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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1969
Page
4
The Maz on The Busy Bee Reading Club starts June 2 at United Churches Community Library and runs through July 12 for children in the Mazon Verona area in grades one through six. Awards will be given for meeting the reading requirement. Library hours are 8 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday.
Admitted list includes Janice Krug and Isabel Harris among others. Births at 7:45 p.m. 8:06 p.m. 8:53 p.m. and 3:14 a.m. report four new babies to Russell Robinson Wills and Hall families. Dismissals and accidents follow with multiple treated injuries and releases.
Awards presented to Philip Duket and Melanie Connor at 10 30 a m Mass Sunday in Immaculate Conception Church. Philip Duket is son of Mr and Mrs Robert Duket and Melanie Connor is daughter of Dr and Mrs Frank Connor.
Edward Belair and Bonnie Mae Bridel both of Morris obtain a marriage license. Lester John Heinrich of Corpus Christi Texas and Claudia Lee Rose of Morris also receive licenses. James Glenn White of Seneca and Carol Ann Bruce of Verona secure licenses.
An anonymous sage urges habit to shape reputation and offers practical grooming reminders for summer. Tips cover hair hold with smaller rollers, cover-up for veins, air and water therapy for wakefulness, humidity control, shower cap use, carbohydrate caution, nail hygiene with peroxide, and general appearance awareness to avoid grooming flaws.
The Saratoga Cemetery Association held a memorial service Friday afternoon in the cemetery. Mrs. Tilgar Hagen delivered a reading and memorial prayer, the Knoblich brothers from Lisbon performed two musical numbers, and Rev. Ralph Chel sen of Lisbon offered prayer and devotions.
Do not reuse cartons from cottage cheese ice cream or milk when freezing foods. Use proper food storage containers to avoid contamination and preserve quality.
Troop 382 met at the Moose Home on Thursday to share what each Brownie enjoyed most in the past year. The session included games and treats provided by Debbie Grind staff with Kim White serving as scribe.
Boy Scout Den 1 Pack 475 met Tuesday at Mrs. James Webber’s home then toured the courthouse. Andy Niewinski will serve treats next week. Kevin Callahan kept the buckskin.
Miss Marjorie Mae Barry and Pvt Edward Ray Aldrich both of Morris will wed at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Immaculate Conception Church. A reception follows at Union Hall on High Street. All friends and relatives are invited.
Members of the Eight and Forty Club will meet at 6 30 p.m. Wednesday at Sis s Restaurant for a dinner. A subsequent meeting will be held at the Legion Hall in Morris where the election of officers will take place.
Garland Hextell of 535 Fremont Ave is patient in Room 7881 at Passavant Memorial Hospital Chicago. Gay A. Smith of Route 1 Mazon is admitted to Mercy Hospital Iowa City in Room 314.
Sallie Strobel of 767 Fremont Ave is a candidate for a bachelor of science in business at the University of Colorado Boulder. The university will award nearly 2,500 degrees at the 141st commencement in Folsom Stadium. Llewellyn Thompson, former U S ambassador to Russia and a Colorado alumnus, will give the address.
Magistrate Chester P Winsor conducted five weddings last week. Donald Dean Sexton of Morris wed Glenda Sue Black of Joliet at 4 30 p m Tuesday with attendants Johnnie Stovall and Dave Carter. Sarah Rose Thomas of Marseilles married Samuel Thomas attended by Jimmy D Thomas Bonnie Mae Bridell and Edward Brian Belair. Geraldine Elaine White of Essex wed Bobby Eugene Ray of Coal City attended by no one. Janine Rae Cronister and Keith Leon Lanman, Morris, wed Friday with no attendants.
62 diplomas were awarded at Minooka High School Tuesday evening. Donald Peterson presented the most improved student awards to George Coley and Sallie Spencer. Rex Siron announced outstanding scholastic awards for Cynthia McClurg and Carolyn Fitzer. Dave Decker gave Legion good citizenship awards to Carolyn Fitzer and Terry McEvilly. Seventeen students received service-to-school awards and several earned perfect attendance recognitions.
The Women’s Association of Church Morris presents an annual medical missions breakfast at 9 a.m. Wednesday with Mrs Donald Sheedy as breakfast chairman. Speaker is Mrs Bill Morse Grundy County Home on Care and Concern for the Elderly. Annual missions offering to be taken and revised by laws reviewed with copies for members.
Fried potatoes, broiled tomatoes or sautéed bananas pair with eggs and bacon or ham for a satisfying brunchtime.
Bob Haldorson’s essay In the Defense of Liberty was judged best of five for Citizenship Day at Morris Community High School. He received a $10 award during Honors Day as the winning entry was announced.
The 62 foot Lincoln statue, made of fiberglass and steel and weighing 16 000 pounds, was dedicated in Charleston. Manufactured in St Paul Minnesota, it was transported to Charleston near Mattoon where an 1858 Lincoln Douglas debate occurred.
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