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Newspaper

Morris Daily Herald

Location

Morris, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1968

Page

5

Hospital Notes And Births Reported In Local Notices

Admitted includes Mark Ehlers of Minooka and several residents from local streets. Births record a girl to Antonio Morabito and a girl to Ronald Muzzarelli on Wednesday. Dismissals include William Fry Erwin Cardott and Frank Marlette plus Mrs Francis Meade of Minooka.

Mark Ehlers Minooka Daisy Weber E. Jefferson St Donald White E. Main St William Broderick Liberty St Steven Spangler Donald Stadford Newark John Montgomery Lisbon Antonio Morabito Division St eWednesday Ronald Muzzarelli E. Benton St William Fry Rte. 1 Erwin Cardott Frank Marlette Morris Lincoln Nursing Home Francis Meade

Edison Receives Patent for Phonograph in 1878

The inventor Thomas A. Edison earned a patent for his phonograph in 1878 marking a landmark in sound recording and playback. The development showcased Edison’s push to commercialize new technology and transform modern communication.

Thomas A. Edison

Delegates Elected at VFW Auxiliary Meeting

Mrs. Ber nice Osmonson joined the VFW Auxiliary to John Martin Steele Post 6049 at a Wednesday meeting. Officer reports covered hospital activities, Flag and Loyalty Day, poppy day May 10, and rehabilitation work. Delegates and alternates for the department convention June 21 23 were chosen. A mother daughter banquet is planned May 15 with a junior vice president election and a special award to Mrs. Edward Pack.

Bernice Osmonson VFW John Martin Steele Anthony Prombo Joseph Kowalczyk Manteno State Hospital Amy McNabb Ehrler Ladd Tedford Mary Jane Clampitt Department Joseph Krzyciak Donald Telfer Russell Olson Edward Pack Edith Ehrler Herald Williamson Gladys Hutchings Summer Recreation Fund Fireworks Fund Ted Such JoAnn Greenley

Plan Luncheon for Grundy County Women’s Republican Club

The Grundy County Women’s Republican Club meets Wednesday at the Historic Lodge in Dwight for a 1 p.m. luncheon. Co chairs Mrs Williams and Mrs Beal handle arrangements. Reservations by Friday May 3 to Beal Williams or Gore. Speaker will be William G Stratton, governor candidate. Mrs Wilbur Brown will report on the 16th annual Republican Women’s conference in Washington DC.

Grundy County Wilbur Brown Washington, D, C

Gardner Area Club Meeting Schedule Highlights

Calendar lists weekly meetings for American Legion Post 294 Air Force Mothers Club and several civic groups. Events span Thursday to Wednesday with sessions at Legion Hall Eagles Hall Masonic Temple VFW Hall and local churches along with officer installations and parcel sale postings.

American Legion Post Legion Hall Air Force Mothers Club Eagles Hall W. Washington St Joliet Grand Chapter Order of Builders Masonic Temple Polish National Alliance VFW Woman's Association of the First United Presbyterian Church of Gardner United Lutheran Church Women of Gardner Gardner Woman's Club

Channahon School Wins Will County Sesquicentennial Honor

Channahon Grade School District 17 is named among Will County’s top ten Sesquicentennial displays after a January 22 exhibit by fifth and sixth graders led by Mrs. Jack Parkinson. The school will receive an award at the May 28 eighth grade graduation, presented by judge Mrs. Vincent Miller and principal Norval Galloway.

Channahon Will County Jack Parkinson Vincent Miller

Mrs. Sherman Peterson of Newark Hospitalized in Elgin

Mrs. Sherman Bernice Peterson of Newark is a surgical patient at Sherman Hospital in Elgin, room 331.

Sherman Bernice) Peterson Newark Sherman Hospital Elgin

Seneca Girl Scout Activities Highlight Camps and Meetings

Seneca Girl Scout Cadets met Wednesdays after school to review two recent events including a home campout led by Mrs. Anderson and Miss Janice Anderson. Junior Troop 5 held a regular meeting and cookout with several adults in attendance.

Seneca Roy Anderson W. Armstrong St Anderson Janice Anderson Northern Illinois University DeKalb O. W. Sharp Clarence Gage First Baptist Church Cheryl Campbell

Golf Winners at Morris County Club Nine Holes

Seventeen Morris County Club women competed in a nine hole event on Wednesday. Winners were Mary Spear in first flight Irene Carlson in second flight and Juanita Jennings in third flight.

Morris Country Club Mary Spear Irene Carlson Juanita Jennings

Trench Walkways Reused on WKU Campus

Trenches dug by Confederate soldiers in the Civil War are repurposed as campus walkways at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The historic trenches now serve as a physical reminder of the war on the university grounds.

Bowling Green Western Kentucky University

Mrs LeRoy Todd 64 Minooka Obituary

Mrs LeRoy Cecil E Todd 64 of Minooka died today at St Joseph Hospital Joliet after a lingering illness. Survived by husband six daughters two sons one brother three sisters and 17 grandchildren. Burial in Chapman Cemetery Minooka with services at the Minooka Methodist Church. Memorials to Minooka Methodist Church. Born March 1 1904 in Kansas she moved to Minooka as a child and was a member of the church WSCS.

LeRoy Cecil E.) Todd Minooka St Joseph Hospital Joliet Alee Shirley) Sanders David Maxine) Gilkerson Dale Barbara) Thompson Merry Penny Cynthia Leslie Todd Roy A Channahon Aubrey Hancock Mason, Ill Erving Thelma) Fatland Clarence Lela) Gerke Naperville Virgil Erma) Todd Morris Minooka Methodist Church Daniel Facemyer Chapman Cemetery Sonntag-Wylie Kansas WSCS

Mrs. Wallace Viner Funeral Held at United Church

Funeral services for Katherine M. Viner were held this afternoon at the United Church of Christ with Rev. Paul Mallory officiating. Organist Mrs. Donald Robinson led the music. Pallbearers were Phillip Braun, Robert Wills, Bernard Hansen, William Carnegie, William Wallin, and Gordon Leach. Burial followed in Mazon Cemetery.

Wallace Katherine M.) Viner United Church of Christ Paul Mallory Donald Robinson Phillip Braun Robert Wills Bernard Hansen William Carnegie William Wallin Gordon Leach Mazon Cemetery

Week for the Weak Ad Inserts Girl Scout Week Motto

A Lexington salon reused Girl Scout Week to promote its business with a sign proclaiming Every Week Here is Girl Scout Week. The playful banner ties a local event to its marketing message, reflecting community culture in the notice.

Lexington, Ky

First Baptist Church Schedules Regular Time

The notice confirms regular services at the First Baptist Church at the usual scheduled time.

First Baptist Church

Drowns at Joliet in Pool Accident

Jamess Schoener a three year old from La Grange drowned at a Bolingbroke Joliet area pool while visiting with mother Susans Schoener Host Robert McCarthy attempted mouth to mouth resuscitation but could not revive him The Schoeners live at 48 Bluff Street La Grange Illinois.

Bolingbroke Joliet Schoeners Bluff St la Grange

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