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Freeport Journal-Standard from Freeport, Illinois • Page 19

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FREEPORT JOURNAL STANDARD i frAOEgO OCT. Lanark Plans (jrniyll For Nov. 9 In High School LANARK The Lanark PT will Jiold a. carnival Friday, No 9, at 7 p.m. in the high scho gymnasium.

The school cafeteria will serv hot dogs, hamburgers, coffee an pop. Entertainment will include cak Vvalks, fish pond, dart games, dun ing and fortune telling. The public is invited. Approximately 70 members a tended Order of Eastern Star ink ation ceremonies for Mr. and Mr Sidney Bird and Mr.

and Mrs. Le Jones. Decorations were yellow an brown mums. The refreshment table was deporated with garde flowers and tapers. The C.

C. Circle will meet Fr day for an all-day meeting wit Mrs. Ray Heffelfinger. A share a-dish dinner will be held at noon Assistant hostesses are Mrs Clarence Champion and Mrs. Joh A.

Rahn. Mrs. Edward Strawser and Mrs Joe Schreiner will have charge the program. Shullsburg Firm Signs Mining Leases In Elizabeth Area Shullsburg, Wis firm, representing eastern mininj interest, has resumed signing min ing leases in this area. The company, is signing genera leases covering mining of all met Land owners in this area were informed about a year ago tha low-flying airplanes would fly over the area with special equipment to test the area.

These planes were noticed here the past summer. Mining officials said they plan to use additional and more sensitive equipment in tests later this year. Some leasing was done last year. WIRING REPAIRING ELECTRIC 4X4 South Chicago Phone Main 866 TRUSSES mfof NO CHARGE to eJB ante wunrt by oar tttat. tet thtm help leleetloa end application horn Ike (not Hue of el SPOT PAD TBIISSES Ufht.voUht koM ntpttn tcemrtly, nqnlring oily OBfrtelf tnuura of ordinary tranM.

ttttm tUo far Abdonfcud EUitU ouf I MB mmtf EMMERT'S- MOOGK'S Hal Boyle Says Courting The Presidency Is Like Courting A Gir NEW YORK (Ifi Curbstone have thought only six years ago comments of a pavement Plato: that these two fine men, so dubi- Courting the presidency of the ous then even of running for the United States is a lot like courting presidency, would now be clobber- a girl. iing each other for the right to Courtship often has these three that job, like two kids trying to stages: 1. The bashful beau is duced to a girl everybody says is I get the last piece of cake intro- birthday party? WCTU Will Hold Convention Nov. 2 In Cedarville Church Stephenson County Woman's Christian Temperance Union Convention will be held in Emmanuel Congregational Church in Cedarville, Friday, Nov. 2.

The meeting will be- the belle of the neighborhood, but all he can see is her warts. 2. He discovers she is truly noble, so noble he couldn't possibly ever be worthy of her, so he might as well say farewell. 3. Then he sees another guy ask her for a date, and immediately the reluctant suitor becomes a besieging tiger.

Now she is not only the most desirable girl in the is sure he is the one lad in the county who can make her happy. And he wants to climb a mountain or swim an ocean to prove it. Same Stages And doesn't a political candi' date's romance with the presidency sometimes go through the same three stages? Both Dwight Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson went through the at a gin at 9:30 a.m The executive "It's a mystery to me why anybody even takes the job," many a voter says. "I wouldn't take it for twice the dough." Yes, But That's what he says. But if 10 of his neighbors told him he'd make a good president he'd begin to wonder.

If 100 told him the same thing he'd begin to believe it himself. If 1,000 told him as a pawn his motor car to raise funds to launch his campaign. That's the odd thing about "Potomac fever." Under the right conditions anybody can be infected by a vegetarian to a general, from a lady reformer to a lawyer. noon sessions. Just why no knows.

For if VI gJ; session to nominate directors of county departments, receive reports of local presidents and county of local directors, be in the and elect officers morning. There will be a fellowship luncheon at noon. The afternoon order of business will be: A devotional and memorial service; an address by the Rev. Lew Mills, pastor of Emmanuel Congregational Church; an address by Miss Gertrude Meyers; and highlights of the recent WCTU convention at Atlanta, by Mrs. William Wisconsin state vice president.

There will be special musical numbers at the morning and after- The public is in- courting the presidency is like courting with a girl, winning the presidency is like marrying a jealous woman with 19 million think they bashful beau stage and the I ain't the guy for such a great-big-job stage before 1952, in-laws, all of whom when they finally got down to thei have a claim on third, or brass tacks stage. Today they're in a brass knuck return engagement. Who would Stockton Legion Plans Birthday Party For Auxiliary Tuesday American Le gion Post will honor the Auxiliary with a birthday party in the Atwood Community Center Tuesday at 8 p.m. November 6 is the iuxiliary'8 37th birthday. Guest speaker for the evening will be the Rev.

Albert Hoffman, ast national American Legion haplain, and now a professor at College, Dubuque, Iowa. Musical numbers will be fur- ished by the Stockton Harmon- ttes. A buffet lunch will be served ollowing the program. 400 Persons Attend Halloween Events Rock City ROCK CITY An estimated 400 ersons attended the Halloween arty and masquerade dance at ie Rock City Garage this week. by the American Legion Auxiliary share-a-dish supper will be held Thursday, Nov.

8 in the Legion Halt. Each family is asked to bring one fried chicken, one hot dish and a salad or dessert. Potatoes, Lawton, Sandra Banfield and Everett Early. Fred Eddy of Beloit was the judge. Don Myers was ringmaster.

The announcer was, Russell Garman of Shannon. CARROLL COUNTY 4-H MOUNT CARROLL-County and state aw'ards for local 4-H members will be presented at the Carroll County 4-H achievement program in Farm Bureau Hall here Saturday at 7:30 p.m. All parents, leaders and friends are invited. The president is supposed to bread and coffee win be furnished! tm rnp mncf rvtwarriil vents were sponsored usiness Men's Assn. Prizes were given for the best ostumes.

Prize winners were: Little girl's lass; Connie and Jeri Earnest, arol Lynn Martin and Bonnie enning; little boys; Larry Snook, alen Holste and Merrill Hartman; girls; Sharon Weiss, Nancy uick and Kay Morton; big boys; Berlin Meinert, Dick Harnish and obert Quick; and adults; Mrs. aymond Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Wai- Schneeburger, and Mrs. harles Durfey.

The program included the Turner rio from Ridott, Jerry and Shiry Lohmeier, and an accordion io. Music for the dance was fur- shed by the Bel-Air Ranch Boys, ene Turner of Rockford called tie square dances. hold the most powerful office in the world, but he can't even buy a necktie or drop in to see a movie by himself. Winner Is Loser From the standpoint of leading normal carefree human life, the winner in the Nov. 6 election wil be the loser, the loser will be the winner.

But the defeated man won't fee! that way. Those who have wooec and lost the presidency often are more bitter than those who have merely loved and lost a woman. "Long ago I proposed that unsuccessful candidates for the pres- dency be quietly hanged, as a matter of public sanitation and decorum," wrote H. L. Mencken.

'The sight of their grief must have a very evil effect upon the young." The suggestion has no merit this year. Hanging won't be necessary. Whether the loser be Ike or Ad- Members are reminded that an nual dues are now payable. They may be sent to Mrs. Val Schreiner.

100 Horses, Riders At Trail Ride, Show Near Leaf River LEAF RIVER Over 100 horses and riders participated in the trajl ride followed by a horse show Sunday east of Adeline on the Lester Deets farm. Trophies and ribbons in order of First, second and third, were won by: Pony class, Larry Shipley, Donna Gettleson and Sandra Gettleson; parade class, Mrs. C. E. Manning, C.

E. Manning and Marvin Binkley; and spotted horse show, Chet Promenshankle and Sandra Banfield. Beet race, Don Lawton, and Susan Lasley; trail ride class, lai, the prospect is that he will be politically buried, finally and forever. Savanna Couple Celebrate Anniversary In Chadwick Sunday CHADWICK Mr. and Mrs.

Henry Sites of Savanna celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary Sunday in the Chadwick Legion Hall. The table centerpiece was a large silver wreath, with "25th Anniversary" printed on it. A miniature bride and groom was in front of the wreath. Pink flowers surrounded it and an orchid was in the center. An anniversary cake with Mr.

and Mrs. Sites' names on it was also on the table. The Sites' son Kenneth, recently discharged from the army, attended the event. Guests were from Sterling, Morrison, Fulton, Lanark, Moline, Port Byron, Milledgeville and Chadwick. Refreshments ME? Launder men's shirts? of course not! Save 170 210 On Coldspot Home Freezers Not when I can afford to send them to SANITARY LAUNDRY.

Believe me, it doesn't pay to do men's shirts at home not when such qualify shirt laundering costs so little! Carolyn Hamilton, Lucille Early and Sandra Gettleson; and pair class, Mr. and Mrs. Manning, Dick Benson and John Hamilton and Promenshankel. Solid color class, Marvin Binkey, Doty Chinouth and Dick Benjon; stock horse class, John Hamil- Dick Benson and Doty Chi- louth; and palomino class, Don Those Pound Top Grade Beef BUTTERED HAMBURGERS Now Wrapped To Take Out In Aluminum Foill 30 To Keep Them Warm and Tasty and To Protect Your Upholstery and Clothing. PHONE STATE 351 -Well Have Your Order Piping Hot and Ready To Go When You Want It.

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ON COMPARATIVE LIST PRICE OF 299.95 in advanced cabinet design iLECT A QUALIFIED STATE'S ATTORNEY Elect Elect the man whose experience qualifies him for the office. Elect the man with 20 years of actual Courtroom trial experience in Stephenson County. Elect the man who, at City Attorney of Freeport, has prosecuted 7,837 criminal eases. Elect the man who has had years experience as legal adviser to the City Council, City Officers and Boards. Elect the man who has drafted more than 300 City Ordinances and Resolutions.

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300,109
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1885-1977