Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 9

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1954 ALTON EVENING TELEGRAPH PAGE NINE Macr, Enriuht Speaks fi Lt Catholic Daughters Honor New Members at Carrollton jWilliflg Workers Elect at Worden CARROLLTON A reception was held Sunday at 1:30 p. m. followed by ft banquet at 5:30 p.m. in the Knights of Columbus honoring the 21 new members of the Court of Catholic Daughters. Assisting in the ceremonies Mrs.

Irene Spresser district deputy and Mrs. Bessie Simpson grand regent both of Taylorville. Guest speaker at the banquet was the Rt. Rev. Msgr.

Michael Knright of the local St. John's Church. Mrs. Spresser also gave a short talk and the group was welcomed by Mrs. Goerge Pohlman, grand regent of the local court.

Invocaton and benediction vere given by the Rev. Carl also of St. John's of vocal selections Church. A group were presented by the Catholic Dauglhers glee club with Mrs. Neil Carrico as director and Mrs.

L. Thirn as accompanist. New members of the court who were the guests of honor were Miss Helena Gehlhausen, Mrs. Mildred Kania, Mrs. Shirley Clendrn, Mrs.

Louise Steinacher, Mrs. Theresa AJbrecht, Mrs. Anna Mae Sctimldt, Mrs. Mary Elledge, Mrs. Pauline Pohlman, Miss Georglne Schilds, Mrs.

Eileen Kuhnline, Mrs. Ruth D. Wright, Miss Loretta Ann Haues, Miss Mary Lou Schilds, -Mrs. Mary Westnedge, Miss Margaret Ann Schnelt, Mrs. Eleanor Kir bach, Miss Doris Ann Caffery, Mrs.

Maude Bowman, Mrs. Ter esa Kaffer, Mrs. Agnes Volslad and Mrs. Mary Tucker. Carrollton Dress Shop To Close Dec.

24 CARROLLTON The Carrollton branch of the Ruth Dress Shop owned by Mrs. Maude McMahan of White Hall and managed by Mrs. Gallic Short of this city will cose Dec. 24 following a removal sale which will start Dec. 10.

The shop opened here over 14 years ago in a location on the east side of the square, later moving to the corner of 5th and North Main street and still Her moving to it's preent location on the east side of 5th street. Mrs. Short has been in the employ of the store for 14 years and has been the manager for the past 11 years. Wagener Rites Saturday CARROLLTON Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Davidson Wagener, wife of Lawrence Wagener were held Saturday at 2 p.

m. at the Assembly of God Church with the Rev. D. B. Shaw officiating.

Hymns were sung during the- service by Mrs. D. B. Shaw and Mrs. George Brannan.

Pallbearers were Martin Davison, Ray Varble, Bernice Varble, Gene Wagener, Arnold Meek and Alvin Bruns. Interment was in the city cemetery. Enters Hospital CARROLLTON Margo Crosby, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M.

Crosby of this city entered Children's Hospital in St. Louis Sun. day for examinatin and treatment. Has Second Operation CARROLLTON Mrs. Ben Lake underwent surgery for the second time in two weeks Friday in Boyd Memorial Hospital.

She will also have a third operation as soon as she is recovered sufficiently form the second one. Marriage Licensee Issued CARROLLTON Three marriage licenses were issued over the weekend in the office of Dwight Coonrod, county clerk of Greene County. One was issued to Donald Graner and Miss WiJrna Martin both of this city. A second was issued Dec. 4 to G.

L. Childress of Roodhouse and Vera Westerhold of White Hall. The third, also issued Dec. 4 was to Francis Atwood and Miss Cecil Hardwick both of Hillview. Godfrey Firemen Elect Assistant Chief, Secretary GODFUEV-The Godfrey firemen held their monthly business meeting Monday evening In the fire house and elected Norman Klein as an assistant chief and Marion Willis as secretary of the group.

Ten firemen were presented with cards for the completion of the Red Cross First Aid course. The firemen will have a Christmas party for their families on Saturday, Dec. 18, at 7 o'clock in the fire house. The party committee reported that they have planned to have Santa make an appearance for the benefit of Ihe children and there will also be movies and refreshments. Appointed to a committee to meet with the trustees'as representatives of the firemen were John Barcelona, Kermit Keehner, and Al Batchelor.

The final reading of the constitution and by-laws was heard and they were adopted by the group. Five new members were accepted into Ihe fire department, Walter Frohock, Everett Auer, Tom Hunt, Ed Dodson, and Ken Friedline. Ralph Drury was placed 6n the inactive list. It was announced that a film on fire fighting techniques will be shown at the firemen's social meeting on Dec. 15.

Fire Damages MerVs Cafe At Cottage Hills COTTAGE HILLS A fire at 1 a. m. Sunday morning gutted the building that housed Merl's Restaurant at 525 McArthur Drive. Christian Class WORDEN Mrs. Melvin Heinemeier was elected president of the Willing Workers Sunday School Class of the Christian Church, at a recent meeting at her home.

Other officers are Mrs. Guy F. Mills, secretary; Mrs. James Ooton, treasurer, and Mrs. Otto Braasch, building fund treasurer.

A Christmas party and gift exchange will be held at the home of Mrs. Lloyd Haynes Dec. 23. Meeting Set WORDEN Wednesday at 7:30 p. m.

the Royal Neighbors will have their regular meeting and a Christmas party with.a 50 cent gift exchange. Class Officers Named WORDEN Mrs. Oaura Favre was named president of Class No. 7 of the Methodist Sunday School at a meeting Friday evening. Mrs.

Betty- Best was named vice president; Mrs. Clara Best, secretary; and Mrs. Margaret King, treasurer. Mrs. Harold Best was devotional leader, and following the meeting refreshments were served.

Entertains Club WORDEN Mrs. D. C. Hoi- loway of Staunton entertained her card club Mrs. Martin Ellert, Mrs.

Walter Blotevogel and Mrs. Wilbur Zlr- ges were awarded prizes. A birthday gift was presented to Mrs. Blotevogel. Laura B.

Horn Will Admitted To Probate CARROLLTON Will of the late LaUra B. Horn was admitted to probate the last of the week and ordered recorded. The will provides for the payment of all debts and funeral expenses after which the remainder of the estate, real, personal or mixed was left to a sister, Nellie A. Jacobson. Should the sister predecease the testatrix the estate was left According to Cottage Hills Fire to a niece Jenny L.

Gersonor Chief Bill Biyant, cause of the blaze was laid 1o a defective coffee maker which had been eft operating by the owner of the restuarant, Mrs. Merl Stevenson. The short in the equipment ignited a waste basket close by and caused the fire to spread. The alarm was sounded by Constable Elmer Stamm of Rosewood Heights who was malting an early morning round of Hie area. Cottage Hills fire appara- was dispatched to the scene out the fire had gained too much being discovered, resulting in extensive damage to the property.

According to Tom DeGerlia of the Bill Johnson Insurance Agency, the total amount of damage will run in excess of $4,000. The building itself, owned by Elmer Oettel of Cottage Hills, suffered approximately $2,000 in damages with the restaurant sustaining about the same loss in equipment and fixtures. Program at Sumrnerfield GODFREY A musical program was presented by all the pupils of SummerfieJd School under the direction of Mrs. R. E.

Duffey at the pie and cake social sponsored by the Parent- Teacher Association of Summerfield School Saturday evening. The pupils of grades one through six took part in the singing and then the second and third grade students entertained the audience with square dancing. At the close of the program the cake and pie social was held in the basement of the school and featured a cake walk, and a novelty stand. Cakes were auctioned off by Bert Ritchey and refreshments were sold. Kentucky celebrates the birthday of Franklin Delano Roosevelt as a holiday.

A New Zealand frigate has left Singapore to hunt pirate gangs, operating in powerful launches who have terrorized remote coastal towns and villages in Brit ish Borneo. or her descendants if slie be not iving. Jenny L. Gerson was named executrix of the estate in accordance with the provisions of the will and her bond as such tvas fixed at $12,000. The claim date was set for Feb.

7, 1955. The will was drawn August 19, .954, and witnessed by F. T. Vaughn and Judge Jack Alfeld. Invited to Jersey Meeting CARROLLTON Members of Greene County Home Bureau have received invitations to the annual luncheon meeting of the Jersey County Home Bureau which will be held Thursday Dec.

9 beginning at 10 a. m. in the Methodist Church in Jerseyville. The guest speaker will be Mrs. Margrieta Kreismanis of Latvia who is a kindergarten teacher in Champaign.

Shell Institute, Radio Station To Shut Down CHICAGO Institute and Radio Station WFJL will cease operations Jan. 22. Both the institute, a college- evel school, and the radio station were founded five years ago by Bishop Bernard J. Shell of the Archdiocese of Chicago. The school in announcing the closing Monday, attributed the closing to a "reorganization" with- the Catholic Youth Organization founded by Bishop Shell.

He resigned as head of the CYO Sept. 2 The school had an average enrollment of 400. Scotland has exported 21 young pedigree bulls to the United States to improve Highland stock in 13 states, Glasgow reports. NEW AND OLD Section of new Horace Mann School contrasts wHh old building in background, on Edwards street between Clawson and Photo. Alton Man, 50, Struck by Auto Near Hartford HARTFORD Hartford po- ire were called to the scene of an accident three-fourths of a mile south of the city limits late Saturday night when an Alton man, Earl Denson, 50, was struck by an automobile.

Denson had just finished putt- ng gasoline in his car which lad run out of gas and was walking around to the side of his car to get in wtien a car driven by Conrad Simms of Elco, 111., struck him. Denson was taken to Wood River Township Hospital where he was given emergency treatment and admited as a patient for lacerated forehead, and abrasions to the left elbow, left leg and right hip. Another accident occured on Delmar avenue early Sunday morning in which a Brighton woman, Mrs. Helen Rigsbey, was injured slightly. She was taken to Wood River Hospital by the local police and admitted for treatment and observation.

Mrs. Rigsbey's car bumped into a car parked in front of a building on Delmar and Watkins, damaging both automobiles. The other car belonged to a Harrison Jacoby, who resides in the apartment house where his automobile was parked. Mrs. Rigsbey received an injury to her nose.

Eldrod ELDRED The Rev. F. L. Strobel of LaMoille, 111., will speak at both the morning and evening services Sunday in the local Baptist Church. The annual business meeting of the Eldred Baptist Church will be held at 7:30 p.

m. Wednesday. Mrs. Gertie Flatt moved Sunday from Carrollton to the west rooms in the Lynus Benner building. Mrs.

Henry Moffitt of Milton spent the weekend here with her sisters, Mrs. David King and Mrs. Mary Schild. Mr. and Mrs.

Herman Myers and sons of Granite City were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Bechdoldt and family. Mr. and Mrs.

Chester Mundy and daughter, Gloria, of Carrollton visited here Monday with Mrs. Mundy'js sister, Mrs. Frank Flatt. Mr. and Mrs.

Charles H. Smith entertained as dinner guests Friday evening, Robert Bowman of Oregon, and Mrs. Lou Neal of Carrollton. Miss Evelyn Brangenberg and C. V.

Lynn of St. Louis were guests Saturday of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Smith and children. The Smith family spent Sunday at Roodhouse as guests of Mr.

and Woman Honored On90thBirthday At Bunker Hill BUNKER turkey dinner was held at the Congregational Church Sunday honoring Mrs. Lucy Moulton on her 90th birthday. Those attending the dinner were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Leatherby and daughter and Mrs.

Mary Voyles, Litchfield; Mr. and Mrs. William Cromwell, Mrs. Edith Thomae and Eugene Thomae, Shipman; Mr. and Mrs, Bert Moulton, Mrs.

Dora Fahrenkrog, Staunton; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Moulton and sons, Mr. and Mrs. William Moulton and sons, Mr.

and Mrs. Tom Moulton and family, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Moulton and Ricky, Mr. and Mrs.

Ben Oldenettel, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Oldenettel and son, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Oldenettel and daughters, Mr.

and Mrs. William Johnson and family, and Mr. and Mrs. William Goebel and family. of llerndong BUNKER HILL Mr.

and Mrs. Joseph Dillon, Chicago, were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. E.

Herndon. Dillon is Mrs. Hemdon's brother. Additional guests of the Herndons Sunday were Mr. and Mrs.

Joe Brooks and Jim, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Mason and Judy, Mr. and Mrs. James E.

Hall and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Powers, Susan and Patty, all of East Alton. Bunker Hill Notes BUNKER HILL Roy Enos and R. J.

Anderson were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Mayson Acuncuis and family in honor of Bonnie Acun- cuis' third birthday. Evening guests were Mr. and Mrs.

Delmar Tick, Bcthalto. Mr. and Mrs. James Welch and Miss Stella Welch were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.

Richard Welch and Carol, East Alton. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Fahrenkrog entertained several friends of their daughter, Carolyn, Saturday afternoon in honor of Carolyn's 10th birthday. Carolyn received many gifts from her friends.

Firemen were called to the Mitchell Taggert home northwest of Woodburn Monday afternoon to extinguish a fire. Chesterfield CHESTERFIELD The December meeting of official board of United Church will be held Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. at the church. The Rev.

W. W. Swift, pastor of Peter's Episcopal Church, and Rev. Glenn A. Brlgg of the United Church, will speak on "Better Homes Through Spiritual Guidance" Thursday evening, before the Chesterfield Parent Teacher Association, at the local grade school.

Pupils of Miss Deadrich's room will present the program, and patrons of Miss Elizabeth Wade and Miss Ruth Demlrich's rooms will furnish refreshments. Miss Sandra Burns, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Burns entertained friends at a slumber party Friday evening In observance o( her 13th birth' day. Mr.

and Mrs. Kenneth Wood visited Sunday tn Peorla will James Parker and daughter Ellzabelh. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Hewlt and family wore guests of relatives Sunday In St.

Louis. Members of Agnes Wlckfleld Chapter, OES, will hold a school Chesterfield OES Officers Scaled Reda Tnpwott was Installed worthy matron of the local OES Chapter In a public ceremony Friday evening by Mrs. Viola Ar- irtt. Installing matron. John 'apscott was Installed as wor- hy patron.

Others who took part In the eremony were Mrs. Anita Miler, Installing marshal; Mrs. Lenora Sarglnson, Installing chaplain, and Mrs. Marie Sni- lie, organist. Seven gtrls of the Order of Rainbow Glrlg sang.

They were Leta. Virginia and Doris Gross, nieces of Mrs. Tap- acott, Beverly St. Clalr, Betty tlnghausen. Miss Walz and Miss Lauden.

Donald Cross, Jerseyville, nephew of Mrs. Tapscott, was nag hearer and Claude Gross gave the "Ode to he Flag." Another niece, Claudia Gross, presented her aunt with a cross made of pink carnations. Mr. and Mrs. Ansel Dowland, retiring patron and matron, were presented Jewels.

Agnes Saw! ell was chairman ot the social committee. 3 from South Roxana Treated at Hospital SOUTH ROXANA David Curry, 3, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Curry of Wilson Ave. was admitted to Wood River Township Hospital Sunday for incision and drainage of his right thumb after an Infection.

L. Grey, 12 of 410 Southward Ave. was treated at Wood River Hospital for a laceration of the front portion of his head suffered when he fell down the basement steps of the family home; lie was taken to the hospllal by his mother and dismissed alter Rotarians Will Honor Gridders Monday area school senior gridders will get something to eat besides the crowd's cheers next Monday night. Rotarlarw were reminded last night at their meeting that their long-discussed plan to fete the football players at ft regular meeting was scheduled for them. Virtually every member of the club volunteered some weeks ago to take one grldder under his wing as a guest for such a dinner.

So the players will be sandwiched in between Rotarians at the tables. And Joe Garagiola, major league baseball catcher, will be the speaker. All the festivities will be at Hotel Stratford. Last night the club had such a sudden upsurge in attendance that a couple of members had to eat outside the regular dining room. Jack Gainer, member of both the club and the firm of Verlte, Eastman Schlafly, spoke on trusteeships of the estates.

He was introduced by Earl Gaylord, serving as chairman of the day. Mrs. Elizabeth Rodgctan Ftmetat Se Funeral services for Mrt. Elizabeth Hodgdon, 93, a tatfttft resident of Alton, who died urday at the Masonic Home in St. Louis.

were conducted Monday afternoon by the Ret. Millard, pastor of the Church of the Redeemer (Con-. "Mummte, It's my first swim this year," said Andrew Currey aged seven, as he and his mother leaped from their burning yacht at Ostend, Belgium. of instruction Thursday Jn the Masonic Hall at 1 p. m.

There will be potluck supper at 6 p. m. treatment. Marion Garrlguts, 29 of 21 Indiana Ave. was treated a Wood River Hospital for a back Injury suffered when lifting a stove.

He was dismissed afte treatment. WSCS Finns Yule Party SOUTH ROXANA Hie Wo men's Solely of Christian Serv of the Methodist Church wl meet at 1:30 p. Wcdnesda at the church for their annua Christmas meeting and a whit elephant gift exchange. Hostess es are Mrs. Louts Trlbout an Mrs.

Burdette Pruett. regational) at Luptoti lome, 7233 Delmar St. xniis, Mo. Burial was in ft St. Louis County Cemetery.

Mrs. Hodgdon, who WJUld have been 94 next Feb. 'Mtd resided with a daughter, the ate Mrs. Clarence Sears, at 405 "efferson following the. leath of her husband, the late Charles A.

Hodgdon. After the death of Mrs. Sears, about seven years ago, Hodgdon went to St. Louts 'to-' make her home with another daughter, Mrs. B.

F. Eddy of 10 Humphrey where she resided until about two years. ago when she was Injured In a 'all and then entered the Masonic Home. Mrs, Hodgdon was a member of Alton Chapter 775, Order Eastern Star, and of Ihe chapter went to St. Louis Monday to conduct memorial, services nt the funeral home.

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