Reflective letter from an elderly reader in Maywood
A handwritten note describes daily life at a senior home in Maywood Illinois. The author notes an ill resident, elevator repairs, recent room painting, and a talk by a Hines hospital superintendent. He discusses reading The Apostle, Revelations, and Victory to Peace, plus World affairs, Roosevelt, and staying informed. He mentions age near 85, family longevity, and a blessing for all.
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West Wine
Hines Hospital
Hit
Carroll County BIRTHDAYS and local births list
Quotation truncated list of birthday dates and names across multiple towns in Carroll County from Friday to Thursday with numerous Chadwick, Chadwick, Thomson, Milledgeville entries. A note follows about Quinter Stitzel gaining publicity for catching a fox in his barnyard after the animal appeared among his stock.
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Quinter Stitzel
Wade's Wide Cracks Pokes Fun At Everyday Life
A Sabula Gazette humor column features jokes and quips about optimism, middle age, games, misheard phrases, war era signs, aging, drinking, and domestic advice. It includes puns and light anecdotes such as a strawberry festival sign misprint and a wife teasing her drunken husband.
Siperly Family Expands Homes and Boats Near Thomson
D W Siperly living on the Bailey place northwest of Thomson becomes a new subscriber to the Review. He is busy building broader houses hog houses and boats in his shop at home. The Siperleys have three sons in service.
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D. W. Siperly
Bailey Place
Thomson
Review
Siperleys
Local Social Notes Highlight Clinton Bank Employee and Savanna Visit
Mrs Lawrence Weatherwax works at City National Bank in Clinton. Mr and Mrs Donald Smith dined with Mr and Mrs Kyle Melendy in Savanna on Sunday.
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Thomson
Lawrence Weatherwax
The
City National Bank
Clinton
Donald Smith
Kyle Melendy
Savanna
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the Apostle
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Fulton
Abbie Olson
Chadwick
Evan Harris
Jeanette Straub
Russell Lego
Doris Garner
Lanark
Fred Miller
Max Meakins
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T. H. Kustes, Jr
Mary Edmonds
Howard Imel
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Emil Brach
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Janice Schreiner
Bert Luzenga
Albany
Harold Wilt
Lloyd Smith
Dwight Turner
L. W. Kreider
Dorothy Deets
Elwood Gipe
Charles Spencer
Jack Burkholder
Merle Atherton
Carol Deets
Lawrence Doden
Earl Isenhart
E. A. Peters
Harry Ella
Dickie Pearson
Truman Roger
Clyde Broadwater
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Dareth Ann Stoner
Janet Sandell
Paul Gettle
Coleta
Wayne Wilcke
Lawrence Beck
Francis Sheridan
Rockford
Ralph Christiansen
Oakland
Calif
Art Reap
Mt. Carrols
Charlotte Atherton
Steve Stefanich
Sterling
Wm. G. Strauch
Dorothy Warfield
Argo Fa
Allen Davis
Clarence Hartman
Leonard Lantz
Dixon
Paul Braun
U. S. Army
Albert Kraft
U. S. Navy
George Stober
Mt. Carroll
Elizabeth Morgan
Clark van Buskirk
Carroll
Henry Knetch
Paw Paw
Wade
Wade Guenther
Sabula
Sabula, Iowa
Pete
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Scotchman
Mary
Eve
Eden
Heaven
O. A. Kinsel
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W. H. Foster
Wilson
Iowa
Johnson
Artcraft
Morrison
Alfred M. Olson
East Main Street
Morrison, Ill
Les Lathrop
Thomson Briefs
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Margaret S. Heusinkveld
EADS
G. W. Blohm
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W. L. Derrer
Mt, Carroll
Spencer
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W. North Street
Spencer Corsetiere
L. B. Hussey, M.D
Greison Bldg
Main St
Telephone Black 415
WM. Nipe
Greison Agency, Inc
Savanna, Illinois
Clinton, Lowe
Mrs
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Gree
Green River
Stewart - Warner Corp
Ordnance Department
Army Service Forces
Dixon, Ill
U. S. Employment Service
Rock Falls
Milledgeville Fire Department
War Manpower Commission
D. J. Doyle
Tucker
Nettie E. Phillips
Jerry Bill
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Simmons Farm
Stockton
Adolph Kupersmith
T. B. and
Bangs
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Jamesway Bull
C. J. Simmons
Glenn Teeter
W. G. Siemen
Kipnis Sales
Wisconsin
O. P. Miles
MT. Carroll Sales CO
Ralph Dulen
Billy Beaton
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A. B. Puterbaugh
Telegraph Road
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John Deere
New Idea
Hayes
Dutchtown
A.B. Puterbaugh
Chas. Gaul & Son
Harry Linskill
Abe Reiff
Auds
Paul Knox
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