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Newspaper

Morris Daily Herald

Location

Morris, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1969

Page

2

Gloria Tascher To Be Bride

A bridal shower was hosted in honor of Miss Gloria Tascher by Mrs. H. Allen Holler and Mary Alice Holler. Corsages were presented to the bride and her family, games awarded prizes, duplicates given to the bride, and lunch served. Miss Tascher will wed Howard Nelson on August 30 at the First United Methodist Church in Morris.

Gloria Tascher H. Allen Holler Mary Alice Holler Holler Tascher M.E. Tascher Eldon Nelson Robert Chord Donald Caisley S. C. Liedman M. E. Tascher

Blue and White Shower Honors Barbara Jean Tatro

Miss Barbara Jean Tatro was honored at a miscellaneous shower in Gardner Legion Hall hosted by aunts of the groom to be and family members. Guests wore corsages, gifts were opened with bridesmaids and a buffet reception in blue and white. The couple, Miss Tatro and Larry Sorensen, plan to wed July 5 at First Baptist Church Joliet.

Gardner Barbara Jean Tatro Juliet Gardner Legion Hall George Fedderson Sr Lyle Sorensen Merlin Sorensen Francis Howland Alvin Olson Dean Savage Ernest Valerio Miss Tatro Willis Tatro Cyrus Sorensen Chris Sorensen Larry Sorensen First Baptist Church Joliet Joliet Central High Silver Cross Hospital School of Radiology Sorensen Gardner-South Wilmington High School Joliet Junior College Uniroyal, Inc

Planting Seeds by Salt or Pepper Shaker Method

Instructions advise using a salt or pepper shaker to plant seeds in flats. Fill the shaker with seed to measure and distribute evenly. Reserve the pepper shaker for smaller seeds like petunias.

Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges List in Mazon Area

Hospital notes show admissions for Roy White Sen eca and multiple residents with addresses on Union Street West Avenue Robinson Drive and Route 4 plus others in Sheridan Gardner Mazon Verona Dwight Milwaukee and open arms shelter transfers. Discharges include Mrs Earl Mc Comas Hary Behrens Carrie Caldwell and several others to Hillside Nursing Home Open Arms Shelter and other local facilities. Births record two newborn boys to Ralph Binion in Mazon and Francis Lund in Dwight.

Roy White Seneca Gordon Winsor Union St Nicholas Pawlowski West Ave Leland Wilson Robinson Dr Cheryl Price Rte Mervin L. Olson Steven Marshall Gladys Cohenour Dale Thorson Charles Roseland Jr Fremont Ave William Steep Beryl Johnson Sheridan Carol Lynes Daly Ave William Maibach Peoria Betty Handford Milwaukee Wis R. C. Lee Daniel Spencer Rve Earl McComas George St Hary Behrens Division St Carrie Caldwell Wallace Ave George Reader Maron Vernon Stewart Gardner William Jager Newark Hillside Nursing Home Yorkville Florence Holm Brian Jensen Dean Bolton Minooka Jonathan Baker Gene Franklin Mazon Michael Sheridan Ottawa Maurice Murphy Janesville James Kavanaugh Verona Open Arms Shelter Dwight

Candy Stripers Receive Awards At Moris Hospital Event

More than 200 attendees at Mor ris Hospital Auxiliary event honored Candy Stripers for 3300 hours of volunteer work since September. Mrs S C Liedman welcomed guests and introduced volunteer services leaders. Arthur Allaben spoke for the hospital board. certificates pins and bars were presented by Mrs Wilbur Dolezal and Mrs Donald Davidson.

Morris Hospital S. C. Liedman Arthur Allaben Wilbur Dolezal Donald Davidson Stella Ostrom Earl Finland Joseph Gannon Kenneth Davenport

Bridal Shower for Miss Mary Ann Peterson Held in Newark

Miss Mary Ann Peterson of Nettle Creek Township was guest of honor at a Newark bridal shower Sunday hosted by her aunt Mrs. Chester Peterson. About 30 attended with co hosts Mrs. Ronald Hatch and Mrs. Dennis Thompson. Guests came from Morris Minooka Mazon Chicago Seneca Arlington Heights and East Troy Wis. Miss Peterson to wed Ronald Terry July 26 at Immaculate Conception Church Morris.

Mary Ann Peterson Nettle Creek Township Chester Peterson Newark Ronald Hatch Dennis Thompson Morris Minooka Mazon Chicago Seneca Arlington Heights East Troy Wis Peterson Ronald Terry Immaculate Conception Church

BPW To Hear Channahon Choir

Miss Esther Tripp district chairman will install officers at the BPW meeting. A 6:30 p.m. salad smorgasbord at First United Methodist Church fellowship hall features music by the Channahon Boys Camp Youth Choir directed by Mrs. Byron Henry.

Esther Tripp Kankakee District 5 Fellowship Hall First United Methodist Church Channahon

TOPS Club Sees New Teen Member As Leaders Appointed

Morris TOPS Club met Thursday at the Pat Scanavino home. Miss Joann West was queen loser for the week and Paulette Pratt was weekly princess. A new teenage member enrolled bringing the teen category to nine. New officers are co leader Jeannie Nebel secretary Donna Knop and treasurer Joann West.

Joint 40th Wedding Anniversary Observed

Mr and Mrs Kenneth Dibble and Mr and Mrs Henry Ver furth celebrate their 40th wedding anniversaries with a family dinner this Sunday. The couples were married in a double ceremony by the late Reverend Rompel on June 29, 1929, at Ottawa Street Methodist Church Joliet. No public celebration planned.

Kenneth Dibble Henry Verfurth Reverend Rompel Ottawa St. Methodist Church Joliet Billy Higgins

Morris Couple Exchanges Vows at Home Ceremony

Mrs. Lucille Todd and George Albert Walker of Morris wed at 5 p.m. Friday in a home ceremony conducted by Magistrate Chester P. Winsor. Attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Cameron of Morris. The groom works at Federal Paper Board and the couple will reside in Morris.

Lucille Todd George Albert Walker Morris Chester P. Winsor Dennis Cameron Federal Paper Board

Clarissa Parkin and Donald Gazette Married in Union Street Home

Mrs Clarissa Louise Parkin daughter of Coal City and Donald Charles Gazette of Dwight were married at 6 p m Friday by Magistrate Chester Winsor at his Union Street home. The bridegroom is an iron worker. They will live in Coal City.

Clarissa Louise Parkinson Coal City Donald Charles Gazette Dwight Chester Winsor Union St

Local Personal News From Minnesota and IllinoisHospitals

Ben Bernstein recovering from surgery at St Marys Hospital Rochester Minnesota Section 3-D. James Bottomley and Peter Malmquist from Morris headed to American Legion Premier Boys State at Springfield Stephanie 12 and Michele 9 daughters of Edward Malinowski Sandwich are patients in Sandwich Community Hospital and welcome cards Michele turns 10 Thursday William Button Jr son of William Button Sr a surgical patient at St Joseph Hospital Joliet Room 524

Ben Bernstein McKinley St St. Mary’s Hospital Rochester Minn James Bottomley Peter Malmquist Morris American Legion Springfield Stephanie Michele Edward Malinowski Sandwich Sandwich Community Hospital William Button Jr Wiliam Button Sr St. Joseph Hospital Joliet

String Funnel Drawer Aid for Kitchen Use

Install a tin funnel on the kitchen cabinet as a string guide. Place a ball of string inside the funnel and pull the string through the narrow end to easily access it. This simple device eliminates hunting for string while cooking.

Illinois Dean's List Honors Verona Student

Thomas C. Ferguson of Verona has been named to the University of Illinois Dean's List. An accounting major, he will be a sophomore in the fall.

Thomas C. Ferguson Chester R. Ferguson Verona University of Illinois Champaign

Ellen Bossert at Girls State in Illinois

Miss Ellen Bossert daughter of Mr and Mrs Clifford Bossert 817 Jackson St attends Illini Girls State at Mac Murray College Jacksonville this week sponsored by Legion Auxiliary Unit 294 She has been elected Precinct Committeeman County Chairman and State Central Committeeman and will be among seven planning her party convention

Ellen Bossert Clifford Bossert Jackson St Illini Girls State MacMurray College Jacksonville The Legion Auxiliary Unit 294 Miss Bossert

Community Club and Society Meeting Schedule

Calendar entries list events across clubs and organizations: Royal Neighbors, Cedar Lodge AF and AM, American Legion Auxiliary, Laurel Chapter CES, Esther Davis Circle, JFF Club, Saratoga Cemetery Aide. Notes include meeting times, locations, and a cleaning tip for irons.

Obituary notices for J Bernard Mathre and related family

Obituary briefs report the death of Annie Ackley Mathre 69 of rural Newark at Copley Memorial Hospital Aurora. Survived by son John B and several daughters. funeral at Helmar Lutheran Church with burial in Helmar Cemetery. Additional notices include Jean Griglione Baudino 28? and family funeral arrangements in Coal City Braceville area with multiple relatives named.

Newark J. Bernard Annie Ackley) Mathre Copley Memorial Hospital Aurora Milbrook George and Rene Gunsel Ackley John Dorothy) Gray Stanley Lillian) Thompson Jack Mary Ann) Reiss Somonauk Myrtle Christopherson Millington Rena Goddard Plano Veda Green Sandwich Maurice Montgomery Robert Iane Christopherson Edith Sievert Helmar Lutheran Church Oscar Johnson Helmar Sherman Mathre Melvin Christopherson Dewey Christopherson George Ackley Howard Mathre Edolph Thompson Larson-Gable Funeral Home

Roland W. Walker dies after long illness in Joliet

Roland W. Walker 67 of 213 Moran St Joliet died Friday in St Joseph Hospital after a lengthy illness. He is survived by sons Rowlin A James L John T of Joliet and Robert A of Aurora daughters Ruth Dorsey and Jane Misener thirty grandchildren a brother and two sisters. Funeral from Fred C Dames Joliet to St John Catholic Church burial Mt Olivet Cemetery. Memorials to St John Catholic Church or George Werden Buck Boys Club. Born in Breese he lived in Joliet 29 years and retired six years ago from keeping a store at Stateville.

Roland W. Walker Moran St Joliet St. Joseph Hospital Catherine Kreiter John Ellen Smith Walker Rowlin A James L John T Robert A Aurora Richard Ruth) Dorsey James Jane) Misener Maron Indianapolis Ind Seth Bertha) Crocker Carlisle Genelle) McGee Breese Fred C. Dames St. John Catholic Church Mt. Olivet George Werden Buck Boys Club Stateville

Mrs Baudino of Coal City Dies After Brief Illness

Mrs. John Mildred Baudino 56 of Coal City died suddenly at St Joseph Hospital Saturday after a brief illness. Surviving are her husband and other family members.

Coal City John Mildred) Baudino St. Joseph Hospital

Albert L Fisher 84 of Mazon Dies in Morris Hospital

Albert L Fisher 84 of Mazon died Sunday in Morris Hospital born February 11 1885 in Wauponsee Township son of Charles R and Emeline Rowley Fisher He farmed in Wauponsee Two worked at Morris Paper Mill managed Grundy County Rest Home five years and belonged to Mazon Methodist Church Surviving son Glenn Wheaton Md three grandchildren sister Edna Schulz rural Morris stepsister Anna Hall Fullerton Calif brother L of Merlin Ont Canada Parents wife two brothers and a sister preceded him Funeral arrangements Davis Funeral Home pending

Albert L. Fisher Mazon Morris Hospital Wauponsee Township Charles R Emeline Rowley Fisher Lena Towsley Wauponsee Two Morris Paper Mill Grundy County Mazon Methodist Church

Waddell and Wineland To Contest Seat

A special election is set for Tuesday in Illinois 33rd District to fill the vacancy after John B. Hill’s death. R Bruce Waddell and John L Wineland seek the seat with polls 6 am to 6 pm. The district spans Kendall DeKalb Boone and parts of McHenry Kane counties.

Plattville Illinois General Assembly Kendall DeKalb Boone McHenry Kane R. Bruce Waddell Dundee John L. Wineland John B. Hill Waddell

Nixons Return to White House After Weekend Events

President and Mrs. Nixon returned to the White House by helicopter after attending the wedding of Spiro Agnew’s daughter in Towson Maryland and spending a night at Camp David with Tricia Nixon Cox Julie Eisenhower Julie's husband and C G Bebe Rebozo in attendance.

Washington Nixon White House Nixons Spiro T. Agnew Pamela Robert E. DeHaven Towson Camp David Catoctin Mountains Maryland Tricia Julie David Eisenhower C.G. “Bebe” Rebozo

Mencken Home Becomes University Dorm Annex

The former home of H L Mencken in Baltimore has been dedicated as a dormitory for students in the University of Maryland School of Social Work.

Baltimore H.L. Mencken University of Maryland School of Social Work

Chevelle presents more value with price cutting on 1969 models

The ad touts the 1969 Malibu Chevelle with standard head restraints and updates. It notes price reductions of 69 dollars versus last year's model with the same equipment, while adding features like a 200 HP V8 engine, Astro Ventilation, anti theft lock, and a computer tuned suspension.

Chevrolet

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