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The Pantagraph from Bloomington, Illinois • Page 5

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ri i )tnn rivTif.Ririt ruin nr. Nov. n. ihl Elkhart Soldier, Engineer Hurt FLORAL SPECIALS From Owen's Flower Shop LeRoy Crash 4 V-1 I 111 m. mm 4 jgi.

m-im A Once Wounded, Now Missing LINCOLN. fPNSWPvt Prt L. Schahl. 20. sun nf Mr on4 Mrs.

Fred G. Schahl of KlWhnn as been renortorJ mi tion in Italv since Ort. 21 nn ing to a telegram received Tues day night from the war department by his oarents. The soldier, who is attached tn an miantry regiment, had previously been slightly wounded on Oct. 8 but a tplxram frnm tu war department received Monday aiaieu mai ne nad recovered and had rejoined his outfit on Oct.

18. rvx. bchahl entered the army eo. lo and rerrtvivl hm hn.ir raimnc at Qmn tri lie has been nvrr3a August. Mr.

and Mrs. Schahl ents of four other children, Dorothy. Paul. Patricia an Lee. Church Classes to Meet HARTSBTJRfi.

Tv: t-u- Young Peoples society of the Methodist church will mt day night. The KYB class will meet Tuesday night at the Theodore Olt-mann Jr. home. BOUQUETS a4 NriwU JjL" lastly Ct I Vrwrr tVerf rmm-lllmt mwttt4 e4r braa4WwMw. Oih tstt.

Cat Tail 4 mm swlw iim rj. A srry owtta4ic sab. 50c Potted Chrysanthemum Plants A Forturute Parchaa Enables l'a to Make ThU Offrrinr. Assort rd Color. Others 12.00 to 110.00 lUch Potted African Violet Plants New Shipment Just Recetred! Blue, J9 C5n Pink and White.

Each DC Burton examines tome of the Indian CLIXTOXj (PNS) liandicraft sent by Orient. urr ton, Sgt. Mr. Ors STRAW TOUCH OF THE ORIENT With or Without ruby' Hrrath Treasures of India Find Wav YInler Douquels 50c, 75c, $1.00 laoie center rieces oo To Home of Clinton Housewife Complete With Vaae and Everlasting Flowers Vernon Burton, ttatkmril in the Learns of Death CHEXOAv-(PNS) Mrs. C.

MacDonald, a former resident of Chenoa. died at her home la Los Angeles, Oct 19, according to word received Monday Miss Ina Hal lnu. A datirMr rranic Kionrnstoin nf Monte. and no sister, sur ive, her husband and a son. Ru pert preceding her in death.

i Crape Vine Ivy 25c to 51.50 Rubber Plants $2 to $4 to $5 Watermelon Begonta 25c to 75c IVIES 25c to $50 LIULIIUll LdllYd Completed In Logan County LINCOLN (PNS) canvass of Ih ceneral election held TuesJay Nov. 7, In. Logan county haa been completed and County Clerk Claude TuU has forwarded an abstract ct th vott lo the secretary ct atat. The banking amendment carried 3.392 to 1.000; th tucceulon of aherif? and treasurer amendment carried 3,381 to 123 and the cemeteries proposition also carried e.eoa to 2.271. Results showed: tt HW4nl.

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Oitst Colds, Bronchitis THE BED Sturdily construct ml eon 7 Llod Myl In Choir. tt Walnat or MarI finbh. As pictored THE MATTRESS A eomfortable all eotton tnattret that wUl site yoa wmr ntcbfs cf reatfal Jp. Sft! WVIl eoo- trneted with durable attrartlr tlrklns. Tonll like It.

THE SPRING Crnnlpf SIM-MOSS ALL PTEEL! Coll contrurtIn 4 l-nllt lat for year. Comfortable At Freight Hits Train Stopped On Track LE ROY. The condition of John Stephens of Urbana, New York Central engineer, was pronounced satisfactory at Mennonite hospital, Bloomington, Friday where he had been taken after his train crashed into the rear of another freight train two miles west of Le Roy Thursday night. His left leg was amputated below the knee. Both trains were headed east and trainmen of the stopped train were attempting to flag the oncoming train.

The fireman of the moving train Jumped before the crash. Fourteen cars were derailed and two of the cars burned. Downs Woman Informed Son Is Wounded DOWNS. Mrs. Nettie Mikel has received word that her son, Sgt.

Howard. Mikel, was wounded in combat in the Philippines and is now in a hospital in New Guinea. Sgt. Mikel has been in service since October, 1942, and overseas since July. A member of the in-lantry, he is a graduate of Downs High school.

A brother, Sgt. Aimer Mikel, is stationed at Camp Howze, Tex. Fire Consumes Two Farm Buildings DE LAND. fP'SlF V. VWiU' pletely destroyed a barn on the William Odaffer farm near here Tuesday after it had been struck by lightning.

A stable near the earn was also destroyed. Neighbors, attrartivi flames, were unable to save the barn and directed their efforts xowara protecting other building; on the property. The barn, covered by Insurance wai filled with feed. Man, Woman Hurt in Falls LINCOLN. (PNS) L.

E. Markland, Armington, fell from the roof of a house he was painting Tuesday and fracture ribs. He was brought to Deaconess hospital for medical care. Mrs. Jennie Stalker, 72, received a broken hip Tuesday evening when she tripped over a dog' chain in yard of Mrs.

Emma Stolz, a neighbor. She was taken to St. Clara's hospital. Lexington Woman's Club To Hold Regular Program LEXINGTON. (PNS) The Lexington Woman's club will meet Tuesday afternoon in the Smith library.

Mrs. Helen S. Printz will be hostess lor the afternoon. "Famous Cities of South Africa" will be given by Mrs. Bess Schantz and "Seventy Years of Suez" will be given by Mrs.

Louise L. Howard. TOWANDA Mrs. Amelia Crichton will return Saturday from Washington, D. C.

and Kingson, N. where she has spent a two weeks' vacation. Mrs. Leslie Mitchell will leave Saturday for Las Vegas, where she will spend two weeks with her husband, Sgt. Leslie Mitchell, who is stationed there in service.

Mrs. Harlan Jenkins and son, Bruce, left Thursdav for Walnut Hill, where they will make an exienaea visit wnn her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Holbrook.

Mrs. Lowell Kraft was hostess to the Bridge club Wednesday at her home. Those' who received prizes were Mrs. Herbert Koehler, Mrs. S.

S. Boulton, Mrs. Lewis Devore and Mrs. Earl Chinese Evergreens 75c and $1.00 Palms (All Varieties) $20 to 520 Table Ferns 25c and 50c Holly Ferns 25c to 50c Philadendnins25c to 515. Dracaena 51 to 55 Sansereria 25c to 510 Aipidistrias 520 Novelty Potted Plants 50c to 51.00 COMPLETE LINE OF CUT FLOWERS OPEN SUNDAYS Soldier Sends Sifts From Land of Ali Baba BY MARY WARD.

Pntrph Reporter at Clinton CUNTON-(PNS)The living room at the home of Sgt Vernon Burton of Clinton contains choice items typifying the best in In dia's arts and handicrafts. Sgt. Burton has been stationed overseas since February, 1942, all but five months of that time being spent inaia, ana irom there he is sending home to his mother articles of exquisite handiwork and beauty typical of the country. In a letter accomnanvirn ih most recent gifts, he wrote Mrs. ura Burton, his mother: "Be very careful of the cnntpt tvoca packages, they represent a small ioriune.

Hand Carved Jewelry. The collection includes ry, both hand carved ivory pieces ana me popular handwrought sil ver filigree. A jewel chest of teakwood decorated with elabor ate carving on the lid depicting a ram with serpent entwined accompanied the jewelry. Matching the rhpst bacco humidor which Sgt Burton writes is for himself in mi. joy when he comes back home.

Also for himself he included a cigaret box of brass inlaid with intricate enamel design. A tall heron carved of buffalo horn centers the display arranged on the bookshelves. It is flanked with a figure of a griffin, and a second one of 'a lion, all carved of teak. There are handkerchiefs decorated with intricate embroidery; a pa jama suit of heavy black satin encrusted with Chinoc fig ures in white embroiderv. anH with them a housecoat ol, cream casnmere, banded with crimson I v.

niut Owen Fine tUK PALL Rlfet MwUlbt local tin ta For Stern's Prices Are the LOWEST IN TOWN For Uown-risht LOWEST rRlCHS IX TOWN-Tor rXT IlKAT HTCKVSt KTKUXS rRlCF.S IIAVH ALWAYS MirS AM) WILL ALVA T1IK LOWEST! Rrnomher Ita ALWAYS STERNS for QUALITY FX'RXITrRE. L.IRGEST ASSORTMENT. EASIEST CREDIT TERMS IX TOWN AXI TIIK U)WEST TRICES! Here's Your Complete Bed Outfit-at a Saving! Our New Neighbors (STANFORD. Mr. n1 Xfr.

Rogers, a boy, born Wednesday. OSMAN PNS Th R.v. Mr. Rclmann, a girl, born Sunday evening Mercy hosmta.1, Chamuatun. fclia named Kuuice Irene.

ROBERTS. (PNS) Set. and Mrs. TV Lewis, a girl, Veronica Ann. born at Mercv Urbana, Monday.

MARQA. (PNS) Mr. and Mrs. Carl Pence, a sirl. born Nov.

11 in Decatur and Macon County hospital. Logan Red Cross Solicits Funds For Gift Boxes LINCOLN. (PNS Th T.npan county chapter of Red Cross is soliciting funds to send 150 Christmas gift boxes to men in service. Fifty of the boxpi Sent to T6rt of mharkntinr part of the Red Cross plan to see that every serviceman who is on uie nigh seas on Christmas day will have a gaily decorated wranrjed nackase to nnen TVi re maining 100 boxes are Logan couniy quota ol Christmas gifts for the swvippmpn whn vA 1.1 hospitalized at Camp Ellis or Mayo General hospital at Gales-burg during the holiday season. uasi year citizens nf this mm- munity contributed over $1,600 toward equipping sun rooms at Camp Ellis and since then the local committee has been called upon each month for certain items needed by the hospitals or the men.

The co-chairman, Mrs. T. E. McGrath and Mrs. William Burke Wednesday went on a shopping spree "for the boys" purchasing hundreds of useful items such as stationery.

soaD. carrmhor ir tooth powder, pencils, snapshot cases, tobacco, books, games, candy bars, chewing gum. These will be individually wrapped and piacea in a larger gift box. Those who wish to make a contribution to the Red Cross carnp and hospital project may call either Mrs. McGrath's 295 Park Place or Mrs.

Burke's ouj ueiavan street. Logan AAA Men to Meet LINCOLN. (PNS) A meeting of the Logan county AAA com munity committeemen will held at 1 p. m. Saturday in Odd reuows nan, JLeigh w.

Lucas, county chairman. annnnn-i inursoay. Mr. Lucas said the Logan coun ty committee is asked to com piete compliance forms for all farms to obtain accurate estimates of the money required to make AAA Davments nH with two other counties in this district the estimates are to be used as a basis for estimating AAA payments over the entire state. Women of Moose Hold Card Party PONT I AC.

(PNS) The monthly dinner party of Women Of the Moose was attpnrlel hi 7fl members Wednesday night at the Moose Club. Table deenrntinns followed a Thanksgiving motif dim dinner was served by can dlelieht. Cards were played following the dinner, with prizes won by Elsie Killus and Ruby Cox. Committee members included aara itediicn, eanette Irons, Ruth Smith, Anna Weber, Hazel Tut- ue, ixora jonnson, Kuth Lamb. LeTourneau Chorus Appea rs in Hartsburg HARTSBURG.

(PNS) A free concert was given at the high school Tuesday night by a chorus of 30 voices from the R. G. Le i ourneau company of Peoria. Henry A. Esser.

director. nresentivJ hi chorus in sacred and semiclassical numbers. Following the concert the berS Of the chnmq wore inirioH to the basement of the Methodist cnurch lor lunch. buy back if the bidder wished her belt buckleless. Ordinary shucking gloves, made gay with yarns provided a highly contested item, though the highest price went for a shoe bag made from a remnant too small for an apron.

When the two heaviest bidders decided the ceiling price was reached thv re sorted to flipping a coin for the a. i i coveiea item. Mrs. C. E.

Roseman was awarded a -prize for having made the most attractive year book. Besides providing merriment a fund to be given the Pplrin nnro center was fattened by the auction saie. The program, directed by Mrs. Ralph Puterbaugh, included papers on the etiquette of flowers and ways to make a home more livable. Mrs.

F. E. Robinson served as a co-hostess. You Buy at Home -Why Not Finance at Home RUSSELL S. PROCTOR Basement Peoples Bank Bide Phone 2496-0 wr rraiiy laam aa4 It Mkrrf al rrvw.

eaaw Jovt rU muXn lb tr. Just Received Carload of Choicest EVERGREENS Plant Them Now rrM: Nursery Stock! PLANTING pUet Borwry tk af atat etcry all ttrVt rlitt grtmp GRAPES Oer art truly Rna Ttrgrwaa. ty toJJ4 quality: vstutu! mmm WB MaHS flowers and formal embroidery I vhen externally caused, trr Cutiran prtfer-rfocinti I red by many tmnej and certain lmbiwt. design matching fork and spoon complete the smaller Items. Perhaps the most unusual item is the tanned skin nf a cobra which Strt.

Hn his mother to have made Into a purse and belt for hrif tk skin has the softness of kid learner, but ia incredible lnneh and at the head has curious markings rescmbline a far it a deep golden color with mark ings in black. Last, and by all means the most Important gift was the carved rosewood table, with elephant heads and trunks forming the four legs. The top is 22 inches across, is octagonal in shape, and is elaborately carved entirlv irrn a figure of a native boy centers the sunacc wun lormal border designs completting the pattern. In Sicnal Corps. Each elephant head bears iwo ivory tusks, and th tahU vvti- sidered a museum piece.

gt. entered service in October, 1941, and since going overseas in February. 1942. ha served as teletype operator with mc iuu corps, a recent letter describes his first real vacation since he went into service, when he and a fellow sergeant traveled by train and bus to an American settlement in India where they spent two weeks living with an American missionary family, enjoyed all the traditional American sports of fishing, swimming, horseback riding, boating and tennis. There -was, best of all, American food, Boston baked beans and brown bread, waffles and fresh vegetables, fresh fruit and fresh milk, a real treat to the two GI's who had lived so long on dehydrated food.

Eight languages and 87 native dialects are spoken in the Philippine islands. PROMPT. ALMOST AKAZlMa Brtirw PIMPLES-BLACKHEADS Iievea punplea, raah. blamithm: often blackheads lor easy removal. Buy mildly medicated cuticupa AND MT FREDRICK'S West SWe Square Holiday Sparklers Completely feminine dresses with sparkle plus to spotlight you on festive Holiday occasions.

Provocative new one and two-piece styles -sp i 1. with glitter. RIack and Rrilliant Colors Others to $21.95. Complete Range of Sizes. FREDRICK! West Side Square Coocort bb-1 lX-rr'fl Carry t'ot Jin-wm.

rtvl; ax4 ura. wu. 51r. J-Vr. 50c $1,00 $1.50 CHERRY and APPLE TREES IVpciar ar Utt as.5 ttw color acJ form.

If jn ja let a tr a lart It via pay yoa to ac election. rrto rax ana SptttaU Latham Red Raspberries TTonderfcl rJata wrtb liza, irrtl at 50c Doz. Sptcialf BLACK RASPBERRIES $1.00 Doz. Spttlalt SPIREA Bridal Wreath. Leary plafiU worth IIjOO for 50c Special! CHINESE ELMS Mort rTIr ba da tr.

6 to 20 ft. 31 $2.50 Peonies An colon. rt4. or 25c Er. IUnt rear'a 15c tU Oor ALL COMPLETE FOK ONLY $2.50 Strawberries Crow year crs at ttrzzt raataof tt r.trfrrr-4 nri: DanUp 100 for $5.00 Mm Rosewood Plate.

A salad elate of rosewood with a carved fruit border and its orEx ACCOUNT Charge It! little or Nothing' Sale Headlines Auxiliary Meeting Here the Handiett ROLL -A Krrrtcartss ivy tit FLOWEMXG SHRUBS crooM rrw it- jtxttH lu.r mil sa iterwoM trranr PAY $15 WEEK Bed in the Home a WAY BED comnlete WJ on calfm Roll it to any location rlth eae! Slerp on tbo porch or oui in tne yard! Easily bantlled and VERT COM-JRTARU2 Order Tour TODAY! PAY XI.23 WEEKLY liLara l'rthU REGAL LILIES now tot fit tlxa MACKINAW. (PNS) The American home department of the Woman's club held its regular meeting Wednesday evening in the home of Mrs. Roy Davisen. A feature of the evening was the auctioning of gift items the women had ingeniously devised out of "little nothing." So enthusiastic became the bidding, under the limber tongue of Mrs. Charles Tyrrell, that the hostess allowed a much admired doily to be removed from a table and sold.

After refreshments were served the remaining cookies were likewise sold to the highest bidder. Among the items sold were aprons, created from a pillow slip and some odd scraps of print, a pot holder knit from wrapping cord, and flower candles remolded from used candles. Tea towels made from feed sacks bleached and embroidered, sold well, as did a coin purse fashioned from yarn left from bed slippers and an old zipper. One member brought a woven belt for which she sacrificed a from a currently worn dress and which she offered to I -a. TULIPS reCra 25c 35c SI.

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