Destructive storms sweep through spring towns causing damage
Reports describe a powerful spring storm passing near Camp Grove causing damage as it moved northwest. Local residents note continued threats of similar storms and potential losses in other areas. The piece also covers community life including visits, illness, Red Cross drives, funerals, and local officials urging support for war relief efforts.
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Eveluy
Camp Grove
Sisthie Mda Bey
Helena Hannum
Peoria
Elmer Stunt
Earl Wable
Will Shorts
Mary Schubert
Rebecca McAlister
Joseph Bogner
Bertha
Miga Steele
Mattie Phelps
Opal Swearingen
Adeline Barker
Jesse Phelps
T.R. Seelye’s
Red Cross
Conrad Bogner
New York
France
Whitefield Township
Europe
Red Cross Sale and Community News at Putnam
Social notices describe visits from Mrs Charles Tealle and two daughters of Joliet, church services, a Red Cross sale on June 8 at Putnam, and a boost for a Friendship Quilt fundraiser. Local residents visit relatives, attend baptisms, and prepare for baccalaureate and commencement events.
Crow Meadow Community Notes and Visits
Mrs James Burt hosts visitor Mrs Louise Frey of Amboy while S J Rush, a piano tuner from Lyon Healy Chicago, tunes the Quinn home piano. Activities include Peoria theater attendance by Shoira Miner Rollins and a Red Cross parade sighting in Peoria.
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James Burt
Louise Frey
Amboy
J Rush
Lyon & Healy
Chicago
J. EB. Quinn
Shoira Miner Rollins
Peoria
James Case
J. & Quinn
Town City
Big Sister
Jefferson
Clark Ball
Red Cross
Union Ahonig
Lacon
Mildred
Wabel
Harrison School
Improvements at Saratoga M. E. Church Report
Sunday school attendance was 17 with a 69 cent collection. Rev. Waters ceased his sermon due to a storm. No evening devotional meeting. Men tore down sheds to rebuild. ladies prepared the rostrum floor for a rug purchase. A social at Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Smith on May 24 to raise funds for next winter's fuel. Mrs. Riley Diverbiss placed a monument on her family lot in the cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waters
W. A. Smith
Riley Diverbiss
Putnam Play Draws Large Crowd As Community Notes Roll In
A busy Putnam page describes a large turnout for the class play Tuesday night and a fun filled week with calls, visits, and social events. Red Cross drives in Henry raise funds while local families travel to visit kin and attend commencements. The Son of Democracy drama at the Henry opera house delights audiences but questions remain about a Grancet payment.
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Putnam
J. B. Anderson
A. J. Stapp
Anna Longmah
Harry Finley
Frank Anderson
Lewis Scage’s
Mildred Mielkey
Wilford
Bernice Kane
W Spratt
Daniel Anderson
George Finley
Mankato Minn
Fred Finley
Red Cross
Henry
Clarence Anderson
Tis
Kitwa
Berry
Dora Simmons
Lindsay Anderson
Wheatland Ts
Nettie Peteen
Carrie Anderson
Walter Winship
Baby
Ginnys Yorger
Henry Hospital
Bradford
Velma Anderson
W. Spratt
Joe Long
Myrle Anderson
Plano
Iowa
Dewey
France
Henry Opera House
Benjamin Chapin
Paramount
Chapin
Motion Picture Theater
New Universal Tone Arm Plays All Records
A phonograph advances with a universal tone arm designed to play records from any make. It promises broader compatibility and smoother operation across diverse disc formats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Universal Tone Arm
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Chix Bey Ray
Bai ‘Ade Henry U5
Whitefield Center
Frank Barnes
Princeton
Oat Barnes
Sarah Russell
Corda Even
Harold
Abingdon
Helen
Lewis Odell
Olive Latham
Petterson
Hallock
James Green
James Burnett
Violet
Hoopeston Ent
Elmer
Bprance
Hnalféck
Speer
John Bliss
Princeville
Star
Mra J C Spencer
Anmawan
Congregational Church
Rnencer
Richard Baynes
H C Merrilland
W.S. Root
Jennie Swan
Lawn Ridge
Delsatein
Pen Po
Peter Colgan
Fred Noll
Motor Safes Company
Wyoming Post-Herald
Theodore Noll
Evoy
Chirothe
Supp
Maygt
Nott M
Wes Walter Req
Charles Tealle
Joliet
Murphy
Ross
Tevens
Kewanee T
William Chesney
Tiskiwa
W Ss Murphy
E. Murphy
Miles Henkins
Hennepin
Senachwine Township
W.H. Downey
Helen Wherry
Montrose
Retta Spitzier
Darlene
Clive Dawson
Ethel
Rhoda Kildow
Christian—church
Methodist Church
G. E B. Tilton
Town Hall
C. M. Sanford
Illinois State Normal University
Harry, Walser
J. H. Pearson
Harold Whitmer
T. Whitmer
Will Pearson
Billy
Louis Nighsanger
Booster
Putnam M
Glenn Tilton
Crow Meadow
Saratoga M. E. Church
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Eprright Hart Schatinar
Marc
Lone Tree
Veyza
Graduola
Phonograph
Aeolian
Vocalion
Yee
G. E. Fenwick
Ill
Somautt
Eevee Vreeeer J. H. Hubert
DILLE
B. U. Battin
Qurtis
HERRY
O. F
Hallfarth
Stoneberg
Bartteev Steel Poultry and Egg Dealer
EL Penmor
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