Hospital Notes and Admissions Update
Visiting hours listed as 2:30 to 3:30 and 7 to 8:30 p.m. Admitted George Brown of 1276 Park Blvd. A birth reported for Mr. and Mrs. Steve Cantrell of Wilmington, a girl at 10:08 a.m. today. Discharges and transfers include Mrs. John Cullom of 1355 Edward St. to Lincoln Nursing Home Kenneth Qually of 936 E. Jackson St. Robert Stansberry of Route 3 Master Steven Spangler of Minooka and Mrs. Clara Shelly of Braceville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Brown
Park Blvd
Steve Cantrell
Wilmington
John Cullom
Edward St
Lincoln Nursing Home
Kenneth Qually
E. Jackson St
Robert Stansberry
Rte. 3
Steven Spangler
Minooka
Clara Shelly
Braceville
Saturday Grand Chapter meets at Masonic Temple and officers to be installed
Calendar items note the Grand Chapter Order of Builders meet at 9 a.m. in the Mason ic Temple with installation of officers at 8 p.m. On Monday various groups meet including the Morris Night Unit at 7 45 p.m. and a Polish National Alliance sale at 7 30 p.m. through VFW Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Chapter Order of Builders
Masonic Temple
Morris Night Unit
GCHE
Lloyd Torbeck
E. Jefferson St
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
Legion Hall
Orient Chapter
Blaney Commandery
Grundy County
Florida Climate Compared To Regions
Florida lies at a latitude akin to Egypt yet enjoys a maritime climate more like Italy. Both peninsulas are bordered by warm seas, shaping their weather patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Egypt
Italy
Plattville Community Notes and Events
The Orion Circle WSCS sponsors a Kaffe Klatsch from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Plattville Grade School gym with coffee juice and sweets. A Circle Meeting hosted by Mrs Robert McCoy is at 8 p.m. Wednesday at her home with devotions by Mrs Noble Miller and program chair Mrs John Manning. A Methodist Church theatre party is planned for 8 p.m. Saturday May 11 to view For Pete s Sake at an Aurora theatre a Billy Graham special appearance. Reservations to Mrs Frank Reed at 475-7289 before Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orion Circle
WSCS
Kaffe Klatsch
Plattville
Robert McCoy
Noble Miller
John Manning
Methodist Church
Pete
Aurora Theatre
Billy Graham
Frank Reed
Funeral for Joseph Savoy Noted in Kankakee
Mrs. Juanita McDermott attends the funeral for her father Joseph Savoy in Kankakee at Clancy Funeral Home. The brief notes family gatherings including the Barra and Calcaterra families in Marseilles and Aurora with Pfc Ronald Campbell of Woodburn visiting Lincoln relatives before jet mechanic training in Memphis Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita McDermott
Joseph Savoy
Kankakee
Clancy
Richard Farcus
Alan
Albert Barra
Peter Barra
Marseilles
Marylynn Calcaterra
Aurora
Floyd Calcaterra
Frank Micono
Pfc
Ronald Campbell
Woodburn
Ore
Emil Micono
Shirley
Grayslake
Louis Pierard Jr
Pfe. Campbell
Memphis
Tenn
Braceville WSCS Notes Find Plans For May Salad Luncheon
Seventeen members attended a Braceville Methodist Church WSCS meeting with Mrs. Cecelia Perino presiding. They planned a noon to 2 p.m. salad bar luncheon for May 15 at the Community Hall. A film strip on Pledging was shown by Mrs. Cecil Daniels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WSCS
Braceville Methodist
Cecelia Perino
Cecil Daniels
Emma Tuskey
Sarah Coles
Mae L. Arthur
Plane lands at Midway after 43 years wrecked in Utah
A 1918 De Havilland airplane wrecked on a Utah mountainside for 43 years landed Friday at Midway Airport Chicago. Piloted by J. W. Hackbarth of Los Angeles the craft began a cross country flight from California and will head to Washington to join the Smithsonian Institution for the 50th anniversary of air mail service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Utah
Midway Airport
J. W. Hackbarth
Los Angeles
California
Washington
Smithsonian Institution
Day of beauty at home a six step routine guide
A home beauty siesta takes three hours with six steps. Start with light stretches and a relaxed workout, then facial care with oatmeal paste, followed by a soothing facial rinse and toning. Proceed to a bath and body scrub, then grooming hands and feet, finish with hair styling and makeup routine.
Morris Church Receives Aid From Chicago District Assn
The First Christian Church of Morris benefits from a CDEA program supporting new congregations with salary funding and housing. CDEA, a 50‑church Chicago area network, reports a $55 000 annual budget and 26 churches aided in 11 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris
Chicago District Evangelistic Association
CDEA
Christian Churches
First Christian Church of
Chicago
Hammond
Ind
Winthrop Harbor
Michigan City
Young First Christian Church of
Playwrights win prizes in ANTA contest second year
Three playwrights with no prior professional productions win an ANTA competition. Anne Olson Burr of Mount Pleasant Iowa earns 2000 for Huui Huui. Lonne Elder of the Negro Ensemble Company New York takes 700 for The Dancers. Alan Levenstein of New York gets 300 for Whose Little Boy Are You.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American National Theater and Academy
Anne Olson Burr
Mount Pleasant
Iowa
Huui
Lonne Elder
Negro Ensemble Company
Alan Levenstein
Little Boy
Day of beauty tips for a weekly lounging look
A promotional piece invites readers to enjoy a weekly beauty breather with a 40 minute plan. It emphasizes wearing a flattering lounging outfit whether at home or out. The tone highlights personal vanity and lasting rewards from small self care sessions.
Funeral services for Arthur W. Finfrock today
Funeral rites for Arthur W. Finfrock are set for 11 a.m. at the Finland Chapel with the Rev Roy Hamburger officiating. Organist Ruth Harrison Huesby will provide music. Pallbearers include Price Dean Raymond McGee Russell McGee Nicholas Mazurane Wilbur L. Finfrock and Arlen Finfrock. Burial follows in Evergreen Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur W. Finfrock
Finland Chapel
Roy Hamburger
Ruth Harrison Huesby
Price Dean
Raymond McGee
Russell McGee
Nicholas Mazurane
Wilbur L. Finfrock
Arlen Finfrock
Evergreen Cemetery
William T Higgins Funeral Service Details
Funeral services for William T Higgins will be held today at 9 a.m. from Reeves Funeral Home to Immaculate Conception Church at 9 30 a.m. with Reverend Warren Wolf officiating. Organist Mrs Christian Ressler and soloist Mrs Don Pellegrini to accompany. Burial at Mt Carmel Cemetery with pallbearers Thomas Vaksdal John Vaksdal James Finney George Hynds Joseph Schaefer and Henry Weppler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T. Higgins
Reeves Funeral Home
Immaculate Conception Church
Warren Wolf
Christian Ressler
Don Pellegrini
Mt. Carmel Cemetery
Thomas Vaksdal
John Vaksdal
James Feeney
George Hynds
Joseph Schaefer
Henry Weppler
Funeral services for John Montgomery Jr.
Funeral services for John Montgomery Jr. will be held at 11 a.m. today in the Davis Funeral Home with the Rev. Ralph Chelsea officiating. Mrs. Rolf Anderson will be soloist and Mrs. Herbert Davidson will be organist. Pallbearers are Abner Peterson, Alden Anderson, Robert Olson, Orville Orton, Eugene Orton and Lawrance Knobeloch. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Montgomery Jr
Davis Funeral Home
Ralph Chelsea
Rolf Anderson
Herbert Davidson
Abner Peterson
Alden Anderson
Robert Olson
Orville Orton
Eugene Orton
Lawrance Knobeloch
Evergreen Cemetery
Illinois Sesqui Centennial Concert Pleases Crowd
The boyish conductor Maurice A. Jones led a strong sixth performance in two days as part of a spring tour honoring the Illinois Sesquicentennial. Noise from gym lights irritated the audience but music remained notably fine. The MCHS auditorium was busy with rehearsals for a school play, prompting calls for greater support at future events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wise
Jones
MCHS
Terry Tripp
Gardner High Announces Top Seniors Valedictorian and Salutatorian
Gardner High announces valedictorian Connie Brandt and salutatorian Mary Halpin. Connie, daughter of Mr and Mrs Leroy Brandt, is a four year band member and cheerleader with soloist honors and piano accompaniment. Mary, daughter of Mr and Mrs Francis Halpin, is class president, active in FHA and student groups, planning nursing studies at St Joseph School of Nursing Joliet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardner
South Wilmington Township
Connie Brandt
Mary Halpin
Connie
Leroy Brandt
Mary
Francis Halpin
Gardner- South Wilmington Township High
FHA
St. Joseph School of Nursing
Joliet
Illinois State University, Normal
Permit Issued for Addition in Claypool Subdivision
Richard C. Broderick of Route 1 received a Grundy County building permit on Thursday to construct an addition to a single family dwelling in the Claypool subdivision of Wauponsee Township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard C. Broderick
Rte. 1
Grundy County
Claypool
Wauponsee
Weather notes from Collins Station and Florida reader Florence Smith
On the same date Collins Weather Station logged a high of 65 and a low of 35. The following day snow flurries were reported. The paper was sent by a reader from Florida described as one of those nervy types, Florence Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins
Florida
Florence Smith
Pfc Donald Marma to Get Promotion After Furlough
Fort Hood based service member Pfc Donald Marma spends a 14 day furlough with parents Mr and Mrs John Marma. Upon return to Texas he will be promoted to Specialist 4th Class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc
Donald Marma
Fort Hood
Tex
John Marma
Texas
Cars Collies in Minooka Friday Accident
Minooka police report an accident at 5 p m on Mendamon Street when Robert Shear 32 Joliet driving a 1964 Chevrolet sports coupe failed to yield while turning left onto Ridge Road and struck a southbound 1965 Plymouth Sports Fury driven by William Wilson 19 of Minooka. The other car suffered minor damage.
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Minooka
Robert Shear
Joliet
Mendamon St
Ridge Road
William Wilson
Wilson
A'bert R. Wilson
E G.s Attebury
Shear
Surplus arises as Auburn school end year figures differ
Auburn Maine AP The School Department closed the fiscal year with a small surplus Superintendent Lewis E Webber reports an appropriation of 2 053 626 17 dollars and expenses totaling 2 053 625 54 dollars leaving a 63 cent balance for the school board to decide how to use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Maine
Lewis E. Webber
Unidentified Fish in Codfish Stomachs Surprises Researchers
Codfish specimens reveal indigestible contents including various unknown fish and shellfish. Researchers note stomachs contain a wide range of prey items, suggesting opportunistic feeding and a diverse diet across populations.
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Cedar Lodge
AF & AM
Circle Five
Wilbur Brown
Effie McKinley
Fellowship Hall
First Presbyterian Church
Plattville Notes
Felix
Braceville Notes
Hornsby’s
Polaroid
Bedford
Brach
CA Family Centers
Bedford Store
Trylon
Raymond Koperick
Melissa Susan
Howard Michael Bates
Washington, Pa
U. S. Army
173Rd Airborne Division
Vietnam
Howard M. Bates
By Emily Wilkens
Grundy County Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Grundy
Review
Maurice A. Jones
Lakeland, Fla
Ledger
First Federal Savings and Loan Association
First Federal
Gardner High
Collie's
Paul Cable
Optometrist
E. Jefferson
Morris Catv Inc
Morris Theatre
Warren Beatty
Fpawe
Dunaway
Estelle Parsons
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