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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1957
Page
5
Morris youth will dance at St. Thomas hall tonight from 9 p.m. to midnight with recorded music. The event also marks the second night of membership registration. Eligible attendees are current members or those applying for membership.
ADMITTED Sandra Gross 513 E Illinois Ave Oran E Egan Wilmington Fred Chisler 417 Douglas St Vincent Hodgson 604 W Washington St Bernard Burk 20 E Main St Thomas Roosevelt Jefferson Gary Ind Mrs Cyril Webster 1014 Fremont Ave. DISMISSED Mrs Edward Kilbride Braceville Nora Cole Braidwood Mrs H S Rainwater 106 W Jefferson St Mrs George Meier Gardner Mrs William Lynes and daughter Rt 3 Morris Vearl Honrad Gardner Nancy Sorensen Gardner Chester Reader Coal City Sharon Williams Verona.
Des Moines man Melvin E. Anders, 31, and Zelpha E. Hammerstedt, 32, of Boone, Iowa, applied for marriage licenses.
Four accident victims received treatment at Morris hospital Thursday. Mrs Cyril Webster was hospitalized for a head injury and lac erations from a porch swing accident. Thomas Roosevelt Jefferson of Gary Indiana sustained forehead lacerations and a severed tendon in a finger, remaining hospitalized. Lynn Howe aged 4 fractured bones in his right foot after jumping from a roof, while William Wilson sustained a forearm laceration from a toy truck mishap. both were released.
South Wilmington reports Monday night meeting at the Yaira home with a July 13 social event and a July 1 regular gathering planned. Cathy Smith has returned from St Josephs hospital. Edmund Berta is a patient at Silver Cross Joliet. Dr and Mrs Carmen Scudieri hosted a Joliet dinner for daughter Carmen Ann a St Francis Academy graduate with guests including Mrs Dom Vota and others. Mrs Roy Jensen led a Stella Polare lodge meeting with Mrs Peter Zanello and others assisting.
The Lutheran Ladies Aid met at the church with devotional led by Don Tigges the new intern. Funds were raised for the Morris Summer Recreation fund and the church building fund. Reports, music, and cradle roll activities followed with multiple local members assisting. The VFW auxiliary held a meeting in Vets hall planning encampment credentials and honoring Gold Star Mothers.
Mrs W J Esgar hosted the Norman Homemakers club meeting with Miss Ruth Wallace presiding and Mrs Harry Alschlager guiding the program. E Frederickson spoke on Beauty Culture and led a discussion. lunch followed. Guest Mrs Peter Caretto attended. next meeting July 3 at Mrs E B Reeves. An Erienna Consolidated school picnic is planned Sunday at Goold park with noon dinner and shared dishes.
Janice Vota, 7, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Vota, is confined at home with a fractured left leg suffered from a carnival ride in Wilmington. Briefs include medical patients Mrs. Mary Thom at University of Chicago clinic room 5028 and Mrs. August Smith at St. Joseph’s hospital Joliet. Other items note visits, conferences, and military moves including Pvt James Hines at Fort Meade and Pvt Donald Koerner at Fort Montery Calif moving to private first class. Spolarich returned to Kingsville after a visit. Claude S. Farmer home from Newport for a weekend with the Dearths.
Dorothy Ann McGuan and Gale Salyard married at Blessed Sacrament chapel Grand Island Neb at 11 a m Saturday. Rt Rev Thomas Dowdd officiated. reception for 22 at Hotel Yancey Ebony Room. They will reside at 704 W 10th St Grand Island.
Mrs Effie Dix hosted dinner for Miss Mae Glenn of Lubbock Texas. Guests included Mrs Clara Finch and Mrs Anna Glenn Morris. Mrs Margaret Dix entertained with Mr and Mrs Fred Diffley Travers Florida as distant guests, William Zingre from California visited with Mr and Mrs Charles McCormack. Bill Bounds Morris visited his parents Friday.
Capt. Martha Alice Pichon returned to Washington D C after visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. F A Pichon. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Kodat are noted as accompanying or hosting local interests in the circa era notice.
In 1900 the educational system served only 11.5 percent of eligible students. Today it handles more than 80 percent, reflecting a dramatic expansion in access and participation over time.
A list of community events notes the Gould park reunion at 1 p.m. Monday and the D A R picnic at Gebhard Woods State Park at 1 p.m. Also listed are various lodge and church meetings including the Morris night unit of Home Bureau with Mrs. Russell Varland at 7 45 p m and Royal Neighbor at Eagles hall at 7 30 p m Fidelis class of Baptist church with Mrs John Rossi at 1 30 p m Tuesday Dist 11 Mothers of World War II Minooka noon Laurel Chapter O E S Friends Night at Masonic temple 8 p m W S C S general meeting Methodist church 1 30 p m Beulah Rebekah lodge at W R C hall 7 30 p m.
Girl Scout Troop 35 met at Moose Hall for its final meeting of the year. Proficiency badges were awarded to Gayle Berger Patsy Bryant Teri Ann Caldwell Ruth Ann Chitwood Joan Harder Janean Johnson Mary Redfern Diane Roth Janice Smith Merlene Steele Carolyn Varland Rebecca Welch and Linda Wilson. Mrs Ron Weber was introduced as the coming year's leader by assistant leader Mrs Pat Caldwell. plans were made for a cook-out from 3 to 5 Saturday afternoon with Patsy Bryant as scribe.
A large No 2 percent can of peaches yields 1 to 114 cups of syrup. Use the peach halves as a garnish and base a pudding sauce from the syrup.
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