West Berlin native recalls crisis era and homeward return
Mrs. Hildegarde Lander and her two small sons described the Berlin border crowds the hunger lines and the hoarding of potatoes. She spoke of Brandt favored over Adenauer in West Berlin and the stable mark exchange before reuniting with family in Henry Illinois after a 1956 departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Lander
Homeland
Berlin
Brandenburg
Lander
Germany
Willy Brandt
Adenauer
Brandt
George
Marshall-Putnam Asc
Henry
Donald Schwanke
School Street
Miss County Fair Contest Draws Seventeen Entrants
Seventeen girls entered the Miss County Fair contest announced by James Rowe, with the queen to be crowned Monday August 28 at the fairgrounds audience. Judges include Gordon Joyner and Mrs Paul Unruh from Peoria, and Dean Dunlap will host.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Rowe
Henry Jaycee
Fairgrounds
Gordon Joyner
Peoria
Week TV
Paul Unruh
Unruh
Bradley
Henry Grade School Advisory Group Hears Consultant
Henry Grade School advisory committee met Friday night with John Smith presiding. Members Leo Quinn Francis McEvoy and James Tindall attended with a consultant from Illinois School Consultant Services Stanley Roe. The board reviewed plans for a new building site and studied legal requirements before action. The next board meeting is set for Thursday night September 14 to consider Friday’s suggestions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Grade School
John Smith
Leo Quinn
Francis McEvoy
James
Tindall
Illinois School Consultant Services
Stanley Roe
Addition to McBride's A and W Headquarters
Ground has been broken for an addition to Bob McBride's A and W root beer headquarters on Third street. Charles Hoffman will be laying blocks for the structure in the near future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob McBride
A & W Root
Beer
Third Street
Charles Hoffman
Marshall Putnam Fair Opens With Festivities At Henry
The 40th annual Marshall Putnam Fair begins Monday night Aug 28 at Henry for five days. Miss County Fair will be named during the event with livestock judging continuing through the week. Kids Day Tuesday offers rides for a penny and free gate for under 14. Livestock judging starts 8 am Tuesday, with art hall exhibits opening Tuesday. Wednesday features Lacon Day and an All-Western Horse Show with a pony class for local kids. Thursday showcases livestock judging windup, band concert, thrills, and four-day speed events including trots and pacers with purses around 1500 dollars. Friday closes with Henry Day horse races and an Ice Revue grand finale titled Miss Frosty Follies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
George Walker
Henry Senachwine High School
Jaycees
Henry Chapter
Fair Association
Henry Jaycees
Jim York
Morton
Young Indies
James Rowe
Dale Bennett
Gene Kremar
Henry
Henry Chamber of Commerce
Marshall-Putnam Fair
MP Fairgrounds
Marshall-Putnam Kids
Henry Day
Marshall~Putnam Fair
West Henry Highway Contract Awarded
The state division of highways announces a Marshall County project of 3.01 miles surface course on FAS-372 in District 3. The contract goes to Princeville Stone Co. of Princeville for 57,046 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Division of Highways
Marshall County
FAS
Henry
Princeville Stone Co
Princeville
All-Girl Auto Thrill Show at the M-P Fair
The Tuesday night program features an all-girl auto thrill show staged by Rot roff International, Inc. A half dozen stunt girls perform daring rolls and precision exhibitions before the grandstand with lighthearted clowning between acts. The event opens the fair’s schedule following Monday’s Miss County Fair contest and the crowning of the 1961 Queen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotroff International, Inc
Hilari Jous
Illinois Yearly Meeting of Friends at McNabb
The Illinois Yearly Meeting of the Society of Friends met at the McNabb meeting house August 16 to 20 with about 200 attendees. The St Louis monthly meeting ran the dormitory and meals on the grounds as sessions focused on business, reports from national Friends offices, youth programs, and lectures by Martin Cobin and Esther Holmes Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Yearly Meeting of Friends
McNabb
Illinois
St. Louis Monthly Meeting
Yearly Meeting
Friends
American Friends Service Committee
Friends Committee On
Friends General Conference
Friends International Council
United Nations
Phoebe Anderson
Yellow Springs
Ohio
Francis Hall
Madison
Wis
Albert Mills
Decatur, II
Laura Smith
Marshall Sutton
Wilmington
World Committee For Consultation of Friends
World Conference of Friends
Kenya
Africa
North America
Martin Cobin
Urbana
University of Ilinois
Illinois Yearly Meeting
University of Colorado At
Boulder
Wilford Reynolds
Coordinating Committee of Peace Activity
Chicago
Federal Project For Chemical Warfare
Newport
Ind
Washington
U. N
Unicef
Unesco
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Rickey Studio
Rere Lander
Henry Uns
West Berlin
Mge Lander
Henry Re
United States
West Berband
Sir David
Sepere
O'Hare
Dren
Danvers
Ill
Esses Refugees Fest
Rolice
East Berlin
Otto Kerner
Downstate
Ann Meller
Lacon
Linda Adams
Karen Ducysen
Henry Nancy Gallup
Sparland
Ann Foster
Henry Carol Kietzmann
LaRose
Linda Zilm
Toluca
Connie Gray
Carolyn Tindall
Henry Angeline Boeletto
Sherrill Witte
Jeff Stinson
Henry Carol Rickey
Henry Marie Cooper
Phyllis Lopeman
Henry Joanne Lester
Hennepin
M-P Fair
Henry Grade School Advisory Group
McBride
Marshall - Putnam Fairgrounds
News-Republican
West Henry
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