Local notices from Varna and Wildwood districts
Community items record visits and illnesses among Varna and nearby towns. Notables include Lynn Broaddus and George Copland on business trips, Mrs. Ida Murphy and Dr. Kinsley traveling for family health matters, and local social events at Wenona and Senachwine lake. The August home department picnic and church activities are announced with attendees and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Varna
Lynn Broaddus
Péorla
George Copland
Chicago
Miss Binley
Lexington
John Roberts
Iges Myers
Washburn
Ida Murphy
Olney
Orman Mudd
California
Sammy
Frank Price
Peoria
Henry Eddingfield
Streator
Maud Bel
Proctor Hospital
L. V. Ricketts
Chillicothe
Cc. E. Ricketts
Travis
Elsie
Charles Martin
H. H. Thierry
Babe
Wenona
Jennie
Winnie McCuskey
Senachwine Lake
Patvey Broaddus
Normal
Homer Whetzel
Lloyd Kidd
Magnolia
Massy
L. McBride
Raymond Kohler
Myers Kohler
The Home Paper Reflects Town Life and Values
An editorialized description of a local newspaper’s role, praising its focus on community news, births, marriages, and virtues while skirting scandal and personal attacks. It contrasts with city dailies and cites a Peoria Herald-Transcript note on wheat shipment observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jordan's
Peoria Herald-Transcript
Péoria
Ilinois
Tompkins
Peoria
Cy P
Sugar Grove Local Social Notes Include Visits and Guests
The Sugar Grove column lists guests and visits including Rev. Gebhart at C. L. Clawson’s home, Goldie Spencer with Mrs. Wier, Elgie Clawson returning from Henry, Vern Duffield and Lilian visiting Henry, Ivan Smith from Peoria with sister Mrs. John Loomis, Lawrence Gregory with Orval Ball, and Martha Wilson accompanying Frank Clift to Henry for a Chautauqua event. It also includes a quoted riddle about a force blamed for mischief in business and daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitefield
Gilmore
Indianola
Hess
Foster
Rock Island
Ivan Smith
Peoria
J. Loomis
Wm. Teats
Fountain
Illinois
Home Department
Dwinell
Moffitt’s Grove
G M Clark
C. Fosdick
Timothy Debolt
Hugh Moffitt
Sugar Grove
Gebhart
C. L. Clawson
Goldie Spencer
Wier
Elgie Clawson
Henrys
Lilian
Vern Duffield
Henry
John B. Loomis
Lawrence Gregory
Orval Ball
Martha Wilson
Frank Clift
Illinois Methodist drive for 200000 social center dorms
Items of Interest notes a $200,000 appeal by Illinois Methodists to erect a social center and dormitories for students at the University of Illinois, decided at a Champaign Trinity church session. Rev. G McCammon named financial secretary to lead fundraising efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Ilinois
Illinois Methodist Commission
Trinity Methodist Church
Champaign
G. McCammon
Mt. Vernon
McCammon
Pennsylvania
United States
Road Building Rules From Michigan Official
Deputy state highway commissioner Frank Rogers outlines road building rules applicable in Illinois and Michigan, stressing proper drainage and graded roadbeds. He warns against excessive sand, promotes tile drains, and notes gravel roads as durable and economical. The piece merges guidance with a local reflective poem and brief anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank —H- Rogers
State ‘Highway Commissioner of
Michigan
Ilinois
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Hopewell
Gorn
Ida Linder
Alfred Swanson
Sweden
Gus
Harry Carlson
Eddie Carlson
Albert Carlson
August Bjork
Roberts
Algor Flesbergs
Otto Petersons
Charles Johnson
August Extrem
Maude Snryder
Storm Lake
I.a
Peter Extrem
Munster
Melin
Paul
Axel Hult
Peter Bensona
Aus Extroms
Della Exrom
the Home Paper
Mike
Ager
Egger T. A
Halt Schaffer & Marx
Hutchins & Downey, Henry
Ill
Springfield
Edith Asay
W J. Bryan
Secretary
Boards of Education
Board- of -Education
Akeep
Tim
The
Nazarene
F. ‘C. Wellman
Jways
Sary Tolks
Tllinois State Reformatory
Penn
Capponi
Tolté
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