Ralph Miller and Clinton Girl Wed Sunday Afternoon
Miss Virginia Elaine Bray and Ralph L. Miller wed at First Methodist church Clinton Iowa at two pm Sunday January 21. The ceremony featured nup tial music and a procession with a bridal party including Mrs Clyde Sissler and Fern Derver. The bride wore white princess satin with a veil and lilies, and the groom is from Mt Carroll Illinois. The couple will live near Mt Carroll after February 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Clinton
Virginia Elaine Bray
J. D. Bray
Ralph L. Miller
Ernest Miller
Mt. Carroll
W. G. Beckel
Jeanne Loots
Mendelssohn
Clyde Sissler
Galena
Fern Derver
Freeport
Ill
Dorothy Burman
Hherbourg
Connie Strauch
Milledgeville
Russell Miller
Evan C. Strauch
Bray
Mt.Carroll
Lyons High School
Iowa State College
Ames
Jane Lamb Hospital Nurses’ Training School
Mt. Carroll, Ill
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Letters From Our Readers at 315 Pine Street Maywood Ill
A 1945 reader letter from Nettie Phillips recounts small daily changes such as sugar rations and air mail stationery, notes about prayer meetings, a blind woman with her dog, local sickness, a death, and conversations with colleagues, ending with a light quip about aging and a brief joke exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona
Nettie E. Phillips
Measles hit Morrison pupils as winter projects proceed
A 1934 Morrison report notes 125 pupils ill with measles with some cases severe. The town plans winter events, including skating ponds and oyster suppers hosted by local clubs. Other items mention weddings, anniversaries, fishers and teachers moving between towns, and light humorous exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chloe Jenkins
Thomson
Charles Sack
Chloe
Woman’s Athletic Association
Western State Teachers College
Argo
Charles Jenkins
Chrlie Switzer
Jenkins
Macomb
Switzer
Dakotas
Morrison
Jean Morgan
Wilmer LaShelle
Savanna
Clint Wilt
Local Social News Highlights From Chadwick Area
Tuesday evening guests included Mr. and Mrs. Harold Stoner and Leroy with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Miller. Rev and Mrs G Eberly of Polo visited Mr and Mrs Herbert Stein. Thursday Rockford visits by Dwight Spearman and John Sollenberge. Dorothy Nelson wed Morrison with Abbie as organist. Clinton meals featured Hartman Goetz and Sharon Kay with Charles Fletcher. Knox Johnston Jr of Elgin visiting Freece Senneff home. Eno joins navy V 6 program to enter service January 30. O H Imel dined with Melvin Straub in honor of their son's birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Stoner
Leroy
Fred Miller
G. Eberly
Polo
Herbert Stein
Dwight Spearman
John Sollenberge
Rockford
Fred Olson
Abbie
Dorothy Nelson
Morrison
Melvin Straub
Community Guests and Social Visits Noted in Local Roundup
Mr and Mrs Wm D Lewis hosted Sunday callers of Mr and Mrs Melvin Straub. Philis and Wilma Schneider joined Monday supper with Mr and Mrs Don Taylor and others. Freeport guests of the Rahn and Miller families Sunday night. Mrs Mary Taylor off work after a ice fall. Salzman birthday noted with John Salzman Lucy Schaeffer and Mrs John Beiers among dinner guests. Wm Frank and Mt Carroll kin visit Mrs Mark Remrey. Mrs Kenneth Whitney hosted bridge club with prizes to Mrs Herbert Spearman and Mrs L F Salzman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. D. Lewis
Melvin Straub
Philis
Wilma Schneider
Don Taylor
Francis Rahn
Freeport
Fred Miller
Mary Taylor
Louis Salzman
Vetern Q and A on Civil Service prefs and war jobs
Veteran questions cover civil service appointment rules and point preferences for service connected disabilities. Information sources include post offices and the Veterans Employment Representative at the U S Employment Service. Also guidance on disability pensions and matching skills to war production jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans’ Employment
United States Employment Service
U. S. Civil Service
Illinois
Veterans’ Administration
Veterans’ Employment Representative
United States Employment Service Office
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ralph Miller
Clinton Girl
City
E. G. Hamilton
Waterloo
G. W. Gusiek
Dorothy
Davenport
William Kirchberg
T. T. Bray
Til
J. Virtue
Mra
Stauss
Elizabeth
Leland Bray
Hanover
Ray Bauslough
W. W. Bauslough
E. B. Strauch
Rock Island
Lorena Kitto
Seales Mound
A. Derrer
E. L. Mille
Lowa
Pine St
Maywood, Ill
Dear Home Friends
Nettie Phillips
Mac
Jack
Joe
Bill
Lewis Motor Company
Sinclair Gas & Oil
George Greeley
Albert
Wayne Ashby
Fairmont
Neb
Greeley
Dora Lee Wilson
Thornsfield
Chas. Beck
Fort Des Moines
Opera House
Treasury
York Commercial Club
Dee St. Ores
Wilbur Williams
Charles Deets
Wm. Hawk, Jr
Cyril Halfman
Glenn Demaree
Sailor
Jerry
Harry
Considine’s “Fulton
Lincoln Way
Margaret
Heusinkveld
Alfred M. Olson
East Main Street
Morrison, Ill
L. B. Hussey, M. D
Savanna, Ill
Greison Bidg
Main St
Telephone Black 415
Thomson 184
Thomson, Illinois
Pall Yikes
AY Teupes
BUIT
Tnt
USA
Army Transportation Corps
England
Italy
North Africa
Iran
New Caledonia
India
Belgium
France
WEY
Wight
Chadwick News
J. M. Fay & Son
Fulton, Illinois
THE
Greison Agency, Inc
Ilinois
Income Tax Service
Margaret Heusinkveld
Pillsburys
Pillsbury Pete
Pillsbury
Armour’s Fertilizer
Merle Atherton
Pillsbury Feed Dealer
Jones
Smith
Ella Coats
Madison St
SLOE
Gilbey’s
Fleischmann
California
Muscatel
Case Beer
Kennedy's Tavern
Excello Kitchen
Marth Bros
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