Chadwick Track Men Win Triangular Meet Despite Wind
Chadwick Community High outpointed Savanna and York Community of Thomson in a Friday triangular meet. Delbert Emyre won three events including the broad jump and high jump, while Chadwick swept multiple sprints and field events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadwick
Chadwick Community High
Savanna
York Community
Thomson
Delbert Emyre
Martin
Bill Schlagenhaur
Tripp
Isenhart
Snored
Shibley
Bushman
Mike Weber
Geo. Weber
Hook
York
Emnyre
Johnson
Groezinger
Schlagenhaur
Nehrkorn
Ashpole
Etnyre
Mitchell
Cooley
Miller
Cravatta
Lantau
Bull
Kisseller
L. Weber
Pictures on the stairs
A guidance piece by John van Guilder on using stairways as picture locations. It discusses elevations, banister patterns, and how unusual designs create decorative settings, with lighting tricks to evoke sunlit shadows and height illusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John van Guilder
Chadwick Community Rounds Up Neighborly Sunday Visits
Local families shared Sunday gatherings at multiple homes across Chadwick and nearby towns. Visitors included Turneys, Shulers, and Geisons, with several calls and dinners noted. A nurse from Chadwick resigns for a Chicago hospital clinic and medical updates show illnesses and recent hospital stays in the area.
The Fashion Frock Of The Week Striped Ombre Rayon Dress
The Fashion Frock Of The Week features a striped ombre rayon dress worn by actress Jean Parker. It combines tailored lines with feminine touches including a self belt, yoke fullness, pockets, bias stripes, and blue white or chartreuse white colorways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J Parker
Queen Esther class plans Mother Daughter banquet
Chadwick church Queen Esthers announce a Mother Daughter banquet in the church parlors replacing the May meeting. The executive committee led by Miss Mary Taylor and Mrs. Luella Schleuing will oversee the program with Mrs. Helen Weber and others assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Esthers
Hope Evangelical Church
Mary Taylor
Luella Schleuing
Helen Weber
Lottie Rahn
Miss Taylor
Social
Irene Handel
Enola Spencer
Helen Gipe
Mae Mackey
Bessie Schreiner
Ada Rahn
Leona Taylor
Amanda Bloyer
Flower
Clara Spaulding
Blanche Handel
Amanda Bleyer
Gertie Linker
Ferne Hinebaugh
Esther Stein
Erma
Ida Lehr
Myrtle Morisse
Beulah Harter
Dorothy Schleming
Olive Dial
Helen Rahn
Fay Harris
Helen Isenberger
Florence Anderson
Lucille Rahn
Lenora Spearman
May Mackey
Bessie Sollenberger
Edna Bailey
Grace Weber
Helen Ware
Gertrude Linker
Ruth Quest
Chadwick Commercial Club Dinner Set for May 2
The Chadwick Commercial club will hold its regular dinner meeting Thursday evening May 2 at the Kuhse cafe. All members are urged to attend this and future monthly meetings. Notify secretary Oliver Emnyre if you plan to be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadwick Commercial Club
Kuhse
Oliver Emnyre
Local family birthday dinner in Chadwick area
Chadwick locals Mr and Mrs Charles Hendricks and Charles Jr Mr and Mrs E W Todd and Mr and Mrs John Hahn of Sterling and Mr and Mrs Leroy Patch of Milledgeville were entertained at dinner Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Harry J Schreiner celebrating the birthdays of Charles Jr and Mrs Todd. Mr and Mrs Ed Heinze and family of Sterling had Sunday dinner at the Adam Heinze Sr home. Mr and Mrs Don Taylor and Marion went to Savanna Monday evening where they visited Mrs Electa Mathews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hendricks
Charles, Jr
E. W. Todd
John Hahn
Sterling
Leroy Patch
Milledgeville
Harry J. Schreiner
Todd
Ed Heinze
Adam Heinze, Sr
Don Taylor
Poultry and Eggs in Short Supply Sparks Call to Raise More
The text notes Denmark’s seizure of its egg and bacon imports after German invasion, urging increased domestic poultry production to meet British demand. It highlights rising egg and pork prices, potential U S and Canada supply shifts, and urges farmers to hatch chicks now to stock fall and winter markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Denmark
Canada
United States
Farmers become steady electric customers in Illinois
Reports to the Illinois Commerce Commission show nine major rural utilities with rising farm electricity use from 1 004 kWh in 1935 to 1 394 kWh last year and dropping rural rates from 5.61 to 4.38 cents per kWh. February figures indicate 26 percent higher farm consumption versus 1939 and 15 percent more customers, with rural usage averaging 121 kWh vs city 81 kWh.
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Illinois
G. W. Baxter
Illinois Agricultural Association
Illinois Commerce Commission
Ilinois
Baxter
Weekend visits noted in local families
Lyle Carbaugh of Chicago visited his parents Mr and Mrs Harry Carbaugh over the weekend. Bill Traum of Rockford spent Sunday at the R C Dial home. Mr and Mrs John Larson were visited Sunday by Earl Larson and Mrs Lizzie Spinka. Mrs W E Cardiff and children with Miss Margaret De Clercq of Galva visited the F W Zugschwerdt home. Mr and Mrs William Waterstreet and daughter of Morrison and Mr and Mrs Frank Schroeder of Fenton spent Sunday afternoon at the Henry Janssen home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kyle Turney
Mt. Carrot
Guy Turney
Robert Turney
Harlan Handel
Charles Shuman
W. G. Shuman
Sterling
Walter Queckboerner
Ermn Barnhart
Harlan Johanssen
Fulton
Sherm Oakley
Tommy Shultz
Freeport
T. F. Shultz
Henry Schleuning
Mary Geison
Lavina
Dixon
William Schleuning
Donald Smith
Alvin Dixon
Rock Falls
Earl Heinze
Clare Rank
Adam Heinze
Vernon Weber
Preston Prairie
Ward Weber
Fred Folkers
Harold
Polo
Herbert Springman
Helen Rutherford
Chicago
Elizabeth Spinka
Chadwick
Children’s Memorial Hospital Clinic
Everett Williams
Robert Williams
Margaret Zugschwerdt
Allan Zugschwerdt
E. D. Yingling
Amboy
J. W. Yingling
George Yingling
Lyle Carbaugh
Harry Carbaugh
Bill Traum
Rockford
R. C. Dial
John Larson
Earl Larson
Lizzie Spinka
W. E. Cardiff
Bobby
Billy
Margaret de Clercq
Galva
F. W. Zugschwerdt
William Waterstreet
Morrison
Frank Schroeder
Fenton
Henry Janssen
Appetite Arousers for Aprilites Brighten Menus
A humorous food column highlights pairing Florida grapefruit juice with tomato juice for breakfast to lunch and dinner. It also notes Count Rumford and his cooking innovations, plus Grandma’s Cookies recipe, coffee flavor tricks in desserts, and tips to ripen and use bananas in various dishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
Count Rumford
Rumford
Benjamin Thompson
Washington's example guiding prosperity and peace
The nation looks to George Washington as the character and counsels that will lead through doubts. His example serves as a beacon for current and future generations, helping America maintain its place among global nations and guided paths of prosperity and peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
That Was a Storm
A dramatic recount of a fierce storm disrupting travel and communication. The piece notes highway, air, and personal channels were severed, leaving communities isolated and responses delayed. Strong emphasis on the storm’s profound impact on daily life and safety.
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Cihe Snapshot Guild
Chadwick Briefs
Charles Dial, Sr
H. E. Zugschwerdt
St. Francis Hospital
Mary Elizabeth Quest
Howard Emnyre
Jane Lamb
Clinton, Ia
Herman Daehler
Billings Memorial Hospital
Ida Miller
Verna Larson
Hollywood
Jean Parker
Chadwick News
Queen Esther
Commercial Club
Grandpa
George Washington
Sth Avenue
Clinton
Iowa
M. C. Crouse
the Fox Way
John Fogel
Milledgeville, Ill
A Nationa Institution
Foundep
Delmar D. Darrah
Jesus of Nazareth
Bloomington
Jax
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