The Gridley News from Gridley, Illinois (2024)

August 18, 1977

Publication:

The Gridley Newsi

Location:

Gridley, Illinois

Issue Date:

Thursday, August 18, 1977

Page:

5

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I 3 A Lan receive Eft Monday Mix HQtey knew Mti Urito atBMtoaMassdBfiMWMdWlarIL kr KIDS AT PLAYDRIVE CAREULLY HOUSEHOLD ANTIQUE SALE Saturday Aug 20' 1977 1 iS t7 WARNING $500 $700 gfe are six sons: William Peoria Thomas Eugene Ore Larry and Michael both '4 1 Campbell best man Msrefe Unp Uads Jones Lori urrow sister of the MdipMfc 1 bridesmaids Amy Counts and Jacqeaftse duated from El Paso High school and the bride is a senior at Illinois State untnrdty He bridegroom is engaged in fiunting and is employed by El Paso Grain A Elevator On They will reside at 193 Adams El Pmx Thursday and riday (today and imm row) are dean up days in El nax Oty workers will begin the dean up program at BY MRS ETHEL ET Ph 527 2163 El Paso Vv 60 per meal $275 55 per meal $1320 (55 per meal Gary Deerwester 23 Lexington was charged with aggravated assault on Aug 3 McLean County police said he pointed a shotgun at them as they broke down a door into his apartment Deerwester and Mark A Schreiber 23 Lexington also were charged with resisting arrest and obstructing police after their arrest in the apartment Lexington Police Chief Michael Lehmann told police he told Deerwester he was under arrest in connection with a window broken out of the Lexington police station about 3:45 am' Deerwester who was charged with criminally damaging the window fled to his nearby apartment Capt John Brown chief McLean County detective said Lehmann and policeman David Kister followed Deerwester Brown said the shotgun was pointed at Kistner Brown said Schreiber was at the apartment and was arrested because he wrestled with officers 850 per child $1700 per child EL PASO August George Johnson Mix Sena Kuerth 44 of El Paso was injured at 7:45 am Jawawm mf Mr 06perVfcpint $30 $144 Hudson Mary Beth and Susan both at home a brother Kenneth Hudson two sisters Mrs Ethel Weinnan Hudson and Mrs Dorothy Camp Chevy Chase Md five grandchildren He was a farmer a member of the Carlock Mennonite church and the ann Bureau He was also a veteran ot World War Pfister un Days will be held at the Pfister farm north of El Paso Sept 14 and 15 The state plowing contest wifi be held there on the 14th with the national contest to be held on the 15th A meeting for interested contestants will be held at 7:30 pm today at the Pfister Research building on 51 El Paso Walk in donors will be welcome at the visit of the Red Cross Bloodmobile from noon to 8 Monday at the Woodford County Bank community room There is always a shortage of donors during vacation time your help is needed Mrs Lena Bridges 83 of Secor a retired Caterpillar Tractor Co employee died at 11:30 pan Saturday Aug 13 in Mennonite hospital She had been a patient in Hawthorn Lodge El Paso for several years Her funeral was held at 1 :30 pm Tuesday at the roelich Memorial Home the Rev Thomas Diamond officiating Burial was in the cemetery at Benson i i 7 I She was born 21 1894 in Woodford ss County a daughter of Henry and Marie Uden Seggerman She married William Bridges Nov: 10 1924 in Peoria He died Nov 1 1943 Surviving are a half brother Raymond Seggerman Benson and seven half sisters: should be located at the curb in front of the house No garbage lumber er burnable ttama will be picked up Thursday pick up wO be ront Street and all streets south of the AW railroad All strets north of ront Street will be picked up riday North Demis urrow brother of the brtte groom and Quint Stimpert were the bride grooms attendants A reception was held at the VW building following the ceremony The bride is the dangteer of Mrs IMb Holt of El Paso and the late Kemsth Heft Mr i7 sa Being an editor gives one a good opportun ity to meet and get acquainted with people But thto being my first cdunm for fiw GrMiiy News it gives me an opportunity to introduce myself flying jets I arrived here on Saturday from Charles And although post office boxes totally les ton feeling like a stranger in a strange land baffled me and I continue to lock'iry door out After what seemed like a cross country trek of city paranoia Gridley has grown on me and practically driving with a yucca tree in already been fiDed to the rille mere or 1mm MnertanAMi hmtara anvwhnm la ihm mar crawled rather than rolled into town friendliness while walking down the street As lender the law a int Aronon An rhor i1 i naa ueen an eauor near the Charleston i crossed the street this week a passerby yarea prior to my new position so I did not waved tome and I almost turned around to see forseeanymishapsonmyfirstfewdayson the who he was waving to Needless to say the job That is just the usual like my name attention is great ru admit odd and 1 swear the was placed there between the and the a by my everything about it intrigues me ancestors specmcaily designed to confuse even me most prominent linguist But if you think of pie and trade got it made Actually from all the variations on pronound ation making use of the sound I should probably change it And my height Believe me although I am of legal age Order Now Silver Mis rozen ruits 16 varieties for Sept 14 delivery No price changes from July deliveries Call us for sizes and prices or a complete list Gridley Locker Provision Co Gridleyill 61744 Phone 747 2120 Paso Locker Service El Paso III 61738 Phone 527 4425 GRIDLEY SCHOOL EES BOOK EES ACCIDENT INSURANCETo be paid August 22 or August 23 The Gridley News Thuix Aug 18 1977 Page ive 41 90 i WWW' 12:30 PM 212 1st Street Gridley III Phllco refrigerator with freezer on bottom drop leaf kitchen table with 2 chairs 3 piece rench Provincial cherry wood bedroom suite Duncan Phyfe drop leaf dining room table and 2 chairs with pads extra leaves also i china cabinet lime oak desk chair apt size refrigerator! dehumidifier upholstered chairs mahogany bedstead dresser rose beige sofa couch another davenport bookcase headboard 2 mirrors Silver King sweeper grey rag clothes hamper pictures bedding magazine rack radio book shelves outside grill Maytag wringer washer elect stove metal ward robe rollaway bed lawn chairs matching gold rags 25'x 1 105 oval with fringe 2 1 oval with fringe bird cage fruit jars hammock elect motors extension ladder girls metal bed frame 2 quilt frames day bed flower pots Jce cream freezer garden tools rabberhose suit cases Jacobsen lawn mower lots of dishes pots and pans glassware 2 sets of china 2 wood base cabinets ANTIQUES! 2 wood tables wood pie carrier McLean County history book 4 stone jars 3 Peoria pottery old organ stool 4 bent wood chairs wicker chair 2 wine barrels 5 gal and 10 gal old oak drop leaf table and 4 leaves old New Home sewing machine flat Irons carpet beater 2 old chairs bld bracket for lamp 2 chine pots old trank 1142 wooden boxes old mirror old wash stand brass hall tree dishes glassware and many other items Terms: CASH Not responsible for accidents MRS JOE Owher 'i i Lynn Rinkepberger Auctioneer El Paso Roslia ortman both married Ant 6 MTrielbr Minrmlr Mrs Etti Rrnnmart Mbrtnn Mra TnHuw fa mtersectoon i of 51 and 24 Mamie A Hanna Kietnnan Varan Mrs Ruth Jording Connie Morgan maid of hener Bkk 4 Insane SA IW AHam amm tJ Hia aaAMul 1 iwkwu am aux caraune jorang aecor Three brothers are deceased Mrx Bridges was a member of SL Lutheran churdi Secor and the Retired Ladies of Caterpillar Mr and Mrs Charles Stuemke 66 East Third St El Paso are parents of a boy bom Aug IS in Rrntaiwhnmital Mr and Mrs CUffonrigbt Jr and his mother Mrs Gifford Wright Sr attended the Wright family reunion at Gibewon City Sunday Mr and Mrs Alfred Duncan of Metamora spent file weekend with her sister Mrs Charles Eft Mrs Lelsie Eft of Bloomington accompanied by Mrs Glenn Hurst of Bradenton la who is visiting in Bloomington were Sunday guests in the Eft home William Andrews of 506 East ifth Street received the Kiwanis YanM tbe Month plaque in July in recognition of the efforts expended in creating a beautiful lawn The plaque is being displayed at the Kenneth aulk residence at 295 West Lincoln during August The Kjwanians are using this method to encourage such projects The first meeting of the Club will be at a salad supper at 6:30 pm Thursday (today) at the home of the in coming president Mrs Sandy Schairer 504 Adams St Members are to take a lawn chair a salad and table service Sharon Kampmeir of Washington a juven ile and patrol officer will be guest speaker In addition to Mrs Schairer the dub officers are: Vickie Paluska vice president rances EES: Kindergarten Grades 112 INSURANCE: Grades 6 Grades 7 12 LUNCH AND MILK To be paid first day of school riday August 26 LUNCH: Daily irst Week first Month MILK: Elementary Students Only 4 Daily i 7 irst Week 7 77 RrstMonth Thattaway! DICK GILMORE ROUNDS third as Tony Kelleher points out where the ball The' Lake Road Inn Rats won the game 13 Actually like a child with a new toy people at any social security office will bain Dwight Hamblet 9 a passenger in the Owens a a a rsr ranaiuafl minAR tniiiMaa nitr aeee aba vnu cifnerniinR wtirfp ms rernm vnii warn ta aaaaawa Muzaaavot uw uiu inn I am anxious to become better acquainted located also tell you how to ask for the require hospital treatment nrith Um rwnmnnity ii nmMwn nnrj it information you Edwin Uphoff 60 1 El Paso died if strengths So without having to read this column too dosely one could assume that I am a neoohvte to smafl towns And with Gridley being my cXtf inhwIlUtHM fa amnll Aa 13ft 1 mwuwevwvM wv MUOU VW1I MAC 1 UlUUk Illi going to like it Hope the feeling is mutual I EL PASO NEWS Grove were weekend gneetz of Mr and MkV 4 ChesterMegenity Mrs Catherine Wlennan rf Leris Mz 1 expected to arrive tor's tfrikWNh jMw'' Mecenttn' 4 a Mrs Bertha Miss Annette Hott and Wayne arrow Mtu x7 i 'V 4 Postscript by Sandy thetrzak With my hometown being the Chicago area I spent most of my first night in Gridley happily listening to the naked sound of crickets and locusts unlaced by car horns sirens or low Av xji on SS records People can get hdp free of charge in getting information from their social security record Stephen Young social security district manager in Bloomington said recently private organnqtions are charging fees to help people get information from Government Young qaid you have to pay anyone to help you get information from vmtr anrial maahI mylapairiasinHngba 7 One aspect of Gridley that I have never Any social security office will be glad to hdp Saturday Aug 13 in a collision at the VUU W1U1UUI UUMTMC I oeoniv aenerauv can sei uwens oil ot Alton war dnwr tno wwvi information under thdr name and social car Mr Johnson was taken to St ranks hospital Peoria where be was reported mnrfHrShirh nr riu nii Monday to have a fractured skull and chest the and a condition you determine where the record you want is car received minor injuries nut did not Edwin Unhoff 60 1 El Paso died Copies of information that can be photo Tuesday evening August 9 in St rancis copied from social security records are free ud hospital Peoria after an extended illness His to 825 worffi gmeraBy 250 pagex that funeral was at 2 pjn riday at amount he said copies cost 10 cents a Mennonite church in Carlock the Rev Rimer information that he bhoUhcooied are furnished at coat" vmaaung People can find out how to get information waa canetery from their social security record by calling' He was born Nov 9 1916 at Minonk a son rf WllliavMt IP'' awul AmAlin Wdftm IImRaM wnung or visiung any social security omce for roedfic information must be married Dorothy Burson Jan 9 1943 She died made by a letter over your notarized in 1953 On March 6 1955 he married Marilyn signature or in person after proved Vadegraft who survives Also surviving your laenuty" Young said Peoole can set a refiort of MminM nwtifort to tlsodal security number free of charge of Kappa Paul and Robert at home by fillingout and mailing a for three daughters: Mrs Nancy Staulcup SUiAmant h'avninrta'' 4L4 1 at any social security office The Bloomington social security office is at PO Box 3427 527 North Center Street or further information call 309329 9438 Charge Gary Deerwester i i I i i 1 r' 7 CUSTOMQUALITY GENUINE MAKI Jfi I Wk 'W 1 KVUYJDAY LOWMUCtS SAVIYOUMQNtY Y8AR AROUND "raiiicetoiira inest northern grown Wl 1 1 1 soW hard maple! Two glowing finishes 11 Joryoutochoosofrom: JULjnJA deep shaded antique or pi Vy gloiiringmollooimaplo IKdll ibarasin tops on dining WuLI tablas craftsmen who taka prida 1 1 in making only the finest! A full collection to I pt choose from! Have exactly I thepiecosyouwantlnyour hqma Living room dining I room antf room tamiiufd ffiTr T' I It Ipni JI I a fc 7 If COME IN AND BROWSE AROUND CONVENIENT PARKING HARMS 7 HOME URNISHINGS 14 LOCATED ON RT 24 IN CHENOA 1 DAILY 8:88 9:38 7 mDAYtllifcN 440 MKmi(l13) 9432731 1 iv 7 tJ' i 7 tv Ptattam setrtfaryrand NMMNAtwW'T JftiChrM BovOIwrI (Swffa HHlfilllllHRfl RbMoex New Jersey celled MftL Cwbi 1 I I A' A'.

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