Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 3

ALTON EVENING TELEGKAPH PAGE THREJS Committee Wood River icl by Mrs Manning the Incoming President i inn' 11 1110 were made Mrs. M. F. Manninp of the club, a inc i niching since thp ann icHvfoncers who too Mrs. G.

L. McKlnnej Of( lo-prcsident; Mrs. Eugen "1 ocl second vice-president Fnhn stock, spcrptary; Mrs MrS Cheeper, treasurer. Ma Waymire, outgoin named prefect, an. rPS Mvr le Phelan, publicit MrS ma -lake Schmieder i chairman, ys Rnd mcan 0 assisted by Mrs.

J. Mrs Eugene Fahnestock McAnnny, and Mrs Cross'and defense com will he Mr, Hovvden, assisted by Mr Maloney, Mrs. Manns M.f H. Brown. Chairma welfare committee is Mr ve Grav.

and members Arthur Ci-onan. Mrs. ar Pa" 1 Schleeper ield, and Mrs executive committee, com A Mrs J. J- Heilley, Mr Green? Mrs. S.

R. Hag Mrs. Bert Morrison, wil Urn the entertainment com me nev Father E. J. Dougla ad resscd the club on the possibili Cot defense work, and the club oted to organize a sewing um (or defense.

Mrs James Green sang a solo Bless America," with the club member, joining in the chorus. She was accompanied by Mrs. G. "Stowing a potluck luncheon, i -business meeting was held, a which Mrs. Jack Harmon review ed "Husbands are Difficult, Phyllis McGinley, a former school eirl friend of Mrs.

Harmon. Bunco was played, and winner: Mrs. Matt, Waymire, Mrs. Hageman, Mrs. J.

J. Maloney and Mrs. Myrtle Phelan. First Aid Class WOOD RIVER. A class in Ret Cross first aid, sponsored by the Wood River American Legion post will open next Tuesday night at (lie Legion hall, at 8 p.

m. The will be taught by Loyn Palmer, Standard Oil safety man who will have sufficient assistance to accommodate 100 in the class The course is not limited to Legionnaires and persons may enrol with Mr. Palmer regardless of whether or not they belong to the organization. To Entertain Club WOOD Howard Gibson and Mrs. Peter Fox will entertain the Past Oracle Club at the Paradise Tea Room Friday night at 7:30.

Past Noble Grand Club WOOD Past Noble Grand club met Tuesday evening at the Paradise Tea Room. After a short business meeting, a social hour was held. Games were played and prizes were giveiv to Mrs. Marie Parker, Mrs. Mary Heuer, Mrs.

Emma Thompson and Mrs. Marie Frederickson. Defense slamps were given as prizes. Refreshments were served. To Sow for Red Cross WOOD next Thursday the Women of the Methodist Philathea class and the Society of Christian Service will sew for.

the Red Cross at the church from 10 o'clock until 3:30. A pot-luck dinner will be served at noon. The committee Is Mrs. Merle Manley, chairman, Mrs. Harry Hanson, Mrs.

P. Pierce and Mrs. Frank Bauer. Anyone having a sewing machine they will lend may get in touch with any member of the committee. Booster Class Meets WOOD Christian Booster class of the Presbyterian church met at the home of Mr.

ant, Mrs. William Bacheldor of Penning avenue Tuesday night. was a social meeting and "carts" was the diversion of the evening. x( wcre won by Mrs Volz. Ray volz, Mrs.

Wayne Hemantoler and Charles Arbuthnot. Refreshments were served. Mrs. Elvis FHzhugh, teacher of viih itc(i mem to meet Her at her home at 613 Ser- ln S'fcl, Alton, Feb. 10.

from Hospital rs. Ida Wues- fron Ce aS rCUr fl from Alton Memorial hospital sovor wvcrc to Np Car' ave who has re- US 1 fiwernment in the "leal inspection department YS'r-r'" 1 Feb tor Vhpre wl bo Indium Unitefl Stntcs roll WHI 7 rnllon Mrs Cnr- unlil ln Wood Rlvcr fr 'Gordon Olt, Mr. and Mrs. alll Stale lonio rrom St. I III relieve Misery of was i's "perution for appen COLDS 666 UQUID TABLETS SALVE Nouo Urout Cou H'uudu-ful lieadu IH-Y Council Shelby Willis, son oJ; Mr.

and Mrs. Shelby K. Willis, who has been elected president of Alton City Hi-Y Council. Willis, recently elected president of the senioi class at Alton High and vice-president of Red-Gray Hi-Y Club, will preside over the council for a term ending in June. Elected to serve with him are Roy Cannon, vice-president and James Black, secretary-treasurer.

Baccalaureate at Wood River High 4 Sunday Night Rev. E. E. DeLong of Presbyterian Church Will Speak WOOD RIVER, Jan. Rev.

E. DeLong, pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Wood River, will deliver the sermon at Wood River high school baccalaureate services Sunday at 8:15 p. m. in the high school auditorium. The Rev.

William F. Bohn of East Alton First Baptist Church will preside, and will read the scripture, lesson and the benedictory prayer. The evening prayer will be read by the Rev. Ray Johnson of the First Baptist Churclj of Wood River. A violin solo by Ralph C.

Ritchey, accompanied by Miss Ruth Edwards, will open the program, followed by the processional, Zion Haste," and the doxology, "Praise God From Whom AH Blessings Flow." The high school chorus, directed by Miss Frances Smith and accompanied by Miss Jean Dorsey, will present "Remember Now Thy Creator," Handel's "Hear Us, Father," and "Crusaders' Hymn." The program will close with the recessional, "The Son of God Goes Forth To War." 97 Register At.Wood River WOOD RIVER, Jan. a steady trickle of registrants, volunteers for civilian defenss work during the first three days have fallen far short of filling the prospective needs of the community as outlined by the civilian defense committee. Ninety-seven registrants had filled out cards at the municipal water office Wednesday night, registrars said. Enrollment of volunteers is being conducted daily from 2 to 5 and nightly from 7 to 9 by the Wood River Lions club. The registration as of Wednesday falls short of furnishing half of the persons needed for air-raid warden service alone.

G. O. DeAtley, chief air-raid warden, has estimated that at least 200 wardens will be need in thc block system. The teaching staffs in the local high school and grade schools have a high percentage of registration. Among the registrants Wednesday night was B.

M. Harrod, blind newspaper distributor, a banker, a 16-year-old girl, and a 64-year-old woman. Name Wood River Sub-Chairmen oi Salvage Work Neighborhood Depots Will He Opened Within Few Days WOOD IUVEH, Jun. 15 Nineteen Wood River residents liavc been appointed salvage sub-chairmen to aid in collection of wrrtte materials for defense, and neighborhood depots for the collection will open within a few days, The appointments announced today by Sig Langner, salvage chairman of the civilian defense committee. The depots will he within walking distance of every Wood River resident, and will bo operated on the theory that current waste collection services are obtaining only a portion of the material available.

Residents who have Ae paper, rubber, rags, or metal will be asked to deposit it at the depots, if they are not already services by a collection agency. Five sites already been volunteered for use as depots, and the -sub-chairmen are expected to locate the additional sites within a few flays. Neighborhood chairmen, and the areas they will handle: Ralph Volz, the area bounded by Esther Ninth, city limits, and Sixth; Herman Wuestenfeld, Esther, Thirteenth, city limits, Ninth; Joseph Barr, Madison, Ninth, Esther, Sixth; Roy McMillen, Madison, Fourteenth, Esther, Ninth. Amiel Brummer, Penning, Ninth, Madison, Sixth; Fred Graham, Edwardsville Road, Fourteenth, Madison, Ninth; Jack Robinson, Edwardsville Road, Ninth, Penning, Sixth; George Hayes, City Limits, Ninth, Edwardsville Road, Dulany; Sid Gaboon, Edwardsville Road, Sixth, Penning, Third. E.

F. Council, Penning, Sixth, Madison, Third; Joseph Verdun Penning, Third, Madison, First; Mullen, Beach, Third, Penning. WhiteJaw; Merle Hanes, Lang, Third, Beach, Whitelaw; Hunt, Penning, First, Madison, Alton-St. Louis Road. Elmer Lynn, Eckhard-Eaton Whitelaw, Penning, city limits; Don McConnell, Conley-Chessen Wood River, Eckhard, Alton-St Louis Road; Richard Nuse, city limits, Conley-Chessen, Alton-St Louis Road; Joseph Pelan, city limits; Calvin Brown, Rosewood Heights, Announce Birth WOOD and Mrs Nelson Whittleman of Alton are announcing the birth a daughter at Alton Memorial hospita Wednesday morning, Jan.

14. Mrs Whittleman is the former Kathleen Wuestenfeld, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Herman Wuestenfeld ol Ninth street. Mrs. Eudell Wuestenfeld and baby daughter, Diane, of St.

Louis have been the guest of her mother, Mrs. Inez Specii, for several days. Junior Auxiliary to Meet WOOD Junior Auxiliary of the American Legion will meet Saturday afternoon at the home of Dorothy Meiners, 530 First The girls will draw names of their 204 pals. Wood Rivor Fire Call WOOD RIVER, Jan. 15 The fire department was called out at 11:15 a.

m. today to 45 Alton-Edwardsville road where an overheated pipe at the Peck Motor had caused alarm. The fire was extinguished and only slight damage was incurred. First-Aid Course WOOD RIVER. Jan.

second of the series of 10 courses Red Cross first aid work, heid Wednesday evening at East Alton- Wood River Community High school, was attended by 90 persons. The first of the meetings was held it Girl Scout. Little House. Grass Fire WOOD RIVER. The Wood River fire truck was summoned to extinguish a grass fire Wednesday afternoon in a lot adjoining the Wood River Daily Press building.

Wood Kiver Notes WOOD Roy Hart and son, Leroy, of Staunton were of Mr, ami Mrs. John Gmvos of Seventh street Sunday. Mr. nnd Mrs, Henry Muth of Eighth street spent Wednesday at St. Louis.

Mrs. C. Verne Hildcbrnnd of Hnllornn nvcnue is patient at Memorial hospital. I C. K.

Best: of Penning avenue has I been ill at. his home this past I week. Mrs. Rudolph Sowders Rudy of Alton visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Charles F. Glinmcr- son, of Jennings avenue Monday. Mrs. Henry Hooper, Mrs. David Sral and Mrs.

Carrie Hadfield of Jorseyville spent Wednesday with Mrs. Frank Gerson of the State Aid llond. Mrs. Louis Grose of Second street has been ill at her home for the last. week.

Mrs. W. Copley anil Mrs. J. W.

Copley wore Tuesday guests of Mrs. Lillian Beard and Mrs. Starr Oulson of street. A. G.

Friederich of Whitelaw avenue is ill at his home. Mrs. J. Markovilch, Mrs. John Barko and Mrs.

Joe Pelan were guests of Mrs. Dvorchak Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pelan and two sons visited Mr.

and Mrs. Jon Pelan Tuesday night. Edward Dalhous of Eden Seminary at Webster Groves spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Dalhous, of Rosewood Heights.

Mrs. Ed Brave and Miss Thelrna Brave of Wanda, Mrs. W. F. McDaniels and Mrs.

Cecil Dahncke spent Tuesday at. St. Louis. Mrs. Bernard Purvis of Wood River avenue is recovering at her" home from an attack of flu.

Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Bachanan of Vandalia spent Sunday with their daughter and son-in-law, Mr.

and Mrs. Lewis Hudson, of Fifth street. Mrs. Susan Lewis of Chesterfield is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Harry Anderson, of Penning avenue.

Miss Mar.y Eaton of Ninth street visited friends at University City Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Davis of George street were guests of relatives at Versailles Monday and Tuesday. The Lutheran Ladies Aid Society had an all day quilting today at the home of Mrs.

Charles Bartels of 803 Ferguson. Lora Lane of Medora is at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. S.

Gimmy of West Jennings avenue. NYA Aid Will Be Cut at Wood River WOOD RIVER, Jan. 15. The amount of NYA aid at the Wooa River community high school will be sharply curtailed next semester, Principal R. A.

Scheer has been informed. The cut in funds will result in reducing from 30 10 11 the number of students aided by the NYA. The slash comes as a result of reduced appropriations for the administration, Scheer said. NYA students received a maximum of $6 a month, for 20 hours of work performed in the school cafeteria, at athletic contests, in the library, and elsewhere. Scheer said that some of the jobs eliminated as a result of the budget cut will be replaced by the high school.

The school, however, will select its personnel on the basis of efficiency, rather than need, a determining factor with the NYA. Own qour home HOME LOANS for HOME FOLKS AT LOW COST PIASA BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION 214 West Third Street DIAL 3-3931 Read Telegraph Want-Ads Daily Upper Alton News for Iforse nncl UtiKK.v The horso nnd buggy soemed more closely at hand ns Pnlrolman Lester Lyon stood at the intersac- lion of Main street and College avenue in the center of tin; slab with both arms outstretched as he held back all motor traffic on the state highway, giving the entire I'ight-of-wny to a brand new wagon to which was bitched a tall, black mule and which was driven by the owner, a colored man. This outfit has attracted notice of late as talk increases of. the return of the horse ns a moans of travel. The tnll black mule with a high head, matches up with the new steel wheel wagon.

Njt exactly like the old time "high- lifed" horses with "head up and tail over the dashboard" this out- fi' seems to have nil the requirements for a good substantial means of haulidng goods of. all kinds without the aid of gasoline or rubber tires. Rev. Ham To AUend While recuperating from injuries" sustained two weeks ago in an automobile accident, tho Rev. B.

G. Ham, Baptist pastor at Bunker Hill, will come to Alton Saturday to attend the fellowship meeting nnd dinner to be held Jameson Baptist church on Sanford avenue. The Rev. W. J.

Richardson said today ho had received word from the Rev. Ham saying he would be able to come to Alton on this occasion. Find Stolen Car Close to Home, Mrs. Alma Corrigan, of 2913 Buena Vista avenue, reported to police early this morning that her car had been stolen. She said the car had been left standing in front of the house with the keys in the ignition lock and the family had not noticed the automobile missing until day light.

Police located the car at 8:10 a. m. at the corner of Hollywood and Buena Vista, outside the city. Apparently joy- riders had returned the car leaving it very close to home. Military Police Corporal Norman Tomlinson wrote his parents, Mr, and Mrs.

Guss Tomlinson, that he was made a corporal upon his return to Camp Forrest in Tennessee after he had visited here on a Christmas furlough. He is with the military police unit at Camp Forrest. David Tomlinson, an assistant superintendent in the oil fields at Corpus Christi, left Monda; for his home. He had made a trip to Alton to visit his father who is ill. Horse Shoer 111 Since December At his residence, 2121 Country Club avenue, Guss Tomlinson, expert shoer of horses, was reported slowly improving from a serious illness that has disabled him since Dec.

13. An attack of rheumatism coming upon Tomlinson suddenly, put him to bed more than a month ago. He is able to be up and can walk. The trouble at first centered in his feet and for several weeks he could not stand up. He is able to be up and walks about the house with the aid of a cane.

It will be a couple of weeks before he is able to be out, the family reported. With the outlook for more horses to be shod than in the last few years, Tomlinson is trying to find a horse shoer to work for him. He has a shop at his garage in iho rear of his home on Country Club nnd occnsionnlly horses are brought there to be shod. The business in the past few yeats has boon niniost entirely saddle hoi.xc.i. (Juss Tomlinson intimated be may be required to expand bis shoeing facilities, if more hoofs me to have shoes nailed to llumi.

Funeral services for Mrs. Frank Sargent will be hold Friday afler- noon at '2 o'clock at Stroepor funeral home. Dr. F. M.

pastor of. Upper Alton J'Jnplhl church when- Mrs. Sargent been a member over fifty will conduct; the services. Burial will be in Oaluvood cemetery. The body may be viewed this evening after 6 o'clock at StreepcT funeral home.

Motorist Takes Ride Over A motorist Ties had a rough ride Sears WAREHOUSE CLOSEOUT STORM SASH SALE down the cut-off track last the car stradling the west rnii of the track. The rough Koinj; put Iho car out of commission after a time and the outfit stalled at the east end of Bndley avenue. One tire blew out, two springs broken and the rear end was almost shaken out of tho ear according to those who look the -car off the track. The only way this strange auto ride could he accounted for is that the driver drove his car upon the railroad at the coal yard just north of College avenue station, then drove south over thc College avenue diaduct. Fred Swain's wrecking crew were called by the Alton police department at 10:15 last night to get thc caf off the track after Badley avenue residents reported the plight of the motorist.

The train dispatcher on "The Alton" bald all trains at Godfrey and Wana until the track could be cleared. The wrecking crew secured permission from hte family residing at the end of Badley avenue, to place the wrecker in their back yard while steel cables were run out over the railroad right of way to haul the car in. Screen Pictures ut Jameson Dr. J. Stuart Hydanus who is completing the second week of his meetings at Jameson Baptist r.burrh, will spenk tonight, on tho subject "The Bible In The Slat's." night his subject is "In The I.asl Days Shall Signs In The Sun, Moon nnd Stars, And Upon tho Earth Distress of Nations." pictures are being shown each evening Jameson c'hurch by the Rev.

Hydanus. He is boiim assisted by Mrs. Hydnnus, a talented musician. Unconscious Twelve Days Mrs. Wesley Christy, of Spauld- si reef, visited flit her, Crowe, street, in St.

of Fletcher Hospital where' be lias been patient the past twelve days since suffering stroke of paralysis. Mrs. Christy said there bad boon no change in his condition. He has been unconscious during the twelve days. Wri-cker Takes Oar Out of Canal The Swain wrecking crew performed tho difficult task early this morning of taking an automobile out of thc canal at Canal bridge below Hartford.

Fred Swain, of (he Swain Service Station, said Earl Wunderlieh, of 3671 Olive street, St. Louis, was brought to his place this morning at 6:120 by a motorist who was passing when the Wunderlieh car went off the road at tho south side of the bridge and went, into Clement Vericker, also of St. Louis, was riding with Wunder- lieh. Both sustained injuries and both were taken to Alton wncre they received hospital treatment and left the hospital soon afterward. The Swain wrecker had to run out two hundred feet of stool cable to lift the car from the canal love! back to the highway.

Speakers For Fellowship Rev. William Hamby and Rev. Walter Binney are to be the afr ternoon speakers Saturday when tho Mississippi Valley Fellowship holds its quarterly meeting at Jameson Baptist church. The meeting will open at 3 o'clock. Women of the church will serve a fellowship dinner at 5:30 for the visiting ministers and other guests.

The evening session of the fellowship will be addressed by Dr. J. Stuard Hydanus. Leg Back in Cast William Howell, of North Seminary street, who has been a Memorial hospital patient, the past three months following an accident in which he sustained a brok- on log, WHS not. able to leave tho hospital last week as he hud planned to do.

His surgeon put the injured leg back in a rual it was sain today. Unwell was struck by an auto-' 1 last fall as he attempted to walk across Washington avenue at. tils College avenue Intersection. I'otluek Slipper Tomorrow Members of the Golden Rule class of College Avenue Presbyterian Sunday school will have a potluck supper tomorrow night: at Huskell Iiou.se fit 6:30. Thc class will have a business and social session during the evening.

Mrs. Eil Otic Dies in Springfield Relatives in Alton were informed this morning of the death at noon yesterday in Springfekl of Mrs, Elizabeth Ogle, wife of Edward Oslo, at the residence, 3937 West Grand avenue, South, in the capital city. Mrs. Ogle, a member of the Tuscher family, had been confined to bed since December 28, the relatives were informed. She was 60 years of age.

The couple had no children. Besides husband there are three brothers, John and Fred Tuscher, druggists at Mordosia, and Charles, of Portcrville, and four sisters. Mrs. Dora Wilkinson, Miss Carrie and Mrs. Clnra Dodd, of Springfield, Miss Daisy Tuscher, of California.

Alton relatives were Informed that funeral plans are not complete but. burial will be in Litchfield, the old home of the Saturday or Sunday. Upper Alton Personals Jesse Bonnell is confined to bed at his home, 2215 College avenue, by an attack of flu. Bonnell worked Monday and has been in bed since. There had been no improvement in his condition today.

Hugh Sargent of the University of Illinois will come to Alton tomorrow to attend the funeral of his grandmother, Mrs. Frank Sargent. Leonard Block, owner of the Len Restaurant on College avenue, is moving from Bloomer to the Sargent property he has leased and which was vacated on Monday by City Engineer Clifford Abraham' Read Telegraph Want-Ads ANNUAL WAREHOUSE CLEARANCE NEW FURNACES AND STOKERS During January Sales SAVE 10 to SIZES FOR ALL WINDOWS Two-Lite Clear Class Ponclcrosa Pine Frames Chemically Treated Immediate Delivery ALL SIZES IN STOCK $1,55 $1,65 $1,80 $1,90 2'-4x3'-7i $1,85 $2,00 $2,10 $2.40 III 2'-6x4'- 2'-Sx4'. 2 -6x6 2'-8x4'- 2'-8x5'-7 $3,20 2'-10x4'-7; $2,55 3'-Ox4'-7i $2,80 $2.55 $2.25 $2.40 $2.60 $2,40 $2.60 10-YR. GUARANTEED "Hercules" Furnaces Reduced Prices Start At Quail.

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