Guthrie Annual Reunion Held at West Point Home
The Guthrie family gathered at G. C. Guthrie's West Point residence for the annual reunion. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Fred Garnet of Galva Illinois. Mrs. Sarah Walton of Carlsbad New Mexico. Mrs. Lucy Carr of Monmouth Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Buelow and family of Carthage. Irene Opie of Colusa. Vaughn Stillwell Adabel Matthew and Ella Guthrie Tressler and Susan Guthrie. Mrs. Ralph Aten and Frank Guthrie of West Point. A lavish dinner followed the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
G. C. Guthrie
West Point
Evelyn
Virginia
Fred Garnet
Galva, Til
Sarah Walton
Carlsbad
New Mexico
Lucy Carr
Monmouth
Ill
Paul Buelow
Carthage
Irene Opie
Colusa
Vaughn Stillwell
Adabel
Matthew
Ella Guthrie
Tressler
Susan Guthrie
Ralph Aten
Frank Guthrie
Numerous hometown visits span weekend social rounds
Local residents and visitors filled a busy weekend with calls on friends and family. Franks Crouse of Chicago visited Z L Crouse's family in Lorraine, while Supt. Frederick Kleiber and wife returned from Oshkosh. A wide array of trips and gatherings extended from Quincy to Kahoka and beyond, with weddings, hospital visits, and shifts in Sunday School leadership noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Crouse
Chicago
Mr. Crouse
Z. L. Crouse
Ruth
Loraine
Crouse
Frederick Kleiber
Oshkosh
Wis
Eunice Walker
Quincy
L. E. Hudson
L. F. Workman
Beulah
Sutter
Uskes
Hinkle
Virginia
Evelyn Guthrie
Springfield
Dorothy Neill
Chutes’ Beach
Ernest Worth
Nauvoo
J. L. Simmons
Lenora Askes
Dean McLaughlin
Henry McLaughlin
Kahoka
Dorothy Lockner
George Lockner
Orville Crow
Robert Earl
Tarlean
Davenport
Iowa
Local Visitors and Relatives Gather in LaPrairie Area
Mrs. Jake Miller visits near Clayton with her mother Mrs. Lancor. J E Vancil of Beardstown visits relatives Friday. Mary Simpson of Carthage spends a week with daughter Mrs. Robbins. Sterling Eyman returns from Urbana summer school. Mr and Mrs Leon Clark of Clay City visit O W Alexander. The Ihrens attend Springfield fair. Wanda Lee McCants visits Macomb with grandmother. Mr McVay of Camp Point spends Monday with daughter Franks family. Earl Stottler and Marie Underwood of Galesburg in LaPrairie. Elsie Miller of Quincy visits C P Miller family. Mr and Mrs W P Herron visit with Carl and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Miller
Lancor
Clayton
J. E. Vancil
Beardstown
Mary Simpson
Carthage
C. W. Robbins
Sterling Eyman
Urbana
Leon Clark
Clay City
O. W. Alexander
H. B. Ihnen
Springfield
Wanda Lee McCants
Macomb
McCants
McVay
Camp Point
Franks
Earl Stottler
Marie Underwood
Galesburg
LaPrairie
Stillwell Picnic Draws Wide Local Attendance In Fine Weather
A large Stillwell crowd gathered for Thursday’s picnic with many residents and visitors from Burnside Disco Galesburg Los Angeles and Keewanee. Contests music and awards highlighted the day Rev Schreiner spoke Rev Bailey sang and performances by Adabelle Stillwell Joan Watt and others followed. West Point beat Denver in baseball with several prize winners announced for longest marriages shortest marriages and pet parade top honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Schreiner
Wm. Bailey
Adabelle Stillwell
Joan Watt
Kathleen McCune
Eldon
Dickie Howard
Audrey Nelson
Mary Crear
Wilda Cunningham
West Point Orchestra
Willabelle Tanner
Betty Claire Hatfield
Roy Junk and Sons
Junior
Wayne
Astoria
Maxine Reed
Stanley Howard
J. H. Matthews
Irwin Nichols
West Point
Mary F. Arthur
Alec Clampitt
Fred Hull
Nellie Blythe
Los Angeles
Calif
Roy Junk
Walter Lunt
Stillwell
Bowen
Quincy
Denver
George Short
Kansas
Thomas Ensminger
Thelma
Otis
Almeda Simkin
Billy
Salem
Iowa
Wm. Wiedmeyer
Melissa Ensminger
Mary Hewlett
Ernest
Kewanee
Wm. Crear
Francis Jackson
Sandra
la Harpe
Jackson
Arlo Tanner
Pittsfield
Harold Sparks
Donald’ and
Gary
July August birthday social and local visits noted
The column records July and August birthday social at the Christian church basement and a parade of visits across Fowler. Notable events include W F Tanner’s hospitalization and Mrs. Larue Tanner’s fatal accident in Peoria after their stop near Peoria during a Washington DC trip.
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Bowen Elevator CO
Bowen, Illinois
Denver Cooperative Elevator CO
Denver, Illinois
Leeds
Central Illinois
Public Service Company
Scott Gordon
Karl Hart
Pike’s Peak
Yellowstone Park
Harlan Austin
Ralph Reed
Brunnens
Binkley
Binkleys
Rollin Freuhling
Arnold Freuhling
Fred Moore
Marie Prunty
Maxine Aden
Doris Covert
Bushnell
Mildred
Geraldine Covert
A. R. Garrett
Lucille
Moberly
Ozark
Mr. Garrett
Jackie Boyles
Nellie Garrett
Broadway
Lane Bros., Inc
Quincy, Ill
Mary Arthur
Lowell Arthur
Burnside
Clarence Blythe
Aldina Prather
Disco
Alonzo
Canby Sutherland
Gerald Hull
Peoria
Frank Worth
Paula Mae
Chas. Kelley
Pearl Williamson
Ernest Hatfield
Betty Claire
Paul Watt
Fowler
Ralph Hoffman
Scarlett
Donald Walker
Frank Newell
Mendon
Christian Church
C. W. Reid
Orlo Reid
Eugene
Warsaw
W. F. Tanner
Blessing Hospital
Francis Peterson
Cisco
Russell Cookson
Ed Howard
Basco
Alva Wood
James Howard
Sherman Short
Kenneth Short
Clara Hatfield
Glenn Robbins
Edwin
Hatfield
Eliza Hopson
A. J. Reed
Morris
Esther
St. Louis
Reed
Gertrude Elam
Lowell Blythe
Robert Blythe
Ralph Franzen
Dean
Larue Tanner
Washington, D. C
Tanner
Sherwin-Williams
Perry & Hoyt
Wolverine
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