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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1957
Page
5
Senior at University of Arizona Miss Ann Myrick is at home with her parents the B N Myricks through January 4. Mr and Mrs Dale Winsor and daughter traveled from Quincy to spend Christmas with the Chester Winsors and Fred Kavendas.
A double ring ceremony unites Velda Paulsen and Edwin Davenport at St. Peters Evangelical Lutheran Church Dwight on December 21 at 7 30 pm. The couple from Dwight and Columbus Ohio exchange vows before relatives and friends. The bride works at The First National Bank of Dwight. groom at Morris Paper Mill. They plan to reside at 115 E Seminole Dwight NL after New Year.
Fran Larkin was elected president of the Holy Name society of Assumption church with Gerald Heavens as vice president Leonard Fioritto secretary and Alex Yeno treasurer The group will supply uniforms for the parish basketball team. Mrs James Cabodi and daughter Lucille vacationing in California for three weeks. Mrs Louise Rothlisberger in Dalton for holidays with her daughter and family. Mr and Mrs William McCallister and daughters attended a Chicago Christmas party. Mrs G E Trotter and Mrs R B Trotter at a Presbyterian Board meeting and Christmas party for returned missionaries in Chicago. Mr and Mrs Jesse Wills Mr and Mrs Glen Allen and Mrs Thomas Allen helped pack boxes at the Dwight VA hospital. VFW and auxiliaries sponsored a Christmas party at the Consolidated school hall with a Santa. Dr and Mrs J P Davis of Oak Park visited the Thomas Allens.
An aide said Senator Jenner has received 712 letters expressing disappointment at his decision not to seek a third term next year and three unsigned letters from people glad to see him go. None of the critical letters were from Indiana.
Admitted: Mrs Lee Montanus Edwin L Arneson Pamela Shoemaker Robert Holderson Penna Bittle Carol Barr Charlotte Brown Lee Ann Elgar Mrs Margaret Bard Leo Borowski. Births: to Mr and Mrs Wayne Tesdal a son at 11 38 am Tuesday. Dismissed: Emil Fischer Mrs Wayne Tesdal Frank E Howe Mrs Charles Adkins Mrs Richard Brooks Katherine Newell Frank Male Mrs Harvey Hansen Mrs Betty Harris Mrs Herbert Johnson.
Country Cousins group holds a gift exchange with Mrs. Freda Johnson at 2 p.m. The Woman's Bible class meets with Mrs. Albert Manning at 1 30 p.m. on Friday in local calendar notes.
The Gardner community hosted numerous Christmas visitors and family gatherings. Names include Emma Treasure, Alice Long, Juliet, Gene Lardi, Kenneth Farrell and their children, plus visits from relatives in South Wilmington, Joliet, Belvidere, West Chester, Normal, McLeansboro, Dallas, Libertyville, Evanston, Chicago, Champaign, Kankakee, Dwight, St Joseph and other towns. A birth notice notes a son born Dec 17 to Mr. and Mrs. David Skillman of Evanston, grandson of Pekin residents.
Ohio man Thomas E. Matheny 29 and his 9 year old son Shelby died after their car, which failed to stop at a junction of U S Route 51 and Highway 116 south of Minonk, was struck by a car driven by K H Rooker 26 of Mansfield Ohio. Rookers wife Jeanette 27 and son Gregory 2 were hospitalized with minor injuries in Pontiac.
Burglars scaled a fence and entered through a boiler room window then removed a duct to reach a 14 inch opening. They pried a plate off a safe and cut through concrete to reach the money. Officials say the safe held about 300 dollars.
A person traveled to Rockford on Tuesday to celebrate Christmas with son Eugene Dewey and his family and to visit daughter Mrs. Robert Melvin.
Nationalist Chinese warships sank three of four Communist gunboats in a 10 minute engagement off the Red China coast, according to navy headquarters. The report said the Nationalist ships were unscathed but gave no details on number or type of vessels involved.
The article notes 1958 will bring a period of slackening in overall business activity but frames it as a normal, periodic readjustment during longer expansion. The speaker does not expect this correction to be prolonged.
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