Sandridge School Receives Recognition Certificate
Leona Curley returns to school after two week flu absence and Patricia Goodenough back after injuries from a moving car incident. Patsy opened the door from the back seat during a window latch mishap. Easter rabbit visited Friday leaving jonquils for the teacher and gifts for students. Reporters Ardetta Potter Lila Curley note the event with Mrs Switzer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Leona Curley
Patricia Goodenough
Sterling
Patsy
Thomson locals note Easter visits and upcoming weddings
Mrs Helen Marshall returns to Oak Park after weekend with Morrison and Argo relatives. Easter guests included the Engelking and Bird slee families, Miss Lulu Johnson, and others. John Fehler wed Dorothy Luette in Rockford. Will Haas family attended. Various visitors from Mt Cardinal Carroll Clinton Argo Davenport gathered at several homes for Easter and showers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Marshall
Oak Park
Ill
Morrison and
Argo
Otto Switzer
Fred Engelking
Lulu Johnson
Mt. Carroll
Henry Engelking
Robert
Lanark
Leith Fellows
Baraboo
Wis
John Cooper
Gladys
Joe Baumgartner
Hanover
Will Haas
Haas
John Fehler
Dorothy Luette
Rockford
Will Richter
J.Y. Stickel
Jerry Wiebenga
Viola Birdslee
Clinton
William Glenn
Fulton
Miss Birdslee
Clifford Bush
Mr. Bush
Wiebenga
L. W. Curley
Wm. Robertson
Dallas Robertson
Agnes Eble
Clinton, Ia
N. D. French
Ruth
Davenport
Pupils Visit Peek Home and Craft for 39 Children
The school group of ten pupils and teachers Miss Charlotte Larsen and Miss Withhart visited the Peek Home at Polo on April 12. They delivered scrapbooks, stuffed animals, handmade Easter items, and colorfully dressed rag dolls, then performed songs and plays for the children before a home tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polo
Charlotte Larsen
Withhart
Bristol
Brandes
Jean Rawling
Miss Withhart
Mary Ellen Halfman
Miss Withart
Charlotte Larson
Betty Imel
Honor Roll Lists At Y C H S Students
High school Y C H S publishes honor roll names with grades ranging from 90 to 96 3 4 In reading of top scholars John Halfman Jack Demaree Beverly Marshall Edna Curley Gladys Dykstra Lavonna Potter Martha French Kathleen Isenhart Janet Carpenter Doris Boylan Arlene Smith Ray Cooper LaVeda Durward Helen Hans June King Plus Mr and Mrs Calvin Strauch of Davenport Iowa visited relatives here today on Thursday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Halfman
Jack Demaree
Beverly Marshall
Edna Curley
Gladys Dykstra
Lavonna Potter
Martha French
Kathleen Isenhart
Janet Carpenter
Doris Boylan
Arlene Smith
Ray Cooper
LaVeda Durward
Helen Hans
June King
Calvin Strauch
Davenport
Elaine Zugechwerdt Weds Arthur Miller in Chadwick ceremony
Elaine Zugechwerdt married Arthur C. Miller Sunday morning at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church Chadwick. The ceremony followed Easter services with organ music and a three tier cake reception at the couple’s relatives’ home. The bride, a Chadwick native and former post office assistant, and Miller, a Chadwick native and local dry goods partner, plan to reside in Chadwick with possible military travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elaine Zugechwerdt
Arthur C. Miller
Evangelical Lutheran Cduch
Riley Temple
Aang Bond
Carl Zugechwerdt
Boening
Mr. Miller
F. W. Zugschwerdt
H. E. Zugschwerdt
Hilda Helm
Carl Zugschwerdt
Leo Miller
Eugene Miller
Carol Sue
Larry
Dixon
W. E. Cardiff
Billy
Bobby
Galva
C. C. Miller
C. H. Boening
Chadwick
Chadwick Community
Business
Rochester
New York
Teacher’s College
DeKalb
Miller
Dixon Business College
Miller and Cambran Dry Goods
Easter Sunrise Service Draws Hope Hope, First Lutherans
About 50 youths from Hope Evangelical and First Lutheran churches joined an Easter breakfast and sunrise program at Hope church on Sunday morning. The event was organized by Bernice Honberger and Phyllis Harris and featured singing, an organ and horn duet by Jean and Bethel Schreiner, Easter remarks by Rev. L. M. Phillips, a vocal solo by Anita Rahn, and readings by Mary Taylor and others. Norma Jean Hartman and Lee Hartman Jr joined Hope church during the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope Evangelical
First Lutheran
Hope Church
Bernice Honberger
Phyllis Harris
Jean
Bethel Schreiner
L. M. Phillips
Anita Rahn
Mary Taylor
T. F. Shultz
W. J. Schreiner
Lottie Rahn
Kathryn Rahn
Norma Jean Hartman
Lee Hartman, Jr
Mission Ridge P.T.A. Hosts Maple Union Guests
Maple Union P.T.A. members visit Mission Ridge P.T.A. for April meeting. Program includes group singing, president’s message, demonstrations by students, readings, and a talk on school legislation by a state speaker. Refreshments follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple Union P. T. A
Mission Ridge P. T. A
Vernon Daehler
Ward
Abbie Olson
Reading
Evelyn Asay
Local social notes from Chadwick area easter gatherings
The Chadwick brief notes a weekend visit pattern with Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Kahler and family staying with the Freiderichs and visiting John Kahler. Vernon Rawlins visited H. L. Rawlins at Thomson. Easter dinner at the Wm Fink home hosted Herbert Patton of Akron Ohio Laura Fink of Greenville and Elmer Fink and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus Kahler
William Freiderich
John Kahler
Vernon Rawlins
H. L. Rawlins
Thomson
Wm. Fink
Herbert Patton
Akron
Ohio
Laura Fink
Greenville
Elmer Fink
Social Roundup of Visits and Birthday Celebrations
A sequence of weekend gatherings and dinners notes guests from Milledgeville Dixon Galva Rockford Morrison Polo Silvis Cordova Lanark Clinton Savanna Mt Carroll and other towns. Notable events include George Morgan’s birthday dinner and T F Shultz anniversary dinner at Freeport with families and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Morgan
Mr. Morgan
George
Henry Livengood
Milledgeville
Ada Huyett
Dixon
W. J. Sehreiner
Paul Unzicker
Anton Wold
Don Taylor
Dorothy Turney
Harlan Handel
W. E. Cardiff
Galva
T. F. Shultz
Tommy
Freeport
Bess Humbert
Regena Beckmire
Harold Spangler
John Hoff
Garden Plain
Hardware Queen Renews Call for Updated Dictionary
Ann Bishop, named National Hardware Queen for 1941, argues the dictionary miss defines hard ware as metalware and tools. She notes home appliances and housewares are common in stores and urges shoppers to visit hardware outlets May 1–10 during National Hardware Spring Open House and National Hardware Week events. Francke & Switzer Hardware Store invites the public to see demonstrations during Now open every night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Bishop
National Hardware
Francke & Switzer Hardware
Social Round Table of Local Families
The community log lists multiple weekend visits and gatherings. Families from Plainfield Lanark DeKalb Sterling Rockford Arthur Carthage Sycamore Mt Carroll Rock Falls and others shared meals and hosted guests. A birthday dinner for George H Schreiner at his home and condolences for Mrs Clifton Straub’s mother are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Heinze
Mra
Ed Heinze
Malvern
Earl Heinze
Arthur Heinze
Rock Falls
Leonard Gern
Clair Rank
Sterling
Glen Seidenberg
Milledgeville
Adam Heinze Jr
Heinze
Camp Forrest
Tennessee
Roy Hartman
Plainfield
H. P. Hartman
Christy Geison
Don Weatherwax
Merlyn Schreiner
Carl Merkel
Lanark
Joel Hoffman
Robert Isenberger
Lloyd Ferris
Standard Oil
Faust
Rockford
Leo Prowant
Sycamore
Alvin Prowant
Naomi Eisseller
Arthur
Donald Eisfeller
Carthage
John Eisfeller
Ben ©. Mohrmann
Elizabeth Willert
DeKalb
Harold Hartman
Mt. Carroll
Fred Hartman
George Mohrmann
Beulah Olson
Stanley
Fred Olson
Kent Olson
Roy Queckboerner
John Doty
Clayton Kaul
Easter Visit Notes From Savanna To Clinton Area
Thomson briefs Mr and Mrs Russell Gleason and family of Savanna spent Easter with his mother Luella Gleason. Several local residents and relatives are listed visiting relatives in Clinton Fulton Milledgeville Garden Plain and Morrison during the holiday period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Gleason
Savanna
Luella Gleason
Kathryn Wiebenga
Travel Inn Cafe
Clinton
Donald Ashpole
U. S. Army
Rantoul
Dickie Atherton
C. E. Jones
Moline
Maurice Bolhous
Fulton
Lloyd Hartman
Garden Plain
Henry Ven Huizen
Ven Huizen
Hartman
Arthur Haas
Fred Hook
Frank Rush
Reaves Kratz
Los Angeles
Calif
Sunday Socials Around Dixon Gatherings Sunday
A series of local visits and dinners in Dixon and nearby towns featured families from Milledgeville Roun Grove Moline Mt Carroll Sterling Rock Falls and Plainfield. Notable attendees included the Hartman Provan t and Stein families Sharon and Virgil Queckboer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Queckboerner
Coleta
Ella Traum
Howard Lego
Lanark
Robert Lego
Milledgeville Honors 95 Year Old Sarah Snyder Birthday
Milledgeville resident Mrs. Sarah Snyder, 95, will quietly observe her birthday Sunday at her niece and nephew George and Louise Laughlin's home, where she has lived for over sixteen years. Born April 20, 1846 in Peoria, she later taught school and married George Snyder. Heavily involved in Adventist work, the family lived across several states before settling later in Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Snyder
Milledgeville
George Laughlin
Sarah Lathrop
Peoria
Fulton
Spring Valley
Astick Township
Mt. Carroll Seminary
Texas
California
Tollinois
Snyder
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Chadwick News
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Bride OF
Art Miller
H. E. Zugs
Mission Ridge P.T.A
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Ray Spangler
Howard Spangler
Morrison
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Marian Nice
William Hans
James Rush
LaSalle
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Harve Schreiner
George Bast
Arthur Bast
Donald Martin
J. N. Johnson
Cordova
Lee Dyson
Frank Kimmel
Geo. Dyson
Harold Bast
Anna George
Henry Stoner
Calvin Dennis
Hans Holm
Iowa
Harold Holm
Pauline Stamp
August Peters
Lloyd Green
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Virgil Marth
Ann
Louis Strauch
John Hoover
Ronald Hoover
Genevieve Brzana
OPN
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Harry Diehl
Arthur Pape
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