Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 15

PAGE SIXTEEN EVENING TELEGRAPH Registration at Wood River Shows Population Rise Kxrcndrd by 1000 Ad vance Estimates of Officials WOOD RIVER, Mny R. RPR. islralion for ratloninc, completed here Thursrlay, Indicated a population increase Wood or since tho 1010 census. A loin I of 10,021 persona were regislerpd during HIP four days, and War Ralion hooks wpYf issued hPad registrar G. A.

Smith announced fhis morning. Since HIP registration was cori- dueled by school districts, no reel romparison with Iho census figures ran ho made. The regis- Iralion, however, exceeded hy 1000 Dip advanr-p rsllmnlp, which was 1 based on In lost availnhle figures. The advance estimate for the dis- Iricl, which includes Hartford, was noon. 7'he Hartford regislrntfon was 2012 nnd thai of Wood River 8000.

The school district does not elude that part of the city north of the high school, an area that has seen much new home construction in Iho past year. on Ihe last day was Ih- lightest of the four with only 175G applications being mado. Supplies were nevertheless exhausted, nnd Smith had to make a trip Edwnrdsville in the morning for more forms. Smith today thanked Ihe 41 Ipachers who served as registrars. and announced that the board of.

education had decided against hold. ing classes for the day. The un: scheduled holiday was granted foi recognition of Ihe gruelling wiuk performed by the, teachers, many i of whom served 10 hours a day for tho four days. 'Methodist Church WOOD The Rev. C.

C. Smith has chosen "Family Religion" ns the worship theme for fhe morning services Sannday. At Ihe evening services fhve speakers will talk on "What I Like About My Home." They ane Mrs. Lauiv. Hall, Mrs.

Hartman, F. i G. Dykeman, Wesfcy Hoover and Dr. W. M.

Brovim: At the conclu- sion of the services the third quar- terly conference will be held, with Dr. Brown, district superintendent, presiding. The Woman's Society of Chrls; tion service will attend a district meeting at East St. Louis Tuesday at the Methodist Church. Ray L.

Smith, eoTitor of. the Christian Ad; vocate, will speak there in the evening at a men's meeting. I To Visit Sons VPOOn RIVER Mrs. 'Roger HflVcomb of Lorene avenue and Mrs. J.

B. Wainwright of Eighth street left today for DePauw University, where they will be guests of their sons, Roger and James Wainwright. They will attend the May Day ex- i ercises on Saturday and the moth- or's day program Sunday. Hostess to Club WOOD RIVER Mrs. Starr Oulson of Eighth street was ess to her club at her home Thurs- I day afternoon.

Those excelling and winning prizes were Mrs. TJward Frey, Mrs. Frank Meyer, Mrs. Frank and Mrs. Waltz plegate.

Potted flowering plants and spring flowers decorated the and table. Others attending were Mrs. Ralph Haag, Mrs. Hari, old Greene and Mrs. Lillian Beard, On Vacation WOOD RIVER Mr.

and Mrs, i.Fred Graham of Mndiion avenue and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dwiggens stopped at Murphysboro Sunday i-night nnd were overnight guests of the Rev. and Mrs. Ray Johnson, i formerly of Wood River.

They are on their vacation and 1 stopped to see Ihe Johnsons en i route to New Orleans. I Correction i WOOD RIVER The Kum jiDubble Class of (he Baptist, church meet Friday, May 15, with Fred Lynch of 804 State 1 strpct. 8, Flag Raising at Lincoln School List of Teachers Is Announced by Roxana Schools Board Votes to Employ Draftee's Wife Till He Returns Home on Furlough Observance at Lincoln school Friday morning as school children raised a flag given to the school by Mrs. R. D.

Stouder, vice-president of the Lincoln PTA and chairman of the program committee. Huber Funeral At Wood River WOOD RIVER, May 8 services for Charles Huber, retired Standard Oil employe, who died Monday evening at his home on Jennings avenue, were conducted at 2 p. m. Thursday at Streeper's funeral home by the Rev. William Bonn of East Alton Baptist church.

Pallbearers were Herman Vogo helm, Wilriam Hawkins, Malt Freeman, Roy Thompson, John Wageman, and Randall Myers. Flower bearers were Mrs. Ethel Bergcr, Mrs. Mary Berger, Mrs. Vincent Huber, Mrs.

Harry Spann, Miss Bonnie Stelngrubey, Miss Patricia Steingrubey, Mrs. Edna Pinnelburg, and Mrs. Virginia Schamie. A quartet composed of Mrs. Roy Thompson, Mrs.

Randall Myers, Dr. s. H. Allen, and Myron Ingram sang "It Is Well With My Soul," and "Does Jesus Care?" Burial took place at Woodland Hill cemetery. Visitor RfltuniH Home WOOD RIVER Mrs.

Edna Hill, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Joe Rhodes of Wood River avenue, returned to her home at Kansas City after a two- week visit here. Mrs. Rhodes accompanied her to her train at East St. P.T.A.

Benefit I'artleft WOOD RIVER. Mrs. Keith Me and of Twelflh street entertained at her home Saturday night for the benefit of the Brushy Grove P.T.A. There were three tables of pinochle and prizes wero won by Mrs. Merle Lloyd Burger, Le- Jand Longman, Mrs.

S. H. McGill and Mrs. Leland Longman. Spring flowers were used for table ornamentation.

Refreshments wero served late In Ihe evening. Mrs. Willinrn C. Hamilton of Central avenue was hostess to a benefit party Thursday night. Pinochle was the diversion of the evening.

High scores were made by Mrs. Merle Young and Mrs. Leland Longman. Refreshments were served. Knllsls In Air Corps WOOD RIVER.

Arthur Lowell Vineyard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Vineyard of Ninth street, left Thursday morning Field, St. Louis. He has enlisted in the Air Corps.

Birthday Theater Party WOOD RIVER. Oliver VIM-IK son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliv Vernor, of Lorena avenue served his thirteenth birthday a luncheon and Iheater parly 19 of his friends on Wedncsd, night. Luncheon Was served at 6...

Cut flowers and" a birthday pnk ornamented the table, and Olive was presented with gifts from -h guests. After luncheon the grou went to (he Wood River theatei Attend District Meeting WOOD RIVER. Mr. and Mr; B. H.

Williams, Mrs. Fred Parker Mrs. Marie Fredrickson, Mrs. Ros Henson, Mrs. Bessie Borman, Mn Delia Gibson, Mrs.

Daisy Springer Mrs. Evelyn' 'Perry, Mrs. Ven Nichols, Mrs. Isabelle Oliver, Mrs Mary Heuer, Mrs. Fred Landre Miss Dorothy Landre, Mrs.

C. Van Home and Mrs. A. L. Fried crick of Wood River and Mrs.

Keis er of Bethalto attended the dis trlct meeting of the Rebekah at East St. Louis Friday night ai the Broadview Hotel. Trnnsforred to California "WOOD RIVER. Sgt. Harmoi Ferguson, who has recently been stationed in Ogden, Utah, has been transferred to Guadalupe, where his company is now on guard duty during the evacuation of the Japanese.

"This town Is S3 percent Japanese and we are on guard duly down here while the evacuatl6n of Ihe Japs is under way," he wrote In a recent letter. "We are 75 miles from our base camp, and cook our own meals. This is the center of the artichoke and cauliflower farm- Ing nnd it is all run by Japanese and Italians. They are under curfew law and have to be in by 8 in the evening, so when we go down the streets we don't see anything hut the Mexicans who live here and work In the fields. The -Japs sure hate to leave here, but; you can't lake any chances with them." When Ferguson's company left Utah most of the men thought they were headed for embarkation to some foreign front.

It was not until they had passed through San Francisco that they realized they were being transferred to some other station in this country. Wood Blvcr Notes WOOD RIVER The Rev. and Mrs. O. C.

Smith of Lorena avenue visited the Rev. Smith's parents at' Dahlgren Monday. They spent Monday night with their son and daughter-in-law at Marlon. On Tuesday they were guests of Mr. and Mrs.

Graydon Young at Carbondale. were accompanied home by Mrs. Laura Adams, who has eben visiling in Carbondale for a month, Mr. 'and Mrs. Haag of Ninlh slreet spent the weekend at Mattoon.

Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Williams of Rosewood Heights were Wednesday evening dinner guests of Mr.

and Mrs. Fred Parker of Penning avenue. Joe Morgan, son of Mr. and Mrs; Toe Morgan of Tipton avenue is ill of measles. -Miss Mary Boyd and Miss Nina rlarris attended the Hollywood Victory Caravan at the Municipal Auditorium at St.

Louis Wednesday night. Jackie Goldfarb plans to attend University of Missouri at Columbia the fall. The Rev. L. R.

Strothers of St. will occupy the pulpit of the Baptist church both morning nd evening, Sunday. White Cross Auxiliary To Hear Col. Reasoner Col. Mathew A.

Reasoner, a re- red army medical corps officer, 'ill speak at the annual meeting the White Cross Auxiliary of Iton Memorial Hospital Tuesday I. 2:30 p. m. In First Methodist hurch. Col.

Reasoner, who has served many foreign countries inciting the Philippines, will speak of is experience. ROXANA, May 8 After the regular Muy meeting of the board of education of District 10,3 at Burbank school this week it was announced that the personnel of the elementary schools for Iho 1942-43 term will consist of the following Instructors: Latham E. Harris, superintendent of schools; Edison School teachers, Kathryn Smith, Calvene Inwood and Myrtle Tudor; Brushy Grove School, Helen Gale, principal, Catherine Adams and Mrs. Dorothy Marlcle; Burbank school, Evelyn Hallowell, Ralph Rader, Sibyl Johnson, Thomas Israel, Mildred Murphy, Grace Dobbs and Lorene Ifale. Special, teachers, remedial reading and girls' physical education, Dorothy physical education and arts and crafts, John Genlnattl; music, Opal G.

Harney. Louise Armes and Mrs. James R. Patterson were hired as secretary and school nurse, respectively. Miss Mary Luckey did not apply.

The board voted to re-employ Mrs. Maricle, first grade teacher and recent bride of Private Otis Marlcle, principal of Brushy Grove School, prior to his Induction into the United States Army, until he returns from military service. A. to Meet ROXANA The May meeting of the Brushy Grove Parent-'Teacher Association will be held Monday, May 11. -Miss Harney and W.

E. Kuhn will have charge of a musical program. This will be the iast meeting of the year. Entertain People ROXANA The young people the First Baptist Church entertained 100 young people from eight other churches Thursday night. The Rev.

Roger Chute of Collinsville was in charge of the service. Refreshments were served. Roxarta children will participate in the program. Miss Mitchell teaches dancing at the Old Village Hall. Koxnnn Notes ROXANA W.

Llsano returned to his home in Houston, Texas, on Wednesday after a few weeks' vis- It with his daughter 'and son-in- law, Mr. and Mrs. James Phillips, on Tydemnn avenue, Mrs. Victor Kroeger and daughter returned to their home at 110 Central avenue, Wood' River, Monday from St. Joseph's Hospital.

They have named the baby, Judith Marie. Mrs. Ethel Henry of Glrard visited her daughter, Mrs. Victor Kroegor, at the St, Joseph's hos- i pital I OWN LINE MEXICAN HAND WOVEN Huaraches $1 VICK'S 211 P1A8A STKEET Corp. Edward Earl Fleming, who Is located at Turner Field, Albany, is on a ISrday furlough and is visiting his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Robert Fleming, of 230 West Delmar avenue. Roxana District Registers 2448 ROXANA, May 8 Registration for sugar ratio.iing ended at 5 p. m. Thursday in District 103, Roxana, with a final total of 2448 applications filed and 2332 War Ration Books issued.

The figures represent a gain of approximately 600 in population compared to the 1940 census of this Schools were not dismissed during rationing week because 60 mothers and fathers of school children worked during school hours while the teachers assumed command from 3:30 until 5 p. m. Several mothers were enthusiastic enough about the program to work the entire period for the four days. Registrants did not encounter waiting periods at any time. Mrs.

Grace Willis, Former SouthRoxanaWoman.Dies ROXANA, May 8 Mrs. Grace Willis, 55, wife of William M. Willis of Benton, died Thursday at 9 p. m. at Benton after an illness of 13 months.

Mrs. Willis had resided for a short time in South Roxana with her daughter, Mrs. John Kleuman. Survivors.include four sons, Max, John, George Wayne and Jack Willis of South Roxana; a daughter, Mrs. Wilson Stagner of Benton, and a niece; Mrs.

Everett Griffith of Alton. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2 p. m. by the Rev. McDuffey in Norlh Benlon church.

Burial will be in Benlon cemetery. Certification Exercises ROXANA Eighth grade certification exercises will be held in the Edison gymnasium, May 28. The school term will end May 29. Take Final Exam ROXANA Twenty members of the Red Cross Home Nursing Class look their final examination Thursday morning at the community buildinp. Mrs.

O. L. Drennan has taught the course. The Red Cross Nutrition Class, instructed by Mrs. Carl McCullough and Mis.i Dorothy Smith closed Thursday night with seven women taking the final examination.

Those members are now eligible to enter the Canteen Course that begins in Alton May 11. Junior "Follies" ROXANA Miss Pearl Mitchell will present her "Junior Follies of 1942" at the Wood River theater on May 13 at about 8 p. m. Fifteen Peru President Visits FDR in White House WASHINGTON, May 8, UP) Two presidents occupied the White House today as President Manue Prado of Peru reviewed with his host, President Roosevelt, the tour he will make oJJ' Washington and defense Industries as the guest ol the United States government, President Prado arrived in Washington yesterday afternoon, completing a flight from Lima. Fol lowing a state first Mr, Roosevelt has given since the war Prado was an overnight White House guest.

Today, he Was to visit the United States naval academy at Annapolis. The Peruvian president will leave Monday night for Detroit. Washington had its first parade and fanfare since Pearl Harbor when President Roosevelt drove to Boiling field yesterday to greet Dr. Prado, first South American president ever to visit the United Stales while in office. Homing pigeons fly only in daylight, bul some night flyers wero developed by the French during World War I.

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