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FIVE PANTAGRAPII. BLOOMLNGTON. ILLINOIS, THURSDAY. 3LY 31. 1956.

Pals Going to Germany wlv' Flood Waters Recede Slo iLegion To Erect i Commencement I i From Lincoln Lakes Vicinity New Building At Flanagan FAIRBURY (PNS) Admitted: Henry Steffan. Cropsey; Mrs. Mary Hubly. Terry Hummel, and Mrs. Pearl Reynolds, Chatsworth.

Dismissed: Ray Rosi, Deer Creek. St. Jamrs Slated Tonight At Piper City ol Back to Eureka College PONTIAC (PNS) Admitted: FLANAGAN (PNS) Legionnaires of Hanasan plan to build PIPER CITY (PNS) A Conservationist To Determine Damage Amount Play June 1,2 concert Dy me men scnooi rana." buildinz it was an- EUREKA Eureka College's tra i '-A 1 eSS Jt hi i ditional commencement play. "The Admirable Crichton," will be commencement exercises to bejVirKinia McCarty. Donald Slow by 71 held at the High School Gymnasi-, Pontiac.

a frGBt of mb OTchard urn at 8 p. m. on Thursday. Dismissed: Miss Wanda Gerdes.l sone lass and redwood. Rev.

Jack B. North of Peoria Alinonk; Mrs. Robert Zoss; and i according to tentative plans. Lewi II be the commencement speak- son. Odell; Mrs.

William Brandt, onnairls -n do crk with LINCOLN (PNS) After a spectacular six-foot rise Tuesday night in which Salt Creek roared out of its banks, poured over several roads in the Lincoln Lakes presented at 8:45 p. m. Friday and Saturday in Rinkcr's Outdoor Theatre. It is being produced by the dramatics department with Gene Holmes director and Norm O'Dell assists nt director. The cast for the British comedy cr.

oduvi uivi is aicu.i.- lumi.i. ui a Contractor Larry StroUude supcr- torian and Donna Johnson is salu- son, Mrs. Marion Lynch and son, tatorian. Twenty-two seniors will Miss Janet Peterson, and Mrs. Bill Wilcox, all of Pontiac.

receive diplomas. area and damaged the bridge on the west main road of the property, the flood waters were slowly Kentuckian Draws Fine LINCOLN (PNS) Govner Theodore Smith, of Princeton. Gibson Community GIBSON CITY (PNS) receding Wednesday. fantasy has been in rehearsal five weeks. Ad- Commencement Program Reset ucDora t.rown, i.x-raia ams(ed Tuesday night on a Brown.

Diane Brethorst, all of charre of lllecal transportation ef Gibson Cit; Onis Baize, Arrow- Included in the cast are: Marvin Neuhaus, Rock Island; Loren Logsdon, Versailles; Don Attig, Eureka; Rose Frerichs, Mason City; Pat Langton. Kankakee; The crest was reached at 8 a. m. Wednesday. Late in the afternoon the water level had dropped five inches.

Unless additional rains fall upstream, the flood is expected to subside in several days. Place Barricades LINCOLN (PNS) The com smith; Billy Burgess, June Bur- liquor with the seal broken was tned $50 and 53-30 costs in city court Wednesday. mencement exerc'scs of Middle-; qcss. both of Saybrook; Rodger Iff i i Vs. a LEXINGTON Pvt.

(first class) Charles A. Berry, 18, left, and Tvt. (first class) Larry D. Billings, 18, right, close friends, have been assigned to the same headquarters company in Germany. Private Berry is a tank driver and Private Billings Is an assistant tank driver.

They are sons of Mr. and Mrs. Bernie Berry of Lexington and Mr. and Mrs. Dean Billings of Le Roy.

town high school scheduled Friday' Smith, Buckley. evening at the school has been Dismissed: Mrs. Ellen Fryc. postponed until 8 p. m.

(CST)rbora Brown. Gerald Brown. Dan Hall, Canton; Warren Hal-lock, Elgin; Norma Ioder, Ohio. Bob Stoddard, Eureka; City; Billy Burgess. June Bur-gess, both of Saybrook; Oaif From 8 p.

m. Sunday until 6 p. m. Tuesday, the lakes rose only Monday because or tne dcatn oi Ercthorst. all of Gibson 1 Baize.

Arrowsmith. 18 inches. Then the flood broke out across the bottoms in the back of the lakes which sent a terrific Ranfoul Woman Finishes Glenda Mclntire, Mexico, Jo Lynn, Champaign; Jim Radecki, Chicago; Bev Putman, Cuba, Barbara Lair, Alexis. Hurlbut Township Patricia Ann Rankin, year oia; school girl who was drowned Monday night in Salt creek flood waters. The Midd'etown grade school volume of water roaring through the narrow channel under the bridge, into Schrieber Lake and High School-After 20 Years Farmer Found Dead on into other sections of the lake area.

Rising nine inches an hour board of education Wednesday morning decided to hold the Eighth grade graduation exercises at 7:30 p. m. (CST) Sunday. LINCOLN (PNS) Russell T. on Horseshoe Lake between 6 and 8 p.

m. Tuesday, there was a This program, scheduled for last LINCOLN (PNS) Fred Cutlip, 19, is looking ahead to a career as a physics teacher, after serving a year as principal of Lawndale Consolidated Grade School. He will enter Eastern State in September. Cutlip graduated from Lincoln High and College, Charleston, received an associate science degree from Lincoln College in 1955. He passed a teacher's exam and took over the vacancy at Lawndale.

Supt. of Schools E. II. Lukenbill says "Cutlip has done a fine job." Shroyer Photo Miller, 45, Hurlbut township farmer, was found dead by his wife at 3 a. m.

Wednesday in the dinette of his home, apparently from a Tuesday night also was postponed as the girl was a member of the quick upsurge of nearly four feet by midnight when the rise tapered off. The flood broke over the Big lake bank and across the roacl i i 1 1 i self-inflicted gunshot wound. A shotgun, was found near the MAN OR WOMAN WANTED To take over Ball Toint Pen Distributorship and service stores in Spare Time Wt Waktnc fr a rcllakU In ikli arc la cfcl kanlUnf ar KrtrstUbU BU Falsi rem DUtrtbatoreklp aa4 wtU (tr terrt arampt atrvtr. Taa Baa ar warn a. aelactca1 will flat tala a vrry praf liable aperatlaa wklca caa amaaWa la yaar STABS TIME.

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Her funeral will be held at 2:30 p. m. Thursday at Middletown church with burial in Atlanta cemetery. RANTOUL (PNS) Mrs. Charlene McGuire will graduate from Rantoul High School Thursday, one year ahead of her son Roger and two years before her daughter Karen.

When Mrs. McGuire's husband died several years ago, she was faced with tbe problem of supporting herself and two children. Although she was graduated from a three year high school in Penfield 20 years ago, her education was interrupted at that time by marriage and she did not feel qualified to accept a position. She now has a position awaiting her as full time secretary at the Rantoul Christian Church and has passed a civil service examination. Mrs.

McGuire said "the first six weeks of school were the hardest," but "the kids have been wonderful and some times it was almost a shock to realize how much older I am than they." w-esi oi me Dainmg Deacn nouse into bottom lands planted in corn. Barricades were placed at stra body. Mr. Miller had been in failing health for several years and tegic places on the lake roads to Lincoln Woman Hurt was under a doctor's care. Deputy Coroner John Barry and Sheriff William A.

Keys made an investigation. An inquest will be held later. LINCOLN (PNS) Mrs. Mary halt traffic. The back road south of Horseshoe Lake was inundated by 1 a.

m. Wednesday and the east main road to the plant had several inches of water over it. Flies Over Area E. Asry, 81, suffered a severe in jury to her left hand in a washing The funeral will be held at 2 the Rockyford road (five miles I machine wringer ednesday southwest of Lincoln) impassable. morning.

She was taken to St. The flood washed out and under The new channel dredged through Hospital, Clinton, was reported Wednesday making satisfactory improvement. WELDON Thomas Swearingen, a virus pneumonia patient in John Warner Claras hospital lor emergency p. m. nday at tr.e a Methodist church with the Rev.

Sidney Lowe officiating. Burial will be in Elkhart cemetery. mined the blacktop road north of care. that area and on west through Coonsburg and the west side of the bridge about five feet. Post Mr.

Miller was born Jan. 11, master Floyd J. Durst, who lives on the beach near Cottonwood Lane, reported a half-foot of water the county a number of years ago was carrying the flood waters off rapidly. Thousands of acres of crop lands in his basement. There was no damage reported by residents of along the stream have been dam 1911.

in Hurlbut Township, a son of Thomas and Maude Walter Miller. He married Eileen Kennedy April 20, 1938 in Missouri. Surviving are his wife; mother, Mrs. Maude Miller, of Lincoln; one sister, Mrs. Irene Hegele, Lincoln; and three brothers, Clarence, Wil- the Lakes area.

No one had to aged by the flood. move out, although a close watch Robert Oertel of Champaign, was kept throughout the night. federal chief conservationist for Sheriff William A. Keys made this district, is planning a survey a flight over the flood liamsville; Everet and Amos, both area to determine the amount of dam- Wednesday morning and reported age. of Elkhart.

Central Illinois Death: Mrs. Mary Smith Villi I 'v 7 aX PEKIN (PNS) Mrs. Mary A. Smith, 90, died at 10 a. m.

Wednes day at her home in Pekin. She' Frank, Miami, one sister, Mrs. Marie Bickerman, Ames, Iowa; and three grandchildren. One brother and one sister preceded him in death. Mr.

Conway was a member of the First Christian Church and the Empire Lodge of Masons No. 126. He was a retired employee of the H. R. McGarvey Pekin.

Mrs. Ruth Henson PAXTON (PNS) Mrs. Delbert Young PONTIAC-(PNS) Delbert Otis Young, 70, died suddenly at his home at 12il5 a. m. Wednesday.

He had been in ill health for two years. Funeral services will be at 10 a. m. Friday at the Raleigh J. Harris Funeral Home.

The Rev. John T. Holstein will officiate. Burial will be in a Cisne cemetery. Services will be held in Cisne at 4 p.

m. Friday. Visitation will begin Thursday afternoon at the funeral home. had been ill 10 days. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.

m. Friday at the Preston Funeral Home. The Rev. Patrick Baccus, pastor of the First Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Springdale Cemetery, Peoria.

She was bom July 22, 1S65, at Scranton, the daughter of Ruth Henson, 48, former Ford County Public Health Nurse, died Peter and Catherine Kenny Kin ney. She was married to Louis M. Mr. Young was born Jan. 4, at noon Tuesday in Illinis Research Hospital in Chicago.

She had Smith in September, 18S7, in Christian County, 111. 1886, in Johnsonville, the son of John Thomas" and Sirena Garri been ill three years. She is survived by two daugh Services will be at 2 p. m. Fri son Young.

He came to Pontiac day at the Ford-Baier Funeral ters, Mrs. Elizabeth Howard, Kan 34 years ago and for the past Home in Paxton, the Rev. L. Ogil- sas City, Mrs. Kathryn Rear-don, Pekin; one sister, Mrs.

Cath eleven years was employed by the Fashion-Bilt Shoe Co. He married vie and the Rev. Vera Barr offi erine Jones, Morrisonville; five ciating. Burial will be in Payne Tracie Hilliard Jan. 14, 1910 in Cemetery at Arrowsmith.

visita St. Louis. tion will start Thursday afternoon Survivors are his wife; five grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; and two great great grandchildren. Her husband preceded her in death. at the funeral home.

daughters, Mrs. Edweena Katt She was born Sept. 23, 1908 at hoefer, St. Louis; Mrs. Lillian Ferguson, Cornell; Mrs.

Vivian Arrowsmith, daughter of Harvey and Minnie Vrittmins Ashby. She Mrs. Smith had lived in Pekin for 45 years. Law, Alene Young, and Mrs. Ver- was married to Raymond Henson nettia Morriffey, all of Pontiac; Dec.

21, 1936 at Stafford, Va Surviving are her parents; three sons, Gail and Delbert Jr. Mrs. Catherine Sheahan CLINTON (PNS) Mrs. Cath both of Pontiac; the Rev. Charles sen, Stephen, and a sister, Miss Edna Ashby, all of Paxton.

She Young, E. St. Louis; four broth erine Sheahan, 94, of Springfield, the mother of Mrs. Mary O'Neill. was preceded in death by a sister.

She was a member of the formerly of Clinton, died at 8:35 p. m. Tuesday in the Hamilton Nursing Home, Springfield. ers, Leo, Cisne; the Rev. Orin, Des Moines, Iowa; Estil, St.

Louis; Edwin, Los Angeles, four sisters, Mrs. Pansy Anthis, Mrs. Goldie Presnell, both of Wichita, Mrs. Violet Foraker, Akron, Ohio; Mrs. Verna Richi-son, Pontiac; 16 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 10 a. m. Friday at St. Joseph's Westminsiter Bible Church in Paxton. John Daniel Klein CHENOA (PNS) John Daniel Klein, 83, retired Chenoa farmer, died Wednesday at St.

James Hospital in Pontiac. Death was due to paralysis. Church Springfield. The Rev James Naughtin will officiate. Burial will be in Woodlawn Ceme in i ri i ii ii in vr-i 1 1 i 1 i XaU UWlirvaU QUI Will WUI I IlJw' 11 ja tery, Clinton.

She is survived by two sons, Jo John Green WAYNESVILLE (PNS) seph, Libertyville; and James Funeral services will be at 2 Springfield; two daughters, Mrs. John Green, 77, Waynesville farm p. m. Jrnday at the Pus Memorial Home, the Rev. William Eleanor Kaler, Jacksonville; Mrs Mary O'Neill, Chicago.

Mrs. Marie Watt LINCOLN (PNS) Funeral er and former merchant, died at 6:45 p. m. Wednesday at the home of his son, L. E.

Green, in Waynesville. Funeral services will be at 2 p. m. Friday at the Waynesville Methodist Church, with the Rev. Burt Mcintosh officiating.

Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery. He will be returned to the home M. Wittig officiating. Burial will be in Pike Cemetery. Visitation will be after 2 p.

m. Thursday at the Memorial Home. He was born April 16, 1873 in Pike Township, a son of John and Margaret Moschel Klein. He married Katie Schoendec-k June services for Mrs. Marie Watt, 57, I IT aW MUM of Atlanta, who died at 1 p.

hat's the record of U. S. Savinirs Bonds. Tuesday in Abraham Lincoln Me morial Hospital, will be held at 2 p. m.

Friday at the Atlanta 2, 1897. His wife survives with two daughters, Mrs. Mabel Ep Methodist Church. The Rev George Harjes will officiate. Bur person, Chenoa, and Miss Stella Klein, Peoria; two sons, Roy E.

Klein, Pontiac and Carl F. Klein, of his son at 4 p. m. Thursday from the Pullen and Boos Funeral Home, Clinton. He was born March 1879, in Fairfield, the son of Charles and Sarah Green.

He married 1 a Caudle Nov. 23, 1902 at Fairfield. He moved to the Waynesville area Chenoa; a sister, Mrs. Ralph New cars through Bonds Phillips, Pontiac; five grandchil ial will be in McLean Cemetery. Buckley Youfh Injured in Fall ELLIOTT (PNS) James dren and two great grandchildren.

Four sisters and two brothers preceded him in death. Rodger Smith, Buckley youth, fell and discover for yourself the easy, practical way to financial security. Here's what Savings Bonds can promise you for the future A 100 tafe investment gua.rn.nUed by the U. S. Government.

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Jump on the Bond wagon with 40,000,000 other Americans at 4 p. m. Wednesday between 42 and 44 feet while he was working SECOR W. C. Seibel.

86, a re- tired real estate agent, died at on a concrete silo bin at the El- in 1919. Survivors are his wife; his son, L. E. Green, Waynesville; two daughters. Mrs.

Leo Huffer, Waynesville; Mrs. Dean Buck, Urbana; one sister, Mrs. Tom Dorton, Fairfield; one brother, Ross, California; and seven grandchildren. One sister and one brother pre-ceded him in death. liott Farmer's Grain Co.

He was employed by the S. J. Hoffmann Rib Silo Co. of Cissna 10 a. m.

Wednesday in Mennonite Hospital, Bloomington, where he had been a patient since May 8. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Friday at the Vincent Me Park. It was his first day at work New homes through Bonds He was taken by ambulance to the Gibson City Hospital morial Home in El Paso.

The Rev. He was a member of the Waynes He was reported Wednesday H. Kuntz will officiate. Burial night to have a fractured left will be in Secor Cemetery. Visita foot and possible spine injuries.

tion will begin at 3 p. m. Thurs day at the memorial home. (Advertisement) ville Methodist Church and the Woodmen of America. Carl Conway PEKIN (PNS) Carl C.

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