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in born in I THE DAILY PANTAGRAPH, BLOOMINGTON, FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1937. PHONE 4500 GROUPS NAMED AT Mayor Simpsen Announces List of Committees and Officers. Pantograph Control pitonde Service, LEXINGTON. William Simpsen, newly installed mayor of ington, announced his appointments at the last meeting of the city council. Walter ins was ed superintend.

ent of water works at ary of 875 month: Mike Lynch reap pointed chief of police and Sam Guysinger, Are chief. Lyman Whiteman is city clerk: ElWilliam Simpsen mer T. Clag Simpsen gett, city treasurer, and Richard M. O'Connell, eity attorney, The following committees will -serve the coming year: Finance, J. G.

Malcom, W. B. Falkingham and Edw. Smith; rent, fuel and light, C. Edw.

Smith, Earl Weakley, Emmett Adreon: printing. Malcom, Falkingham; fire and water, Paul, Falkingham; judiciary, Adreon, Smith and (Paul; street and alley, Malcom, Weakley, Paul; building, Malcom, and Weakley; dumping Adreon, Malcom, Smith. grounds, A Legion Will Build Caretaker's House Pantagraph Central ninete Service. Campbell post of the American 1e- of gion at. special meeting at the American Legion billet, east of Pontine.

Wednesday night, decided to build caretaker's on the grounds housing the Legion billet. Construction on the house will begin immediately and will cost In the neighborhood of $2,000. The taker for grounds billet, house will be used to house, the careowned by the Legion post. BENSON In celebration of Mine Verda Brubaker'e birthday a dinner was given with Miss Alice Weissert of Plymouth, Ind. Mrs.

Rudolph Haftermann and Miss Ruby Sidwell as guests at the Brubaker home Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Warner and Mr. and Mrs.

William Peters of Chicago, spent Tueeday with Mr. and Mrs. E. 8. Vogel and Wednesday went to Peoria, where they vielted their parents, Mrs.

Vogel accompanied them to Peoria. Mra. S. M. Evey marked her birthday anniversary May 6.

A surcard shower was planned for by friends. She received 95 cards and letters which brought her much Joy, as she hae been confined to her bed nearly six months. At present che is strong enough to sit in wheel chair an hour or two some Lieut. Charles Beasley and family and James Shields of Chicago were weekend visitors at the home of Mre. Anna Shields.

Mr. and Mra. A. A. Koeble: of Janesville, spent the weekend with the latter's parents, Mr.

and Mrs. A. A. Bridgee. Mr.

and Mrs. Louie Woltzen attended the funeral of the latter's aunt in Indiana. Misses Ruby Sidwell, Rosemary Roberta and Martha Zink were dinner gueste Monday evening at the Rudolph Haffermann home, honoring Miss Alice Weissert, Mrs. Haffermann's eister. Mr.

and Mre. W. H. Brubaker and Miss Clara Eckhart were callers in Peoria Sunday to see their niece, Mrs. George Werner and son, Richard of Evanston.

Mre. Werner was formerly Vera Eckhart of Benson. Sudden stopping is injurious not only to brakes, but also to tires. Central Illinois Deaths Mrs. Jenkins Funeral Pentagraph Central Silaste Service, CHENOA.

Brief funeral serve lees for Mrs. Henry H. Jenkins will be at 1 p. m. Saturday at the home of her daughter, Mra.

Fred Gentes, northeast of here and al the Clarksville United Brethren church at 2:30. Murial will be Clarke ville cemetery, y. Mrs. Jenkins died Wednesday, As Sarah Ann Jenkins she was horn June 14, 1864, in Red county, Delaware, the daughter of Andrew J. and Polly Ann Jenkins, She was married to Henry H.

Jenkins Sept. 28, 1864 at Spearyville, Va. and moved to filinois the same year, residing near Lexington. Surviving besides her husband are eight children. Mre.

Nathan Leach, Dwight: Mrs. Fred Gentes, Chenoa: Mrs. Dayton Staubus, Mre. Victor Bilaten. Mra.

Ines Doeden, all of Worthington, Mra. J. E. Engen, Chicago: William and Basil, at home. There are also surviving 18 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Edward Laughlin. Central EL -Edward Laughlin died at 9 a. m. Thursday in a hoPin El Paso, Tex, after seVpital eral years Illness. He had been confined to the hospital since Feb.

7. The body will arrive in BloomIngton Saturday morning and funeral services will probably be held in El Paso, Ill, Sunday. He WAR born May 3, 1907, at Port Arthur, the only child of Edward and Millie Shaffer fin. On Dee. 2, 1930 he married Miss Eloise Chaison of Beaumont, Tex, who survives with his father.

He was a graduate of Culver milltary academy of Indiana and of the University of Pennayivania. He WAR member of the Masonic lodge. William Campbell. Pantagraph Central Illinois Service, ELLSWORTH. William Camp bell, 76, died at the McLean county hospital at 8:30 a.

m. Thursday following an illness of months, caused by a stroke. Funeral services will be at 2 p. m. Saturday at the Methodist church with the Rev.

Marshall Williams officiating. Burial will be in the Frankenberger cemetery. Mr. Campbell WAS born near Stumptown in 1860, the son of Mr. Mrs.

John Campbell. He marand ried Nancy Elizabeth Gillespie In 1885. One child was born, Castlemoor, now living in Bloomington. He farmed all his life in McLean county. Surviving besides the son are Mrs.

Castlemoor Campbell and five grandchildren. Mrs. Louisa Lessig, Pantagraph Central Illinois Service. MASON Mrs. Ann Leesig.

56, Tuesday morning at the home died. daughter, Mrs. R. W. Tyler, Blackwell, according to word received here.

She had been staying with her daughter for several months because of failing health. The funeral was held in Blackwell Wednesday and the body is being sent to Mason City where friends may call at the Culp funeral home on Friday. Services will be held at 2:30 p. m. Saturday at the Firet Methodist Episcopal church of Mason City, of which she wae a member.

The Rev. C. Spence Boyd, pastor of the church, will officiate. Burial will be in Mason City cemetery. She was the daughter of Abraham and Sara Graffis, and was born in Fulton county Dec.

18, 1862. She married James Harvey Leseig Oct. 17, 1880. He preceded her in death several years ago. Surviving are one son, J.

R. Lessig, Canton; the one daughter; five brothers, J. B. Graffis, Lost Springs, Levi Graffis, Pekin; R. A.

Graffis, Charles Elmer Graffis, both of Walcott, and William Graffis. McCorkle Funeral. McCorkle Funeral. Pantagraph Central Illinois Service. funeral of William McCorkle, 34, who died Sun- ANOTHER SMART USED CAR BUYER "When I set out to buy a used car a couple of months ago, I took my time about it," says Andrew Trotto, pressman.

"But shopping around only convinced me of what I had already heard so often -that you can't beat a Dodge dealer for bargains in dependable used cars. Actually, cars of the same make and model as the one I bought were priced $30 to $40 higher at several places I looked. And yet, despite the lower price on the Dodge dealer's car, it was in much better condition. TURN TO THE CLASSIFIED DAY'S MONEY-SAVING SPECIALS YOU'LL FIND A CAR OR TRUCK Then, too, the Dodge dealer's car was one of his Blue Seal specials, guaranteed trustworthy. Of course, I bought from the Dodge dealer, and my car has been performing wonderfully ever LOOK FOR THIS DEPENDABILITY DEPENDABLE BUY! USED SECTION OF THIS PAPER FOR TO.

AT YOUR DODGE DEALER'S! TO FIT YOUR POCKETBOOK! CENTRAL MOTORS 220-327 S. Main Bloomington, Ill. day at his home in Detroit, Mich. after short illnese with pneumonia. to be held at 3 p.

m. Friday at the Baptist church in van. The service la to be in charge of the pastor, the Rev. N. J.

Hilton and burial la to be in Prairie Rest cemetery, Mr. McCorkle, son Arthur and Myrtle MeCorkle Boyne ton township where grew to hood. He was the grandeon of the late Henry Alexander, well known resident of this Mrs. Madeline Atkins. Pentagraph Central -Word has been ceived in Clinton of the death of Mrs.

Madeline Lillian Atkina, 21. who died Tuesday in Decatur after 10 months illness. She was born in Clinton, Oct. 1916, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

J. A. Eekard, now of Oconee, She had lived in Decatur for little more than a year. Besides her parenta she in ourvived by her husband. Ft.

W. Atkins and a month old daughter, Lillian Mae, She la also survived by the following brothers and sisters: Ira Eckard, Ramsey; Eekard. Oconee: Virgil 'Eckard, Everett Eckard, Chicago: Mrs. Restrice Little, Chicago, and Miss (Hazel Eckard, Decatur. Weed Funeral, Pantograph Central Service.

-Funeral services for Mra. Tosale, Wood, who died Wednesday, will be at 2 p. m. Saturday at the Christian church with the Rev. H.

R. Wheaton officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park William Allen. Pantagraph Central Service. H.

Allen, 77, died at 3:30 p. m. Thursday in the John Warner hospital after an lil. ness of one week. He had been in tailing health for a number of years.

Mr. Allen was born Sept. 4, 1860 in Penetanguishine, Ontario, Canada, son of James H. and Mary Ann Allen. He married Miss Mercy WilJan.

30, 1888. They moved to Clinton in 1900. Mr. Allen was tinner and retired in 1928. Surviving besides his widow are three sons, F.

0, Stockland; Otho, New Milford, Dr. George, Salt Lake City, Utah; four brothers and three sisters. There are also surviving nine grandchildren. Mrs. Marie Callas.

Pantagraph Central filinois Service, WAS received by Judge and Mrs. Clyde Thompson of the death of their niece, Mrs Marie Tate Callas, in Boise, Idaho, early Thursday morning following an appendicitis operation. Mrs. Calais, former resident of Pontiac, moved with her parents to Idaho in 1911. Surviving are her husband, her father and a brother, Lewis Tate, of San Francisco, Calif.

Erasmus Shols. Pantagraph Central Illinois Service, CHATS 6:15 Shols p. m. Thursday at his home here. Death was caused by hardening of the arteries.

Funeral services will be at 2 p. m. Sunday the Evangelical church here, The Rev Fred Strobel will officiate. Burial will be in the Chatsworth cemetery. He was born July 24, 1864 on a farm near El Paso, the son of Fredericka and William Shols.

He moved with them to a farm near Chatsworth when two years old where he lived until he moved to Chatsworth in 1904. He married Miss Louisa M. Wienan Oct. 26, BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES- Speaking From Experience By Martin NO FLAMING YOUTH NOU TERRY I SAID TO A STUFF NIGHT- ONE DINNER, AN ONLY DANCE ON OF TI WASTE YouR NO VOWY MONEY NOT TWO NAW LAST A TOOK NIONT NES? LIKE DOIN' FOR A RIDE FEM FOR A RIDE IN IT MMM SHE LIVE THAT A LOT COST ME THIRTY DO THE BETTER BEST THINGS ANT IN ORNINO FINED LIFE ARE FREE a 1892. They had children all of whom survive.

Surviving are his widow; four children, Mra, Luther Sharp, Chatsworth: Miss Unice Shol. ton; William, Evanston; Erasmus, Niles Center. FAIRBURY HIGH EVENTS LISTED Junior- -Senior Banquet to Be May 21 at School--Alumni Reception May 29. Pantagraph Central Service. FAIRBURY.

At the Township high school Friday evening. May 21, the junior-senior quet will be given. On Sunday evening following the banquet the baccaleaureate services will be held at the Methodist Epis copal church, the Rev. R. Buford.

pastor, delivering the address, The commencement exercises will be at the Central theater, Friday evening, May 28. affair for the last social school year will be the alumni reception the evening of May 29 the high school gymnasium. PRESENT PLAY TONIGHT. Pantagraph Central Service. MINONK.

The senior class play "Guees Again" is to be presented at 3 p. m. Friday at the school nasium. Those taking part are Zelda Funk, Clarence Greskoviak, Dan Parks, Bill Tucker, Marjorie Broers, Juanita Nunn, Pearl Boyer, Mildred Sullivan, Merlin Baker, Virgil Klepfer, John Taylor, Rita Knoll, Marian Danforth, and Frank Jankowski. Harvey Tucker le the director.

RUTLAND Mrs. Matt Krischel is seriously I11 in the Streator hospital where she was stricken with two strokes of paralysis while on a visit there with her sister. Ralph Wiertz of Peoria, who lived in this community many years, is recovering from serious injuries he received in an automobile accident. Miss Delia Lundgren was home from Peru for the weekend. Mr.

and Mrs. Earl Mullin and Misses Lura and Edna Boyd ACcompanied their sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. O. F.

Dyar of Washburn to Davenport, Sunday, where they visited with Mr. and Mrs. Dyar's son, Kenneth. Miss Betty O'Neil returned home Monday night from Streator where she had spent several days at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Walter Bayer.

Patent Leather Fiesta SANDALS Sensational at .45 2.95 3.50 IN WHITE IN Multi-Colors IN PINK RED IN BLACK HIGH or CUBAN HEELS CARL'S SHOES 103 WEST JEFFERSON They Reached Into the Rag Pentagraph Central Service, queraders, the old rag tails and pinafores- jeans, loud ties, red bandannas--all day suckers and red apples were the style Thursday at Lincoln Community high school when senior girls and boys strutted their stuff in the annual "Kid's day" parade. Apparently from the looks of the garb of most of the been raided in preparation for this annual event. Not to be outdone, Principal W. C. Handlin, called short assembly and presented the lora to the rest of the student body.

Clarence A. Miller read Mark Twain's "Babies" which was dedicated to the class and G. Arthur Browne led the dent body in singing. Lack of Pupils May Keep Spring Bank School From Opening Again Three Graduated This Term: Others Move Away and Teacher Leaves, Pantagraph Central filinois Service. LINCOLN.

-Directors of Spring Bank rural school are considering closing the school next year because of the lack of pupils, E. H. Lukenbill, county superintendent of schools, reported Thursday Three pupils graduated from the school this spring and others moved out of the district. Unless a sufficient number of pupils move into the district the school will not reopen. Miss Alma Bouillon who taught the school will teach next year at Harmon school.

Four children in the Bloomingdale school had a perfect CLINTON GIRLS TEAM HONORED Banquet by Athletic Association Lauds Sophomore Basketball Group. Fantagraph Central tin sale Service. banquet in basketball honor of the sophomore girl' team was held Tuesday evening by the Girls' Athletic association with Miss Elizabeth Garvin as toastmistrene. The program coneisted of an address by Mies Ruth Corrington, vocal solo Marjorie Huffman, reading by Miss Anne Herrick, tap dance by Miss Patty Pettyjohn, twirling demonstration by Miss Latcille Kimmone and an accordion solo by Mine Nancy Sudendorf. Awards were preeented by Miss Clella Daly to the following bers of the championship team: Marie Watson, Irene Blankenship, Willyne Cohen, Jane Duck worth.

Betty Coakley, Mary Ann Gardner, Olive Gibson, Gretchen Myers, Dor- I. MILLER BEAUTIFUL SHOES Complete Stork. Sold Bloomington by W. H. ROLAND ance record the past year: George Milton, Bernadine Klockkenga, Cari Jaggi and Wayne Bree.

Miss Marie Wilmert is the teacher. Dwight Students to Give Recital Pantagraph Central Illinois Service. Olga T. Short will present her piano students in a program at the high school gymnaslum Friday at 8 p. m.

The frat part of the program, titled "Birds of All Feathers" will be presented in music. The costumes for this part of the program were made by Mrs. Joseph Migliarint. The second part will be a matic musical sketch, "The Spirit of Felix Mendelssohn." written and diby Mra. C.

A. Brothers. GOOD FELLOW HES A JOLLY FOR ethy Raveley, Geraldine Terpening, Jane Wood and Betty Sears. The junior class team with the following members were given tion as second place winnere: Eliza. beth Garvin, Ruth Corrington, Phyle lis Evane, Barbara Martin, Anita Reeves, Freda Lee Thompeon and Nancy The committees Sudendorf.

charge of the consisted of: Ruth Wood, Marjorie Baker, Harriet Hensley, Fayetta Samuels, Nancy Sudendorf, Donna Belle Orr, Rose Mary Phelps and Doris Jane Alvey. The constituent elementa of 200 pound human body would he worth about one dollar at market prices. CHEAPEST THING ON YOUR CAR IS THE BEST TIRES YOU CAN GOOD, YEAR TIRES to date. up key that's la wan and you 6 whis-key L.H. good O' SCHENLEY Distillery you 90 Bottled PROOF OLD BRAND Quality plays first fiddle in OLD QUAKER's theme song: STRAIGHT WHISKEY OLD SCHEN HENLEY'S "There's .90 PROOF ity In BOTTLED INDIANA OF Doesn't DIVISION Dough If it's OLD DISTILED DISTILLERS A Barrel Of QualEvery Bottle, But It Take A Barrel Of Re- Mi To Buy It." QUAKER, it's OK! STRAIGHT.

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