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Stephen Morse Birthday
Mr. Morse was born May 14, 1932, to Clyde and Bertha Morse, Maquon, Ill. He graduated from Valley High School, Fairview, Ill. He married Cloma Suydam in the Dutch Reform Church, Fairview, on March 17, 1951. His children are Douglas (Melanie) Morse, Muscatine, Iowa; and Charisse (Bill) Byrne, Fort Worth, Texas. He has six grandsons of whom he is extremely proud: Andrew Preston, Dallas; Michael (Erin) Morse, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Ashtin Preston (Nikki) Grosset, McKinney, Texas; Philip (Melissa) Morse, Muscatine; Dain Preston, McKinney; and Drake Preston, University of Houston, Huntsville, Texas. Steve lived in Knoxville, Ill., and was employed at Butler Manufacturing Co., Galesburg. He moved to Orion after joining John Deere Industrial equipment works in 1960. Steve retired from Deere & Co. in 1987 as senior welding engineer. He is a decorated Army veteran, serving in Korea. 
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Today is Sunday, May 26, the 146th day of 2013. There are 219 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: The information called for in yesterday's Argus, in relation to thechild abandoned in Moline, by its mother two years ago, was furnished us last evening.The child was found by a Swede and has been kindly cared for.
1888 -- 125 years ago: The annual review and inspection of the Rock Island volunteerfire department took place today, and there will be a firemen's ball tonight.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Captain H.F. Young, former Mississippi river pilot, and T.W.Chapman left Rock Island today for Alaska to enter river service there.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Poppies were blooming today at the headquarters of the Rock Islandunit of the American Legion auxiliary at the Y.M.C.A. as the little red memorial flowers, which the people of Rock Island will wear in honor of veterans.
1963 -- 50 years ago: One hundred and fifty of the best show horses in Illinois and Iowaare expected to compete tomorrow for some $500 in trophies, ribbons and prize money inthe first major horse show of the season.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Moline Public Hospital presented blue ribbons to the winnersof a recent poster contest, held in conjunction with National Hospital Week. Utilizingthe theme of "You're Our Specialty," the following were grand prize winners: MindyBenson, Moline; Thao Dang, Moline; Gared Laux, Moline; John Murphy, Rock Island;Justin Pulford and Bennie Jo Starkey, Moline.
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