West Point Celebrates 90th Birthday Of Mrs McNeill
Mrs Elizabeth McNeill observed her 90th birthday amid family visits in West Point Illinois. The community notes Christmas vacations for students from Iberia College University of Illinois and Ames Iowa and reports church activities, dinners, and local visits through early January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth McNeill
McNeill
Eliza Decker
Frank Neff
Quincy
Dorothy Graham
Iberia College
Iberia
Lenore Uskes
Bertha Gordon
Robert Zinn
Ernest Worth
University of Illinois
Phyllis Hinkle
Iona State College
Ames
Iowa
Mildred Uskes
Ruth Hopson
Gem City Business College
Macomb
Mr. Dunn
Edd Dunn
Alexis
Miss Himmel
J. B. Himmel
Adair
Miss Hyatt
A. E. Hyatt
Ft. Green
Miss Corse
E. L. Corse
Bowen
Ruth Bavery
Christmas Day Guests Draw From Local Families
Stillwell and many area families hosted relatives for Christmas meals and gatherings. Numerous homes across the region welcomed visitors from Basco Warsaw West Point Peoria Quincy and Carthage for turkey dinners and presents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank McCune
Kathleen
Lawrence Blythe
Glenn Tanner
Russell Cookson
Ed Howard
Basco
Virgil Howard
Ira
Big Neck
Fred Dierker
Florence
Alva Schwartz
Near Loraine
Lee Young
Eunice Hecox
Chicago
Eliza Hopson
E. A. Tanner
Gerald Hull
Willabelle Tanner
Peoria
Frank Hopson
West Point
Donald Walker
C. W. Reid
Orlo Reid
Eugene
Warsaw
Harold Tanner
David Lee
Christian Church
Santa Claus
Wm. Bailey
Fowler
Roy Junk
George’s Hall
Lou Nelson
Carthage
Seldon Dean
Bernard Max Cheney
Mack Cheney
Francis Jackson
Sandra
Henry Tanner
Bert Tanner
Wm. Crear
Mary Louise
Christmas Socialites Reach Across Town in Prairie
LaPrairie and nearby towns swap visits and gatherings over Christmas with multiple households hosting relatives and friends. Travelers, such as Sterling Eyman and Wayne White, spend holidays with kin in Missouri and Chicago, while local families share meals and attend church events.
Motor Accidents Rise Despite Medical Progress in Illinois
The Illinois Medical Society warns that despite gains in reducing communicable diseases, highway crashes have surged. An analysis shows most accidents happen on straight roads in dry weather, with half occurring near intersections, underscoring need for heightened driver and pedestrian caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
State Division of Highways
Illinois State Medical Society
State Department of Public Health
Christmas Day Visits Across Bowen and Nearby towns
Fairview residents A L McClelland and wife called on friends en route to Loraine to visit Walter Dickhut who is recovering well. Nearby families shared Christmas dinners at multiple homes and several relatives visited. Asa Perkins family reportedly arrived safely in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Tanner
Mary Evelyn
Lecie Gordon
St. Louis
Sarah Gordon
Gerald Rampley
Jackie
Opal Rampley
Rock Island
Walter Gumble
Stanley K
Sutter
Amelia Maberry
A. L. Nicely
Augusta
Russell Wiedmeyer
Keokuk
Leland Dye
Billy
Carthage
Pauline Maberry
Quincy
Karl Hart
Este
Chas. Kelly
Susie
Julia Hicks
Eudora Hinkle
R. B. Simpson
Blanche Eyman
Gay Brenneman
Chili
Robert McPherson
Vera Whewell
Milwaukee
Wis
S. E. Neill
Sam Neill
Arlo Neill
Ethel
Ida Mae Neill
John Higgins
Karl Haas
Peoria
Glen Neill
Basco
Virgil Neill
West Point
Emma Vornkahl
Clara
D. B. Mensendick
G. T. Guthrie
Evelyn
Virginia
Paul Beulow
Susan Guthrie
D. T. Guthrie
Ruth Beulow
E. L. Freuhling
Rollin
Arnold Freuhling
Curtis Sherman
Missouri
Clyde Anderson
Charles Campbell
Ovelle Schwanke
Ethel Freuhling
Mabel
Lima
Naomi Franke
Edward Ippensen
Walter Herron
Conotsburg
J. W. Haley
Sterling Eyman
Warsaw
Effie Eyman
Roy McDonald
Near Shiloh
Mabel Eyman
Mildred
Geraldine Covert
Bushnell
Rosa Covert
Wayne White
Chicago
Carl White
Hei Johnson
Bert Schone
E. W. Sims
Floyd White
Iowa
Anna Gronewold
Golden
George Schone
Lucille Garrett
Camp Point
Hudson
George Musick
Rolland Musick
Mendota
Ill
Alton Groves
Near Bowen
Irvin Musick
Beardstown
Lydia Mack
Henry Duden
Chas. Strawbacker
Detroit
Mich
McCord
Arthur Flannigan
H. N. Kinman
Naomi
Jack Alexander
Ft. Madison
A. R. Garrett
L. F. White
Kelly Boyles
Camden
A. L. McClelland
Bowen
Loraine
Walter Dickhut
Dickhut
Glen Willard and Sons
Charles Wil
George Powell
Charles Willard
Marjorie Meyer
Glen Willard
Bessie Robinson
Wm. Kimble
Asa Perkins
California
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R. K. Crawford
Ernest Spahn
W. G. Zinn
Laura Markley
Nauvoo
John Simmons
R. L. Short
Paul
John Peterson
J. L. Simmons
Galesburg
Mr. Simmons
Ida Simmons
James Frey
Caton
Clyde McLaughlin
Mary Frey
Ed Rampley
Lester
Martin Courtney
Rampley
Courtney
L. F. Workman
Beulah
Mayme McClean
E. A. Hinkle
Mr. Hinkle
Sophia Wishon
Claude Caley
Bowen State Bank
H. H. Hawkins
Stillwell Funeral Home
Truman Akers
Stillwell
Laprairie
Fairview
Lawson & Faler
F. G. Horney
DR. J. V. McKim
New Years Greetings
Corse & McMahan
John Stambach
Bruns & Harrison
Harry Futhey
Mississippi Valley Tel. Co
Frank I. Felgar
Conoco
Vernon
Miller
Loraine, Ill
Radio Manufacturers’ Service Asso
Maytag Sales & Service
C. E. Hurdle
D. N
Maine St
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