Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 9

Buy Victory Bonds EVENING TELEGRAPH Established January 15,1836) 5c Per Copy ALTON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 1946 Member of The Associated Press. Tl M. tJ Beat Comics, Features wf 7n The TELEGRAPH Benner Will Stay in River Pastor Declines Pulpit Colusa at Club at Us Monday conUnue as club president wi" C01 The ev Benner pastorate at the recent Deca- r'conference of the United Breth- Church of Illinois, but visit to Colusa last Rev. Benner declined the pas- Rev Benner told Rotarlans lth he will live In'Wood River hurn the coming year. The Rev.

Todd is now with the United Prethren Church In Wood River. FJ Manning, Wood attorney led the club's discussion of "Rotary Information." Visiting Rotarians included Joe Hnrnsey W. A. Rain, and Jerry Sid of Alton; Latham House, and Forrest Radcllff Roxana; and B. H.

Weber, R. Bell and Thomas Williamson of iEdwardsville. Guests were How- 'ard Getting and C. M. Miles of Wood River.

jJuests at Convention WOOD RIVER. Mrs. Lamlrah Fredeking and Mrs. Gora Long, delegates from the Wood River American Legion Auxiliary, and Mrs Josephine Soliday, a member, guests at a dinner given Saturday evening at Chicago In honor 0 the national president of the Legion Auxiliary, Mrs. W.G.

Cravens, and national commander of the'American Legoin. Receives News from 3rothei; WOOD RIVER. Mrs. Violet Kazarian of 169 Madison avenue, received a letter this week from her brother, John Czri, of Roman- la, from whom she had not-heard' in 16 years. He described the'con- dition of his homeland and £)ed that he was well It years since Mrs.

Kazarian sejeri her brother. Honors Employes WOOD RIVER. A dinner.wis held recently at the Fairy. Inn (honoring four employes of the. Stajia- ard Oil Co.

main of ficeV guests were the Misses Lois Wolf and Mary Marks', who" 'are Ho become brides in- Charles Obeli, a recent 'bride, and Mrs. Tony Bosich, wljo had r.esign- ed to assu fc i ia WOOD G. J. Ozbujrn and of New-'York-'City, left by plane from St. Louis Sunday, after visiting Mr.

and Mrs. E. L. Kimmel of 300 Sotier Place, enroute to, their home from a vacation spent at Murphysboro. Visits in Springfield WOOD RIVER.

Mr. and Mrs. Victor Barnhart and daughter, Mildred, of 480 George, accompanied by Miss Joan Fredeking, visited this weekend at Springfield with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Justice.

While there they attended the state fair. In Jewish Hospital WOOD RIVER. Justice of the Peace Clarence Campbell of 413 Third street, is a patient at Jewish Hospital, St. Louis. O.E.S.

to Meet WOOD RIVER. The Order of Eastern Star will meet at 8, p. m. Thursday evening at Odd Fellows Hall. Claude Games is chairman of the refreshment committee and Leo Rohde is the entertainment committee chairman.

Enroute to Colorado WOOD and -Mrs; J. L. Cahoon and children, Janet and Dale, of Oak Ridge, were guests of Gaboon's bro- and sister-in-law, Mr. and i Mrs. S.

E. Cahoon, 242 Ninth street. hey were enroute to Colorado for vacation. Weekend in Chicago WOOD RIVER. Josephine Soliday of 277 Ninth street visited Chicago over the weekend atjd attended the Amreican Legion and American Legion Auxiliary Convention.

at Festival L) 1 WOOD RIVER. Ten members I the Shell Choral Club in the Chicagoland Festival Saturday at Soldiers Field at Chicago. A crowd of 95,000 enjoyed the entertainment furnished by the 5000 among whicn were the I Rlver visl tors. George Hayes, Albert Smith, Miss Mary Helen Miss Adele NU EWer Miss Mary Behm, Miss Ve- foller, A. P.

Tevado, all of River, and Miss Mildred A- E. Schramm of River Pfc, Jimmy of the U. S. Marine Corps IS rdav Parris Island, his endi ng leave with nd? her Mrs Sylvia Pollard, 15lM SS te Alice at home ia Madison avenue, a Mrs. O.

F. Blackard and from 6l returne 1'Pent tw vacation lilnois Wlt la Uvea in southern ne visited with Black-o her, Mrs. ffle Blackard, aiackarrt Omah and Mrs, Waltp a parents Mr, and Mrs. Round Point of 543 Felix and Mrs. Jesse Moore Yosp" of Pe Moore and are cousins.

ft SHURTLEFF'COLLEGE YOUTH CONVOCATI Fifty four young people representing 43 North- churches in Illinois were entertained on Shurtleff College campus over the week-ehid The group. shown at Pere Marqyette State Park at a picnic Saturday afternoon. Dr. David Andrew Weaver, president of, Shuftl.ef i stands in the Says Street Barricades MustBeRespeeted WOOD RIVER, Aug. af ter anyone who drives past oarricade to use a street may expect to pay a fine," Mayor Lavier Supi- phrey told City Council, Monday Humphrey made his statement ih rebuttal of motorists who failed 'to heed 'barricades on flooded streets, and went plowing through, the: ter, driving it' into homes, causing damage to household goods, mayor said several violators JiiM- identified and license tiumbers were on hand to tivice will be tkken kncjwmj.vlolators recent -opera- drivers w.ho -drove Central 'avenue eauMhg-jindue hardship to a grocer attempting to pump 'store in.

'Whether a street is flooded'or irejiHly-piled, there is no excuse for a to drive through a barri- if he should live oh the Street, The mayor instructed- city street department employes to report the names or license' numbers motorists who drive, witjhflUt: first WOOD. RIVER Mrs. J. Howard of Morrtstown, Tenn is visiting in this with 'her son and daughters, E. A.

Howard and Mrs, Zena Horton of Wood River and Mrs. O. M. Stewart of Edwardsville. Brotherhood Tournament WOOD RIVER.

The monthly meeting of the Presbyterian Brotherhood was held Monday evening at the church. The feature of the evening was the annual horseshoe tournament, in which W. I. Jolly and C. L.

Tucker retained the championship they have held for five years, Runners-up in the tournament were Ray-Elmore and Rolla Hord. Refreshments were served after the meeting. Moving to Denver WOOD RIVER. Mr. and Mrs.

Henry Dieticker, 681 Acton avenue, left Friday for Denver, where they will make their home. iiave house there. Family Party Mr. and Mrs. C.

E. Burroughs and son, Bob, entertained at a family party Sunday, when they had a hamburger fry at their out-of-door furnace on their lawn. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Buell Fair of Lompoc, Mrs.

Toussaint and daughter, Audrey, attd son, Bills of East St. Louis and Floyd Nugent and Dick Clemensen of guests of Bills Shields, Mr. and Mrs. J. Russell Shields and children, Bill, Barbara Jane, Russell and Brenda.

I Most of the citizens of Saskatchewan, Canada, have been settled there since 1910. West Virginia's state flower, the rhododendron, is in bloom during and' early July. For Fidelity Girl FIDELITY, Aug. Alvln Bowers' 'entertained a group of boys and girls with a party Friday afternoon in honor of the birthday of her sister, Miss Nola Price. Refreshments She was assisted in serving by her mother, Mrs.

Thomas Price, and Mrs. Arthur Dawdy. Guesst at the party were the Misses Wanda Stanlon, Betty Summers, Shirley Gross, Christine Wayman, Lela and Doris Bowker, Reta and Robert Cunningham of Me'-' dora, Michey Lamb, Harold Roscoe King, Darlene and Jack Ewin, Ruth Cox, Flois Marshall of Fidelity, Jean Kirchner of White Judith Ann and Dale Dawdy of Jerseyville and Janet Bowers. Fidelity Notes FIDELITY Sunday guests of Miss Melba Neal were the Misses Maxine and Stella Moreland and Austin Allen of Mitchell. The Baptist Sunday school was held in Tuetken hall Sunday because of construction work being underway at the church.

Mr. and Mrs. Cleaver Strunk and daughter, John Brusirigham ofrBunker Hill visited recently with 'Miss Dora Roady. Mrs. W.

J. Rodell and son, James, of Athens spent Tuesday night and Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Rodell. Mr.

and Mrs. Elmer have bought the property of the late H. S. Cornelius. Mrs.

Ora Ewing is visiting her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Boch, of Taylorville. Mrs. Muriel Smith spent Thursday at Alton 'with Mrs.

Frank Hermes. Miss Mildred Rodeil of Alton spent Tuesday and Wednesday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Rodell. Miss Ruth Scoggins of St.

Louis spent the weekend with her mother, Mrs. Arthur Crocker, and family. Mrs. Edith Roux of Roxana and Mrs. Wesley Strange and daughter, Mary Ann, were Sunday guests of Mr.

and Mrs. Artie Neal. Mr. and Mrs. James Ritchey of Alton spent Monday with his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Everett Ritchey. Mrs. Jesse Hunter attended a dinner at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.

Walter Freeman, near Jerseyville Mr. and Mrs. Elliston Grizzle of Piasa spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shackles.

C. E. Hauskins of St. Louis spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs, Robert Moore and Ross Baldwin.

Cape Sarf Antonio on the western tip of Cuba is as far from Port of Spain, Trinidad, as New York is from London. It is estimated that 4,000,000 Americans visit Canada every year. 'This great medicine Is to relieve pain, nervous distress and weak, tired feelings, of 'certain days' when due to female functional monthly disturbances. Also great sto-i machlo tonic I Worth, trying I UTDIAi.PIHKHAM'S VfOETULi COMPOUND A Health Check-Up Before School 1 young. term Economy Drive Scuttles Plans Super liners By CHARLES MOLONV WASHINGTON, 20.

Plans to build two 920-foot super- liners for the Pacific and three 650-foot vessels for the Mediterranean have been scuttled for this year, at-the 'least, by the administration's economy program. Maritime officials -who conceded this today- said an invitation for bid on the luxurious Pacific ships Seek Fund For Nursing Home Campaign for $20,000 Set 28, 29 Goal of $20,000 has been set by Alton Nursing executive Its Aug. 28-29 campaign to raise funds to provide modern nursing facilities In Its home the aged. A non-profit organization, the committee was formed in 1941 devoted to the care of aged persons through establishment of adequate facilities. The new drive will add to the fund already raised through solicitations and pledges.

The nursing home will be operated under a 'charter issued in 1946 by Secretary of State Edward J. Barrett. The campaign will be waged Aug. 28-29 by 15 young women, selected by the committee. The young women will be empowered only to accept pledges, and money is to be mailed to Alton Nursing Home, 700 Division street.

Luncheon will be served at Booker T. Washington Center on these two between 11 a. and 2 p. is still outstanding with a Septem 20 deadline but will be withdrawn.) The liners were projected as "the largest and fastest ever for the United States." Low bids of $15,495,000 each for the three far less costly Mediterranean passenger-cargo vessels already have been aproved. But officials award of, the contracts will be suspended, indefinitely.

The bids were submitted by Bethlehem Steer oh New York. The final blow to Marltme Commission hopes for an early start on the five vessels was dealt by reconversion' John R. a foliow-up to econo- SOLICITORS FOR of nursery home campaign committee. Holloway Dorothy Shaw Viola Jefferson Imogene Bratton, Nita Armstead Staff photo. U.S.-WideHearings On Army Courts NEW YORK, Aug.

19. Arthur T. Vanderbtlt oj Mw York university school of Isfo, chairman of the War Department advisory committee on military justice, said today the group Vdll hold a nationwide series of public hearings to consider grievances end suggestions for improving the army's court martial systehli Vanderbilt said the group would hold its first session in Chicago early next June and then meet in New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore; St. Louis, Memphis, New Orleans, Raleign, Denver and on the west coast. Publishers and unions In the newspaper business developed the first- nationwide system of trial arbitration almost 40 years ago.

There are about 630,000,000 acres of forest land in the United States, of which about 196,000,000,000 are publicly owned. Hartford Scouts Meet Wednesday HARTFORD, Aug. 20. Members of Hartford Boy Scout Troop No. 29 will meet at 6 p.

m. Wednesday at the -First Baptist Church, The meeting will replace usual Thursday night session. Following a brief meeting, Girl Scouts and Cubs will join the troop on a trip to St. Louis to witness a major league baseball game. Transpor tation and tickets will be furnished my orders issued by President Truman last month.

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