Just About the Folks Memorial Notes and Movements
Community tidings recount moving to Rollins farm by the Horroms son Daniel and family, visits from Adams, Fuller, Blackwell, Hunt, Luft and Nicholson clans for memorials, graduations, and church events. Local names like O Neil, Johnson, Carpenter, Zeller, and many others attend services and travels across Peoria, Bloomington, Canton, and Henry counties.
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Wesley—Horrom
Rollins Farm
Daniel
Daniel Horrom
Galva
Lacon
Central Park
Henry
Ste
Manhattan
Kansas
Agricultural, College
Vernon Blackwell
Irma Kehlenbach
Mrs-Blackwell
Howard Hunt
Vernon-Blackwell
Heinrich
Malissa Wilkinson
Peoria
Frank Johnson
Cammie Scott
Mary
Margaret Bradshaw
Alphonse, Brass
G. M. Clark
Clark
G.G. Guyer
Chicago
George Nicholson
Fannie Nicholson
John Noll
George
Zeller
Alton
George Zeller
Vance Powell
Love
John Kline
City of the
F. A. Powell
J. K. O'Neil
O. H.davis
Knight
Peoria Commandery No. 3
Knight Templars
O'Neil
Commandery
Red Cross
Cross of Malta
Black
Magnolia News Briefs and Social Notes
Ruth Deckard spent the weekend at home. Miss Gertrude Ramsey was a Henry caller Monday. John Javrosky of Streator spent Sunday at the Hull home. Dan Johnson of Chicago is visiting his sister Mrs. Wm Simonton. Mr and Mrs George Hillabrand of Chicago are visiting. Magnolia items arrive late for this week. rest to follow with text.
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Moses -Klenowitz
Ruth
Déckard
Gertrude
Ramsey
Henry
John Javrosky
Streator
Hull
Dan
Johnson
Chicago
Wm. Simonton
George
Hillabrand
Graduation Exercises by Henry High School Class of 1921
The graduation address urged self reliance and patriotism as seventeen 1921 graduates received diplomas from Henry High School. The address praised living as poems, with a musical program led by the male quartet and Miss Rose Reinbeck. Mr and Mrs Fred Riggs visited with Mrs H J Raymond's family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. R. Phillips
Louis~Kraue
M. B.van Leer
Louis Phillips
Twlight
Fr. Brennan
Henry High ‘School
L. E H. Dennis
Fred” Riggs
Canton
H. J. Raymond
Putnam Alumni Banquet Marks 1921 Class Events
Miss Blanche Darnell visits home as Miss OBrien and Miss Harnells rooms close school year with a picnic. Commencement honored by Martha Louis musical numbers and Mr Hanna speech. Alumni banquet hosted three course dinner for sixty, thanks extended to Rev Carpenter and others. Putnam County Literary contest held in Hennepin with winners Lara Wheeler and Mamie Wheeler. Tennis and track results show Willis Wheeler pole vault first and several seconds and thirds for other Putnam squads. Virginia and Glenn Barnhart plan a Michigan visit after leaving Putnam for Tiskilwa.
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Blanche—Darnell
Virginia
Glenn Barnhart
Putnam
Carpenter
Traeger
Johnson
Cook
Buard
McGauley
Plainfiels
Lara Wheeler
Mamie Wheeler
Hennepin
Swaney
Willis Wheeler
Rock Island man visits relatives for extended stay
Gus Knuell of Rock Island arrived Friday for an extended visit with his relatives Mr and Mrs J. H. Hubert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Knuell
Rock Island
J._H. Hubert
Whitefield Notes and Social Roundup
Orie Fountain’s called on Louis Bly’s Sunday. Merton Swift spent Sunday with relatives in Putnam. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Wilson visited Frank Clift. The Blackburn youth called on Melville Smith. Robert Miller visiting cousin Melville Smith. Frank Kapreun’s were Sunday dinner guests at Sendelbach’s Crow Meadow. Merton Swift and John Bell motored to Peoria Saturday. Whitefield Corners school closed with a picnic on Ed Atkins’ lawn. Mrs Belle Atkins returned home after visiting Henry. Percy Swift finished a year’s school work in Peoria. Ray Deisher aided in Deisher Bell store during a missing-owners day. Melville Smith returned Thursday from Wappella Town. Mrs R Herr and daughters called at Roland Doyle’s Sunday. Bruce Puontain’s were elsewhere eaters. Ladies’ Aid meets Thursday with Mrs Charles McAllister. Eggs social planned with Mrs Lou Ely next week.
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Orie Fountain
Louis Bly
Merton Swift
Putnam
Peoria
Whitefield
Corners
Ed. _Atkins
Belle Atkins
Henry
Percy Swift
Ray Deisher
Deisher & Bell
Memorial Exercises Remember Heroes At Arlington Service
Memorial day observance featured tributes to American soldiers who died in battle. The girls’ quartet sang, Rev M B Van Leer gave the benediction, autos carried attendees to the cemetery, the W R C conducted a cross ritual at the unknown soldier grave, taps sounded, and graves were decorated in a poignant ceremony praised as one of the finest memorial days.
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von Hindenburg
Argonne Woods
M. B. van Leer
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Peo- Tia
Norman—Carpen
Princeton
C. C. Carpenter
Hubert
Mia
Lucy
McBride
Ben
Rockford
George Schaffer
Charles
Clell Duncan
Kansas City
Geo, Smith
J. H. Hubert
Wee Ee Stork
John Roberts
Magnolia
Fellows
John “Hurt
Lillian Johnson
Galesburg
Donald Wood
U. S.S. Litchfield
San Francisco
Alaska
Paul Corbin
Atwater
Kemper III
Kemper
Medora
Summerville
Corbin
Congregational Churches
Sterling
Ill
First Congregational
Oak Park
P.m.cooper
St. Andrew's Church
St. Paul’s Church
Howard_Lewis_Smith
American Red Cross
Coblenz
Germany
Europe
Switzerland
Italy
Belgium
Beditt
Senachwine
Lakeside
Hogan’s Syncopathic Orchestra
Hi Orey
Henry Opera House
William Faversham
Selznick
Olive “Thomas
Yonder
Fox
Maclaine Traverse
Dustin Farnum
Robertson
Cole
First National Bank
Florsheim
Oxfords
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