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The Pantagraphi
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Five Fanta graph, Bloomlnston, EL. TCpy. L-1956 Husband Struck Goblins Ouf in Strength 3 in Kempton Family Killed in Accident Plaintiff Once Only, Says Wife LINCOLN (PNS) The wife of the defendant in a $35,000 damage suit took the witness stand in Logan" County Circuit Court Wednesday morning to tell her ver Auto-Train Crash Injures Three Others No Tricks, Just Treats For U.N. Children MACKINAW (PNS) Instead i 3x i a i -f of collecting candy and other Halloween treats, 60 Mackinaw chil-aren collected $86.50 for the United sion of the altercation which allegedly cost the plaintiff, George KANKAKEE (- Three members of a Kempton family NV 1 ,.,1,,,., H. 1 I F.

Stoll. his left eye. I Mrs. Cecil Starner told the court that on the day of the incident, last April 21, Stoll had talked "loud and rough" to her and had threatened to have her and her husband evicted from the farm. Nations children's fund.

Afterward, they participated in Halloween games in the Christian Church. Mrs. LaMarr Neeley was drive chairman. A United Nations children's fund movie was shown by Miss Rona Drummond. She said the fight started when her husband asked Stoll to apologize for the manner in which he had talked to her.

In contradic Three One Act tion to Stoll's earlier testimony that he had been hit twice, she said her husband struck the plain Plays Readied were killed late Wednesday night and three others were injured when their auto smashed into the side of a New York Central Railroad freight train. Authorities said the car, operated by Donald Essington, 23, collided with the eastbound train in a dense fog at a crossing west of Kankakee. The auto was hurled 50 feet along the road bed and demolished, The dead were Essington, his wife, Shirley, 21, and their son, Kim, 1. Hospitalized in Kankakee, but not in critical condition, were three other Essington children, Philip, Richard, 4, and Kevin, 2. Essington's parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Edgar Essington, also of Kempton, witnessed the crash. They were following their son's auto in another car when the collision occurred. The Essingtons were returning from a birthday party in Kankakee, authorities said. tiff only once.

Other witnesses Included Mrs. Ruth Stoll, wife of the plaintiff, At San Jose -J I 1 i Vj I 1 who testified that her husband had been in a nervous condition since PIFER CITY (PNS) Since 1867 the First Presbyterian Church has held an annual Thanksgiving: dinner attended by hundreds. Remodeling: of the church kitchen to enable larger, more efficient is now under way. rVV" the loss of his eye, John Ilasse-brock and John O'Donahue. The plaintiff rested his case at the con SAN JOSE (PNS) The fresh men, sophomore and junior class es of the San Jose Unit High clusion of the testimony.

Piper CJfy Church Continues School will each present a one act play on Friday night in the high school gymnasium. Curtain time Roanoke-Benson jm-ffftifif r-nriiiifciiirrrir i muni mm 'w 'tmtmrimwmfm itt imrinmii will be at 8 p. m. Thanksgiving Dinner Tradition Ghost for Rent," a mystery- Lincoln Men Get State of Posts By MARILYN DELAP PIPER CITY (PNS) "Here come the goblins," shouted the children as pupils of the city's elementary trades paraded through the business section in the annual Halloween show. The scene was duplicated in hundreds of Central Illinois towns this week.

sert area, coffee making area, hot food area and a dishwashing area. Pantagraph State Reporter in Piper City Juniors Ready Mystery-Comedy PIPER CITY (PNS) This The dishwashing area consists comedy, will be presented by the junior class. Brayton Danner is directing the play and the cast includes Dave Bunch, Jane Van Huss, Ann McCrea, Gary Pfeiffer, Linda Schleder, Nancy Nelson, Alice Moehring, Rick Deiss and Audrey Helgeson. year when members of the First Presbyterian Church serve the LINCOLN (PNS) Three traditional Thanksgiving dinner. of two islands running lengthwise through the center of the kitchen, with workability on all sides.

Each island will be centered with a stainless steel double sink, with stain Trucks Knock Out ROANOKE (PNS) "The members of the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce have been appointed Fisher PTA Carnival Set for Saturday Case of the Missing Heirs," a the church's newly remodeled kitchen will be in use for the first time. "The Nautical Approach" has to committees of the state cham Phone Service ber of commerce by President three act mystery-comedy, will be presented by the Roanoke-Benson High School at 8 p. m. Fri Central Hindis Deaths Frank Marion Moffitt CLINTON (PNS) Frank Marion Moffitt, 75, a retired Illinois Central Railroad engineer, died at 6:45 a. m.

Wednesdav at his home at 123 S. Wilson St. He had been in failing health several years. His funeral will be at 2 p. m.

According to the older members less steel work tops covering the remainder of the islands. Each island is further equipped with a I FISHER (PNS) The annual' Louis Ratzenburger Jr. They are been chosen by the sophomore class and will be directed by James Harrington. The comedy, with action taking place in the el the congregation, it is believed Parent-Teacher Association carni James Vaughan, renamed to the day at the Benson High School. full length drop leaf which can be GENEVA, ILL.

Telephone service between several cities was cut off Wednesday by two trucks that knocked down wiring. education committee; John Taking part in the production corridor on the maternity floor of raised to provide more work val at 7 p. m. Saturday in the high school gymnasium will feature a fish pond, dart throwing, nail to be the year of 1867 that this tradition began. At that time the church's families gathered together, probably with somewhat Fisher, to the committee on state will be John Leman, Martin space when needed.

labor relations; and George Ohmes, to the agriculture and a hospital, will feature Jane Yontz, Dale Renken, Janet Lein-weber, Sylvia Huitema, Robert The hot food area will be pounding, weight guessing and other concessions. Home made. a i Anne Tallyn, Lynnette Hodel, Nancy Wheelwright, Judy Monge, Norman Capponi, Wayne the same feeling of reverence as Service between Chicago and Elgin Rockford, Sterling De Kalb, Dixon, Rochelle, EL, and equipped with one regulation business relations committee. did the Pilgrims on their first Blumer, Nancy Ford and Bruce Thanksgiving Day. JanesviUe, was interrupted, candy, popcorn, pie, coffee and soft drinks be sold in the cafeteria.

Friday in the Herington Funeral Presbyterian families of Piper size stove and one larger unit, with new ventilator fans being installed over both. Stainless steel work tops with splash backs surround these stoves. Sccor Woman A truck driven by Charles S. Melton, 28, of Sycamore knocked Leman. The play is being directed Charlotte Schofield.

by Home, with the Rev. Kenneth Maseman, Karen Schmidt and Larry Yentes. Martin Whelan will direct the freshman play, "Listen, Dad," which will feature Lou Ann Min-ton, Jean Wheat, Michael McCrea, Judy Betzelberger, Gary Jacobs, Jim Smiley and Charlotte City early settlers came to the church that Thanksgiving day of 1867 and joined with each other Hurt in Crash Owens officiating. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 2 p.

m. Thursday. down a pole and wire east of Geneva. Melton was pinned for two hours behind the steering The coffee making, dessert, and Kiwanis Pancake Dinner Nov. 13 LINCOLN (PNS) Tne an SECOR (PNS) Miss Barbara in giving thanks and praising God as they sat at the abundant noon Kenney Visitors Hurt in Crash wheel of his truck.

He was re Morris suffered a broken nose, He was born Oct. 2, 1881, at Colida, Ohio, a son of Demetrus salad areas are each separate and apart from the hot food area, and arranged for convenient and effi meal furnished by the pioneer ported seriously injured. bruised face and possible chest in nual pancake dinner sponsored by women. juries Monday morning when the Serena Shaw Moffitt. He married Nora Belle Julian April 25, 1904, cient serving.

Five minutes later another truck driven by Morris Arne, 34, This tradition has been kept KENNEY (PNS) Mr. and The 30' by 15 kitchen will be sur car she was driving collided with a second automobile on a Peoria Cornell Cheer Leaders To Be Trained at ISNU alive annually through the years, the Lincoln Kiwanis Gub will be from 11 a. m. to 8 p. m.

Nov. 13 at the First Methodist Church it was announced Wednesday. Mrs. Donald Henderson, who have of Malta became entangled in the broken wire and ran off the road changing constantly with the times, street at Burkett, Ind. Surviving are his wife; two sons, Elmer, Clinton; Merritt, Chicago; a brother, Wilbur, Detroit, four grandchildren and four great and in more recent years fami rounded entirely with work bases and built-m storage cupboards.

Acoustic tile will cover the ceiling to cut down on kitchen noises. been visiting at the home of his parents, Air. and Mrs. Ralph Hen CORNELL (PNS) Seven bas Miss Morris, who is employed near the overturned truck. ketball cheer leaders for Cornell lies have traveled many miles on Thanksgiving Day to observe the derson, in Kenney, were injured in Peoria, was on her way to work when the accident occurred.

Community High School will at MINONK Mrs. Mari Wheeler of Norton- Holder Church Supper, Monday night in an automobile Fluorescent lighting will be in grandchildren. Four sisters and a holiday with relatives and old ac She was taken to St. Francis! accident near Champaign. stalled throughout.

brother peceded 'him in death quaintances at the elaborate din' ville, Wednesday was visit Silent Auction Friday The present pass-through be tend a training school Saturday at Illinois State Normal University. The girls, elected last week, are Marcia Spaniol, Pauline Monroe, Hospital where she was reported to be in good condition. He was a member of the Meth They were taken to Burnham City Hospital where they were ner prepared and served by the ing her daughter, Mrs. Roy Sulli- van. tween kitchen and dining room HOLDER (PNS) A 6:30 sup ladies of the church.

treated and released. per and a silent auction win fea Soldier Returns Home will be somewhat altered for quicker and more efficient serving. An estimated 300 to 400 dinners The accident occurred with the Janice Peterson, Karen Mills, Sharon Ferguson, Sandra Erschen and Linda Girard. ture Friday's "Family Night" of the Pleasant Grove Church. Both are served each year, with a rec Henderson's car, which was head Some new cooking equipment EMDEN (PNS) Pfc.

Don ord of close to 500 being set a few ing east on Route 10, collided with will be purchased and dishes will activities will be in the home of Myers, discharged after two years because of Acid Stomach? Eat 1 or 2 Tumi at bedtime to years ago. They will be accompanied to a west bound car. be added to the present supply to Mr. and Mrs. James CreeL in the army, arrived here Saturday.

He and his wife, the former odist Church at Colida, Ohio, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and" Enginemen and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. He had been a railroad man 47 years and was engineer of the Green Diamond streamline passenger train when he retired. Mrs. Edna R. Keeneth PONTIAC (PNS) The funeral ine Henderson car was re accommodate serving of 150 And on this Thanksgiving Day of 1956, another stepping stone will Captain Promoted Normal by Judith McClane, Judy Godden and Sharon Girard, football cheer leaders, and Mrs.

Kenneth Godden and Paul Henkel, be reached. After three to four Deaaabzeaaausn Mary Lou Harms of Emden. have an apartment in the J. E. Garber Other remodeling which will be ROANOKE (PNS) Capt SoWy completed for the Thanksgiving ported to be badly damaged.

Hartsburg-Emden Band Elect Janet Shirley years of raising funds and confer ences of the planning commit observance is a hallway running faculty members. In the afternoon property. SIBLEY toff tees, an extensive kitchen re they will attend a football game. John Heppard who is spending a two week furlough with friends and relatives, has received word that he has been promoted to the adjacent to the kitchen. This was added to eliminate traffic through modeling is now underway.

HARTSBURG (PNS) Janet Mr. and Mrs. Walter Weber and The kitchen planning Committee, the kitchen necessary with the ODELL Shirley has been elected president nws rta rnt tcssrr family of Indianapolis, visit rank of major. headed by Mrs. R.

V. Chambers, old layouts. Storage units are be of Mrs. Edna R. Keeneth, 63, who died Tuesday will be at 2 p.

m. Thursday at the Raleigh J. Harris Funeral Home, with the Rev. Norman Rostron and the Rev. John Mr.

and Mrs. Ray Hinton of of the Hartsburg-Emden High ed Sunday with her mother, Mrs. who is assisted by Mrs. ing built along one side of this hall Colorado Springs, spent the School band, according to an an Teba Anliker. J.

Pennicook, Mrs. Wayne Sap to accommodate the church fold past few days visiting with rela nouncement made Monday. geant, Mrs. Harvey Geisler, Mrs. ing tables and chairs.

It also F. Long officiating. Burial will be Other new officers are Gary tives and friends here. Sunday Mr. and Mrs.

Hinton, Mrs. Marie Roland Bork, and Mrs. Lynn Swit holds a large closet for choir N0Vi! 3 1 Marriage Licenses WOODFORD COCNTT Rademaker, vice president, and robes. zer, met some time ago with Miss Marion Simmons, Ford County Lee Borence of Lockport, Claude in South Side Cemetery. Club To Hold Fish Fry Bonnie Rademaker, secretary- TJcrnses have been Issued to Harry treasurer.

Oltman of Roanoke ana Ru'n Austin of Rochelle: James E. Mclntyre and E. Gutel and Miss Catherine Hubert motored to Starved Rock. Home Advisor of Melvin. She in turn conferred with Miss Cather at Dewenter's Band Tag Day Set New officers of the Lettermen's Beverly A.

Duns ton. both of Feorla. SECOR (PNS) Members of the Secor Sportsmen's Club will Mrs. Hinton is the former Louise Hubert. ine Sullivan, Home Management DELAVAN (PNS) The Band Mother's Club is sponsoring a Tag LOGAV COUNTY 1 LINCOLN (PNS) Licenses have been Issued here to DarreU Jessen of McLean and Barbara Gilbert of Atlanta.

sponsor a party and fish fry at Specialist at the University of Illi Club are Tony Heinzel, president; Corliss Hayes, vice president; Alan Lessen, secretary; Clayton Haferkamp, treasurer, and Bill Gordon Edwards returned to the town fire hall Friday evening, Day Saturday for benefit ox the nois. New York City Saturday by plane A total of 750 tickets have already These meetings were to correlate Rademaker, sergeant-at-arms. been sold for the affair. from Chicago after spending 10 days with his parents, Mr. and Delavan High School Band.

BUY WELDON HOUSE a well organized kitchen with adequate storage, equipment and Staff members of the 1957 year Mrs. John Thorne Sr. He also visit planned work areas. They also DELAY PTA MEET CORNELL (PNS) The Cor book are Janet Shirley, editor; Clayton Haferkamp, assistant edi ed in Mackinaw with his sister. WELDON (PNS) Mr.

and; ARE YOU IN DEBT? Filt in One Flc SAVE UNNECESSARY COSTS Creditors Keeelv 100 Cents the DUar Brlnr List Bills to Co McLean County Pro Rate 201 Monrtt Bid. Phone 7-6089 Financial Advisers calculated the maximum number Mrs. C. J. Foli.

nell Community Parent-Teacher Mr. and Mrs. Fred Baird of Jo- Association meeting, originally set of kitchen workers possible and the maximum number of people Mrs. Ray Adilott have purchased the home of the Paul King family. The Kings recently moved to Louisville, Ky.

liet spent Sunday here with the served from the newly planned for Thursday, Nov. 8, has been postponed until Thursday, Nov. former's mother, Mrs. John 29. Baird, who had been ill for a week.

She entered Odell Nursing tor; Darlene Aper, music editor; Tony Heinzel, sports editor; o'n a 1 Osborn, faculty editor; Corliss Hayes, student council editor, and Alice Detmers and Vicki Fink, photography editors. Court Notes Woodford County Home Sunday. unions WELDON )) jj Get thia quick relief. Lift, Harold Danison was reported buuv piaon, aootnes, cuso-kraa, protects the senaitiva kitchen. Final plans for the remodeling had to be approved by an appointed committee of the trustees, headed by Howard Stuck-ey with Wayne Sargeant and Warren Hanna.

To produce an end product of an efficient and roomy kitchen which will accommodate) more workers than previously possible in the former kitchen, five distinct working areas will be established in the remodeled kitchen. These will be a salad area, des Wednesday to be improved. He ANNOUNCING THE REMOVAL OF MY OFFICE TO SUITE 423 GRIESHEIM BLDG. F. D.

McNERTNEY, M. D. PHONE 3-1415 pot. Aak for theBunion size; has been ill at his home in Jack COUNTY COURT Estate of Minnie Hobbs Barber: Final sonville. He is the son of Mr.

and report filed. Mrs. Russell Danison of Weldon. Estate of Hortense E. FerreU: Petition filed for letters of administration.

of Florence Wilson: Final re. oort filed. Estate of Alfred P. Ioereer: Petition filed asking to probate will. (Political Advertisement) FOR LACK OF LEADERSHIP C0RKETTE SIDE-SWEEP 1 Enro and Wilson Bros.

WHITE DRESS SHIRTS THE COLD mm IS SUING' LOST! Russia is catching up with us in air power, know-how, trained man-power; the Communists are calling the plays in diplomacy. Yet Eisenhower says we're doing OK. ITCIul General Curtis LeMay, Chief of the U.S. Strategic Air Command, warned on 1 1 trio Slay 1, 1956, that the Russians will have a greater air force striking power than the U.S. by 1958.

$099 French and Regular Cuff Button Down Collars Broadcloth and Oxford Cloth Discontinued Styles $4.50 and $5.00 Values 2 for $5.00 ITEM ITEM The Communists last year turned out two engineers for every one we graduated, have a vast training program for all the other professions. While Secretary of State Dulles has managed to offend and alienate the peoples of India and the Near East, Khrushev and Bulganin succeeded in winning mil Vicuna Cream Puff Lcndon Grey Red STRETCH HOSE Guaranteed for Oen Tears Wear $1.00 Value 65c 2 Pair 1.25 $1.50 Value 1.00 2 Pair 1.95 lions of sympathizers, and now can pose as the defenders of the Arabs against the West. The Eisenhower-Dulles do-nothing policies abroad and public complacency at home are losing the Cold War. You are being told to "trust Ike" and don't ask questions. Is that enough? No.

Make the Future Secure Vote for a Vigorous New America --Vote Democratic McLEAH COUNTY VOLUNTEERS FOR STEVENSON-KEFAUVER Looks so looks so expensive. Ifs soft, velvety corkettd priced to please. iers North Side Square eiven Visit Us for Information -k Facts and Friends Badges Bumper Stickers Ch aimer C. Taylor, Chairman Don Bosh, Treasurer 'Where the Well Dressed Men Get That Wajf 302 East Washington St. Telephone 5-2530.

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