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ALTON Pagw JULV 1954 Jan. IS, 18SS. of Emnls for Next" Months WOOD fclVEft-fiatts for the next months' Activities were outlined at the watermelon feast of Mixed Adult class of St. John Evangelical and Reformed tion of adult attendance at 'its Halloween Party." There will be a home-made ice cream social for members and prospective members on the church lawn 28. In September a bus trip to St.

Louis for members is being planned by a committee named -by President Wilbur Hendricks. It includes Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Gross, Mr. and Mrs.

John Van Hooser, and the Rev. and Mrs. Eugene Smith. In October the class will help tho church school in promotion of adults attendance at its Halloneen Parly. Announcement was made lhat the church membership is invited to attend an outing being sponsored by the Woman's Guild and Men's Brotherhood at Westerner Club grounds Aug.

10. More than 40 persons attended Saturday evening. A hayride provided entertainment, Visitors front L'rbntm WOOD RIVER Mr. and Mrs. Paul Guth and sons, Greg and Mark, of Urbana, spent the Weekend with Mr.

and s. Ralph Schmidt, and children, Terry, Randy, and Carla Jane, of 605 Maurice Fox Acres, Wood River. Jce Cream Social RIVER An ice cream social was attended Friday evening at the, home of Mr. arfd Mrs. Ralph Schhiidt of 605 Maurice St.

Fox Acres, Wood River by members of their Sunday school class at First Presbyterian Church, Wood'River. Thirty-eight were present including members and their families. Mr. and Mrs. Schmidt Were assisted in entertaining by Mr.

and Mrs. Charles Arbufhnot and Mr. and Mrs. George Humphry. Picnic Tonight WOOD RIVER The Men's Brotherhood of the First Presbyterian Church will have a picnic tonight beginning at 6:30 at Lake Dunlap in Members are to bring their own service, and the committee will provide the food.

On the committee are Carl Kayser, Chairman; George Humphreys, John Harry Stovers, Jack, Hubbard, Paul Page, and William Returns from Minesota "WOOD Gaines Srru'ttm, local optometrist of 160 E. Ferguson attended a post graduate course in visual development of Children at Laverne, the past week. WOM To Meet WOOD Women of the Moose will meet Tuesday night at 8 o'clock at the lodge. 'AH chairmen have been requested to be Called to Duty WOOD A. Urich has received word from the Fifth -Army Headquarters in Chicago that he is to report for active duty With the Corps of Engineers of the U.S.

Army on March 28, 1955. Urich was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Reserve Officer's Training Corps at University of Illinois in June. He is scheduled to graduate from the university in February, 1955 with a degree in landscaping architecture. He is employed for the summer months with Harland-Bar- city planr in St. Louis.

Wtrod RIVER br W. G. Tofiklnson is reported by his dattghter-ln-law, Mrs. Franklin ToftktnSort, to be much pfoverj and ftow able to hav6 visitors at St. Joseph's Hospital, Alton.

demist has been In serious condition at the hospital since a week ago today, after he was found In an unconscious stalest his home, 440 Wood River Firemen Find They're Unneeded WOOD RIVER The fife partment answered one alarm Sunday, but found it wasn't wanted. Receiving a call that a car was on fire on the old Bethalto Rd. neatvEdwardsvllle firemen out to find one burning out an old car so it coujd be sold for scrap. A passerby who -saw the flames called the firemen. Attend Calvin Funeral WOOD RIVER Mrs.

Newlon Mnllory of 48 St. and her son. Hayes, of Edwardsville atlended the funeral of Mrs. Winnie Calvin, 67, at-Trenlori, Mich. Saturday.

Interment was in the Dearborn, Cemetery. Mrs. Calvin is survived by her husband, William a son, Calvin of Trenton, a daughter, s. Geneve Frauser of Wyndott, and three sisters. The, Calvins resided here on Harnett: St.

-before being transferred to Trenton by the White Star Refinery 20 years ago. Mrs. Calvin had been ill for, sometime before her death. Arthur Mnlnera Honored WOOD RIVER Mrs. A.

E. Meiners entertained with a family dinner at her home, 530 -First New Technidtmg Obituary KfVER Mrs. Watfer Afon of Etfcvatd'svilfe" has asMifn- duties of elite! 5t4ay tech- f.tciftlMt Weed Rivet Township ttdsfjital replacing Miss ttorothy FlscUs, who to complete plans lor her marriage. Mrs. AtOn received her training in X-ray at Winona, Minn.

Another" hew employe in the department is Miss Helen' Anderson of Alton, who was env ployed as ft tegistered technician at St. Joseph's Hospital, Alton, since last October. She studied X-ray for her license at St. Joseph's Ashland, Wis. The third registered technician in the department is Dale Tool Thieves Cut Hole In Mrs.

Zunnvalt 'Mrs. May Eufhwalt, 48, wife of Gilbert 2urHwaft of R't. 1, Goflfrey, died at £. ni. Sat- Joseph's Hospital.

A native Italy, she was born April 1, a daughter, of the late Ben Cistaro and Mrs. Mary Cistaro. Her hiother, who is among survivors, resides in New York. Mrs. 2 ni alt canie to the United States at the age of tjiree, and spent her'early life in New York.

She had resided in Allort since She married Aug. It, 1930, at San Diego, Calif, to Gilbert Zutnwalt. Surviving in addition to her husband and mother, arc four daughters, Mrs. Darlene Taylor, Mandon, Dak. Mis.

Edith Lowe, Alton; Shirley and Carol' Ann, at home; two S9ns. David, Xvho Is at Great Lakes Naval Training 'Base, and Michael, at 'home; two Frank and A 'Anthony, and two sisters, Mrs, I Op Ot SLUltf Nancy Ciglarino and Mrs. Philamino Warren, all of New York. JuranetteMaeOlitihftnt; sister, Mrs. Eimice L.

'Houseman of Jerseyville; and a broth- fei, Hubert E. Kirehtier Alton. She was born in Jersey county, Ofct. 7, 1917. She was a member of Jerseyville Order of Eastern Star and of Calvary Baptist Church in Washington.

Funral rites be day at 2:30 p. m. in Jacoby Bros. Funeral Home, with the Rev. F.

W. Schwarzlose officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery. Friends may call at the "funeral home after 7 p. m.

Tuesday. Deardcauf fInfant Funeral rites for Robert Wayne Deardeiiff, Oay-old'Son of Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Deardeuff of 209 Elbe Wood River, who dieu Saturday in Alton Memorial will be conducted Tuesday at 2 p.

m. in Bethany Church, Crocker, Mo. The body was moved from Sta- of Btoomington and Mrs. A. M.

Jameson ot Alton; three nieces, Mrs. T. Ferguson, Maryville; Mrs. F. M.

Good, Carifomia. and Mrs, G. H. Gould, Florida, and two nephews, Lotiis Berner, fetbomiftgtott, and Jack Jameson, firighton. Dr.

E. minister at First Presbyterian will officiate at funeral services Wednesday at 10 a. m. in Streeper Funeral Home. Burial will be in Upper Alton Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home after 7:30 m. Monday. Everett Hargiss CARROLLTON Everett Hargiss, a retired farmer, died Saturday at 9 p. m. in Boyd Memorial Hospital.

He Was born Aug. 1S9ST, near a son" of the late Henry and Fanny llarglss, and had spent til his life in the Carrollton area. Ilargiss had never married only survivor is a sister Mrs, Maude Dixon of Carroliton. The body is at Mehl Funeral and M. Richard Grainey, and three sisters, the Misses Jessie.

Blanche anti Clara Grafney, all of Edwardsville. The biody is at Weber Funeral Horne whefe the rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. tonight, Funeral services are scheduled at 9 a.m. Tuesday from St. Mary's Church in charge Of the pastor, the Rev.

Fr. P. P. McGuinriess. Burial will be in St.

Mary's Cemetery. Mrs. Dustman EDWARDSVILLE- Mrs. Louise Dustmann, 61, a native of Ft. Russell Township, died at St.

Joseph's Hospital in Highland Sunday at 8:15 a.m., where she had been a patient for the past 10 days; She was a resident of 405 Cass Ave. Mrs. Dustmann, tho former Louise Strohmolcr, was borrrNov. 22, 1892 to the late Henry and Britain's carrier Ark Royal, the warship they said would never-sail, has been pleted after 11 years and sailed to Liverpool from Birkenhead. FREE DEMONSTRATION on the fabulout Sunday noon, honoring her husband, Arthur, on his birthday.

Guesls included Dr. and Mrs. Edwin Meiners of St. Louis; Mr. and Mrs.

Walter Meiners Of O'Fallon; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Meiners of Rosewood Heights, Mr. and Mrs. John Krohn and family, Steelevilie, Mr.

and Mrs. Jacob-Gross of St. Jacob. Klver Notes WOOD RIVER Mrs. Hollis Franklin of 225 Whitelaw Aye.

resumed her employment at Ben Franklin Store after an absence because of illness. She underwent surgery at. Wood River Township Hospital two weeks ago. Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Long left for their home in Rockford Saturday after spending a two- week vacation here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Urich of 223 Eighth and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Long at Brighton.

Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Talley and 16-year-old son, Clifford have purchased and are now occupying the Don Lemon home at 547 Whilelaw Ave. The Talleys resided in Alton- until moving to Piasa a number of years ago. He is a Shell Oil Co.

em- ploye. Supper guests at the home ot Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Young, 550 N. First Sunday Mr.

and Mrs. I. -M. Baker of O'Fallon. Ghamps Decided at Victory Garden EAST ALTON Rae Nesler won the junior division contest and Janet Nesler and Jane Fosha the senior division at.

the Victory Gardens Playground Saturday morning. Donna Rae was the winner in the 5-12 age bracket, in which the girls, were to make waste baskets from ice cream cartons or boxes. Janet and Jane defeated Patsy Phillips and Harriet Garrison two out of three in the badminton contest to take first place. Girls from 12-16 years of age were Judges for both contests were Mrs. Thomas DeGerlia, Mrs.

George Clayton and Mrs. Vernon Central Sowiag; Supply Go, EAST ALTON Roy Walsh, 78 Woodland Rosewood Heights, reported to police at Irt5 a. m. Sunday that his car had been pilfered while parked on Shamrock the Machinists' Center. He told police someone entered his car, a a hole in the top.

A screw driver set and wrenches were taken from the glove compartment. Walsh had been attending a wedding at the Woman 'Blacks Out? Injured in Fall onFurnilure EAST ALTON Mrs. Fannie Jones of 220 Grand Ave. was treated at Wood River Township Hospital Saturday for abrasions to the'back of her head and neck incurred when she apparently "blacked out" at her place of employment, and, in falling, struck the furniture. Mrs.

Jones was cleaning the office of the East Alton Building and Loan Co. at the time of the mishap and was alone in the A'fte'r a lime she regained consciousness long enough to reach the telephone and call for help then "passed out" again, she said. She was released from the hospital following treatment to con- cult her physician today, Received Into Church EAST ALTON Mrs. John Mudd, 157 N. Shamrock and Clarence Quillen, 309 Monroe were received into the First Methodist Church during morning services Sunday.

Marilyn Elizabeth Mudd, infant daughter of' Mr. and Mrs. Mudd, was also baptized during the morning' service. To Vacation in Oklahoma EAST ALTON Miss Ann Linkogle of 111 Henry was scheduled to leave today for to spend 11 or 12 days with Pvt. and Mrs.

Bill DeWerff. She is vacationing from her employment at Illinois State Bank. The Linkogle's daughter Jane, is visiting with relatives in Springfield at this time: Prayer Group to Mnct EAST ALTON The prayer group of the Woman's Society of Christian Service of the First Methodist Church will meet each Wednesday during the summer months with the quilting circle at the church at 1:30 p. m. Mrs.

Frank Bramhall will be the Wanda Methodist Youth Plan £ocial SOUTH ROXANA The Youth Fellowship of the Methodist. Church will sponsor a honie made- ice cream social at. 7 p.m. Thursday on the church lawn. Cake, pie and soda will also be Horot UnlM 14 Fischer.

A motion picture will be shown at the playground Thursday night at dusk for residents in the Victory Gardens area. The film wilj be provided by the Madison County sociology office, Kast Alton Notes EAST ALTON Mr, and Mrs, Lockett and children, Carla and Terry, of 208 Victory spent Sunday in Mulberry Grove with the Rev. and Mrs, Robert Edwards. Mrs. Edwards Is Mrs, Lockett's sister.

Dr, C. FRANCIS SWAIN OPTOMETRIST EYES EXAMINED GLASSES FITTED Daily Eicept Monday, Evtuinf Appointmeati Far AppQisWofnti Cill or Viiit BRANDENBERGER'S zis sold. Outing at Manjuette SOUTH ROXANA The' following attended a wiener roast and picnic Saturday evening at Marquette Slate Park. Mr. and Mrs.

Sam Sanders of Daniel Boone Trail, Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Opterman and family of East Alton, Henry Loye and s. Rose Boswell of Wood River, Mr. and Mrs.

Wilbur Kendall and family of Colfax, Mrs, Elite Kendall of Gilmore City, and Mr. and Mrs. John Stewart of Alton. Funeral riles will be conducted by I he Rev'. George Millard, tor of the Crturch of Redeemer (Congregational) Tuesday at 10:30 ai m.

in Slreeper Funeral Home. Burial will be in White Hall Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. today. Mrs.

E. Edwards Funeral rites for Mrs. Effie M. Edwards, 68, of Rosewood Heights, who died Sunday at 10 a. m.

in Villa Terrace lesnent Home, wore conducted at 2 p. m. today at Streeper Funeral Home by the Rev. A. I.

Sherman of East Alton; Burial was jn Upper Alton Cemetery. Mrs. Edwards, who was born at Hollygrove, Aug. 28, .1885, was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.

Alec Bowden. She had resided in Rosewood Heights for three and one-half yeai-s and prior to that at Forrest Homes and East Alton. She had been in the East Alton area since 1925. She was married Jan. 14, 1903, at Clarendon, to John David Edwards, who died in 1942.

Surviving are two sons, Fred Edwards ot Forrest Homes and Alec of East Alton; two daughters, Mrs. Genevieve Hamby of Pendleton, and Mrs. Betty Rodrignez of Pasadena, two sisters, Mrs. Laura Mrs. Martha Hill of Hollygrove, and three brothers, Fred and Herbert, Hollygrove, and Elaine of Blackton, and four grandchildren.

Mrs. L. McClure CARROLLTON Following a five-week' illness during which she had been a patient -in Boyd Memorial Hospital, Mrs. Lenora McClure, widow of George McClure, died Sunday at 10:15 p.m. McClure, who made her home with a daughter, Mrs.

Raymond Swan, in Carroliton, was bom in DeSoto, Mo. She was a member of the Order of Eastern having been affiliated with the order since 1918. Surviving in addition to her daughter is a half-brother, Arch Roussau, Mo. The body is at Mehl Funeral Home. Arrangements for the funeral have tentatively been set for Wednesday.

Burial will be in New St. Marcus Cemetery, Louis. Mrs. M. pliphant JERSEYVILLE Mrs.

Melva Fiorina Kirchner Oliphant, wife of Oliphant, died'at 10" m. Saturday in Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, D. lo'whicb she was flown from Europe three weeks ago. A daughter of Deputy Sheriff Herman C. and Mrs.

Nina Landon Kirchner of Jersey County, Mrs. Oliphant was with her husband in Europe where he is stationed. She became ill in January and ten Funeral Home to Hedge Funeral Home, Iberia, Mo. Surviving the inlanl, who was horn Fridaj, are his parents: a brother, Kenneth Ralph; his paternal grandparents, Mr. arid Mrs.

Y. E. Deardeuff ol Crocker, and his malfirnal grandparents. Mr. and Mrs.

James Brown of Eldorado. Mrs. Holmes CARROLLTON Mrs. Lczzll Holmes, 77, a former resident of Hardin, died Sunday at 6:45 p.m. in St.

Joseph's Hospital, Alton. She had beei moved to the hospital from Bennett Nursing Home in Hardin. The body is at Simpson Funral Home pending funeral arrangements. Miss G. Anthony Miss Grace B.

Anthony, who had resided in Alton since the age of 2, nearly all the time on Alby SL, died at 2:52 p. day in St. Joseph's 1 Hospital. She had been ill for a month and.a patient in the hospital for two weeks. She was born at Warsaw, ILL, March 9, 1875, a daughter of the late Mr.

and Mrs. Jonathan Anthony. She moved to Alton with her parents when her father, a steamboat engineer, came hefe. For 25 years Miss Anthony was chief telephone operator at Bell Telephone and she also had worked in the offices of Owens- Illinois Glss Co. and for the Ford agency when it was operated by Hugh Horstman.

She had been a member of First Prsbyterian Church since childhood and was active there in the' women's organizations. She was a member of Susie's Kitchen Kabinet Band, an organization of women of the church that had been in demand as entertainers at meetings here about a quarter of a century ago. Mrs. Anthony is survived by two sisters, Mrs. J.

B. Berner HOme. Funeral rites will be conducted Tuesday at2 p. m. (CST) in Providence Baptist Church, east of Chrrollton.

Burial svill be in Providence Cemetery. Mrs. Nona Carroll Nona Carroll, 75, of 513 W. High died Saturday at 8:25 p.m. at SI.

Joseph's Hospilal in Alton afler a short illness. Born in Hamcl Township Feb. 28, 1879, to the lale Michael and Mary Grainey, she was united in marriage Nov. 9, 1903 to Edwin G. who survives.

The couple had celebrated their 501 svedding anniversary last November. A son and daughter -preceded her in death as did five sisters. Surviving besides her husband arc two brothers, William J. Mary Slrohmeier in Ft. Russell Township.

On Dec. 31, she was married to Edmund Dustmann in Eden Evangelical Church by the Rev. II. Rahn. Mr.

Dustmann pre- coded her in death on Aug. J.1, 1934. Surviving arc' a son Raymond of Edwardsville; two daughters, Mrs. William (Alvimi) Rohrkasse of Hemcl Township and Mrs. Rudolph (Louise) Wild of Edwardsville; four and the following brothers and sisters: Henry Strohmeier, Edwardsville; Herman and William StrohmeieV, both of Ft, Russell Township; Mrs.

Homy C. (Grace) Schaake and Mrs. Fred (Kate) Heepke, both ol Ft. Russell, and Mrs. Fred (Minnie) Bartols, Edwardsville.

The body may bo viewed at Weber Funeral Home after 7 p.m. Monday until Tuesday at 11 a.m. when it will be taken.to the Ednn church to lie in state until time of service, at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Services will be in charge ol the pastor, the Rev.

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