Protestant aid and missions drive cross nations and Alaska
A cablegram from the China Advisory Committee to the Church Committee for China Relief requests 100000 for soup kitchens bedding and shelters after a Kukong air raid that left twenty thousand homeless. Funds are also being raised for a Diocesan House chapel and edifices in Alaska under Bishop John B. Bentley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China Advisory Committee
Church Committee For China Relief
America
Kukong
China
Rowe
Protestant Episcopal Missions
Alaska
United States
John B. Bentley
Engagement Ring Question From Grandpa and Post Office Notice
A dialogue notes a question about why a man gives a diamond engagement ring. The grandfather responds with a rustic line. A postmaster warns of possible office closure if mail volume stays low and jokes about placing an ad seeking a husband for a wealthy widow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy
Grandpa
Public Auctions Upstate and Midwest Happenings This Month
Public sales schedule includes Harry Kipnis auction at Mt. Carroll Fla on Apr 23 starting 11 50 a m featuring horses cattle hogs and sheep. Sterling Sales Pavilion Ster ling IN hosts weekly livestock auction Thursdays at 10 30 a m with horses cattle hogs sheep. Wm Ehredt Sons hold Savanna sale Apr 17 at noon with Hereford and Angus cattle dairy and butcher cows and breeding bulls. Ned Turner estate sale Apr 17 at Argo Fla 10 a m includes furniture tools 1928 Chevrolet and miscellaneous items. Earl Holman Sr and Earl Holman plan Apr 24 Thomson lot sale with boats cabins motors and various articles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Kipnis
Mt. Carroll
Fla
Sterling Sales
Sterling, IN
Wm. Ehredt
Milwaukee Stock Yards
Savanna
Ned Turner
Argo Fa
Chevrolet
Earl and
Frank Holman, Sr
Earl Holman
Thomson
Fresh and smoked fish and sewing goods ad
Sewing machines parts and accessories. Hume Appliance Co Ful ton Tl. 4-23 tf Fresh and smoked fish. No ration tickets required. Robinsons Fish Market on Rt. 80 in Thomson. 2-26tf
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hume Appliance Co
Fulton, Tl
Robinson's Fish Market
Thomson
Purebred Holstein Bulls For Sale From Tested Herd
Livestock sale notice listing purebred Holstein bulls from high testing dams. Herd tested for tuberculosis and Bangs disease. Contact Rush W. Carroll Thomson route for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. B
Bangs
Rush W. Carroll
Thomson
The Missus and Hubby Debate Rare Cheese Name
The couple jokes about a cheese so strong it earns the nickname Samson. The Missus offers to reveal the cheese’s name, while Hubby humorously insists on the bold label.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missus
Hubby
Samson
Early dental care can prevent widespread illness and lost work
An Illinois Medical Society committee urges early detection and treatment of dental decay to prevent infections that can affect heart disease arthritis and other ailments. A nationwide survey shows over 80 percent suffer dental disease and many rejections in military service stem from dental defects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois State Medical Society
Epitaph and Rambles from a Souvenir Column
A cluttered column blends epigram and satire on war bonds Grandmothers spinning wheels and gas ration books with a dash of local color. It riffs on mottos penny science and a farmerly prodding of readers with wry quips and stray quotes.
Fragmented dialogue hints at a rustic exchange
A rambling, fragmented passage includes a line about conserving timber, a person named Gus Brumer mentioning shooting a woodpecker, odd phrases about tomatoes and seed catalogs, plus a sentimental pledge of faithfulness and a plan to part for a festive spot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Brumer
Treasure Underground in Illinois Quarries
An Illinois survey shows only a small fraction of quarries are exhausted, yet vast underground rock remains. The article notes the state's quarries have supplied stone for homes, churches, bridges, railways, and farm soils, with no risk to future needs as usage continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll
Rock Island
Winois
Ilinois
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Review Classifieds
API Ae
A W.reid
Central Bureau For Inter-Church Aid
Little Church
Fiskenaesset
Godthaab
Greenland
Denmark
Jens Chemnitz
National Christian Council of India
India
Henry A. Wallace
God
The
Board of Foreign Missions of the
George W. Ivey & Sons
P Ostering
Brew & Cement
Clyde Joharing
Morrison
A. L. Boothby
National Bank
Jake Kerkstra
Fulton
General Automotive
Strand Theatre
Clinton
Laws
Bear System
General Auto CO
Bear
4Th Ave
Clinton Auto Wrecking CO
N. 2Nd St
Clinton, Iowa
17Th Ave
Iowa
Altman-Shoall Hide and Fur Company
Market St
Denver
Colo
WELLS
Lanark
Robert Sargent
Presbyterian Church
Herrick Young
Fifth Avenue
New York
Methodist Board of Missions
Miss Ruth Ransom
Congregational Christian Church
R. E. Chandler
Beacons Street
Boston
Asia
Africa
Latin-America
Near East
Mr. Brown
Mrs. Brown
Miller White & Woods
Earl A. Brotzman
Union Ore Yards
Chicago
Illinois
Wm. Ehredt and Son
Glenn Teeter & Son
Brookville
E. Wehmeyer
J. J. Gruske Agency
18Th St
R. L
R. I
W. J. Mackay
Mount Carroll
Ill
Mammoth Clover Seed
Loomer Downing
Mt. Carroll, Il
Fred Smith
Argo
Farm Seeds
Alfalfa
Timothy Clover
Savanna Farm Supplies, Inc
Johnson
Richard Heide
Sterling Garage
Sterling, Til
J. P. Stroup
Wren Houses
Paul Strukhoff
East Lynn
Frank Rexford
BABY
White Leghorns
White Rocks
New Hampshire
Reda
Purina Chows
Patek Paints
Milledgeville, Ill
U. S
Miller Hatchery
Lanark, Ill
Fowler Farms
Albany
Garden Plain
P. B. Brown
Alvin Franck
Maquoketa
Hampshire
Clayton Kaul
Chadwick
Wm. Provant
P. O
Forreston, al
Atkinson
Joe Cook
Beier Bakery
Freeport
Illy St
Alfred Johannsen
Delmar, Lown
Sterling
Aurora
Pillsbury Feed Mill
Tom
Harry
Riggs
Ross
FOY Hatchery
Henry
Jim
Just
Jive Bull
Union Grove
Kipnis Sales
MT. Carroll Sales Co
H, K'pni
A. M. Potts
O. D
J. H. Potts & Son
Main Ave
Clinton, la
Boone Oats
Plant Traver
Travel
OUR
Jim Bull
Wesley Sack
Hartman Implement Sales
Wm. Goddard
Clarence Hanson
Jess Wood
Morrison Implement Co
Robert Acker
Anderson & Jacobs
John E. Housenga
Forrest Thompson
Paul Graehling
Milledgeville
Farmers Hatchery Exchange
Elizabeth
Richland Soybean Seed
W. H. Foster
M. D
Wilson
T. J. Larey Insurance of
10Th Ave
Fulton, Ill
Wade
Sabula
Frankiiy
Ben Franklin
Eve
Adam
Strawberry Lane
RKR Vi. UF
Ed Robinson
G. W. Blohm Chiropractor
4Th Ave. S
Thien
Illinds
O. A. Kinsel
Naprapath Morrison
Stransdale Farms
Savanna, Ill
DR. E. J. Musk
Musk Optical Company
Thomas Jefferson
Charlotte Bronte
Shakespeare
Brumer, JR
Jewelers
Clinton, N
Western Union
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