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ft Saturday, November 7, 1953 Gives Talk to Bushnell Club BUSHftfiLL Mutual Club tnet fHday aftethoon at the Recreatiod Center with good attendance. Hostesses' were Mrs. tJ. S. Colilns, Mrs.

George Chain and Miss Florence Williams. Lee Wade was guest speaker and gave A very Interesting talk on "Taxis." Rainbow Girls The Rainbow Girls heid a meeting Wednesday evening. Reports were given by those who attended the Monmouth and Galesburg assemblies. Mrs. Mayre Dodson told of Rainbow work being done in Colorado.

Linda Hutchins told of a Rainbow meeting which she had attended In Houston, Tex. Carolyn Rogers presided. Motor Burns Bushnell Fire Protective truck made a run Friday morning to about miles east of Bushnell to extinguish a fire. The fire started from an undetermined origin destroying an electric motor. Firemen saved a coal truck and also a welding machine.

The loss was around $500. Rebckahs Meet Victor Rebekah Lodge met Thursday evening in the I. 0. 0. F.

Hall with 86 members present, including 20 from Vermont and several others present. There was initiation of one candidate, and following the business session Mrs. Marie Bricker, a delegate to the state convention, gave her report. Refreshments were then served by a committee. Party Held Laf-a-Lot husbands' party was held on Thursday evening in the home of Mr.

and Mrs. R. J. Ewan with 16 present, Mr. and Mrs.

Seth Adams were guests. Next meeting will be in December. Visit Galesburg Mrs. M. B.

Galloway and Miss Corda McNaughton were Galesburg callers Friday. Office I. tOH MISSED COPIES PHOrfE Stl CROP Drive To Open Sunday MONMOUTH The County Christian Rural Overseas Program will be launched Sunday with an offering to be taken in the churches of Monmouth and vicinity. Because of their local programs some churches will make their collections at a later date. The Monmouth Council of Churches has approved the gram and is asking all the churches to cooperate.

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs Plan Schools Open House At Roseville Keithsburg OES Lodge Has Officer Election KEITHSBURG Mary Burns Lodge O.E.S. held election of offi cers recently. Mrs. Theodore Hainaut was elected worthy matron and James Strong, worthy patron. Other elected officers were: associate matron, Mrs.

Fred Sheriff; associate patron, Fred Mrs. J. 0, Gibson; treasurer, Mrs. Lee Stephens; conductress, Miss Louise Tary; and associate conductress, Mrs. C.

E. Barnett. Officers appointed by Mrs. Hainaut are: chaplain, Mrs. Learn Stue- ROSEVILLE Roseville schools will hold open house Monday through Nov.

13 in observance of National Education Week. The open house at the Roseville High School will be on Thursday and at the Roseville Grade School on Tuesday. Parents and friends of the schools are especially invited to call on these visiting days to become acquainted with the teachers and students of the Roseville schools. Renew Charter The Roseville Chamber of Com merce has renewed the charter of Boy Scout Troop 36 at Roseville for another year. This troop was organized in the fall of 1944 and since that time 150 boys have been members.

Troop activities include regular troop meetings, hikes, overnight camp periods, a week at Camp Shaubena, the annual overnight trip to the Mississippi River, swim nights, the annual trip to some historic spot, and handicraft. Regular meets are held on Monday nights at the Methodist Church. George Randolph is scoutmaster of the troop, John L. Ockert assistant scoutmaster, and the troop committee is composed of Ralph Holeman, Pat Bagley, Ed Nash, Bill Myers and Herschel Hodges. The Boy Scouts now enrolled are Tom Turner, Victor Manuel, Philip Myer, Harlan Monroe, Michael Hall, John Smith, Terry Wilson, John Ockert, Gene Bagley, Don Watt, Cort Warren i day of next wfeek, corn will be gathered in the rural areas for CROP.

Eivin T. Goddard is in charge and it is hoped that a farmer can be found in every township who will use his truck in gathering corn. The Monmouth Grain and Dryer 701 W. Broadway, will receive the corn, shell it and load it into a freight car. Heading the county program is Kenneth Wayland with Cullen Bryant his assistant.

Over 14 million pounds of powdered milk has been turned over to CROP by the United States government. CROP must pay the transportation and distribution costs. A dollar will furnish 40 gallons of milk to the destitute in Korea. Worst areas of destitution are Korea and the American zone in Germany, but CROP is also carrying food to the starving all over the world. Cash gifts to CROP may be made at any of the churches or to Clifford Link at the National Bank, Lowell Dean at the Second National Bank, or to James Olson, Monmouth Trust and Savings Bank.

Probationer Reports Having Been Arrested SPARTANBURG, S. C. UB-Hon esty is the best policy, a 31-year- 1 old probationer here is convinced. He was at the local probation Alfred Cooks To Note 50th Anniversary MONMOUTH Mf. arid Mrs.

Alfred J. Cook will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Wednesday. They were married in their home at 1032 S. Nov. 11, 1903, by Dr.

J. F. Jamieson and have lived in the home since. They both worked at the pottery business, starting in the "3-M" plant. They worked at this trade for 23 years and then Mr.

Cook worked for the Maple City Floral Co. for seven years. Fifty years ago Mr. Cook started raising plants each spring for sale and has continued doing so. Twenty years ago he built his own greenhouse and devoted his whole time to this business.

Owing to health conditions the greenhouse will not be opened until the last, or February, but Mr. Cook hopes! to have plants and flowers for sale) next spring. Mr. and Mrs. are members of the First Baptist Church in Monmouth.

They have! five children. For the past two years Mrs. Cook has been an invalid and a nephew, Herschel Statler, has lived with them, assisting in her care and in the work of the greenhouse. Because of illness it will be impossible to hold open house Wednesday, but they will be glad to receive cards from friends. Will Attend State Meeting of Cancer Unit P.

Frantz and Dr. Russell Jensen of Monmouth of the Warren County Cancer So ciety will attend the state meeting of the American Cancer So cicty in Chicago Thursday and Friday. Meeting will draw over two hun drcd key physicians and lay leaders from all parts of the state rep resenting 00 county chapters Principal speaker at the dinner meeting Thursday at the Morrison Hotel will be Dr. Charles B. Huggins, professor of surgery at the University of Chicago.

He will speak on "Scientific Research in the Cancer Field." Filch Ham From Cafe Back Door MONMOUTH Ed Appleby, who operates the Cub Cafe at U2 E. First reported that a ham had been stolen from the back door of his place of business during the noon hour Friday. A delivery of two hams and six pounds of bacon had been made and left at the back door. Before Appleby had a chance to pick up the meat, someone got away with one of the hams, he told police. PRANK BRADY Services were held Friday at 10 o'clock at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church for Frank Brady, 70, who died Wednesday.

The Rev. Thomas Carmody was in charge. The junior choir sang and burial was in the Monmouth Cemetery. Pallbearers were W. A.

Durant, C. L. Wiemer, Lee Gillander, Dwight Eggers, Fred Jackson and Lee Stocks. HENRY MONTGOMERY services for Henry Wayne Montgomery, 74, who died Friday, will be held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon at the TurnbuII Funeral Home. The Rev.

0. L. Wright will be charge of services. Friends, may call at the TurnbuII Funeral Home. City Ordinance Is Now Useless SPOKANE, Wash.

The city council announced today it will repeal ordinances requiring local street car companies to give free rides to the city engineer, Edwin office bright and early one morn- sprinkle water along their tracks ing recently to report a parole had been thrown in jail a night previous for drunkenness. County Judge Charles M. Pace said the man's voluntary appearance would keep his probation intact, and that the violation would go on his record for possible future reference. The man was convicted in March and heat their cars. There have been no street cars here for more than 12 years.

Use a Lot of Coal NORFOLK, Va. UP) Since the fist trainload of coal was brought from the mines to Hampton Roads ports 70 years ago more than 878 binger; marshal, Mrs. Margaret Loper; Adah, Mrs. William Henry Ruth, Mrs. Ella Hall; Esther, Im ott Boruff; Martha, Mrs! Blevins, Lynn Schoonover, Billy Eldridge, David Turner, James Rochotte, Tony Wilson, Jerry Becraft, Gary Green, Ronnie Farr, John Adkisson, Jerry Taylor, Gary Hayes, James Munson, Ronnie Stacker, Terry Wilkinson, Jimmy Tomlin, Bill Martin, Victor Jim Carlberg, Jim Stremmel Dick Fears, Scott Hines and Dick Huston.

Carrie Anderson; Electa, Mrs Helen Elswprth; warder, Mrs. Tama Ditto; sentinel, C. E. Barnett; colorbearer, Lee Stephens. Installation of officers will be held Saturday, Nov.

14 at 8 p.ih In the Masonic Hall. Asks for More Time in Jail LONG BEACH, Calif. WJ-An oil field worker, James Earl, under five days sentence on a drunk charge, returned to court Friday and asked for five days more. "It'll take me more than five days to get into shape," he told Municipal Judge Charles D. Wallace.

"Thank you, your honor," Earl said -when the judge complied. "Glad to oblige," Judge Wallace replied. i million tons of the block stuff, have for drunken driving, sentenced dumped at Norfolk and New- three years and put on News piers. Coal hauling railroads serving the ports are the Norfolk Western, the Chesapeake Ohio and the Virginian Not Coming Back LAUREL, Miss. (UP) Dave Dixon was granted a divorce in chancery court Friday after he explained that his wife left him three years after their marriage and hasn't returned home yet.

The couple was married in 1920. FALL, WINTER, SUMMER Highway accidents are always "in season," It pays to have dependable Automobile Liability Insurance all year 'round. Lawrence D. Johnson Insurance Main Cherry Streets Phone 4191 ftcpfocatiaf His Sm CaaiiJrf uui i AinlMWM Hlflfctfid. yvo WW English is Taught By Chinese Reds HONG KONG The Chinese Communists have ruled that English is a necessary language in the world today and therefore will be taught in high schools right along with Russian.

It is necessary for political as well as academic reasons to learn English, the Ministry of Education said in a recent order. But the government department envisioned the day when Russian would be taught universally, permitting a reduction in the number of English classes. Western Union Had Doubts About This OMAHA Western Union operator repeated the message to the sender: "It's a boy. Seventeen pounds. Seven months." The operator couldn't hide the incredulity in his voice.

"Was that 7 pounds or 17 sir?" he asked. "Seventeen," the sender replied promptly, and added with a chuckle: "I don't know why but people asked the same question three years ago when we adopted the other baby." Aledo ALEDO Mrs. S. J. Archer and Mrs.

Henry Fraser of Aledo spent Wednesday afternoon visiting Mrs. Clifford Headly of Davenport. Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Nelson of Buffalo Prairie spent Sunday in the home of her father, Volentine Fuhr.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ogle spent the weekend in Des Moines, Iowa, where they visited Mr. and Mrs. Harold Denton.

Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Boney of Muscatine visited Tueday with relatives and friends in Aledo.

The Rev. A. B. has returned to his home here from the Veteran's Hospital at Hines. Truman S.

Schafer of Aledo left Wednesday for Port Byron, where his father, Frank Schafer, resides. They will drive to Florida where the senior Mr. Schafer will spend the winter. Mrs. Neil Owens was brought from St.

Luke's Hospital, Chicago, to the Mercer County Hospital, Aledo, Tuesday. Mrs. William Brown entertained members of the Thursday Afternoon Bridge Club in her home. Members of the Sunbonnet Club met Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Ed Whitehall.

Pastor 91 Years Old Keeps on Preaching CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. UP) Just because a man is 91 years old and his suit is pretty well worn is no reason to quit filling pulpits, says the Rev. Robert F. Rogers. So Rogers' four sons got together and bought the preacher the only birthday present he said he new suit.

Not just one suit, but a wardrobe. The Missionary Baptist minister says he has walked, ridden horse back and "buggied" over most every rural section within a 100- mile radius of Chattanooga during the past 50 or so years. "I guess," he- said, "I've worn out more shoe leather and buggy seats getting to my churches than any man in these parts." Named to Honorary ROSEVILLE Lois Jensen of Roseville has been named to Phi Kappa Phi, national honorary fraternity at James Millikin University at Decatur, according to an announcement from the school. Set Monday Rites For John E. Smith MONMOUTH John Smith, 72, of 908 S.

A died Fri day at 9:45 p. m. in Monmouth Hospital. He had suffered from an arthritic condition for the last seven years. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 9 a.m.

in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, of which he was a member. Rosary will be recited Sunday at 8 p. m. in the TurnbuII Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in Center Grove Cemetery at Kirkwood.

Mr. Smith was born Oct. 8, 1881, at Meldon and moved to the Kirkwood community when a small boy. He was a repairman for the Burlington Railroad for a number of years and later entered the employ of the DeKalb Seed and Corn Co. at Monmouth.

He worked there until his health failed. Surviving are his wife; a daughter. Miss Mary Frances Smith, and a sister, Mrs. Tim Holland. All are of Monmouth.

Mary Husted to Appear On Wednesday TV Show MONMOUTH County Home Bureau activity starts on Tuesday next week with a Crafts Day at the Methodist Church parlor from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Also on Tuesday the Gerlaw unit will have a local leader meeting at 7:30 p.m., with Mrs. Jack McCrery the hostess. Meeting at the same time will be the MNU with Mrs.

George Peirce the hostess. On Wednesday Miss Mary Hus ted. Warren County home adviser, will demonstrate decorative tile making on the Farm Almanac program over WHBF-TV, Rock Island on channel 4. Coldbrook will also have a local leader dessert luncheon at 1:30 p.m. at the Coldbrook Church.

Smithshire has a local leader meeting on Friday at 1:30 p.m. at Liberty Chapel. Hostesses will be Mrs. Billie Beresford, Mrs. Ruby Kimery, and Mrs.

Mitchell Brent. Meeting at the same time will be the Hillcrest unit with Mrs. Alvin Hollenberg the hostess. Next Saturday is National 4-H Day. Aledoan Hart When Cars Hit At Crossing Henry Wilson, 26, of Aledo, is in the Monmouth Hospital as results of an automobile accident at the intersection of Euclid Avenue and North Street about 2:45 o'clock Friday afternoon.

Earlier in the day, Wilson appeared In County Court on a charge of aggravated assault brought by Ishmael Spalding. Wilson was placed on probation by County Judge G. Durbin Ranney Wilson's car, which was going south on North Street and one driven by Russell C. Jones, 36, Little York, who was going west on Euclid Avenue collided. Jones said he didn't see the Wilson car coming.

Mr. Wilson was taken to the hospital. The extent of his injuries is not known. There is a report that he has a broken back. MONMOUTH Bowling MIXED LEAGUE K.

Hansen had high game in tho women's division with 170 and F. Hallbick high series with 445. In the men's division G. Olson had, high game with 192 and L. Johnson had high series with 528.

Phelps had high team game with 734 and H-B's had high series with '2004. Standings: R-B's 22-8; Johnsons 18-12; H-B's 17-13; T-B's 17-13; Phelps 16 4L's 1317; Arthurs 9V6-20Vij; and 4 Aces 7-23. MONMOUTH Hospital Sent to Vandalia Tarr of Monmouth was sentenced to six months at the prison farm at Vandalia Friday on a charge of vagrancy. Sentence was imposed by County Judge G. Durbin Ranney.

Need Electrician ATHOL, Mass. Mv-Wanted: one electrician to provide Christmas cheer in the Athol business district. The Chamber of Commerce reported Friday it has been unable to hire an electrician with available time to install yuletide lights in the district. The job pays $1,000. Steal Watch Dog MIDDLETOWN, Ohio OB Thieves who broke into the home of Mrs.

Hayes Macy for the second time within three days stole only one family watch dog. READ THE WANT ADS Italian Native Not Interested in Title NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y. Nunzio Mina could be a nobleman and a millionaire in his native Italy, but he'd rather be a retired cement contractor, in Niagara Falls. Mina, 62, was born in Palermo, Sicily, the son of a baron, descended from Italian royalty.

When he was 15, he left his father's estate, came to the United States and worked long hours as a day labor er. Recently, he was visited by his sister Maria, who preferred a formal education and social prominence in her native land. In Italy, says the baroness, her brother would be supervising the; family estate, enjoying the status of a millionaire. "That would be wonderful I'll admit," Nunzio says "but I'd rather live here in Niagara Falls." A boy was born Friday to Mr. and Mrs.

Sebastian Giddings of Monmouth. Parents of a boy born Friday are Mr. and Mrs, Donald Roche of Raritan. Admitted Friday were John McKay, Carl Gorenson, Miss Bertha Marlowe and Eugene Magnuson, all of Monmouth; Mrs. Neil McVey of Biggsvillc and Clifford C.

West of Pasadena, Calif. Dismissed Friday were Mrs. Phyllis Williams, Mrs. Robert A. Swanson, Virgil Pate, Mrs.

Roxie Rusk, all of Monmouth; Mrs. Lyle Rcihm of Galesburg, Mrs. Kenneth Stoelman of Roseville and Mrs. Lorcn Twomey and baby of Smithshire. A boy was born this morning to Mr.

and Mrs. Robert Lozier oX Monmouth. Recovers Hat From Refuse in City Dump PROVINCETOWN, Mass. Anthony R. Francis left a battered silk hat on a business office ticket desk and a clerk consigned it to the dump.

Francis retrieved it after much dump-picking. He says it once belonged to the late President William Howard Taft and he has worn it until it has become known to Francis' friends as his private trademark. Fire Consumes Old Mute Movie Studio NORTH BERGEN, N. J. 55-year-old Ideal Studios, where many of the first movies were made, had a fitting movie-like death.

The three-story building, where some of the old Mary Pickford and Pearl White pictures were filmed, burned up in a spectacular fire recently. Flaming debris toppled down the Palisades, wrecking an abandoned picf and two unused barges the Hudson River below. Mayor to Speak Don Vance will speak on the city water situation at the Exchange Club meeting Tuesday. ANNUAL ARMISTICE DAY STAG SOCIAL Monmouth Legion Rooms TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10 Dinner Served at 6:30 Fireman Unahle to Handle This Blaze LOCK HAVEN, Pa. a big fire on Corning an excited voice telephoned the Lock Haven Fire Department at 5:30 one morning.

"I can see the big flames lighting up the sky." Three fire companies immediately roared into action. The "fire" turned out to be a brilliant orange sunrise. "We'll have to get a lot hose to reach that one," one fireman remarked as he went back to! bed. Californians Must Be Messy Drinkers HOLLISTER, Calif. UP) Ever toss an empty beer can or bottle away as you drove along a scenic road? E.

R. Hanna, San Benito County road commissioner, had county jail prisoners clean up such debris along a highway. In one short stretch they gathered 595 beer cans, 42 quart beer bottles, 25 wine bottles and 6 whisky bottles. can Submarines Provide Much Entertainment GROTON, Conn. crowd a lot of entertainment into! modern submarine, says the i electric boat division of General! Dynamics builders of undersea craft.

There are provisions movies, television and boxing! matches. They even have ice: cream machines and juke boxes. Miss Carol Liner A College Freshman HIGH POINT, N. C. Highj Point College draws many students from all over the United! States and many from foreign'! countries.

But there's no doubting the allegiance of one applicant for ad- 1 mission to the freshman class. Her name? Miss North Carol Liner of Hillsborro. NYLONS A pair of Sheer Nylons FREE to every customer presenting $25.00 worth of green cash register slips covering purchases made in this store. EVERY TIME YOU MAKE A PURCHASE YOU ADD TO THE TOTAL. Each time you ACCUMULATE $25.00 worth of green sales slips from this store you may come in and select a pair of Sheer Nylons.

No limit to the number of pairs. SPECIALS SUN BAKING LENGTH, 2 to 5 lbs. BEEF TENDERLOIN PORK TENDERLOIN 79V PURE GRANULATED SUGAR BETTY CROCKER White, Spiced, Devils Food, Yellow UKE MIXES $100 3 Boxes I One million tons of sugar are used in making soft in the United States each year. THE MIRACLE BATIERY GUARANTUP LIFE oiyOM CAR WRITE PR CAU MIRACLE BATTERY CORP. 408 BrooM $1 Open every Nite til 9 p.m.

Open all day Sunday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. 63 N. SEMINARY ST..

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