Our Yesterdays

Cycle and Auto Crash as Lake Darling Entrance: A Fourth of July accident at the entrance of Lake Darling put Jerry Lee Cline, 31, of Brighton in the University Hospital in Iowa City. He was the operator of a motorcycle going west on Highway 78, west of Brighton, and as he approached the entrance of Lake Darling, an auto, driven by Martha Last of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, went to turn into the Lake entrance. Cline suffered leg and head injuries and is listed in fair condition today. The most serious injury was to his left leg, which required surgery upon entering the hospital His motorcycle, a 1973 Yamaha, was totally wrecked. The auto driven by Miss Last, a 1973 Ford, sustained approximately $1000 damage to the front end. The accident took place at 11:05 a.m. Miss Last was charged with failure to yield the right of way. Trooper Cal Dorsett of the Highway Patrol investigated the accident.

Mrs. Loren Hinshaw has announced that she has sold her house east of the southeast corner of the square to Mr. and Mrs. George Turner and they have taken possession.

Gathering at the home of Mrs. Larry Morgan Tuesday morning to dress chickens were Mrs. Mike McCormick, Mrs. Eugene Morgan, colleen Ulin, Mrs. Carig Morgan, Mrs. Don Long, Mrs. Ray Mourer, Mrs. Charles Blakely, Mrs. Ken Erwin, and Mrs. Mel Maeder. This concludes the chicken plucking for a few months and we’ll have a rest until August.

Receiving their first Communion on Sunday, June 24 at the Mother Cabrini Parish were Paul Adam, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Adam; George Horras, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry horras; Jeff Horras, son of Mr. and Mrs. Junior Horras; Jody Kessel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Kessel; Kim Morgan, daugthe4r of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Morgan; Stacy McPherson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ron Schott; Wayne Starr, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Starr; Tommy Wolcott, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wolcott; and Julie Thomann, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Thomann. They received the sacrament with their parents. Following the 9 a.m. Mass at the Mother Cabrini Parish, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Adam and family hosted a brunch in honor of their son Paul’s first Communion. Those attending were Mr. and Mrs. John Adam of Fairfield, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Adam and family and Miss Joy Adam and friend of Burlington.

Mr. and Mrs. George Kessel of 900 S. Fourth, announce the engagement of their daughter, Jane Ann, to William G. Adam, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Adam of rural Richland. The future bride is a 1973 graduate of Fairfield community High School. Her fiance is a 1970 graduate of Pekin Community high School and is currently engaged in farming near Richland. No definite wedding date has been set.

Last week’s activities found Pekin’s softball girls picking up three more victories, running their winning streak to 15 and gaining for them spot number eight in the latest state softball ratings. Falling to the undefeated Pantherettes the past week were Cardinal (13-0), Sigourney (19-6), and Tri-County (17-3). Nancy Hendrickson continued her fine hurling and again was credited with all the wins. Nancy’s season mark is now 15-0, and her career record is 99-28. A victory this week will put her up for admission to the Girls Union’s “100” Charmed Circle, an honor achieved thus far by only about a half-dozen pitchers.

The Cardinal game was much closer than the 13-0 score indicates. Cathy Schultz sparked the three-run second inning with a clutch single that drove in the initial tally. Karen Snow provided the feature blow in the final frame, a bases-loaded triple. The JV girls licked Cardinal 13-2, as Karen hurled a no-hitter and Deb Hogan led the offensive with three hits. Judy Nordyke and Linda Day contributed two singles each.