Local social notes and upcoming bake sale in Chronicle area
Mrs. Virginia Garner visits family in Quincy while many locals host and visit across area towns. A bake sale by the Loyal Daughters class is planned at the Chronicle office on Saturday November 6. Numerous residents attend church events, reunions, and family visits in Canton, Augusta, Columbia, and surrounding communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Garner
Quincy
W. A. Sliger
Louis Balsar
Jack Pribble
Mr. Meyers
Anna Caley
Louis Schieferdecker
Ernest Denny
Colchester
John Cox
A. L. McClelland
Leland McClelland
Larry
Elvaston
McClelland
Mark Fisher
John R. Veach
Maxine
Bowen
Chester Whitehead
Augusta
Canton
Roger Veach
A. H. Wright & Son
Carthage
Allen Martin
Knoxville
Charles Allen
Elizabeth Williams
Walter Dickhut
Loraine
Dudley Childers
Emma Lunt
Alvin Witt
Loyal Daughters
The
Christian Church
Chronicle
End of Indian Summer Brings Wind Rain and Outages
A sharp wind and rain Monday night ended the pleasant spell of Indian summer. Lightning struck as showers moved through Bowen cutting power. the entire area was in darkness from about 6 p m to 9 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowen
Winfields Move to Marblerock Iowa
Mr and Mrs William Winfield and daughter Wilma left Monday morning for Marblerock Iowa to establish a new home where Mr Winfield has secured employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Winfield
Wilma
Marblerock
Iowa
Mr. Winfield
Central Illinois Public Service Declares Preferred Dividend
The Board of Directors declares a dividend of 1.00 per share on the 6 percent Preferred Stock of Central Illinois Public Service Company. Payment is due December 15, 1937 to stockholders of record at end of business November 20, 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Illinois Public Service Company
Board of Directors
New Chevrolet Clutch Uses Tiptoe-matic Design
General Motors introduces the 1938 Chevrolet clutch with a spring diaphragm and 18 fingers that reduces pedal effort by 25 percent and improves engagement. The system, tested at GM Proving Grounds, distributes load evenly across the pressure plate for smoother operation in both cars and trucks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Motors Proving Ground
Chevrolet substitutes 18 fingered spring for clutch levers
Chevrolet engineers describe a new clutch mechanism using 18 steel fingers stamped with the spring replacing the three 1937 pressure levers. The disc pivots on two steel rings to minimize friction and requires no lubrication for the car's life, reducing drag both new and after long service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chevrolet
P T A Meeting and Halloween Social Noted
The regular P T A meeting was held Thursday evening October 21 with a weiner roast. Walter Parker Hamil and Kenneth Williams will lead November's program. A Hallowe en social was enjoyed by local youths at the home of Mr and Mrs Ham il Robinson with Howard and Bernard Worrell participating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Parker
Hamil
Kenneth Williams
Hamil Robinson
Howard
Bernard Worrell
Sunday Visitors Come to Local Homes in West Point Area
Carroll Witt and several others visited West Point area families this Sunday. Guests included Quinn Mr. and Mrs. Emmerson Marhall of Columbus and Mr. and Mrs. Dale Durfee and son Max Dale of Coatsburg. Walter Norris of West Point and James Norris of Augusta stayed with Dave Cunningham. Additional visits involved Homer Rowland family with John and Chester Thompson in West Point, and Ed Carlin of Bowen with his brother C. C. Carlin. Maude Worrell joined relatives in Quincy and visited Wm Hicks Sr. Williams family and Carl Hoffman household. Jake Woods returned from a two week stay in New York with his sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lulu Nash
San Pedro
Calif
Katherine Norris
Frank Parker
Donald Parker
Columbus Methodist Episcopal Church
Columbus
Ill
John Coker
Johnnie Davis
Augusta
H. H. Holland
Galesburg
Francis Cossart
Chester
A. Tomlinson
Roseville
Harry Martin
Dean Harris
Arcadia
Wm. Clem
Milo Glenn
Elmwood
Mac Clark
Warsaw
Harry Corse
Coatsburg
James Leach
Rolland
Darlene
Marjorie Harrison
Quincy
Guy Harrison
Anna Caley
Clara Motter
Emma Dickhut
Motter
Marion Kimble
Heber Jackson
Wm. Hull
Granville White
Donna
Raymond Veach
Golden
Josie
Viola Glenn
O. C. Rice
John Whitford and Sons
J. Lee Slater
J. O. Carlin
Dale Winfield
Marblerock
Iowa
Lee Helm
Rolla Browning
Mary
Clyde Leneke
York
Nebraska
Browning
Mary Osborn
L. A. Price
Francis Gibb
Biggsville
LeRoy White
Mt. Sterling
Orville White
Viola Dillon
Marlin Brown
Astoria
John Paben
Betty
O. W. Griffitts
Oramay
Roy Gr
Rufus Oldham
Frank Randolph
Earl Dittmer
Elsie Wright
Harvey Galloway
Jimmie and
Herschel
Carthage
Leslie Cain
John Davis
Harry Hays
Kenneth Koch
Ray Mack
E. L. Fruehling
LaPrairie
Ed Vancil
Beardstown
Chester Herron
Lynn Center
Walton
Nora Sammons
Charles Downing
Dora Stabler
Camp Point
Gorrell Cannon
Chicago
J. M. Hannum
J. D. Sherrick
Harry Sherrick
Oscar Hough
Macomb
George Peterson
Elizabeth Williams
Etta Owen
Idella Sutherland
Alpha Witt
Loyal Daughters
The
Christian Church
Chronicle
Fred Shankland
Carroll Witt
Quinn
Emmerson Marhall
Dale Durfee
Max Dale
J. B. Koch
Wendell
Walter Norris
West Point
James Norris
Dave Cunningham
Homer Rowland
John Thompson
Chester Thompson
Ed Carlin
Bowen
C. C. Carlin
Maude Worrell
L. E. Nelson
James
Robert
Nettie Cosgrove
Wm. Hicks
Hamil Williams
Carl Hoffman
Jake Woods
New York
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Timewell
Aldo Kemp
Frank Worth
Paula Mae
Inlaw
James Bailey
Bertha Bailey
Walter
A. G. Henning
Ben McPherson
Bentley
L. E. Mecum
Loren Mecum
Paloma
Leon Ramsey
Kiefer‘s
Meadow Gold
Kansas
Bruns & Harrison
Golden, Ill
Theatre Cozy
Augusta, Ill
Josephine Hutchinson
Geo. Murphy
Wm. Boyd
George Hayes
Rio Grande
Ritz Brothers
Paramount
Bing Crosby and
Martha Raye
Hurley O.smith Bowen
Illinois
C. E. Hurdle
D. N
Maine St. Pl Office
Mecum’s Cash Grocery
Oleo
LUX Soap
Cardinal Store
Cardinal
Miller & Hart
Bowen, Il
Standard Gas & Oil
T. W. Kiefer
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