Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 9

SISMMHfifc 10,1955 ALTON ISVENINQ PAGE NINE Upper Alton News Events or XVfint to fJlittt? LOYALtlr WfcfcR fO StAttt SIMM? At St. MAttK'S Church Loyalty Week begin Snndny at St. Mark's Church with ft communion service Nightly services wtil be Me throiiRh the week at 7:30. The Ilcv. Slmrns, dlstrlc srcrnlary of the board of missions will be the featured Speaker a rneh meeting.

The observance ends Sept. 1 wilh a rally day. The Rev. Earl Stover, pastor also announced that tomorrow wll be Church Extension Sunday, An offering will be taken at morning service lor the dlstric board of missions. Funds will gc to assist newly establlshec churches in the East St.

Louis dis trict. Establishment of Si. Mark's wa accomplished last year through financial assistance from thii board. BENECKK TO MKKT MONDAY Jennie Benccke circle ol the Main Street Methodist Church wil ninct Monday, 7:30 p. at the home of Mrs.

Maurice Wadsworth Brown St. Mrs. Sterling LaMarsh will be DKAN UIXON TO SPEAK ON KUUOI'K SUNDAY EVENING Dean Dixon will speak and shov colored slides of his European tour at the Sunday, 7:30 p. m. service of the Upper Alton Bap list Church.

In other news, the Children's committee will mec Wednesday, 8:30 p. m. The YBA Cluster dinner meeting will be held Sept. 14, 6 p. ai the First Baptist Church of Easi Alion, it was announced.

(illtl, HAS I'MilJMONIA Miss Mary Moore, 16. of 3611 Horn is in St. Joseph's Hospital lot- treatment of pneumonia. She entered Thursday but it is not known when six; will be discharged. Her condition is some what improved.

In other cases: Patrick, four-weeks-old son Mr. and Mrs. Edward Edler Jr. 3.VJ9 Oscar is in St. Joseph's Hospital for correction of dietary trouble.

The baby has lost weight since birth, a member of the family said because of inability to adjust to diets. He weighed 6 pounds, two ounce at birth and when he entered the hospital his weight was 5 pounds, the family member said. The baby was entered Thursday but it Is not known when he will be dismissed. He has shown some improvement, the family member said, Richard, six-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.

Richard Gray, 1200 Spaulding is in Alton Memorial Hospital for treatment of an acute fungus infection. The child was entered Thursday but it is not known when he will be discharged. The condition, commonly called athlete's foot, was widespread, but has improved somewhat Carla Sue, 10-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil V.

McCord, 1916 Orchard is in St. Joseph's Hospital for treatment of a virus throat infection. She entered Tuesday and she is expected to be discharged early next. week. Her condition has improved.

Mrs. Lee P. Durham, 3644 Western was expected to be dis charged from Alton Memorial Hospital today where she underwent a tonstlectomy Friday. She entered Thursday. Her condition is satisfactory.

TIP KASES MINI) OF COOL WAVE EXPERT It's no end of wonder what publicity can do. Now it has cleared up the problem that fellow who started naming the area's cool waves. After Friday's story helpful hints came In from several sources. This fellow started to' name cool waves after vegetables, you remember, starting with the let- fpr and working through the alphabet. He said Cucumber just left us and he was nonplussed over the prospect that coming up next was a vegetable starting with and all he could think of was Dock and Dill, neither strictly of the vegetable 'kingdom.

So this morning somebody solved him problem. He suggested that when the next cool wave shows up It may be called "Diced Ergo, the trouble Is over, The guy also was worried about the letter That can bo taken care of now with, Cool Wave "Fried YOUTH FOB- CHRIST HAS KAJAY TONIGHT Youth for Christ will have an inter-denominational rally tonight at the Main Street Methodist Church, 1400 Main St. Chaplain J. C. Carter of Scott Air Base will be the speaker.

Service will start at 8 o'clock. All youths are welcome. SUSl'KOTKP KABIP SQUIRREL KILLED A squirrel, suspected of being rabid, was destroyed Friday The Rev. James Sittims, district secretary of the district board of missions, to speak each evening next week at St. Mark's Methodist Church.

evening by police In the 2500 block of Humbert St. Strange antics of the animal Was reported by Earl Webb, 2520 Humbert, who saw it In a tree in his yard. The squirrel was "bloated and frothing at the mouth," police said. Last reported Incident of a rabid squirrel was about five years ago. A child was bitten by it but recovered.

Rabid squirrels ordinarily do not constitute much danger to human beings, exports say, because the disease usually runs its course in places where contact with people Is limited. ENTERS ItAKMtfi FOB EXTENSIVE TKSTS Mrs. Irene Blankenshlp, 2703 Sanford has entered Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, for extensive tests. She was a patient at Wood River Township Hospital for four weeks, friends said.

She was expected to be at Barnes for two weeks. Symptoms are back and leg pains, a friend said. Cause has not been determined. MAX FINED AFTER AUTO ACCIDENT A man was fined $15 and costs police magistrate court today on a charge growing out of an auto accident at Pearl and Bozza streets about II p. m.

Friday. Fined on a city traffic charge was Ronald E. Myers, 797 Park Dr. He was the driver of a car involved in a collision with a station wagon driven by Robert C. Brown, 1323 Washington Ave.

an employment agency tlorlda Another of her sisters Id Velva Buttry of Wood River. Still another sister, Mrs. Berthft Roth, Is associated with her in the Florida business. Mr. and Mrs.

Erickson have made the trop to Alton every five years for the past 30 years, Mrs Bost said. They have been entertained a 1 various parlies and dinners since their arrival. Labor Day they were the guests of honor at a covered dish dinner at the homfi of Mrs Alfred Fulliger of Delmar avenue Twenty-seven other guests attend ed. They also were guests of Mrs Waller Wetstein along with Mrs Buttry, Mrs, Bost and Mrs. Fluck at a breakfast Thursday, Mrs.

Fluck had them at her home for dinner Thursday evening Entree was squirrel which the Florldii couple hadn't had for years. Mr. and Mrs. Erickson will leave for home Monday. Mrs.

But try will follow them and take em ployment in the agency of Mrs Erickson. IJNDLKY8 UETURN FIIOM OKLAHOMA Mr. and Mrs. W. F.

Lindley 2G23 Humbert have returnee from Tulsa, Okla. where they were attendants at the marriage cere mony of a nephew. They were accompanied by her sister-in-law, Mrs. Fred Herzog oi Seminary road. In Tnlsa they were the guests of her sister-and brother-in-law Mr.

and Mrs. Wayne Gent. Their son, L. Wayne Gent Jr. was married Sept.

1 to Aline Richards of Denver, Colo. Mr, and Mrs. Lindloy also were godparents of the younger Gent when he was baptized in Alton. The wedding couple spent then honeymoon in Alton and St. Louis They ocupied the home of Mr.

anc Mrs. Lindlfy while the latter still were in Oklahoma. ,111. IIOMEMAKKRS TO MEET SUNDAY Alton Junior Homemakers 4-F Club will meet Sunday, 2 p. at the home of their leader, Mrs, C.

V. Rogers, 2022 Park Ave. They will fill out project reports. Mrs. Jeanne MacDuff, assistant county home advisor, wil be present to help them.

Mrs. Rogers reminded al members not to forget to bring the project books. Baptist Trustees Meet Thursday at Carrollton CARROLLTON Trustees of the local Baptist Church bad a business meeting Thursday evening at the home of the church Brown was traveling south on pastor the Rev Glenn Manis Pearl and Myers north on Pearl i ln whlch they signed the deed to a lot on Church 'street owned by the church which recently had been purchased by James EJgar Bowie and on which he is building a new home. The trustees also planned the redecoration the educational departments on the main floor and the second floor and the remodeling east wing of the basement into department unit with four classrooms, all subject to the approval of the when the accident occurred. MINOR ACCIDENT AT WASHINGTON A minor automobile accident occurred at 10 Friday, at College and Washington avenues.

Only one vehicle had damage. This belonged to Bob Beiser, 2209 Lavvton whose car had tender and bumper dents, police said. Driver of the other automobile was Bill Graves, 2444 Sanford cllurr membership. The re- Ave. modeling plan for the basement Both cars were going north was Presented to the trustees on Washington, police said.

KILL RATTLESNAKE NEARLY 5 FT. LONG Orstt Dooley, 3317 Leo was on the kill of one of the largest timber rattle snakes every sported in the area. The snake measured nches long and inches in circumference. The kill was made on the John Iwin farm north of Fosterburg, Vedneday. Ewin's brother, Ed- iie and Dooley were helping the armer cut corn when they saw the repitle.

It was shot with a nfle. Dooley, who said he had killed many types of snakes here, aid this was the largest of the ype he had every seen. It had ix rattles, he said. 'RANK CLARK BETTER IAD HEART ATTACK Frank Clark, 79, of 2610 Pow- alan was expected to be discharged from the hospital to- ay where he entered two days go after suffering a heart at- ack. Clark became ill at the dinner able Thursday, a member of the amily said.

He was taken to lion Memorial Hospital. HJs brother and sister-ir: law, and Mrs. Albert Clark of Little Rock, Ark, had arrived Wed esday evening to spend week ere. FROM FLOWDA LEAVE HERE MONDAY Sister and brother-in-law of Mrs. Josephine Bost, 1638 Rodgers have been visiting relatives in this area, Missouri and Iowa for the past month.

They are Mi 1 Mrs. Roy Erickspn of St. Petersburg, Fla. Mrs. Erickson is the operator of by Russell Wiles, the superintendent of the Sunday School and is a recommendation of the newly created YBA committee.

Brothers Leave for School Mehr- off and Richard Mehroff, sons of Judge and Mrs. L. A. Mehroff, will leave this month to continue their education. Robert Mehroff, who is a graduate of the University of Illinois left Thursday for Fayelteville, where he will study law at the University of Arkansas.

Richard Mehroff will leave September 14 to resume his studies in the Technical Institute at the Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. Both young men have completed their time of service in the S. armed forces and Richard Mehroff was a student at Illinois College, Jacksonville, before entering service, Committed to Meet CARROLLTON All of the chairmen of the Home Bureau units in Greene County and the members of the committee who were in charge, of the Home Bureau foodstand at the 1955 Greene County Agricultural Fair will meet Monday afternoon in the Farm Bureau Hall in conference with Mrs. Ethel Belote, county home adviser. The pose of the meeting is to plan for the 1956 Home Bureau activity at the fair.

Attowl Retreat CARROLLTON Mrs. T. E. KlstJer, Mrs. P.

Linder, Mrs, Hough Sr. and Mrs. Elmer Selterlund went to Edwardsville Thursday where they attended a Presbyterial at the First Presbyterian Church there, GODFREY LANDMARK, the old Watts home on Rt. 67-111 one mile north of Alton, is being razed so that a new drive-in can be built on the site. Property has been purchased by R.

H. Sweetenham. Staff Photo. Watts Home Razed Drive-In To Replace Old Landmark in Godfrey Twp. GODFREY The old Watts home, a landmark in the Godfrey area, is being razed so that a drive-in restaurant can be built on the site.

The property has been purchased by R. H. Swettenham of Keller Place, who plans to build a modern restaurant of the drive-in type. The Watts house is over 100- years old and was built in the style of that time, with large rooms, high ceilings, and four fireplaces, two upstairs and two downstairs. The last residents of the house was Mr.

and Mrs. Lloyd Lyles, who bought and re modeled the house several years ago. Two chimneys are all that remain today of the old house and they will probably be torn down within a few days. Plans for the site include grading it.down with Crestwood Drive- which bounds it on the south. A number of trees will have to be torn out before the grading can be done and this job is scheduled to begin Monday.

The level grade will permit entrances to the drive-in from both Crestwood drive and Godfrey road. A large black-top parking area is included in the plans to accomodate cars. The contract for the work has been let to the and Con struction and the building is expected to be completed in about 60 days. Fosterlmrg FOSTERBURG The American Legion will hold a regular membership meeting at the town hall Monday at 8 p. m.

The Women's Missionary Society of the Baptist Church held its quarterly meeting Thursday evening at the church. Miss Rosemary Turner, who has served five years in India, was guest speaker. Ralph Porter, who was stricken Wednesday was taken to the Veterans Administration in St. Louis that evening. Mrs.

Larry Enstrom and two children, Pamela and Deborah, of Highland Park are spending his week at the Ralph Porter home. Contracts Let For Road Repairs In Greene County were held Tuesday in the office of Paul Fenity, county superintendent of highways, for rock and pipe for road repairs in Rubicon and White Hall Townships. In Rubicon Township 103 TR the low bidder for rock was the Orton Quarry of Hillview with the low bidder for pipe being the Earl Walker Company of Sullivan, HI. The Martin Valstad quarry at Hillview was the low bidder for rock for improvements in White Hall Township 104 TR and the low bidder for pipe was the Armco Drainage and Metal Products Company of Springfield. The above bids have been approved by county officials and are how subject to approval by officials of the state department of highways.

Dept, Heads For Junior Woman's Club Announced WOOt) RIVER dub projects for the etlsulng year will be outlined at a meeting of the JJun- lor- Woman's dub at Wood River School at 6:30 p. m. Monday. The business meeting will be preceded by a supper. Department chairmen for the next dub yerr have been announced as follows: Mrs.

Francis Manning, aid to exceptional children Mrs. James Bowman, public health and welfare; Mrs. Dale Fink, American home; Mrs. Steve Paulovich, fine arts; Mrs. Robert Wegman, motion pictures and radio; Mrs.

William Cox, legislation; Mrs. Marshall Smith, International relations; Mrs. Ernest Moguire, youth conservation; Mrs. Thomas Kod- bet, conservation and garden; Mrs. Rogers Mansfield, education; Mrs.

Donald Cummings, American citizenship; Mrs. Dor- Is Magulre, mental Mrs. Robert Jones, safety Chairmen of standing committees, are: Mrs. Herman Davis and Mrs. John Rasp, finance; Mrs.

James Bowman, chili supper; Mrs. Robert Jones, Christmas card; Mrs. Jerry Trattler, spring project; Mrs. Robert Cargill, boat excusion; Mrs. Phillip Schoppet, auditing; Mrs.

William Mellott and Mrs. John Rasp, hospitality; Mrs. Richard Wilson, press and.publicity; Mrs. Kenneth Schumacher, visiting; Mrs. M.

D. Walston, banquet; Mrs. Ray Harbaiigh, youth guidance; Mrs. Byron Baldridge, hostesses; Mrs. Donald Cummings, Trial Set Pleads Not Guilty Iti Death of Camrflton Man CARROLLTON Earl singer, 42, a Jerseyvllle farm hand, pleaded "not guilty" to a murder indictment Friday morning before Circuit Judge Clem Smith in connection with the death of Walter Arthur Var-' ble, 51, of this city who died shortly after befog found at the side of a gravel road north of mis city on the night of July 17, 1955.

Motslnger entered his plea after Judge Smith had denied a motion to quash the Indictment which had previously been filed by Motsitiger's attorney, Judge G. K. Hulchens. The ease had been set for trial Oct. 24 1355.

Motslnger has been held In the Greene County jail without bond since his arfest In a hotel In East St. Louis shortly after Varble was found dead. Motsinger allegedly has told three stories concerning the death of Varble the first, being that he was driving a hit and run car that struck Varble, the second he was with a vvomati named "Doris" engaged in scuffle witii Varhle which resulted hi hfs death and thirdly his story that withstood the lie dectector test was to the effect that he and Varble had engaged in a fight in which Varble was hit with a three foot angle iron which caused him to fall from the oar. Church Classes to Meet CARROLLTON Members of the Roses of Sharon Class will have a potluck supper Monday at 6:30 p. in the dining room of the Baptist Church.

Mrs. Jesse Hires Is the devotional leader for the evening with Mrs. Wanda Cunningham and Mrs. S. Greaves as recreational leaders.

The hostesses Pkn Robert L. duct a pamits elftss 1ft heetion with the Sunday schdol of St Paul's Episcopal Church, starting Suiiddy, Sept. 11. The class will be held during a coffee hour after the 9. -13 a.m.

family A plentiful harvest, with U.S. Bonds. are Mrs. Tozer and Mrs." Florus Voiles Jr. A program oh "Patience" Will be presented by Mrs.

Elrrtef Williams at the meeting Monday evening of the class the Baptist Church which will show some of the pictures of her trip this summer to Florida and Cuba. Miss Black will be assisted in entertaining by Mrs. Carl Vor.hle* and Mrs. Richard Oilier, caling; Mrs. Alfred Galley, membership; Mrs.

Ray Boyer, civic; Mrs. Verdell Hanner, program: Mrs. Roy Burris, pressbooh; Mrs. Robert Cargill, federation. BOOK YOUR SHRUBBERY FOR FALL DELIVERY REXROAT FLOWER MARKET open evenings 2801 E.

Bdwy. Dial 2-7439 Just Enst of Cut St. STANDARD OIL CO. ANNOUNCES Appointment of Don Behrend as Commimssion Driver ef Route No. I serving Wood River and East Alton area, Appointment of Clint Southard as Commission Driver of Route No.

2 serving territory north of Wood River and East Alton, including Bethalto, Cottage Hills, Dorsey and Moro area. Appointment of Harold Lamm as Commission Driver of Route No. 3 serving territory south of Wood River, including Hartford, Roxana, Mitchell and Nameoki area. Phone Wood River 4-4221 The Philippine Congress has failed to enact an Administration program for land reform through the breaking up and redistribution of large estates. ON PAID UP STOCK $100 PER SHARE ALTON BUILDING LOAN ASSOCIATION 620 THIRD ST.

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