Local Social Visits Reported Across Clinton and Moline
Thomson called on Wilbur Stickell and John Gaar in Moline Monday. Harold Holbrook of Lanark Betty Rose Swett and Mr and Mrs Edward French visited Clinton homes Sunday. Frank Warfield drove cattle to Chicago for Richard Housenga. Sunday dinner guests were Lloyd and Ed Smith with Leonard Stage. Afternoon callers included Lewis Combs and Delores Ann. Wallace Williams and her son of Mr Carroll spent Monday with Francke Switzer family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Stickell
John Gaar
Moline
Harold Holbrook
Lanark
Betty Rose Swett
Edward French
Harold Tomman
Walter Reddick
Clinton
Frank Warfield
Chicago
Richard
Lloyd Smith
Leonard Stage
Smith
Lewis Combs
Delores Ann
Wallace Williams
Carroll
Francke-Switzer
Will Griswold
Everett Eslinger
Morrison
Frank Foltz
Mt. Carroll
Edw. Foltz
Argo
Arch Atherton
Leo Linder
Paul Vance
Cedar Rapids
Roscoe Almquist
K. B. Carpenter
Robert Carroll
Barbara
Wilbur Hall
Harry Diehl
Diana
John Diehl
Savanna
Orie Rutherford
Ray Erling
Katherine Walters
Sterling
N. R. Kenyon
Robert Miller
Everett Wilt
Theressa Roskamp
Kanawha
Garrett Bolhous
Chas
A. A. Brand
Chadwick
Carl Peterson
George Leuders
Sherm Oakley
Helen
Ideal
Claude Grim
Harold Witt
V. C. Sharp
Carl Johannsen
Dwight Atherton
Merle Atherton
Local social notes from Dixon area events and visits
Mr and Mrs Will Sullivan return to Chicago after two weeks with her parents Mr and Mrs Lewis Kness. Lois Sullivan enters beauty culture school in Chicago. Visitors include Mrs Shirley Stage and George of East Lynn and Gladys Franks of Garden Plain. Dan Sack and children stay with his parents in Dixon during Mrs Sack’s appendectomy recovery. Community members attend Leota Club in Fulton. Kenneth Leudeke and Vernon Leudeke visit Freeport. Jennie Lowry returns from Galesburg. Harry Wilkinson family visit Mt Carroll. Mrs Martin M Bielema of Fulton visits son-in-law and daughter Clarence and Mrs Bolhous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Sullivan
Chicago
Lewis Kness
Myron Tibbits
Leota Club
Fulton
Elmer Lutz
Vernon Leudeke
Kenneth Leudeke
Freeport
J. Y. Stickell
Jennie Lowry
Chas. Hunt
Galesburg
Harry Wilkinson
Glen Ashby
Mt. Carroll
Martin M. Bielema
Clarence Bolhous
Wolf and goats clash ends with hunter's fall
The long text follows a dramatic battle where a timber wolf pursues a herd of goats led by a buck. After a tense chase up the mountain, the buck uses horns and strategy to fend off the predator. The wolf sinks to death after being knocked from a cliff edge, and the goats descend in the noon sun. The rest includes school notes about student activities and club meetings.
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Fate
Y H S to Clash with Lanark Quintet Friday Night
The Y H S basketball team meets Lanark at the local gym Friday night at 8 15 with a 7 15 preliminary by the second teams. The band directed by Mr Putnam with Donna Fenley as drum major will perform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanark
Mr. Putnam
Donna Fenley
Byrd plans Antarctic colony to claim U S possession
The article states Admiral Byrd will establish a colony in Antarctica to assert U S possession and hints at using surplus skiers. The plan reflects early imperial ambitions and national resource strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral Byrd
Antartica
Fred Seim house under construction ready for completion
The Fred Seim house nears completion as Paul Bonjour plans a closing out sale next Tuesday on the Golding farm owned by Ed Haggerman. Local residents report various illnesses and recoveries among neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Seim
Paul Bonjour
Golding
Ed Haggerman
Harriett Kneale
Charlotte Kneale
Frank Warfield
Mas
Lamb
Emma Stoner
Dan Kness
Kewanee
Adam Kness
John Sour
Cecil Imel
Walter Severance
Woman's Club Holds Meeting
The Thomson Woman's club gathered at Mrs. Ethel Demaree's home on Wednesday January 10 with 17 members. Grace Strauch led current headlines and national problems while a partial review of The Citadel by A J Cronin was shared. Arlene St Ores performed two solos and Geneva Kness accompanied. Next meeting is January 24 with Mrs. Alice Switzer hosting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson Woman's Club
Ethel Demaree
World News
Grace Strauch
Arlene St. Ores
Hawaii
Geneva Kness
Alice Switzer
Claus Prins Ships Cattle to Chicago Market
Claus Prins dispatched a consignment of cattle to the Chicago market Sunday night. The shipment reflects ongoing cattle trade activity moving through major midwestern markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claus Prins
Chicago
Local Socials Share Visits and Callers in Chadwick Area
Chadwick residents hosted and visited neighbors Saturday and Sunday. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Harry Droste and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Landman of Sterling, and Miss Dorothy Helmbaugh of Dix. Calls by Miss Jean Helm, the Goldthorpe and Homer Bushman occurred in Chicago and nearby homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Spearman
Harry Droste
Robert Landman
Sterling
Dorothy Helmbaugh
Dix
Jeanne Helm
Roger Goldthorpe
Homer Bushman
Chicago
O. H. Boening
Chas. F. Hartman
Charles Way
Carl
The Case for Enlarging Photos at Home
The article explains why amateur photographers prefer enlargers to obtain large prints. It describes how enlargers work, including loading negatives, projecting images, exposing paper, and developing prints. It highlights dodging and other techniques to enhance detail and texture for creative effects.
Local Society Notes Tell of Weekend Gatherings Across Clinton Area
Friday and Sunday evening suppers feature families from Clinton Mt. Carroll Savanna Dixon and Argo. Guests include Ford Grimm family Edward Grimm Sr and more. Local telegraph worker Richard Fenley and others attend dental visits and visits in Fulton Sterling Morrison and Savanna as illness and travel loop through.
Local families host visits across towns in Illinois and Iowa
A long list of social visits and dinners unfolds from Morrison Argo Cedar Rapids Sterling Kana wha Big Rock Fulton Chadwick and other communities. Neighbors Will Griswold Everet Eslinger Edw Foltz Arch Atherton Roscoe Almquist and many others share weekends and midweek gatherings with relatives and friends.
Yearling Chester White Stock Hog for Sale
Alvin Reiff offers a yearling Chester White stock hog for sale on Thomson route. Contact details show 1t 1-18x.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
China
H. E. Stakemiller
Chadwick
Chester White
Alvin Reiff
Thomson
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Chipso
Zenith & Rca
Thomson Briefs
H. L. Bowman
Cattle Company of
Maquoketa
WIGHT
Mgr. Auds
Hute, Herard, Seeberger & Hads
Phillips
Will Rentschler
Parkhill Schol
Harlan
Carol Spengler
Harold Kramer
Delores Ann Hill
Harlan Spangler
Floyd Imel
Joyce Imel
Carol
Lizzie
Roland Starck
Woman’s Club
the Snapshot Guild
Thomson Bries
Ford Grimm
Edward
B. R. Lewis
Mike Tucker
Will Graves
Roy Hall
Ida Weber
Fred Miller
Henry St. Ores
Floyd Hyde
Milan
Richard Fenley
South Second St. Tower
Curtis St. Ores
Emma Holland
Frances
Howard Potter
Norbert Weatherwax
Richard Lyons
Dixon
Dave Geerts
Garden Plain
Albert Prins
Oscar Coen
Lewis Motor Co
Adam Heinze
Arthur Marshall
Tena Schipper
Bernie Dykstra
Louis Corey
Lena Carpenter
Arnold Bogerman
R. H. Petty
Thomas Cheatum
Cochran
Lewis Garage
Luella Gleason
Russell Gleason
Nancy Gleason
Illinois
Francke & Switzer
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