Topeka Home Bureau Meeting and Community Club Reunion
The Topeka Unit of the Home Bureau met April 21 at 11 am at Mrs. Dorland Smiths home. Lessons on Fancy Tea Sandwiches First-aid Floor Coverings and Safety were given by members including Mrs. Stanley Noll Mrs. Harold Schierbeck Mrs. Virgil Himmel and others. A covered dish lunch followed. The Walker School Community Club reunion with a pot-luck dinner occurred April 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
The
Home Bureau
Dorland Smith
Stanley Noll
Harold Schierbeck
Virgil Himmel
Herey Atwater
Orville Himmel
Jeanne
Richard Carpenter
Nelson
Sallee
Floyd LeSourd
Russell Friedrich
Colleen
Charles Rountree
Dean Bowman
Heney Atwater
Eugene McHarry
Marie
Danny
Harold Sohierbeck
Smith, Sr
Henry Strube
Clarence Unland
Harold Bennett
C. C. Himmel
Havana
Walker School Community Club
Dixon Mounds
Car Care Ahead of Summer Vacation
Quick check for summer travel includes complete lubrication with oil change and grease. Shop highlights high quality gas and oil plus friendly service to keep cars running smoothly.
Family visits and hospital stops fill Peoria scenes
A string of local social notes records visits to Sylvia at Methodist Hospital in Peoria, slumber guests, Walther League party in Havana, and 4-H sewing club planning at Coon School led by Mrs. Jack Sarff. Other items list hospital stays, weekend guests, and farm record studies noting earnings impacts, plus an Illinois plant disease course and legume rotation benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Sylvia
Methodist Hospital
Marilyn Himmel
Dena Blessman
Havana
Merry Maidens 4-H
Coon School
Jack Sarff
Floyd LeSourd
4-H
Frank Maskey
Bartonville
J. F. McCarty
Henry Strubes
Chas E. Willard
Walter Pidgeon
Chicago
Emma Trent
John Wulfert
Wayne
Herman Strube
Henry Strube
Ira Rakestraw
St. Francis Hospital
Illinois
Mighty Workers for Such a Little Price Classified Ad
Ad copy fragment shows a classified header promising bargain labor or services at a small cost. Readable bits suggest small job offers or crew listings. No clear names, dates, or locations are retained in the fragment.
Phosphate Added to Manure Balances Plant Food Content
The Middle West Soil Improvement Committee says adding superphosphate to barnyard manure boosts plant food balance and field effectiveness. Prof. C. J. Chapman notes manure is low in phosphorus and adds 25 pounds per ton raises phosphate to 10 pounds per ton while helping hold nitrogen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Middle West Soil Improvement Committee
C. J. Chapman
Extension Agronomist
University of Wisconsin
Prof. Chapman
Chapman
Chaman
Sod Crops Boost Farm Profits and Soil Health
The article notes sod crops as profitable for farms, highlighting grass and legumes to support more cattle per acre, improve soil structure, and prepare land for future crops. It mentions adding phosphate and potash, with a sales-like line urging readers to "try it yourself."
Rural Box Improvement Week in Forest City
Rural Box Improvement Week designates the first week of May for Forest City area residents on rural mail routes to repair and upgrade mail boxes. Boxes should accommodate parcel post packages. an inspection will occur during the month. St Johns Lutheran church hosts an evening of pictures on May 1 at 8 p.m. featuring Queen Esther a travel film and a comedy. lunch and an offering follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest City
St Johns Lutheran Church
St. Johns Lutheran Church
Birth Announced for Hibbard Couple’s First Child
Mr and Mrs Stanley Hibbard announce the birth of an 8 lb 2 oz daughter born Saturday morning April 23 at Pekin hospital Susanna Lee is chosen for the name. The child has a two year old brother Lyndon. The mother is former Maxine Carey of Forest City. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Frank Carey and Mr and Mrs Roy Hibbard of Forest City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Hibbard
Pekin the Hospital
Susanna Lee
Lyndon
Maxine Carey
Forest City
Frank Carey
Roy Hibbard
Forest City Township grade schools set April 29 commencement
Commencement exercises will be held Friday April 29 at 8:00 p.m. in the Forest City high school auditorium. The program includes a pro cessional, invocations, solos, a chorus, a diploma presentation by Ben Schwering, and a commencement address by Rev. J. Reynolds. Diplomas go to Forest City and Union No 1 graduates including Eloise Whitaker Delores Hirst Margaret Purdy Jean Callaway Marjorie Eyman Josephine Tisdale Kenneth Pennington Parker Lawlis LeRoy James William Rose Kreiling Donna Spaits Ann Warner and Arla Jean Foste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest City Township
Vera Hermann
Elmer Bortel
Arla Jean Foste
Edith Bartel
Wilma Kreiling
Arla Vean Foste
Sandra Spaits
Forest
Forest City
J. Reynolds
First Methodist Church
Pekin
Ben Schwering
Jos. Hobbs
Eloise Whitaker
Delores C. Hirst
Margaret Ann Purdy
Jean Callaway
Marjorie Eyman
Josephine Tisdale
Kenneth Pennington
Parker L. Lawlis
Spaits
LeRoy James
William Rose Kreiling
Donna Arlene Spaits
Ann Carolyn Warner
Union No. 1
School Teachers Named Across District Listings
Vergril L Bortell and numerous others are listed alongside their schools and teachers. Forest City Spaits Union No 1 White Wessling Bishop Pleasant Row Coon Grove Mt Carmel names appear with teachers Vera Hermann Kathryn Copper Nora Cannon Erma Strawbridge Mabel Umbadidge Mary Vaughn Gladys Armbrust Mayme Seelye Glenna DeGroot among others.
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Carmen McCarty
Friedricks Hall
Bernice Thompson
Mary Osing
Walter Kreiling
Harold Himmel
Smith Sr
Holland
Arthur Friedrich
Cole and
Runyon
Jenkin's Rexall Store
Manita, Illinois
Fredman Bros
Court ST
Pekin’ Ill
Missouri University Agronomists
Chas Kidwell
Lorrene
Proctor Hospital
U. S
University of Illinois
T. J. Burrill
Court Street
Geterbabe
AUTO
L. A. Wilson
OSV
American Gem Society
Pekin, Illinois
Frank Corbin
Mason City
John Merkle & Sons
Peoria, Ill
Vergril L. Bortell
White
Fred E. Friedrich, John L. Dosier
Weasling
Eloise Anna Wahlfeld
Elaine Ester Strube
Bishop—Harriett J. Gray
Maxine A. Gray
Dennis J. Woiwode
Pleasant Row
Daniel M. Knackmuhl
John Darrel Daley
Coon Grove
Nelson W. Schm
Carmel
Richard Leroy
Rites
Johnson Funeral Home
Manito, Il
Holmes and Edwards
Jenkin
Rexall Store
Manito, Illinois
FORD
Milion Dollar Cabs
Bender Sales & Service
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