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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1960
Page
3
The Burkhart family reunion is scheduled for June 19 at the Goodfarm Consolidated school on Route 47. A potluck dinner starts at 1 p.m. Each family should bring a card table and various dishes plus sweetened lemon juice. coffee and ice cream will be provided.
The Catholic Youth club in Goold park called off the picnic and splash party scheduled for 6 30 p m today due to bad weather conditions.
ADMITTED Pamela Wilson 115 Robinson Drive. BIRTHS to Billy Crane Dwight a boy 823 p m Saturday Robert Navy Coal City a boy 1201 a m Sunday Ronald Dibble Rte 5 a girl 113 a m today Robert Bates 518 W Washington St a girl 608 a m. DISMISSED list includes Mrs Paul Ward Harold Bass Russell Misener Rudolph Jensen Leo Borowski Mrs Donald Bivens Mrs Marvin Casper Billee Thetard and daughter Donald Norman Otto Kiss Mrs Wayne Waite and son.
Mr and Mrs LaVern Thomp son Rte 1 are parents of a girl born at 6 25 a m today in their home. Joseph Cheshareck is a patient in Illinois Research hospital 840 S Wood St Chicago 12 room 1115 East
Walter Mathew Roll aged 24 from Mo line and Judith Weitz 21 from Mor ris obtain a license. John Thomas Such 34 Morris and Wanda June Buttry 21 Morris wed. Mervin J. Smith 22 South Wilmington and Theresa Rose Kirby 22 Braceville marry. Ralph G. Dixon 29 Chicago and Wanda Hicks 30 Holcomb MO wed. William A. Huston 20 Braceville and Delores J. Sandeno 20 Gardner join in marriage.
Circles of the Woman's Association of the Presbyterian church plan scattered meetings at 1 30 p m on Wednesday except one circle with an evening session. Circle One meets with Miss Gertrude McTaggert Circle Two with Mrs Isaac Hoge Circle Three with Mrs Edward Walker Circle Four postponed but members urged to attend other circles Circle Five meets at 8 p m at the Presbyterian manse with Mrs H C Montanus.
Members met at Mrs Milo Peters on Friday with Mrs Lawrence Rasmusson leading the business. Roll call featured vacation plans while Mrs Rasmusson reported and Miss Nora Bare led the lesson. A July 11 meeting at Nettle Creek school will host 4-H club girls and their mothers with lunch served by the hostess.
Three Baptist church circles announce Thursday gatherings. Anna Grey circle meets in the church at 1 30 p m. Esther Davis circle meets with Mrs John Rossi at 1 30 p m. Barbara Deer circle meets with Mrs William Crazy at 7 45 p m.
The 36th annual Grundy county convention of the Royal Neighbors of America will be at Mazon grade school on Thursday with 1 PM registration and an 7 30 PM evening session. Honored guest Harriet Jeanes of Rock Island will discuss the Help to Hear program and new member training.
Royal Neighbor lodge meets at Eagles hall 7 30 p m Monday. O E S Worthy Matrons and Worthy Patrons night at Masonic temple 8 p m Tuesday. World War II Mothers meet at Plainfield Methodist church noon. American Legion auxiliary election at Legion home 8 p m. Nurses Alumnae Morris hospital Ullrich hall 6 30 p m. W S C S general meeting installation Methodist church 1 p m. Wednesday Women of St Thomas Episcopal church chapel 1 30 p m. Thursday Goose Lake Country club meeting postponed to June 23 home of Mrs Selina Perry 1 30 p m. Aarrestad auxiliary Lutheran church 2 p m.
Mrs Ray E Bannon 67 of 318 East Jefferson Morris died in Morris hospital after a brief illness. She was a talented vocalist wife of musician and music store owner Ray Bannon and mother of three daughters. Funeral arrangements set with Finland Funeral Home and Evergreen Cemetery burial. She was born Viola Osmon in Nettle Creek township December 13 1892 and attended Morris High School class of 1911. Funeral services Wednesday conducted by Rev Hugo C Montanus. She studied music in Chicago and her husband owns stores in La Salle and Kewanee. Surviving are her husband three daughters three grandchildren and her mother. She was predeceased by her father and two brothers.
Mrs. Richard Moore 42 of Aux Sable township died Sunday morning at Presbyterian-St. Luke's Hospital Chicago. Her body lies at Davis Funeral Home with rosary Tuesday. Funeral at Immaculate Conception church at 9 a.m. Burial Mt Carmel cemetery. Born Margaret Sharp in Morris March 9 1918. Survived by husband her parents three brothers Charles Clarence Kenneth a sister Evelyn Steffes and many relatives.
Eva Lee 83 died shortly before midnight Sunday at Dena Erickson Convalescent Home where she lived since 1955. Her body lies at Frnland Funeral Home with calling after 7 p.m. Wednesday. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Thursday in the Frnland chapel.
Alan Lindsay age 3 and Patricia Kindelspire age 2 sustained head injuries from stair and basement falls over the weekend. Alan required three stitches after hitting his head on a baseboard but neither child was hospitalized. Patricia suffered a slight concussion and was released after X rays at Morris hospital.
Mrs Sophia Riley of Memphis died Sunday afternoon prompting her sister Mrs Ike King of 731 Third Ave to travel there. Funeral services will be held in Memphis Thursday afternoon.
The Anglican yearbook records about 10 400 converts from Roman Catholicism admitted to the Church of England over a two year period. A stack of letter-size paper three stories high beside every one of the 175 million Americans shows the annual paper consumption.
Miss Lee born in Marseilles daughter of Benjamin and Nettie Ballard Lee. She never married and held a Rebekah lodge life membership at Marseilles. Survived by sister Dora Villeneuve Westlaco Texas and brother George Lee Peoria. Burial in Evergreen cemetery after services led by Rev Russell Wick. Two brothers preceded her in death.
The Illinois Veterans of Foreign Wars wrapped its three day convention in Peoria with J Richard Depper of Caseyville elected state commander. Also chosen were Arthur J Muller Chicago senior vice commander Harold W Hill Kewanee junior vice commander William F Glassford Elgin quartermaster Rev O K Shaffer Danville chaplain Robert Landsden Cairo judge advocate and Dr Thomas Kelly Wood River re elected surgeon. Francis J Arnold Park Forest was named adjutant for a fourth year. Other appointees included John Heidemann Arlington Heights inspector Patrick J De Mauro Chicago service officer and Robert Burrows East St Louis sergeant at arms. Delegates urged legalizing bingo for charity and resuming atomic testing.
Funeral services for James Roy Purdue 73 of Kell were held at 2 p.m. in the Kell Baptist Church with burial at Memorial hospital Salem after major surgery. He was father of James Robert Purdue of 760 W Jackson St and organization chairman of the Grundy County Farm Bureau. He was survived by a son Robert of Morris and a previous wife and son had predeceased him.
CARBONDALE IL The first annual Southern Illinois University Alumni Assn Great Teacher Award a $1000 tax exempt cash gift was presented to Douglas E Lawson Saturday night Lawson selected as first recipient by alumni and SIU senior class Lawson is a professor of educational administration and supervision He has been a member of the SIU faculty for 25 years
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