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Newspaper

Morris Daily Herald

Location

Morris, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1973

Page

2

Engagement Announcement for Georgette Schmidberger and Harold Vota

Georgette Marie Schmidberger daughter of Mr and Mrs George Schmidberger Coal City and Harold John Vota son of Mr and Mrs John Vota Coal City announce their engagement and approaching marriage set for May 5 at 3 pm in Assumption Catholic Church Coal City. The couple will host a reception from 7 to 11 pm at Lions Hall Coal City with relatives and friends invited. Schmidberger is a St Francis Academy graduate employed in the Illinois Bell Telephone Co Morris. Vota, Coal City High School graduate, attended ISU and Joliet Junior College and works for the U S Post Office in Coal City.

Coal City Georgette Marie Schmidberger George Schmidberger Harold John Vota John Vota Assumption Catholic Church Lions Hall St. Francis Academy

Boy Scout Den 5 Pack 476 Meet At Covey Home

Boy Scout Den 5 of Pack 476 met Thursday afternoon at Mrs. Ben Covey home. Boys played kick ball made paper hats and swords. Pack meeting set for Monday at 7 p.m. at the Methodist Church. Steve Covey provided treats. Alan Krzysciak keeper of the buckskin. Pack 469 Den 1 met Wednesday after school with den leaders Mrs. Ehret and Mrs. Hart.

Den Ben Covey Steve Covey Alan Krzysciak Mrs. Ehret Hart Mark Ehret David Wren

Marine Cpl Wayne E Biebuck Joins Relocated Squadron

Service Marine Cpl Wayne E Biebuck son of Mr and Mrs Eward M Biebuck of 3rd Ave South Wilmington serves in the headquarters section of Marine Air Support Squadron Two now relocated to Futema. Formerly based at Iwakuni Japan he works as an air support operations operator after attending Gardner High School.

Cpl Wayne E. Biebuck Eward M. Biebuck 3Rd Ave South Wilmington Marine Air Support Squadron Two U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futema Iwakuni Japan Gardner High School

Plattville Lenten Services At Plattville Lutheran Church

Plattville Lutheran Church hosts Wednesday Lenten services through April 11 at 8 p.m. Rev. Vernon Tweedt delivers weekly sermons on themes including Caiaphas Pilate and Do You Really Mean Him Jesus plus Maundy Thursday Holy Communion. Good Friday includes Holy Communion and Tenebrae as the service observance.

Plattville Plattville Lutheran Church Vernon Tweedt Caiaphas Pilate Jesus

Goodwill Club Elects New Officers At Potluck Meeting

MAZON The Goodwill Club met Thursday with Mrs. Guy Morse. A potluck lunch for 13 members preceded a business session naming new officers: president Mrs. Clyde Burkhart, vice president Mrs. John Becker, secretary Mrs. Lloyd Traver, treasurer Mrs. Morse, and reporter Mrs. Garland Dransfelt.

Traver S. W. Edlund Edlund Mabel Welsh

KCHE to honor new members in Yorkville program

Kendall County Homemakers Extension Association will honor its new members Thursday at Yorkville United Methodist Church. Registration at 7 30 p m. Annette Ripper fashion sewing consultant will present Pins and Needles with tips on mens wear sewing notions thread selection and machine adjustments. All Kendall County homemakers urged to attend.

Yorkville Kendall County Homemakers Extension Association United Methodist Church Annette Ripper Coats and Clark’s Sales Corp Kendall County

Campus Notes Students Named at Tarr Hall and IWU Sorority

Gary Halterman is appointed student advisor at Tarr Hall Cornell College Mt Vernon Iowa for 1973 74. Deborah Hoffman daughter of Leonard and Barbara Hoffman 424 Vine St Morris Illinois elected corresponding secretary of Kappa Delta Sorority at Illinois Wesleyan University IWU she is a junior home economics major and a 1970 Morris High School graduate.

Gary Halterman William Halterman Rte. 1 Mazon Tarr Hall Cornell College Mt. Vernon Iowa J. Stephen Collady Deborah Hoffman Leonard Hoffman Vine St Kappa Delta Sorority Illinois Wesleyan University Kappa Delta Miss Hoffman IWU Morris High School

Local Personal Notices From Joliet Hospital and Home

James Henderson of Wauponsee Township is a patient at St Joseph Hospital Joliet in room 810. Leon Kent Boyer was born Saturday at St Joseph Hospital Joliet to Leon and Mrs Boyer of Fremont Avenue. maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Kenneth Reader. James Mabry underwent heart surgery at Northwestern Memorial Wesley Pavelion Hospital Chicago, room 1506. H Lee Wilkinson of McKinley Street is a patient at St Joseph Hospital Joliet, room 901.

James Henderson Wauponsee Township St. Joseph Hospital Joliet Leon Boyer Fremont Ave Leon Kent Kenneth Reader Robinson Drive James Mabry Northwestern Memorial Wesley Pavelion Hospital E. Superior St Chicago H. Lee Wilkinson McKinley St

Ballot actions and social events at MAZON-St. Valentine unit

The MAZON-St. Valentine Camp RNA met with Mrs. Howard Leach leading the session. Two social candidates were balloted, one juvenile member joined, and a cancer drive donation was given. An April 19 silent auction was planned. Attendance tied at 22. Birthday noted for Mrs. Argyle Small. Mystery package won by Mrs. Burnette DeGrush. Refreshments served after as social period concluded.

MAZON St. Valentine’s Camp Rna Howard Leach Gene Little George Root Glenn Burkhart Charles Adkins Argyle Small Burnette DeGrush DeGrush Burkhart Lucille Ann Poppleton George Poppleton

A Dainty Set Annie Enger Celebrates 92nd Birthday

Annie Enger 92 was honored at a Friday birthday party at the B O Nea l Enger home. Born in Oslo Norway she came to the United States at 18 and has lived here many years. Eighteen guests attended including Clara Law of Aurora. She received a money purse gifts and a birthday greeting from President Nixon. A birthday song for Mrs Enger and Karina Vaksdal followed lunch was served by the host.

Annie Enger B. O’neal Enger Enger Oslo Norway Clara Law Aurora Richard Nixon Karina Vaksdal

Lenten prayer breakfast at First United Methodist Church

A Morris Woman's Club sponsored Lenten Prayer Breakfast will be held Wednesday in the fellowship hall of the First United Methodist Church. Breakfast at 9 30 a.m. Prayer service ends at 11 a.m. Special music by Cindy Johnson and Wigtils from Morris Community High School.

Morris Woman’s Club Fellowship Hall First United Methodist Church Cindy Johnson Phil Paul Wigtil Morris Community High School Prisms Robert Macdonald Marjorie Anne Grundy

Revival services led by Tom Clawson at Braidwood church

Evangelist Tom Clawson of San Antonio Texas will speak at Main Street Baptist Church Braidwood starting Sunday through April 1. Services run Sunday 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. and weekday evenings at 7 30 p.m. Merle Dodd leads the singing with Cynthia assisting.

Braidwood Tom Clawson San Antonio Tex Main Street Baptist Church Merle Dodd Cynthia

Revival concerts by Calendar Clawson and Patti Clawson

Calendar Clawson and sister Patti Clawson will present nightly concerts through April 28 with a half hour program and a half hour recess before evangelist Clawson speaks. Cynthia, a San Antonio singer, joins in. Public invited to all revival services. Also local club and church events listed for Tuesday through Friday plans.

Hospital News Admitted and Births and Discharges

Hospital notes show visiting hours for Medical Surgical and Obstetric floors. Admitted include Nora Starks and others from Joliet, Coal City, Minooka, and Streator. Birth announced for the Broussard couple’s daughter Tracy Dr. A number of patients and families discharged to homes listed by town.

Nora Starks Second Ave Willis Hanson Wauponsee St Beth Thorson Joliet Kenneth Knoth Coal City Nelen Thompson Minooka Julia Heinis Liberty St Susan Valerio Melissa Peckenpaugh Robert Maxwell James Kern Streator Larry Jones Louis Broussard Eudoxie J. Merchant Tracy Florence Davy Rte. 5 Gerald Hall Mazon Robert McElroy Gardner Larry Tuntland Newark Blanchard Thorsen Rte Raymond Johnson E. Washington St Emil Blabaum Seneca Baleriano Bueno Rte. 3 Allan Lilley Harry Spencer

ALCW 13th Convention to Be Held at Earlville

The American Lutheran Church Women Illinois District Northeast Conference will hold its 13th annual convention at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Earlville at 10 a.m. on Tuesday April 3. Registration is due by March 24 to Mrs. John Weidner, with local delegates told to contact their auxiliary chairman. Think-Do is the theme. Dr. Conrad Thompson of Lutheran Vespers Rapid City S C is the morning speaker with Mrs Spenn district president as a special guest and musical numbers planned.

Plattville American Lutheran Church Women Illinois Immanuel Lutheran Church Earlville John Weidner Conrad Thompson Lutheran Vespers Rapid City S. C Spenn

Last-minute changes to Joliet CCW convention plan

Mrs. Wray Wilmington announced a March 24 Joliet Diocesan CCW convention at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary Lockport with a noon life reverence session. Right to Life groups will offer films and information. attendees note a nursery and sack lunches for children. registration begins 9 15 a.m. Two delegates from each local society are to attend.

Wray Wilmington Will Grundy Council of Catholic Women Supreme Court Joliet CCW St. Charles Borromeo Seminary Lockport Right To Life Illinois

Tops elect new officers

Tops Illinois 1124 group met at Saratoga Township Hall to elect officers led by Mrs. Fred Baker and run by Mrs. Marvin Cooper with Nancy Russell as secretary and William Mitchell as treasurer. A memorial gift to the American Cancer Society was planned for Mrs. Ida Southcombe. The upcoming NARD meeting in DeKalb was discussed. The week’s thought urged setting sights to determine the hunt’s outcome.

Tops Illinois Saratoga Township Hall Fred Baker Marvin Cooper Nancy Russell William Mitchell C. E. Foster American Cancer Society Ida Southcombe DeKalb

Marriage Licenses Issued for Several Couples

Francis Michael Harty of Kinsman and Lorree Elaine Strange of Verona. Donald Lawrence Quick of Morris and Liberty Jean Cockream of Morris. Dennis W. Fox of Morris and Sharon Ann Cotter of Morris. Leonard J. Polak of Galion Ohio and Julie Ann Stark of Galion Ohio were issued licenses.

Francis Michael Harty Kinsman Lorree Elaine Strange Verona Donald Lawrence Quick Liberty Jean Cockream Morris Dennis W. Fox Sharon Ann Cotter Leonard J. Polak Julie Ann Stark Galion Ohio

Combined Lenten services at AuSable Presbyterian Church

In Platville the six area congregations join in weekly Lenten services every Sunday at 7:30 p.m. at AuSable Presbyterian Church with a combined choir conducted by Roger Parolini of Aurora College. The Rev. Jerry Hatton leads the Sunday pulpit at Plattville United Methodist Church. The April 1 speaker is Rev. Lawrence Rezash. Holy Week includes Palm Sunday Cantata on April 15 and Maundy Thursday April 19 Holy Communion.

Plattville AuSable Presbyterian Church Jerry Hatton Roger Parolini Aurora College

Matrons Club Changes Meeting in Yorkville

Mrs Ethel Christian will host the Matrons Club at her Yorkville home one week early on Thursday at 1 30 pm with dessert and coffee. Mrs Lee Corrigan president will lead devotions and the business meeting. Mrs Alvin Clayton handles entertainment. officers for 1973 74 include Mrs George Friel vice president, Mrs Carl Gabel secretary, Mrs Mabel Johnson treasurer and sunshine committee.

Plattville Ethel Christian Matrons Yorkville Lee Corrigan Alvin Clayton George Friel Carl Gabel Mabel Johnson Sunshine Committee Minnie Clayton Christian Corrigan

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