Reading list and school activities highlight sixth grade party
Grade News reports a sixth grade surprise party for Harriet Fisher as she moves to Unionville. The operetta The Land of Dreams Come True is chosen for this year's production with chorus work starting soon and casting later in March. Eighth grade will present three one act plays in March with cast announcements forthcoming. First graders celebrate January reading awards and spelling contest winners Ronald Bull and Sylvia Dykstra. The class transforms the sand table into Shirley Temple Land while continuing reading and writing activities.
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Harriet Fisher
Unionville School
Jacqueline McGinty
Ronald Bull
Sylvia Dykstra
Etnyre, Chadwick resident, dies at 81
Jerry Etnyre 81 longtime Chadwick resident died at his home Wednesday morning after months of heart illness. Funeral at 2 p.m. Friday from the house with Rev. L M Phillips officiating. Burial in Chadwick cemetery. Survived by two daughters Dora Schroppel Milwaukee and Laura Emery Lanark. six sons Lloyd Milledgeville Albert Prophetstown George Dan Oliver and Lee Chadwick. wife Maria Yeager preceded him in 1936. daughter Lucinda Lou also predeceased. He was born February 18 1856 near Mt. Carroll. He operated a sale barn and served as a veterinary surgeon in Chadwick.
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Jerry Etnyre
Chadwick
L. M. Phillips
Hope Evangelical Church
Mr. Emyre
Mt. Carroll
Daniel
Caroline Shafer Etnyre
Maria Yeager
Lucinda Lou
Etnyre
Dora Schroppel
Milwaukee
Wis
Laura Emery
Lanark
Lloyd
Milledgeville
Albert
Prophetstown
George
Dan
Oliver and
Lee
E S Carbaugh Marks His 84th Birth Anniversary
E S Carbaugh known as Sim, Chadwick's long time resident, observed his 84th birthday on February 8 at his son Harry's home. Born February 8, 1854 near McConnelsburg Pennsylvania, he married Rebecca Glazier then moved west before settling in Chadwick. He ran a restaurant, later a livery, and served as Chadwick postmaster during Cleveland's administration. He remains active on Chadwick's main street and is noted for horse handling during Cheese Day. He and his wife have two children, Mrs. LB Lego of Lanark and Harry of Chadwick.
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E. S. Carbaugh
Chadwick
Sim
Harry
McConnelsburg
Rebecca Glazier
Shannon
George Cambman
Carbaugh
Cleveland
Mrs. Carbaugh
LB. Lego
Lanark
Savanna Chapter Holds Meeting and Plans Carnival
A Savanna local chapter of the Carroll county sportsmen's club met Monday in city hall. Thomas Hand, game warden, spoke on conservation. Officers were elected. An indoor carnival is planned for Friday at the high school gym. The Milwaukee railroad built an embankment along East Savanna yards to blunt Plum river floods and may raise tracks by three feet. Final arrangements for the 82nd Washington Birthday supper at M E church are set for Feb 22 with Rev T K Griffith as general chair.
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Carroll County Sportsmen’s Club
Thomas Hand
Milwaukee Railroad
East Savanna
Plum’s
Washington
M. E. Church
T. K. Griffith
Valentine making and color wheels inspire second graders
Stories about Shirley show strong interest in valentines. The class stays with a color wheel in art as they learn how primary colors combine to make secondary colors. Each child has made a color wheel and the second grade keeps a weather chart recording daily wind direction and temperature with a thermometer to read.
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Shirley
Buy Early Chicks Early State Advises
Illinois poultrymen are urged to buy early as millions of baby chicks will be hatched in the state over the next four months. Superintendent W. R. Usrey of the Illinois Division of Poultry Husbandry cautions against buying from out of state hatcheries and advises purchasing heavy breeds by April 1 and leghorns by May 1 to maximize profits. He notes many quality Illinois hatcheries and urges growers to consult with reputable hatcheries and verify improvement work before purchase.
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Illinois
W. R. Usrey
Illinois Division of Poultry Husbandry
Usrey
International Baby Chick News
Asrey
Ursey
Monkey scuffle at Mt Carroll circus and local birthday notes
Retold memories recount a clash with a monkey at Gollmar Brothers circus in Mt Carroll on August 8. The narrator recalls bee sting, eye swelling, and a chaotic escape from clowns and animals. The piece ends with Chadwick residents’ birthdays and a note on Illinois dairy policy efforts for 1928.
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Gollmar Brothers
Mt. Carroll
Gollmar’s
Dentist Dr G H Thompson Office Hours and Rooms
Dr G H Thompson operates a dental office with x ray rooms 4 5 and 6 at an address over Walter Electric Shop Fulton containing gas and oxygen administration details and a Tri City phone number W 19.
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Walter Electric Shop
Tri-City
Fulton
Iit
Emily Post radio etiquette on dining for one
The radio advice from Emily Post suggests setting a four place luncheon table even when dining alone. The columnist notes this etiquette stance can feel pretentious, like hosting a party with no guests.
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Emily Post
Smarty
State funds match federal grant for aged assistance
The Federal government authorizes a payment of 3,216,681.28 to Illinois for old age assistance benefits in the first three months of 1938. The state will provide an equal amount of its own funds for the same period.
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Ilinois
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