Local Social Notes From Lanark And Vicinity
Weekend visits and repasts unfold across Lanark Milledgeville DeKalb and Savanna with many family greetings. Residents include Hazel Sack Fred Hook and families J Y Stickell Wesley Sack Paul Daggets and others as hunting licenses for 1942 arrive at the village clerk’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hook and
Bob Carrolls
Marian Blodgett
Lola Grim
Donald Dittsworth
Fay Stakemiller
Mt. Carroll
Robert Gelwicks
Leo
Doris
Milledgeville
Rush Carroll
J. Y. Stickell
Vernon Leudecke
Freeport
Hubert Holland
Wm. Jenkins
Aurora
DeKalb, NL
Galena
Northwestern Railway Company
Elburn
DeKalb
Highway Department
John Carroll
Wesley Sack
Paul Daggets
Paul Smith
Earl Green
Paul Groharing
Savanna City Hospital
Chestnut Park
Robert Groharing
Holland
Mich
Fred Miller
Lawrence Catton
Eleanor May
June Pitts
Kewanee
J. L. Stevens
Savanna
Willis Stage
Lewis
Fred Millers
Hazel
Ida Weber
Herman DeVries
Erie
John Nordhoff
Hazel Stagg
Waverly
Ill
Carrie
Irvin Renner
Mary Caroline
Joe Hopkins
Lyndon
Social chatter from Chadwick and area residents
Sunday evening callers in the Ben Rosenberry home in Chadwick included Mr and Mrs Chas Sack. Dale Smith of Wacker visits his cousin Carol Williams in Fulton. Pearl Gilson returns to Fuhremann Canning in Lanark after visiting her parents. Several dinner and supper guests join families across Chadwick Fulton Rock Island Savanna and Dixon with relatives from Hamburg N Y Maquoketa Albany Du buque and Rockford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Rosenberry
Chadwick
Mrs. Chas
Sack
Dale Smith
Wacker
Carol Williams
Mrs
Lyle Williams
Pearl Gilson
Carl Robinson
Fuhremann
Lanark
H. A. Tobey
Vern Tobey
Hamburg
N. Y
Elynor Stagg
Minor Lake
Waupaca
Wis
Ben Stage
Jill Swan
Chas
Joan
Rock Island
Bernie Dykstra
James Skipper
Fulton
Letters from Lafayette Reader Shares Family News
Mrs. Charles Wells writes from 105 South 26th Street in Lafayette Indiana. She mentions receiving four newspapers yesterday and reading them all. Her sister sent a photo of a brother in the Marines, and she plans to return it when answered. She notes Hob is in Florida and Willie lived with him before joining the Marines. She asks for a response soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. 26Th
St. Lafayette
Ind
Deir Mra
Thompson
Gilpin
O. K
Hob
Florida
Willie
Marines
Thomson
Earl Bailey
Weill
Chas. Wells
Janet) Roper
Seaman's Church Institute
South Street
New York City
Institute
Bureau
Merchant Marine
Roper
Local social notes detail weekend visits and events
Thomson briefs list weekend visits including Alma Bristol and Beulah Bossen of Clinton staying with Misa Etta Bristol, Mrs. Mabel Morris from Dixon, and various dinner parties, birthdays, and hospital news. It notes Norman French at Champaign, new hog houses for N D French, and changes at Northwestern Utilities.
Religion at Work and World Faith in wartime
Industrial plants plan special church services to boost worker morale with Catholic masses at Colt Hartford and Protestant and Jewish services in the evenings. Missionaries in India push adult literacy using the Laubach method as Burma Road and Fukien area hospitals face supply shortages due to war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colt Firearms Manufacturing Company
Hartford
Muskegon
Mich
India
National Christian Council of India
Ruth Ure
Council
Laubach
Philippines
Frank C. Laubach
Burma
Fukien Province
China
Mrs Duncan Mackay Dies After Surgery in Freeport
Mrs. Duncan Mackay aged 66 died at 3 30 p m Tuesday at St Francis hospital Freeport after major surgery the previous evening blood clot listed as cause. Funeral 2 p m Friday at Highland Home Chadwick Rev Barkley officiating burial Oakville Cemetery. Surviving husband two daughters Mrs J Kemp Carson of Clarence Iowa and Mrs Maurice Kels of Albuquerque New Mexico and one son Donald Mackay of Mt Carroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duncan Mackay
St. Francis Hospital
Freeport
Mt. Carroll
Mackay
J. Kemp Carson
Clarence
Maurice Kelso
Albuquerque
N. M
Donald Mackay
Mackay Ranch
Ismay
Mont
Shortage of Drugs Strains Wiley General Hospital
Harold N. Brewster, superintendent of Wiley General Hospital in Rutien China, reports dwindling ether and no morphine for operations. He notes drug prices have surged and long shipments are stalled, but cooperation with the Red Cross aims to secure supplies despite high costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold N. Brewster
Wiley General Hospital
Methodist
Rutien
China
Red Cross
Local Visitors And Guests At H A Tobey Home
Saturday guests in the H A Tobey home were Mr and Mrs George Wilson of Ringstead Iowa and Mr and Mrs George Salyer of Clinton. James Plattenberger of Savanna is visiting his daughter Mrs Clem Hoy this week. Sunday guests of Mrs Hayes Frazier and family were her father George Ketchum and her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs John Klett of Savanna.
Whitney S brother to arrive on short furlough
Mrs. Kenneth Whitney has word that her brother 1st Lt. W Homer Switzer of Camp Robinson Arkansas will arrive Tuesday on a few days furlough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Whitney
W. Homer Switzer
Camp Robinson, Ark
Groharing Rites Honor Longtime Community Helper
The ceremony salutes Groharing for his sincere friendship and his work in rearing and educating a large family of children who are industrious and respected in their communities, reflecting his unfailing response to duty and broader service beyond ordinary limits.
Local social notes mention neighbors hosting and visiting
Preston Prairie Velma Weidman and Mrs Ward Weidman along with Mrs Russell Derrer and son Ronald joined an excursion on Friday. Garth Keller and his bride entertained friends recently. Mr and Mrs Charles Deets and family spent Saturday with Mrs Frances Halfman at Savanna. Their niece Marian Wires accompanied them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Velma Weidman
Ward Weidman
Russell Derrer
Ronald
Garth Keller
Bride
Charles Deets
Frances Halfman
Savanna
Marian Wires
Also Mentioned on This Page
Are
Sunshine Graham
Pillsbury's
Borax
Boraxo
Coco H. W. Soap
Ivory
Med
Ige
South Carolina
Thomson News
Hazel Sack
Robert Little
E. G. Little
Miami
Fla
Earl Bennett
Ed Seeley
Waukegan
Myrtle Bennett
Gwendolyn Ritter
T. Stuart Cleworth
Bruce
Maquoketa
Vern Kauffman
Shannon
Ed Wenzel
Rosalie Hand
Evelyn Ashpole
Dubuque
Harold Sorenson
Albert Prins
Peter Smith
Albany
Dan Sack
George Hicks
Hanover
Harry Watt
Dixon
Ivan Carroll
Dovning
Thomson Briefs
Alma Bristol
Beulah Bossen
Clinton
Misa Etta Bristol
Clara Swett
Mabel Morris
Ben Wagner
Herman Francke
Chas. Switzer
E. W. Francke
Elizabeth
Alice Fitch
Chas. McGinty
Don Carpenter
Carpenter
Mary Wagner
Dorothy North
Paul Heusinkveld
Tank Arsenal
Bettendorf
Lena Stagg
Ed Martindale
Baraboo
N. D. French
Norman Stickell
Marie
Craig Manor
Justice Prins
Wayne Ashby
Northwestern Utilities Co
Russell Sweitzer
Percy Clark
Sabula
Gerald Brown
Fred Sneed
Minnie Lockhart
Sterling
Phil Snyder
Willis Noble
Easton
Olin Noble
Jane Lamb Hospital
Olin
Ernest Green
Manhattan Beach
Calif
Ely Cochran
Ray Brenneman
Fred Schick
Robert Mayer
Mayer
Chicago
Louis Schick
Sidney Brenneman
Elgin
Frank Badtke
Henry Badtke
East Moline
Joseph Baumgartner
Hannover
John Cooper
Nettie Baker
Stella Griswold
William Griswold
Ben Dykstra
Roy Balk
Garden Plain
Clarence Balk
George Balk
Richard Badtke
William Badtke
Eagle Point Park
Ray Dodge
Arnold Alm
Clarence McGinty
Savanna Ordnance Depot
Henry Skipper
Harvey
Earl Holman
Arthur F. Thompson
Norman French
State University At
Champaign
Zerita Potter
Theron Wagner
Herbert Blodgett
Henry Strauch
Dorothy Badtke
Smith’s
Royal Blue Store
Lois Groharing
Reid
Africa
America
Embrey Ross
Foreign Missions Conference of North America
Dr. Ross
Methodist Church
Japan
U. S. Army
Pacific Coast
California
Washington
Idaho
Arizona
Wyoming
Colorado
Hawaii
Central States
Hichland Home
Francke & Switzer
W. J. Quest Chadwick
Western Electric
Chadwick News
Smaltz Bros
Preston Prairie
Philgas
J. M. Fay & Son
Illinois
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