Sharon Rogers and Charles Whittington towed in marriage
The Rev Roy Hamburger performed the ceremony at 2 p.m. June 8 at First United Presbyterian Church Morris uniting Miss Sharon Ella Rogers and Charles Joseph Whittington. The couple will reside in Urbana after a Smoky Mountains trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Hamburger
First United Presbyterian Church of
Morris
Sharon Ella Rogers
Charles Joseph Whittington
Raymond Rogers Sr
E. Main St
Robert Whittington
Braceville
World War II Mothers Meet in Eagles Hall
The Mothers group met Thursday evening in Eagles Hall with Mrs. Lorena Imel presiding. Twenty one members attended and they planned to participate in the sidewalk sale. The next meeting is scheduled for July 25. Lunch was served by Mrs. Harry Curzon, Mrs. Seigel Sampson, and Mrs. Bertha White. A social period followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagles Hall
Lorena Imel
Harry Curzon
Seigel Sampson
Bertha White
Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges List
Admitted list includes Mrs. Joseph Olson 1112 Kiersted St Michael Kent Pierce 20 George St Daniel Moore Rte 1 Gerald Novitski Rte 1 Mrs Clifford Kutler Gardner Mrs Douglas Hawks Minooka James Connolly Seneca Ricki Semetis Marseilles Dismissed include LaVerne De Chausse Rte 2 Mrs Jose Chavez and son Verona Mrs Dale Williams Verona Brenda Summerland Mazon Mrs James Flynn Gardner Visiting hours 2 30 to 3 30 and 7 to 8 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Olson
Kiersted St
Michael Kent Pierce
George St
Daniel Moore
Rte. 1
Gerald Novitski
Clifford Kutler
Gardner
Douglas Hawks
Minooka
James Connolly
Seneca
Ricki Semetis
Marseilles
LaVerne de Chausse
Rte. 2
Jose Chavez
Son
Verona
Dale Williams
Brenda Summerland
Mazon
James Flynn
Guests Attend JFF Meeting
Mrs. Ann Bohlander hosted the JFF Club meeting with plans for a July 17 picnic at Gebhard Woods State Park. Guests included Mrs. Holderman Diederich Peterson and Tira. Winners were Jackson Hiles McArdle Diederich and Tira. Mrs. Helen Johnson received a special award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Bohlander
JFF Club
Gebhard Woods State Park
Helen Holderman
Pat Diederich
Terry Peterson
Josephine Tira
Marge Larson
Beulah Jackson
Ruth Hiles
Louise McArdle
Diederich
Tira
Helen Johnson
Post-Nuptial Shower for Mrs Judy Cooper
About 40 guests attended a post-nuptial shower for Mrs Judy Severson Cooper at Hume School on a Wednesday evening. Blue and yellow decorations matched the bride's colors. Betty Peterson and Gilda Sparrow won prizes. the bride received duplicates. Assistants included Marilyn Crum Pat Pufpas Jean Henderson Debbie Enger Shelly Starks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy (Severson) Cooper
Hume
Betty Peterson
Gilda Sparrow
Marilyn Crum
Pat Pufpas
Jean Henderson
Debbie Enger
Shelly Starks
Luella Peterson
Virginia Henderson
Charline Starks
Lucille Enger
Women golfers win at Morris Country Club handicap event
The Morris Country Club women held a handicap golf event in Peoria on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Leo Borens won first place, Mrs. Edward Black second, and a tie for third between Mrs. W. F. Dolezal and Mrs. Eugene Hayes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Country Club
Leo Borens
Edward Black
W. F. Dolezal
Eugene Hayes
Local Personal News Highlights Travel and Births
Mr and Mrs Fred Bohlander returned from Honolulu where their son Roy studies at the University of Hawaii and will visit Hong Kong and Taiwan before Sept 1. Newark couple Mr and Mrs Stanley Hall and Mr and Mrs George Hall return from Wisconsin. Mt Prospect couple Mr and Mrs Elton Monson welcome daughter Sharry Lynne born at Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights. The Thor sons Rte 3 are parents of adopted son Kirk Thomas born June 11, with daughter Kimberly Kaye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Bohlander
Honolulu
Hawaii
Roy
University of Hawaii
Hong Kong
Taiwan
Stanley Hall
George Hall
Newark
Wisconsin
Elton Monson
Mt. Prospect
Sharry Lynne
Northwest Community Hospital
Arlington Heights
Eric
Thomas Thorson
Rte. 3
Kirk Thomas
Thorsons
Kimberly Kaye
Gardner bride Weds in St Lawrence Church
Patricia C Halpin became the bride of William R Ryan on June 15 at St Lawrence Catholic Church South Wilmington. The Rev John Ryan performed the double ring ceremony with heavy family involvement and a reception at the parish hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardner
Patricia C. Halpin
William R. Ryan
St. Lawrence Catholic Church
South Wilmington
John Ryan
Omer C. Halpin
Hayward
Wis
Carol Halpin
Joan Francisco
Donna van Weelden
Marlena Jo Halpin
al Mellus
Bill Irvin
Willard van Weelden
Donald
Dale Halpin
Danny Ryan
Reddick High School
Calumet High School
Ammunition Procurement and Supply Agency
Joliet
Monday and Tuesday club meetings listed for local groups
Calendar notes schedule events for Monday and Tuesday including Polish National Alliance at 7 30 p m in the VFW Hall Morris Night Unit GCHE at 7 45 p m in Farm Bureau auditorium with Needles and Spoons 4 H Club Sweet Adelines at 7 30 p m in American Legion Hall Norman Homemakers Club at 7 30 p m with Mrs Bernard Greer Morris Rotary Club families night and picnic at 5 30 p m at Goose Lake Country Club
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polish National Alliance
VFW
Morris Night Unit
GCHE
Farm Bureau
Sweet Adelines
American Legion Hall
Norman Homemakers’ Club
Bernard Greer
Morris Rotary Club
Goose Lake Country Club
Lisbon Bethlehem Church Ladies Aid Meeting Report
Forty members of the Lisbon Bethlehem Church Ladies Aid met Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Oscar Anderson and Mrs. Ertle Lane as hostesses. Devotions were given by Mrs. Chester Hauge. Vocal duets were sung by Stanley and Linda Osmond and Teri and Margaret Morris, with a piano solo by Mrs. David Osmond. Bible study was led by Mrs. John Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Bethlehem Church Ladies Aid
Oscar Anderson
Ertle Lane
Chester Hauge
Stanley
Linda Osmond
Teri
Margaret Morris
David Osmond
John Jones
Installation of officers at Women of the Moose
The Women of the Moose will install officers at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Moose Home. Mrs Harold Hyslop is installing chairman with Mrs Wayne Rose as installing officer and other officers listed. Lunch follows and dancing will be to the Joe Panish Orchestra at 9 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moose
Women of the Moose
Harold Hyslop
Wayne Rose
Ralph Hobbs
Henry Verfurth
Ralph Brooks
William Endrst
Joe Panish
Urbana students join Phi Alpha Theta honor society
Lynne Marvis Blair of Urbana among 49 students installed into the University of Illinois Epsilon chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, the national history honor society. Illinois eligibility requires graduate students to have 30 percent of master’s work done with a 4.5 GPA, undergraduates to have junior standing and at least 12 history hours with a 4.2 overall and 3.8 all-university average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynne Marvis Blair
E. Jefferson St
Urbana
University of Illinois Epsilon
Phi Alpha Theta
Illinois
Geraldine Hall to Wed Jerrold Dell in Morris
Mrs Gerald Hall of Joliet announces the marriage of her daughter Geraldine Louise to Jerrold Everett Dell son of Mr and Mrs Everett Dell Route 5. The ceremony is at 7 pm July 27 at First United Methodist Church Morris with a reception from 8 to 11 pm at the VFW Post Morris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Hall
Joliet
Geraldine Louise
Jerrold Everett Dell
Everett Dell
Rte. 5
First United Methodist Church
Morris
VFW
Birthday Party Honors Mrs Hiney 85 and Delockery Shower
A picnic dinner marked the 85th birthday of Mrs William Hiney Sr at her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs George Goode home. Eight children attended with gifts flowers and a large birthday cake. In the afternoon a surprise bridal shower for granddaughter Janis Rae Delockery followed, she will marry Robert F Chord on July 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hiney Sr
George Goode
Nancy Dyson to Attend Cairo University for Junior Year
Nancy Kay Dyson daughter of Mr and Mrs Wayne W Dyson of Bedford Road is among three 1970 Vassar College juniors granted a leave of absence to study at the American University in Cairo Egypt They major in political science with focus on international relations and developing countries and will be the first Vassar students to attend the Cairo program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Kay Dyson
Wayne W. Dyson
Bedford Road
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
American University
Cairo
Egypt
Vassar
Miss Dyson Chooses Religion as Major in Arrangement
Miss Dyson, a Morris Community High School graduate, selects religion as her field of study under the arrangement between the two colleges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dyson
Morris Community High School
Circle Eight of Bethlehem Lutheran Church Meeting
Circle Eight of Bethlehem Lutheran Church met Thursday in the lounge with Mrs. James Anderson as hostess and leader of devotions. Mrs Norval Wigtl led Bible study and Mrs Randall Jackson read the offering meditation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle Eight
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
James Anderson
Norval Wigtl
Randall Jackson
Marriage Licenses for Edward Unger and Billie Davis
Edward John Unger of Coal City and Billie Kaye Davis of Coal City have been issued a marriage license. The couple plans to wed in Coal City in the near future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward John Unger
Coal City
Billie Kaye Davis
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Bine
Carl Holter
Fargo
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John Rogers
Sue Dewey
Julie Johnson
Norma Rogers
Janice Patterson
Carol Patterson
Dior
Leonard Patterson
Ronald Mowers
Metropolis
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James Whittington
Lorean Hewertz
Aurora
Raymond Rogers Jr
James Pawlishh
Villa Ridge
David Mowers
Circle Five
The
Presbyterian Church
David Wharrie
Claude Rose
Harry Matteson
Art Baker
Helen Hoge
Betty Telfer
Florence Telfer
LaVern Bradbury
William Thompson
Thomas Johnson
Eber Hume
Harold Rogers
Frank Rogers
Smokey Mountains
Maplewood Drive
MCHS
First National Bank of Morris
Transportation Department
University of Illinois
Charles Whittington
Harry’s TV
Knights OF Columbus
K.C. Hall
Morris Daily Herald
Eleanor Anderson
Stahwidndiibs
Halpin R
Mrs
Diamond, Illinois
House of Burgess’s Reservations
Ladies Aid
College Campus News
Geraldine Hall
Nancy Dyson
Audrey Hepburn
Alan Arkin
Richard Crenna
Eagles
Morris Aerie
the Eagles
Merry Men
Parron
E. Jefferson
Morris Theatre
R. Funk
Asa
Masa
Delure
Willman Barrett
Gian
Mike Nichols
Joseph E. Levine
Racseari
Lawrence Turman
Anne Bancroft
Dustin Hoffman
Katharine Ross
Panavision
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