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Herald and Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 18

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DECATUR HERALD Decatur, Illinois, Tuesday, November 27, 1956. 4-H Winners Go to Chicago Tuscola, Nov. 26 (Staff) Lavonne Awick, member of the Happy Hour 4-H home economics club, and Fred Ross, Tuscola Agriculture club, will leave Tuscola on the Chicago and Eastern Illinois train, the Meadowlark, today for the 3-day trip, to Chicago which was awarded them at the Douglas County Achievement program for their outstanding record of 4-H work. Entertainment while there will include the International Horse Show, Palace Theater's "Seven Wonders of the World," several tours, and a luncheon in honor of the state delegates. They will return on the Meadowlark Thursday evening.

Miss Anna Searl, specialist from the Home Economics extension, University of Illinois, and O. S. Gaebe, of the agriculture extension, will be in charge of the group while in the city. Douglas County Home Bureau Holds Reception Tuscola, Nov. 26 (Staff) Miss Natalie Sue: Wiggers, an International Farm Youth Exchange delegate to the Philippines in 1955, will be speaker of the evening at the reception which the Douglas County Home Bureau is holding in honor of their 85 1956 new members, at 7:30 o'clock on Thursday at the Tuscola Presbyterian Church.

Miss Wiggers is one of young men and women from 19 Illinois counties who have participated in the program sponsored by the National 4-H Club Foundation, the Cooperative Extension Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, and the Land Grant Colleges. While in the Philippines Miss Wiggers lived with thirty-seven rural area families and visited many other homes, as well as schools, churches, youth groups, civic and service organizations. Miss Wiggers, now Home Adviser in Moultrie County, will tell of her experiences at the reception with a slide talk and will show a collection of articles which will make home life in the Philippines more realistic. Home Bureau members and guests are invited. Mrs.

John Alexander, Tuscola, Vice-President the Douglas County Hame Bureau Executive Board and Mrs. Warren Wierman, Atwood, Program Chairman on the Board are planning the reception, with committee members cooperating. Villa Grove News Villa Grove, Nov. 26 (Staff) A neighborhood meeting of representatives from Villa Grove, Newman, Atwood and Tuscola was held in the Presbyterian Church in Tuscola Nov. 19 to discuss Organizing.a Red Bud Council to help train leaders for Girl Scout troops in the vicinity.

Mrs. Wanda Buskin, Tuscola, was in charge. A chili supper will be held Saturdav in the VFW Hall to raise money for the Scouts. Mr. and Mrs.

J. W. Thompson of Newman vicinity celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary recently. Mr. and Mrs.

Paul McCoy observed their 34th wedding anniversary with a party featuring a barbecue pig dinner at which many friends and relatives were present on Nov. 18. Mr. and Mrs. Lake Mott, Jr.

and son Larry of Peoria spent the weekend with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Foss Bragg, Villa Grove and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Harrison of Champaign.

Judy Gire, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Gire, is among a group of freshman art students at Eastern Illinois State College who are exhibiting their work at Bloomington High School. Mrs. Nettie Jones will spend the winter in Palm Beach, Fla.

She has a son, Dr. Lawrence Jones living in Florida. Richard Pippen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Pippin will start practice teaching at Lawrenceville High School in December.

He is a senior at Eastern Illinois State Teacher's College. Add leftover green peas to frozen condensed oyster stew for a delicious soup. DATE DESSERTS FOR THE HOLIDAYS There are so many delicious desserts and breads that are made from dates. December Better Homes Gardens gives you recipes for six favorites -including Baked Date Pudding, Date Cake Confection and Mallow-Date Roll. Get your copy today, wherever magazines are sold! ADA Mrs.

LeRoy Donsbach Mrs. Ray Frederick Oltmann Mrs. Joe Dilworth (Photo by National Studio) (Photo by Kileen Studio) (Photo by National Studio) Miss. Mary Ann Goeckner wore a gown of rose pattern lace and sheer nylon tulle over deep glowing bridal satin with a bouffant hooped skirt of net ruffles and al silk illusion veil held in place by wedding ring crown for her marriage Thursday to Leroy Donsbach. She carried a white prayer book topped with a white orchid.

Rev. Anthony Wagner officiated at St. Aloysius church in Bishop Creek. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Lawrence Goeckner of Dieterich Route 2 and the groom's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Donsbach of Route 2, Newton. A reception was held at the St. Aloysius parish hall for 200 guests.

Miss Francis Goeckner, sister of the bride, was maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Norma Goeckner sister of the bride and Mrs. Ray Goeckner, sister-in-law. They wore identical ballerina dresses of blue crystalette over taffeta and carried colonial bouquets. Thomas Donsbach was his brother's best man.

Groomsman was Raymond Goeckner, brother of the bride. Ushering were Alfred Goeckner, brother of the bride, and Adolph Zumbahlen. The couple will live in Newton. Mrs. Donsbach has been employed at St.

Anthony Memorial hospital in Effingham. Her husband is employed at the Newton Auto parts. Decatur Chapter's Ceremony Saturday Evening Goeckner-Donsbach Effingham, Nov. 26 (Staff) Decatur Chapter 111, Order of Eastern Star, will have installation of officers Saturday at 8 p. m.

in the Masonic Temple. Mrs. Nellie Spence, past grand marshal, will be installing officer, and guests in the East will be past matrons and patrons of the chapter. The new officers are: Miss Florence Mahan, worthy matron. Russell Hammill, worthy patron.

Mrs. Eldon Berry, assistant matron. Eldon Berry, assistant patron. Mrs. Alice Mayhew, secretary.

Mrs. Rose Moore, treasurer. Mrs. Homer Lyman, organist. Mrs.

Harry Engle, conductress. Mrs. Lawrence Bushert, assistant conductress. Mrs. Wayne Howell, chaplain.

Mrs. Mabel Hammill, marshal. Dornette Council Meets Cheto Dornette Council 221, Degree of Pocahontas, will meet tonight at 8 p. m. in Modern Woodman Hall.

SAVE UP TO ON SOAP Use with ALL detergents and BLUE soaps, blue or white DEW For brightening magic and whiten. color that as cannel be dene 24- with a bleach. FOR AUTOMATIC WASHERS AND REGULAR WASHERS Western Wallets Top quality, hand tooled, leather laced. leinzelmann's Shor. Craft 121 WILLIAM SI Audubon Features Author's Film on Birdlife Audubon Society will present Roger Tory Peterson in a lecture accompanying a film "'Wild America" next Sunday at 3:30 p.

m. in Woodrow Wilson Junior High School Auditorium. The program, which is the first in a series of three, screen tours planned for the season, will last about an hour and 15 minutes. Mr. Peterson's film in brilliant color takes his audiences on personally conducted tours from Newfoundland to Florida, through the south to Texas and Mexico and north to Alaska.

As author, scientist, photographer artist and lecturer, Mr. Peterson has probably interested more people in birdlife than any other living man, a spokesman for Audubon Society says. His field guides have become the bird watchers Bibles, not only in America, but in Europe. His bird paintings a and prints are equally well known. Mr.

Peterson was born in Jamestown, N. Y. where he attended public schools. While he was in the seventh his teacher organized a Junior Audubon Society. Later he developed his drawing ability by attending the Art Students League and the National, Academy of He published his first field guide in 1934 and has since sold 000 copies.

In the same year, he joined the staff of the National Audubon Society and traveled 20,000 miles for material to publish his book in 1941, a field guide to Western Birds. In 1954 his field guide to the birds of Britain and Europe was published in London where it became a best seller. His book "Wild America" has been a national best seller, and it was from a tour that he wrote this book and made a movie by the same name. Tickets for the Sunday afternoon presentation are on sale from Audubon members, at Stauber's and Rambo's, and from the Audubon Society, post office box 287, or from the Audubon room, 232 Standard Office Building. Season tickets, good for three lectures, are $2.25 for adults and $1 for students.

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Dunaway, formerly of 325 S. Edward was married to John T. Bryant of Springfield Sunday at 2 p. m. in Church of the Brethren by the Rev.

Wilbur M. Bantz. A reception followed. After a short wedding trip, the couple will live in Springfield where he is with the Hardware Mutual Insurance Co. Wedding attendants were her daughter Ruth and his son Larry.

MRS. M. A. MCDONALD VISITS SON IN OHIO Mrs. M.

A. McDonald, 1489 W. Wood St. recently returned from Akron, Ohio where she visited her son, W. N.

Inman, and his family. Mr. Inman is an official in the Firestone Co's offices. Bement Ceremony Friday Ivy Leaf Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star in Bement, will have installation in the Masonic Temple Friday at 8 p. m.

Officers to be installed a are: Mrs. Lynn Born, worthy matron Louis Miller, worthy patron Mary Hillis Totten associate matron Lynn Peterson, associate patron Mrs. Lynn Peterson, secretary Mrs. Walter Miller, treasurer Mrs. Ralph Morgan, associate conductress Miss Joanna Warner, conductress Mrs.

Russell Hill, chaplain Mrs. Olin Day, marshal Big Sisters Meet Big Sisters Club will meet tonight at 8 p.m. in the home of Mirs. Willie McNeary, 229 W. Macon St.

This Price Is For A Limited Time Only Buy Now For Christmas Save! Met, al 9 Lowe-Oltmann Mr. and Mrs. Ray Frederick Oltmann are on a Florida wedding trip following their marriage Sunday at St. Pauls Lutheran Church with the Rev. Jacob Esslinger officiating.

The parents of the bride Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Lowe, Owaneco, gave a reception following the ceremony in the parish house. The bridegroom is the son Mr. and Mrs.

Lester H. Oltmann of Nokomis. The bride, the former Miss Barbara Jean Lowe, chose for her ding a floor-length gown of chantilly lace with a jeweled neckline. Her silk illusion veil fell from a jeweled double crown and she carried a white orchid on a prayer book. Miss Virginia Lowe in cafe au lait parfait was maid of honor and Miss Myrna Speagle in lace mint green was bridesmaid.

Their dresses were of ballerina length with portrait necklines and matching disc shaped hat. They carried baskets of bronze chrysanthemums. The candlelighters, Miss Dorothy Lowe and Miss Carolyn Gabriels wore rosebud parfait identical to that of the bridesmaids. Marvin Oltmann was best man, Charles Tester, groomsman; with Lloyd Redeker and John Wilhour serving as ushers. The couple will live in Nokomis where the groom is engaged in farming.

REYNOLDS CIRCLE TO PRESENT FLAGS Asahel E. Reynolds Circle, Ladies of the Grand of Republic, will have a share a dish dinner at noon Wednesday in the home of its president, Mrs. Willis Evans, 1253 E. Main St. At 3:30 p.

the group will go to Harris School to give flags to' Girl Scout troop 107 and Brownie troop. 118. Mrs. Evans and Mrs. Mamie Davis, patriotic instructor, will make the presentations.

Bridge Saturday Night At Southside Country Club Mr. and Mrs. George Kuhns will accept reservations for the dinner bridge at 6:30 p.m. Saturday night at Southside Country Club. BUY! DELICIOUS TENDER MILK OF MAGNESIA GENTLE EFFECTIVE LAXATIVE FOR CHILDREN ADULTS PHILLIPS1 MAGNESIA Gilbert-Dilworth Effingham, Nov.

26 (Staff) Miss Vera Evelyn Gilbert, daughter of Eugene Heddins off route 2 Effingham and Joe Dilworth, son of Clay Dilworth of Route 1, Effingham were ried Nov. 18 at the Funkhouser Methodist church. The Rev. Ercel Carter officiated: The bride wore chantilly lace and nylon tulle over satin. Her fingertip veil was held by a band of Jace and pearls.

She carried white roses. The matron of honor, Mrs. Lois Gilbert, wore cherry red lace tulle and taffeta. She carried white carnations. Ray Gilbert was best man.

Ushers were Oren Wright and LeVerle McNary. The couple will reside near Effingham. Mrs. Dilworth is employed at the Illinois Glove Mfg. Co.

in Effingham and Mr. Dilworth is employed at the Ray Gilbert Construction in Altamont. Travel Club On Thursday Travel Club will have a program on to' Africa including colored slides be shown by Dr. and Mrs. Edmund C.

Roos following dinner: Thursday at 6:30 p. m. in Hotel Oflando. A social hour will precede beginning at 6 p.m. The pictures will include scenes in Kruger Park and Capetown taken by the Rooses on a trip last winter.

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