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Newspaper
Henry News Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1925
Page
8
The Magnolia column lists social calls and travels across Streator area towns with many readers visiting relatives in Chicago Toluca Rockford Peoria and Normal. It notes school building painting at Brush College and Lucille Miller teaching there while naming numerous families and shoppers over the week.
Mr and Mrs E Mills drove to Peoria on Friday. A threshing run finished July 30 with more to complete this week. Kapps family attended a K of C picnic near Henry. Beatrix Taylor of Oak Park visited cousin Max Whitney near Ottawa. Griffiths drive to Cleveland to visit daughter Enida. Many Peoria visitors, including Smiths and Wolf, gathered for visits. Mason Wilson farm reports oats yields with ten acres at 90 bushels and total crop 70 bushels. Families plan a two week camping trip to Northern Wisconsin starting Wednesday. Bridge Club entertained mothers and friends with music, a monologue and plays. Mrs Wilson hosted, with Marcia Mills and Dorothy Pollard at piano, Marion Wierman on cello. Mrs Wilson's party featured violet decor and Whistler’s Mother motif. Local visits included trips to Peoria for birthdays and theatre, plus notes on family travels and health.
The Ladies' Bible class met July 31 at Mrs. Jennie McKirgan's home with nine members and four guests. The program included Scripture roll call, a duet, a paper on W. J. Bryan, a piano solo, and refreshments served by the hostess and Miss Bess Davidson. The next gathering will be a picnic on the last Friday in August.
Threshing is progressing nicely in this vicinity. Rev Apell of Peoria visits Carl Norlin and family. Adell Pierson visits Chicago sisters. Julia Christenson attended Helen Dyke’s wedding in Princeton. Carl Norlin and family visit Rev Apell in Peoria with relatives. Ladies aid hosts an ice cream social at Carl Norlin’s Friday August 7 with all welcome.
Miss Olive Elizabeth Smith stayed with her grandparents the past several days. Mr and Mrs Walter Miller returned from a Wisconsin vacation last Monday. Robert spent a week at home while his parents were away. Elizabeth Wood worked ten days at the National Cafe in Princeton and returned Wednesday.
Charles Wood Stella Wood and Mrs subnet drove over and helped Monday as a family and neighbors assist with ongoing work and chores.
Charles Berninger a former Richland township resident was killed in a copper mine accident on July 18 in Butte Montana. He is survived by his father Alexander Berninger and brothers William and John and six sisters.
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