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Newspaper
Henry News Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1944
Page
7
A jumble of social calls and travel reports from Chillicothe and nearby towns. Citizens including Mr. and Mrs. Leon Furrh, Miss Lola Jacobs, and many others host relatives and friends from Peoria to Texas while awaiting church assignments and upcoming travels.
The Sparland Woman's Club program committee met to arrange the 1944 1945 club year with Mrs Alma Kingelhofer as chair and assistants Miss Grace Aitchison Mrs Alta Wilson and Mrs Agnes Blickwell Mrs Vivian Monier club president attended. Glenn Powers address details for Soldier's Address are listed and four sons of the Frank family are serving in US military forces.
On Father’s Day June 18, Harwood family members from Lacon joined the Raguet and Powers clans for a picnic in Glen Oak Park Peoria. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Raguet and son Jack and others. A picnic dinner was shared at the Buehler Home area.
V S Blackwell visits Mossville Sunday for his first service at Mossville Methodist Church. Allen arranges church members to meet his family after the service while the Blackwell family remains in Sparland until a parsonage is found in Mustaville. Mrs Lida Sparr observed her birthday last Wednesday June 14 and was surprised by friends. Mrs Mae Frisbey visited for lunch. Sparr, a Sparland shut in, enjoys calls from friends.
Wednesday June 14 marked the 45th anniversary of Dr N B McCartney's graduation from North dental school. Only fourteen of 177 graduates attended the special banquet and program, as many could not be located or were distant or ill.
The Helping Hand Society holds its quarterly social at the home of Mrs Osborne on Thursday afternoon June 29 at 2 oclock. Members are urged to attend and support the charitable event.
Mrs Page Parrish has received word of her two soldier sons. Stanley Parrish now is listed as United States POW James S Parrish No 112828 Stalag 17 B Germany. The younger son Parrish Jr in hospital. Write to Private Page A Parrish 3669 24295 Sioux Falls South Dakota.
Mr and Mrs Henry Appel report a letter from their son Private First Class Milford Appel. before May 28 he met and talked with Staff Sergeant Billy Dean Hunt in the English posting area, a happy surprise for both soldiers.
Mrs. Mabel Winkelpleck and her children Mrs. Robert McCaskey and a small daughter returned Friday night from a week at Fort Sill Oklahoma where Merton Winklepleck Ermer husband is in training They plan to recount experiences at the camp and travel.
Dorothy Hankins and Paul Nighsonger wed Tuesday June 20 1944 in a morning ceremony at the Hankins home conducted by Rev Leon Furrh. A simple outdoor service featured vows and a performance of I Would Be True. Guests greeted the couple with a charivari and neighbors celebrated with a gaily decorated car ride to the groom’s farm home.
A large crowd gathered Tuesday evening in the downtown district to hear the school band. The program included marches popular numbers an Indian selection a novelty piece and an overture. The young band members showed notable playing ability while twirlers Tommy Schupp Dorothy Allison and Mayme Campbell assisted and Virginia Campbell gave a special twirling demonstration to thunderous applause.
Legend Lieutenant Donald C Fleming 0-777458 223rd A A F Cc CTS H care of Commandant of Crews A A F Dyersburg Tenn Box No 2322 Corporal W M Kear 38643 5417 Branch No 1 Section 4 8508rd A A F Base Unit ORD Greensboro North Carolina
Marie Trainor, long time Toluca resident, died May 30 after a brief illness. She lived on farms near Cornell Illinois, born August 22 1896 in Deer Grove, Illinois. She married Harold Trainor of Blackstone April 20 1921 and later moved to Cornell. Funeral June 8 at St Bernard’s Sunbury Illinois with burial at St Patrick’s Cemetery Ransom. Survived by husband and children Mary Ritter Edna Palochka Harold Jr Geraldine Marjorie Joan Donald and one granddaughter Dolores Paichko, plus sisters and brothers listed.
A notice touts Classi fleds as quick ads for fast buying and selling. It promotes their convenience for on demand listings and speedy postings.
Miss Elsie Carlson daughter of Mr and Mrs George Carlson of Sparland graduates from Illinois State Normal University with a bachelor of science in education She was Sparland High School valedictorian and university senior day chair She will study public health at the University of Illinois and hold a serology civil service placement next year and currently works at Starved Rock Lodge Utica Illinois
A series of social notes from Peoria and nearby towns details visits and gatherings. Mrs Pete-George and Amelia Evans called on friends in Peoria while George Potter visited his niece’s home. Joseph McKean of Camp Ellis attended his aunt Josephine Dickman’s wedding in Mt Palatine, with Melvin Lempley and family visiting Keane Sunday. Mary Margaret McKean of Chicago spent the weekend with her uncle James McKean and served as bridesmaid at the Dickman wedding.
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