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Wednesday, June 2, 1954 HlDtllir-MUl U4 N. ruih at 5 Clark-Gawthrop Vows Spoken in Parsonage Ceremony FOR MISSED COPIES PHONE 532 OR 434 Will Honor Haldeinan at Club Dinner MONMOUTH Professor Wil liam Haldeman, retired head of the Monmouth College chemistry department, will be honored Frl day at a 6:30 p.m. dinner at Hedrick's Cafe by the Exchange Club. His will be the first name to go into the club's "Book of Golden Deeds," used to honor those who have been outstanding in the local community. Dean Frank Phillips will speak if the dinner.

Any friends or others Wiio wish to attend the dinner may make reservations by calling Bob Cavanaugh. Miss Manning Of Oquawka Pledges Vows Ramona Man ning of Oquawka became the bride of Loren R. Bailey of Gladstone on Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock in the Oquawka Methodist Church, with the Rev. A C. Htckcrson officiating in the double ring service.

Their attendants were Miss Eleanor Bailey, and Raymond Bailey of Gladstone, sister and brother of the bridegroom. The bride wore sky blue suit with navy and white accessories and her corsage was of red roses. She also wore diamond earrings which were a gift of the bridegroom. Miss Bailey wore a pink trimmed suit with navy accessories and a corsage of Link roses. The bride, the daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Russell Manning, was born in Oquawka, and has always resided here, attending the grade and high schools, and graduated from the Gladstono-Oquawka High school with the class of 1051. After her graduation she was employed at Midwest Company in Burlington, and later at Sylvania Plant, in Burlington where she is still employed, as a welder. The bridegroom is a son of the late Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Bailey of Gladstone. He is a graduate of Gladstone-Oquawka High School. After graduation he assisted his brother in farming and in May of 1952, he entered the service and took his basic training at Camp Chaffee, Ark. The remainder of the time was spent at Fort Bragg, N. C.

He took extensive training on atomic cannons in the artillery division. He received his release from the Army on May 21. 1 Following the ceremony, a re-i ception for near relatives was held; in the Manning home. After a week spent at The Dells in Wisconsin, the newlyweds will be at homo to their friends in. Oquawka, where Mr.

Bailey will be employed with Mr. Manning. TRICK SHOT Hahn, one of (he nation's top trick shot artists, wil) make an appearance at the Monmouth Country Club Tuesday. He claims to have the largest golf bag in the business. It weighs 90 pounds and holds 26 clubs, mostly a bit unorthodox, along with a lot of other miscellaneous props.

Commencement at High School Tonight; Educator Will Speak Clark Kuebler, president of Ripon College, will give the Monmouth High School Commencement address this evening at 8 p.m. at the high school auditorium. His lopic will be "Is This Commencement Significant?" Ninety-four seniors will receive their diplomas from George Bruington, president of the board of education. Principal J. D.

Dlxson will present the class. Student speakers are Theodore Johnson and Janet Kinney. The high school orchestra directed by Mrs. Ada Marie Snyder will present two numbers, "Finale from Fifth Symphony" and "Gold and Silver WalU." Mary Alice Ray will play a piano solo, "Prelude in Minor." The Rev. James Manor will give the invocation and benediclion.

1 MONMOUTH Miss Sharon Clark, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Clark of 410 W. Fourth and Ronald Gawthrop, son of Mrs.

Marion Gawthrop, 1118 E. Seventh and the iale Mr. Gawthrop, pledged marriage vows at 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon before the fireplace in the rectory of the Immaculate Conception Church. The Rev. Thomas Carmody read the double-ring service.

Miss Helen Boozan of Monmouth the bride's cousin, was her maid of honor, while Ed Quigley of Wataga served as best man. The bride wore a floor-length gown of slipper satin and rose point lace. The veil of imported net was fucked into a little cap of seed pearls. A while orchid with lavender center was fastened to the top of a white Bible carried by Miss Clark. Orchid lace fashioned the gown worn by Miss Boozan and cap of flowers was worn on her hair She carried a bouquet of while carnations.

Holt House Reception Guests were invited to Holt House" after the service for a reception. Mrs. Robert Graham, the bride's aunt, served the punch while Miss Mary Boozan, a cousin, served lhei ttU al vJqiiaWKa cake. Gifts were in charge of Miss OQUAWKA Mrs. Ninnie Bell Dolores Egger, a friend.

Miss! IIo y. 80. died at 10:50 o'clock Carolyn Egger served as rcccption-i'' ay at her home in isl and Miss Shirley Gardner askedjpquawka after being in poor health guests book. Mr, and Mrs. Ronald Gawthrop Mrs Nannie Coolcy to regisler in the guest for several years.

She had been Others assisting with the reception were Mrs. Orin Corbige, Pat Ncedham and Pauline Keyburn. After a wedding trip In Chicago he couple will be at home at 121 South Seventh St. The bride attended the Immaculate Conception Grade School, Corpus Christ! and Monmouth High School. Mr.

Gawthrop, Monmouth Central School, Monmouth High School and Monmouth College. He is member of Tan Kappa Epsi Ion fraternity, lie served six years in military service including Europe and North Africa. He is now employed with the Warren County Highway Department, bedfast since Thanksgiving. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock afternoon at the Turnbul) Funeral Home in Monmouth. Burial will be at the Biggsville Cemetery.

The family will be at the chapel from 7:30 to 8:30 o'clock Thursday night. Friends may call. Mrs. Collcy was born in Rich mond, July 9, 1873. She was reared in that area.

On Oct. 10, I89J, she was married to William David Collcy at Bristol, Tcnn They moved to Kirkwood in 1904, Later they moved to Henderson County and for the past 22 years had resided in Oquawka. Mrs. Collcy was member of ho Methodist. Church and was irtivc in church affairs both in Oquawka and Gladstone.

She was a member of the Re- liekah Lodge. Surviving are her MONMOUTH Calendar Set Gerlaw Meeting GERLAW The Missionary Society of the Gerlaw Christian Church will meet Thursday at 2:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. John Trinkle. Mrs.

Alice Edwards MONMOUTH There will be a specfal meeting of the Royal Arch Masons No. 30 Lodge Friday at 7:30 p.m. There will be work in the fifth and sixth degrees. Two groups of the First Christian Church have cancelled activity plans for Thursday due to the bad weather. The women's council meeting has been postponed a week.

Meanwhile the Harmony class have cancelled their picnic scheduled for tomorrow evening, but instead class is to meet in work clothes at the church. There will be refreshments served. The W.S.C.S. of (he Little York Methodist Church will meet Thursday at 2 p.m. at the church rather than at the home or Mrs.

Herb Salmons as originally announced. Change was made because of road conditions following the rain. The United States imports wj conduct the meeting. Therearound eight million pounds of will be a silent auction following dried daisy blooms annually to the meeting. Imake pyrethrum, an insecticide.

Conduct Kcvival Al Gospel Tabernacle hllsband nnd a bolh MONMOUTH Elvin Swnnsonjof Oquawka; two other sons, Kyle is conducting revival meetings this of Aurora and Troy of Gladstone; week at (he Four Square Gospel five daughters, Mrs. Vinnie Ray Tabernacle. am Mrs Irva Brown, both of Services will be held through June 13 every evening al 7:45 p. m. except Saturday and Monday.

Wheels Stolen MONMOUTH Four wire spoke wheels have been reported stolen from a Studebaker Club Coupe at the Shell Service Station at 415 S. Main St. Report made to the police was that the station closed for Memorial Day and that on Tuesday morning wheels were gone from the car. They were valued at $45. New Windsor NEW WINDSOR Miss Jean Statler of Lacon accompanied Miss Jeanne Nelson to the home of her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. T. E. Nelson, over the weekend. Both young women attend Bradley University at Peoria.

Mrs. Lowell Wright entered Mo- linc Public Hospital Friday and did not undergo surgery that clay as previously stated. Dr. and Mrs. Glenn Norman Jr.

of St. Louis, who came attend the funeral of her father, Joe Peterson, Sunday also visited in the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Peterson. Mr.

and Mrs. LaVern Carlson visited her sister, Mrs. Myrtle Hicks of Burlington; Mrs. Catherine Lox of Gladstone; Mrs. Marie Cavins of Monmouth; and Mrs.

Riley Wilson of Galesburg; 27 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. UONMOUTI1 Hospital Admitted Tuesday were Jeff Haggcnjos, Ernest Hanlcy, Mrs. Clara Peterson, Mrs. Edna Harris, Pamela Jo Case, all of Monmouth; Charles Barrington of Alexis, Master Scott Gibson of Gerlaw and Mrs. Aurba Bridger of Viola.

Dismissed Tuesday was Master Cameron Staulh of Monmouth. Admitted today were Mrs. Bonnie Ishmacl of Monmouth and Mrs. Russell Lewis of Little York. Recovers Truck Believed Uged as Getaway Vehicle MONMOUTH E.

L. Armstrong has recovered his truck from Chillicothe where it had been aban- donded Monday. Truck was stolen at 2:30 a.m. in front of Armstrong's home and was thought to have been used by Earl Hammond of Prairie City following his breaking out of the Warren Counly jail. Truck was picked up by slate police in a ditch on a side road 18 miles north of Chillicothe.

It was taken to Chillicothe to a garage where Armstrong picked it up on Tuesday. Cannon 'War' Nears Cease Fire Status unusual event is scheduled for Alumni Day next Monday. The class of 1904 is scheduled to settle its 50-year-old dispute with the class of 1903 over the now-famous Civil War cannon which was dug out of Cedar Creek in 1952 and now has been placed in a permanent site near the science building on the campus. A. Wallace Barnes of the class of 1904 and formerly of Monmouth, has been contacting members of both his class and the class of 1903, and several members of both groups will be on the campus Monday to officially put an end to the state of unrest which has Involved the cannon from the spring of 1903 up until the present.

The ceremony is scheduled for late afternoon on Monday, and is expected to attract considerable Interest among townspeople who have followed the varied history of the cannon. One other alumni association activity on Monday will be the welcoming of the newest members of the group, the class of 1954. Sen iors and their parents will be guests at a luncheon at McMichael Hall at noon. Mrs. Bruce Barr, retiring president of the alumni board, will be in charge of the affair.

New Bradford Nine To Play Mitchells At Park Sunday Night Report on Cancer Drive Shows $2,555 Collected to Date MONMOUTH Warren County Cancer Drive Chairman Harry P. Frantz has reported that $2,555 has been raised to date in this year's campaign. Latest reports of amounts and chairmen in the township are as Coldbrook, Mrs. Emory Davis, Ellison, Mrs. Harold Ruble, Point Pleasant, Anna Mae Dakin.l $165; Berwick, Mrs.

Alma Neff and Mrs. Emergine Pratt, $78.90. Frantz urges all workers to com- MAN HAS CLOCK WITH ONE D. Eberle, rural Monmouth, who lives Vk miles south of Little York, has a markable clock in that it has only one hand. However, it is easy to read in that the minutes are carefully marked off between each large hour numeral.

The clock judging from its appearance is very old and Eberle secured it from an antique collector in Central City. Iowa, about a year ago. Also in his collection are two rare .45 frontier Colt peacemakers which he got in New Mexico. Plan Cameron Meeting of Legion Group CAMERON The 14th district meeting of the American Legion will be held in Cameron Sunday at 2 p. m.

E. S. Bolingef, district commander from Cameron will be in charge. Bob Nooner of Plymouth, 3rd Division commander, will give the main address of the meeting. Following the meeting the past commanders of all the posts will meet to organize a district Past Commanders' Club.

Stan Merlon of Monmouth is chairman of the committee. The 14th district is composed of 36 posts in Rock Island, Mercer, Warren, Henderson, McDonough and Hancock Counties. MONMOUTH New Bradford will meet Mitchells Sunday in an exhibition softball game a I Mon- plete their calls so that final re mouth Park at 8 p.m. turns may be made. Drive got Tonight, if weather permits, the under way April 27.

postponed game between Mitchells and Gambles will be played. If Nearly four.tons of aphids have rained out it would be re-sched- been found in a single acre of uled for June 20. alfalfa. Presentation of Awards Plamietl At Legion Meet feature at the regular meeting of the Marion J. Fletcher Post of the American Legion Thursday evening will be the presentation of the American citizenship awards to 11 eighth- grade graduates from Junior Central High School, the Immaculate Conception Grade School and the Little York Grade School.

Dr John Martin of Davenport, past national Legion Americanism chairman, will speak and present the awards. Parents of the award winners will be special guests of the Legion. It is an open meeting and anyone interested is welcome to attend. Refreshments will be served after the meeting. Monmouth College Summer Session Will Begin on June 14 annual summer session at Monmouth College is slated to get underway on Monday, June 14.

Tin's year's term has been shortened from eight to six weeks, and will finish up on July 23. Registration for the summer term will be held Monday morning, June 14, for all students. Dean Hugh Beveridge, who is director of the summer session, indicated this morning that the schedule of classes will be available this week for those who wish to plan their programs before registration day. READ THE WANT ADS LOST 25 lbs. Enjoy Eating PERU, IU j.

"I have lOBt 26 lbs in 4 weeks while following: the Hen- noV Concentrate home recipe. I feel very much better and don't have that full feeling' when I eat now. Thanks to Renne) I can enjoy my mealB." So writes Mr. William Zacher of 2216 2nd St. Rennel has been proven and endorsed by your nelgrhbors.

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