Death notices and reminiscences from Vancouver Washington
Letter from Luther Green of 1812 West 18th Street to Mrs. Chia Medd Vermillin recalls deceased friends Cal M. Feee Beck Elmer receley Miles Nowet Waldo Ward and Gnas Ge T, praising Bud Geisinger and Ward Greeler as top players. Mentions Ward’s murder, Dixon letters, and local club memories with references to Mickey Cochran and Wheeler era ball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Wash
Dan A
Regent
Cal M. Feee Beck
Elmer
Receley
Miles Nowet
Waldo Ward
Gnas
Ge T
Ward Greeler
Gager
Bud Geisinger
Newi
Wheeler
Harbor
Dixon
Lodge
Thomson
Mickey Cochran
Portland
Detroit
Ward
Niger
Luther Green
18Th St
Local happenings touch Argea and nearby towns
Locals report a Saturday evening gathering in Argea with friends. Mrs Emm Holland attended to business in Mt off Tuesday. Mrs Carl Tacobsen of Peweil spent a short time Sunday with her sister. Mrs Fred Miller and family visited. Bertha Alexander Hawkins Finsdale stayed Saturday with Mr and BD French. She also stopped in Clinton to see Mrs Annie Sheridan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emm Holland
Carl Tacobsen
Fred Miller
Bertha Alexander Hawkins Finsdale
BD. French
Annie Sheridan
Clinton
Ill and improving illness notes fill local columns
The column lists multiple residents with illnesses or medical updates. Names include Bette Lewis James Haley Delia Melendy Frances Ashpole Will Holme J. P. Gossard Isabelle Prins David Bittner John Patina Leland Schmaling Marilyn Carpenter Diana Lee Dicht and others. Several are hospitalized or recovering with notes on progress and appointments.
Annual Kiwanis Banquet Draws Thomson Guests at Fulton
Tuesday banquet at Fulton drew many Thomson residents including Rush W. Carroll Tom Kus tes and Tom Jr. Gttu Switzer Adam Theinze Carl Peterson Ray Brendemann Garrett Bilhous and others while Llewellyn Pay presided Earl Snyier led song and G H Theampson hosted toast. attendees cited improving roads and weather as factors in attendance and noted cold week with subzero temperatures threatening water pipes.
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Mutton Kinstos Clube
Vanis Club
Futton Coliseum
Yshousen
Athany
Garden Plain
Arno-Fu
Spring Valley
J. M. Fay
G. H. Theampson
Earl Elijah
Clarence
Iowa
Tomen
Fulton
Thorasen
Rush W. Carroll
Tom Kustes
Tom Jr
Gttu Switzer
Adam Theinze
Carl Peterson
Ray Brendeman
Garrett Bilhous
Walter Wilzer
Glen Demarce
ER. C. Ri TN
Levis Strauch
Tlenry Steauch
D. E. Todd
High School Newsy Notes and Erratic Schedule
A quirky summary of weekly class activities and student absences at the high school. Senior typing focuses on business letters while American History covers The Civil War. English LV and History explore sentences and Rome. Bookkeeping introduces six topics including Personal and Family Bookkeeping. Several students are absent and miscellaneous notes mention biographies due, spelling rules, and science reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arbour
Rome
Coli
Local Social Notes From Civilen and Nearby Areas
Luther Geisinger orchestra to play at the Presidents Ball in Civilen led by the Eagles. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Ehmer Davis of Peotone with the infant, and Mr and Mrs Allen Witmer. Jumbled names indicate multiple births and local newborns: Marvin Wesley born January 25 to Marvin and Mrs. Martindale of Cloquet Minnesota. a son born January 22 to Mr and Mrs Mark Remery, previously Miss Marcella Pravk. Janet Louise, daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Stenn of Walker, born January 14 at the Savannah hospital. another daughter born January 25 to Mr and Mrs Roy Herring south of Savanna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Martindale
Cloquet, Minn
Marvin Wesley
Airs
Mark Remery
Anate
Bor
Remery
Marcella Pravk
Walter Stenn
Walker
Janet Louise
Satanha Hospital
Stonm
Mira Pauline Frey
Roy Herring
Savanna
Churches Morning Worship and Sunday School Invite
Morning worship at 10 00 and Sunday school at 21 00 invite all not attending elsewhere. February Sunday school social committee is Marie Stage Lucelle Gristeald and Bruce Groharing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Stage
Luelle Gristeald
Bruce Groharing
Catholic church services cancelled due to weather
Catholic services at the church have been cancelled indefinitely because of severe weather and cold conditions affecting attendance and safety. The church advised parishioners to monitor notices for rescheduled times once conditions improve.
Why I Believe in the Divinity of Christ Sermons Continue
Sunday school at 10 00 and morning worship at 11 60 feature a sermon series Why I Believe in the Divinity of Christ. The sermons aim to strengthen convictions and build up the honest doubter while inviting the faithful to attend. Attendance was good despite cold with many travelers from the country. The Young People met Wednesday at Mrs Groharing home. Christian Endeavor organized with officers elected and a pledge taken. The official board meets next Sunday with reports on unfinished business from the annual meeting and all members urged to attend.
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Groharing
Methodist Church Seeks Warm Welcome After Snowbound Week
Methodist Qi C Russell minister notes last Sunday's severe weather kept many from church. Services resume with 10 am church school, 11 am morning worship, 6:30 pm Young People, and 7:44 pm evening service. Morning topic Ye are not your sin. evening The Question of an Ancient Philosopher.
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Qi. C. Russell
S. T.D
Local families host visitors and travel notices
Mt Carrell residents Mr and Mrs Dowl Melendy hosted Mr and Mrs Chester Libberton and children for dinner. Eleanor Thikstra from Morrison visited parents from Tuesday through Sunday. Lewis of Gak Tark, linked to Mrs Alice Lewis, left for Clearwater Florida for the winter. Norman Jr. attends his second year at State University in Champaign, with other local friends shown as interested.
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Chester Libberton
Mt. Carrell
Mra
Dow Melendy
Nom Lewis
Gak Tark
Alice Lewis
Clear Water
Fla
Thom
Norman Jr
Champaign
Local Basketball News From Milledsteville and Nearby
Local basketball notes recap Saturday night play by YL Co HLS and other nearby teams. Mentions visitors from Hinsdale and Mt Carroll, and social visits with families in Savanna and Aro. Community figures such as Mrs Nettie Clinkut and Mrs Sarah Grebaring are noted alongside travel updates and upcoming Sunday visits.
Review of Last Week Delayed by Severe Weather
The report notes mail and deliveries were hindered by cold weather and blocked roads. Several local students suffered from illness while others visited relatives and attended funerals. Will Shay traveled to Chicago for the funeral of Charles Emert and visited friends in Mt Carroll and Savanna.
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Will Shay
Chicago
Charles Emtert
Mt. Carroll
Savanna
Local Sportsmen's Club Sponsors Movies Tuesday Night
Local chapter sponsors film showings in Hinsdale area. Several members attended last week, and plans for a February meeting at Thomson village hall are announced. Topics include pheasant breeding, crow control, and farming pest destruction methods. Community attendance invited.
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Sportsmen’s Club
Birthday Ball Tonight At Gym To Be Social Event
The Presidents Birthday Ball unfolds at Thomes Gym this Thursday with Andrew F Sheridan in charge. Proceeds support local charity, with 7 percent to community relief and 30 percent to a national foundation. comic TP Mulce will perform. The event starts at eight with dancing at nine to Martindale’s Serenaders. Tickets cost 50 cents for ladies and 30 cents for men. Out of town guests welcomed.
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Thomes
Andrew F. Sheridan
Protraim
Alartindale
Surenaders
Sterling visitor and local funeral attendance noted
Verne Williams of Sterling visited Thursday with friends and relatives. Mr and Mrs Leonard Perier spent Sunday in Moline for the funeral of the former's uncle. Albert Anderson and Cecil Ime] and children had dinner Sunday at her parents Mr and Mrs John Sauer. Relatives and friends attended the funeral services of Bell jax Thursday. Best man Ed Backer, cousin of Lanark, attended the ceremony in Elizabeth on Friday afternoon with Miss Esther Warster as bridesmaid.
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Verne Williams
Sterling
Leonard Perier
Suunday
Moline
Albert Anderson
Cecil Ime
Ch Dren
John Sauer
All Bell Jax
John Lohminer
Mildred and
Yaasel
Donald Sranth
Ed Torney
Enn Gals
Ha Backer
Robert Hook
Charles Renz
Ed Backer
Hank
Mischer
Lanark
Mar
Elizabeth
Esther Warster
Ruth Switzer
Jowasty
K. Sovitzer
Aetk
Towa City
Spring Valley Presbyter society Seeks Meeting At Spring Church
A Spring Valley Presbyterian social note reports a Wednesday meeting at Spring church postponed due to unspecified reasons. Mentions residents Earl Schrier Morrison, Mrs. Frank Ts ad Tamils, and Mrs. Axle Jac oben. Also notes attendance at a Farmers Merchants banquet in Fulton and the birth of a son to Robert Lawton’s family at Morricon hospital last week.
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Presbyter Society
Spring
A. Chb
Earl Schrier
Morrison
Frank Tsad
Axle Jacoben
Wmn Morrises
Warry Allen
Sterling
H. Allen
Funeral Rites for Mrs L Rupple to Be Held Wednesday
Funeral services are planned for Mrs. L. Rupple on Wednesday afternoon. The gathering will be held at the church and attended by family and friends. Community members report a pleasant evening with light refreshments afterward. Eva Green of Mullan is visiting the Graham home.
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Mise Eva Green
Mullan
Guy Biayn
Mrs La UG Kupples 72 Dies North of Thomson
Mrs La UG Kupples aged 72 died Monday morning at her Thomson area home after a lengthy illness. She lived in the community most of her life, with years at Mt. Carroll. A former editor of the Carrol County Farmer, she contributed Thomson news to several papers. Funeral services were held in the Christian church with Rev. David Todd officiating and hymns sung by a quartet. Attendees included local residents and visitors from Clinton and Mt. Carroll. The January meeting of the TL N T Club was postponed due to weather.
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la UG. Kupples
Thomson
Hupple
Mt. Gearroll
Carrell County Farher
Me. Carrol
Bruce Grohaving
G. A. Smith
Merbert St. Ores
Harriet Smith
Rush Rroll
Ed Porter
R. Houghton
K. B. Carpenter
Frank Brown
Leon Brandt
Clinton
Anta Towert
Robert Mackay
Wm. Long
Mt. Carroll
Clarence Bolhous to wed Grace Bielema of Fulton
Clarence Bolhous, son of Garrett Bolhous, will marry Grace Bielema of Fulton on February 14 in Fulton. The couple plans a home at Theneon. Grace is a frequent Fulton school member, with local ties and community involvement noted.
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Clarence Bolhous
Grace Bielema
Fulton
Feztien
Shige
Martin Mbielema
Garrett Boihe
Gor
Taneht
Rethars
York Commis Hush School
Cnnader
Joneth
Charce
Thomson
Obituary of Louisa Charlotte French of Thomson NL
Louisa Charlotte French born May 25 1863 on a Thomson farm died Jan 27 1936 at age 72 8 2. She married J K Ditton Sept 8 1881 had son Melvin. A second marriage to Henry Rupple April 8 1885 yielded sons Rey and Bart. She lived on family farms then returned to her parents farm. Survived by two sons and four granddaughters Iri ene Rupple and Thomson relatives. She never joined a church but was deeply religious and active in Mistletoe Chapter Order of the Eastern Star and Women’s Relief Corps. She was a writer contributor to several papers and a former staff member of the Clinton Herald and Clinton Advertiser.
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Louisa
Charlotte French
Joseph
Nancy Whitney French
Thomson
Ted
J. K. Ditton
Melvin
Henry Rupple
Salem Township
Lbert
Rey
Bart
Sadeny
York
Nancy French
Ruyple
Iriene Rupple
Siaing
W. Robertson
Ed Atherton
Arthur Taylor
Ernest Whitney
Willie
Mistletog
Order of the Eastern Star of
Mess
Roll Mirror-Democrat
the Journal
Thomson Re
Clinton Herald
Clinton Advertiser
Card of thanks and anniversary notice
Expresses thanks to friends and neighbors for fruit cards letters and gifts during illness and hospital stay. Thankful family recalls help from many including Rev Todd singers and hearers and others who aided during sickness death of their brother and husband. Emma Holland and relatives Herman Pranke quietly celebrate 53rd wedding anniversary on Saturday Feb 1.
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Harry E. Montgomery
Todd
Emma Holland
Herman Prancke
Ifing
PTA to Hold Meeting Next Thursday Evening
The PTA will meet next Thursday evening in the high school gym. Aiteresbine and instructive pre meeting activities are planned by the student group of Beautiful. Hubert Ca Prineinigs f E. Bish sehknof is mentioned, with Wanda He noted in attendance.
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CHELS
Mitchell
High Schooil E Club
Po FL AL Eel
Hubert Ca Prineinigs
Dinner guests from Chadwick visit St Gres family
Mr and Mrs Dan Sack and Mr and Mrs Quinter Stitzel of Chadwick were dinner guests Sunday of Mrs Sack’s parents Mr and Mrs George St Gres in a family social gathering.
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Dan Sack
Quinter Stitzel
Chadwick
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Luther Geisinger
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