Sunday, June 14, 2026

Mary Lou Reist Chapel (1931-2026) Warren High School class of 1959

 
1959 Dragon yearbook


1967 Warren City Directory

1983 Warren City Directory
  • Chapel Charles L & Mary R; welder Warren Car Company 207 Mohawk Avenue
  • Reist Charles & Mina retired 639 Jackson Street Extension

The popularity of Mary as a baby name was previously graphed earlier this year. Let's take a look at classmate Leota.


Leota spent the first two decades of the 20th century in the 300-400 range, peaking at #334 in 1914.  By the end of the 1930s, her popularity quickly declined and she dropped off the chart in 1947.


Other class of 1949 obits (49):
2026

2025

2024

2024

2023
Harold Gnage.  (8/13)

2022
David Winans.  (1/10)

2021
Richard Scalise.  (4/23)

2020
Robert Blair.  (9/6)
Geoge Probst.  (7/25)

2019

2018
Gail Nelson.  (11/2)

2017

2016
Paul Mahan.  (7/17)
Paul Briggs. (7/11)

2015
Richard Sharp.  (3/22/2015)

2014

USA box office for the 23rd weekend 2017-2026

 
USA box office on the 22nd weekend of 2026 is up 38% compared to last year when Lilo & Stitch was the top-grossing movie.  In its 4th week of release, Scary Movie was the #1 movie this weekend.

But it's down % compared to 2023, when Jurassic World: Dominion ruled the box office. 

 

Variety, 6/7/2027

Rebecca Rubin reports:
It’s a horror trifecta. Paramount’s “Scary Movie” ruled at the box office with $55 million in its opening weekend, extending an unexpected streak for, well, scary movies in the height of summer movie season. The R-rated parody was joined at the top of North American charts by “Backrooms” and “Obsession,” two horror films that captured lightning in a bottle with Gen Z crowds.

More box office posts
2026
22nd weekend.  (6/7)
21st weekend.  (6/6)
20th weekend.  (5/17)
19th weekend.  (5/10)
18th weekend.  (5/3)
17th weekend.  (4/26)
16th weekend.  (4/19)
15th weekend.  (4/12)
14th weekend.  (4/5)
13th weekend.  (3/29)
12th weekend.  (3/22)
11th weekend.  (3/15)
10th weekend.  (3/8)
9th weekend.  (3/1)
8th weekend.  (2/22)
7th weekend.  (2/15)
6th weekend.  (2/8)
5th weekend.  (2/1)
4th weekend.  (1/25)
3rd weekend.  (1/18)
2nd weekend.  (1/11)
1st weekend.  (1/4)

2025
52nd weekend.  (12/28)
51st weekend.  (12/28)
50th weekend.  (12/14)
49th weekend.  (12/7)
48th weekend.  (11/30) 
47th weekend.  (11/23)
46th weekend.  (11/16)
45th weekend.  (11/9)
44th weekend.  (11/2)
43rd weekend.  (10/26)
42nd weekend.  (10/19)
41st weekend.  (10/12)
40th weekend.  (10/5)
39th weekend.  (9/28)
38th weekend.  (9/21)
37th weekend.  (9/14)
36th weekend.  (9/9)
35th weekend.  (9/9)
34th weekend.  (8/24)
33rd weekend.  (8/17)
32nd weekend.  (8/10)
31st weekend.  (8/3)
30th weekend.  (7/27)
29th weekend.  (7/20)
28th weekend.  (7/13)
27th weekend.  (7/6)
26th weekend.  (6/29)
25th weekend.  (6/22)
24th weekend.  (6/15)
23rd weekend.  (6/8)
22nd weekend.  (6/1)
20th weekend.  (5/18)
19th weekend.  (5/11)
18th weekend.  (5/4)
17th weekend.  (4/27)
16th weekend.  (4/20)
15th weekend.  (4/13)
14th weekend.  (4/6) 
13th weekend.  (3/30)
12th weekend.  (3/23)
11th weekend.  (3/16)
10th weekend.  (3/9)
9th weekend.  (3/2)
8th weekend.  (2/23)
7th weekend.  (2/16)
6th weekend.  (2/9)
5th weekend.  (2/2)
4th weekend.  (1/26)
3rd weekend.  (1/19)
2nd weekend.  (1/12)
1st weekend.  (1/5)

2024
Easter weekend.  (3/31)

2023

2022

Wisconsin 2026 elections: Democrat Alicia Saunders is challenging 4-term GOP incumbent Shea Sortwell

 
Redistricting eliminated the gerrymandered dip into Manitowoc County, which served to crack the Manitowoc/Two Rivers community of interest. It also returns the liberal City of DePere to a district that contains all of Green Bay and its suburbs.

The boundary of Wisconsin's 2nd Assembly District currently includes portions of southern Brown County, northern Manitowoc County, and southeastern Outagamie County.

Maps and election results:  Ballotpedia 


Shae Sortwell has won his four elections to the Assembly by double-digit margins in what can be considered a safe GOP district, even after redistricting.   His 2026 challenger, Alicia Saunders, also ran against Sortwell in 2024 and lost by 26.5 points.


Shae Sortwell is one of the least serious members of the Assembly.

Shae what?!
Related posts:
2025

2024

2022

2020
Meet the Manitowoc Chubbies, still obsessed with the "War on Christmas" and dismissive of the virus.  (12/17)

2019
The Shae Sortwell compensation chronicles:  "Can I show you  my....?"  (6/24)


Related reading:

Malia Jones explains:
Two core concepts of gerrymandering were central to the arguments presented to the high court: cracking and packing. A third process, known as stacking, also crops up in gerrymandered political maps, but was not the focus of Gill v. Whitford.
Cracking and packing both refer to specific ways of drawing legislative boundaries with the outcomes of elections in mind. These two processes operate in tension with one another, but both can be implemented by a party in power seeking to maximize its electoral chances through gerrymandering. 
Packing refers to the practice of drawing particular districts in such a way as to ensure that another party's candidate wins that seat by a tremendous margin. Although the opposing party is all but guaranteed the seat, packing makes surrounding districts less competitive, and thus tips the balance of power in the legislative body overall toward the ruling party. 
Cracking involves drawing districts in such a way as to divide a concentration of specific types of voters across several districts such that they are a minority in each one, with practically no hope of achieving representation in any of the districts. This practice also helps make districts less competitive. [emphasis added]

Related election posts:
1st Assembly District.  (6/11/2026)

12th Assembly District.  (4/17/2026)
16th Assembly District.  (4/17/2026)

24th Assembly District.  (4/19/2026)
26th Assembly District.  (4/17/2026)

34th Assembly District.  (4/24/2026)
35th Assembly District.  (4/15/2026)
37th Assembly District.  (4/20/2026)


50th Assembly District.  (4/24/2026)
53rd Assembly District.  (4/29/2026)
58th Assembly District.  (4/12/2026)
59th Assembly District.  (4/10/2026)

60th Assembly District.  (4/10/2026)
69th Assembly District.  (4/29/2026)



93rd Assembly District.  (4/11/2026) 
97th Assembly District.  (4/23/2026)
99th Assembly District.  (4/18/2026)

17th Senate District.  (4/14/2026)
23rd Senate District.  (4/15/2026)
31st Senate District.  (4/15/2026)