Elks Invited to Dance at Pontiac
Vernon Anderson says Morris Elks are invited to a free dance at the Pontiac Elks Country Club on Saturday July 8 Reservations close Friday. For info call Anderson or Conrad Weitz Family Picnic day July 30 will be at Gebhard Woods State Park committees named for Food Entertainment Grounds and General Help with several appointed members The next Elks meeting is next Monday at the Country Club.
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Vernon Anderson
Morris Elks
Pontiac Elks Country Club
Anderson
Conrad Weitz
Gebhard Woods State Park
Weitz
Jack Barringer
Robert Royle
Walt Wheeler
James Christenson
D. F. Schipper
Marvin Norman
Charles McCollum
Lee Osmanson
Chick Ayers
Lou Berger
Don Brooks
Wendell Wilson
Arnold Varland
John Root
the Elks
Country Club
Moose convention attendees plan trip to Memphis Tennessee
Loyal Order of Moose and Women of the Moose prepare for the 73rd international convention in Memphis Tennessee. Charles Perry and Robert Moloney attend as past governors, with Robert Mansmith to be honored Thursday. Mrs Perry and Mrs Mansmith accompany their husbands, and Women of the Moose delegates Mrs Steckbeck and Mrs Frederick will represent the local chapter alongside others Mrs Verfurth and Mrs Nicholas.
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Loyal Order of Moose
Women of the Moose
Memphis
Tenn
Loyal Order
Charles Perry
Robert Moloney
Robert Mansmith
Perry
John Frederick
The
Henry Verfurth
Louis Nicholas
Mrs Della Joneson Named Delegates to NEA Convention
Mrs Della Joneson of Ottawa formerly of Morris will serve as a delegate from the Illinois Valley division of the Illinois Education Association to the NEA convention in Atlantic City New Jersey June 23 July 1 She also represents the LaSalle County Classroom Teachers organization She plans postgraduate work toward a master’s degree in education at the University of Washington DC after the convention and has taught six years in the Marseilles school system.
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Della Joneson
Ottawa
Morris
Illinois Valley Division
Illinois Educational Association
NEA
Atlantic City
N.J
LaSalle County
University of Washington
D.C
Scouts Begin Leadership Training Across Three Counties
About 60 Boy Scouts from Will Grundy and Kankakee counties started an intensive leadership program Sunday at the Rainbow Council Boy Scout Reservation near Morris. The course, led by Thomas Chell with Gene E. Murphy assisting, blends classroom and field work on patrol spirit organization meetings hikes advancement and camping using several guidebooks.
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Will
Grundy
Kankakee Counties
Rainbow Council
Boy Scout
Morris
Patrol Leaders Council In Action
Thomas Chell
Gene E. Murphy
Indiana fugitives captured after gas station fleeing
State trooper Donald Wall stopped two men who fled a filling station without paying near Pontiac Illinois and learned they were escapees from Kokomo Indiana jail. Charles Reed 22 and Ronald Joe Smith 21 surrendered without resistance after abandoning a vehicle. They were serving sentences for violating parole with original charges of burglary and armed robbery.
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Pontiac, Ill
Indiana
Kokomo
Donald Wall
Charles Reed
Ronald Joe Smith
Dwight
Wall
Pontiac
Smith
Reed
Morris FFA to enter 75 at Ottawa Fair
Morris FFA plans 75 entries in the Section 7 FFA fair at the Ottawa Fairgrounds on Monday August 7. A V Meadors Morris vocational ag teacher and chapter leader guided members during the Monday night meeting.
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Morris Ffa
Ottawa Fair
Morris Chapter
Future Farmers of American
Ottawa Fairgrounds
A. V. Meadors
Morris Community High School
Obituaries for Mrs. Oscar Christiansen and Alvin Enerson
Mrs. Oscar Christiansen 46 died at 204 Lindsey St after a lingering illness. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Thursday at the Van Qualen chapel with burial in Oak Lawn cemetery. She was born Mary Evelyn Phillips on January 6, 1915 in Dwight and survived by her mother, two sons, a brother and a sister. Alvin Enerson 72 died at Dena Erickson Convalescent hospital after three months as a patient. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Davis chapel with burial in Evergreen cemetery. He was born March 26, 1889 in LaSalle county and lived in Morris. survived by his wife Anna and two daughters, plus grandchildren and siblings.
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Oscar Christiansen
Lindsey St
von Qualen Funeral Home
van Qualen Chapel
Ivan Nielsen
Oaklawn
Mary’ Evelyn Phillips
George A
Marie Rudolph Phillips
Marie Armine
Fresno
Calif
Duane Lee
North Chicago
Allen
George Phillips
Mildred Matteson
Hammond
Ind
Christiansen
St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Royal Neighbor Lodge
Alvin B. Enerson
Dena Erickson Convalescent Hospital
Davis Funeral Home
Davis Chapel
Evergreen Cemetery
Mr. Enerson
LaSalle County
Morris
Andrew
Bertha Carlson Enerson
Stockdale
Anna Thompson
Gilbert
Freda) Malone
Las Vegas
Nev
Theodore
Jeanette) Milton
George
Dewitt E. Foskitt 82 Hotel Ambrose resident dies in Seneca
Dewitt E. Foskitt 82 of Hotel Ambrose Seneca died at 2 15 p m Monday after about three weeks illness. Funeral at 10 a m Wednesday Pfef fer Funeral home Seneca with Rev David McKinzey of First Methodist church officiating. Burial in Erie Ill. cemetery. Call after 7 p m tonight. Survived by wife Viola Blossom Deckstrom three sons Dewitt Oliver Rock Falls and Robert Rock Island seven grandchildren and one sister Alice Allen Muscatine Iowa. He was predeceased by parents and a sister.
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Dewitt E. Foskitt
Ambrose
Pfeffer
David McKinzey
First Methodist Church
Erie
Ill
Mr. Foskitt
Abaner
Emma Jean Bunn Foskitt
Viola Blossom Deckstrom
Dewitt
Oliver
Rock Falls
Robert
Rock Island
Alice Allen
Muscatine
Iowa
Stockpile Food Urged After Nuclear War Risk
DAVIS Calif Famine is one definite possible result of nuclear war and food should be stockpiled an Atomic Energy Commission consultant said Monday night.
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Davis
Calif
Atomic Energy Commission
Preparing Animals for Fair Exhibits and Paperwork
The article outlines work in fitting animals for showing at the fair and details the preparation of the required paperwork for exhibition.
Braceville Man Joseph J Cerutti Dies After Long Illness
Joseph J Cerutti 56 of Braceville died early today at St Josephs hospital Joliet after a long illness. He was born October 24 1904 in South Wilmington and lived 55 years in Braceville where he worked 27 years as an agent for Mutual Life Insurance Co. He never married and is survived by his sister Margaret Gulbranson Racine Wis two brothers William Braceville and John Indianapolis. The body is at Patterson Funeral Home Braidwood with calling after 2 p.m. Wednesday and arrangements are incomplete.
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Braceville
Joseph J. Cerutti
St. Joseph's Hospital
Joliet
Patterson Funeral Home
Braidwood
Mr. Cerutti
South Wilmington
Mutual Life Insurance Co
Burger
Margaret) Gulbranson
Racine
Wis
William
John
Indianapolis
Ind
Teaching machines fall short in proper instruction says Rev. McLaughlin
Rev. John McLaughlin of Fairfield University told a Holy Name Society meeting in Greenwich that teaching machines are a gimmick and can only handle a small fraction of the teaching process.
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Greenwich
Conn
John McLaughlin
Fairfield University
Holy Name Society
Daniel Beard Birth Highlight Noted Scout Pioneer
Daniel Beard, a renowned figure in Boy Scout history, is identified as being born in Ohio, reflecting his early life and regional roots associated with American youth scouting.
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Daniel Beard
Ohio
Men It's All Over When She Acts Like This
A humorous New York advice column outlines signs a girlfriend may be losing interest. It lists traits such as lack of eye contact at night, preferring concerts with others, boasting about her activities, and failing to notice changes in the man. The piece ends with urging to cut her loose.
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New York
Pavement Plate
Sam
Powell Led First Descent of Grand Canyon Expedition
John Wesley Powell led the first documented expedition down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon in 1869, marking a historic exploration achievement.
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John Wesley Powell
Grand Canyon
Colorado River
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