Magnolia Memorial Day Recalls Class Of 1915 And Reunion
Readers recount Magnolia events from a 1915 class reunion to Memorial Day observances. Margaret Dagner Hartley led the 1955 class honoring graduates, while veterans and teachers attended ceremonies at Magnolia Cemetery. Family and friends gathered for a Law reunion at the Masonic hall with notices of addresses and alumni attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrembers
Mark J
Connecticut
George Haugered
Rds
Uger
Service
Margaret Dagner Hartley
Anger Stratton
Hollis
Harriet Edging
Edna Hillabrard Schref
Louis
Magnolia
Rockford
William Bells
LaRose
James
Wilsons
Washington
Glenna Thompson
Harold Hecht
William ‘Titus
Frank Stratton
Toluca
Curtis
LaSalle
Ada Glover
McNabb
Carry Potter
Nan Hiatt
Hamey
Bob
Streator
Geneva van Housen
Washburn
Fred,Stansell
Lostant
Myron Fenwick
Carlock
A W Dean
Lee Richardson
Granville
Indianapolis
Ind
Conrad Bickerman
Amos Caster
John McKirgan
John A MecKirgan
Jeonard Frye
Vernon Gimbal
Bob Hauger Chern
George Hauger
Mike Piper
Springfield
Ira Sparks
St. Louis
Besse Hecht
Cochran
Gladys Hauger Smith
Henry
Smith
Kenneth Highsmith
Lou Highsmith
Norfolk
George Hauger, Jr
Jack Hauger
Leonard Wead Mo
Judy Hubert Rutland
Joe Thompson
Mrr
Keith Drager
Skokie
Wil- Han Billups
Ned Dragers
Tlorian Jean
Greg Hager
Ottawa
George Haugers
Jack
Missoouri
Chester Law
Urle Law
Low Wighsmith
Kenneth Home Oon Jenne
Donald Giovannie LaGrange
Clean Smith
Janet DePue
John Veale LaSalle
Helma Anderson
Peru
Blanche Highsmith Hennepin
St Margaret's Hospital Springs Valleys
Fred T Stark
Dette
Prank Forbes Atedo
Joe Nott Varna
Otis Donoho
Ese
Ming
Walter Stillwell Lestant
Edwin Hedock Taluca
Joe Strode
Violet Lee
Claude Erbi
Fritz Westerlund
St Margarets Hospital
Spring Valley
Janet Strode
Chicago
Frank Mounts
Otis
Axel
Spring Valley Hospital
Hope Haws
Cheery Rest
George Haws
William Kays
Tonica
Haws
McNabb Church Activities and Local Social Notes
A long community update from McNabb covers church services at McNabb Rev Hansen and Methodist and Friends churches, Sunday school times, and post worship activities. The Magnolia Swaney alumni banquet at Peru hotel notes 147 attendees with officers elected for the year. Social rounds include Memorial Day visits, graduates, family graves, and numerous local visits and gatherings across McNabb and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnolia Cemetery
le Legion
Muni Post
Legion Tial I
Ezio Benini
Lawrence Bickerman
Bill Renska
Melvin Haig
wsPiring
Carl Johnson
Keith Stansell
Robert Ipley
Gant ‘Carlsbn
Robert Lattermes
Glenn Hauger
John
Billups
Reara Patie
Fred
Stith i
Eugene
Parks
William Chéstnut
Mech
G. D
Landes
Magnolia Methodist Church
Acer
Tittle
Sandra Edens
Linda Dean
Marlene
Sharon Bickerman
Linda Epley
Sue Hecht
Susie Satterfield
Karen
Sharon Cimei
Mayer
ALN’ Quet
Magnosia-Swaney
Peru
Betty Grasser Hartman
Masses at St Patrick's Camp Grove and church society meet
Rev Harold Prendergast presides at 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. Masses at St Patrick's Church Camp Grove. Altar and Rosary Society to meet Wednesday at 7 p.m. In parish hall. News notes report Hen Schupbach suffered a foot injury last Wednesday by dropping a piece of steel on it while at work. He wears a walking cast and can move about. Schupbach is employed by Caterpillar in Peoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Patrick's Church
Harold Prendergast
Altar and Rosary Society
Hen Schupbach
Blas
Mr. Schupbach
Caterpillar Company
Peora
King Family Hosts Warm Sunday Dinner
A large gathering at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William King Jr included family members and guests from Toulon Wyoming Kewanee and nearby towns. Attendees listed include Mrs. William King Sr Mildred Paul Nichols Billy Nelle Cook Aileen Hulburt Ivan King Thomas Gubbins Darlene Pat Moran Jimmy Inez Moran Kate Moran John Moran Robert Moran Sam King Catherine Erma Kay Kitterman and Robert King.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnolia-Swaney
Row. Bunting
Arthur Wilson
Ozarks
Howard Smith
Arnold Ashdown
Larry
Adolph Vollenwedder
Tonica
Ray
Soma Bumgarner
James Bumgarner
Ethel Bumgarner
al Ash
Wenona
Joe Bumgarner
Chicago
Nell Bumgarner
Granville
Ed Davbs
Woltee Griffith
Enida Griffith
Fanny Griffith
Turner Mills
Perry Glover
Lydia
Susanne
Donald Nelson
John Kays
Ottawa
Harold Grasser
Max Fintchel
Charles Whitney
Galva
Leonard Alleman
Conrad
Margaret Kessler
Lizabeth
Judy Lorsch
Dun-lap
Kathryn Lorsch
Feenest Mills
Wolf Home
Bud Rogers
Rogers
Nancy Freer David
Morgensen
Chuckle Hatton
Elizabeth Johnson
Regina Johnson
Johnson
Warren Putnam and Sons
Ray Esea
Chenna Mi
A W Wolf
New
Peru Medienl
Peru
McNabb Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
A J Wolf
Flower Mission
Charles Harker
Herbert Harker
Meg Jackson
Dunlap
Howard Wilson
Milwaukee
Wis
Les Troyans
John Ehrhardt
Kathy
Champaign
Caroline Ehrhardt
Pontiac
William. Titus
Moline
Harold Grffith
Gertrude French
Park Ridge
Lora Smith
Maurice McGhiey
McGhiey
Thomas Tate
Eden
Capt
Quentin
Don Nelson
Panny Griffith
Enida
Walter Griffith
Robin
Max Fintcher
Sadie Baker
Bloomington
Familly
Walter Griffiths
Lewis Pletsch
Robert Whitney
Robert Pletsch
William King,Jr
William King Sr
Mildred
Paul Nicholson
Billy
Toulon
Nelle Cook
Wyoming
Aileen Hulburt
Kewanee
Ivan. King
Thomas Gubbins
Darlene
Pat Moran
Jimmy
Inez Moran
Kate Moran
John Moran
Robert
Sam King
Catherine
Erma Kay Kitterman
Robert King
May 23 Graduation at Grove School Beams with Band
Students Catherine Lindsey Mildred Grant Patricia Campbell Gladys Ann McMillen Mary Jane Dewey and Edward Stotler receive diplomas. Principal C. W Swanson with teachers Genevieve Nora McGinn and Anske oversee the exercises with a musical program led by Miss Helen Anske. Ceremony held amid West Jersey families unable to attend due to witness in the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
Anske
Steam Roller
Totler
Cathy
Ryan
Carolyn
Hipbach
Patrice
Ranpuele Circus
Miss Anke
Patricia Campbell
Gladys Ann McMillen
Norene
Marys Jane Dewey
Edward Stotler
C. W Swanson
Genevieve
Nora McGinn
Miss Anske
Catherine Lindsey
Mildred Grant
Christine Campbell
Francis Fennell
Frank Ryan
van Holland
Bradford
Tiskiwa High School
Erma Kay Kitterman
Wyoming
Clyde Erikson
Princeville
Bernie Hickey
John Hickey
St John’s School
St John's Church
Marvin Taylor
Mary
James Nellinger
Taylor
Nellinger
WRC
Leland Ely
Roy Cornett
Grace Cox
Sadie Roach
Sandham
Wyoming High School
Charley Roach
Fred Roach
Family Honored Visit By Gilmer Whites In Illinois
Mr and Mrs Marion White and sons Byron and Michael of Gilmer Texas visited relatives in Wyoming and at Henry Sparland and Chillicothe. A large potluck dinner for 53 people at Windmont Park in Kewanee marked a family reunion with many Weldon area friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion White
Byron
Michael
Gilmer
Texas
Wyoming
Henry, Sparland
Chillicothe
White
Isabelle Drennin
George Stotler
Camp Grove
Statler
Windmont Park
Kewanee
Ray Colwell
Batavia
Ralph Jericho
Oswego
Aurora
del Kelle Wir
Floyd Robinson
Decatur
Clarence Appenheimer
Sherwyn
William Appenheimer
Jimmy
Amanda
West Jersey
Guy Swan
Jerry Swan
Christie
Tom Swan
Jack Swan
Diana
LaFayette
John Drinnin
John Robert
Connie
Garland Carter
Garno
Victor
Marlon White
Aledo
Leo Quinn
Famil
Henry
Purchase Horrie's Market Shifts Hands in Bradford
Mr and Mrs Marvin Taylor purchased Horrie's Market with possession given June 1. Horrie family from Bradford operated the store for months and will be assisted by Shirley Taylor returning from Peoria. Local social mentions include graduations, memorial day services, and relatives visiting in Wyoming, Princeville, and Bradford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horrie
Marvin Taylor
Horries
Bradford
Shirley Taylor
Peoria
Portraits of visits and relatives fill Memorial Day weekend
Several families across Peoria, Henry, Creve Coeur and surrounding areas hosted relatives and friends over the Memorial Day weekend. The gatherings included birthdays, class anniversaries, and casual Sunday suppers with guests from Madison Indiana, Bradford, Wyoming, Oelwein Iowa, and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred
Jane Green
South’ Bend
James Green
Maude Gubbins
Bradford
Robert Gubbins
William Gray
Jamily
Orin Sager
Oelwein
Iowa
Rose
Bernard Crilley
Peoria
Freddy Streitmatter
Wyoming
Ivan Lutes
Henry
Ivan Ely
Audrey
Jimmy
Eugene Smith
Fam Ny
Creve Coeur
Carolyn Curry
Nora Curry
Paul Bogner
Terry and
Denny
Heniy
Joe Endress
Johnny Curry
Chicago
Mayme Massy
Carl Caldwell
Massy
Mrs Caldwell
Shair Noor to Speak on Afghanistan Customs at MYF
The Methodist Youth Fellowship of Hennepin invites all to hear Shair Noor, University of Illinois student from Afghanistan, speak on his country’s customs and religions. Pictures and slides accompany the talk scheduled for Sunday, June 12 at 7 30 DST at the church near Roule TL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Methodist Youth Fellowship of
Hennepin
Shair Noor
University of
Social Roundup Delights Putnam Granville Visitors
Florid Mrs Barney Bima and many relatives spend Monday afternoon visiting in Peru and nearby towns. Locals Mr and Mrs Marshall Boyle, Mr and Mrs Leonard Wald Schreidt, Vera Clemens in Illinois, and Myron Clemens of Chicago join multiple gatherings with family across Peru, Granville, Ladd, Utica, and Hennepin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Boyle
Putnam
Marton Kile
Granville
William Burr
Barney Bima
Sonne Hime
Aoeter
Leonard Wald Schreidt
Mary Stockdell
Peru
Myron Clemens
Chicago
Lydia Clemens
Ladd
Ida Clemens
Grace, Hennepin
Vera Clemens
Donald “Davies
Ernest Davies
Kathleen
Miler
Sons
Braidwood
McMillen Gould
Barney
Bima
Qaleshy
Buddy
Arthur Bima
Hennepin
Peoria
Gerald Clemens
Detweiler Park
Albert Taylor
Utica
Tam
Henry Kessling
Adwart Haring
Barrington
Russell Harting
Prospect
Amos del- Inger
Gene Greenwood and Sons
Flora and
Nellie Marine
Near Hennepin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dagner Myers
Margaret Dagner
Sherrell Hahn
Gladys Sim- Tehn
Ida —Guldis Kirby
Jass
George
Mary Paxson Wade
Marie Dunn
George Hillabrand
Harry Ramage
Carl
Josie Ruble Wilkins
Ce Westerlund Bess ‘McAllister
Frank
Sident
Marjory Simonton Kays
Ruby Zenzen
Jenn Haws
Treasu Haws Strode
Stratton
Dickaret
Dunn Crawford
Gertrude California
Westerlund
Sycamore
Heminger
Lea
Martin
Henunday
Hauger
Melvin ‘Hatner
Elbert
Lena Allen
William Scott
Betty
Gren Valley
Goldie Eklund
Sete
Mongtomery
Jay
Bon Ma
Ray Saltzman
Varnday
Robert Weber
Robert Piper
Arba Law
Edith Hetrick
Thomas Timmons
Herbert Hetrick
Helen Jo
Peggy
Herpert
Gladstone
John F. Law
Kenneth
Steven
Maggie Kidd
Harry
John Piper
Pekin
Burl Simonton
Goldie Kirby
Don Hittager
Edgar Perdew
Robert Schmitt
Clifford Perdew
St .Louis
Charles Westerlund
US Army
Pvt
Charles V Westerlund
6Th Armored
Leonard Wood
Mary Lou Sammons
Delores Strode
University of Ihnois
Kathryn Martin
Walter Martin
Bill Lee
A D Law
Edna Schreffler
Ralph Paxson
Charles Bunting
Debra
R. W Buntings
Marvin McKirgans
Florence Westerlund
Harry V Martin
Baby Jon
Walter Martins
Ray Johnson
Marseilles
Simon Satterfield
Andrew Russell
Gene
Dale Seigman
Pensonein
Manhattan
Calif
Henry Paxson
Howard Golden Hennepin
Lutheran Church
Hansen
Ala
Kathrynn
Joe
Methodist Church
Wie Ni Sevier
Friends‘ Church
Louise Dunbar McKirgan
Betty Kahne Mekley
Willian Koehler
Fred Greathouse
Ditman Widde
Homer Willey
Muscatine
Ray Greathouse
Morray
Charles
Loomis
Carrie Potter
Mississippi
Ada
Glover
Rete Megs
Eunice
Augustana College
Alfred Wilson
Milford
Clarence Wilson
Paul Feaster
Gladys Mekley
Charles Miler
Jim Schopp
Ralph Grasser
Max Whitney
Denver Cole
Galvar
LeRoy Kuhne
Delores
Lawrence Kuhne
Carlton Fay
Chuck Nelson
Elmer Lenstrom
Barbara
Bill Pletsch
Laura Morgensen
Louis Grasser
Ohio
Ronny Morgensen
Lester Morgensen
Clyde Allen
Ida Foster
Olen Day
Myrtle*Strawn
Lacon
Truman Combes
Mike Nader
Walter Bouxsein
Laon Clausen
John A. McKirgan
Amos Casteel
Leonard Wolf
Tra Bouxsein
Fannie Griffith
Carol
Bernard Pelka
Elmer Wolf
Ira Bouxsein
Julia Wolf
Andy Boyer
Frank Beard
McNabb American Legion Auxiliary Post 1242
Home Bureau
Marion Zellmer
David Day
Olin
Day
Max F Titschell
J. T. Mills
James Metis
Nancy Lee
Clarence Heaton
Amily
Berneice Chambers
Anna Jean
Knoxville, Tenn
Clara Ziegler
Edward St. Henry
Illinois
Hennepin Shair Noor
Afghanistan
MYF
Bourgoin
Monument CO
Elmwood, NL
Galesburg, Galva, Peorip
Princeton
Joe Zieluisk
Eoaa
Jack Kidd
Featuring
Gal. Swift
Henry Bakery
Charles Mingee
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