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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1969
Page
3
Various groups meet for potlucks lunches and Christmas events at churches Moose Lodge VFW Eagles Hall and clubs. Circle 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 hosts differ with hostesses locations and times. some circles skip December. Rainbow Garden Club activity continues.
The Nettle Creek 4 H Club meets at Nettle Creek School with co hosts Cindy Tesdal Rebecca and Roberta Herman. Dawn Ortiz Pam Bounds give talks. Demonstrations by Tesdal and Herman. Roberta Herman reports federation. Christmas gift exchange and games followed by lunch. Kathy Burnham reports.
Juveniles recently held a Christmas party in the Eagles Hall. Games were played and prizes won by Vivi Johnson Laurie Hansen Skip Hansen Holly Butterfield Mary Butterfield Chuck Carroll Jimmie Carroll Jay Kopezick and Kelley Day. Door prize went to Marlene Butterfield. Gifts and treats were given by Mrs Edward Ryder and Mrs Gerald Fannin. The next meeting will be January 12 with officer elections.
Miss Kathleen Ann Farrell will marry Terry Gjerde on Saturday. Invitations have been mailed and friends and relatives are invited to attend the ceremony and reception at the VFW Hall.
A Christmas party is planned at 2 p.m. at Sis Restaurant with a $1 gift exchange. Newcomers Couples Club will begin caroling Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Grundy County Home. Rosemary Gilson Circle meets 9:15 a.m. with Mrs Louis Brown. Esther Davis Circle meets 1:15 p.m. at the church to visit Grundy County Home, then Mrs Arthur Johns hosts a meeting at her home.
Admitted Andrew Bell of Coal City and Clarence Knetkovsky of Gardner. Births report a baby boy to Mr and Mrs John W Davis at 6 47 p m on Monday and a daughter to Mr and Mrs Gordon Gross at 1 28 a m today. A son to Mr and Mrs James Barry at Mercy Urbana at 3 30 a m today. Dismissals include Miss Kathryn Morlan Morris Lincoln Nursing Home and Mrs George Sterritt and Mrs Margaret Miller in Morris and on East Main Street.
Mrs. Paul Myers of Seneca was honored with a pink and blue surprise shower hosted at Mrs. R. G. Myers home by her nieces Miss Lila Myers Ruth Myers and Barbara Myers. A corsage was given and prizes awarded to several guests. A pink and blue luncheon followed.
Miss Carla Jean Hanson was guest of honor at a Sunday bridal shower in Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Prizes went to Mrs. Gerald Johnson Mrs. Fred Wurst and Miss Patti Wurst. Miss Hanson and Michael A. Ranz plan to marry December 28 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church Morris.
The Welcome Wagon sponsored event schedules Christmas carols at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Grundy County Home 7 30 p.m. Morris Hospital and 8 p.m. Morris Lincoln Nursing. A meeting will follow at 112 Briar Lane home of Mr. and Mrs. John Lovell.
Mr and Mrs Sherman Christian moved from their Lisbon area farm to an apartment on West High Street. Everett Thompson returned home to Lisbon from Presbyterian St Luke s Hospital in Chicago. Mrs Wilber Ruth Larson is recuperating from eye surgery at the home of Mr and Mrs Erwin Bruns 100 Union Street Joliet.
An old fashioned Christmas remains a beloved holiday for all ages highlighting tradition, family gatherings, and festive customs that span generations. The piece notes timeless ornaments, carols, and seasonal foods shaping communal celebration.
Ingrid Bergman is hailed as one of three funny leads in the film Cactus Flower alongside Walter Matthau and Goldie Hawn. Bergman notes she long sought comic parts and cites her prior roles in Saratoga Trunk and Indiscreet as groundwork for her humor. The movie opens in New York and Europe this week, with A Walk in the Spring Rain awaiting release.
William Chisholm age 32 of Lansing was killed when his car left the Calumet Expressway at 183rd Street and struck a tree. The fatal accident occurred today in Lansing Illinois near the expressway.
Mr. and Mrs. David Beane formerly of Morris now residing in Paducah Kentucky are the proud parents of a daughter Teresa Marie born Thursday in a local hospital there.
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