Cold snap cuts Illinois fruit yields and delays harvest
Illinois fruit expert Harry W. Day reports wholesale destruction of strawberry blooms reducing the crop by about half and delaying maturity to May 10 to 15 in southern Illinois. Peach blossoms suffer in low ground with Massac and Centralia areas hit hardest. apples lightly damaged and Quincy area spared. Temperatures ranged from 26 to 20 degrees as a cold wave delays fruit and vegetable development across the state.
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Ilinois
Harry W. Day
Hlinois Agricultural Association
Massac County
Centralia
Quincey
Illinois
First Three States Ratify Nineteenth Amendment
Illinois Wisconsin and Michigan led ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment on June 10 1919 giving women the right to vote as the first three states to do so.
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Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Insurance firm aids tornado damaged farms in Illinois
J. H. Kelker notes many insured losses across Tazewell Fulton Schuyler and St. Clair counties. The company will issue checks for full insured losses to help rebuild homes and farms. George Istner says wind damage hit about fifty Tazewell county homes and payments will not meet all losses. Chas Masching says adjusters were swift and most losses have been settled with few remaining to adjust.
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J. H. Kelker
Tazewell
Fulton
Schuyler
St. Clair
Hiinvis
George H. Istner
George Thiem
Ilinois Agricultural Association Record
Chas
Masching
The
Farmers Mutual
Lavina Guinther Taken to Ottawa Sanatorium
Miss Lavina Guinther went to Ottawa Monday for treatment at the sanatorium. Her brother Harlan Guinther and Mrs. Harold Fox of Savannah accompanied her to visit her husband a patient there. They returned home Monday evening. Roy Hinebaugh hosted supper Saturday with Mason Spaulding and family Blaine McGinty and James Morgan. Fred Olson and family visited Ambrose Olson in Morrison on Sunday.
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Lavina Guinther
Ottawa
Canatarium
Harlan Guinther
Harold Fox
Savanna
Roy Hinebaugh
Mason Spaulding
Blaine McGinty
James Morgan
Fred Olson
Ambrose Olson
Morrison
George Dambmat Jr
Walters
Clinton
Raymond Mackey
Tracy Eaglin
Hazel Fraugechwerdt
Wheaton
Fiester
H. H. Zugschwerdt
Howard Mackey
William Quest
Kenneth Senneff
Chicago
Elizabeth Senneff
Billings Memorial Hospital
Aurora
Zephy
Co. R. Way
Otho Summers
Polo
Summer
Lawrence Lee
Fred Spinka
Fifteenth Ave
9Th Street
East Moline
Fairbanks-Morse Co
Charles Shuman
Durand
Harold Rahn
John Temple
Marjorie Tomman
Lanark
Marjory Zugschwerdt
Wellman Bitner
Evan
Milledgeville
Henry Bitner
Hoyt Ferris
Arthur
A. A. Brand
Tannen Baum
Brodhead
Wis
Louis Bush
John Bush
Carl Walters
Harold
Amos Burkholder
George Dambman Jr
Geo. Dambman Sr
Lena Tripp
Dubuque
Orville Allen
Margaret Barnhart
Albert Queckboerner
June Queckboerner
John Doty
Sterling
Roy Queckboerner
Glenn Kendall
Ashton
Mary Robinson
Charles and
Kenneth Tripp
Flave Lego
Engagement announced of Jean McCleary of Chadwick kin
Mr and Mrs Ben S Plummer of Bassano Alberta announce the engagement of their eldest daughter Jean McCleary to John D Grainer of Angusville Manitoba The wedding is set for Friday April 15 at the Plummers home The couple plan to live on a farm near Brooks Alberta They formerly resided in Chadwick and are well known locally
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Ben S. Plummer
Bassano
Alberta
Canada
Jean McCleary
John D. Grainer
Angusville
Manitoba
Entertaining Guests Over Week End
Mr and Mrs Boyd Handel hosted guests over the weekend including Mr and Mrs Lee Carrigs Mrs Paul Hartman and Mildred McLaughlin of Waterloo Iowa Also at Sunday dinner were Mr and Mrs Lee Hartman and family Mr and Mrs John Stein Mr and Mrs H P Hartman Mr and Mrs William Provant and daughter Shirley Mae and Mrs Sepha Stein of Mt Carroll
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Boyd Handel
Lee Carrigs
Paul Hartman
Mildred McLaughlin
Waterloo
Handel
Lee Hartman
John Stein
H. P. Hartman
William Provant
Shirley Mae
Sepha Stein
Mt. Carroll
Dessert Bridge Party At Mrs Woy Home
Mrs Charles Woy hosted a dessert bridge luncheon Saturday afternoon at her home. Present were Mrs W J Woy of Chicago Miss Zegina Beckmire of Highland Park Miss Alice Swartz and Mesdames Annette Clement Oscar Daehler William Quest and Bes Humbert.
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Way Home
Charles Woy
W. J. Woy
Chicago
Zegina Beckmire
Highland Park
Alice Swartz
Annette Clement
Oscar Daehler
William Quest
Bes Humbert
Mackays Return Home From South
Mr and Mrs Donald Mackay and son and Mr and Mrs D F Mackay returned the first of this week from the south where they had been visiting since the first of the year in Florida and other southern states. They report a very enjoyable vacation. While at Key West Florida Mrs D F Mackay went to Cuba via the Pan American Airways.
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Donald Mackay
D. F. Mackay
South
Florida
Key West
Fla
Cuba
Pan American Airway
Love as the path to world peace and unity
The Christian Science Monitor argues that universal brotherhood through divine Love can overcome fear and hostility between nations. It asserts nations are a single family, needing selfless service, shared progress, and moral renewal to end wars and secure lasting peace. A Yale-like conference on juvenile delinquency follows, with state and Big Brothers Big Sisters support in Danville from May 9 to 11.
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John
God
Paul
Mary Baker Eddy
Brotherhood of Nations
Earth
The
Christian Science Monitor
Danville
State Department of Public Welfare
Big Brothers and
Big Sisters Organizations
Illinois
Birthday Party for Betty and Evelyn Lego
Mrs. Lawrence Lego hosted a Saturday birthday party at her home honoring daughters Betty age five and Evelyn age three. A crowd of children attended and were served refreshments. guests included Donna Jear, Darlene Provant, Janice Schreiner, Owen and Joann Kuhse, Dorothy and Ruth Shibley, Richard Dambman, Carol Kness, and Cleo Weber.
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Betty
Evelyn Lego
Lawrence Lego
Hhe
Evelyn
Woman's Club Postpone Meeting
The Chadwick Woman's Club meeting scheduled for today at Mrs Louis Frank's home has been indefinitely postponed. The local club accepted an invitation to attend a MillEdgeville club meeting yesterday.
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Chadwick Woman’s Club
Louis Frank
Milledgeville Club
Build 14 New Tables For Use At Schoolhouse
The boards of education of the local grade and high schools announce the completion of 14 new tables for school use. Donations funded the project with E M Rit enour Don Harris Oscar Daehler S S Harter Roy Queckboerner Elmer Zugschwerdt Lee Etnyre Marion Hartman Lyle Carbaugh and Spurgeon Harter Jr contributing time and effort. Materials cost was covered by the two school boards.
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E. M. Ritenour
Don Harris
Oscar Daehler
Ss. S. Harter
Roy Queckboerner
Elmer Zugschwerdt
Lee Etnyre
Marion Hartman
Lyle Carbaugh
Spurgeon Harter
Foreman Quip Highlights Employer Applicant Exchange
A brief exchange turns on roles as the applicant jokes the employer’s request for work implies wanting a foreman. The line plays on job hierarchy and expectations in a concise, humorous moment.
Social News From Milledgeville Area Families
Numerous local residents hosted and visited relatives during Sunday and weekend gatherings. Guests included the Walters of Clinton Indiana, the Mackeys, Eaglins, and Senneffs in Chicago and Aurora, plus visits to or from Dambman and Zugschwerdt families, Queckboerner and Tripp households, with several trips to Dubuque and Durand mentioned.
Fears AAA Will Boost Milk Output Amid Price Pressures
Wilfred Shaw of the Kansas Agricultural Association warns that the AAA of 1938 may spur farmers to grow more silage hay and pasture crops to meet soil conservation rules. He notes non-dairy farmers avoid milking unless dairy products pay, while surplus milk remains about five percent higher than a year ago and cold weather will only briefly temper production.
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Wilfred Shaw
Kinois Agricultural Association
Shaw
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Donald J. Sikkema
Sikkema
Funeral Home
Allen’s Tea Room
Iowa
Jaco
Chadwick Briefs
Chadwick News
Mackays
Barrett
Fukton
Ries
Erly
J & P Shoppe
Clinton, Iowa
Barnette
HAT Shop
Fifth Avenue South
Bowl Bretons
Woman’s Club
Ptores
Thomson
G. H. Thompson
Walter Electric Shop
Tri-City
Fulton, Il
Considine
Candy Laundry Agency
5 Kool Supplies
Lincoln Way
Fulton, NL
H. E. Bragonier
Ave
Clinton, Ia
Pape
Pershing Blvd
Savanna, Ill
AAA
Holland's Barber Shop
Morrison Panitorium
Joe Delp
Colgate’s
Alka Seltzer
Lax
Jergen
Nord-Agar
Vick
Vatronal
Sloan’s Liniment
Williamson’s Rexall Drug Store
Ill
Bill
Beth
Skelgas
McCullagh Bros
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