LaPrairie Local Social Roundup Visitors and Events
LaPrairie residents hosted and visited relatives across towns including Quincy LaHarpe Burlington and Plymouth. A masquerade at the high school drew many. social visits included family gatherings and a sick guest Lois Flesner to whom friends paid respects with games and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl White
Lawrence
Quincy
Lyle Bivens
LaHarpe
Winifred Sims
Tillie Gerdes
Golden
LaPrairie
Charles Strawhacker
Burlington
Strawhacker
Alton Groves
Near Bowen
George Musick
L. G. Eyman
Jane Eyman
Charles Schwanke
Plymouth
Herman
Mary Schwanke
Milton McVay
Camp Point
Edward Ippensen
J. A. Thompson
Lanark
Ill
Sterling Eyman
Warsaw
Effie Eyman
E. R. Mack
George Rowbotham
Near
Loraine
Everett Points
Harold Thomas
J. E. Vancil
Beardstown
la Prairie
Eilert Flesner
Ruth Anderson
Louise
Ilene Prunty
Dorothy Lawin
Marilyn Robbins
West Point community marks anniversaries and gatherings
West Point residents celebrate the 30th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Hopson and the first anniversary of their son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Hull. The note mentions Halloween decor, a carnival at Hazel Dell school, Homecomings, and various local visits, dinners, and social events through the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hopson
West Point
Gerald Hull
Peoria
Hopson
Bonnie Gene
Loraine
E. A. Tanner
Stillwell
Dale Tanner
Mary Cecilia
Billy Randolph
Carthage
Hazel Hanson
Chalmer Colbert
C. W. Reid
Hazel Dell School
Evelyn Guthrie
Cape Dooley
Ray Harrison
Harry Graham
Margaret Hicks
Western Illinois State Teachers’ College
Macomb
Evelyn
Virginia Guthrie
Carthage College
Ralph Short
Kenneth Short
Glen Robbins
Edwin
Wm. Pancost
Harry York
Pine River
Minn
Frank Krauth
Basco
Yorks
Phoenix
Arizona
John Mensendick
Mensendick
Hallowe’en
Lyle Walker
Clarence Cheney
A. J. Reed
Walter Lunt
Marian Sanderson
Eliza Hopson
Adabelle Stillwell
Glenn Lunt
Junior
Gerald Junk
Meet Your Neighbor Club
Stanley Cunningham
Frank Griffin
Quincy
Earl Griffin
Rex Hecox
Springfield
Martin Reed
D. G. Corbin
Winnebago
W. G. Zinn
Carrie Corbin
Wm. Bailey
Christian Church
Bailey
N. W. Billingsley
Harlan Austn
Loren Aten
Rushville
Frank Newell
Reece Hester
Willard George
Bert Tanner
Hamilton
Henry Tanner
George Peterson
Bowen
Irwin Wheeler
Jean
Near Loraine
Sophia Wishon
William Ensminger
Iowa
Melissa Ensminger
Glenn Steiner
Lee Young
Clark Murbach
Wm. Sanderson
Blessing Hospital
W. F. Tanner
Mary Dooley
Margaret Holden
Francis Tanner
Dallas City
Melvin Newell
W.A. Pomeroy
Breckenridge
Mrs. Dierker
Fred Dierker
Florence
Birthday Social For September October Held
Stillwell residents gathered in the Christian church basement Wednesday evening for a birthday social honoring those with birthdays in September and October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church
Today’s Driving Hint Smart drivers control by the accelerator
The Chicago Motor Club urges drivers to balance speed with fuel use. Experts say we should avoid unnecessary braking and use steady acceleration. Practice and attention turn anyone into a smarter driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Motor Club
No Marked Rise in Soybean Prices Expected
Illinois farmers harvest a 22,135,000 bushel soybean crop and are not likely to see a price surge like 1986. October Chicago No 2 soybeans averaged about 95 cents, down from 1.23 earlier. Prices hinge on soybean oil meal demand and cottonseed competition this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
L. J. Norton
E. J. Working
Department of Agricultural Economics
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
Chicago
Cold dangers and prevention urged by Illinois Medical Society
The Educational Committee of the Illinois State Medical Society warns that September and October bring the first wave of colds. A cold costs wages, causes work absence, and may lead to influenza, pneumonia or tuberculosis. Proper ventilation, hygiene, rest, fluids, and medical advice are advised. sneezing and coughing without care spread germs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois State Medical Society
Traffic accidents offset medical gains in Illinois
Dr. Frank J. Jirka says over 20 years medical advances cut six major disease deaths, yet highway crashes now rival those gains. He cites three thousand annual disease deaths and about four hundred traffic deaths, with auto crashes reducing to roughly two thousand five hundred, urging driver education licensing and police patrols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Jirka
Illinois
Jirka
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L. F. Workman
Beulah
C. L. Guthrie
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John Brunnen
Eva Freeman
Susan Guthrie
G. C. Guthrie
George Major
Assembly of God
Willis
Wes Seaton
van Zile
Rev
Want
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George Dunn
E. H. Tanner
Mary Evelyn
Arlo Tanner
Biggsville
Scott Gordon
Glen
T. D. Perry
Timewell
G. J. Afkes
Frederick Kleiber
Bernard
Climax School
Mary Benlow
Mary Evelyn Tanner
Emma’’Vornkahl
D. B. Mensendick
Frances Cain
Denver
Alice Carlisle
Ferris
E. A. Hinkle
Mr. Hinkle
Amelia Maberry
Susie
Julia Hicks
Gerald Rampley
Jackie
Rock Island
Rampley
C. C. Collins
W. L. Harding
Leonard Weid
Ruth
Rinehard Miller
Virginia Pancost
Moline
H. E. Pancost
Dorcas Society
The
Mr. Dooley
John Wells
Breckinridge
Julian Hick
Newt Scott
Lelia
Mr. Scott
Westinghouse
Electris
Westinghouse Refrigerators
Central Illinois Public Service Company
Vernon
Miller
Radio Manufacturers’ Service Assn
Maytag Sales & Servich
Bowen Elevator CO
Bowen, Illinois
Denver Cooperative Elevator CO
Denver, Illinois
Leeds
Heim
Heim Beauty
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West 63Rd Street
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Gary
Indiana
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