Deaths and Funeral Rites in Shannon and Surrounding Towns
Obituaries from Shannon and nearby communities report the deaths of Mrs. Katherine Beck 59 of Shannon Miss Verna Derr 61 of Milledgeville Mrs. Caroline Birchen 92 of Freeport area Philo Handel 38 of Mt. Carroll and Orville Orcutt 63 of Thomson with brief funeral details, birth origins, and surviving relatives noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Beck Shannon
Katherine Beck
Shannon
Freeport
S. G. Eberly
Brethren
Beck
Hickersdorf
Germany
Conrad
Mary Geise
United States
Rock Creek Township
George Beck
Walter
John
James Beck
Walter Byers
Tilson McIiney
John Wilt
Mt. Morris
Lillie Hurdle
Carrie Steele
Siece
Mary Garber
Ale
Hattie Thompson
Peter Birchen
Henry
Julia
John Birchen
Lanark
Jacob Birchen
Baileyville
Philo Handel
Mt. Carroll
R. H. Leitner
Oak Hill Cemetery
Handel
Mr. Carroll
George Handel
Marilyn
Emma Jean
Cecil
Philo
Melvin
Carroll
Verna Derr
Milledgeville
Cyrus
Alice Derr
Earl Derr
Leo Daehler
Milwaukee
Wis
Ramona Derr
Jefferson
Orville Orcutt Thomson
Orville Orcutt
Thomson
Thomson Methodist Church
Harold R. Dude
Lower York Cemetery
Laurence Sullivan
Fred Bristol
Medelia, Minn
Hattie Stoner
Seattle
Wash
Free Book From McCleary Clinic Offers Rectal Health Guide
Advertisement for a free booklet from the McCleary Clinic at E-100 Elms Blvd Excelsior Springs Missouri. It claims specialization in rectal and colon cases and invites requests from readers in the United States Canada and abroad with no obligation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCleary Clinic
E-100 Elms Blvd
Excelsior Springs
States
Canada
Local Social This Week Delights Milledgeville and Surrounds
Milledgeville notes show Mr and Mrs Abe Reiff hosting at Ideal with sons Arnold and Harold. A Mt Carroll gathering included R R Eastabrooks, Henry Rahn, Fenton Haugh, and the Hinebaugh home party. weitere brief visits and weekend stays noted in Chadwick and Thomson households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe Reiff
Arnold and
Harold
Alvin Reiff
Ideal
R. R. Eastabrooks
Henry Rahn
Fenton Haugh
Roy Hinebaugh
Mt. Carroll
James Morgan
Chadwick
Clarence van Buskirk
Mason Spaulding
Carroll
Rush Carroll
Thomson
Robert Gelwicks
Fayette Fossett
Tom Sheridan
Leroy Hunt
Phrona Miller
M. W. Pittman
Hazel Fogel
Carroll R L C A Entertained In Milledgeville
Mr and Mrs L F Buxton entertained the Carroll county R L C A and auxiliary at their home Wednesday evening A scramble supper followed by games and cards with prizes to Mrs J M Yeager and H B Rahn Guests included Mr and Mrs L M Strauch Chadwick Mr and Mrs Yeager Rahn Gossard Lanark A J King Miss Rea Casselberry and Neil Dauphin Savanna Ford Grim Thomson Mr and Mrs Robert Johnson Mt Carroll
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. F. Buxton
Carroll County
J. M. Yeager
H. B. Rahn
L. M. Strauch
Chadwick
Newsy Notes From High School
Ill and absent students return. Senior class plans invitations presented on a green ribbon card. History covers Lincoln Douglas debate and pre Civil War era. English uses Bible literature and grammar work. Sociology discusses the nachific age and its effects. Homemaking reports on canned foods and farm products. Several students absent. Arlie Holman transfers to YC HS. A.S. and H.R. notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Robinson
B. R
D. F
Arlene St. Ores
Kathryn Wiebenga
Marie Robinson
Tom McKee
Arlie Holman
Clinton High
A. S
H. R
Bobby Rawlins
Mr. Carroll
Doris Boylan
Donna Fenley
Norman French
Lester
Pat
Grade News for 3rd to 8th Grades
School notes report new fourth grade readers Prose and Poetry arriving and students returning after illness. Students earned spelling prizes. Valentine art projects and plays in sixth grade. Geography Civics and English activities across grades plus a poetry excerpt by Ruth R and reporters Ruth Rice and Helen Hartman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Ashby
Evelyn Ashpole
Dean Robinson
Ruth Strubb
May Turney
Valentine
Illinois
Leroy Prins
P. S
Arlene S
Arthur A
Pete C
Pete
Ruth R
Ruth Rice
Helen Hartman
Record Auto License Fees Hit New Illinois Highs in 1939
Illinois 1939 auto licensing set record totals with drivers licenses valid until May 1 1942 and 2 761 930 total licenses issued. Fees amounted to 24 351 993 71 with road fund collections about 23 828 819 and proceeds from titles searches dealer fees and certificates of title boosting the total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois
Edward J. Hughes
Dee
Automobile Department
General Revenue Fund
Franklin Defies Critics With Sawdust Pudding Proclamation
Benjamin Franklin hosted a dinner for critics of his Philadelphia paper. After supper he served two large dishes of coarse meat pudding and declared that anyone who can subsist on sawdust pudding and water needs no other patronage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin
Philadelphia
Beans Now Next to Corn in Illinois 1939 Crop Records
Illinois reports its largest acreage for beans, making soybeans the state’s second most valuable farm crop. The 1939 bean crop rose 33 percent from 1938, with total cropped area at 2,726,000 acres, up 20 percent from 1938’s 2,272,000. Ten year average sits at 1,213,000. Harvest of 68 percent for beans surpasses the 64 percent 1938 high, aided by favorable prices and a strong late-season for maturation and harvesting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Poultry Feed Costs Drive Egg Profit in Indiana Farm
An Indiana farmer kept 200 hens on a mix of shelled corn oats and balancer costing 640 dollars weekly for feed. The hens laid 70 dozen eggs that week, about 9 cents a dozen, yielding a solid profit. The piece urges producers to cut costs, optimize rations, and boost efficiency to stay profitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Lanark Couples Celebrate Milestones and Legion Meeting
Mr and Mrs J A Pheil celebrate their 26th wedding anniversary at home with 28 relatives. Beattie couple mark silver anniversary with 26 guests at their rural home. American Legion Auxiliary plans a February 12 Patriotic program at the Legion hall with Donald Fehrenbach delivering an oration. February 7 election for Farmers Elevator Co officers described along with Delta Kappa Gamma activities and NIU teacher slides event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Gouker
Deloris
Keith
Boyd Shoup
Allan
Emmett
Margaret
James Shoup
Rose Shoup
Harry
J. K. Sweller
Charles Rowland
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
American Legion
Donald Fehrenbach
Sterling Township
Farmers Elevator Co
Coal Yards
Augusta Stenquist
Jessie Garman
Ella Beck
Lillian Clemmer
Koffee Kup
Mt. Carroll
Pi Chapter
Delta Kappa Gamma Society
Savanna
Galena
Lanark
Helen Messenger
Northern Illinois Teachers’ College
Frances Shimer College
Besse Hostetter
Ella Fortna
Nephritis dangers and bed rest explained by doctor
A medical brief emphasizes that bed rest aids recovery from nephritis and warns of complications from kidney inflammation. It notes acute nephritis can follow sore throat or cold, may progress silently, and urges awareness of early symptoms and long term kidney health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois State Medical Society
Chadwick Post Office Aims For Regular Hours Feb 12
Postmaster C. C. Miller says Chadwick post office will be open on February 12 Lincoln's Birthday with rural routes on schedule. On February 22 Washington's Birthday the office will open 7 to 9 am and there will be no rural mail delivery. Schools stay open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Miller
Chadwick
Lincoln
Washington
Ths
Farmers State Bank
Post Office
Oilers Fall to Dixon Then Beat Fulton in Weekend Games
Chadwick's 66 Oilers lost 50 to 36 to Dixon on Monday, then defeated Fidelity Life 35 to 26 at Fulton Tuesday. Box score shows Mest 20 3 and Werfel 6 0 for Oilers, while Fidelity Life's Larson 3 2 and Hurlbut 0 0 led the visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadwick
Oilers
Knack
Dixon
Fulton
Fidelity Life Squad
Bae Mest
Werfel
Glenn
Ee Parr
Fidelity Life
Larson
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Mrs
Caroline Birchen
Northwestern
Milledgeville News
Thomson Rendering Works
Thomson, Illinois
Seven Point Service
Lewis Motor Co
Newsy
Emmy
Ray
Pat Cate
Harriet Roggendorf
Ray Kaufman
Secy. Treas
Harold Schiel
Janet Kenyon
Ruth Lawrence
Arthur Aurand
Glen Turney
Thomas Hand, Jr
H. L. Bowman
Mgr
Hute, Herard
Seeberger & Hads
Franklin
Lanark News
Johnny Brown
G. H. Thompson Fulton
Walter Electric Shop
Tri-City
Chadwick News
Postal Service
Trim Fulton
Considine’s
Filton
Lincoln Way
St. Valentine
Considine
Ill
Coronado
Armco
Surance
Maurice Aaa
Mgr. Fulton
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