisz
Ingrid Bergman
Anthony Quinn
FOX Picture
Joseph E. Levine
Catherine Spark
APY Litee
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