Rotary program speaker Rev Chappell draws crowd
Leslie Scott announced the Rotary luncheon speaker Rev C Chappell of Chillicothe as the guest of honor at the Wednesday meeting. Five guests attended including Ray Kanan Bert Gibbs Dr Harry Leater David Lonsdale and William Hancock with Larry Wright noted as a recent discharge recipient. Rev Chappell spoke on service members duty and morale recounting a meadow service for troops and observing faith amid war while contrasting home life distractions with soldiers focus on duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Scott
C. C. Chappell
Chillicothe
Rotary
Xycom
Ray Kanan
Bert Gibbs
Princeton
Harry —Leater
Streator
David Lonsdale
William W. Hancock
Chappell
Duniey
Chapell
Ca’ Pell
Elyiliana Ar i Mya
Hage Je
Chiappell
Rov-Ghappel
Rey
Anderson Wed Sunday In Cong Church Vows
Miss Misa Marie Jeffery and Robert Anderson of Chicago with bride from this city exchanged wedding vows at two oclock Sunday in the Congregational Church. The ceremony was conducted by student pastor Red R Edyvean. Ming Lynn Ward of Park Ridge sang and William Ward escorted the bride to the altar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob
Anderson
Misa Marie Jeffery
Robert Andérson
William
Twelve Take Scholarship Exams Saturday in County
County tests on Saturday determined four scholarships offered across the state. Recipients include agriculture, home economics, county, and a special World War II veteran descendant award. Top candidates proceed to University of Illinois evaluation. Swanson expects results late month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxalieds
C. W. Swanson
University of
University of Illnois
Swanson
Robert Lenz
Varna
Osrol Carlson
John Raffensperger
Henry
Lol Volkmann
Toluca
Dominick,Pescitalll, Jr
Tolucas Naslys
Werselbeth
Wenona
Karl Antrim
Alex Ziegler
Honey Howard Moody
Sparland
Bradford
Donald Griswold
Lacon
Elva Fleming
Fragmentary Names List From Toluca Area Notice
Bery LaBar Toluca Lillian Roth Henry Jean Baker Varna and Maxine Smithberger Wenona appear in a partial listing. The context is unclear but these are readable names from the archived notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bery) LaBar
Toluca
Lillian Roth
Henry
Jean Baker
Varna
Maxine Smithberger
Wenona
Verne L Swain Dies Remembered River Boats Family
Verne L. Swain, aged 66, of Garden Prairie, died May 27 at home and was buried in Peoria. He was a member of the Swain family noted for river boats such as the David, Percy, Verne, Julia Bella, and the Rex Borealis, operating on Illinois and Mississippi waters. Survived by Grace Cameron Swain, daughter Mrs. Clarence Sisson, and sister Miss Maud Swain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verne L. Swain
Swain
Illinois
Mississippi
Gardeni ‘Prairie
Peoria
David
Anna Swain
Stillwater
Mirin
Grace Cameron
Clarence Sisson
Garden Prairie
Maud Swain
Buehler Memorial Home
Percy
Verne
Julia Bella
Mississipi
Lt Elwood Eddington Returns Home From Army Service
Lt Elwood Eddington arrived home last Tuesday with silver bars of a first lieutenant and joined his wife at his parents’ home for a month’s visit. He came from Washington DC where he was processed at a separation center after serving in the quartermaster’s corps and recently from Germany. He served one hundred days in the inspection of textile factories and related industry. The family was joined Friday by Aaron Richmond and his wife from Rockford, sister of Elwood’s wife, for a weekend visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood Eddington
Mra. R. L. Edington
Lt Eddington
Washington, D. C
Army
Quartermaster’s Corps
Army Service Forces
Renly
Germany
Aaron Richmond
Rockford
Elwood Eddinngton
Home of Leroy Davis Destroyed by Fire near Tiskilwa
A farm home tenanted by Mr and Mrs Leroy Buck Davis near Tiskilwa was wiped out by a fire while the couple were away. Officials believe defective wiring caused the blaze though no stove fires had been used that day. Mrs Davis and her husband were visiting relatives in Lacon. Insurance was insufficient to cover losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Davis
Leroy
Buck) Davis
Tiskilwa
Mr. Davis
Davis
Russell
Arthur Russell
Lacon
bee-Davis
Remains of Mrs Anna Kelly Buried in Lacon
The remains of Mrs Anna Kelly widow of Thomas Kelly who died in Chicago were buried here Monday morning. Services were held by Rev R D O Loughan at Immaculate Conception Church at ten o clock and burial followed in the Lacon Catholic Cemetery. She was a daughter of the late William O Leary of Sparland and was well known to Lacontuns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Kelly
Lacon
Thomas Kelly
Chicago
R. D. O'Loughan
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Mra_Kelly
William O'Leary
Sparland
First 4-H band meeting set for June 7 in Henry
The M-P Counties 4-H band announces its initial meeting on Friday evening June 7 in the fare bureau building in Henry. Youths interested in joining should attend to plan rehearsals and a summer schedule. Miss Helen Anske will direct the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
M-P
Fare Bureau
Tin Hen
Helen Anske
Shower Honors Mary Lou Micheletti in Morton
Mary Lou Micheletti wife of Gene Micheletti of Roanoke was feted with a miscellaneous gift shower in Morton on Saturday. Hostesses were Miss Peggy Wallace and Miss Alice Riggs. A photo of the newlyweds appeared in a Peoria paper last week. the bride is the daughter of Mrs. Louise Smith and granddaughter of Dr. and Mrs. C. Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lou Micheletti
Gene Micheletti
Roanoke
Mary Lou Smith
Morton
Peggy Wallace
Alice Riggs
Michuletti
Peoria
Louise Smith
City
C. » Smith
Potter and Potter Attorneys at Law Notice
General notice from Potter and Potter e Fréd W Potter Fred W Potter Jr Attorneys at Law listing office in Illinois with contact phones for residence and office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fréd W. Potter
Fred W. Potter Jr
Genaral -Fredfee
Henry,” Tlinois
Ortiée
Lacon coal mine question from 1850s inquiry
Thequery asks if Lacon ever had a coal mine with a shaft near the town site. It notes early coal mined west of the river and transported by flatboat ferry, suggesting a possible Lacon mine or Spar town confusion. No definitive record found in our readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breen
Lacon
Sparand
Initiation of three new members into Lacon Eastern Star
Three new members joined the Lacon chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star during initiation exercises Friday night at the Masonic Hall. Members welcomed were Mrs Emma Wier, Mrs Anna Murrie Lewis, and Mrs Eunice Raguiet, with Rosalie Laible acting matron and Charles Safford serving as acting patron. Elizabeth Boon was soloist and Alice Boon accompanied. A social hour followed with refreshments organized by Janet Stateler, Hockney, and Leila Hacker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacon
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Emma Wier
Anna Murrie Lewis
Eunice Raguiet
VW Sehbgirisbarster
Rosalie Laible
Charles
Safford
Elizabeth Boon
Ashburn
Misa Alice” Boon
Shabbona
Ill
Sylvia Riel
Irma Laitzmann
Varna
Ada
Florence Grieves
Ruths
Sara Aitchison
Janet Stateler
Ss. Hockney
Leila Hacker
Shaw Family Visit Spanning Illinois Cities
Pitt Shaw of Chicago visited Friday and Saturday with Mrs Edna Jefferies. They called on George Jenkins in Peoria then on Frank L Jenkins at a Princeton hospital. The group visited Mrs Frank Jenkins at the Gunther home in Spring Valley while Frank Jenkins remains hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitt Shaw
Chicago
Edna Jefferies
Peoria
George Jenkins
Latean
Shaw
Jefferies
Nellie Dillon
Princeton
Frank. L. Jenkins
Spring Valley
Frank Jenkins
William Guntherg
Jenking
Gunther
Weekend Guests Visit Dundee Couple
Mr and Mrs Joe Holler of Dundee Illinois were weekend guests of the John Hollers and joined Sunday evening dinner. Also noted is Miss Lucy Hutchins visiting from Mr and Mrs John.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Holler
Dundee
John Hollers
Lucy Hutchins
John
Hutchins Family Visits and Local Graduations Highlight Week
Hutchins of Minsiespolis Minn visited from Thursday to Saturday with Miss Florede Sand berg of Detroit also stopping to see Les ister and Robery-Aa-Hornes. Chicago visitors included Mr and Mrs Peter Petri Mrs Anna Gyootan and Mr and Mrs William Sofer who stayed Thursday to Sunday with Mrs Mary McCasson and H S Folbigg. Eighth graders Cherie Lenz and Vernon Viets received American Legion awards at an exercise day. A system of rural school graduates received diplomas at a Becrelse held in the gym. Local residents hosted guests including Mr and Mrs Richard Mrazek of Peoria and Mr and Mrs Aaron Richmond of Rockford. County supervisors plan a regular quarterly session on the 10th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eighth Strategs
Legionards
Cherie Lenz
Vernon Viets
Tegon
Ae Somme
Walter Guede
Delmas Rat
Eig Iteah
Pilus
Cercises
Richard Mrazek
Peoria
Sunda Dignet Guesta
Rs.zek
Everett Gopple
Mayme_Gill
Johanna van
Emmett Hickey
Paul Hickey
Lacon
Charlea Lindley
Benne
Kies
C. EB. Naven
Gon. Donald
Pekin
Dewey
Repla
Lester
Thomas Tully
Henry
Tully
R. J. Fennells
William Colgan
Gorman
Anna Herberger
James P. Hickey
Mel Crowder
Bureau
Paul Erwin
Shirley Erwin
Leo Kamins
Mike
Park Ridge
James P. Hicksy
Ethel Reese
Bradford
Princeton
Sadie Roach
Emil Schupbach
Walter Schupbach
Morton
John Schupbach
Francis Foley
George Greiner
Ray Blakeslee
Sue Ann
Des Moines
Lee Campbell
Bob Fennell
Donald Butte
Gerald Fennell
California Visitor Visits Gapen Home Sunday Night
A Curtis from California visited Sunday night at the home of Laura Gapen and Mr and Mrs Everett Gapen. The Curtis party included a nephew of Jim Curtis and a nephew of Mrs Gapen. Curtis works in maintenance at an army base near San Francisco. Donna Lea Taylor hosted a guest from Friday to Sunday night at Bushnell. Miss Temple, formerly of Lacon, graduated high school last week and plans to attend college this autumn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Gapen
Wreny Curtis
Laura Gapen
Everett. Goorie
Jim Curtis
Lacon
Mr. Curtis
San Francisco
Donna Lea Taylor
Donna Lee Taylor
Bushnell
Miss Temple
finois—Wealeyaomington
Wedding at Boyd's Grove Church
A wedding for Miss Nancy Washer and Rex Morse was solemnized at Boyd's Grove Church on Sunday with Rev. A E Cole officiating. The bride wore a fingertip veil and was attended by her sister Colline Washer as bridesmaid and Max Morse as best man, with brothers Wendell and Ward Morse ushering. A reception for about one hundred guests followed in the basement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffery
Elevry Ride
Patricia Wells
Chicago
Joe McAllis
Ludyeilfe
Donald
Griswo
Bob
Petrie
William
Chit Elgy
Lacon High School
Business “College
Eoma
Lacon
Boyd’s Grove
Iun
A. E. Cole
Nancy Washer
Rex Morse
Colline
Max Morse
Aenite Gatin
Wendell
Ward Morse
Doris Shinn
Beenine
Aways
Bernice West
Shower honors for Miss Laverne Albrecht in Pekin
Miss Charlotte Phelps and Miss Beatrice Campbell hosted a luncheon shower for Laverne Albrecht bride to be of Jim Turner. Guests included Vivian Howell Barbara Graham and others. Separately Floyd Turner family visited Oregon while neighbors and families gathered at Boyd's Grove Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Phelps
Beatrice Campbell
Laverne Albrecht
Miss Albrecht
Jim Turner
Vivdian Howell
Barbara Graham
Misa Aay Real
Beverly Weber
Floyd Turner
Will Phelps
Beaterice_Campbell
Oregon
Willis Turner
Leland
Donnie
Mark
Virgil McLane
Faul—Kepner
Pekin
N. L. Kepner
Boyd's Grove Church
Charles Phelps
Mattie Phelps
Hastings
Iowa
Charles
Bell
Miss Phelps
Rhine
Davis
Bert Wooden
Norris Grain Co Codes For Quotations See Elevators
Norris Grain Company quotes reference elevators at Henry Hennepin and Chillicothe, listing coded quotations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norris Grain’ Co
Henry
Local notes and family visits in Camp Grove area church life
A community column lists births and a 7 pound son named David Richard born May 27 at the public hospital in Kewanlee. It records multiple visits and dinners at homes in Camp Grove including Will Phelps, C B Brown, Reuben Campbell, and the Hickey, Teele, and Fennell families, with guests from Ft Worth San Diego Peoria and Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Smith
David Richard
Mrs. C. B. Brown
San Diego
Calif
Reuben Campbell
Magnolia Alumni Banquet Celebrates Class of 46
The Magnolia Alumni Association held its 41st annual banquet on Saturday evening June 1 1946 in the Magnolia school building. One hundred nineteen members and guests gathered, with the event featuring a three course dinner, class presentations, veterans recognition, and musical performances. Officers for next year were elected, and attendees included returning veterans among many local heads of families and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnolia
Association
Homme
Robert Bunting
R. W. Bunting
Crede Spear
Carl Carlson
Gertrude Ramsey
Carrie Dann Bickerman
Ruby
Dale Spear
Mann
Kranshaar
Paul Brown
Garolyn
Mildred Paxson Mung
Betty Cunningham Kidd
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lacon News
K’s Children’s Shop _ Henry
Ilinois the Children's Own Store
Lt. Elwood Eddington
D. W. Breen Reece
Carr
Barr
Sal Carr
Potter & Potter
Donna
Taylor
Public Service Company
Frank Hollenback
Rest Haven
William Ryan
Sanwald
Victor Sanwald
Andrew Broaddus
Dolores Sanwald
Louis Lenz
Mary Smith
Indiana
Carroll
Alma Schumacher Massey
Agnes Schumacher
Lacan Friends
Miriam Hacker
Walter Suft
Helen Ansko
Sufts
Conrad Suft
Lyle Richmond
LaGrange
Geriardine Richmond
Flora Kunkle
Frank and
Jay
Fred G. Garrels
Atlantic City
N. J
Mr. Garrell
Rotary International
sOrD's
Grove
Camp Grove
St Fatrick's Church
R. E. Gates
Charles Kennel
F. A. Jones
Ala
Otarion
Otstion
Grislick
Cigdernden Carine
Otarion OF
Alliance Life Bi Feorla
Minois
Papas
Pest
Washingtburg
Bethany McNabb
PencNaring Fj Streator
Teernetieldoulen and Chine
Howard Smith
Honering
Bindiy Smith
John Bane
Fairfield
Bessie Kranhose
Jane
Bessie
Near
McNust
Lindgren
Blanche Erie
Lois
Haley
Buford
Spi Billy
Wene
Julius Tainan
Indren
Holdrege
Neb
W. Hamm
Centra
Fred Greathouse
Superin
Te Conference
Dagner Home
Eureka
Joyham
Betty
Jackie
Alice
Elbert Fi Sharon
Ski
Lena Allend
Jorn McKirgan
G Judd
Nia
Junin Wenona
rTv
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City
N.Y
Pepsi-Cola “Bottling Company
Pasteu
Yourity
Supreme Dairy Th Company
Oglesby, IL
American Legion
Swallows Salot
Pauline Swallow
Dorothy Geil
Henry Tinois
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