Traffic Accident Hospitalizes Two Men
John Hasselbacher and Wayne Chase are in hospital after a Saturday evening collision on Route 78. Chase, towing a wagon behind his tractor, was struck and thrown from the wagon. Hasselbacher, traveling north, struck the wagon and then the tractor, sustaining a fractured skull and other injuries. Chase is at Galena hospital with severe injuries. Hasselbacher at Methodist hospital in Peoria recovering.
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John Hasselbacher
Wayne Chase
Chase
Route
Hasselbacher
Galenburg
Hanselbacher
Iethodist
Peoria
Prairie Schooner Delights Town Tour of North Dakota Vendor
A traveler with a prairie schooner and a gray horse stopped at the curb Saturday morning. The field tiler, journeying from the Red River Valley in North Dakota through Spinfield and Davenport toward Iowa, plans a lengthy stay while shopping and breakfasting. The simple wagon lifestyle impresses onlookers despite modern speeds.
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Griver
Dobbin
Red River Valley
North Dakota
Spiinfield
Davenport
Iowa
Hotel Shortage In Major Cities Warns Chicago Club
The Chicago Motor Club travel bureau warns that hotel accommodations in many large cities and winter vacation spots are scarce, citing conventions as a key congestion factor and noting a class of travelers described as hotel gypsies who move from hotel to hotel seeking rooms.
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Repor
Chicago Motor Club Travel Bureau
Mrs Hasselbacher Thanks Lutheran Ladies for Kindness
Mrs L Hasselbacher expresses gratitude to her friends and especially the Lutheran ladies for their help and kindness during her recent illness.
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Mra L.hasselbacher
Basketball At Home And Abroad Summary
The report covers B H S basketball's rough start at Willishamsfiel, losing 56-31, then a home win 65-33 led by Porter with 26. A dramatic game against Victoria yielded a two point victory with Porter scoring 18. Score-by-quarter details appear, along with local social notes about visits and Thanksgiving gatherings involving the Ballard, Conley, and Rayfield families in Iowa and Illinois communities.
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Willishamsfiel
Bil Xown
Porter
Pennington
P Arter
Daher Ana
Beck
Thanksgiving Day Guests Honor Kea nth Bowes at Peru
Mr and Mrs John DeVries and Thelma and Mrs Takey Kehl hosted Thanksgiving Day guests of the Kea nth Bowes at Peru. Mr and Ms Gnas, Stewart drove to Carthage Sunday to attend the wedding and reception of Mrs Marjorie Shirey at Carthage and Lyon South of Peora.
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Goward Conley
Princeville
Francis
Rosene Conley
Elelsten
Lynch Home
John Gontey
Francis Hospital
John DeVries
Thelma
Takey Kehl
Peru
Gnas
Stewart
Carthage
Marjorie Shirey
Lyon
Peor
Thanksgiving Guests Visit the Johnson Home
Mr and Mrs Joe Radibeek and Mr and Mrs Archer Johnston with their children from Peoria were Thanksgiving dinner guests in the D G Johnson home.
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Joe Radibeek
Archer Johnston
Peoria
D .G. Johnson
Millbrook Grange Schedule Includes Cards and Sale
The Millbrook Grange will meet Tuesday December 10 at 8 30 p m with a White Elephant sale. A series of eight card parties begins December 4 at 8 o'clock at Laura Grange hall with events on December 11 and 18, offering prizes and lunch each evening and grand prizes at the end. The recent Thanksgiving wedding dinner at the R D Savage home honored Mrs Alice Gatton and Forrest, and included many local residents from Peoria Lafayette Farmington Evansville and Evans City.
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Millbrooks Grange
Laura Grange Hall
R. D. Savage
Alice Gatton
Forrest
Keith Gavage
Ven Catton
Sons
Peoria
Bifi
Jean Wolfe
Vans
Wis
Chalmer Catton
Patricia Caoneen
Orville Spencer
LaFayette
Will Hicks
Farmington
Jean Campbell
Richard Savage
Basketball schedule chart lists numerous dates and venues
A fragmented schedule shows basketball games and tournaments across many towns including Elmwood Yates Guy Glasford Dunlap Princeville Chillicothe Glassford Fairview and London with district regional and conference events. Dates span November through March with home and away designations and a Brimfield Tournament noted.
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Williamafield
Gilson
Dee
Elmwood
Yates
Cailhicothe
Glasford
Maqnon
Yates Guy
Princeville
Chillicothe
Glassford
Fairview
Thanksgiving News and Local Social Ties in Peoria Area
Laura Ingle returns from Methodist hospital in Peoria on Thursday. Mr and Mrs Willis Tolly and son visit Kewanee on Saturday. Various local families host relatives and attend gatherings for Thanksgiving. A wedding occurred November 27 at Brimfield Union Church parsonage. Belov Whittaker injures hand in corn picker accident. neighbors finish harvesting.
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Willis Tolly
Kewanee
Joe Waters
Towa
Barbara Chase
U. of I
Home Folzs
Gift For The Yanks drive aids disabled veterans
The American Legion Auxiliary sponsors a project to raise funds for Christmas gifts to disabled veterans in hospitals. Contributions are welcomed and can be made by contacting Mrs. Floyd Wyman or Mr. Norma Harlan before December 20.
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American Legion
Floyd Wyman
Norma Harlan
Philip O Goetze Funeral Rites Held for 78 in Hollis Township
Funeral services for Phillip O Goetze age 78 of R. R. Peoria were held Tuesday afternoon at Wilton mortuary with burial at Maple Ridge Cemetery in Hollis township. He died Saturday morning at Methodist Hospital, Geia, survived by his wife, nine daughters and three sons. Mrs Arthur Ekena is a daughter.
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Philip O. Goetze
R. R . Peoria
Wilton Mortuary
Maple Ridge
Hollis Township
Goeze
Methodist Hospital
Ge Ia
Mra Arthur Ekena
Thanksgiving Guests Share Meals Across Local Homes
Thanksgiving Day gatherings filled the area as families hosted relatives and friends. Peter and Colleen Custer joined Jim Bateman and Clyde Carter hosts. Colleen and Ronald visited the Orville Tucker home. Various households in Oneida Peoria LaGrange Urbana Tolono Eagle Grove and Galesburg welcomed relatives, including Knox College students, with dinners and evening calls.
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Peter Custer
Jim Bateman
Clyde Carter
Colleen
Ronald
Orville Tucker
A R Moore
Dale
al Eangi
Gene
Co. F Adams
S A. Kellogg
Oakes
D. E. Kemp
L. Reed
B. L. Oakes
Ruth Ann
Beiizgabeth and
David
Elizabeth Fisher
Knox College
Gertrude Kellogg
Eagle Grove
Iowa
Tm. Kellogg
Galesburg
U of I
Fatal Hunting Accident Claims Virgil Mahieu in Peoria
Virgil Mahieu of Peoria died in a rabbit hunting accident on Reents land farmed by his uncle Richard Pilman. He was found on a steep hill beside a hedge fence with a gunshot wound after family members searched for him. Mahieu served as a sergeant in the 879th Army Engineers Corps in Europe returning in 1945 with four bronze battle stars.
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Virgil Mahieu
Peoria
Reents
Richard Pilman
Everet
Snyder
Elmwood
Pillmar
Sheriff's
Mahieu
Tharmy
879Th Army Engieers Corps
Dinner guests visit in Peoria home
Mr and Mrs Ira Porter were dinner guests Thursday in the Wm. Hirth home in Peoria.
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Mr and
Tors Ira Porter
Wm. Hirth
Peoria
Thanksgiving Dinner Guests at Reinhart Home
Mr and Mrs Allen Reinhart hosted Thanksgiving guests including Mr and Mrs Weary Reinhart Mr and Mrs Mireered Dawcon Raymond Reinhart Mrs O B Tosh and Geral Dine. Moss wintergreen and terns from the north woods of Minnesota formed a beautiful table centerpiece.
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Weary Reinhart
Stenger Anniversary Celebrated With Surprising Thanksgiving Visit
A family party marked the November 27 wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Joseph Stenger. Guests arrived at noon with a lavish dinner, including Mr and Mrs Joe Smith, Mr and Mrs Howard White and daughter, Mr and Mrs Ralph Haltana Skippy, all of Peoria, and Mrs Gerald Smith and two children of Edwards, plus the Karl Christian family. Skippy stayed over and the Stengers and Christian family later spent Thanksgiving at the Ha ll s in Peoria.
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Ard
Joseph Stenger
Joe Smith
Mars Howard White
Ralph Halt Ana Skippy
Peoria
Gerald Smith
Edwards
Karl Christian
Uirle Skippy
Stengera
Christian
Jean Knight Weds Curtin Moore In Church Ceremony
Jean Knight daughter of Mr and Mrs Bert C Knight married Curtin Moore in a candlelit Union Church ceremony at four on Thanksgiving afternoon. Reverend David C Fodd and Reverend T C Hargreaves officiated with organ pieces and solos. reception followed in church parlors before the couple departed for a brief honeymoon. The bride, pink gown attendant, and wedding party were noted. couple plans to live in Chicago where she works for Illinois Bell Telephone and he for Baskin Clothing Company.
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Union
Hurch
Misa Jean Knight
Bert c. Knight
Curtin Moore
David C. Fodd
Chicago
T. C. Hargreaves
Ellinois Bell Telephone Co
The
Baskin Clothing Co
Keith Savage Marries Betsy Wolfe in Union Church Parsonage
Keith Savage and Betsy Wolfe of Evansville Wis were secretly wed in the Union Church parsonage on November 28 at 1:00 pm in a single ring ceremony read by Rev Fr Gargreaves. Attended by bride’s sister Jean Wolfe and Richard Savage, the couple celebrated Thanksgiving with Keith’s parents and plan to reside at 15 Flora Ave Peoria after he finishes work at R G LeTourneau plant Peoria.
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Betsy Wolfe
Evansville
Wisconsin
Keith KE. Savage
Union Church Parsonage
CG. Gargreaves
Jean Wolfe
Richard Savage
Janeaville
Wis
R G LeTournean
Peora
Flora Ave
Peoria
Edward Conley Marries Miss Joyce Smith in Princeville
Edward Conley of Edelstein wed Miss Joyce Smith of Los Angeles in a single ceremony at St Mary of the Woods Guard Princeville. Attendants included Pauline Kaufman and ushers Tomme Fogerty and Hob Callery. groom served by brother John Conley as additional attendant. Ray and William Lynch attended the marriage.
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Mise Mae Lynch
Ray
William Lynch
Oither
Edward Conley
Joyce Smith
Los Angeles
Calif
Edward Son
John Conley
Edelstein
RestroJa Gordon
St Mary of the Woods
Princeville
John FR. Conley
Tomme Fogerty
Hob Callery
Home Bureau Meeting At Brimfield With Cady
Brimfield Home Bureau meets at Zo'cloch in December, with Mrs C L Cady presiding and leading discussion on local activities.
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Home Bureau
Brimfield Hame Bureau
Zo‘cloch
Mra C. L Cady
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Geo. Frank
Floyd Frank
Frances McCaw
Jerry
Lady
George Slase
Shirley
Lyle
Pauline
Walter Slane
aMlwer Peoria
George Sollenberger
Margerite Krikos
Wm. Macrides
Teddy Krikos
Jeanne Fink Biner
Bloomington
Don Sollenberger
Jackson, Mich
Arthur Sollenberger
Dickie
Robt Sollenberger
Betty
June
Ronald and
Robert, Jr
Vern Sollenberger
Ava and
Terry
Yates City
Bir
Greece
Washington
Pearl_ Harbor
Subish
B. H.S
Maher
Carter
Shane
Victoria
Mesara
Medames
Joe Stenger
Ralph Hall
Skippy
Niota
Ralph
Walter Fayfield
Earl Stine
Appleton
Galesburg Calers
Mesdames
E. L Marvin
Bensté Purcel
Ruth Cornell
Walter Rayfield
Millbrook Grange
London
Ue Oratem
Santa
Laura
Methodist Hapital
Mra
Atha Dunivant
Washinington la
John Cole
Greta Strickland
Virginia Doubet
Ruth Moore
Pearl
Bomer Webster
Mary of Weathersy
Don Webster
Corliss Laisure
Champaignaca
Robert Laisure
Tolke
Clinton Geseel
Chas. Garrett
Everett Rol
Edeistein
Jane Ogden
Mahhattan
Robert Dunivant
Brimfield
T. Hargreaves
Fred Steinman
Donald Kneer
Lyman Leog
Lester
John Kneer
Williamefield
Mire
Paul Burgess
Belov Whittaker
Phillip O. Goetze
Shaffer
T B.shaffer
Oneida
Ada McHenry
GC. Mitchell
LaGrange
John Shaffer
McClellan Clark
Mingsea
Thel Bond
Dorothy Bond
Urbana
Harry Sret2luf
Tolono
Myles Coolidge
Jean Knight
Liszt
David BE. Todd
Lohengrin
Richard Sutton
Robert Knight
Donald Todd
Frank Enwight
Mra J. L. Keaub
Wm. Siron
Futh Ann Maher
Edith, Ruth
Mary Ellen Knight
Keith Savage
Keith
D. Savage
Pauline Kaufman
Gridley
J.E. Welsh
M. D
Briarfield
Illinois
Frederick V. Arcer
Arber Johnson
Attorneys-At-Law
Central National Bank Bldg
Peoria, I Ilinois
Cluskey Mortuary
Madison Ave
Peoria, Illinois
Goknaen
Brim Field
DR. WH. Herring
Yatea Ory
Tinos
Walter Pacey Dewtist
Bondi Building
Izlesbury
Ilinois
Oscar M. Harding
Oak Hill
Nat’nait Realty
Reppett’s
Decatur
Ieee
MacCormick
Deering Sales and Service
Eldon McKown
Palace Theater
Elmwood, Illinoes
Fiesta Stars
Gene Autrey
Smiley Bunett
Danny Kaye
Virginia Mayo
Vera Ellen
the Kid From
Brooklyn
Charles Boyer
Jennifer Jones
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