Miss Shirley Laux Weds Ensign William C. Morris at Pensacola
Miss Shirley Laux married Ensign William C. Morris at the Holy Trinity Chapel Naval Air Station Pensacola Florida. The bride daughter of Mr and Mrs Urban Laux Greenville the groom son of Mr and Mrs Walter Morris Dwight. Finance details include attendants Ruth Jordan and Maurice Tompkins. The couple plan to live in Pensacola after July 1 at 4005 Fairfield Dr Ludeking Trailer Park Lot 81.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Trinity Chapel
Naval Air Station
Pensacola
Fla
Shirley Laux
William C. Morris
F. Perdew
Urban Laux
Greenville
Walter Morris
Dwight
Belgium
Ruth Jordan
Max Martin
Mississippi
Ensign Maurice Tompkins
Laux
Ensign
Maurice Tompkins
David Jacobsgaard
Tompkins
Holiday Inn
Greenville High School
Bond
Dwight Township High School
Southern Illinois University At
Carbondale
Naval Aviation Officer’s Candidate School
Admiral Ward
Fairfield Dr
Ludeking Trailer Park
Paul Finch
American Legion Auxiliary Sees Brief Meeting at Legion Hall
The American Legion Auxiliary met Tuesday evening in Legion Hall for a short business session led by Mrs. Peter Thompson. Several members will be initiated at the July 11 meeting. National and department of Illinois citations will be presented for membership and cooperation in aiding disabled veterans of World War I II Korea and Vietnam. Afterward a social hour followed with awards. refreshments were served by Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Robert Lindsay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Peter Thompson
National
Department of Illinois
Thompson
Robert Lindsay
Cedar Lodge 124 special meeting and Legion Council tonight
Cedar Lodge No 124 AF and AM holds a special meeting with supper at 7 p.m. followed by the first degree at 8 p.m. Grundy County Council of the American Legion meets at 8 p.m. in the Legion Hall at Minooka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Lodge No
AF & AM
Grundy County Council of the American Legion
Legion Hall
Minooka
Miss Gail Kingman Weds Donald Thompson at First United Presbyterian
In a June 2 ceremony at the First United Presbyterian Church, Gail Eileen Kingman and Donald LeRoy Thompson wed before family and friends. The bride wore a peau de soie and Alencon lace gown with mantilla. Attendants wore white and pink. reception followed in fellowship hall. couple to reside at 4162 E North St. Gail is a 1966 Morris graduate, employed by APSA in Joliet. Donald is a 1961 graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gail Eileen Kingman
Donald LeRoy Thompson
Roy H. Hamburger
First United Presbyterian Church
Hugo Montanus
Ottawa
Gerald Belt
Morris
Glenn Vota
Coal City
Paul Anderson
Peggy Lanier
Jane Kingman
Dior
Bruce Burton
Ronald Goff
Elgin
Howard Torkelson
Dave Carr
LaVerne Bradbury
Edward Walker
Fred Daugherty
Roy Hamburger
Thompson
E. North St
Morris Community High School
APSA
Joliet
Sheila Allen Guest of Honor at Coal City Shower
Miss Sheila Marie Allen of Coal City was guest of honor at a miscellaneous shower at Jo's Steak House. Daisy corsages were given to the honoree and her mother and the groom's mother. Guests from Coal City Wilmington and Dwight attended. the wedding is set for 11 a.m. August 5 at Assumption Catholic Church in Coal City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal City
Sheila Marie Allen
Glenn Allen
Joseph Gomora
James Begler
Joseph Peter
Barbara Wilt
Miss Allen
Susan Bretto
Shirley Gomora
Susan Barra
Sheila Allen
Robert J. Gomora
Assumption Catholic
Guest Day Planned at Country Club
The Morris Country Club women host guest day next Wednesday for female golfers from Pon tiac South Bluff and Waubon sie clubs. They tee off at 9 a.m. followed by luncheon. Local women earlier contested a high combination match with wins by Mrs. Bill Spear first flight Mrs. Sigurd Viland second flight and Mrs. John Westfall third flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Country Club
Pontiac
South Bluff
Waubonsie
Bill Spear
Sigurd Viland
John Westfall
Charles McCollum
Otto Ohliger
Punke Family Welcomes Daughter Laurie Ann
Mr and Mrs James Punke of Woodbridge Virginia announce the birth of a daughter Laurie Ann on June 27 The couple have two older children Michael age five and Susan age three Their parents are Mr and Mrs Henry Punke of 832 FE Jackson Sr and great grandparents are Mr and Mrs Arthur Danielson of 528 Calhoun St Her parents are Raymond L Whites of Woodbridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Punke
Woodbridge
Laurie Ann
Michael
Susan
Henry Punke
FE. Jackson Sr
Local Graduate Employed by Western Electric Highlighted
A graduate of MCHS is noted as employed by Western Electric. The piece lists guests from Villa Park Lombard Lockport Joliet Coal City Gardner Mazon Seneca Morris Lisbon Elgin LaSalle and Newark.
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MCHS
Western Electric
Villa Park
Lombard
Lockport
Joliet
Coal City
Gardner
Mazon
Seneca
Morris
Lisbon
Elgin
LaSalle
Newark
Obituary Mrs Daniel Cameron 79 Morris resident
Mrs Daniel Cameron 79 of 747 First Ave died Wednesday evening at her sister Mrs Gus Laabs home after a short illness. Funeral at 2 p.m. Saturday Finland Chapel with Rev L G Hinderaker officiating burial Evergreen Cemetery. Survived by two sisters Ella Hodson Velma Laabs Morris brothers William Charles John Nelson and other relatives. She was born Jan 3 1888 in Gardner and was a Bethlehem Lutheran Church member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel
Julia) Cameron
First Ave
Gus Lanbs
Price St
Finland Chapel
L. G. Hinderaker
Evergreen Cemetery
Julia Nelson
Gardner
Gunner
Hattie (McConnell) Nelson
Morris
Daniel Cameron
Howard
George
Roy
Wiliam
Ella) Hodson
Gus
Velma) Laabs
William
Charles
John Nelson
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Hospital Notes Admits and Births Noted in Coal City Area
Admitted Mina L Allison Coal City. Births record a girl to Kenneth and Fosen Route 3 at 12 29 pm Wednesday a boy to John Nebel 202 Susan Sr at 8 16 am Wednesday and a boy to Allen Ruff Dwight at 7 51 pm Wednesday. Dismissals include Howard Cook Scott Bradley William Hines and Catherine Hansen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mina _ L. Allison
Coal City
Kenneth Fosen
Rte. 3
John Nebel
Susan Sr
Allen Ruff
Dwight
Howard S. Cook
Main St
Scott Bradley
William Hines
Catherine Hansen
South Wilmington
Women Golf Near Aurora at Waubonsie Country Club
Four Morris County Club women attended a Waubonsie Country Club event near Aurora on Wednesday. Awards went to Mrs. Jim Merrell tied for low net and Mrs. Will Dolezal for low gross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Country Club
Waubonsie Country Club
Aurora
Jim Merrell
Will Dolezal
Rudolph Zeman Rites Set for Morris Resident
Rudolph Zeman 76 died at home after a long illness. He lived at 923 Kierstead Street and worked 28 years as a maintenance man at the Gabel Hotel before retiring. Survived by wife Mary, a brother Jerry, a sister in Chicago, a stepdaughter and stepson, eight grandchildren. Funeral Saturday at Reeves Funeral Home Morris with burial Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Chapel hours Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Zeman
Kierstead St
Mary
Jerry
Morris
Jennie Planeta
Chicago
Anthony Prombo
William Tietke
Czechoslovakia
Coal City
Gabel
Reeves Funeral Home
James Kinzig
Mt. Carmel
Judge sentences juveniles to city sweeping in John Day
Municipal Court Judge Ernest A. Sharp orders juvenile law violators to sweep streets under police supervision. He says the punishment targets the kids not the parents and avoids jail for high school students, noting no repeat offenders yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Day
Ore
Ernest A. Sharp
Sharp
Misses Sinclair Visit Grandparents in Seneca
Misses Phyllis, Carolyn and Diane Sinclair of Hannibal Missouri visit their grandparents Mr and Mrs Fritz Ehret at 134 E Armour St Seneca.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis
Carolyn and
Diane Sinclair
Hannibal, Mo
Fritz Ehret
Armour St
Seneca
Camp Gold Eagle Welcomes Local Boy for Eight Weeks
Mr and Mrs Donald Jennings accompany their son Don to O Hare Field on Sunday as he departs by bus with boys from Chicago and Cincinnati for Camp Golden Eagle in Woodruff Wisconsin. He will attend for eight weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Jennings
Don
O’hare Field
Chicago
Cincinnati
Camp Golden Eagle
Woodruff
Wis
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Ensign William C. Morris
Liberty St
Odds and Ends
Shion Styling
Avondale Denim Reg
Burlington
Whiss Gaiilea Kingman
Jae Donald Ahel
Roy Thompson
Gordon Kingman
Pine Bluff Rd
LeRoy Thompson
Robert Marshall
Becky
Vicky Kingman
Dean
Dave Goff
Peake
Wilmington
Baum’s
XL Radio
Morris . Herald
Allen Spanwede
Aw Lane
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