Letters from a Maywood Home Front Soldier Hall of Fame
A long handwritten page from a Maywood Illinois home front correspondent recounts Christmas generosity, church visits, and community life at the Christian Home and Bowery Mission. She notes gifts, plans for future donations, and daily duties, including cooking, housekeeping, and leadership roles. The letter blends personal faith, social work, and reflections on science readings with vivid scene descriptions and hopeful wishes for friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ities
Manson
North Shore Church
Aikin Institute
Ote
America
Miss Stone
Eddington
Chicago
Edington
Letter from Concordia to Montana and Canada visitors
Albert B Cole of Concordia Kansas writes family news from Montana and Canada. He describes Everett Whitney Deu, a government Biological engineer in Hamilton Montana, his Washington trip, a lab building appropriation of 225000 dollars, and plans to tour southern states and California. He notes local farming, land, wheat, and travel through the Black Hills, Glacier Park, and Missoula sugar plants, with references to people, places, and pastimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby
Everett
Washngton
Phillip
Ay Hamlinn
Mont Solom
Hamilton
Mont
Washinngton
U.S
Washington
Here
Florida
California
Oregon
Idaho
Hamlton 14
Montana
Black Hills
Joe's
Carter
Canada
Glacier Park
Waterino Lakes
Pace of Wales
Kms
George
Flathead Lake
U. S
Missoula
John Neary
Kenneth
Roosevelt
Anecdotes and Reflections From Albert B Cole on Montana Hunt
Albert B Cole recalls hunting memories and family ties in Montana. He mentions earnings per acre, deer and goat hunting, and a birthday shoot in Hamilton honoring him at age eighty. Other names include Ruby, Everett, Frances, Bayard, Devn, and local places Elk and Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berties
Ibe
Everett
Ruby
Kansas
Ayn
Phillip
Guisealy
Hamiton
Thy Sun Club
Hugh Man
Albert B. Cole von de Haat
Thompson Briefs Holiday Guest List Extends in Thomson
Sunday guest lists tied to Christmas include Mr and Mrs Henry Saver with Art Thompson and John Saver, Mr and Mrs Cecil Imel and family, Mr and Mrs Fred Nipe to entertain, and many others from Savanna Morrison Mt Morris and Clinton. Multiple households plan Christmas visits and meals with relatives including the Dykstra, Tousley, Gaar, and Dyson families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shannon Byron
Smith
Frank Rush
En- Matias
Murtson
Ty Welty
Reeves Kratz Gran
Whitney G
Pierson
Freeport
Moth
Kimbro Shake
Macomb
Baker
George Balk
Bertha Holland
Garrett Crappesite
Robert Groharing
Bovy
Iserman
Bruce
Geter
Meinert
Alice Ashnall
Wohlword
Dominic
Gibbs
Galesburg
Rockey
Irene Schick
Clinton
Seward
Louis Schick
Orangeville
Byron
Dakota
Forreston
Stubbe
I Ora Doherty
Lee Apeville
Briges
Duitsmann
Bolliger
Butler
di Hoot
Moore
Golter
Wohlford
Thomson
Ashpole
Hans F
Cate
Rawling
St. Ores
Hook
Rawlins
Turney
Pearl City
Johnson
Koertner
Lathrop
Savanna
Um Kempel
Bere
Kortemerer
Koch
Maller
Biss
Ruth French
Cor
Nell College
Mt. Vernon
Shannon
Whitmore
N. D. French
Alexander
Detce Groharing
Haisenga
Evanston
Beck
National College of Education
Gettemy
Leaf River
Taubert
Motter
Schmidt
Patterson
Gesin
Satayame
Chadwick
Etnyre
Schreiner
Stoner
Zugschwerdt
Henry Saver
Art Thompson
John Saver
Cecil Imel
Fred Nipe
Ghester Libberton
Carrell
Joe Melendy
Dan Nipe
Argo
Frank Potter
Ray Machael
Jake DeWnes
Ralph Machael
Buddy
Morrison
Antone Pollom
Chas. Groharing
Glen
Leona Nelson
Mt Morris
Herman Jangmatod
Ben Dykstra
Vaughn Gaar
Kansas City
Will Griswold
Moss Inez Hastings
Willi Dyson
Will
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Als Pig
Maywood, Il
Jeri
Komer’ Bluffs
Christian+ Herald
Bowery
Christian Herald
Khing
Chilna
Julia
Bertha
Stanton
Christ
Lee
Gome
Dipper Mlo
Lady
Pat Ton
Merry Christmas
Dwight Brown
Albert B. Cole
Concordia, Kansas
Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest Whitney
Boyer
Page & Shaw
Walters
Lovell
COVEL
ADA Lewis Drug Store
Farm Supply Co., Inc
Stransdale Farms Products Dairy Bar
Lanark
Lanark High
Kroh
Kaufman
Galor
Merchant
Kaney
Pala Femi Pr
Schiyver
Naufman
Speers
Rogers
Tamdsay Oo
Thomson Briefs
Hobart
Holland
Illinois Utilities
Thomson Office
Santa Claus
Paul Lewis
Piee
Mary T. Sheridan
Potter Bros
Thomson, Mlinois
Morrison, Alnny, Thevgson, Ai
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