Evening and Catholic Church Services Listed with S
Evening services at 7 30 p m led by Rev J W Gillespie and Rev William Kendall every Sunday. Catholic services at Fulton at 8 and 10 am and at St Johns Savanna at 6 8 and 10 am led by Rev Mark Witmer. Sunday School at 9 30 with an Easter program at 10 and church services at 10 30. Choir practice after the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Gillespie
William Kendall
Itf
Fulton
St. John’s Church
Savanna
Mark Witmer
Easter Choir Program and Faithful Life Lessons at Church
A Baptist church bulletin outlines 10:00 a m worship with The Gospel of an Angel and 11:00 a m Sunday School Our Living Lord study Paul Wilt Supt John 20 24 21 15 17. A Golden Rule Class meeting is set for April 21 followed by devotional roll call and refreshment committees. Next Sunday night at 8 o clock a special Easter songs service is planned. The article also shares religious reflections stressing first things first and Christ centered living from John 17 4 Romans 8 1-2 and Matthew 11 29 The piece ends with a call to attend church and Sunday School next Lord's Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Gillespie
Paul Wilt
Our Living Lord
John
Dan Sack
Paul K. Wilt
Eldon Hickey
Mervin Marshall
I .Uld
God
R. V
Christ
Victorius
Phil
Easter Program At Community Church Sunday
The Easter program at Community Church Sunday starts at 10 a m. The program features a list of performers including Linda Grim Mary Ann Tousley Gregory Mill Pamela Leighton Susan Cate and many others presenting songs Bible readings and reflections. The event promises varied musical pieces such as Our Easter Song Easter Blessing and Because The Boy Jesus Was Good performed by local participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Grim
Mary Ann Tousley
Gregory Mil
Pamela Leighton
Susan Cate
John Creighin
Jimmy Carroll
Larryness
Judy Gordon
Clarice Hoover
Bernard Groharing
Dick Kness
Dale Zenk
Carlotte
Marlene Cate
Mary Grace Daniels
Leslie Hoov
Duane St. Ores
Lillie Kayannels
Judy Cate
Jesus
Larry Grim
Gary LaShelle
Ronny la Shelle
Danny Kness
Lind
Connie Murney
Jon Cate
Alana Leighton
Judy Daniels
Paulette Hamm
Jonna Feddersen
Easter Services and Local Church Activities
The Methodist and area churches announce Easter Sunrise Service at 6 6 a m with breakfast, church school at 10 99 a m and morning worship at 11 00 a m. Additional events include Hobson Thompson Argo Fay M Y F H and Thomen groups with weekday services and dinner visits from local families and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbiin
EB. Le-Nrone
Thomeen
Thomson
Argo Fay M. Y. F
Hickory Grove
Allen Sikkema’s Fulton Couple Welcomes Son
Mr and Mrs Allen Sikkema of Fulton are parents of a son born Monday April 5 at Morrison hospital.
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Cradle News
Allen Sikkema
Fulton
Morrison ‘Hospital
Easter Cantata at York Baptist Church
Public invited to Easter Cantata at York Baptist Church on Easter Sunday April 18 at 8 00 p m. Choir directed by Mrs Irwin Kilpatrick with Barbara Carroll as accompanist features members including Mrs Harold Witt Mrs Dan Sack Mrs Paul Witt Miss Carol Sack and others from the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Baptist Church
Harold Witt
Dan Sack
Paul Witt
Carl Korbar
Carol Sack
Joyce Sack
Janice St. Ores
Janice Smith
Robert Carroll
Emil Brach
Phillip Brach
Gilbert Holland
Herbert St. Ores
Paul Wilt
Irwin Kilpatric
John Sloan
Irwin Kilpatrick
Barbara Carroll
Sunday School Social at York Baptist Church
The York Baptist Sunday School social was held last Friday evening at the church. Each family furnished a number on the program. Refreshments were served by Mr and Mrs Hoff and Mr and Mrs Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Baptist
Francis Hoff
Paul Smith
Shower Thursday For Joyce Hyde
Mrs Curtis St Ores and Mrs Glen Raymond hosted a shower for Mrs James Mitchell formerly Juanita Joyce Hyde Thursday evening. Games were played and prizes won by Mrs Merle Bicker and Mrs Harry Bonders. The honoree received many lovely gifts. Ju rich was served by the hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis St. Ores
Glen Raymond
James Mitchell
Juanita Joyce Hyde
Merle Bicker
Harry Bonders
Jurich
Quiet Local School Elections See Easy Victories
Election results show candidates winning without contest. High school winner Charles Hogg 74 to 59 over Wayne Ashby. grade school winners Leonard Feldt 42 and John Sloan 41. Sandridge and Argo Fay listings include Curtis St. Ores ll and Irvin Senneff 96 to Warner Hartman 94.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hogg
Wayne Ashby
Leonard Feldt
John Sloan
Sandridge
Curtis St. Ores
Ll. Argo Fay
Irvin Senneff
Warner Hartman
Mrs Murray Leads York Township Cancer Fund Drive
Mrs Eugene Murray heads the Cancer Campaign in York Township with a team including Mrs Roy Heitman Mrs Victor Fenley and others aiding. A cancer film The Warning Shadow was shown at a basketball banquet and can be rearranged for further showings along with other films on self examination for breast cancer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Murray
York Township
Roy Heitman
Victor Fenley
Clarence Appel
Orville Gablin
Paul Heusinkveld
Harold Fliott
Gladys Cate
Otto Switzer
Charles Sack
Donald Smith
George Bissens
E. 0. Hemmer
Russell Sikkema
Irwin Senneff
Murray
Brest
Excise Tax on Telephone Bills Reduced to Ten Percent
The Federal Excise Tax on telephone bills is cut to 10 percent effective April 1 1954 from prior higher rates. About 18 cents of each dollar billed previously went to this tax and protests by users helped secure the reduction. Further protests may aim to repeal the remaining luxury tax in upcoming Congress sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Weekend Cabin Visits Across Regions
The report lists multiple families visiting cabins and homes in Aurora Clinton Savanna Savanna Heyworth and Platteville Wisconsin. Names include Harold Haygood Al Pellerson Ed Knap Omer Harris Glen Raymond Howard Law Conley Leaven Wilson Shaw Bob Hubbles Edwin Addicks and Lewis Licer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Haygood
Aurora
al Pellerson
Ed Knap
Clinton
Yost
Chicago
Omer Harris
Heyworth
Glen Raymond
Howard Law
Charles Conley
Savanna
Howard Leaven
Wilson Shaw
Bob Hubbles
Edwin Addicks
Lewis Licer
Plattevile
Wis
Local families visit and relocate in Clinton Savanna and Fulton
Thomson News reports visits among Clinton Ta residents including Mr. and Mrs. Harold Porter and family, Mark Nicklas of Mt. Carroll, Mrs. Earl Root, and others. It notes moves to 801 Chicago Ave in Savanna and multiple Tuesday and Thursday visits across Fulton Mt. Carroll Savanna and Chanute AFB community households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Porter
Clinton, Ta
Wilbur Siles
Mark Nicklas
Mt. Carroll
Earl Root
Harry Root
Deid Bealer
Kristy
Bill Stark
Chanute A. F. B
Frank Smith
Clyde Kessler
Asker Petersen
Petersen
Chicago Ave
Savanna
Fred Handel
Charles Geerts
Fulton
Merle Prins
Social News: Savanna and Surrounding Guests Visit Famili es
Mr and Mrs Herman Timmons hosted in Fulton and Savanna for weekend meals with relatives including Frank Timmons Richard Williams Everett Kauffman Joe Kauffman Harriet Hansen and others. Generous travel by McGinty Decker Hood Roggendorf Miller Sloan Lease and Petersen marked a busy family gathering across Lanark Sterling and Fair Haven over Saturday to Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Timmons
Frank Timmons
Fulton
Richard Williams
Everett Kauffman
Buffalo
Joe Kauffman
Harriet Hansen
Savanna
Harold Kauffraen
Charles Cravatta
Gus Roggendorf
Dorothy
Robert Miller
Fred Miller
Lanark
Adam Heinze
Carl Petersen
Hal Ashby
Asher Petersen
John Sloan
Sterling
Vernon Kindle
Frank Lease
Minnie Stratton
M. J. Strukhoff
Services For Etta Bristol Held Thursday
Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon April 8 at York Baptist church for Miss Etta Bristol with Rev. James Gillespie officiating. Burial followed in Lower York cemetery. Members of the Bristol family and York Baptist Church were noted among survivors and attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etta Bristol
York Baptist Church
James Gillespie
Lower York
Mia
Paul Witt
Dan Sack
Harold Witt
Louis Schick
Otto Switzer
Charles Hogg
Roy Stiemen
Rush Carroll
Edson Holland
John Carroll
Miss Bristol
Hinchliffe
Oary Ann Bennett Bristol
York Township
Neilie Messner
Cedar Rapids
York Community High School Choruses at District Music Contest
York Community High School boys chorus earned a second division rating and the girls chorus a third division rating at the District Music Contest in Dakota Illinois held Saturday April 10. Pvt Jimmy A Thulen son of Mr and Mrs James Thulen Route 2 Savannah Illinois is serving with the 25th Infantry Division in Korea. The Tropic Lightning division rushed to Korea early in the conflict and is now in post truce training after basic at Fort Riley Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Community High School
Dakota, Il
Tome Town
Kansas City
Area
Jimmy A. Thulen
James Thulen
Route
Savanna
Ill
25Th Infantry Division
Korea
Thulen
Fort Riley
Kan
Mrs Bessie Lombard Died Here Monday
Mrs. Bessie Lombard, 68, died at 12 15 p m Monday in Ma o Town rest home Johnson where she had been a patient for two years. Services were held Thursday afternoon at Thomas Funeral Home Platteville Wisconsin. Burial at Whig Cemetery Platteville. Born September 14 1885 in Platteville daughter of Alfred and Sophrone Tisker. Survived by her mother at Platteville and a son Kenneth Far Cherry Valley Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Lombard
Fhonson
Thomas
Platteville
Wis
Whig
Alfred
Sophrone Tisker
Plateville
Kenneth Far
Cherry Valley
Ruth Demaree Wins Colorado Audition For Scholarship
Ruth Demaree daughter of Mr and Mrs Glenn Demaree 1821 Columbine Boulder Colo a University of Colorado music student won the Colorado audition for the Marie Morrisey Keith scholarship The western region prize of 250 dollars may be renewed for a second year Her piano selection was recorded and sent to the National Federation of Music Clubs New York City Readings from other states and recordings will determine the final scholarship award She belongs to Sigma Alpha Iota the Colorado Federation of Music Clubs and local clubs
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Demaree
Glenn Demaree
Columbine
Boulder
Colo
College of Music
University of Colorado
Colorado
Marie Morrisey Keith
KOA
National Federation of Music Clubs
Demaree
New York City
Wyoming
New Mexico
Idaho
Montana
Utah
Washington
Oregon
California
Arizona
Nevada
New York
Sigma Alpha Tota
Colorado Federation of Music Clubs
Annual Banquet Of Woman's Club Set For May 12
The Woman's Club announces its annual May banquet on Wednesday May 12 at the Fulton Legion Hall. Dinner by Fulton Legion Auxiliary costs $1.50. Menu includes tomato juice cocktail Swiss steak mashed potatoes gravy buttered peas tossed salad roll s pickles coffee date dessert with whipped cream. Reservations due by April 27, call Mrs Leckrone 2162 or Ms John Carroll 2212.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Club
Fulton Legion Hall
Fulton Legion Auxiliary
Local families visit relatives and celebrate milestones
Mrs Cora Belle Hamm of Mor rivensis visits here with son William Hamm and family. J E. H. Gholson attends a post graduate chiropractic course in Davenport. Weekend guests include Merle Atherton and Harold Tommans in Kansas City and Savannah friends. Clair Tobey marks his 48th wedding anniversary in Princeton. Alan Root celebrates his birthday with a cake and ice cream at the Root home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Belle Hamm
Morrivensis
William Hamm
Jerry Wiebenga
Cirven
Harvey Fossett
Chadwick
J E. H. Gholson
Savanna
Gholson
Palmer School of Chiropractic
Lavenport
Iowa
Merle Atherton
Harold Tommans
Savannah
S. F. Hogue
Kansas City
Dwight Atherton
Minneapolis
Minn
Leo Linder
Harold Tobey
Clair Tobey
Princeton
Baptist Adult Bible Classes Hold Last Meet
The Baptist Sunday School Adult Bible Classes closed for the season at the church. Mrs. Francis Aloff and Mrs. Paul Wilt hosted. Luella Heitman gave devotional readings from John 14. Anna Carroll spoke on Sygman Rhee and Korea. Clint Wilt attended after absences. A lunch of barbequed buns ice cream and angel food cake followed for five ladies and seven men.
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The
Baptist Sunday School
Francis Aloff
Paul Wilt
Luella Heitman
Anna Carroll
Sygman Rhee
Clint Wilt
Junior Class To Present Play At York High School
The York Community High School junior class will stage The Boarding House Reach a three act comedy at the high school gym Friday evening April 23 at 8 p m The event showcases student talent and opens the spring entertainment calendar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Community High School
Celebrate Fifth Birthday Of Richard Sloan
Mrs. John Sloan entertained 18 children last Friday to honor Richard Sloan on his fifth birthday. An Easter egg hunt and gift exchange occurred with treats of cupcakes ice cream cones and Kool Aid. The Thompson Boy Scouts plan a paper drive in early May and 15 seats and leader John Seger enjoyed a hike to the bluffs after school Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sloan
Richard
Thomson Boy Scouts
John Seger
The
Bluffs
Weekend Guests and Local Visits Across Rockford Area
Rockford and surrounding towns see a flow of weekend and holiday visits. Mr. and Mrs. A Scott host in Rockford while Dr and Mrs Brand receive Charlie Sack and Flossie Adolph with Lillian Hohnadel of Chadwick. Wade of Dixon buys the Hardcastle cabin for summer plans. bowden family of Moline joins Maud Sager for the weekend. Frank Graves of Stockton builds a cottage room. Mrs Fred Miller and Amelia Drenner attend the Edan Eisenbise funeral in Lanark. George Haring of Oregon visits Dr Brand. William Hardcastle sun at Wisconsin sites. Mrs Ralph McBride of Erie visits Donald and Dale McBride. Elmer Hutchmacher of Freeport spends weekend at their cottage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Scott
Rockford
Fred Miller
Brand
Charlie Sack
Flossie Adolph
Lillian Hohnadel
Chadwick
Donald McBride
Dale
Elmer Hutchmacher
Freeport
Junior play planned at Y. C. H. S. gym next Friday
Miss Lydia Almanuist, senior at Normel university, spends Faster vacation with her parents in Savannah. She resumes studies April 21. Mr and Mrs Robert Atherton and children visited Mr and Mrs Merle Bicker and sons Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia Almanuist
Normel University
Bar Voss
Savanna
Robert Atherton
Merle Bicker
Hyde Mitchell Wedding Ties Local Clubs To Dickenson District
Miss Juanita Joyce Hyde wed James Mitchell in Thomson in a ceremony at her parents home officiated by Rev. William Leckrone. The bridal party included Donna Hyde as bridesmaid with Gordon Brown as best man. The couple plans residence in Clinton after a Chicago weekend trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita Joyce Hyde
Floyd Hyde
Thomson
James Mitchell
Luther Cowan
Chadwick
William Leckrone
Thomson Methodist Church
Donna Hyde
Local Social Visits Highlight Weekend in Erie and Durand
Mr and Mrs Kneal Hook visited Earl Hook in Erie Sunday evening. Lynn Curley and Clarence Huggins families plus Delbert Curley children spent Monday with Debert Curley family in Tou Lon. Thomas Kustes Jr attended the funeral of Mrs Oscar Envebretten in Durand last Thursday. Bayard Lewis and Cecil Frosch accompanied by Robert Lewis and daughters were noted in local social lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kneal Hook
Earl Hook
Erie
Lynn Curley
Clarence Huggins
Delbert Curley
Debert Curley
Toulon
Thomas Kustes Jr
Oscar Envebretten
Durand
Bayard Lewis
Cecil Frosch
Robert Lewis
Illness Roundup From Local Families And Service Members
Sick list includes Harlen Hoff ill with mumps. Evelyn Prins also with mumps. Mrs Hobart Holland recovering from a severe cold. Frank Wallas underwent major surgery at St Elizabeth's Chicago. William Baker ill at home with throat infection. Ronald Atherton to remain in bed six weeks with a liver ailment in Mill edgeville. Pvt George Creighton ill with pneumonia at Ft Leonard Wood. Gena Bull, daughter of Eugene Bull, ill with an ear infection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobart Holland
Evelyn Prins
Albert Prins
Frank Wallas
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Chicago
N. Clarmont Ave
Wiliam Baker
Ronald Atherton
John Atherton
Milledgeville
George Creighton
Ft. Leonard Wood
Missouri
Gena Bull
Eugene Bull
Local families gather for weekend visits across Davenport to Chadwick and Fulton
Davenport residents Rudolph Hoffman and wife spent a week in Savanna with relatives including Clar ence Bowers and Clara Gholson. Clinton Indiana guests Fred Dietrick family joined local kin for Sunday dinners. Numerous visits span Savanna Fulton Clinton Mt. Carroll Maquoketa Lanark and Dubuque with relatives and friends across Illinois and Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Hoffman
Davenport
Emd
Hoffman
Clarence Bowers
Walter Ireland
Otto Grill
John Acker
Clara Gholson
Savanna
Milwaukee Freight Office
Bendix Company
Fred Dietrick
Clinton
William Hamm
Jake McGinnis
Floyd Ferris
Elmer Bickert
Chadwick
Robert Atherton
Earl Bennett
Herman Timmons
Calvin Eslinger
Edward Smaltz
Milwaukee
Wis
N. D. French
J. J Smaltz
Fulton
Leslie Grim
Preston
Lester Grim
al c
David Bealer
Kristy
Bill Stark
Rantoul
Delbert Curley
Toulon
Clarence Huggins
Lynn Curley
Anna Glazier
J. P. Reavan
Thomas Kustes Jr
John
Harvey Marshall
David
Kenneth Petersen
Maquoketa
Card of Thanks for Etta Bristol
The relatives of Miss Etta Bristol thank friends neighbors and relatives for sympathy kindness and flowers during her illness and death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etta Bristol
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