Social notes from Argo area signal weekend visits
Rev and Mrs Countryman and daughter joined Mrs Geneva Disworth and daughters for Friday evening dinner. Mr and Mrs Charles Sack dined Sunday with their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Clarence Van Buskirk. Robert Smith plans a Sunday return from Champaign for a week break between semesters. Mr and Mrs John Faber attended funeral services in Fulton for John Temple. The Carrolls spent Friday in Morrison with daughter Mrs Vernon Dearinger. An aid society all day meeting with a pot luck dinner is planned next week at Mrs Sack's home. The Harold Libberton family moved Tuesday from Clinton Iowa to the George Bittner house. Mr and Mrs John Faber and Martyn were Sunday guests of Mrs Faber's parents in Fulton. Mrs John Johnson and Alfred Williams spent Friday in the Tri Cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrison
Vernon Dearinger
Aid Society
Chas. Sack
Alfred Williams
Harold Libberton
Clinton
George Bittner
John Faber
Martyn
Vet’s Questions And Answers On Veteran Benefits
A guidance page explains how to apply for a VA physical exam and where to obtain forms at the Veterans Information Center and Selective Service offices. It covers private hospitalization reimbursement rules, GI loan timing, and loans to reestablish a prewar business. The Rock Falls VER at 112 W. Second St. can assist with applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans’ Administration
Veterans’ Information Center
Selective Service Offices
Veterans’ Employment
U.S
G. I
G. I. Bill
U. S
Second St
Rock Falls
Social News Briefs and Humorous Anecdotes
Social notes report dinners and visits among local families including the Bennetts Blair family Smiths and Welch. A light humor bit recalls Irvin Cobb’s lectures and a joke about a groom and sister. A comic exchange ends with a quip over a hostess and a guest seeking a drink.
Letters From Indies and Leyte Describe War Life
A December 1944 letter from Vernon Isenhart in the Netherlands East Indies recounts nightly bombardments and jungle conditions, Christmas turkey, and long-delayed mail. A Leyte dispatch reports Tacloban’s mud, huts, and civic aid efforts, noting shackled morale, Red Cross activity, and relief distributions amid wartime hardship.
Birthday Dinner and Family Visitors Reported in Mt Carroll
Mrs Ernest Smith returned home from Missouri after her father's sudden death. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Smith plus Ger aldine and Mrs Calvin Eslinger and Roger were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Blaine Smith in Mt Carroll. They joined supper with Mr and Mrs Ernest Farnsworth. A John Hook home dinner honored Janet Storm with her parents Walter and Mrs Storm and family from Savanna. Also present were Will Holy and Ted Storm with Bud Wacker. The Warfield family and daughters from Thomson visited Wilbur Stiles Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Smith
Missouri
Lloyd Smith
Geraldine
Calvin Eslinger
Roger
Blaine Smith
Mt. Carroll
Ernest Farnsworth
John Hook
Janet Storm
Walter Storm
Savanna
Will Holy
Ted Storm
Bud Wacker
Jack Warfield
Thomson
Wilur Stiles
Local families host dinners and move residences in Mt Carroll area
Over the weekend Mr and Mrs Ralph McNamara moved into the Fred Nipe house formerly occupied by Mr and Mrs Lee Durward and family who moved to the Bower farm. On Sunday Mr and Mrs Rush Carroll and Mr and Mrs Ivan Carroll and David visited at Mt Carroll for dinner. Clifford Durward hosted guests from Morrison including the Milnes Montgomery Miller and Erwin Larsen. Verne Kaufman and Earl visited Lanark Saturday with Mrs Kaufman and her mother Mrs Emma Lotz along with Mrs Albert Champion and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph McNamara
Fred Nipe
Lee Durward
Bower Farm
Rush Carroll
Ivan Carroll
David
Robert Gelwicks
Mt. Carroll
Clifford Durward
Clifford Milnes
Harry Montgomery
Also Mentioned on This Page
Argo News
Mr. Carroll
Parker
Uncle Sam
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Cary Grant
John Garfield
Benny Goodman
His
James Cardwell
Allyn Joslyn
Times Theatre
William Bendix
Susan Hayward
Abbott & Costello
Spencer Tracy
Nancy Kelly
Africa
Stanley and
Livingstone
WEB
Richard Travis
Outlaws
Johnny Mack Brown
Dennis O'Keefe
Don Ameche
Mary Beth Hughes
Wayland Bennett
Mrs. Bennett
Joe Blair
Paul Smith
Willard Welch
Tim McNamara
Harold Daehler
Irvin Cobb
Cobb
Harry
Jerry
Sis
Mrs. Smith
Keefe
Indies
Philippines
Cpl
Vernon Isenhart
Netherlands East Indies
Earl Isenhart
Chadwick
Mom
Ft. Sheridan
New Guinea
Vernon
Freece Senneff
H. H. Senneff
Leyte
Italy
Grenada
Hell
Red Cross Quezon Club
National Geographic Magazine
OWL
Psychological Warfare Bureau
Germany
Tacloban
Philpine Civil Affairs Unit No. 1
United States
Jack
Savanna Savings Building & Loan Assoc
Main St
Federal Home Loan Bank System
Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corporation
Valentine
Winkler’s
Ben ~My, Jewelry Store
W. E. Murphy
Optometrist
Ini
May’s Club
Ray Haig
Mlinoinois
Ceremonies
Ann Davis
THE
Esquire Sisters
Albert M. Greison
Enduring International Sterling
Sinternational Merling
Gus A. Brumer, JR
Jeweler
Western Union
van Allen
London
Clinton, Iowa
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