Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 6

PAGE SIX ALTON EVENING TELEGRAPH PA i 11 Qu Tli ei and pas InU plo: last to ton 16 pet W8. thr for tot MX Te to RC Hi er th to 6t lr u' Society. PARTIES WEDDINGS TEA 8 DANCES RECEPTIONS First Pictures of Antarctic Actual Rescue of Ellsworth lllllllllllllllllllllllliiiiMilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllr: Tea For Miss Pembroke Chatterbox Club of the Alton Academy of Beauty Culture gave a tea this afternoon, honoring Miss Oarnelta Pembroke, a student, on the occasion of her birthday anniversary. Students who will graduate from the academy In the class of 1936 were In attendance and presented Miss Pembroke with flowers. Miss June Croxton poured, and Mrs.

N. Kotsos served. Travel Club Entertained Miss Pearl Paul und Miss Lauretta Paul were hostesses to members of the Travel Club Wednesday night, entertaining nt their home In Euclid Place. Guests In nddilion to club members were Miss Irene Deg- cnhardt and Miss Clara Blackard. Miss Lela M.

Hill spoke on "Origin and History of Luce" nnd Mrs. P. W. Jacoby on "Lncc Makers of Today." Miss Hill nnd Mrs. Jacoby, as well as other guests, exhibited laces.

Refreshments were served following the program, and the St. Patrick motif was used with pleasing effect in the decorative scheme an favors. Mrs. Robert Staehle and Mrs. I O.

Craton will entertain the clu on April 1, nnd the members will re spend to roll call New in Education." Miss Marjoric Jane Dempsey wi talk on Boy and Girl Camps i America, and Mrs. A. H. Eyler wi tell of the Y. M.

C. A. Camp Youth Hostels in Europe will be dis cussed by Mrs. Ray Andrews. Tiny Tots In Recital Tiny Tots will give a recital at the Lancaster Studio Friday at 7:30 o'clock, and friends are invited to attend.

Wucllner Brothers will present a playlet, and readings will be given by John Leland Hill, Billy Howes, Eileen Timmermeier, Tomnly Acker, Barbara Nell Holloway, Robert Manns, Carole Jean Kleln- schnittge'r, Jean Gerber, Margaret Manns, Shirley Ann Klelnschnittger, Martha Walters, Ann Fleming, Jean Loellke, John Hrlvnak, Loren Hamilton, Donald Breyfogle, Floyd Ro derfeld, Mary Lou Kelly, Walte Breyfogle, Blanche Voiles, Mar Fleming, Jackie Martin, Jimmy Reinhardt, Jane Byers, Nell Shine Jackie Bloomer, Rudolph Watson Tommy King, Billy Bloomer, Settle Greathouse, Sue Ursch, Shirley Jean Bell, Arleen Wachter, Joan Shirack Kenton Wachter, Irene Davis and Lois June Selkirk. Wander Club Entertained Members of the Wonder Club met with Mrs. George Mueller Wednesday, and devoted an hour or two While Shrine at Woman's Home Apollos Shrine, White Shrine of Jerusalem, gave a party at Alton Woman's Home Tuesday, en tcrtalnlng 75 guests, including women of the Home and members of the While Shrine and the Order of Eastern Star. The guests showered the Home with fruit, canned and diied. Mrs.

Vorna Hawk gave a reading, and a Sully Maria's Sewing staged by Mrs. Josephine Norris; Mrs. Josephine Bruck, Mrs. Louise Laux, Mrs. Re- glnla Wilw.ii, Mrs.

Mayme Daniel, Mrs. Lula Woodc, Mrs. Gertrude Rlchter, Mrs. Lillian Transue and Miss Ethel Rice, In costiltne. Refreshments were served following the program, and the visitors hiid an opportunity of becoming acquainted with the women of Home.

Miss Honored Ml.ss Louise Lamport of Alton, one of 10 girls and 14 boys selected as honor students from the College of Liberal Arts Washington University and will be Inducted Into the Alpha Lamba Delta honorary sorority at the Freshman Convocation to be held at Graham Memorial Chnpcl Wednesday, March 18, Freshmen who maintained an average of 2.5 or better last semester are eligible for this sorority. Miss Lampert will also be awarded possession for one year of honorary pin of the Delta Gamma Sorority of which she is a member, for attaining the highest grades of Freshmen in that sorority, at the Founders iantiuet to be held at the Gates- vorth Hotel Monday evening, March 0 D. A. R. to Omit Meeting Smiling the pleasure of lost explorers saved from a 'dismal death In Constantly in danger, the Discovery slowly battered her way through ice jammed Antarctic seas like Ninian Edwards Chapter, Daugh- tho lcv Antarctic, Lincoln Ellsworth (left) and Pilot Holllck-Kenyon are crs of the American Revolution, willj shown aboard the rescue ship Discovery In the first picture to reach mit its March meeting.

April meeting, on the elev- I the United States since they were found at Little America. visible an living in a tiny nut trance in its roof. and Holllck-Kenyon, who vanished Ellsworth al a hard-packed polar snow drifts, clear away snow from en- to the playing of bunco. After prizes were awarded to Mrs. Vern Mueller, Mrs.

Jessie Mueller, Mrs. William Hubbs, Mrs. Connie Stephensort, Miss Loralne Mueller and Mrs. Prank Markel, the hostess served a course repast to her guests. Mrs.

B. Smalley will be hostes to tlTSifllub in two weeks, .1 Mrs. Deem Hostess Wednesday Bridge Club met witr Mrs. Boy Deem of Highland avenu this week, and during the afternoon enjoyed a delicious course repast. Mrs.

Richard Roberts, Mrs. Eugen Evans and Mrs. John Ehret were awarded prizes. Mrs. Mark Williams invited th club to meet with her in two weeks Mm.

Downey at Shurtleff Collcg Mrs. Dorothy McLeod Downey representing the National Y. W. A. spent yesterday and today on the campus of Shurtleff College Mrs.

Downey Is now travelling among the colleges of Illinois, am leaves here this afternoon to go tc MeKendrce College, at Lebanon Before entering into this work with the National Y. W. C. Mrs. Dow ney was Y.

W. C. A. secretary a Kansas State College, Manhattan Kansas. Mrs.

Downey was guest of hono at a Y. W. C. A. tea held at the women's dormitory yesterday after noon from 3:30 to 5:00 o'clock, am last evening she met with the Fire side Group for a short talk followed by an informal discussion.

Thit, morning Mrs. Downey addressed meeting of the college Y. W. C. A In the college lounge.

The rest the time she was here was used fo informal meetings and dlscussioi groups with the students and faculty members of the college. nth, is scheduled to be with Mrs. A. DuHadway, in Jerseyville, ai TS. DuHadway will be assisted entertaining by Mrs.

Irwln Davis, Mrs. Clarence Reddish, Miss Virginia Woodruff and Mrs. W. B. May.

"Conservation and Thrift" will bej the subject of discussion, and the meeting will be in charge of Miss Neighbors Mourn Proffer Death Funeral services for John L. Prof- Amelia A. Flynn, state chairman for of 84 East Elm street whose of conservation and thrift. Club With Mrs. Wilkey death occurred early Wednesday afternoon In St.

Joseph's Hospital have been set for Saturdav after- Mrs. M. Wilkey of Danforth noon rites will be conducted street was hostess to a delightful a I P- from the Klunk funeral dessert party on Wednesday, enter- home, interment to take place hi talning members of her club. Pol- the Jalapa cemetery, four miles owing the enjoyment of dessert, northeast of Kane beside the graves he guests played pinochle. Club of his parents.

Friends may call at the funeral home after noon of Friday. Personal Governor at Granite City Gov. Homer will speak at the labor temple In Granite City at 7 o'clock tonight and at East St. Louis In Aiinul temple at 8 o'clock. The governor was to speak at Bcardstown this afternoon.

honesty ol rion and principle to our services a feeling of confidence that MJM lntrJen of tie Coupled witli dignity and it mnlej the MRVICES COMPtBTi AT AU Pfticei were awarded to Mrs. Charles C. Graves, Mrs. Lynn Hull and Mrs. T.

J. Mulqueeny. Mrs. Graves will entertain the lub at her home, 3518 Aberdeen avenue, In two weeks. Mrs.

Chester Showered Miss Catherine Bdcn gave a party Wednesday night, at her home, 170 Tenth street; Wood River, in honor of Mrs. Mary Suit Chester, whose marriage occurred several weeks ago, and for Miss Lela Sinclair. The occasion was Miss Sinclair's birthday anniversary. Mrs. Chester was showered with post-nuptial gifts and Miss Sinclair received birthday gifts.

Mrs. Chester, Miss Florence Moore and Miss Ruth Thompson excelled at the evening's diversions and were awarded prizes. Miss Brlen served refreshments at a late hour, and the St. Patrick motif was used in the decorative scheme. Guests at the party were Mrs.

Chester and the Misses Vema Keethe, Marie Barcher, Margie Shanks, Lela Sinclair, Ruth Thompson, Lucille Moore and Florence Moore. Musical Program at Shurtleff A special musical program has been arranged for the chapel hour tomorrow morning at Shurtleff College. This program which will be given by the students of the Shurtleff Conservatory of Music will begin at 9:45 in the college chapel. Each year the conservatory presents Proffer, who was 54, and a native of Missouri, born May 29, 1881, had been a resident of Alton for the last 20 years. He had long followed the trade of boilermaker and until his health began to fall a few years ago was employed by the Standard Oil Co.

at Its Wood River refinery. Surviving in addition to his widow, Mrs. Emily Proffer, are two brothers, Frank of Jerseyville and Thomas Proffer of this city. In the neighborhood where Mr. and Mrs.

Proffer had spent the greater part of their married life they had endeared themselves to a large circle of friends and when it became known yesterday that he was dead there was heartfelt grief among his friends. Despite the malady from which he hod long suffered Mr. Proffer's friends never heard him complain and his kindly disposition had won their esteem. Recently he had been employed at the Meyer Service station at the corner of Elm and Alby streets, and there he had been favorably known among patrons of the station. Because of frail health of his wife he had never with any lodge or social organizations, and his time when not working was spent mostly in the company of his wife to whom he had been greatlv devoted.

He was married May 3, 1916 to William Ramm III of Danvill will spend the week-end at the J. Gething home on Alby street, guest of Miss Jean Gething. Mrs. M. Mikeworth of Effinghara is visiting at the home of her sor and daughter-in-law, Mr.

and Mrs Ernest Mikeworth, In Wood River. Mrs. R. McGettlgan returned yes terday from Danville, 111., where sh attended a reception given by th D. of I.

Circle. She also visited in Decatur and Springfield with rela lives. Miss Jane Watklns, a student a Vassar College, will arrive home the latter part of next week for a ten day spring vacation. Miss Watkin is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs Griffin Watkins of Fairmount.

Mr, and Mrs. A. Bordeaux ol Brown street attended the funera of Mr. Bordeaux's aunt, Mrs. Clementine Schunzel, which was heia- from St.

Anthony's Church in St Louis Wednesday morning-. Mm. Schunzel's husband was burled three months ago. Mrs. Charles Walker of 902 Alton street Is improving following an operation which she underwent at St.

Joseph's Hospital Monday. Mrs. Walker is in the office of Dr. W. G.

Botterbush, Mrs. R. G. Myers is Improving at St. Joseph's Hospital where she underwent a serious operation early this week.

two or three chapel programs in Miss Emily Taylor of Memphis, which the outstanding pupils of the Tenn. Their marriage took place school ore selected. The program in Alton and the ceremony was per- tomorrow morning will be as follows: formed by pastor of the First Pres- L. Gibson. Piano solo, the Rev.

Edward ekl Miss Dorothy Dodge Vocal Solo, Rlcgo Miss Alice Hoenim Forwards Affidavits on Miss Nolle Weiss Vocal Solo, SIgmund Reid Vocnl Solo, "Within My Miss lano Solo, mnninoff Miss Alice Bartlett Lecture by Art Supervisor Mls.s Lucy M. Jones, art supervisor i the Alton public schools, will give illustrated lecture before the Soliciting MARION, 111., March 12, (fldavits signed by between 40 and 50 WPA foremen and time ers, charging they had been solicited to donate funds to the cam Dr. Herman N. Bundesen linatlon for governor, have beei forwarded to Congressman Ken I Keller and Senator J. Hamilton Lawis, A.

M. Thompson, a member Horncr aid, declined to reveal the contents of the affl- YOUIIB Woman's Council at the dnvits othcr thnn to sa ll s) gn- Young Woman's Christian Associa- 81 wor tn had been "quested to donate funds to Bundcsen's campaign, stating: "that must come lion, Friday nfternooh. I others." Thompson Y.W.C.A. Carnival at Association April 2 Young Woman's Christian As-I Senator Lewis. Miriutlon will have its annual carnival nt the Association Friday, April -4.

The date for the curnivul was led lost evening at a meeting ol the riirnlval committee, composed i Mrs. Ebon Rodgers. Mrs. Wllllnm M. Akin, Mrs.

Don Grover, Mrs O. C. said the affidavits were algned last Mlglu and tele raphed to Congressman Keller and Infirmary Notes Investiture for East Alton Girl Scouts Monday EAST ALTON, March investiture ceremonies for the 23 members and officers of the East Alton Girl Scout troop will be conducted Monday evening at the First Baptist Church. Mrs. Adeline Greene, captain, is arranging a program to be presented in connection with the ceremony which is scheduled for 1 p.

m. The mothers and troop committee members will be guests. Firemen Sponsor Carnival EAST ALTON. The East Alton fire department is making arrangements to sponsor a carnival which Is expected' to arrive here the first of May for one week. East Alton Notes EAST ALTON.

The home of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Luman in Wood River wns. quarantined for scarlet fever Wednesday. Mrs.

Luman is 111 of the disease. Luman Is staying at the home of the Rev. and Mrs. C. L.

Lamp, so as to continue working. Miss Dorothy White, a registered nurse, has gone to stay wiMi Mrs. Luman and the two small daughters. Mrs. Chester Burklmrdt of East Main street suffered a dislocation of one of the fingers of her right hand.

The accident occurred some weeks ago but the injury was believed not serious until last week when its continued palnfulness became alarming and an x-ray examination showed the dislocation. John Baird of Pearl, who suffered a paralytic stroke Monday, has been removed to the home of his daughter, Mrs. William Wildt, on Monroe street. Mr. and Mrs.

Wildt drove to Pearl, Tuesday evtning, and brought him home. He was to sit up a short time each Alton High Senior Play Friday Night The Dramatic Club of Alton High School will present its annual spring play Friday evening at 8 o'clock in the school auditorium. The production which has been arranged as the club's second offering of the school year is "The Whole Town's a comedy by John Emmerson and Anita Loos. Only recently released for amateur presentation, the play, which abounds in amusing situations and witty dialog, is' one proving unusually jopular with school dramatic groups and their audiences. Billy Middleton will have the eading part while Magdaline Fahrig and Eldwih Marshall hold the comedy roles.

Dick Abbott md Martha Penning are others of cast with past experience- in, 3ramatle Club Also to ake' part Friday evening are Doores Martin, Sidney Drake, Sibyl Joughton, Dorothy Ann Jennings, Church Events Dr. C. L. Peterson of Lebanon, district superintendent of the Methodist Church, will preach at midweek lenten services at Grace Methodist Church this evening at 7:30 o'clock. Following the services Dr.

Peterson will conduct the second quarterly conference. Lodge Notes Hamlet, 'Othello' To Be Given Here Girls Club of Review 104, Woman's Benefit Association, will meet Friday at 4 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Alfred Favre. Margaret Hanna, Emily Winkler, Joe Arndt, Virginia Lee Heuer, Nancy Wewland, and Alberta Glower. Jack Bullock is the business manager of the Dramatic Club and the tage managers are Balph Herzler nd Vlncenf MonzeH.

Proceeds from he play are to be devoted to the jnd for purchase of 'stageproper- es for the school. Equipping of le school stage since occupancy of he high school has been largely the rork of the Dramatic Club, one of le most active and successful of he student organizations. Births "Hamlet" and "Othello" will be presented at Alton High Auditorium, March 18, by a cast under the direction of Joseph Selman. "Hamlet" will be given at an afternoon matinee especially for students. "Othello" will be presented afan evening hour.

The group of actors headed by Mr. Selman, known as the "Avon are now in their sixth' year of Shakespearean productions. They will come to Alton directly from an engagement at Southern Illinois Teachers College at Carbondale. MARCH 12. 1936 New Park Area For Recreation To Open June 1 WASHINGTON, March new recreational at Pere Marquefcte state park be opened to the general public park purposes on June 1, It was announced today by officiate of the Resettlement Administration.

Although the work of ment in the area will not been completed that time, the portion of the area upon which, most of the work has been com-. pleted will be made available durlnfc the coming summer, while work, continues in other sections of the park. The rorlginal plans for the development of the Alton parkway, which would give the new area sufficient frontage on Alton LaKe, will have to be modified or abandoned because of failure to obtain the necessary options on additional land at a reasonable price, it was Indicated. While several requests have been received to turn the project over to trie authorities of Jersey county, officials of pointed out that upon the comr pletion of the development work the new area will become part of the state park system. No definite date for completion of the work and turning of the property of the federal government has been set as yet, since the speed of development will depend upon the availability of funds, it was stated.

Shurtleff Debaters In Midwest Contest The Shurtleff college debati squad left this afternoon to tlclpate In a debate tournament or 1 the Midwest Debate League at Bloomington Thursday and Friday. The Midwest Debate League is composed of colleges in Illinois similar to the Little Nineteen Athletic Conference. Two teams comprised the Pioneer delegation. Each squad will engage in eight by each the tournament. The winner will be the group having the highest' percentage of victories.

A tie for first place may necessitate a playoff. The Shurtleff group, led by the coach, Dr. Frederic Fadner, includes! Robert Noble, Vernon Marr, Amos' Barton and Oscar Daubman. Mr. and Mrs.

Charles T. Black of Toledo, are announcing the birtjj of their second child and daughter, on March 5. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Mikeworth of 210 Seventh street, Wood River, are announcing the birth of an 8 1-2 Rites Friday at 3:30 For Pr.

Robert Tyner Funeral services for Dr. J. Robert ner Murfreesboro, iS, where he was resident physician of Rutherford County Hospital, will be conducted Friday at the Streeper funeral home at 3:30 p. m. by the Rev.

M. L. Robinson, pastor of Upper Alton Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be In Oakwood cemetery. The body of Dr.

Tyner arrived In Alton this morning and was taken to the funeral home where it may be seen until time of the funeral. Homer Makes 4 Appearances QUINCY, 111., Marrh 12, Gov. Henry Homer addressed a campaign meeting and made an appearance at the annual convention of the Illinois Beverage Dealers Association. Earlier in the day he made campaign speeches at Winchester and Pittsfleld. pound daughter, at St.

Joseph's Hospital, Wednesday, March 11. Mr. andrMrs. Del Hetzer of 1402 East Fourth street have given the name of Shu-ley Delene to a daughter born March 3. American Legion Post meet Hutchlnson.

Miss Mary Lou nonys iirmary Wed Miss Vema Enke Mis.s nesdav accident in which 1VIWI JBII suffered a compound fracture occurred WMofu education, girl reserve, and business mary, She was brought here Wed- as? 81 safiHsstTs une A.vsocUitlon. direriprf hu Association, directed by Miss Brnii ntiyk-ss, Miss Jane Plummer and Miss Ruth JCkked by llorue, Farmer Diet AURORA, 111., March 12, urlw suffered when lie wius kicked at his farm northeast JtttfjBiiused the death of Michael M. ZMK, 73, at si. Charles examination. John Meehan was moved from his residence, 1318 Russel street, to St.

Anthony's Infirmary Wednesday lor treatment and diagnosis. A London hospital is experimenting with an inflated rubber pillow having radio earphones in the center Thi tonight at the village hull. Mrs. Bessie Hughes hns moved from Church street to 317 George street. Mrs.

Adam Hnngen of Dow, who is convalescing after a recent op- oration at the home of hor son-in- law and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. J. J. Toalson, is able to be up and about the home.

Mr, and Mrs. Lloyd King and son. Glen, were dinner guests 01 Mrs. King's parents. Mr.

and Mrs O. F. Hedgecock In Wood River, Tuesday evening, Mr. and Mm. Elmer Calame had as dinner guests aus Burmlstcr of the Jerseyville road.

Mrs. Nora Webb and Mrs. Arthur Calame of Alton and Mr. and Mrs, j. p.

Mur- Mrs. Louisa smith of Colllnsvilje vnw a week-end guest of her son- in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kennedy, The home of Mr. and Mrs.

John Burk nean the stoneware Pipe Co plant, was quarantined for scarlet fever. Wednesday. A small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Burk has the disease.

The home of Mr. and Mrs. William Russell was quarantined for scarlet fever. Their small daughter Is a victim. Mrs.

Travis Brown visited Monday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, James Welsch, near Bethalto. Roland Cooper of Bloomington, who has been visiting his brother- in-law and sUter, Mr. and Mrs, C. H.

Hale, Has gone to Alton to reside. Cooper will take charge of the towers at Godfrey and Wann for the Alton Railroad, bring transferred from Bloomington. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ridge way have moved from 317 George street to Belle street.

Mrs. Hazel Downey of Peoria visited her oilier, Mrs, Rose Johnson over the week-end. She left hir three daughters lire for an in- dflnlte visit vith Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Fred Walling continues to Improve after recent illness.

Mrs. J. R. Quimi and daughter. Miss Marjorle, of ijluc Springs, are visiting Dr.

nnd Mrs. E. R. Qulnn, John Hanks, who suffered a fracture of the Jaw two weeks ago is much improved at his home on Cherry street. Mrs.

Martha Bauerlc will leave the last of Oils week for a few weeks' visit vUth a sister at Hills- bora John P. Rutherford Dies at Jerseyville JERSEYVILLE, March p. Rutherford, 79, died at his home at 4 a. today. Funeral services are to be conducted at 10 a.

Saturday, at the Jacoby chapel by the Rev. Reuben Russell. He was the son of Joseph and Betsey Ann Seago Rutherford and was born Dec. 2, 1856, in Greene County, and fanned the greater part of hs life. Surviving is a daughter, Mrs, Maude Ross, of Eldred.

Darr-Coombes Wedding Rose Coombes of Jerseyville was married to Herbert Darr of St. Louis, Tuesday afternoon at the Baptist parsonage by the Rev. Stelnkraus. Mr, and Mrs. John Bloomer, sister and brother-in-law of the groom, were the only attendants.

Mrs. Darr, only daughter of Mr and Mrs, James Coombes, graduated from Jersey Township Hijrh School in 1934. Darr, formerly of Jerseyville, Is a nephew of Mr. and Mrs. Herring.

He attended the high school here For some time he had been em- Avon players are coming to Alton under of Alpha Psi dramatic fraternity at Shurtlcff and the public schools. B. H. Wilcox, dean of men at Shurtleff, sal.today that Joseph Selman, who heads the group of players, Is recognized, as one of country's leading classic actors. In addition to his Shakespearean work, Selman was long a New York stage director, was associated with George M.

Cohan, and toured the country with the late Mrs Fisk. In the supporting cast is Eugenia Du- Bols, who toured the leading cities with the late Robert B. Mantell. Others In the cast are Robert Sel- r. who- has appeared in such modern productions as "Sailor Beware" and "The Rqad to and Florence Peyton, actress who portrays Desdemonia in 'Othello." Dirt Fill Being Made On Rock Spring Drive Two trucks were being used today' to haul dirt from a "cut" that is being made near the Alton High school football field, to the scene of the Rock Spring scenic roadi where a "fill" is being made.

Fifty-two men, employed on the Rock Spring road project, divided into two groups today, one of which was used to load and spread dirt for the fill. The other group was using wheelbarrows and shovels, cutting down a bank in the center of the new road, about half; way betweijij, Brown street and lege avenue. Read Telegraph Want Ads ployed in St. Louis, where tho young couple will reside. Mrs.

Olive Ayres' Rites at Otterville JERSEYVILLE, March 12-(Spe- clal.) Funeral services for Mrs Olive Ayres, 71, who died at he home in Alton, Wednesday, are Many 'First' Babies Born in February Nearly half the babies born in Alton in the month of February were the first children of their respective parents. There were 65 births and show that 26 of these to couples previously Pontage of first bable in February was high. In January when 50 births were registered only 15 were the first children 'of the! parents. Girls led boys 29 to 26 in the February registrations, and NO MORTGAGE RENEWALS NEEDED With This Oiere hav 55 hh births of girls and 80 of boys recorded. Two sets of twins, one of twin boys, the other of twin glrh helped swell the birth total for the shortest month of the year.

The youngest mother listed was 17 years old. Mother of one set of twins was 39 and the babies born on St. Valentine's day were her nU twelfth the family being living. numbered 50. In the first two months of the year there were, an aggregate of 105 births and 98 deaths rlcorded which be conducted at 2:30 p.

day at the Otterville Fri Baptls Church by the Rev. E. E. DeLong of Wood River. She was born in Greene County Dec.

13, 1864, the daughter of Mr and Mrs. Foster Stone. Shi was the widow of Zadoch Ayres. Surviving are eight children, Mrs John Laskey of Kansas City, Mo. Mrs.

Dewey Watt of Alton, Mrs Herbert Wade of Mcplusky, Clarence of Jerseyville, Ernest of Grafton, Lee of Fleldon, Isaac of God- irey, and Emmanuel of Alton- 41 five great grand- More Notes I I Dan SeJwnWt, Miss Mrs. Laura vllle visited Tuesday of- n' I T'rleda ternoo Schmidt, ot and Women of the Parent-Teacher Association met at the school Tues- Mr. and Mrs. p. w.

Merdcn entertained Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mer- dcn of East St, Louis.

Mr. and Mrs, Andrew B. Hollo- chargcs cos SLSff i ncr casB payments or repay the entlr. where you stand at Time For refinancing, buying, bulldlnc or 1 111 home you wm'ln" this ono of the most economical, safest and easiest ways to finance, LANQHAM Loral Chairman F11A 506 E. BROADWAY Injured at Work 50 Of Oranlte City itlcnt in St.

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