Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Daily Gazette in Sterling, Illinois

We have 16,533,476 pages in Illinois

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Daily Gazette

Location

Sterling, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1971

Page

5

Eight Rebekahs Receive Veteran Jewels in Rock Falls

A Rock Falls Rebekah Lodge program presented veteran jewels to eight members with Lillie Past Noble Grands Club funding, while orchid corsages with gold ribbons were given by the lodge. Names read included Minertz 35 years Lot tie Schnoor 30 years and several 25 year honorees.

J. H. Montague Rebekah Lodge Lillie Noble Grands Club Noble Lucille Humphrey Dorothy Insley Marjorie Minertz Lottie Schnoor Insley Marjorie Sprankle Vera Donaldson Nellie Bonnell Rockford Joyce McCulloh International Rebekah News Daphne Kanealy International Rebekah Assemblies Milton Sherwood Museum Library Illinois Odd Fellows Children’s Lincoln Odd Fellowship Wayne Harker Lavene Zimmerer Mildred Detweiler Irene Hagen Myrtle Sands Janeen Allen Evelyn Billings United Nations Odd Yellows Temple Rock Falls Sterling Odd Fellows Rebekah Clarice Welts Dorothy Wolf Hildred Davis Esther Carney Dorothy Chapman Annjone Eager

Bookshelving: standard 1x12 boards actual finish size

For shelving standards 1 by 12 boards are used. Actual finished dimensions measure about 3/4 inch thick and 11-3/4 inches wide.

Old Style Washday Receipt and Town Notes

A mixed washday recipe, humorous lines, and town notices highlight the July holiday in Rock Falls. It covers a vintage wash routine, July Fourth celebrations at Hinder's Memorial Field, weather at 93 degrees, traffic musings, and holiday-related garbage collection changes. It's a slice of local life with playful quotes and public notices from the era.

Rock Falls City Rock Falls National Bank Sterling Rock Falls Jaycees Hinder’s Memorial Field Rock Falls Herman Shaw City Garbage Department

Rita Puskedra Wins Honors in School Safety Poster Contest

Northern Illinois Gas Company announced honorable mention award winners in its recent School Safety Poster Contest. Rita Puskedra of St. Andrew's Grade School received an award citation along with several local children for artwork and safety slogans in the elementary grades 1-4. Judges included experts from the National Safety Union.

Northern Illinois Gas Company Rita Puskedra Matt Puskedra 3Rd Ave St. Andrew's The National Safety

Council and the Walt Disney Organization Poster Contest

Nearly 5,000 posters were entered in the competition as local council partners with the Walt Disney Organization to promote community engagement and youth art.

Tree Farm Harv Ests Mature Trees for Home Wood Demand

A tree farm manages harvest of mature trees to supply wood for homes as population grows. The effort aims to meet rising demand while sustaining forest resources through planned thinning and replanting.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Stone Insurance Agency Lyle M. Book Wm. F. Klocke 2Nd Ave DIAL Rock Falls Garbage Department Fifth Avenue Eighth Avenue Tenth Street First Avenue City Limits River Dixon Avenue Fifth Street W. 19Th Street Coloma Courts Rock Falls News Rebekahs Rock Falls Savings First Congregational Church Deer Park Oregon Wayne Spencer Kayla Spencer Ellie Ward U. S. Department of Transportation Rubin West 2Nd St Mgr Arrie Sorensen ED Comfort W. 2Nd St 1St Ave Lendman Don Virtue Nlinois Illinois Bell Sterling Rock Falls Ist Avenue Sterling Ist
Search Courier

Search the Daily Gazette Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Daily Gazette?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication