Freeport Journal-Standard from Freeport, Illinois • Page 9

John H. Shirk, Dies, Aged 91 MILLEDGEVILLE John H. Shirk, for many years a prominent citizen of Milledgeville, with a wide acquaintance in the area and in the state, died at 10 o'clock this morning at a Sterling hospital where he had been admitted earlier today. Before he bought the undertaking and funeral business in Miiledge- ville in 1900, he had taught in the Carroll County rural schools and in Lanark, and had been principal of the Thomson and Milledgeville high schools, president of He was a past state the Illinois Funeral Directors and Embalmers Assn. He retired from business May 2, 1949.

He had lived his entire life in Carroll County and was the last of his immediate family, surviving Obituaries his four brothers and sisters. He was 91. Active in Civil Affairs A prominent layman in the Methodist denomination, he taught the Men's Sunday school class in the Milledgeville Methodist Church for 50 years, and had held most of the Church offices. He was the organizer and first OTTO SCHERER Otto (Sock) Scherer, a residenij of the Senate Hotel, died iri a Freeport hospital Thursday evening. He was born in Green County.

May 27, 1902, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Scherer. He had been employed as a maintenance man by the Ivlonroe Chevrolet Freeport, since 1940. He was a niem- ber of John's Evangelical and Reformed Church at Monroe.

Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Lena Rayhorn, Monroe; and four brothers, Jacob of Monroe, John of Dakota, Godfrey of Winslow and Ernest of Mendota. Service will be in Burke-Tubbs Funeral 'Home at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Monroe.

MRS. ANDREW DIETRICH Andrew (Ida) Dietrich died early Thursday in a Freeport nursing home. She was born Oct. 18, 1875 daughter of Frederick and, Anna Uecker. She was married to Andrew Diet- president of munity Club.

Milledgeville Corn- He was active for many years in the civic life of Milledgeville. He was a member of Milledgeville Masonic Lodge, of Freeport Consistory and of the Modern Woodmen of America. Funeral On Sunday John Shirk was born Nov. 11, 1864 at Shannon, the son of Henry and Nancy Shelley Shirk. He married Miss Carrie Shelter on Dec.

30, 1891, at Lanark. His wife survives him, and two son, Cecil Shirk of Minneapolis, and Loren, who lives in Cincinnati. fThere are three grandchildren. THe funeral will be Sunday at 2:30 p.m. (DST) at the Milledgeville Methodist Church, the Rev.

C. B. Hewitt officiating. Burial will be in the Lanark Cemetery. Friends may call Saturday evening in Woodin Funeral Home.

2 Communist Spies Seized In South Korea SEOUL South Korea's Counter-intelligence Corps today announced the capture of two Communist spies and two confederates the night before they were to go to North Korea, The spies were identified as Kim Dong Shik and Ahn Yung Seung. ARTHRITIS SUFFERERS! rich in Dietrich 1896 was Freeport. Mrs. member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Lena.

Survivors include two sons, Clarence of Denver and Louis of Lena; two daughters, Mrs. Albert Treinen of Sioux Rapids, Iowa, and Mrs. Frank Thiel of Freeport; nine grandchildren and nine greatgrand- children; and two brothers, Fred of Hanover and Bert of Lena. Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. (CST) in Leamon neral Home and at 9:30 a.m.

in St. Joseph's Catholic Church, with the Rev. Walter Lessman, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery.

Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home. Friends may call at the funeral home after 1 pjn. Sunday. MRS.

L. D. VANMATRE ORANGEVILLE Mrs. L. D.

(Edith) Van Matre died at a Moline hospital this morning. Funeral arrangements are being made by the Burington, Cramer Funeral Home. MRS. HERMAN ANDERSON FORRESTON-Funeral service for Mrs. Herman Anderson who died Thursday in a Freeport hos- pital will be Saturday nt 2 p.m (DST) in Evangelical United Brethren with, the Rev.

H. R. Zager, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in White Oak Cemetery. MRS.

GEORGE BALDWIN George Baldwin, Jied Thursday night at the age ol 33, in the home of a son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Eby of Marengo, Iowa. The body is being returned tp Lena. Funeral arrangements wii; be announced by the Leamon Funeral Home.

JOSEPH W. VOLMARY Volmary, for many years a businessman here, died Thursday morning in a Monroe hospital. He had been hospitalized since Sept. 2. For the past two years he had operated his own shoe repair and shoe design business.

He had been employed for 32 years by the- Schmidt Shoe Store and learned His trade in Holland. Volmary came to the United States at the age of 19 and worked at Marshall Field, Chicago, for seeveral years' before moving to Monroe. He was born March 19, 1899, in Amsterdam, Holland. He served four years with the Holland Cavalry before coming to the United States. On Dec.

28, 1940 he mar- Dorothy Tschern- Arrest Boys Caught Stealing From Autos Three boys, all under 14, were caught Friday night shortly after they had ransacked cars on the parking lot at the Veteran's Me morial Home. They implicated two others who were later arrested. They admitted stealing from cars Monday and Wednesday of this week. The.boys led police to a sewer opening on a bridge near the intersection of W. Elm street and N.

Waddell, avenue, where loot stolen earlier this week was hidden. Among items found was a camera valued at $175, eighteen flashlights and 12 pair of sun glasses. Eighty items were recovered. Bicycle Stolen A bicycle stolen Wednesday, was found at the bottom of the quarry behind the Veterans Memorial Home. Members of tju group admitted beating it with sticks, tearing off the light, and then'throwing it over the edge.

The bicycle belonged to Richard Smith, 718 18th St. Police Chief Walter Marsh said today information and statements given by the five boys were turnec over to the prosecution FUNERAL DIRECTORY OFFER SAME DAY RELIEF! tOO $2.49 EMMERT'S-MOOGK'S BURKE-TUBBS FUNERAL HOME 4M Wett Stcpbeuon Street Phone Main S17 SATURDAY SCHERER. Otto, p.m. (DST) the Funeral Home. SCHWARZ FUNERAL HOME 111 SMrth Catena Phone Main MSI SATURDAY HESS.

William F. a.m. (DST at the Funeral Home. WALKER MORTUARY Pbonc Miln Sll Ml Weil Mala Street ing in Freeport. Survivors include his wife; a son, William Joseph, at home; a Brother, Tony of Waukegan; and two sisters, Miss Betsy Volmary of Wilmette and Mrs.

Cora Reid of St. Petersburg, Fla. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers. Funeral service will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. (CST) in Grace Lutheran Church, with the Rev.

C. C. pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery at Freeport. Friends may call at the Stuessy Funeral Home.

Automobile Crashes Into Store Front Early This Morning A car crashed into the front of the Freeport Beauty Service -building. 14 S. Chicago early this morning, breaking the display window and causing an estimated Jl, 085 damage. The driver of the car, Rita Kubly, 632 W. Elk was not injured.

She told investigating police she either had a blowout or the steering mechanism did not function properly. The driver said she had just fumed north onto Chicago from iMain street, when the car went far over to the right and then headed left toward the buildings. She said she could not control the car. Building Damaged Employes at the beauty salon said the front display window was broken, a section of the said, pushed in and a large piece of cement knocked loose from one corner of the foundation. Two accidents were reported in state's attorney for in Juvenile Court State's Attorney Everett E.

Laugh' in said delinquency petitions would be filed. Police received a call shortly after 8:30 p.m. Friday saying a group of boys were ransacking cars on the parking lot. Sgt. Nor man Richter caught the three boys near the quarry, with several flash lights, tools, cigarettes and other 'terns in their possession.

Others Escaped Two other boys, who later ad mitted their part in the car ran sacking, said they saw police approaching, hid, and later fled from the area. The group when questioned a headquarters said they had also ransacked cars at Lamm's Traile Court, and at tite Veterans Me morial Home Monday and Wednes day of this week. Parents of two of the boys were called to police headquarters Fri day night. Parents of three other, are scheduled to see the police chief this afternoon. AH boys were released to their parents or taken home after statements were made The boys admitted meeting at th quarry between 6:30 and 7 p.m and after damaging the bicycle an throwing it over the quarry edge decided to raid the cars in th nearby parking lot.

THIRTEEN CRNCER CHAPTERS were represented at the all-day district meeting here Thursday of the Illinois'Cancer Society. Photographed at the noon luncheon meeting were, left to right, seated: Mrs. Donald Muirhoad, Elgin, senior lay director of the district; Mrs. E. C.

Reed, Freeport, chairman of Stephenson County Chapter; Dr. John Linden, Freeport, vice chairman of the local chapter; and Dr. Roger A. Harvey, Urbana, guest speaker, professor of radiology in the University, of Illinois College of Medicine. Standing: Mrs.

W. F. Ballcs, chairman of luncheon arangements; and Dr. John A. Rogers, executive director of the Illinois Division of the American Cancer Society.

Journal- Standard photo by R. Patton. County Cancer Chapter Host To 14-County District Meeting Slides talk on.ty Chapter and invocation by the 'Radiation Therapy in the Treat- Rev. Arthur J. O'Neill.

ment of Cancer" Thursday at the public luncheon during the one-day Mrs. Donald Muirhead, senior lay director of the First District, pre- district meeting here of the Illi-j sided. Dr. John Linden introduced nois Division, American Society. Cancer Dr.

Harvey. The district meeting, the first The speaker was Dr. Roger A. ever held in Freeport, was at- Harvey of the College of by representatives of 13 University of Illinois, chairman of chapters in 14 northwestern 111- the division's medical and scien-Hnois counties, tific committee. Workshops on public education Dr.

Harvey discussed various and fnor patients radioactive chemicals now used in radiation therapy to treat cancer, stressing that radiation is only were held at 10 after reg istration and a coffee hour. At 10:45 delegate members met Sentence Three Men To Prison Terms In Circuit Court Three men were sentenced to prison terms this morning in Circuit Court, one for violation of probation and two for car theft. Sentenced to Joliet State Prison were: James Vetterneck, Chicago, one to four years; and Everett Burgett, one to three years. John Gratton, Freeport, had his probation extended six months, with the six months to be spent at Vandalia state prison farm. Burgett was found guilty of stealing a car belonging to Dorothy Kerr, July 5, in Freeport.

Vetter- neck pleaded guilty to stealing a station wagon owned by George Deininger, Freeport, Aug. 5. Both men were found to be ineligible for probation by the Adult Probation Officer Norman Sleezer. Gratton was found guilty of violation of probation. He pleaded to a charge of assault and battery Monday in Police Court, after fighting with a hotel clerk.

He was placed on two years probation following a burglary in 1955. State's Atty. Everett Laughlin requested Gratton's probation be revoked, but Judge Harry E. Wheat ruled it be extended for six months. Gerald Steele, Freeport, involved in the car theft with Burgette was placed on probation for two years.

This was his first offense. More Stevensons In Louisville, Ky. Than Eisenhowers LOUISVILLE, Ky. Stein the financial campaign all 13 vensons are leading the Eisenhow- city telephone directory is concerned. Just off the press, it lists one Eisenhower, five Kefauvers, 24 Nixons and two columns of Stevensons.

ets. Transportation of patients for treatment was provided by chapters. FREEPORT JOURNAL-STANDARD FRIDAY, SEPT. 21, 19J6 chapters exceeded their quotas, collecting $179,217.86 in the 14 counties toward the state goal of $1,450,000, which was exceeded by The chapters in the district are: Boone, Bureau, Carroll, DeKalb, Jo Daviess, Kane-Kendall, LaSalle, Lee, McHenry, Ogle, Stephenson and Whiteside. ers, Kefauvers and Nixons in Louisville as far as the new K-IGAS RANGES Magic Chcl, RCA Estate, Dixie.

Highest trade in for your old range. APPLIANCE CO. 120 Eat 1 Stephenton KAHL: one form of treatment. "It can with Dr. John A.

Rogers, executive do harm in some cases, according! director of the Illinois Division. At to the cancerous tissue 11145 campaign committee mem- jbers met with Robert L. Knt, dm Luncheon Follows Workshops on campaign director. The luncheon was opened with Reports by Chapters welcome by Mrs. E.

C. Seven Illinois institutions re- chairman of the Stephenson Coun-jceived a total of $491,295 for cancer research in 1955 from the American Cancer Society, a report for the year stated. Seven counties participated in a poster contest with cash prizes donated by the Illinois Women's 'Golf Assn. i The new book "The Truth about Fine Local Driver $23 In Police Court On Three Violations A Freeport driver, Robert Among the items recovered wereJM auer 109V, Douglas St an electric lantern, 8 packages of fined in oli ce Court Cigarettes, 3 first aid kits, 4 tape dav for reck i ss and careless measures, socket wrenches, cards, ing vehicle license violation, andj a number of tools, a hunting knife Dining Room and Lounge Where Friends Meet Cocktail Specials Every Day Monday Thru Friday SPECIAL FOR FRIDAY NIGHT FISH FRY Generous Serving of Oolden Irown fried Ocean Perch French Met Cole Slaw Tartar Sauce lemon Choice of Homemade Rolh, Muffini, and Choice of Beverage. M.50 We Cater to Parties, Banquets and Receptions in our Private Banquet Rooms.

Please Make Reservations Early and 3 ball point pens. The police chief said the stolen items are being held at headquarters. Drivers who had items stolen past meter violations. A warrant was issued for his arrest. Two other persons this divsion.

In education of the public about cancer 105 talks were given. 750 film showings were arranged, 1,571 displays and posters were placed, lers unvers wno nao items stolen We nesda for paslf meter a 10 exhibits were held at fairs, 23 icts. writers wno nao items stolen par ln violations after warrants from cars parked in the JPfi orfei bonds in! indust ne a 6 SCh were See the New Flnbrook MELODY HOME BUILDERS OPEN HOUSE Tonight Through Sunday 7 to 10 P. M. BRUSH 219 North Whistler Avenue ALL DECORATION INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR BY SUPERIOR PAINTING CO.

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Burchard from a stopi TO CLARIFY A story in the Wednesday Journal-Standard failed to carry the address of a William Howard mentioned in a law suit filed in SUPERIOR DAIRY'S SPECIAL OF THE WEEK" FLAVORS ONE-HALF GALLON Open Daily Until 10 P.M. Plenty Of FREE Parking sign on West Spring street, onto South Walnut avenue, crashed into the side of another car. Driver of the second car, which received an estimated $300 damage, was James Hadju, 31, of 207 W. Avon St. His car was completely turned around after the collision.

Ticket bsued Mrs. Price was ticketed by police for failure to yield the right of way, having no driver's license and no city vehicle sticker. Her car incurred $150 damage. In another accident at 4:45 p.m. Thursday, a car driven by Richard Miller, Milwaukee, struck the side of another vehicle driven by Paul M.

Miller, 710 S. Hancock, Ave. at the intersection of W. Galena and N. Nursery Ave.

Richard Miller failed to see the other car after stopping at the intersection. Two Workmen Injured In Accidents Thursday Two workmen injured in acci- ents Thursday, received treat- lent in Deaconess Hospital and 'ere dismissed. Charles Ohlivine, 26, Cedarville, eceived a severe laceration on the idex finger of his left hand while peraUng a machine at the Heine ndustries, on Highway 26, -north Freeport. Howard Lausch. 35, Monroe, is.i lacerated his left hand when accidentally struck it with a atchet while doing carpentry work ear here.

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104 E. svmposium; fmir dentists r- the dental svmposium, and nine Dale Davenport, Freeport, was: instructors the nursing fined $4 for driving the wrong way, on a one-way street, and a Wis-j consin man, Roy Pearson, paid a $6 fine for leaving the keys in the, ignition of his car and the motor 260 dressing were made and 82, running D3 distributed to 241 patients; Thirteen drivers were fined $1 for! seven visiti nurse associations parking violations. SUPERIOR DAIRY Main 825 920 So. Locust Ave. SINUS SUFFERERS AAINO Emmery's -Moogk's 15 W.

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