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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1971
Page
4
MAZON Mrs. Lloyd Traver hosted a Goodwill Club potluck at noon with Mrs. O L Walker Sr assisting. A short afternoon meeting featured department chairmen reports, next meeting plans with Mrs. John Becker, and a gift exchange.
Miss Barbara Hoge daughter of Mr and Mrs Howard Hoge participated with the Lincoln College Chamber Singers in the annual Christmas Concert at the Johnston Center for Performing Arts. Lincoln College a private two year liberal arts school is in its 107th year of operation.
University of Illinois Extension Nutritionist Bob Reber cautions that facts remain unclear in the fats debate. He urges a balanced diet per the USDA Daily Food Guide, noting linoleic acid is essential while evidence is inconclusive on saturated versus unsaturated fats and heart disease risks.
Newark Lutheran Church schedules Christmas Eve service at 11 p.m. and Christmas Day service at 9 15 a.m. with a 9 30 a.m. Sunday worship featuring college students. The program Celebrate the Gift included 75 Sunday School children led by Narrator Zane Johnson and performers Theresa Johnson Ronda Anderson and Tim Hackerson.
Hospital news lists visiting hours from 2 to 8 p.m. and records admissions and discharges. Admitted include Mrs. Joseph McCrary of Coal City, Mrs. Glenn McNabb of 127 Robinson Drive, Robert Haldorson of 1309 Butler Street, Scott Slater of Route 1, Robert Wilkinson of Minooka, Clifford Butler of Gardner, and Mrs. Larry Benson of 1370 Hyde Park Boulevard. Dismissed are Mrs. Delores Hextell of 628 First Avenue, Miss Trudy Wilson of Coal City, Miss Sandra Hill of Newark, Everett Corlew of Route 5, William Blake of Route 5, James Gorman of Kinsman, and Adolph Thompson of Newark.
Homemaker Extension Association Plattville unit holds its annual Christmas party at Mrs Roy Johnson home on Big Grove Road Tuesday December 28 with a 6 pm potluck supper. Husbands of members are special guests and a social games evening is planned.
Jerry L. Siebersma, son of Mr and Mrs Julius Siebersma of Route 5, sails for the Mediterranean aboard the destroyer USS Vogelgesang based in Norfolk Virginia. The ship joins U S Sixth Fleet for about six months with a June return planned. Airman Gary L Benton, son of Mrs Edna M Hart of 303 South Pine Rolla Missouri, completes basic training at Lackland AFB Texas and proceeds to Chanute AFB for survival equipment training. he is a 1971 Rolla High School graduate. His father Vernon L Benton lives at 803 Third Street Morris.
Miss Pamela Ann Olson wed Robert L. Edmundson at 4 30 p m in First United Methodist Church Morris with Rev Willard Giese officiating The couple exchange vows in a double ring ceremony Parents of the bride are Mr and Mrs Ansley Olson Morris and Mrs Michael Love Riverside Calif and Robert E Edmundson Morris The bridal party included matron of honor Mrs Greg Olson bridesmaids Miss Barbara Edmundson Miss Karen Brisbin Best man Richard Granger and groomsmen Greg Olson Bill Edmundson Charles Larson The organist was John Tibbet and soloist Robert Steffen of Chicago performed There is Love and The Wedding Prayer The bride wore ivory peau de soie gown with lace pink satin ribbons camelot cap veil and a Ci collection of carnations and roses
Mrs Olson wore a pale pink knit dress with matching accessories for her daughter's wedding. The bridegroom's mother wore a light blue crocheted dress with accessories. Each wore an orchid with white sweetheart roses. A buffet supper followed at the Morris VFW Hall hosted by Mrs Ray Brisbin and Mrs Leonard Bols. Assisting hosts included Kim Bols Linda Brancato Kathy Steffes and others. The bride is a 1970 graduate.
Calendar items show Morris Community High School alumni connections with Western Electric Caterpillar Joliet and guests from multiple cities. Community events include Mission Crusaders potluck at Bethlehem Lutheran Church and weekly meetings of Women's Relief Corps Cedar Lodge AF & AM Blaney Commandery and Buelah Rebekah Lodge with radio club gathering. Also a school vacation lunch suggestion features frozen cheese pizza and frankfurters.
A Christmas Eve candlelighting service will be held Friday at 11 p.m. at Minooka United Methodist Church. The Rev. Arthur Bachand will conduct the traditional service.
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Steffes of 565 East 11th Street Lockport are parents of a daughter born Saturday at St. Joseph Hospital Joliet.
Archaeologists report late excavations reveal a walled town on part of the Jerusalem site dating to Middle Bronze Age II, likely around 1800 B.C. The discovery adds detail to the ancient urban landscape and shows planned fortifications from that era.
The text notes uncertainty about when Solomon became king over Israel but cites the biblical use of the number 40 to indicate the length of his reign. The source emphasizes a round historical figure rather than exact dating.
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