Maze de la Roche to stage Whiteoak tale in Davenport
Maze de la Roche brings a dramatic reading of the Whiteoak saga to Orpheum Davenport in a one night engagement. Erhel Barrymore stars as Granny Whiteoak with Harry Ellerbe as Finch in a tale of a Canadian farming clan and a gifted pianists fate as a family fortune unfolds. The show opens Friday at 8:30 p.m. with a London connection noted through Nancy Price.
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Davenport
Maze de la Roche
New York
London
Nancy Price
Mias Price
Adeline Whiteoak
Whiteoaks
Finch
Granny
Lone
Erhel Barrymore
Gran Whiteoak
Harry Ellerbe
Peromnes
Orpheum Theatre
Davenport, Or
Eneimge
Christmas Dinner Guests Across Savanna Ustick and Nearby
Families gathered for Christmas meals across Savanna Ustick and nearby towns. Mr. Virgil Wilt hosted relatives including Joe Wilt and Will Hubbel of Savanna. Mr. and Mrs. John Smit visited Corneil Smit’s home in Ustick. Smit and Pollard families also connected at Fulton. Other households noted guests from Wacker Morrison and Chadwick areas.
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Virgil Wilt
Joe Wilt
Will Hubbel
Savanoa
John Smit
Corneil Smit
Ustick
Smit
Joe Pollard
Fulton
Willis
Ted Storm
Wacker
Leonard
Merle Stage
Claude Grima
Storm
Harold Tobey
Floyd Tobey
Clint Wilt
Paul
Ed Turney
Elmer Davis
Lois
Savanna
Leo
Milledgeville
Henry Parsons
Nellie Parsons
Will Fink
Chadwick
Night theater line up for New Year’s Eve showings
Saturday December 31 program starts 9 30 ends 12 10 featuring Pat O’Brien John Payne and Marg Lind in Garden of the Moon. Sunday January 1 Monday January 2 Janet Gaynor and Bob Montgomery in Three Loves Has Nancy. Co Hit Charles Farre J Wells in Flight to Fame.
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Pat O’brien
John Payne
Marg. Lindsay
Sun
Mon
Janet Gaynor
Bob Montgomery
Nancy
Charles Farre
J. Wells
Christmas visits and gatherings across families
Thomson Briefs list Christmas visits across multiple households from La Grange to Savanna and Clinton. Guests include Mae Densmore and K B Carpenter, W M Tucker family, Donald Densmore, and numerous relatives joining meals and celebrations in Argo Clinton and Savanna.
Christmas Guests Fill Lanark Morrison and Sterling Homes
Local families from Lanark Morrison Sterling and Dixon shared Christmas dinners and visits. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Irvine Lego and son Ted, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Bos and family, Mrs. Elizabeth Senneff and kin, plus numerous p sence from Chicago Galva Morrison and Sterling.
Local obituaries list Savanna deaths and kin
Pvt Emilio DeStefano 26 of the 52nd ordnance depot Savanna died at the post hospital December 21 from influenza after about ten days illness. Funeral in Savanna Catholic Church. burial Rock Island arsenal. Survived by brother Vincent in same depot. Mrs J A Truesdale 76 of Savanna died December 22 after five months illness. Funeral at St Peter's Lutheran Savanna. burial Mosquito Hill. Louise Barth born April 8 1862 in Washington township married John A Truesdale in 1883. survived by husband, two sons John A Jr and James, daughter Mae Procter, seven grandchildren, one great grandchild, two Barth brothers. Mrs Anna Garman 69 of Shannon died February 6 at home after pleurisy. Funeral in Shannon home and Evangelical church. burial Brethren cemetery. She married John Garman February 27 1896. survived by sisters Elizabeth Nesemeier and Sarah Geiseman, brother Jacob Daniels. Mrs Homer Scott 63 of Savanna died December 21 after shock and hip fracture from a fall December 18. Funeral details note she is survived by husband and daughter Louise of Rock Island.
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Emilio de Stefano
52Nd Ordnance Company
Savanna Ordanance Depot
Post Hospital
Savanna
Rock Island Arsenal
Vincent
Ordnance Depot
J. A. Truesdale
John A. Truesdale
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Rewm Gerhard Fischer
Mosquito Hill
Louise Barth
Julius and
Caroline Barth
Washington Township
Twoone
John A. Truesdale, Jr
St. Paul
James Truesdale
Houston
Tex
Mae Procter
New York
Charles
George Barth
Anna Garman
Shannon
Elizabeth Nesemeier
Freeport
Sarah Geiseman
Jacob Daniels
Homer Scott
Savanna Hospital
Louise
Rock Island
Chadwick 14th Birthday Honored At Boy Party
In Chadwick Tuesday evening Mr and Mrs James Morgan hosted a gathering of boys for George Morgan s 14th birthday. They played games and had refreshments. Guests included Donald Schleuing Paul Mackey Arnold Provant George Weber Walter Geison Clarence Geison Henry Young Raymond Fissell er Donald Queckboerner Lee Hartman Jr Merle Henske Julian Martin and Billy Schlagenhour.
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James Morgan
George Morgan
Donald Schleuing
Paul Mackey
Arnold Provant
George Weber
Walter
Clarence Geison
Henry Young
Raymond Fisseller
Donald Queckboerner
Lee Hartman, Jr
Merle Henske
Julian Martin
Billy Schlagenhour
Christmas Visits Across Wisconsin Gather Families
Mr and Mrs Willard Welch and sons returned to Argo after visiting relatives in Sharon Wis over Christmas. Mr and Mrs Dick Andersen and family of Argo were guests of Mrs Reka Hass in Clinton. Jack French spent Christmas with his mother Mrs Walter Reddick in Clinton.
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Willard Welch
Argo
Sharon
Wis
Dick Andersen
Reka Hass
Clinton
Jack French
Walter Reddick
Tax Rates Continued From Page One
Tax table fragments show rates for bridges and towns including Woodland and Freedom. Entries include general purposes, relief, and related sums in dollars and cents with figures like .17 and .43 and totals such as 2886 or 2677. The readable bits list assorted per cent rates and monetary amounts for different categories.
Marriages Of Two Couples In Clinton And Mt Carroll
Miss Mildred McCue and Melvin Folk were married at Zion Luther Church parsonage in Clinton by Rev George Winreuter. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Harry Wuebben of Polo. Miss Evelyn Paisley and Arthur Sisler married at the Clinton Methodist parsonage with Rev E E Clement presiding. They will reside in Mt Carroll and Polo respectively.
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Mildred McCue
Thomas Mee
Savanna
Melvin Folks
Frank Folk
Folo
Zion Lutheria Parsonage
I. Clinton
George Winreu
Harry Wuebben
Polo
Folk
Chestnut Park
Savanna Township High School
Polo High School
Paisley
Evelyn Paisley
Howard Paisley
Mt. Carroll
Arthur Sisler
Earl Sisler
Methodist Episcopal Church
Clinton
E. E. Clement
Bernice Weigley
Freeport
Paul Myers
Elgin
Hanover
Sisler
State Highway Maintenance Department
Christmas Visit Stories From Illinois Family Homes
Bob Cate a University of Illinois student visited Friday evening during holiday vacation to spend time with his mother Mrs Gladys Cate. Mr and Mrs Everett Eslinger of Morrison and Miss Mary Prins were Christmas Eve supper guests and overnight guests at Mrs Emma Eslingers home with her sons.
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Edwin Fink
Leonard Fink
Will Lewis
Chicago
Paul Hanson
Evelyn Holm
Will Holm
Mark Tilton
Roy Weeks
Milledgeville
Alice McNitt
Charles McNitt
May House
Herbert
Bob Cate
University of Illinois
Gladys Cate
Everett Eslinger
Morrison
Mary Prins
Emma Eslinger and Sons
Editor Admits Paper’s Jokes Rub Critics
The column laments editorials and jokes drawing complaint whether original or copied. It notes the daily grind of producing a paper and defends the editor for printing diverse content despite criticism and accusations of plagiarism.
Rural Delivery System Reorganizes Santa Rosa Roads
After months of work the Rural Delivery Service reorganizes Santa Rosa routes with new names and uniform signs. Residents now use route numbers for addresses, aiding visitors while rural carriers say familiarity with patrons remains unchanged.
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Santa Rosa
Buckwheat flour for sale at Wilt Hotel
A few hundred pounds of buckwheat flour available for purchase. Call at Wilt Hotel, Thomson. 2t 1-5.
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Wilt Hotel
Thomson
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Geacumother
Victor Paugue Jennings
Gral
Driss de la Roche
Capitol
Theatre—Morrison
Louise Rainer
Bob Hope
the Black Bandit
Chas, McCarthy
Edgar Bergen
Jack Leany
Joan Bennett
Ginald Owen
Shirley Ross
Piajestic
Mt Carroll
FBI
Joe E. Brown
Fate
Leo Camillo
Joe
Wallace Beery
Mickey Rooney
Joan Crawford
The
Wayne Morris
Priscilla Lane
Brother Rat
Kay Fran
George Brent
Charles Starrett
I. Meredith
Iowa
Barrinoris
Jalna
Maza Dela Roche
Lowa
Clark Sick
Sepopolus
Oid
Hal Peary
Rene Vermillion
Rn Orn Dart
Midnite
Jack Holt
Dr. Meade
Thomson Briefs
Mae Densmore
Roberts Densmore
la Grange
K. B. Carpenter
Donald Densmore
Sarah Groharing
W. M. Tucker
Tucker
Mary Louise
Waterloo
John Gates
Aurora
Sny
Dick Andern
Carliwiereen
Fred Hook
Hal Ashby
Adam Heinze
William Geisz
Musatine
Will Graves
Mys
Charles Graves
B. Lewis
Harvey Marshall
Fred Miller
Wesley Sack
Earle
Hazel
Ida Weber
Donald McGride
Erie
Ed McGinty
G. R. Williamson
Martha Lambert
Hattie Bowman
Charles Casselberry
Ree
Neal Dauphin
John Carroll
Mary Jane McGinty
Clarence McGinty
Eugene Murray
John
David
Paul Murray
Leroy
Wesley Kness
James Green
Kenneth
Earl Kness
Galesburg
Vera Conley
Mary Kness
Russell Carson
Carroll
Bill Geerts
Larry
Lyndon
Clarence Cooper
Jennie Cooper
John Cooper
Gladys
Art Marshall
Rock Falls
N. R. Kenyon
A. W. Pape
John Pape
Marinette
Irvine Lego
Ted
Lanark
Robert Carbaugh
H. L
W. E. Cardiff
Galva
F. W. Zugschwerdt
Elaine Zugschwerdt
Rose Miller
D. W. Bos
Otto Holesinger
John Buikema
Paul Farley
Stockton
Farley
R. L. Heidenreich
John Appel
E. J. Isenhart
Elizabeth Senneff
K. W. Senneff
Will Quest
H. L. Spearman
W. J. Way
John Shrader
John Doty
Sterling
Roy Queckboerner
Jean
Robert Rawlins
Spring Valley Presbyterian Church
Vernon Rawlins
Henry Fink
John Lotz
Welsh Slayton
Welsh Stuart
Kansas City
Missouri
Charles Way
Oscar Daehler
Mary Kradel
Dan Kradel
Emilio DeStefano
Chadwick News
H. L. Rawlins
Irma Haswell
Frank Sardon
George Schreiner
Henry Livengood
Elwyn Allison
Penrose
Anthony Cambman and Lyle
Chester Alexander
Harold Stoner
Lillian Hartman
A. J. Miller
McCue
Northwest
Illinois
Sinclair Gas and Oil
Lewis Motor CO
Taro
Northwestern _ Illinois Utilities
Chas. Groharing, Mgr
A. E. Sheridan
W. D. Smith & CO
Bob
Rentschler
Phillips
Gus A. Brumer Jr
Montgomery Ward
Palbbeads Kss
Potter Bros
Albany
Themeson
Argo-Fa
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