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The Pantagraph from Bloomington, Illinois • Page 7

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The Pantagraphi
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Bloomington, Illinois
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7
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STt ran ta graph, Bloomington, 111., Thurs Not. 1956. Cabin Class Prize-Winning Photos on Display Hidden Money Dwight Woman Fatally Hurl I Comes to Light -X. S-Sx MEMPHIS, TENN. CPV- Miss Miriam Watt, an 82 year old In Accident frame home and neighbors thought her almost penniless until she DWIGIIT (PNS) Mrs.

Mary 4 I 1 r.l iatsMaai -w- if i iff called in one of them and told her there were two paper bags' containing money hidden in a sideboard. Sh asked that if anything happened to her the neighbor use the money to pay bills and provide a funeral. Elizabeth Black, 41, of Dwight, was fatally injured about 8:30 p. m. Wednesday when her auto hit a guard rail on Route 66 near Gardner.

Mrs. Black, alone in her car, apparently lost control. She died at 1:30 a. m. Thursday at a hospital in Morris.

There were no other autos involved in the accident Her funeral will be at 2 p. m. PANTAGRAPH A Only a few days later, she died and the neighbor found the bags-containing $21,510.43 in cash. Saturday at the Von Qualen Fu neral Home. The Rev.

James New man will officiate, and burial will TOKYO Looks like a midget car, but it's a new three wheeled plastic cabin scooter, recently displayed In Tokyo. The younr lady demonstrating the door action is not standard equipment. Scooter has a 5.5 II. air-cooled single-pistoned engine which makes a top speed of 37 31. P.

II. be in Oak Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 2 p. m. Friday.

She was born at Grayville July fA.V;" 19, 1915, daughter of Allen and Ad- die Revis VVilkey. She married Ken neth Black at Pontiac May 5, 1933. iac May 5, 1933. 1 I r.o?Young Pups four daugh Surviving are We will pick up your Air Conditioner now store it for the winter-service Stand install it next spring! Phone 5-2885 for Details Licensed and Insured WILLIAM W. ARMSTRONG "Complete Electrical Service" 210 W.

Willow St, NornuJ. HL Loda: her husband: Razor, Cigarettes Taken at McLean O. W. Earl, owner of Earl's ters, Mrs. James Oeschlager of A I I Mazon, Mrs.

Peggy Raf ferry of 1 1 1 I XillDlT KocKiora, ana Juaruta ana unaa, at home; two sisters, Mrs. Davis! Ballet Skills Hardware Store in McLean, told sheriffs deputies Wednesday night that someone had entered his store and taken an electric razor and a Madame Galina Ositchenko's THIS prize-winning photograph is one of 50 to be put on display at University High School Library Monday through Friday next week. The sponsored by the Photo Club, is a national exhibit of pictures taken by high school students. This first-prize picture was taken by Rosalie Slay of Los Angeles. ballet school will present a dance Sennett of Blackstone and Mrs.

James Arthur of Manchester. two brothers, Samuel of LaPorte, and Harold of Griffith. three half sisters, two half brothers, one step brother, two step sisters, and four carton of cigarettes valued at $30.55. Sheriffs deputies were investigating the reported theft Thursday. SPECIAL recital at Pressor Hall on the Illinois Wesleyan University campus Friday evening.

Approxmately 23 girl students between the ages of 31a and 16 will demonstrate what they have learned since the beginning of JUNIOR SCHOLAR Parents Replace Glass 10 DAYS ONLY CENTRAL HEATING CO. Historian Tracks 'Snowbirds' Tom Eddy of 208 E. Mulberry tne summer. told Normal police Wednesday The dances will be in the style Jat Receive! Central Illlasis Largest SeleeUea si ORIENTAL PICTURES! Tea Select tae Prist sad Fran, rietarea Created ts Fit Tsar Tasta and garrssas'lnr i CHESTER WONDERL1N 403 N. Main St.

that a five year old boy had thrown of Russian-Italian ballet, uiclud-a rock through his porch window. I iTT classic, Hungarian and Span-! Police conferred with the boy's, ish. been only two or three inches deep, Is Offering Its Services at Reduced Prices Gas Proofing Cleaned Re-Cemented and Reassembled. Round Coal or Conversion Furnaces. Complete Overhaul.

All Work Guaranteed QT Be Safe Save FueL Reg. $32.00. 017 73 CENTRAL HEATING 105 S. Center 5-2710 parents, who agreed to replace the Madame usitscnenKo scnooi froze instantly. as it ran, and the dam of ice grew five feet above the creek level." The young historian, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Warner Tidemann of 1415 glass. is at w. jenerson m. ncKeis Magazine Prints John Tideman's Tale of Pioneers "Many chickens froze, curled up, ior me recuai, wnicn win sian The Peregrine Falcon is one of at 7:30 p.m., are available at, and fell from their roosts.

E. Olive credits books by Milo the speediest flyers in the bird, the school and will be sold at "Salt Creek was frozen to the Custer and Dr. E. Duis for his world. IPresser Hall.

I PANTAGRAPH PHONES 4-3041 historical facts, in addition to Li-lah Gordon Altes, a descendant of bottom at one place, stopping the flow of water underneath. The creek then dammed up, freezing "In McLean County one often the Beeler family. hears the comment, 'I am a descendant of the Snowbirds'." Myron Dean To Attend Insurance Symposium Credit Group Plans Meeting With these intriguing words a story in the November of Illinois Junior Historian re Myron E. Dean, CLU, regional The Bloomington Production agency vice president of State Credit Association announces its Farm. Life Insurance wil take part in a symposium on re annual meeting will be held Dec.

6 at the Wesley Methodist Church, to open with a noon dinner. cruiting at the annual meeting of life insurance executives to be held tM Qst it I 0 tMJ The program announced by R. Sunday through Thursday in Chi calling the "Big of 1831. John C. Tidemann, the 14 year old author and a student at Washington Junior High School, introduces his subject as no food for an ornithologist.

Not Feathered Type What it concerns is not birds, but the pioneers who survived a Central Illinois winter which never has been equaled in 125 years. The Snowbirds were Samuel Beeler, son of a Revolutionary War H. Guthoff, secretary-treasurer, features Cap Arnold of Halliards, cago. The meeting of the Life Insur Ohio, who was the Production ance Agency Management Asso Credit Commissioner for 12 years following the establishment of the ciation will be held at the Edge- Production Credit Administration water Beach Hotel and is expected to attract more than 800 sales vice Lin 1933. 11 '-J Vaf -i I -v r'Aiiiitti i nihil i mi i iji mill i i' I I iii mm rfiirii'HTiY-rrYi'rri Viir-w rrTr iti ilf- i i fcaaaaMaas iViiituZTW presidents.

soldier; the Beeler clan, and their Cap Arnold retired to the farm in 1951, but was called back to Washington in 1953 and served as Governor of the Farm Credit Ad neighbors who settled in 1830 just outside Bloomington in an area CALLOUSES To relieve painful callouses, burning or tenderness on bottom of feet end callouses get these thin, soothing, cushioning pads. ministration for one year. He now they called Twin Groves, accord ing to young Tidemann. farms 300 acres in Ohio, feeds Their first winter was probably about 100 steers and raises 600 hogs yearly. His subject will be "For Value Received, I Promise 12 i mm their worst.

The "Big Snow" completely covered pioneer homes made of sod and logs, buried livestock and fences, matted the to Pay." Arthur W. Nafziger of Hope- cheeks of unlucky travelers with two inches of snow and ice. dale, president of the association, i will preside. Two directors are to be elected. Those whose terms expire are C.

J. Martin of Mason City and Paul Henrichs of "Some of the settlers found their sheep," a the Washington School ninth grader, "by searching 'Mum1 Varieties JmmiBU fit twwwciWtjrWtoflrtMir umiunn -t-jih" ir turn 11 iins-----aClJji, Going on Display Some 50 varieties of chrysanthe MOVE In Clean Sanitary Vans An exclusive, hygienically clean moving service at NO EXTRA COST for local or distance moving. OESCH TRANSFER CO. Specializing in Service Agents for UNITED VAN LINES 501 S. East St.

Ph. 7-6228 mums will be on display Sunday in the Illinois State Normal Uni for holes in the snow where the breath of the sheep had melted the crust. Pigs Pyramid "Pigs huddling together were piling on top of each other to keep warm Food for the livestock was quite a problem." John says that one of the Beel-ers, unable to find corn for his cattle, fed them branches of trees. "The cattle soon ran eagerly toward the sound of an axe just as they had cqme earlier for corn." The Snowbirds had rough going in 1831, but five years later was no picnic either. Known as the versity greenhouses.

The display will be open to the public from 1:30 to 5 p. according to Har ry G. Johnson, ISNU superintendent of grounds. Ordinarily the greenhouses are open daily from 7 a. m.

to 4 p. with the exception of Sunday. a Only 30 to 40 per cent of each tree cut is utilized commercially. "Winter of the Quick Freeze," it came suddenly and with piercing impact. "One December day dawned fair 2 HOUR SERVICE Cash and Carry ADVANCE CLEANERS 309 E.

Wood St. Phone 3-7080 PLENTY OF FREE PARKING and mild," the young historian relates. "Snow was rapidly melting, leaving slush and water over the ground. Storm Roars In "But in mid-morning, a roar was heard in the west. A storm of snow and wind came rushing down.

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