Plattville Notes VFW Sends Christmas Cheer
The Kendall County VFW Auxiliary packed over 100 boxes of cookies and candies for shut ins and nursing home residents. Recipients included Hill side Nursing Home Hines Home in Yorkville and Wesley Haven Inc. of Plano. Local service members and families gained updates on holiday travel and homecomings with notes on several individuals and a community Christmas gathering.
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Kendall County
VFW
Hillside Nursing Home
Hines Home
Yorkville
Wesley Haven Inc
Plano
Mae Dunbar
Plattville
Lincoln Nursing Home
Morris
Felix Notes Briefs Local Visits and Holiday Plans
Mr and Mrs Albert Barra visited relatives in Peoria on Sunday. Mrs Thomas Busaytis and her son visited her brother Tony Chekytis at Hines Veteran's Hospital. Miss Marylynn Calcaterra of Blackburn College Carlinville and James Calcaterra of Southern Illinois University Carbondale visit parents for the holidays. Mr and Mrs Felix Pichon leave for California to spend Christmas with their daughter Alice who has been ill. Miss Emmy Marsaglia is home from college in Dubuque Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Barra
Peoria
Thomas Busaytis
Tony Chekytis
Hines Veteran's Hospital
Marylynn Calcaterra
Blackburn College
Carlinville
James Calcaterra
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Floyd Calcaterra
Felix Pichon
California
Alice
Emmy Marsaglia
Dubuque
Iowa
Charles Treasure
Hiram Brownell Jr
Monmouth
Susan
William Treasure
Lola Pickles
Sacramento
Calif
Emma Pickles
E. G. Fuller
Morris Lincoln
Tracy Horrie Jr
San Diego
Navy
Tracy Horrie Sr
Dennis Huston
W. L. Treasure
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Skip Rader
Southern University At
Mac Rader
Ezra Thomas
Hospital Notes and Admitted Dismissed Births
Admitted Russell Kindel spire 416 Liberty St. Dismissals Mrs Donald Bekker Rte 2 Joseph Truffa Gardner Mrs William Martin Seneca B O Enger 304 E Main St and Mrs Darvin Pierce and son 616 Wauponsee Births to Mr and Mrs Billy Phillips Minooka a boy 1031 a m Friday and to Mr and Mrs Donald Partridge Seneca a girl 327 a m Friday Visiting hours 230 330 730 830 p m
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Russell Kindelspire
Liberty St
Donald Bekker
Rte
Joseph Truffa
Gardner
William Martin
Seneca
O'Neal Enger
E. Main St
Darvin Pierce
Sweet Frosting Recipe Update Includes Melted Chocolate
A confectioners sugar frosting made with cream cheese may be enhanced by adding melted chocolate. The change suggests richer flavor and smoother texture for standard cream cheese frostings.
This Year's Fashions Remembered as Loud and Lusty
This year’s fashions will be remembered for gaudy, naughty, and daring styles as social historians note emancipation through pantsuits and sheer dresses. Designers showcased miniskirts, midriffs, and dramatic necklines while women wore bold patterns, paper dresses, and metallic gowns.
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New York
Les
John F. Kenedy
Jacqueline de Ribes
Paris
Rudi Gerneich
Andre Courreges
Paco Rabanne
Marie Antionette
Infant Baptized in Coal City Methodist Church
Brenda Diane Jones was baptized Sunday at the Methodist Church with Rev. Eugene Kerrick officiating. Sponsors were Mr. and Mrs. Bob Smith of South Wilmington. Also noted are holiday travel and homecoming updates from local families and University of Illinois students home for the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenda Diane
Wilford Jones
Methodist Church
Eugene Kerrick
Bob Smith
South Wilmington
Community Carols and Local Social Events This Week
Gardner notes a Carol group from Luther League Methodist Youth Fellowship Girl Scouts and Asbury Methodist Church visited shut ins. Sewing Club hosted a Christmas party with Mrs Edward Kewin and gift exchange. guests included Mrs Duane Int Hout. Brief items list weddings travel and visits among local families.
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Luther League of the United Lutheran Church
The
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Girl Scouts
Children of the
Asbury Methodist Church
Edward Kewin
Duane Int-Hout
Christmas bustle near church in Bethlehem stalls glow
Outside the church the scene shows heavy commercialization with shops like Holy Manger Store Nativity Supplies and Milk Grotto Grocery lining Manger Square. A neon Merry Christmas sign tops the church, while the interior remains strictly religious in tone.
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Manger Square
Holy Manger Store
Man Pushed Out Of Driveway By Junk Piano Note
David Gagnon in Scarborough Maine found an old upright piano blocking his driveway with a Merry Christmas note from Santa Claus. He suspects the culprit who dumped the junk at the curb saying no one asked him to take it.
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Scarborough
Maine
David Gagnon
Santa Claus
Gagnon
American Legion Auxiliary Meeting Tuesday Night
The American Legion Auxiliary will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Legion Hall. Also notes a cooking tip about dipping fish steaks in salted milk before breading. A teaspoon of salt per half cup of milk is advised.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Why Not Have Christmas Forever for This Small Boy?
A joke letter to a congressman leads a national foundation to hire Santa to deliver Christmas forever. The boy grows weary of endless gifts and runs away with his dog, revealing a moral that a boy matures when he becomes his own Santa Claus.
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New York
Department of the Treasury
Department of Defense
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Congress
White House
Washington, D.C
National Foundation
Santa Claus
North Pole
National Foundation For the Furtherance
Minor Damage in Two Car Mishap in Morris
Police report a two car collision on E Washington Street at 8:05 p m involving a 1965 car driven by Mrs Nancy L Friedle and a 1966 car owned by Gordon Hexdall The Hexdall vehicle parked in reverse reportedly jumped back when a passenger Barb Hexdall attempted to start the heater causing slight bumper damage to the Hexdall car There were no injuries and no further details.
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Morris
E. Washington St
Nancy L. Friedle
E. Washington
Gordon Hexdall
Wauponsee St
Barb Hexdall
Friedle Auto
Hexdall
Firewood Trees debated tax status in Gardner area
In Gardner Massachusetts some tree merchants argue Christmas trees are firewood and exempt from the 3 percent sales tax that began April 1. State Sales Tax Examiner Edmond M Catalado calls declaring trees as firewood an insult to intelligence.
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Gardner, Mass
Gardner
Edmond.m. Catalado
South Wilmington Drivers Unhurt WSCS Banquet and Local News
The Woman's Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Church held its annual Christmas banquet in the church basement with President Mrs. Clem Stellano presiding. Miss Lillias Walker led devotions and candlelight service. carols and a gift exchange followed. 4-H Club Mix and Stitch met at Village Hall for caroling and refreshments as Miss Judy Walkling led roll call and gift plans. Local car crash at Wauponsee and Chapin streets injured no one. Susan Morris and Denise Allen were involved. Morris City Police Chief Don Ward investigated.
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Woman's Society of Christian Service of
The
Methodist Church
Clem Stellano
Lillias Walker
Earl Christensen
John Cima
Esther Constantine
Judy Walkling
Cindy Boggetto
Diane Walker
Shelly Muzzarelli
Morris Area
Wauponsee and
Chapin Sts
Susan K. Morris
Wauponsee St
Denise S. Allen
Illinois Ave
Chapin St
Morris
Allen
Morris City
Donald Ward
Obituary for Jerome Schaefer of Seneca
Funeral services for Jerome Schaefer of Seneca will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in St. Patrick's Church with burial in Calvary Cemetery. The Rev. Edmund Blough will officiate. Friends may call at Pfeffer Funeral Home in Seneca after 4 p.m. Sunday. The Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Sunday. Mr. Schaefer, 81, died at 8:40 a.m. Friday in the Highland Convalescent Home in Ottawa.
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Seneca
Jerome Schaefer
St. Patrick’s Church
Calvary Cemetery
Edmund Blough
Pfeffer
Schaefer
Highland Convalescent Home
Ottawa
Senate opens with vow to pass strong laws in session
Phoenix AP reports state senators prepare for a new legislative session while Capitol workers build a sundeck on the roof of the Senate wing. The opening raises expectations for productive lawmaking.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Capitol
Senate
Funeral services for Mrs Leslie Lear at Davis Funeral Home
Funeral services for Mrs Leslie Gertrude Lear will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Davis Funeral Home with the Rev Harold R Dude officiating. Mr and Mrs Gerald White are singers accompanied by John Tibbett. Pallbearers were Wayne Pine George Higgens Ralph Winter mood Raymond Kindelspire William Barkley and Warren Thorson. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery.
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Leslie
Gertrude E.) Lear
Davis Funeral Home
Harold R. Dude
Gerald White
John Tibbett
Wayne Pine
George Higgens
Ralph Wintermood
Raymond Kindelspire
William Barkley
Warren Thorson
Evergreen Cemetery
Funeral services for Alfred Visness
Funeral services for Alfred Visness will be held at 1 p.m. today at the Finland Chapel with the Rev. Ralph Chelsea officiating. Pallbearers are Eugene Orton, Harvey Gunnerson, Orville Gunnerson, Gus Tollefson, Harold Hill and Roger Jones. Burial will be in Lisbon Lutheran Cemetery.
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Alfred Visnes
Finland Chapel
Ralph Chelsea
Eugene Orton
Harvey Gunnerson
Orville Gunnerson
Gus Tollefson
Harold Hill
Roger Jones
Lisbon Lutheran Cemetery
Cake Texture Warning: Overmixing After Flour Causes Coarseness
If the cake batter becomes coarse, the likely cause is over mixing once the flour has been added. Stop mixing as soon as ingredients are combined to maintain a tender crumb and delicate texture.
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