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v. FIVE THE PANTAGRAPII, BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. APRIL 29. 1951 Central Illinois Deaths Lost Airplane Carrying Nickell Lands on Rt.

66 Near Towanda Mary Gehhart Earl. He married! Mrs. Elizabeth Staubus I DANVERS Mrs. Elizabeth Mrs. Pearl Crackles, Mount Car-mcl; Mrs.

Chole Nickols and Mrs. Venete Nickols. Preston. Ind; Mrs. Mrs.

Sara Jane Davis WIGHT (PNS) Mrs. Sara Emma Coch in Peoria on June 24. Gibson Council Holds Action On Liquor Sales GIBSON CITY (PNS) The 1926. She preceded him in death several years ago. Staubus, 74.

died at a Peoria Hos Jane Davis, 84, died at 7:30 a. m. Beulah Bur be rich, Btlmont; and Mrs. Rose Stineway, Creve Coeur; pital at 6:40 a. m.

Wednesday. Surviving are two daughters. Thursday in St. James Hospital, She was brought to the Otto and nine grandchildren and seven Mrs. Matilda Buckley, Miss Alice Pontiac, where she had been a pa Argo Funeral Home, where serv Earl, both Metamora: two sons, great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by one sister and tient four weeks. ices will be held Saturday at 9:15 Pilot Wanders More Than Hour In Heavy Fog Melvin and Gerald, both Meta Gibson City Council "pigeon-holed" m. and at the St. Patrick's Lone grandson. She was brought to the Baker Catholic Church, Bloomington, at mora; one sister, Mrs.

Emma Fre-man, Greensfield, one half brother, Frank Volz. East Peoria, Funeral Home, where services will 10 a. m. The rosary will be re a request to allow the sale or. wnis-key across the bar and lauded the work of a construction company for its nearly completed work on Thomas Christy PONTIAC (PNS) Thomas be held at 2 p.

m. Friday with the Rev. Howard J. Preston of the cited Friday at 8 p. m.

at the and three grandchildren. SPRINGFIELD () Lost in Morton School Boards Increase Grundy's Duties MORTON (PNS) Ward Grundy, superintendent of Commu funeral home. Burial will be in Dwight Congregational Church of Christy, 66, a retired Public Serv the new sewage plant at the Coun tne air for more than an hour, a pilot transporting Vernon Nick- St. Mary's Cemetery. Raymond Pickett ficiating.

Burial will be in Oak ice Company line foreman, died at Mrs. Staubus was born Dec. 21. Lawn Cemetery. FISHER (PNS) Raymond his residence at 10:30 a.

m. 1879, in Dry Grove Township, the Mrs. Davis was born March 27, ell, state superintendent of public Instruction, finally landed his plane on a busy highway one mile Pickett, 44, custodian at Fisher cil meeting Tuesday night at the City Hall. The Council, after listening to several pleas by various organizations against the sale of "shots," daughter of Eugene and Barbara Wednesday. He had been in health several years.

1870, in Dwight Township, a daugh Grade School since October, 1952, Gangloff Rengel. She was mar norm of Towanda. died unexpectedly of a heart at Funeral services will be conduct ter of James and Eleanor ScahUl McCarter. She lived in Dwight ried to Alois Weinzierl Dec. 29, The incident occurred early tack at midnight Tuesday at home took a "no change" stand on the matter.

Therefore, the licenses Township until 1926, when she ed at 2 p. m. Friday from the Behrendt Funeral Home, where 1902. He died Jan. 14, 1920.

She was married to Samuel C. Stau He was taken to the Blair Fu Wednesday. Nickell told newsmen moved to Peoria where she lived of it Wednesday night. neral Home at Mahomet. Funeral nity Consolidated School District 644, has been appointed as superintendent of Morton public schools effective May 1.

The new post will also include command over Township High for the coming year will remain bus Jan. 15, 1925. He died July the rosary will be said at 8 p. m. until 193L She then moved to arrangements are incomplete, the same.

The new licenses will Thursday. Burial will be at St. 7, 1333. Dwight, where she had since re Nickell had chartered the plane to return him to Springfield from Rockford where he spoke Tuesday pending word from his son-in-law Paul's Cemetery at Odcll. Surviving are five daughters, sided.

She was married to L. go into effect on May 1. Several Gibson City establish and daughter. Pvt. and Mrs.

Allen Mrs. Clara Yoder, Mrs. Josephine He was born Sept 20. 1SS7. in School District 301, which has not had a superintendent before.

The Davis in 1833, in Chicago. He died in 194L Several brothers and sis Buescher, Mrs. Esther Armstrong, ments had argued that the sale of wgnt. Heavy Fog Wolf, at Copperas Cove, Tex. They returned to Texas Tuesday after Mrs.

Loretta Hedrick, all of Dan- Gardner, a son of Abraham and Margaret Christy. He lived in Gardner for 23 years, then moved township post has been filled by ters also preceded her in death. two weeks here. Shortly after the takeoff at 11:30 bottle whiskey by package stores gave those stores a decided advantage over the local taverns. The vers; Mrs.

Frances Staubus, Stan Mr. Pickett was born Sept. 19, Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. p. Nickell said he noticed the Principal William D.

Morton, who has resigned. ford; two step-daughters. Mrs. Lu 1909, near Dewey, a son of John to Dwight, then to Chicago Heights in 1918 and then to Harvey. He pilot was nervous and that the taverns had asked for a Class A cille Hartzold, R.

3, Blooming- Rose NaKzigner, Peoria; one son, Elmer, Dwight; four grandchil Mr. Grundy, who has had 31 and Stella Pickett. He married permit and agreed to pay higher ton; Mrs. Catherine Mcuure, Dan- returned to Pontiac Ln 1946. On magnetic compass was awry.

The pilot confirmed they were lost. years of experience in teaching Miss Louise Burton April 6, 1935 Ward G. Grundy fees, but the Council passed over vers; one son, Victor Weinzierl, dren, eight great-grandchildren; two brothers, Frank. Chicago: Oct. 14.

1915, he married Elaine Surviving are his wife; his moth There was a thick overcast. They and school administration, will be employed by both boards. Danvers; one brother, Charlie, Catherine Delanty at Pontiac. Dan. Oakland, and several flew for more than an hour in er: tne one aaugnier; two min Wellington, three sisters, ers, Amos and Arthur, Fisher; two Resolutions for Mr.

Grundy appointment were considered at the the fog. Mrs. Edward Weinheimer, R. R. 1.

Shirley; Miss Lena Rengel. sisters, Mrs. Clara Loveless, Fe- "When you are in difficulty up nieces and nephews. Ralph R. Mills the matter.

In the sewage projects matter, the council expressed its satisfaction with the job done by the Victory Construction Company and the Wrarren Van Praag engineering firm for their work. An estimate for $14,066.63 was paid the cna, ana Mrs. erne nuicneu, tnere, there are no atheists WestvUle; Mrs. Arthur Thompson, township board meeting Wednesday night and the consolidated school district board meeting Tues Nickell said. "I found that out fcT Dewey.

R. R. 3, Bloomington; 16 grand sure. I really talked to The Boy children and two great grandchil GIBSON CITY (PNS) Ralph R. Mills, died at 11.20 a.

m. Wednesday at the Gibson City New Wapella Club Banquet Draws 28 WAPELLA (PNS) Twenty-eight persons attended the "kick-off" banquet and meeting of the Wapella Business and Professional Men's Club at the Miller Cafe here Monday night. Mrs. George Slusser CLINTON (PNS) Mrs upstairs. It wasn't long after that dren.

One brother and two sisters when there came a break in the preceded her in death. George A. Slusser. 67, of Pitts- Hospital due to a heart attack. He was taken to Lamb Funera She was a member of St.

Pat Victory which reported that the work was 98 per cent completed and that sewage is now go fog." Hitchhikes Ride day night. Joseph Witzig, eighth grade teacher in the consolidated school district, has been appointed by that board to be principal of the new junior high school, effective June 1. Surviving are his wife, three daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Rahn. St.

Petersburg. Mrs. Margaret Zinisek. Odell; Mrs. Loyola Donovan, Dwight, and one son.

John. Harvey. Three brothers and three sisters preceded him in death. Mrs. Margaret Pletz LINCOLN (PNS) Mrs.

Margaret Houser Pletz, formerly of Lincoln, died Wednesday at Belleville, according to word received here by friends. Funeral and burial will take place at 2 p. Friday at Bclle- field, formerly of Clinton, died at rick's Catholic Church, Blooming Home where services will be held at 2:30 p. m. Friday with the Both Nickell and the pilot saw 7:45 a.

m. Tuesday in the Pitts field Hospital, following an ex ton. ing into the new plant, but the rest of the work could not be com below them busy Route 66. And Rev. R.

M. Luedde. pastor of the tended illness. the pilot whose name Nickell de Joseph E. Earl It was decided at the meeting to Christian Church, officiating.

Bur pleted until enough accumulation mounted. Also left to be completed were ial will be in the Gibson Cemetery, clined to disclose set the plane down safely on the pavement. It METAMORA (PNS) Joseph Reunion Dates b. fcarl, 55, died at 7:30 p. meet once a month at a banquet.

The meeting day will be the fourth Monday of each month. Kaesebier Sunday, May 2, at landscaping and grading. He was born June 15, 1SS0, in Belmont, the son of Madison and Mary Rice Mills. He was. married Tuesday at St.

Frances Hospital was then 1 a. m. "Luckily there wasn't any traffic," Nickell said. the Community House, Emden. A.

A. Brensley, representing the Peoria, alter a short illness. engineering firm, advised the coun He was taken to Volz Funeral Funeral services were to be held at 11 a. m. Thursday at Pittsfield, with graveside services at 3 p.

in Woodlawn Cemetery, CI in ton. Mrs. Slusser was Edith Hoos of Springfield before her marriage 41 years ago to George Slusser. Two sons and a daughter, surviving are Charles IL, Blue Island; George Leavenworth, and Mrs. Clyde Martin, to Ora Green on Jan.

2, 1907, at McLeans boro. They have resided Home. Services will be held Fri Nickell hitchhiked a ride on into Springfield with a motorist from Texas. cil that insurance should be taken out immediately on the plant since the constructor's interest would soon run out. The warning was day at 2 p.

m. at the Christian Union Church here. Burial will be Race Issue Stirs Barbershop Fracas Near of I Campus ville. Surviving are her husband, Granville of Belleville: a son, Granville Houser Pletz, of Pontiac, and three grandchildren. She was the daughter of the lats Dr.

and Mrs. Frank Houser of in the Cropsey and Gibson communities since. He is survived by his wife; two sons, Walter, Gibson City, and at Hickory Point Cemetery, west heeded by the council. of Metamora. Mr.

Earl was born Sept. 2, 1898 In other action the Council vot CHAMPAIGN --(UP) A white Kansas City, Mo. There are four Negro, but Barthelmy called on Clyde, Clinton, Iowa; one brother, Guy, St. Louis, five sisters. in Varna, the son of Joseph and ed to have Vincent Divitto, who grandchildren.

Lincoln. Frank to be served first. Frank said he insisted the Negro be Mansfield Prom Set for May 7 MANSFIELD (PNS) The Mansfield High School Junior-Senior Prom will be held Friday, May 7, at 6:30 p. m. in the high school gym.

Committee chairmen for the worked on the tiling extension for the sewage, turned over to the bonding company since the coun minister Wednesday charged a barber with assault and battery after an altercation over racial discrimination at a barbershop. The Rev. Theodore Frank, pastor of the First Congregational cil was not satisfied with his work and he could not be located. Church, signed the complaint Tne council also awarded con against barber John Barthelmy, tracts for the improvement of the served first, and Barthelmy shoved him out the door. The Student-Community Human Relations Council, which started the fight against barbershop discrimination, Tuesday asked State's Atty.

John J. Bresee to take action against discriminating shops. Breese earlier this year got the S-CHRC to postpone for 30 days its picketing of the shops. The Vtruce" period ended last week event are: Bill Hayes, entertain and a warrant was issued by Po city's through streets during the ment; Patricia Kennedy, food; lice Magistrate James Mautz, Summer. The contracts went to The incident was the latest in a the Champaign Asphalt for Larry Houser, punch; Gene Gillespie, and Barbara lengthy controversy over refusal $11.73 a ton on pre-mix patch work, Cook, table decorations.

by barbershops near the University the W. V. Williams of Gibson Mrs. Marshall Howe, Mrs. Clark or Illinois campus to serve Dickson and Mrs.

Harold Bartlett Negroes. and the S-CHRC said it "investi City for gravel work at $2 per ton and the Nelson Concrete and Culvert of Champaign, for 300 feet of culvert at $1.20 per foot Frank's complaint said he en- will be the committee of mothers in charge of the banquet. gated" to see if discrimination still was occurring. ierea snop Denina a III AIM- V800 VALUES Doiens of Style Xflgggg flfllllro lmMmmamsm classes I tVVv: ASSORTED DESIGN CMQ PRICES THURSDAY THRU MONDAY I "cIMES 2 lr TTTv -lf WyywW) aviator sun glasses I It HaiidOO! wax paper tJnT- Hu To011 If JET APER III 2S GOLF BALLS arSocat Llt, MkWi'il 39c value apex 4o Hour I Moth Balls or Flakes leJan.77f..i ((. Alarm CLOCK, I tt'WlaVAl0E' 6UAKANTEED.S-.rt 35c 1 "7 EVENING in PARIS SlifYT? fi-ryJ fT)rJl DEODORANT MgW Tj: "7 HY lfWjlA I AN EXTRA MILD LAXATIVE I vr-5 jf lYl iry chiicum enjoy taking Zvioz.

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