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Newspaper
Henry News Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1944
Page
8
A long list of local families and visitors spent Father’s Day in Washburn and surrounding towns. Attendees included the Myers, Millers, Gustafsons, Schwankes, Palm and Leininger clans, with confirmations at the First Lutheran Church and several out-of-town guests from Toluca, Peoria, Bloomington, and Chicago.
Delegates from about 5837 congregations gather in Saginaw Michigan from June 2 to June 30 for the ninth triennial convention of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri Ohio and Other States. The program includes unity talks foreign missions expansion and post war church planning with a focus on education and military chaplaincy.
The service last Sunday at First Lutheran Church included two girls and five boys, among them Flesberg Nelson Benson Austin Holmstrom Nelson Lar Bom. Communion and vows will be taken next Sunday at the regular Luther League time. The choir contributed several anthems last Sunday.
Mrs L I piduddus and Mr Donald Leininger along with Mrs Marie Hoge and A I Wright attended the wedding of Charles Rogers and Mary Rogers in Chicago on Saturday afternoon. Guests included former Varna music teacher Mrs Marie Healy and Mrs Walter Kendrick tied to the bride. The bride wore white satin with veil. matron of honor was sister Mrs Walter Kendrick. bridesmaids included the groom’s sister and cousin. Two solos were performed by a Chicago radio singer. After photos, a dinner followed, then an eight o clock reception in the couple's honor.
Crone relatives gathered on the Johnson lawn for the 24th Crone family reunion with about 100 attendees. Officers elected were Grant Crone president and Edward Lindgren vice president with others serving as treasurer and officers. A Tuesday service note from St Pauls and First Lutheran churches appears with minor town references and historical recollections.
The article notes confirmation and Holy Supper as a central event next Sunday with vows before God. It mentions Miss Elowyn Glover starting parish work, a confirmation class, and a teachers meeting in Venona, with Holy Communion planned at 10 45 in church.
Kenneth Holmstrom associate member of Varna Chapter Future Farmers of America placed second in the sheep shearing contest at the Chicago Junior Market Lamb Show. He won a Stewart No. 6 power grinder valued at 24 dollars. The annual event is sponsored by the Chicago Flexible Shaft Company and Sheep-Breeder Magazine.
Fragmented OCR notes describe Mrs Stella Hayden and Mrs Buck traveling from Griggsville to Peoria and Jacksonvill e visiting relatives, attending church events, and renewing acquaintances at a Rural Life Conference planning meeting. The text references the Illinois State Grange and a Home Week in February with various locals listed.
The Varna County Lamb Show in Chicago highlighted 358 entries from Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin with 4 H and F F A sponsorship. Antrim and Condit placed in the pen competition while Miriam E Meyer a 13 year old Iroquois County 4-H member exhibited the champion 80 pound crossbred wether selling at 42.00 per cwt.
Wendell Palm, a Varna boy stationed at St. Augustine Florida, reports a change of address to Manning Poo No U S Coast Guard Gra Sta Panes Belveon Hotel St Augustine Florida. He reads the home news regularly and enjoys the paper.
At the Varna school junior lamb show on June 15, students from Hopewell Neighbor Kids and Antrim are noted for high ratings with Kenneth Condit and others receiving A grades. George Deak of Washburn judged. Jenne R. Val Antri and FFA members prepared lambs for Chicago Union Stock Yards entry after the event.
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