Textile Painting lesson at Topeka Home Bureau meeting
The Topeka Unit of the Home Bureau held a Thursday session at Mrs. Richard Carpenter’s home to learn Textile Painting led by Mrs. Carpenter. Attendees included Mrs. Loren Harfst and Mrs. Henry Strube as well as a report of others visiting nearby towns and areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
The
Home Bureau
Richard Carpenter
Pekin
Ira Rakestraw
H. G. Strube
Glenn Strube
Wayne Wulfert
Peoria
Charles Kidwell
Lorrene
Herman Glick
Jo Ann
Leta Trimpe
Birthday Dinner Honors Mrs. Madelyn Meyer in Peoria
Mrs. Madelyn Meyer celebrated her birthday on June 15 with a dinner Sunday at Glen Oak Park in Peoria. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Dean Meyer, Mrs. Carl Porter and grandsons Floyd Sours Jr and Tony Stoltz, Mrs. Maude Copelan, Mr. and Mrs. Burton Guengerich, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gilmore, Miss Joan Grant, Delores Fingard, James Gilmore and Tom Strawbridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madelyn Meyer
Glen Oak Park
Peoria
Dean Meyer
Carl Porter
Floyd Sours, Jr
Tony Stoltz
Pekin
Maude Copelan
South Pekin
Burton Guengerich
Harold Gilmore
Joan Grant
Delores Fingard
James Gilmore
Tom Strawbridge
Visiting Brother Dorothy Smith Marshall Heads to Clinton
Mrs. Dorothy Smith Marshall left last Thursday for Clinton Iowa to visit her brother Tom Smith for several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Smith Marshall
Clinton, Ia
Tom Smith
Mighty Workers for Such a Little Price Classified Ad
Classified ad offers job seekers quick work at a small cost with bold promises. It highlights the lure of easy earnings and minimal qualifications, appealing to readers seeking fast employment opportunities.
Sunday Social Guests Share Visits Across Peoria Bloomington Areas
Local residents visited family and friends across Roseville Bloomington Pekin Delavan Peoria Havana Forest City and Galesburg. Notable gatherings included Father’s Day dinners and hospital trips with many households hosting relatives and neighbors in the weekend.
Sunday Dinner Guests and Family Gatherings Across Area
A roundup of social visits includes Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kastner hosting at Sam Kastner’s home, Frank Palmer visiting his father in Forest City, and the Velde families in Havana and Philadelphia. Also noted are gatherings for birthdays, relatives visiting from Bensonville, and a rodeo trip by Combs and Sugg groups, with Ada Wilson’s travel plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Stockert
John Renwick
Ross Decker
Havana
Henry Wendt
Walter Kreiling
Joretta
Leta Trimpe
Richard Trimpe
Easton
Lutheran
Cimco Farm
Henry Strube
Ira Rakestraw
E. B. LeSourd
Franklin Armbrust
Floyd LeSourd
Linda Rose
Detroit
Michigan
Peoria
Jesse Hirst
Frank Reynolds
Thomas
Wayne Hirst
Ernest Palmer
Eva Wilson
Ferde Hinegardener
Jacksonville
Charles Wilson
Clint Thomas
Mineral
Sterling Woodley
Jean Marie
Sam Woodley
Robert Kastner
Sam Kastner
Frank Palmer
Mrs. Palmer
Fuller Jackson
Forest City
Ties Velde
Richard Velde
Philadelphia
Pat Velde
Mrs
Nelson Scherer
Josephine
Nelson Breedlove
William Parr
Billy
Ada Jean
Mollie Runyon
Alan Hubbard
Parr’s
Bensonville
Ada Wilson
North Alton
Charles Endicott
Ernest Cooper
Mackinaw
Clarence Reed
Bud Schmick
Lewis Combs
Ray O’hara
Sidney Combs
George Kidman
Doris Page
Walter Sugg
East Peoria
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jo Ann Glick
Knox College
Lydia Deverman
Harold Deverman
Frank Maskel
Bartonville
J. F. McCarty
Meredosia
Russell McClintIck
Illinois
Yn Baderg
Fredman Bros
Court ST
Pekin’ Ill
Mesdames
Euly Collier
Mabel Schierbeck
Harry Monroe
Roseville
Ed Hoeft
Bloomington
William Hoeft
John Hoeft
Kate Hirst
Manita
J. A. Davis
Bruce Cole
Ralph Ethell
Paul Clauser
Delavan
Wayne Wistehoff
Kinsman
James Seelye
Julius Shulhof
Michael Galvin and Sons
Charles Vaughn
Melton
Emma Pollard
Louise Heckman
Block and Khuls
Wilbur Woodley
San Jose
Mrs. Julius Stark
Louis DeSutter
St. Pauls Lutheran Church
Agnes Gay
Alfred Gray
Sarah Crawford
Canton
Eli Johnson
Waukegan
Ray Hill
Emma Hart
Elmer Scherer
Clarence Fornoff
Etta Mahr
Ann Hinegardener
Mollie Corbett
Mabel
Stuart Thomas
Otho Thomas
Harold Mason
Elmer Mason
Oston Mason
Janan
Miami
Flordia
Glen Gore
Galesburg
George Meyer
W. G. Gore
Lyle Hoeft
Harry Selker
Joe Klosterman
Elwood
Herman Schnicker
Gertrude Vetter
Rufus Skaggs
Ada Frederick
Sophia Himmel
Kenny
Genny Sue Himmel
Loren Himmel
Clarke
David
Tenn
Cheryl
Dianna
Rudy Hirst
Henry Hilst
Ivan and
Robert Hilst
Jeanette Hewitt
Ruel Hewitt
Keokuk
Iowa
Joann Hewitt
Miss Hewitt
Earl Heckman
Frank Pallmer
Anna Starrett
Rogers Bros
America
Henry Birkenbusch & Son
Court Street
Henry Fornoff
Judy Fornoff
Nelson Fornoff
Harry Fornoff
Ralph Guengerich
Danny
Ben Hill
Air King Leade
Almco
Lester's Radio & Appliance Service
Lester W. Hilst
A‘. Monroe
St. Paul Lutheran Church
International Harvester Co
International Harvester
RES
Manito Hardware Co
ABC
Tesmisie
Wringer
Central
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!