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Newspaper

Henry News Republican

Location

Henry, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1940

Page

5

Magnolia area obituaries and community notes

Magnolia area residents are named across a long community roundup. Obituary of c Edward Phillips aged 69 notes his Magnolia birth, Magnolia Cemetery burial, with relatives in Streator Peoria and Magnolia. The piece also lists many local visitors, church events, and social calls at Magnolia, Ottawa, Streator, Galva and surrounding towns.

St ‘Elmo Magnolia St. Elmo Henry Clarence Bert Violet Bert Phillips Elizabeth. Graves Peoria Maude-Utterbeck Streator Nellie Hauger George Phillips A. Rodgers Chillicothe H.W. Hartman Magnolia Cemetery

Local notices from La Prairie parish events and church notices

Community calendar items include church services at La Prairie Center U P and U P churches with Children's Day programs and Bible school. Local residents Oliver Leigh and Thomas Sternberg families visit friends, a Routh reunion, and a bridge party hosted by Glen Graves. Rev Paul F Sharpe and wife returned from a 1700 mile trip to Canada and Buffalo.

Bernice Biggar U. P Martha Guild Harry Gallup Mary Calder Community Daily Vacation la Prairie U. P Luella Biggar Sparland Jean E. Turnbull Monmouth College Paul F. Sharpe Canada Buffalo N. Y

Boyd's Grove notes and social updates near Peoria area

Mrs Atury Swanson spent a few days with her mother Mrs N L Kepner. Rhoda Olson stays with her mother now. Mr and Mrs Edward Cohrs move into the Kepner tenant house. Edith Oldman and Bertha Clark shopped at Peoria. Frank Wright went to Kansas City for cattle. Al McCullough and Sparland visitors with George Smith. Memorial services at Boyd's Grove Church. Ladies Aid meets June 13. Mrs Ernest Wright family and Lillian Wright attended a shower for Elen Lefman.

Logan Shaw Clarence Verdis Thompson McLeansboro Donald Chestnut Canton Frank Griffin Magnolia William Titus Donald Hauger Robert Johnson Clinton Roberta Washburn Hazel Berner Alden Roy Johnson Sparland Earl Wilkins Mary Vandenberg Chicago Carl Simonton Dorothy Hauger Charles Lalsey Arry Edith Defenbaugh Carrol-Satterffeld Mildred Spear Rockford Robert Rightmyer Salem W. D. Cameron John Cameron Henry Middleton Galva George Milligan Lawrence Milligan Ottawa Magnolia Church Leland Cooper Joe Thompson Henrys ‘S Laurie Badgley Katherine “Badgley Springfield Albert ‘Hecht K. Badgley Atury Swanson N. L. Kepner Rhoda Olson Edward Cohrs N. L Dean of

Decoration Day Guests Fill Putnam Area Homes

Mrs Elmer Downey spent a few days with her daughter in Morris and returned home for Decoration Day. Numerous relatives and friends visited and attended gatherings at various homes, parks and dinners including Britton Conkey Murphy Hodge and Wickland households and several Dayton Ohio visitors during the holiday weekend.

Margaret Hannum Hersphold Goods Wenona Weaay Earl Wilkins Jr Sparand Ivan Dalton Hughes Tom Flaherty Jimmy Amond Ind Dolores Stephens Rickey Arba Law Chicago Pearle Small Laura Curtis Everett Hefner Nayptam Scott and Family Fon Ca Arenes Parks Tor John McKirgan John A Javorsky George “Hull Fez Charles Brenn Yaite Clyde Meredith Anethel Zenzen Freacri- Decor Monmouth Daven oseDhine Phillips and Oaighter Ruby Zenzen Kenneth Reynolds Jerry Mt. Morris Carl Simonton Louie Hauger Albert Hull Ottawa George Hauger Weldon Lanham Bloomington William Chestnut Bushnell Chester Law Maggie“Kida Granville Anna Gimbal Chatfin Henderson Joe Strode St. John's Springfield Roger Ifrank Sammons Indianapolis Dan Hauger Midwest Construction Company Pittsburg Milared Nelson Mae _Heminghouse Sroger Adkins Ed Lefman Peoria Everett Henkins E. E. Downey Ferris Grace Johnson Silvis Heights Shirley Darlene Dawson Harold Condit Jim Brown Irving Hodge Roy Dromann Tiskilwa Louis Gingery Walter Wright Arvid Magnuson Elsie Wherry Lyle Townsend Dover John Wherry Lawrence Daniela Ralph Sylvia Wickland Elgin Geraldine Wickland Walter Downey Charlotte William Daniels Everett Blackburn L. J. Hager Jenny George Wheeler Kenneth Alstrim Dayton Ohio I. &. Murphy

Morning Worship and Children’s Day Observance

Communion and worship services held at 0 45 and 10 45 a.m. with a trumpet solo by Charles Lee Wheeler and accompaniment by Lois Jean Wheeler during Sunday School. Everyone urged to attend Sunday, also Father’s Day observance.

Magnolia Methodist Church Marjorie Simonton Phyllis Brown Diane Cooper Magnolia Charles Lee Wheeler Lois Jean

Social Roundup of Broadmoor and Nearby Towns Guests

Norma Brunner of Milo spent the weekend with friends in Broadmoor. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. William Ballard and family from Revue, Mr. and Mrs. Newton Mapel of Rock Island, and many others stopping by or calling on local residents. A birthday dinner for Mrs. A. W. Shriver drew a crowd from multiple nearby communities.

Norma Brunner Milo Broadmoor William Ballard Newton Mapel Rock Island A. W. Shriver Harry Monier Princeton Charles Rees Bert Bonner Paris Jil O.G. Chapman Chicago Kathryn George Le‘ona Copple Nat Bickett Raymond Gibson Henry George For Dona William Fay Peoria Willard—Ghasteen Gilbert Nyman Marilyn James Tiskilwa Mm.a>-Dally Putnam Louis. Keésecker Harry Bean Harold Carter Whitefield Lawrence Couve Margaret R. E. Cole Kewanee

Henry family shines in recent local feature

A Toulon area Henry family highlighted in a recent article. Florence Flanagan graduates with high honors from San Jose Teachers College and plans a Stanford master's in math. Betty and Shirley Flanagan complete Henry High School and Henry Grade School respectively. Robert Flanagan, now in Toccoa, Ga., is married with two children and works at LeTourneau. William Flanagan welds for LeTourneau in Peoria.

Henry Toulon William Imanagan Flanagan Ethel Loesch Florence FP Imnmganr San Jose Calif Stanford University Betty Ana Henry High School Shirley Mary -Jean Flanagan Illinois State Normal University At Normal Dorothy Flanagan Tia Woodruff High School Robert Flanagan Lois Schumacher Toccoa LeTourneau, Inc William Flanagan LeTourneau Peoria

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Nelson Darlene Alexis Nai Woodhull Albert Heinrich Ity Jonn Raymond Gibson Bradford Jack Kelly Ksannt Bonnie Haror Gaingfield Joyson Gon Wilmer Qheir Gugan Ayith ‘Iver Legion Legionnaires Fam County Martha Morris H. W. Hartman America Andrew Rapp Comber 16Th Morton Danny Boy John Baker Gettysburg Frances Rol Yoral Solo God Bless America Walter Paxson Hennepin Hartman Ed Cross Veterans of Foreignefs Magnolia Dome George Biszak WPA Ireb Mire Clifford Haws Goldie Eklund Eddingfield Fred Dagner Glen Lee Roscoe-Lee Marion Hull Lou_Ann Sycamore Fritzwesterlund Home Elmér” Castéel Mossville Frances _ Deéfenbaugh George Hull James Gillespie No Park Joe Brewer Arlo Sturdivant Roy Sturdivant St. Margaret’s Higspital Valley Robert Smith Osboro Osboro, have moved ‘to the We “D, ‘Cameron: tenant house. Mrs. _ WwW.H. Weathers Marvin McKirgan C. Edward Phillips LA Prairie Oliver Leigh Avon Thomas Sternberg Robert Pringle Charles Routh Green Valley Illinois Routh Wilfred Webber Joy Elizabeth Roland Smith Methodist Church Bridge Club Glen Graves Claude Webber Carl Webber Lester Monnier Eugene Turnbull Roberts Pringle Eugene Collins Ernest Summitt LaVeta Root la Prairie Center Atherton Boyd's Grove Cama Ray Aod Putnam Christian Church Co W. Baughman Watercott Store Edward Street Ill Berry Fort Howard Rey Sunkist Lic Uus
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