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The Daily Leader from Pontiac, Illinois • Page 12

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The Daily Leaderi
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Pontiac, Illinois
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Tri-Point Junior High musicians compete at Mazon Remember? ByMARYJEAX The low was 24 degrees on March 28. Total precipitation CULLOM Students from solos, Janice Kerrins. Betty Tri-Point Junior High School Jean Gualandi, and Daphne competed in the state music Lowe; clarinet, Kristina contest Saturday. March 31. Hanson, oboe, and Dawn Bell, The contest, sponsored by the clarinet: vocal sextet, Betty Illinois Elementary School Jean Gualandi, Dawn Bell, association, was held in the Mary Hills, Donna Deany, Amy Mazon Grade School.

Tri-Point had 47 events entered, winning 24 first division ratings, 20 second division ratings and 3 third division ratings. In the organization events the junior high band received a second division rating, the sixth grade Chorus a second division rating and the seventh and eighth grade chorus third division rating. Ensembles receiving third division ratings were: Girls' Duet Kelly Lovell and Rhonda Kelly, and Girls' Duet Kathy Harris and Brenda Rieck. Receiving second division ratings in solo and ensemble events were: piano solos, Sandra Austin, Roberta Remmers and Kay Deany; Vocal solos, Jeff Robinson, Kristina Hanson, Kathy Conroy and Sharlene Dorsett; band Kerrins and Penny Fecht; girls' duet, Robin Malone and Sherri Oldfather; woodwind trio, Laura Gardner, Kristina Hanson and Kathy Conroy; clarinet quartet. Daphne Lowe, Lori Ommen, Sandra Austin and Beth Becker; clarinet quartet, Janice Kerrins, Susan Ommen, Dana Donley and Tina Groskreutz; and brass quartet, Wayne Marti, Rodney Godbee, John Sergeant, and Roberta Remmers.

First division ratings were received by: piano solos, Laura Gardner and Joan Riebe; solos, Tom Harms and Melody Perring; band solos, Lori Ommen, clarinet; Amy Kerrins, alto saxophone; Keith Siedenton, French horn; Jerry Hamilton, bass clarinet; Jim Workman and Daniel Butzirus, cornet; Aaron Luebke and Darrell Koerner, flute, and Mike Bruner, baritone; boys' vocal duet, Daniel Butzirus and Dennis Sergeant, boys' vocal duet, John Sergeant and Rodney Godbee; girls' vocal trio, Julie Spray, Roberta Remmers, and Brenda Flessner; drum duet, Audrey Haag and Mary Hills; percussion sextet, Danny Bergan, Eric Anderson, Dale Quayle, Joe Fecht, John Gunther and Mike McDermott; Also flute trio, Mary Hogan, Debbie Jackson, and Donna Deany, clarinet quartet, Betty Jean Gualandi, Sue Strachen, Dawn Bell and Cathy Clapp; saxophone duet, Amy Kerrins and Joyce Hahn; cornet trio, Daniel Butzirus, Brenda Rieck and Judy Jurgens; cornet trio, Jim Workman, Doug Metz and Mike Donoghue, and flute duet, Darrell Koerner and Aaron Luebke. iano accompaniments were provided by Jean Riebe, Laura Gardner, Roberta Remmers, Miss Ann Feirill, Mrs. Beatrice Hanson, Mrs. Joan St- ig and Mrs. Marilyn Rogers.

iri-Point music teachers are Miss Ann Ferrill, vocal, and Jack W. Rogers, instrumental. April 5, 1958 Pontiac's Odd Fellows members are turning back the during the period was .78 inch. 1 Miss Mary Ann Hoesly, daughter of Mr. Saunemin Flanagan discusses storm warning system Mrs.

Walter Billington Correspondent SAUNEMIN Saunemin Junior High band and chorus students will enter the Illinois Elementary School Association music contest in the Octavia schools in Colfax Saturday. They will be competing with eight other schools. Each particpant will be rated for a first, second or third. This contest is the state level. Students do not advance to another contest.

Individual performances of Saunemin students begin at 8:30 a.m. and end after 3 p.m. The chorus will perform at 2:15 p.m. The public invited to attend any performance. Mr.

and Mrs. Eldon Kohlemeier and family were Sunday supper guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kelson, rural Pontiac. Other guests at the Kelson home were Mr.

and Mrs. Otis Friant and son of Towanda. Mrs. Almira Kennedy of Pontiac spent several days last week with her son-in-law and daughter. Mr.

and Mrs. Alva McDowell. Mr. and Mrs. Don Adamitis and son, Stephen, of Park Forest visited Mrs.

Kennedy Sunday. Mrs. Adamitis is Mrs. Kennedy's granddaughter. Mr.

and Mrs. Arthur Falter have returned home after spending a week in Rochester, where he had a check-up at the Mayo Clinic. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Haag attended a Standard Oil dinner dance in Decatur Saturday night.

On Sunday they visited at the Hurdy Nichols home at Clinton. Last Sunday, March 25, the Haags visited at the Richard Hoke home in Tuscola. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Drew spent the weekend with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr.

and Mrs. Mike Tronc, and family in Rockford. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Schaeffer spent Thursday through Saturday with her brother-in-law and sister, Mr.

and Mrs. Ray Rickbeil in Springfield. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Fox of McLean were Sunday visitors at the Ray Fox home.

Miss'Pam Haag has returned to Western Illinois University at Macomb. She had become ill during her semester break at home and was unable to return to school until Monday. FLANAGAN Three members of the Flanagan Graymont Fire Department asked Flanagan Village Board Tuesday night to consider organizing a more effective severe storrn and tornado warning system for the village. Dick Ingold, Jim Wheeler and John Dawson told the board the village is not adequately prepared to meet a disaster and requested that the fire department and village officials meet to organize a better warning system. Their request follows severe storms Saturday, March 31, in which a tornado touched down southeast of the village.

The board decided to meet with the fire department, the date of the meeting to be announced later. Roger Henkel, a member of the National Guard at Pontiac, told the board the guard has been given approval to par- Loretto Altar sews robes SAUNEMIN St. Mary's Altar and Rosary Society of Loretto made lap robes for senior citizens when they met Thursday, March 29, at the Parish Hall. They continued sewing on April 5 beginning at 10 a.m. and had a potluck lunch at noon.

The group expressed a need for portable sewing machines. Plans were made to have a father and son breakfast in April. Society members from Emington are on a committee to visit the Livingston Convalescent Center at Pontiac on April 12. They will give the patients cookies and gifts. The next euchre tournament sponsored by the Society will be held on Monday, April 9, at the hall.

Lunch was served by Deloris Nolan, Martha Vitzthum, Alice Legner, Marie Haag, Phyllis Hunter and Colleen Jones. ticipate in community affairs. Henkel stated that a battalion of approximately 30 men may assist in any work the community has scheduled, as long as it does not interfere with a paying job held by a city em- ploye. The board decided to accept the offer of assistance from the guard for a weekend in July. The date will be announced later.

The community project scheduled for that weekend will be decided later. It was announced at the meeting that the total cost of the new village well was approximately $6,000, which includes the cost of drilling, pump house, water main and pump equipment. The board also authorized the street and alley committee to check on several culvert problems in the village. GET IN AT THE BEGINNING of spring with a boat you find in the Classified Ads. Start checking now! "THEATRE'S LONGEST RUNNING MUSICAL" Now Showing Thru April 29 T0BXEHSH DINNER THEATRE 107 East Lafayette Street BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS 61701 Reservations (309) 828-7321 S4.50 S7.50-S8.50 $6.50 Thurs Fri Sat Sun Eve Cocktails 5-6 pm 7 pm 5:30 pm Buffet 6 7 pm 7 8 pm 6 7 pm Show 7:30 pm 8 p.m.

7:30 pm 2 Sunday Matinees--April 8 22 Group Rates Available For AM Performances For Large Groups We Can Plan Special Showings PUBLIC AUCTION Due to the expansion of new storage facilities at the Rooks Creek Farmers Grain Co. the following items will be sold at public auction at the Rooks Creek Elevator located 3 miles west of Pontiac, on Rt. 116 and te mile north. Friday, April 13, 73 STARTING AT B. 4300 bu.

capacity steel bins; 1961 Ford 2 ton truck, V-8 engine, 4 speed 2 speed axle, 13 ft. grain box and twin cylinder hoist; 10 ft. 3 in. sweep auger with 3 4 H.P. electric motor; 3 rolls of new 60 in.

woven wire; 20 ft. 18 in. culvert; 3' 8' covered water tank; 8 ft. automatic hog trough; 7 ft. farrowing crate; GD elevator hopper, like new; 2--automatic poultry fountains and other items too numerous to mention.

Terms--CASH Not responsible for accidents. All bins to be removed no later than June 1,1973. ROOKS CREEK FARMERS GRAIN CO. AUCTIONEERS Freddie Immke Forrest, 111. Jim Trunk Chats worth.

111. clock with beards, mustaches and sideburns like those popular when the lodge was formed 100 years ago. Members began a six-month centennial celebration with a dinner at Odd Fellow Hall on Tuesday night. Shaving permits for members who did not begin beards on Tuesday will cost $3 for the six- month period. Twenty-one shaving permits were sold at the dinner.

Ira L. Boyer is general chairman for the centennial celebration. Other committee members are Maurice Cox, Clifford Craig, E. J. Gable, Charles Peck and Duaine Kennedy.

Checks drawn on the two Pontiac banks last week totaled $1,838,553.06. For the same week of 1957 the total was $3,432,269.02. Eugene Cottrell of Weston was elected governor of the Pontiac Lodge of the Loyal Order of Moose. Charles Follmer was elected junior governor; David Walker, prelate, and Max Reinhardt, treasurer. Retiring governor Frank Webster will be junior past governor installation of officers on May i.

Mrs. Ellen (Duffy) Fogarty, 94, a former area resident, died at West Bend, Iowa. She was born near Pontiac, a daughter of Patrick and Bridget Duffy. She taught school in the area for some years before her marriage to Dan Fogarty, Pontiac. Forrest Township made no town fund levy Tuesday because last year's levy was $7,755 and there was a balance of $8,573.16 in the town fund.

April 5, 1948 Delbert J. Shockey, 17, a senior at Pontiac High School, was killed about 2 p.m. on April 4 when the motorcycle he was riding crashed headon into a car on route 66 five miles north of Pontiac. Shockey was the son of Mr. and Mrs.

Clarence Shockey, who recently moved to Manor, Tex. He lived with his grandmother, Mrs. Susie Shockey. Survivors are his parents and a brother, Jackie. High temperature during the week of March 28 through April 3 was 59 degrees on March 30.

Chenoa AFS group to hold talent show CHENOA The Chenoa student AFS Chapter will hold its 8th annual talent night Friday, April 6, at 7:30 p.m. in Honor roll named at Saunemin SAUNEMIN --The third nine week honor roll has been released by the Saunemin Community Schools. In the high school, high honors were achieved by seniors David Ellinger; honors, Linda Billington, David Gallup and Roger Thomas; junior class high honors, Kristy Boundy, Candy Long, Randy Masching, Rod Shubert, Gary Swartz; honors, Dan Drach, David Eggenberger, James Fulton, Sue George, Bill Immke, Carolyn McCaughey, Claudia Nelson; sophomore high honors, Julie Morgan; honors, Marsha Clark, Cindy George, Juli Green, Jack Masching, Juliann Nelson, Shelly Zimmerman; freshmen high honors, Susan Demopoulos, Paul Ellinger, Alice Schulz; honors, Dottie Cagley, Pam Immke, Susan Lambert, Denny Rich, Tim Shubert. Those on the junior high honor roll are: sixth grade high honors, Linda Mauser, Terry Spafford; honors, Karen Eggenberger, Carla Dixon, Jack Hoerner, Jeff Kates, Lisa Lambert, Tim Maubach, Maureen Morgan, Sheri Popp, Randy Sancken, Rita Sancken, Bill 'Rich; seventh grade honors. Mike Billington, Don Immke, Brenda Steffens, Robert Turner; eighth grade honors, Renee Allen, George Attig, Randy Haag, Martha Hilti, David Johnson, Angela Kash, LeAnn Rich, Ed Rieck, Debbie Saathoff, Walter Sancken, Colette Shubert, Nancy Vitzthum, Kelly Wells.

and Mrs. Herman Hoesly, Pontiac, and Edward Pielaha of Kulpmont, were married at St. Mary Church here. R. G.

Laver and daughter, Lorelei returned home after visiting in St. Petersburg, Fla. Mrs. Laver and another daughter, Susan, remained for an extended visit there. A daughter was born in St.

James Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. 'J. L. Farrell, on April also a daughter on the same date to Mr.

and Mrs. Rudolph Scherle, Pontiac, and a son to Mr. and Mrs. William Fulton, Saunemin. April 5, 1933 High temperature today was 52 degrees.

Early today the world's biggest airship, the navy dirigible U.S.S. Akron, crashed hi flames off the New Jersey coast, killing 74 crewmen and officers. Butter is selling for 22 cents a pound in Pontiac stores. Voters of Pontiac township in Tuesday's election re-elected John C. Riess, supervisor over Frank Cleary, by a vote of 1,483 to 965.

Emeline Cowan, was elected town clerk over Ruth Mitchell, 1,288 to 1,015. Daily Leader, Pontiac, IIL Page 12 April 5,73 F. L. Damon, was elected assessor over Robert Brunskill, 1,226 to 1,138. Five justices of the peace were elected: E.

N. Phillips, W. J. Butler, William V. McKinzie.

John A. Sutherland, and Charles Stephens, D. A tax levy of $17,000 for township purposes was made at the annual town meeting. This is $1,200 less than the levy made a year ago. the high school gym.

Nearly all the acts will be entirely new to the public. Prizes are $15, $10, $8, $5 and $2. This talent night is open to the Chenoa students only. This year's entries are Nancy Bean with a selection from Gallagher and Newkirk, magic; Pat Thacker Troupe, musical; Shaumburg, Jacob, Erdman and Gambach, original music; Rita Shaum- burg and Randy Harrison, duet acting Sevin Sextet, Zaahir Sarwaree accordion and native songs; Tim Higgins, "Good Old Movies" and freshman sextet and Debbie Regenold, "modern dance." Andrew Cooney will be master of ceremonies for the program. Visiting AFS members will be introduced during the evening.

DKG to meet at Minonk "Expressions by the Village- Aires" is the musical program to be presented by the Minonk- Village-Aires under the direction of Mrs. Ann Dirksen at the Saturday, April of Alpha Beta chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma at the First Presbyterian Church in Minonk. The 10 a.m. executive board meeting will be followed by an 11 a.m. brunch and the program.

he hostesses are Mrs. Elaine Cunningham, chairman; Mrs. Ruth Borden, both of Minonk; Mrs. Viola Nelson of Wenona and Mrs. Margaret Tuley Rutland.

Alpha Beta Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, an international honorary society for women in education, has members in Livingston, Marshall and Woodford counties. ANNUAL SMELT FRY Pontiac of 854 Friday, April 6, 73 5:30 P.M. Donation $2.00 per person Carry outs Available 1 HAVE NO TO BE CHOMPEP A N16MT HE 1 MANAGER, DO THINK HIS SAME WiLL BE HOPE STATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE FOR A Of DIPLOMATIC UJDUDER 1WH6AJ THAT MCL JUST AS SDOfJ AS BIG eois eer Ate THE IT W-S HGftc THAT MEEK- Stf ALL OWE DAY THE EARTH! WHILE THESE FLAM1M6 THERE WAS A MAN.I HEY. UDDY THAT'S FINE DOM'TCHA KNOW WORLD ABOUT AMERICA IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE AS A MATTER OF SOMETHING FACT, I HAVE, YOU SEE, IN ORDE MAKE THIS A SUCCESS, WE'LL NEED SOME KIND OF GIMMICK THAT'LL DRAW A PREHISTORIC A VERY UNUSUAL DO YOU FOLLOW ME? MAYBE I CAN F1NP OUT WHAT'S WRONG WITH I'LL GIVE IT TO YA STRAIGHT, J1J9T PROPPED HIM IN A 15 GRANP CLAIMED AN'HE QUIT AFTER TWO WHAT A BEAUTIFUL LOOKIT THEM BIG LOVIN'EYE fj VA WANTED T'SEE HIM ...50 HERE HE IS! HI9 NAME'S GHOST; RADIATOR TO TWAS A HARMLESS LITTLE WHITE LIE, GUVNOR! HOW COME YA TOLP HER THAT? YA FINISHES? WORKIN'ON IT TWO HOURS CAR WILL BE REAPY IN ABOUT AN HOUR, MISS PETUNIA I CREDrr CARDS OUT PREFF.R. CASH.

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