Campus News Initiate new members into VFW auxiliary
Initiation ceremonies were held Wednesday evening for new members as the Ladies Auxiliary to John Martin Steele VFW Post 6049 gathered at the VFW Hall. President Mrs. Howard Burton presided welcoming Mrs. Duane Olson Miss Roseann Olson Mrs. Douglas Barry Mrs. Delores Lagro Mrs. John McNulty and Mrs. Forest Cardot. Donations were made to the Grundy County Chapter American Cancer Society VFW Auxiliary Child Welfare Fund Manteno State Hospital Magazine project VFW Auxiliary Cancer Aid and Research Fund. A family potluck is planned for April 14 with lunch served by Mrs. Jennie Pack Mrs. Joseph Black and Mrs. Donald Telfer. The next meeting will be April 4.
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John Martin Steele
VFW Post 6049
VFW
Howard Burton
Duane Olson
Roseann Olson
Douglas Barry
Delores Lagro
John McNulty
Forest Cardot
Grundy County
American Cancer Society
VFW Auxiliary Child Welfare Fund
Manteno State Hospital Magazine Project
Auxiliary Cancer Aid and Research Fund
Jennie Pack
Joseph Black
Donald Telfer
Engaged couple announces June wedding in Verona area
Roberta Marie Motter of Verona to wed Charles Ray Cowan of Mazon in a June 10 ceremony. The item also lists Illinois State University Dean's List honorees from Braceville Gardner Morris and Dwight, with multiple students named for straight A and B grades across several towns and addresses.
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Robert Motter
Verona
Roberta Marie
Charles Ray Cowan
Harold Cowan
Mazon
Enroll seven new candidates at Women of the Moose chapter
Forty six co workers attended the Moose meeting at the Moose Home on Tuesday. Senior regent Mrs. James Misener led the session with the monthly report read by chairman Mrs. Clifford Spiller. Balloting approved seven new candidates who were enrolled including Mrs. Roy Glenn and five others. Lunch followed with a social hour.
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the Moose
Moose
James Misener
Clifford Spiller
Roy Glenn
Mayland Swenhaugen
Harold Stephens
James Rynearson
Noreen Macaluso
James Hill
Service Midshipman Mc Carter Begins Sixth Semester
In the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps at the University of Illinois, Service Midshipman Alan R. Mc Carter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. McCarter of Rte. 3, enters his sixth semester. He is majoring in forestry and will be commissioned an officer in the Navy or Marine Corps after graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan R. McCarter
Donald R. McCarter
Rte. 3
Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps
University of Illinois
Navy
Marine Corps
Vicki Lay and James Anderson wed in Ramsey
The Ramsey Baptist Church hosted the 6 p.m. ceremony for Miss Vicki Lynn Lay and James Robert Anderson last Saturday. Rev. James Lyle officiated. Parents are Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Lay of Ramsey and Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Anderson of Heatherfield. Linda Johnson was maid of honor. bridesmaids included Ann Wirtz, Sally Lay, and Peggy Sat. James Lay and Craig Blomquist were ushers. The couple will reside in Carbondale after a trip to Washington, D.C.. the groom is a SIU civil engineering senior.
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Ramsey Baptist Church
Ramsey
Vicki Lynn Lay
James Robert Anderson
James Lyle
Kenneth Lay
Robert C. Anderson
Rte. 3
Heatherfield Subdivision
Cheryl Hoffman
Dale Carroll
Decatur
Juliet
Nottingham
Linda Johnson
Carbondale
Ann Wirtz
McHenry
Sally Lay
Peggy
Washington, D. C
Southern Illinois University
SIU
McHenry Medical Group
Gardner Notes Briefs
Gardner grade school PTA met Wednesday with Ralph Howard presiding. Officers elected: Mrs. Lee Provance president, Mrs. Bernard Vignn Jr. vice president, Mrs. William Tyler secretary, Mrs. Georg Exson treasurer. Second grade mothers served refreshments. Mrs Edward Kewin hosted Weekly Sewing Club. Mr. and Mrs. Roland Hansen welcomed a daughter born Tuesday at St Joseph Hospital Joliet. mother is LaVonne Jovy Fatlan. The Leen Sorenson family returned from a Florida vacation. Arthur Mc Beath and sons of Mt Vernon Ind spent a week with Raymond Morris family. they were here for the death of Loren McBeath of Dwight.
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Parent- Teachers Association
Ralph Howard
Lee Provance
Bernard Vignn Jr
William Tyler
Georg Exson
Roland Hansen
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
LaVonne Jovy Fatlan
Arthur McBeath and Sons
Mt. Vernon
Ind
Raymond Morris
Loren McBeath
Dwight
International Naw Ruz Buffet in Seneca
A small United Nations gathering on Christie Avenue in Seneca celebrated Persian Naw Ruz and the Bahai New Year with an international buffet. Hormoz Hormozi hosted 46 couples. guests hailed from Greece, South America, Italy, Iran, Canada, England, India, Chicago, Joliet, and nearby towns. Hormozi, from Kermanshan, Iran, has lived in the U.S. 14 years and works as finishing area superintendent at the Polyethylene Plant near Morris.
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Seneca
United Nations
Christie Avenue
Persia
Iran
Hormoz Hormozi
Greece
South America
Italy
Canada
England
Valaparaso
Ind
Chicago
Naperville
Palestine
Morris
Joliet
Ottawa
Hormozi
Kermanshan
Northern Petrochemical Company
United States
Dow Chemical Co
Texas
BA Ha’ U'Llah
Founder
God
Holy Land
H. H
Oklahoma A and M
Arizona State University
Barry Goldwater
Scotsdale
ASU
Hormoz
Yacht Club
Danner Madsen American Legion Auxiliary Met
The unit held a regular meeting in the Legion Hall presided by Mrs Erval Anderson. A February Patriotic Tea report showed a $67 10 profit. Barbara Horrie was chosen for Girls State June 12 19 at MacMurray College with Jenny Provance as alternate. Three new members joined and 1000 poppies were approved for sale May 25 26. Next meeting is April 18.
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Lee Provance
Russell Sorensen
William Hockinson
Dominic Ferrari
Nurses Scholarship Fund
Ruth Jackman
Frank Motta
Ruth Small
Edward Kewin
Boy Scout Den 3 Pack 471 meets at Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Wednesday's meeting of Boy Scout Den 3 Pack 471 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church was led by Mrs. Sandy Ryder and Mrs. Linda Nicholas. Scouts prepared costumes for the pack meeting next Monday evening with Mike Eschenbaum serving as buckskin keeper. CARUSO REMEMBERED NEW YORK AP The Metropolitan Opera marks Enrico Caruso's birth centennial with a display in the opera house boxes. Aida matinee on Feb 24 featured Mrs. Gloria Caruso, the tenor's daughter, as guest of honor.
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Den 3
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Sandy Ryder
Linda Nicholas
Mike Eschenbaum
Caruso
New York
Metropolitan Opera
Enrico Caruso
Opera
Aida
Gloria Caruso
Met
Maschera
Presbyterian Circles Review Meeting Notes and Plans
Circles of the First United Presbyterian Church held meetings this week. Circle 4 met with Miss Betty Telfer. devotions by Mrs. Claudia Anderson and Marian lesson by Mrs. David Wharrie from Great Women of the Bible. Nine attend. April host Miss Helen Gale. Circle 3 met with Mrs. Richard Oakland. prayer by Mrs. Ruth Holderman. card report by Mrs. Mae Brown. lesson Dare to Live Now by Mrs. Holderman. mission book read by Mrs. Edward Walker. April host Mrs. Holderman. Fourteen attended. Refreshments by hostesses. Circle 2 met with Mrs. Earl Salems. lesson Dare to Live Now by Mrs. Warriner. mission book read by Mrs. LaVern Bradbury. Plans for sacrificial luncheon at April 1 retreat. next host Mrs. Warriner. Seven members and two guests lunch hosted by hostesses. Circle 1 hosted by Mrs. Robert Anderson. nine members served. lesson from Acts by Mrs. Gordon Collins.
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First United Presbyterian Church
Circle 4
Betty Telfer
Claudia Anderson
David Wharrie
Marian
Helen Gale
Circle 3
Richard Oakland
Gordon Kingman
Ruth Holderman
Mae Brown
Bruce Larson
Holderman
Edward Walker
Circle 2
Earl Salems
George Warriner
LaVern Bradbury
Warriner
Robert Anderson
Honor couple at reception after Mexico wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Edwards were honored at a reception at the Catholic War Veterans Home in LaSalle after marrying March 2 in Mexico City. Out of town guests came from Davenport, Milwaukee, Rockford, Moline, Joliet, Naperville, LaSalle, Seneca, Rock Island, Ottawa, Chicago, Morris, and Mexico City. The bride, Yolanda Martinez, is from Mexico City and the groom, son of Seneca residents, is from Seneca.
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Seneca
Jerry Edwards
Montego Bay
Jamaica
Mexico City
Catholic War Veterans Home
LaSalle
Davenport
Iowa
Milwaukee
Wis
Rockford
Moline
Joliet
Naperville
Rock Island
Ottawa
Chicago
Morris
Yolanda Martinez
Carlos Martinez
Virgil G. Sheedy
Smith L. Edwards
Parish of the Holy Cross
Hospital News Admitted And Birth At Local Facility
Hospital notices show visiting hours for Medical Surgical floors from 2 to 3 30 p m and 6 30 to 8 p m Obstetric floor visits 2 30 to 3 30 p m and 7 to 8 30 p m. Admitted include Lisa Brandt 708 Price St Mrs Terry Seggebruch Rte 2 Mrs Gladys Slater 312 E North St Mrs Ralph Burger Dwight Mrs Paul Bury Braceville Sigurd Ostby Rte 4 Theodore Estensen Newark Carl Russell Gardner. Birth recorded for Mr and Mrs James Gretencord 1211 Liberty St a girl at 10 12 p m Thursday. Dismissed list includes Mrs Fred Enerson 115542 E Washington St Mrs Marie Knott Rte 5 Mrs Paul Splain 216 Calhoun St Blanche Yates 1213 Price St Mrs Nicholas Briscoe Minooka Mrs Medardo Cortez Mazon Mrs Raymond Jewell Yorkville Mrs Pearl Bess Mazon Mrs Jerry Munks Seneca Mrs Raymond Papach Coal City Mrs George Wheeler Gardner James Lawrence 1123 Wauponsee St Leonard Wickert 53 E Main St Mrs Louis Broussard and baby girl Tracy Dr
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Lisa Brandt
Price St
Terry Seggebruch
Rte
Gladys Slater
E. North St
Ralph Burger
Dwight
Paul Bury
Braceville
Sigurd Ostby
Theodore Estensen
Newark
Carl Russell
Gardner
James Gretencord
Liberty St
Fred Enerson
E. Washington St
Marie Knott
Maine Garfield Unit Holds Potluck and Lessons
The Maine Garfield Home Extension Unit met at Mrs. Gerald Anderson’s rural Reddick home. A noon potluck dinner followed. Mrs. Howard Parrish presented the major lesson Education on the Moon and Mrs. Viola D Asaro gave the minor lesson Sleeping Equipment. The Spring Fling is set for April 9 at the Farm Bureau office Morris. The next meeting will be April 17 at Mrs. Dale Andersen’s rural Reddick home.
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Gardner
Maine- Garfield Home Extension Unit
Gerald Anderson
Reddick
Howard Parrish
Viola D’asaro
Farm Bureau
Morris
Dale Andersen
WRC to send favorite recipes for cookbook
Darveau Corps 16 Women’s Relief Corps met Tuesday evening in Eagles Hall with president Mrs. William Smith presiding. A letter from Mrs. Marie Hausman asked members to send favorite recipes for a cookbook. Sack lunch was served by Mrs. Ira Ryder and Elsie Nelson. April meeting lunch committee named. Games with prizes to Mrs. Matteson and Mrs. Ruby Day.
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Darveau Corps
Women’s Relief Corps
Eagles Hall
William Smith
Marie Hausman
Galesburg
Ira Ryder
Elsie Nelson
Vera Manning
Mabel Matteson
Matteson
Ruby Day
Minooka events: bake sale and dances raise band funds
Special Events Calendar lists a 9 a.m. bake sale by Minooka Junior High Band Parents at the Minooka Fire Station to noon to fund new band uniforms. At 9 p.m. the Minooka American Legion Auxiliary hosts Swing into Spring at the Legion Hall with Melody Men, refreshments, and door tickets. Friday 5 p.m. fish fry at Minooka United Methodist Church dining hall runs to 7 p.m. with perch served family style. preschoolers free.
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Minooka
Minooka American Legion Auxiliary
Unit 1188
Minooka Legion Hall
Melody Men
Minooka United Methodist Church
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