Skip to main content
The largest online newspaper archive

The Decatur Daily Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 10

Location:
Decatur, Illinois
Issue Date:
Page:
10
Extracted Article Text (OCR)

Trophy To Springfield Lutheran Church Young People Compete Sunday in Annual Contests Springfield won the majority of points in competition with Walther leagues from 18 other communities the third annual activities contest held in Johns Hill junior high school in this city Sunday afternoon. More Than 1,000 Attend. Five hundred Walther league members from the Central Illinois district of the Lutheran, church registered for which was attended by more than 1,000 The contests were held in persons. the afternoon, with the winners presenting their numbers in the school auditorium in the evening. Church services at St.

Johannes Lutheran church were advanced to 6:30 p. m. so that it would not interfere with the program. walnut plaque, with engraved silver 1 mounting, was permanently awarded to the Springfield group in recognition of their achievement in winning seven first places and one second. Decatur was second with five firsts and one second, and Jacksonville third wita two firsts and one second.

Winners Give Program In the 14 different classes of contests, winners were the following, who gave the night program: Senior Piano solo Selma Drendel. Springfield Trinity. Junior Piano solo Alice Buecker, Springfield Trinity. Senior oration Julius Podshadley, Bloomington, "God's Junior oration-Richard Rokosch, Decatur St. John's, "The Senior Instrumental solo Mildred Longbehn, Decatur St.

Paul's: clarinet. Junior Instrumental solo- -Norma Morenz. Decatur St. John's; violin. Girl's Vocal solo.

Senior- -Helen Gaudlitz. Springfield Trinity: "My Girl's Vocal solo, Junior Gatherine Geyer, Senior Lincoln: Dramatic "A Spring reading Mornigernice Kruse. Tuscola. Junior Dramatic -Iantha. Vollman.

Danville: "The Finger of Senior -Act play Decatur St Johns: Nancy' Juror One-Act play Senior Boy's Vocal solo William Meyer. Jacksonville. Junior Boy's Vocal solo Gerald Steir, Petersburg. "Bells of the Senior Group singing Bloomington Mixed Chorus. "Thanksgiving Junior Group singing St.

James QuinCy Girls' Chorus, "In the Heart of the Senior Male quartet-Sadorus, "Just for Senior Vocal Springfield Trinity, "Come Let Us Senior Vocal Trio Quincy St. James, "Sylvia" Senior Novelty music Jacksonville; Musical Stunt. Junior Novelty music Decatur St. John's; John Bowman. accordion.

Senior Piano duet Tuscola, Lola Hawkins and Ruth Hawkins: "March from Junior Piano duet -Edinburs. Irma Briggs and Eleanor Briggs. Organ solo Nettie Behrens: Chestnut. Lucille Leimbach. Shelbyville Girl Weds Kentuckian By Staff Correspondent.

Shelbyville Miss Betty Ann Munsell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Munsell of Shelbyville, and P.

Joseph Sehlinger of Louisville, were married in the Catholic rectory here at 9 a. m. Saturday by Rev. Fr. Peter F.

Masterson. Only members of the family and a few intimate friends attended the ceremony. Attendants were Miss Mary Alice Munsell, sister of the bride, and Phillip B. Slover, Springfield. The bride wore a blue tweed suit with a shoulder bouquet of gardenias and dark blue accessories.

The maid of honor wore a flowered print frock with white accessories and a shoulder bouquet of yellow roses. After a wedding breakfast at the home of the bride's parents, the couple left for Louisville. They will make their home for a time in Springfield. Among the out-of-town guests were: Senator and Mrs. Earl B.

Searcy, and their daughter, Barbara Jane, Springfield; Mr. and Mrs. Lynn D. Searcy, Springfield; Mr. and Mrs.

Parker, Mattoon; Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Slover, Springfield. Vandalian Faces Grand Jury as Drunken Driver By Staff Correspondent. Vandalia Kelly Wright was bound over grand jury on charge of drivinhe a car while intoxicated in a decision Friday by Justice George A.

Brown. The hearing was held last Tuesday and the case taken under advisement. Wright was arrested three weeks ago following a collision between his car and a car driven by Carol Blunt at routes 2 and 11 east of town. Five persons in the Blunt car were injured. Witnesses testified that Wright failed to observe the stop sign and officers testified that Wright was intoxicated at the time of the accident.

Pana Marine Dies In Florida Hospital By Staff Correspondent. Pana Lieut. William F. Bryson of Pana died Saturday in a hospital in Key West, according to word received here. His body is being shipped to Pana with a military escort.

His mother, Mrs. Sarah Bryson, who has been visiting in Colorado, is en route to Pana. Lieut. Bryson leaves his wife, four sisters and three brothers. 3 Officers Renamed in Hindsboro Election By Staff Correspondent.

Hindsboro-C. E. Brown was reelected village clerk, C. H. Carnahan and John Wilson were re-elected trustees, and Bennie Barnett was elected to fill the place of Dr.

J. C. Dugan, in the recent village election. Holdover trustees are E. Eversole and R.

E. Curtis. Charleston Church Marks 100th Year All-week Observance Is Opened By Methodiste. By Staff Correspondent. Charleston The Charleston Methodist church will observe its 100th anniversary during the week of April 22 to 29.

Meetings will be held nightly and a pageant will close the observance. Rev. A. M. Wells of Decatur opened the celebration Sunday night.

Bishop William F. McDowell will address a luncheon meeting April 24. Following his address, messages from former pastors of the church will be read. Rev. C.

E. Pettit will speak Tuesday night. A men's banquet will be held on the night of April 25, 4 at which President C. P. McClelland of McMurray college will discuss the subject of "Hitler, Lenin and International Peace." Bishop E.

L. Waldorf will speak the following night. Prof: W. D. Scammerhorn of Garrett Biblical institute will the speaker on Friday night, April 27.

The celebration will close Sunday with an address at the morning service by President McPherson of Illinois sity, followed by historical pageant that night portraying the development of pioneer Methodism. Physicians to Hear Paper on Dysentery -Annual Meeting of Central Illinois Group 1 in Pana. By Staff Correspondent Pana- paper on amoebic dysentery will be read at the 59th semi-annual meeting of the Central Illinois Medical society here Tuesday. Dr. Frank Jirka, head of the state department of public health, will deliver paper on state work.

"Children and the Movies" is the subject of another paper. Beginning at 9:30 a. the morning session of the gathering will be given over to clinics in' Huber Memorial Luncheon will be served in St. Frances hotel. Dr.

Herman Cole of Springfield will be in charge of the medical and diagnostic clinic; Dr. Don Deal, surgery; Dr. G. C. Hunt, skin; Tuscolan's Sister Writes of Severe Dakota Duststorms By Staff Correspondent.

Tuscola- M. Weller is in receipt of a letter from his sister at Huron, S. who said that the unprecedented duststorms there had covered everything with a deep layer of dust. The family lives on a farm and the writer said fences were buried under the heavy drifts of dust and that livestock walked over the fences. A mowing machine that wAs left outdoors was buried with only the seat left protruding.

A cousin of Mr. Weller's who lives about 80 miles from his sister wrote also, saying that their crops were in if they had not been blown out of the ground, as the heavy duststorms had obscured the sun and automobiles had to. use lights in daytime. Fire Destroys Home of Assumption Woman By Staff Correspondent. Assumption The residence of Mrs.

Clara Head was destroyed early Sunday afternoon by fire thought to have been started by defective wiring. The loss is estimated at $5,000. The fire started on the roof and was first noticed by a neighbor boy. The fire department was called but the flames had too much headway. Part of the household goods were saved.

The lost was partially covered by insurance. SMURR TO HEAD CLUB Norman Smurr, formerly in business in Decatur, is expected to be elected president of the Springfield Rotary club at its meeting in the St. Nicholas hotel in that city tonight. Dr. G.

W. Staben, fractures and orthopedics. Officials of the organization, composed of Sangamon, Shelby and Christian counties, are: President -Dr. C. H.

Hulick, Shelbyville. Vice president -Dr. W. H. Mercer, Taylorville.

Secretary-treasurer-Dr. G. C. Bullington, Pana. believe you them enjoy Just as pure as that glass of water Your town and city authorities see to it that the water you drink is pure.

And the people who make Chesterfield cigarettes see to it that everything that goes into them is just what it ought to be. All that Science knows about or money can buy is used to make Chesterfield the cigarette that's milder, the cigarette that tastes better. An eminent Scientist has said, "Chesterfields are as pure as the water you drink." Piatt Treasurer's Bond Still Sought Bankers -Decline to Give Security Themselves. By Staff Correspondent. Monticello Efforts of Piatt County Treasurer Cloyd Fisher to secure a personal bond for the collection of taxes met with only partial success at a meeting of the county's bankers here Friday night.

The bankers postponed any definite action on Fisher's proposal that they serve as bondsmen for the $94,000 personal bond which must be furnished before the collection of this year's real estate and personal taxes can Sidestepping the question of guaranteeing the bond themselves, the bankers decided to appoint a committee of three to investigate and attempt to interest some individual or individuals in serving. The committee consists of George Hursh of Deland, Herbert Mahler of Monticello and A. L. Wilkinson of Bement. Going a step further each bank head agreed to furnish a bond tax to cover any deposits of county money that might be placed in his bank.

For several years taxes have been collected in a number of Piatt county banks in addition to the collections made by the treasurer. Jersey Show Planned At Coles County Fair By Staff Correspondent. Charleston--Plans for holding a parish jersey cattle show in connection with the Coles county fair next summer were made at a meeting of the Eastern Illinois Parish Show association here Thursday night. Officers chosen at the meting Frank W. Chamberlin, Charleston, president: J.

A. Powell, Allenville, vice-president; E. W. Rusk, Help Kidneys If poorly functioning Kidneys and Bladder make you suffer from Getting Up Nights, Nervousness, Rheumatic Pains, Stiffness, Burning. Smarting, Itching, or Acidity try the guaranteed Doctor's Prescription Cystex (Siss-tex) Cystex ba Must fix you up or money Only 75c at druggists.

HORIZONTAL. 1 Who was the first woman to fly around the world? 14 Arabian military commander. 15 Ocean. 16 Smell. Regular throbbing of the heart.

18 Typist. 19 Rubber tree. 20 Finale. 21 Southeast. 22 Part of verb "be." 23 Alleged force.

25 Corpse. 36 2000 pounds 28 Spikenard. 31 Three-toed sloth. 32 Grief. 34 In what kind of ship did she fly? 39 A thing to be done.

43 Railroad. 44 English title. 45 Courts solicitously. "AROUND THE WORLD" PLAQUE AWARDED Springfield Walther leaguers gained possession of this plaque by winning the majority of points in the third annual activities contest of the Lutheran young people's organization of the Central Illinois district held in Decatur Sunday. The plaque, walnut with engraved silver mounting, was made by Fred Reich of the St.

John's Lutheran church in Decatur. -Herald and Review Photos. Dr. C. A.

Stokes Of Edinburg Drops Dead Heart Attack Fatal to Doctor Who Practiced 52 Years. By Staff Correspondent. Edinburg--Dr. C. A.

Stokes, 76, Edinburg, who practiced medicine in Christian county 52 years, fell dead while making a professional call Sunday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Boyd, three miles north of Taylorville. A heart attack is blamed. Burial will be in the Oak Hill mausoleum in Taylorville.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete, pending word from relatives in Arkansas and Nebraska. Left are two sons, Clifford of Taylorville, and Hiram, Edinburg farmer. Dr. Stokes went to the Boyd home to treat Billy Boyd, 5, whose arm was broken Saturday when he was thrown from wagon in on runaway of the team. Dr.

Stokes set the arm Saturday and returned Sunday morning to see how the child was getting along. Entering the door of the Boyd home, he walked toward the child with the friendly greeting. "How's the little man today?" He fell forward, and died instantly. Betty Boyd, 9, who was sitting in the wagon with her brother when the horses became frightened, was not injured in the accident. Casey Band Entered in State High School Meet By Staff Correspondent.

Casey--The Casey high school 55- piece band, which placed first in the district contest in Mt. Carmel, will go to Champaign to compete in the state contest Friday. Eight soloist winners will compete Thursday. About 75 members of the high school will be entered in the 1 literary, musical and track events to be held in Charleston Saturday in the Eastern Illinois league compe tition. Friday, a commercial team will compete in a typing, shorthand and bookkeeping contest in Marshall.

The agriculture judging team and home economics judging teams are entered in contests to be held in May. Do Piles Cause Other Diseases? Read the following statement of Dr. T. G. McCleary, world famous rectal specialist, for your answer.

"Piles are the direct cause thousands of cases of functional troubles of stomach, liver, kidneys and heart. Chronic constipation. colitis, auto intoxication. neuritis, faulty nutrition, loss of memory and vigor are often relieved when rectal troubles are cured." HEADACHE Loss OF MEMORY WEAK EYES NERVOUSNESS FAULTY NUTRITION I PALPITATION OF THE HEART BACKACHI PHYSICAL WEAKNESS STOMACH AND LIVER WEAK CONSTIPATION TROUBLES KIDNEYS SCIATICA PAINS RIGORS It you have Piles or other rectal disorders do not fool yourself thousands of others have done. Serious complications, including cancer, develop from what you may regard today as a minor affliction.

Write The McCleary Clinic. E-2202 Elms Excelsior Springs, Mo: for a Free Copy of Dr. McCleary's new book which will explain Piles and tell other rectal troubles in detail you all about the Mild McCleary Treatment by which more than 26,000 men and women have been relieved of these dangerous disorders. Corn Land Appraisal 46 Spain 12 Sanctioned. 47 Insect's egg.

13 Plots of land around 49 Prophetess. 51 Golf device. homes. 52 Toward sea. 22 Apiaceous plant.

54 Small freshwater an- 24 Break of day nelids. 27 Rowing device. 55 To merit. 29 Wand. 56 Herb.

30 Temporal. 58 Wild goat. 33 To be imminent. 60. 61 She was a passen- 35 Colored part of the ger on the eye.

piloted. by Eckener. 36 Possesses. VERTICAL 37 Goddess of peace. 1 Genus of rabbits.

38 Special answer in 2 Talisman. court. 3 To cancel. 39 Inspired reverence. 4 Affirmative.

40 To tattle. 5 Visions. 41 Aurora. 00 You and me. 42 Consumer.

Myself. 48 Drop of eye fluid. 8 Mother. 50 To drive. cally.

51 Cab. 9 People united politi- 53 Wing part of a seed. cally. 55 Snaky fish. 10 Arid.

57 Preposition. 11 Expectation. 59 To exist. (Puzzle Answer on Page 10) 5 10 12 13 18 19 20 21 122 23 25 26 28 29 30 133 34 35 36 37 38 139 40 42 43 45 46 49 50 52 53 58 59 60 61 23 Charleston, secretary-treasurer. Breeders of jersey cattle from Coles, Moultrie.

Crawford, Jasper and Clark counties were present. CAPUDINE 1 Its already dissolvedGives quickest relief from pain. Banishes nervous strain. Brings peaceful relaxation. 10c, 30c, 60c, pint sizes and at founts.

RHEUMATIC PAIN Chesterfield the cigarette that's 1954, By Staff Completed Correspondent. in Shelby Shelbyville Appraisal of the yield and value of land retired from corn production in county by farmers who signed Shelby AAA corn-hog reduction contracts was completed last week by township control committees. but The W. S. total count is not available, Batson, farm adviser, lieves that at least 2,400 contracts have been signed in the county.

ARE YOU ONE OF THE LUCKY DEAFENED WHO HAVE GOOD BONE CONDUCTION If you are one of the fortunate out of 10 who can hear through bone conduction, here's wonderful news for you, happy release from present handicaps. With the New Amplified Bone Conduction Acousticon you can hear conversation from all angles and at greater distance, you can joy concerts. talkies. church services-easily, without strain. Nothing lightest.

in or on the ear. Smallest. simplest hearing ald of its kind. New power, new naturalness, new comfort, All at a ingly allowance low price. Generous trade-in surprison present instrument and monthly payments, if desired.

Come in now for a free demonstrationjoyous experience. Booklet "Defeating Deafness" mailed on request. J. Frank Wallace, Inc. 208 North Main Street From the golden grain to a perfect food KARMELOFE -andBig Pan Bread At your Grocers, fresh daily PARAMOUNT BAKING COMPANY 304 S.

Franklin Phone 6431 Chesterfield CIGARETTES MILDER the cigarette that TASTES BETTER CO..

Get access to Newspapers.com

  • The largest online newspaper archive
  • 300+ newspapers from the 1700's - 2000's
  • Millions of additional pages added every month

About The Decatur Daily Review Archive

Pages Available:
441,956
Years Available:
1878-1980