Historic County Fairs and Festivals Across Illinois August to September
A list of regional fairs and events spans August into early September. Highlights include the 103rd Lyons Birthday Celebration in Clinton, the Fourth Street Fall Festival in Savannah, Warren Fair, and the Iowa Centennial State Fair in Des Moines. Other notable events feature Stephenson County Fair in Freeport, Whiteside County Fair in Morrison, Elizabeth Community Fair in Elizabeth, Farm Bureau Sports Festival in Urbana-Champaign, Melon Day in Thomson, Albany and Shannon Homecomings, and Community Day in Milledgeville. Labor Day observances and surrounding festivities complete the sequence.
Bargains on farm property and farm gear in Lanark area
Real bargains in farm property and several rental offerings. Also listed are John Deere tractors and implements from local dealers. No trespassing warnings accompany the sale notices. Prices are given for Washers, a pressure range, and assorted equipment. Clint Wilt warns offenders as an explicit notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Eckman
Lanark, Ill
Clint Wilt
Thomson
Go Feather Your Nest and Other Jokes from a Bygone Era
A collection of humorous quips and light verse reflecting midcentury attitudes. Jokes touch on politics, marriage, gender, and everyday life with characters such as editors, hostesses, and old-timers. The piece closes with a biblical verse prompt about seeking courage in tough times.
Sleeping sickness appears in Carroll County farm animals
Farm Adviser M. P. Roske reports several cases of sleeping sickness in Carroll County within days. Local cases cluster near Lanark and Shannon, with one on a farm north of Savanna. no southern county cases yet. The warning notes Illinois and nearby states have seen spread, urging preventive measures for horse and mule owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. P. Roske
Lanark
Shannon
Savanna
University of Ilinois
College of Seventh Heaven
Griculture
Ilinois
Illinois
Illinois This Summer, According To the Division of
Animal Patholgy and Hygiene
College of Agriculure
University of Micois
Animal Pathology and Hygiene
Northwest Utilities Hosts Get Acquainted Party
Employees of the Northwest ern Utilities office hosted operators and managers from five surrounding towns at a Friday evening lawn gathering. Eight guests came from Morrison, two from Albany, four from Chadwick, and several from Savanna and Thomson joined the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern Utilities
Morrison
Albany
Gerald Hill
Fulton
Evans
Chadwick
Savanna
Ivan Shaver
John Hindricksen
Waldro Frasure
John Ross
Hindricksen
Thomson
Bessie Groharing
Lois Carroll
Margaret Gaar
Chas. Groharing
Harold St. Ores
Sarah Millard
Orve Oreutt
Pete Hansen Buys Stransdale Dairy Bar
Pete Hansen of Argo Fa this week purchased the Stransdale Dairy Bar long run by Mary and Margaret Gaar. Possession was given Wednesday. Mrs. Della Manes il 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Hansen
Argo Fa
Stransdale
Mary and Margaret Gaar
Della Manes
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Carroll
Whiteside
Rock Island
Sterling Sales
Sterling
Harry Kipnis
Mt. Carroll
Fred Smith
Steele Bldg
Main Street
Maquoketa
Bowman Cattle Co
Iowa
Bollen
Geneseo Stock Yards
Geneseo
Ill
George Oliver
Hillsdale
Clarence Polhous
Thomson, Ill
George W. Ivey & Sons
Clyde Grokaring Morrison
Jake Kerkstra
Nonville Mill— Morrison
G. D. Hauberg
Fifth Avenue
Moline
Verlie Sallows
Cordova
Robert Grahm
Eric
Robert Sargent
Gall Reed Lane
Chicago
Port Byron
Baby
Mathis Hatchery
W. 5Th St
P. O
Rock Falls
Jim Bull
Union Grove, Ill
Frank Bradulski
5Th Ave
Clinton, Ia
Annabelle-Ray Shop
Sterling Theatre
Carroll, Whiteside
Rock Island County
Plymouth
Chevrolet
DE Soto
Diamond T
Jokerst Motor Sales
Kirst Ave
Burns Motor Sales
Plymouth and
DE Soto Agency For Beauty, Economy, Safety
Merchant Bros
General Automotive
Sam Ethridge
Hazelhurst
Milledgeville
FORD
Cnev
Cut Rate Auto Supply Co
Strand Theatre Bldg
Clinton, Ta
Bear
General Auto CO
Earl Schott
4Th Ave
Clinton
Purina
Richard Vogel
Fulton, II
F. Kadyk & Son
Rush Carroll
Thorson
Rt. 1
Sand Hill
Noonan Cattle Company
Homer Bowman, Prop
Maquoketa, Iowa
Fred W. Braun
Safety Man
Springfield
Davenport
Lyons
Dept. American Legion
Rockford, Il
Sedalia
Trask Bridge
Rockford
Fourth Street
Savanna A
Ugust
Warren Fair
Warren
Des Moines
Carroll County
Farm Bureau
Stephenson County Fair
Taylor Park
Freeport
Whiteside County Fair
Elizabeth Community Fair
Elizabeth, Ill
Urbana-Champaign
Thomson, Il
Albany Homecoming
Albany, Il
Milledgeville, Tl
Forreston
Polo
Leonard Stage
Phone
J. E. Martin
Mra
Nickeleon, Fulton
Potter Bros
Bender Music Service
6Th Ave
South
Gene Jacoby
Mer
Sterling (Tu
John Nordhoff
Thomsen
Truman & Son
John Deere G. P
John Deere
E. B
John E. Housenga
Fulton, LJ
Review Office
Phone Morrison
Bob Heusinkveld Morrison, II
State Geological Survey
Wade
Wade Guenther
Sabula
Sabula, Iowa
Ouch
WCBS
WTAX
KMOX
St. Louis
WLS
Prairie Farmer Station
Textile and Art
W. H. Foster
M. D
Wilson Bldg
LeClaire
B. J. Snyder
Fulton, Ill
Second St
Tach
David Shipma
Futton
Scovill Schools
Clinton, In
Morris—Barrick Cattle CO
Dixon, Illinois
Dixon
DR. E. Musk
Musk Optical Company
From the Life.preserver
American News Features. Inc
George Ade
Helfant
Coorg
Mandy
Elmo Black
Preston
The
Gazette
Craig
South Dakota
International Harvester Company
Allis Chalmers
W. L
Wer
Nick's Chocolate Shop
Sterling Tire Market
Isle
Lincolnway
East
Ier Ey
TVG
Vray
Stransdale Cafe
of Magic Supplement
McCarthy Feed Co
Rock Falls, Ill
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