La Rose Chronicle social notes include dances and visits
Mrs. May Walker of Chicago visits La Rose friends. The Washburn orchestra played at the town hall dance. Local guests arrive from Streator Ottawa Peoria and Minonk. Reports cover teaching hires church events and family dinners with a big Community Children’s Day turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Walker
Chicago
Connelly
Washburn
Esta Kamp
Streator
Richard Flynn
Ottawa
Kamp
Thomas DeBolt
Ora DeBolt
Peoria
W. D. Owen
Ruth
Francis Hatton
George
Harry
Rinkenberger
Edward*Kolb
Manhattan
Rev Klusman
Edgar Schumacher
Roanoke
la Rose White Sox
Benson
la Rose Grounds
Adah Zilm
Chillicothe School
Jay Ball
Chas. Hull
Charlotte All
Meta—O’brien
David Henry
Charles McCully
Louis Mast
Goitre
Sinclair Station
Bell Plain Home Bureau
Woodman Hall
Charles Freeman
Dorothy Doomes
Leonore
Martin Kamp
Walter Owen
William Tweddale
Russell Tweddale
Clarke
Normal
Bloomin
Mattlin
Albert
Ott
Held
McClary
Lottie
Alvin Henry
Presbyterian Church
T. E. Hollis
Elliot Bond
Chas. Scott
Lloyd Adams
Gabe Bond
la Rosen
Theo. Schumacher
Eureka College
Sss
Iasia
I‘i‘i
J. C. Spangler
Joe Kerrick
Minonk
Charles Hollenbach
California
Fairbury
Ora Spangler
Rickey Zilm
A. M. Zilm
Henry George
M. B. Hyde
John Bruce
Lester Spangler
Roberts
Georgia
Sunday Socials and Visits Across Tonica and Area
Harold Grasser family spent Sunday in Ottawa while Mike Wolf and family visited George Grasser. Numerous locals gathered at Starved Rock and Tonica for church events, family visits, and a variety shower for Mr and Mrs Lewis Happold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Grasser
Ottawa
Mike Wolf
George Grasser
Starved Rock
John Kuhn
Kansas City
Delbert Morris
John Waterman
Mt. Palatine
Matilda Happold
Streator
Hhildren
Leo Bogner
la Salle
Peter Grasser
Michael Nader
al Marshall
Tonica High School
M. E
Mary Heininger
Raymond
Wayland Downey
Tonica
Fred Stansell
Laura Stansell
Lucille
Edwin Broaddus
Fred Kuhne
Paul Helgoth
Lyle
cNabb
Cardinals
Rockwell Unions
Fred Greathouse
Paul Frederick
Mary Monis
Howard
Newark
Ill
Mabel
Lewis Happold
Ladies of the Altar Society of the Immaculate Conception Church
Washburn Man Undergoes Foot Amputation
Russell Tweddale of Washburn underwent surgery for the amputation of one foot at a Peoria hospital. The ailment had persisted with gangrene, and he had been troubled by it for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Tweddale
Washburn
Higgy Talk Sparks Baby Plans Amid Payments
A fragment shows Mrs Higgy noting a doctor’s fee of ten dollars and optimistic chatter that two more payments will secure the baby’s arrival, reflecting a personal moment of expectant parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higgy
Doan's Pills Featured For Kidney Ailment Relief
An ad touts Doan's Pills as a stimulant diuretic to kidneys claiming they ease back pain and kidney disorders. It presents Mrs. J. H. Hubert’s testimony of healing after using three boxes from Ironmonger's Drug Store with price 60 cents and notes Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo, NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
Doan
Henry
J. H. Hubert
Dean
Ironmonger’s
Hubert
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Local Social Notes and Visits Across La Prairie Region
Vera Malone is ill. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Malone visited in Lacon. Various locals, including Miss Lawrence Webber and Miss Florence Webber, spent time in Assumption and Abington. Andrew Kimble recovered from illness. many townsfolk attended meetings, family visits, and club events at La Prairie, Chollicothe, and surrounding areas with notes on Home Bureau, Martha Guild, and Chatter Sew clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine
T. E. Iliff
Martin Zilm
William
Fred Zilm
Streator
William Mast
Berrien Springs
Michigan
Martin Kamp
B. S. Harper
Mildred Harper
George Mast
Anna Mast
J. C
Spangler
Rose
John
Ridge
Iowa
Eureka
Rena
Egan
la Rose
Egans
J. C. Spangler
Raymond Zilm
Woodman Hall
Vera. Malone
Glenn Malone
Lacon
Andrew Kimble
Margaret__Webb
Mitchell
Florence Webber
Hedding. College
Abington
Ruth Turnbull
S. R. Stowell
Peoria
Edna Stowell
Blue Ridge
Wm. E. Russell
Edith Root
Chillicothe
Henry Robinson
Royal
Lawn Ridge
Elliot Wilmot
Dunlap
James Manock
Steuben
la Prairie
Miss Gray
University of Illinois
Alice Edminster
Sunnyside
Willa Minchion
Josephine Daugherty
Mary Ann Mead
Vivian Bowscomb
Cleota Davidson
Peggy Catton
Kansas
Virginia Daugherty
Hugh Hastings
Tom Clark
Richa
C. P. Smith
A. W. Bradford
G. A. Morey
Caroline Marsh
D. Root
Mary Martin
Stella Ehlenbach
Louise Powell
Frank_Allen
Putnam County Residents Active in Educational Matters
Putnam County residents gathered for the annual Alumni reunion at Normal with Judge Jess Black of Pekin presiding. President David Felmley of State Normal University spoke in portrait presentation. Prof. Fred T. Ullrich gave the Alumni address. Elias W. Rolley serves as association secretary and aids in running the State Normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Felmley
State Normal University
Normal
Jess Black
Pekin
Fred T. Ullrich
Elias W. Rolley
Putnam County
Judge Black
Old ,Center
Gusker ‘Lane
Ullrich
Grace McCord
Granville
Ae Acstatic
Elias Rolley
Magnolia
Putnam ‘County
Standards
State Normal
Be a live wire and you won't be stepped on
A compact proverb-like line urges resilience and quick energy to avoid being overwhelmed or ignored in tough situations. It promotes staying dynamic and assertive to gain footing and respect.
Niece Graduates From University of Columbus Mo
Mrs. Lester Brown reports the graduation of her niece Miss Gladys Davidson of Fort Smith Arkansas. She earned a degree at the University of Columbus Missouri and was a candidate for a B J degree. She also studied three years at the University of Madison Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Brown
Gladys ’Mas ‘Davidson
Fort Smith
Arkansas
University of Columbus
Gladys
University of Madison
Wisconsin
George S. Davidson
Lillian Camenish
Davdison
Fireman Rescues Man From Fox River Pipe Descent
Assistant Fire Chief Stevenson crawled 40 feet on a one inch water pipe to reach John Allen .8 and pulled him from the Fox River at Ottawa as hundreds watched his perilous rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ghief Stevenson
John Allen
Fox River
Ottawa
Best Candies Wand and Light Lunches in Henry
Candies Wand offers sweets while Light Lunches in Henry runs a casual café. Friday and Heininger supply cigars cigarettes and sodas, forming a small local commerce mix in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
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Bogner Auto Co
MS. Missouri
Fred W. Potter
Henry, Til
Duke
Brés
Henry—News-Republican
Merchant
Marshall
Putnam
Henry News-Republican
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