Private Sale of Household Furnishings at Hadley Property
Thomson news notes a private sale by Mr. and Mrs. Willis Stage at the Hadley property in Thomson. The daylong viewing runs Saturday from 10 a.m. with items listed including kitchen cabinet, buffet, rocking chairs, davenport set, rug, lamp, electric refrigerator, bed and sewing machine. Also mentions residents and visitors from Clinton Clinton and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hadley
Thomson
Willis Stage
Mr. Stage
Local Social Notes From Clinton and Surrounding Areas
Thomson briefs list weekend visits and anniversaries across Clinton Peoria Sterling and Savanna including Mr and Mrs Edward French and son Jimmy with his mother Mrs French Sunday. The Lohmeier 43rd anniversary dinner hosted by Henry and Dorothy Lohmeier includes Leonard Gifford George Lohmeier and Carl Lohmeier. Dorothy Lewis returns from Battie Creek to Savanna depot duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward French
Jimmy
Mr. French
Walter Kedderick
Clinton
Clarence Appel
Clarence Imet
Walter Appel
Chadwick
Henry Lohmeier
Leonard Gifford
George Lohmeier
Carl Lohmeier
Peoria
Frank Lohmeier
Dorothy Lewis
Battie Creek
Mich
Savanna Ordnance Depot
Ruth Cooper
Moline
Clarence Cooper
Heesie Groharing
Sterling
Guy McCullagh
Andrew Hook
Herman Rue
Wilma Jean
Garden Plain
Nettie Baker
Austin Eastman
Elizabeth
Paul Bonjour
Notable Local Visits and Travel Chronicles Across Mount Carroll
Residents and relatives from Mount Carroll and surrounding towns are listed in a series of weekend visits and travel itineraries. Included are Mr. and Mrs. Paul Heusinkveld visiting Clinton, Miss Tena Schipper of Morrison with family, and Klass W. Huizenga relocating from Thomson to Morrison. Several social calls span Cedar Rapids to Manatee and Cincinnati as locals share kinship and hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Cheatum
Merle Atherton
Davenport
Merle, Jr
Palmers Schoo
Paul Heusinkveld
Hubert
Manatee
Kia
Cincinnati
D. W. Heusinkveld
Alta Brown
Mt. Carroll
Cedar Rapids
Frank Spinka
David Switzer
Chas. Switzer
Herman Francke
Wallace Williams
Clinton
H. J. Hensinkveld
Tena Schipper
Morrison
Bernie Dykstra
Chadwick Five Rolls Past Thomson for 38–25 Victory
Chadwick high varsity rallied from a slow start to beat Thomson 38 to 25 on Friday night. George Weber scored 19 for Chadwick while Gene Bull of York was held to a few shots. other Chadwick scorers included Frommelt Queckboerner Mackey and Groharing. Chadwick's win places them in a tie for third in the county conference with Milledgeville as upcoming games against Shannon and Mt Carroll loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadwick High
York of
Thame
Chadwick
Chadwick Strades
Thomson
Sind
Martin
Oeall
Fair Haven
York
Gene Bull
Groharing
George Weber
Frommelt
Queckboerner
Mackey
Milledgeville
Shannon
Mt. Carroll
Poultry Economics and New Attitudes in Indiana
A poultryman in Indiana notes that cost efficiency has improved as feed prices rise. He cites a shift from 19 dozen plus 4 eggs to 11 dozen and 3 eggs to buy the same feed, estimating about $2.50 in cold cash, reflecting broader trends of better business practices among poultry raisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Hartman Family Visits and Local Furniture Sale
Mary Ann, Jean, and Francis Hartman of Clinton visit grandparents in the Hartman home. Morrison guests dine with Mr and Mrs Charles Groharing. The Boylans and Mr Foley visit Savanna. Willis Stage holds a private furniture sale this Saturday at the former Hadley house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Melendy
Low Moor
Town
John Melendy
Althea Nimerick
Clinton
Delia Melendy
Pat Cate
Springfield
Tenn
Gladys Cate
Paul Bonjour
George Krell
Shannon
Krell
Bonjour
Willard Hartman
Fulton
Earl Isenbart
Chadwick
Floyd Hartman
Mary Ann
Jean
Francis
Henry Hartman
Clair Tobey
Ruth Tobey
Princeton
Iowa
Ray Erling
Francis Hartman
Glenn Groharing
Morrison
Charles Groharing
Ross Boylan
William Boylan
Raymond Foley
Savanna
Willis Stage
Hadley House
Light From Generator
Reading lamp illumination follows from a generator wired through miles of copper. The generator relies on forgings of carbon steel for its integral parts.
Costs and Competition in Poultry Trade
A poultry buyer exposes a neighbor’s 2 cent per pound price advantage by comparing chicks and feed costs. The rival reportedly bought chicks at the same time and fed similarly but achieved higher profits, prompting the man to consider visiting the hatchery to order his own chicks.
Notable Ventures Sours on Early Hatches and Flavor Tweaks
A note on hatch profits shows January and February outputs underperform. The speaker admits earnings depend on effort and quality. A separate tip mentions adding one teaspoon of onion juice to mashed potatoes for a distinct flavor.
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Nion
Leggett School Teaches Homemaking Washday Skills
At the Leggett Occupational school in Akron elementary pupils learn scientific homemaking methods with a typical household washday where children take turns at the washer and ironer. Net retail sales in the United States in 1940 were estimated at about 45,000 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leggett
Akron
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Thomson News
Thomson Briefs
Rentschler
Will Rentschler
Badtke Bros
Beck, Charles
Carpenter, John
Stagg
Hazel Switzer
David
C. W. Groharing
Mgr
Illinois Utilities
Potter Bros
Irve Martindale
Argo
A. F. Reimers
John Reagan
Chicago
John Cooper
Bruce Groharing
Guy Turney
Wacker
Ralph Olds
Albert
Old
Charles Jenkins
Lilah Cander Berg
Jean Juist
Clarence Bolhous
Wesley Kness
William Geerts
Lyndon
John Carpenter
Wallace Dresbach
Milton Hartman
Ideal
Klass W. Huizenga
Morrison, Ill
Paul Lewis
Louise
Los Angeles
Calif
Hale Pieper
Lewis
Katherine Schwarz
Scott Roberts
Melvin Johnson
Ferdinand Grim
Grim
Willis Pauley
Fred Hook
Mrs
Elmer Hook
Nieht
P ‘ Chadwick
Trinn
Qeekboerner
Bittner
R Weber
Morgan
Bull
Wagner
Isenhart
Demaree
G Ashpole
Mitchell
Barrett’s Market
Ill
Purina
Ee Purina
Richard Vogel
IIL
Island
Helgoland
England
Germany
Zanzibar
Young's Cafe
Thomson 184
Thomson, Illinois
Neumann’s
New
Beau
Ella Coats
Madison St
Savanna, Illinois
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