Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 3

ALTON EVENING TELEGRAPH PAGE THREE For New Church Club Mrs. Robert mined pinochle was served re- Paul's Church OTVFR The sermon WOOD Jf sun(1ay morning 1 Lutheran topic Services be- Sunday school will uo vesper services and the subject of Wolff's sermon will ciad When They Said not Us Go Into The at 11 o'clock. The Society will nieet I 8 6:30 p. m. and evening services Auxiliary to Meet WOOD RIVER.

The Veterans Foreign Wars Auxiliary will meet at "he Community House, Roxana, Monday evening at 7:30. president, Mrs. Emert Fral- I ley, will preside. Wood River Notes WOOD RIVER. Henry Bick and daughter, Carol Ann, are ffl at their home on Penning ave- Jackie Black, son of Mr.

and Mrs. J. E. Black, 769 Condit avenue, is unable to be at school. He Is recovering from chickenpox.

Mrs. I. L. Tripplelt is ill at her home on Thirteenth street. A committee composed of the receiver and recorder the Royal Neighbor Lodge met at the home of the oracle, Mrs.

Minnie Lewis, Friday to audit the lodge books. William Hoffman of 12-A North Sixth street is ill at his home. Miss Rose Anne Mueller, 148 Lorena avenue, is visiting over the weekend at the home of Miss Rosemary Flood at Auburn. Norman Robey, 304 Sotier Place, underwent an appendectomy IJThursday at Alton Memorial Hos" pital. Returns Home school at 9 m.

Sunday. At the morning worship, starling at 10 a. the sermon topic will be: "Your Religion and the Atom." Missouri Vltlton WOOD RIVER. Mr. and Mrs.

A D. Bledsoe, 142 Lorena avenue, and Mr. and Mrs. Rudus Eaker and son, Danny Paul, Pence avenue, East Alton, left Friday to spend the weekend with relatives In Lulesvllle, Mo. Relative Dies WOOD RIVER.

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Stendefer of 116 Whitelaw avenue have been notified of the death of Slanderer's aunt, Mrs. Edgar Brown, at Passavant Hospital, Jacksonville, Wednesday. Funeral rites will be conducted at 2:30 p.

m. Sunday at the Christian Church at Jacksonville. Wood River Post To Meet Monday WOOD RIVER, Jan. River American Legion Post will meet at the Legion home Monday at 8 p. m.

Slated for discussion Is the Legion's proposed construction of a new home, and the general program which has been Introduced by the post. Clubrooms are now open to mmebers and their families. A financial report' will be made by the basketball team. Rites Sunday for Wood River Class Jersey Lodge Installs Officers JERSEYVILLE, Jan. 12.

Nearly 100 were present, at the formal Installnllon of 1946 officers of the Royal Neighbors, Thursday. Mrs, Jack Stewart was seated us oracle; Mrs. Theo Nelson, vice-oracle; Mrs. R. C.

Ingersoll, chancellor; Mrs. Charles Malloy, recorder; Mrs. Ella Hughes, receiver; Mrs. Bert Bell, marshall; Mrs. Harold Long, inner sentinel; Mrs.

Charles Powell, outer sentinel; Mrs. Harry Sprlngman, assistant marshall; Mrs. Dwight Edwards, musician; Mrs. Joseph McDanlels, faith; Mrs. Charles Menzle, courage; Mrs.

Clara Sackman, modesty; Mrs. WOOD RIVER, Jan. laureate services for the January graduating class of Community High School will be conducted Sunday at 8 p. m. in the school auditorium.

The Rev. H. W. Wlchman of Evangelical Church will be in charge of services. Commencement for the class will be Jan.

18. Theo Hollman, unselfishness; Miss Adella Scribner, endurance; Miss Estaline Scribner, flagbearer; Miss Lotus Dlerking, staff captain; Mrs. Eva Johnson, manager for three years. Three young girls, Janet Edwards, Marcla Zimmerman and June Little, lighted tapers prior to the rites. Mrs.

Leal Cason was Installing officer; Mrs. Theresa Schell, ceremonial marshal; Mrs. Charles Men- zle, assistant ceremonial marshal, and Mrs. Nelle Welch, Installing chancellor. The retiring oracle, Mrs.

William Atchison, was presented a pin. Gifts to the retiring officer and installing officer were presented by Carol Cason. Mrs. Ida Gleespen, district depu was present. Receives Promotion to Captain JERSEYVILLE Lt.

Thomas Bloomer, who is spending a terminal leave with his parents, Mr and Mrs. John Bloomer, re ceived notice Friday morning of his promotion to captain. The promotion Is effective as of December 14, 1945. Capt. Bloomer returned from overseas service a few days before Christmas.

bus Hall to celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family. Participating famlles have been requested to bring a gift and a cake or sandwiches. Marriage License JERSEYVILLE A marriage license was issued at the office of County Clerk Frank, Seago Friday to Miss Rosaella Howdeshell of Greene county and Sherman Kraushaar of Jerseyvllle. Major Todd Honored JERSEYVILLE Major Leon, ard Todd, who Is home on leave following foreign service, was honor guest at a'pot-luck supper given by members of the ChUrch- men's Brotherhood of the Christ Evangelical Church Friday evening. Major Todd Is former pastor the church.

Sgt. Allen Home Allen received a discharge from the army at Scott Field Thursday and returned to his home near Grafton. He Is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Allen.

Allen entered service In November, 1944, and went to England with an aviation unit. His first combat mission was flown over Hartford Church Elects Officers HARTFORD, Jan. annual business meeting of the Assembly of God Church was held this week. Everett Richardson was, elected trustee and John Hall was re-elected trustee. Phillip Hendrlcks was reflected secretary treasurer for the thirteenth consecutive year.

Everett Richardson was re-elected Sunday school superintendent and Hendrlcks, assistant superln tendent. Ruby Richardson was named secretary-treasurer of the Sunday school and Fay Stone as slstant. The Christ Ambassado organization will name officers next Tuesday night. Cancellation of all services at the church this week has made It possible for members to attend the 8th annual minsters' institute of Illinois, District Council of the Assemblies of God churches, this week at the Gospel Tabernacle, Granite City. Home Market Meet North Alton News Berlin, Jan.

11. 1945. Assignment at Dayton JERSEYVILLE Miss Wlllene Breden has accepted an assignment with the veterans rehabilitation program at Dayton, starting Jan. 15. Miss Breden Is a graduate of St.

Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing, Alton, and spent six months at Mayo General Hospital at Galesburg. She has been spending the past two weeks visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Breden of Grafton. Congregational Meeting 3 Boys Caught With Stolen Cars Heads Polio Fund Drive JERSEYVILLE Dr.

H. C. WOOD RIVER. Mrs. Charles I Bledsoe, 142 Lorena avenue, has returned to her home after a three- weeks illness at Jewish Hospital, St.

Louis, where she underwent a major operation, Dec. 21. Past Oraoles WOOD RIVER. Mrs. Delia Gibson entertained 15 members of Past Oracle Club of the Royal Neighbors at her home recently.

Games were played and prizes were won by Mrs. Rose Waggoner, Mrs. Maude Williams, Mrs. Kathryn Fox and Mrs. Daisy Scribner.

Mrs. Gibson served refreshments. The club will meet with Mrs. Fox in February. Promoted WOOD RIVER.

Lt. Donald E. McClintock, son of Mr. and Mrs. John McClintock, 217 Acton ave- 'has received word from the War Department that his promotion to the rank of captain became elective in mid-December.

Capt. McClintock has been In service 34 months, serving 27 months in the South Pacific. He is a laison pilot 'or the field artillery. Capt. Mc- Clntock is on terminal leave and its terminal ion will be discharged at Jefferson Barracks.

Visiting EDWARDSVILLE, Jan. projected trip to California In a stolen automobile, begun Thursday morning by three Indianapolis boys, ended abruptly Friday at Troy, where the trio was captured by a posse after wrecking another stolen machine In a get-away attempt. The trio, aged 14 and 15, was held at the county jail today for FBI agents, pending filing of auto theft charges. The boys aroused suspicion of an attendant when they drove into the Oberto service station at the junction of Highway 40 and Route 159, south of Maryville, and ordered three quarts of "10-cent" oil. Asked by the attendant If they had money to pay for oil, and if they were traveling in a stolen automobile, the trio promptly abandoned the car and fled on foot.

Deputy Sheriff George Musso, dispatched to the scene when a call was made to the sheriff's office by the service station attendant, searched the area but failed to find a trace of the three boys. Meanwhile, the trio reappeared at the service station and again fled on foot after failing to regain possession of the abandoned automobile. Worcester of Jerseyvllle has been appointed chairman of the Jersey County "March of Dimes" committee for this year. Plans for the drive which opens in the nation Jan. 14 will be completed locally in the immediate future.

John W. Suddes, president of the Jerseyville Chamber of Commerce, has named the other members of the committee as follows: Lloyd W. Sunderland, Daniels and Gus F. Heneghan. Additional members of the general committee are to be selected from other communities.

Receive Second Degree JERSEYVILLE Three candidates received the second degree in Odd Fellowship Thursday evening at ceremonies at I. O. O. F. hall.

They were George Challons, Laverne Isringhausen and Paul Woolsey. JERSEYVILLE The annual congregational meeting of the brother here. Peace Evangelical and Reformed Church will be held Sunday. The regular service will be held at 9 a. m.

with the pastor, the Rev. Louis V. Huber, speaking. The Sunday school will meet after the service and at that time church officers will be selected. A financial report of the church will be given and.

proposed projects for 1946 will be submitted for approval of the congregation. The pastoral report will also be given. A potluck dinner is to be served at noon, Dr. H. R.

Gebhart, western field secretary of the board of national missions of the Evangelical church, will meet with the councils of Christ and Peace churches are completing plans to become self and dispense with the mission board subsidy which has been alloted to Dr. Gebhardt will preach Sunday morning at the regular worship service at Fieldon. The congregational meeting of the Christ Church in Fieldon will be Jan. 20. HARTFORD Members of the Home Makers Class of the First Baptist Church met this week with 25 present for a house warm- Ing honoring Mr.

and Mrs. Roy Inlow, Humbert Road, Godfrey, whp formerly resided here. The class presented the couple with a gift and refreshments were served. Willing Workers Meet Willing Workers Class of the First Baptist Church met this week at the church. A special guest was Mrs West of Los Angeles, sister of George Miller, who is visiting her Cocoanut Continues to Grow A year ago, while Staff Sgt.

Edward Hogue was stationed on New Guinea, he sent a cocoanut his his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hogue Greenwood drive. Mrs. Hogue placed the souvenir on the top of a china cabinet, where Is lay for some time.

One day, when a neighbor called, Mrs. Hogue showed the cocoanut she had received, and to their surprise It had sprouted. It was then placed in a large candy bucket filled with sand, and watered daily. During the warm summer days it was placed out doors but the weather began to get chilly the cocoanut was taken to the basement. It is now 22 inches tall, continues to grow, has 10 large leaves, with others coming on.

In the meantime Mr. and Mrs. Hogue have written their son, telling how the cocoanut is growing, and he Is sending his parents another one, due here at any time. Heretofore a number of North Siders have planted cocoanuts but none has grown. Staff Sgt.

Hogue has been transferred from New Guinea to while at work In St. Louis three months ago, and was moved to the hospital two months ago. Mr. and Mrs. Hurst formerly resided In the North Side before moving to Iron, ton, Mo, Westminster Fellowship Group of Elm Street Presbyterian Church will hold Its Sunday evening discussion at 6:30 In the church, with Mr.

and Mrs. Joe Rnln In charge. The subject Is "Race Relations," and all young people, high school and college, are invited. A meeting of Alton Presbytery will be held Tuesday In Carlinvllle- Presbyterian Church. The Rev.

Marshall W. Rice, pastor of Elm Street Presbyterian Church, is planning on attending. Annual Congregational Meeting Bethalto Women Plan Library BETHALTO, Jan. 12 Members of Bethalto Woman's Club decided Friday to attempt to organize and create a library for Bethalto. The decision was made after the club heard a talk by Mrs.

Arnold Pfafflln of Roxana, who discussed the process of forming a library and gave a check for $25 from the Roxana Library Board to used when the project gets under way here. Mrs. Quentln Zimmermann chairman of the committee in charge of the project. A miniature flag and standard, to be used at meetings, was presented the club by Mrs, Elmer Ol- Parish Party JERSEYVILLE Families of the Church of the Holy Ghost will have a parish party Sunday at 7:30 p. at Knights of Colum- Housegueits and Mrs.

Ar chle Stone of Delmar avenue have had Paul Brewer, and his two sis ters, Bernice- and Virginia, a guests during a ministerial meeting In progress at Granite City. The Brewer family formerly resided In Hartford when their father was pastor of the Assembly of God Church. Rev. Castle to Speak HARTFORD The Rev. Theodore A.

Castle, district secretary of Assembly of God Churches, will speak at the local Assembly God Church at 7:30 p. m. Sunday, the Rev. Curtis Marshall, pastor, has announced. National Association of Air Transporters predicts that 19 American airlines will purchase more than $750,000,000 worth of new airplanes and ground equipment the next five years Luzon, In the Philippines, his wife, Mrs.

Katherine Hogue of Ethel avenue and his parents receiving letters from him regularly. He is now with the headquarters detachment, first replacement battalion, and in his last letters home says he is well and getting along fine, but that the weather is extremely hot and to break the monotony would like to see a little snow, he added. Home From Hospital Gloria, 9, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Puetz was moved to her home on Alton-Jerseyvllle road Thursday evening from St.

Joseph's Hospital, where she had been a patient two weeks. She was reported this morning as showing improvement, but most of the time Is confined to her bed. While in the hospital she underwent a blood transfusion. North Alton Baptists Sunday services for North Alton Baptists as follows: Sunday school 9:45 a. Frank Noble, superintendent.

Morning worship at 11, the pastor, the Rev. Norval Wells, will have for his subject, "The Harvest Has Passed and the Summer Ends." Young People's Training Union 6:30 p. Mrs. N. W.

Wells will lead discussion. The pastor speaks at evening service at 7:30 on "Is It Nothing to You, Following a pot-luck dinner Friday night at 7:30, the annual congregational meeting of Mel. vllle Congregational Church got under way In the church, the Rev. D. H.

Toomey, pastor, presiding. Considering the weather, a large attendance was present. Mrs. James T. Martin was chosen clerk; Mrs.

George Williams, treasurer; Mrs. Walter Collins, organist; Mrs. George Schmidt, assistant or ganlst; James T. Martin, trustee James L. Martin, deacon, and Bruce Minard and Jack Holladay ushers.

During the committee reports it was pointed out that the ex tensive repairs being made at th church had been delayed becaus of the scarcity of building matei ial, but with the completion Improvements the church will be dedicated, it was announced. PlanMacoupin Soil Conservation thoff, patriotic and war service committee chairman. Mrs. Carl Taylor, president of the 22nd Dlstrlcl, Illinois Federation of Woman's Club, explained the "Penny Art Fund" and the club voted to contribute to Iti Methodist Church Notes BETHALTO. The Rev.

S. C. Felts, pastor of the Methodist Church, has announced Sunday school for 9:45 a. m. Ike Rhine is superintendent.

Morning worship Is at 10:45 a. m. Junior League will meet at 6:30 p. m. Evening services are at 7:30 p.

m. The evening has been designated as "Youth Night" and the Youth Fellowship group will have charge of the service, the pastor said. Discharged BETHALTO. After nearly four years of service In the Army Air Force, Fred Berghoff has been discharged. He Is the son of Mr.

and Mrs. Fred Berghoff. Another son, Leroy, is serving in the navy. Bethalto Tfotes BETHALTO. Mrs.

Lydla Murphy has returned to her homo at Alton after a visit with John ter R. Miller of the Macoupln, Mf- and John ep County AAA office Is nformlng Thutiday evenlng at Mim farmers that during the last week flt the home Mf aft Mw n- In January and the first week In llam gtaub Februa Mr, and Mrs. Anthony Romano Jerseyvllle Notes JERSEYVILLE John Tun. nard, aged resident, -was taken to the Alton Memorial Hospital Thursday. Mrs.

Joseph Dees, who been a guest since Monday of Mrs. Forrest Pirtle, left Thursday for Greenville to visit until Saturday, when she will go to Little Rock, to join her husband, Lt. Dees, who Is stationed there. Mrs. Firm Cooke, who has been a patient at Alton Memorial Hospital, was moved Saturday to the home of her daughter, Mrs.

Herman Graves, in the Godfrey vicinity. Mrs. Minerva Ford has been seriously ill at her home on Clay street since New Year's Day, when she suffered an attack of poisoning. She is reported improving. All Ye That Pass By?" According to the Rev.

Wells, plans are under way for building a church on Mounier street, several lots have been purchased by the congregation some time ago. The work of starting the foundation has been held up by the weather. Improving at Veterans Hospital Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Sellier of 2411 Lloyd have received a letter from Mrs.

Sellier's brother, Harvey Hurst, a patient In Veterans Hospital, Jefferson Barracks. He says he is improving slowly but steadily and is able to be up and aboul his room. Hurst was taken 11 men will call upon them with the of Mion Spen Sunday with Mrg intention of completing the 1946 Oma no's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Farm Plan.

Prior to this call, it Is Fred Berghoff hoped that all farmers will give NeU Neunaber, son of Mr. and thought to what conservation prac- Mrgi Qscar Neunaber, has been tlces they intend to complete dur- ser ous i jy the past week, ing the 1946 program year, Miller J. R. Quaan of Alton spent said. Thursday here with her mother, AAA assistance will be given Mrs.

Elmer Jones, and her sister, only on the practices selected by Mrs. Floyd Ellspermann. the county and community com- Johnny Meldl has been dis- mitteemen at a recent county charged from service and has re- meeting. The practices selected are turned here. His wife Is the for- contour farming of drilled or close- mer Miss Dena Rlccl.

Harris and Mr. and Mrs. Blankenship of 902 Acton visit Mr and Mrs. the The youths made their way to Troy, where thsy spent the night, furnished lodging by a police officer who, unaware the trio 'was being sought, released them Friday morning. They promptly drove off in an automobile owned by Victor Kueker, a garage mechanic, who witnessed the theft.

Kueker and a hastily-formed posse gave chase and captured the youths in a cornfield after they had wrecked the machine just east of Troy. Questioned at the county jail today, the three boys said they had decided to go to California and stole a car from a parking lot In Indianapolis for the trip. When apprehended they had one cent left between them for expense money. Both stolen machines were damaged extensively. Discharged see, Navy has arrlved tar his Parents Mr anrt XL Blcdsoe 142 Lo venue after receivi ng a discharge tL akPS Bledsoe ha been fef 2 llonlhs overseas months.

He arrived in Seattle, Dec 29 from ome in October, 1043, on 'leave he has had since en- he was maiTied Lutesville, Mo. anH een Uvine at St to, 0mpanled her hus to his home here. 'l dr( ss By Bi8h RlVER -The Rev. O. ould7 10UnCed loday that the MM.

cvemn Mrvlc The Sl Church Sun Fir st ll wil1 the But Where Will I Get the MONEY?" Boy Scout Boy Jan 20 j'T a speclal sei atl'h al lhe evening wor- 0 6 et 10 dist Chu The Wl11 speak and utn execull ve of Plasa Coun- 1 Norman are th he tro the Smith, Arthur Truwdale ea MonriL 0 0 The tro meets cl BI 7 the s. Ch reh basement. Prairie Dell Club Meets at Shipman SHIPMAN, Jan. Prairie Dell Sunshine Club met with the president, Mrs. W.

E. Meredith, Wednesday. Games were played and honors were awarded to Mrs. Glenn Myers and daughter, Sharon and Mrs. Will Blotna.

Shipman Notes SHIPMAN Mrs. Allen Kahl returned Tuesday from Macou- i pin Hospital, Carlinville where she underwent an appendectomy. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Cadmus recently entertained In honor of their- son, Charles, who observed his seventh birthday.

Mr.and Mrs. J. C. Archer moved Wednesday to the home they built In the west part of town. Wallace Wllsorx of Alton spent Wednesday and Thursday with his parents, Mr.an Mrs.

A. C. Wilson. Mr. and Mrs.

Myron Breitweiser and son of Alton arrived Thursday to visit his. parents, Mr. and W. E. Breitweiser.

Mrs. Howard Bartow and Mrs. Vera Jones of AUon visited Mrs. Barlow's brother, Earl Hunt, Thursday. Dola, Is the geographical center of the nation's steel Industry.

sown crops, establishing sod water- A meeting of Eastern Stars will ways, dams and ponds for livestock be held Monday night at the lodge water, green manure crops, har- hall. vesting hayseed, limng materials, commercial fertilizers, raw rock phosphate. March of Dimes CARLINVILLE. With John D.I Rossettl, Carlinville High School athletic coach, again serving as chairman for Macoupin County, the annual "March of Dimes" drive will Liquid, Tableta, Salve, Now 666 Cold Preparations get under way Monday. only at directed.

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