Family Reunions Shade Sunday Parks Across Communities
Reunions held July 11 at Chadwick Old Mill Park Morrison Water works park Savanna and other sites drew crowds from Chadwick Polo Clinton Lanark Mt. Carroll Savanna and Morrison. Officers chosen include W C Linker Jack Manning and Roy Hall with births marriages and deaths reported among families Zugschwerdt Halfman Jacobs Turney and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zugschwerdt
Chadwick
W. C. Linker
Paul Mackey
Halfman
Old Mill Park
Jack Manning
Charles Burkholder
John Halfman, Jr
B. J. Manning
Polo
Christopher Sellers
Bernard Sellers
Savanna
Clinton
Lanark
Mt. Carroll
Thomson
Jacobs
Waterworks Park
Morrison
Roy Hall
Frank Jacobs
Bertha Jacobs
Sterling
W. F. Jacobs
Charles Gridley
James Gridley
Oak Park
Lyndon
Turney
James
Mary Turney
Guy Turney
Edgar Turney
Charles Strochecker
Pearl City
Lyle Turney
Shirley
Fair Haven Aid Society Meeting Notes With Mrs Charles Shultz
The Fair Haven Ladies Aid Society met July 7 at Mrs Charles Shultz home with Mrs Clarence Stanley in charge. Attendees read scripture and poems, presented articles on peace and knowledge, and sang My Country Tis of Thee. Refreshments were served and the next meeting set for August 4 at Mrs Earl Walker's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Haven Ladies Aid Society
Charles Shultz
Clarence Stanley
Charles Sucher
Ray Isenhart
Vernon Adolph
Albert Adolph
Earl Walker
Chadwick Staffer Robert Hoffman Weds Shirley Young
Those from Chadwick attended the marriage of Robert Hoffman former music instructor at Chadwick to Shirley Young. The ceremony was last Sunday at Grace EUB church in Naperville with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dial Mr. and Mrs. Hocet Brett Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Lang Nancy Smith and Sandra Brightman among the attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadwick
Robert Hoffman
Chadwick School
Shirley Young
Grace Eub Church
Naperville
Charles Dial
Hocet Brett
Delmar Lang
Nancy Smith
Sandra Brightman
Sewing Circle Meets At Franklin Corners
The Franklin Corners Sewing Circle gathered last Friday with 21 members and 3 guests including Mrs. Horace Rahn, Mrs. Cora Farwell, and Shirley Decker. Mrs. Ray Engelkens led devotions on "Broidery Work" from Exodus 28 and 35 as members enjoyed a scramble dinner and sewing. The group noted appreciation from a Costa Rica recipient who received their clothing packages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Corners
Edna Gsell
Horace Rahn
Sterling
Cora Farwell
Rock Falls
Shirley Decker
Morrison
Ray Engelkens
Costa Rica
Louise Cronwell Dies Monday in Savanna Home
Louise Cronwell 80, mother of Mrs. Sherman Correll of Chadwick, died Monday at 2 p m in the Savanna home of her daughter Mrs L Orvie Berner after a long illness. Funeral at 2 p m today in Savanna funeral chapel with Rev H Foster Whitney. cremation to follow at Davenport crematory and burial at Evergreen cemetery. Survived by two daughters, two sons, a brother and three sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanna
Louise C. Cronwell
Sherman Correll
Chadwick
L. Orvie Berner
Hunter
Fuller Memorial Funeral
H. Foster Whitney
Ruvaul
Episcopal Church
Cronwell
Bellevue
Conrad Henry
Anna Elizabeth Ernst Schaper
Bernard J. Cronwell
Hazel Green
Wis
Hanover
Correll
Berner
B. J. Cronwell
Austin, Minn
Sven Cronwett
Lake Forest
Ill
Henry Schaper
Decatur
Charess Stuart
William Cannon
Chicago
William Jones
Puyallup, Wash
Smiley Burnette Stars In One Day Show At Mt Carroll
Smiley Burnette, Western film favorite and father of four, headlines a one day engagement at Carroll Theatre Mt Carroll starting Monday July 19. His children Stevie Linda Carolyn Irvin join the cowboy star as he balances family life with work in California's San Fernando Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smiley Burnette
Hollywood
Smiley
California
San Ferando Valley
Stevie
Burnette
Carroll Theatre
Mt. Carroll
Linda
Carolyn
Irian
Merry Circle Club Holds Family Picnic
The Merry Circle club held its annual picnic at Old Mill park on Sunday with 30 members and relatives attending. Notable attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Jess Klitz of Sterling and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Burkholder of Lanark, among others. Some members also attended the White Sox Cleveland game at Comiskey Park in Chicago Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merry Circle Club
Old Mill Park
Jess Klitz
Sterling
Earl Burkholder
Lanark
Bernie Kneale
Russell Derrer
Max Fulton
Jack Richter
Mary
Blaine McGinty
Ed Keim
Ed McGinty
Lowell Keim and Sons
John Freeman
Mt. Carroll
Albert Bowles
Betty Lou
Vianne
Paul Clevidence
Darrell
Neal Doden
Gary Handel
Dale Engelkens
Comiskey Park
Chicago
Private Janssen Re-stationed at Aberdeen Maryland
A letter from Richard Janssen reports he has been reassigned to Aberdeen Md. He requests the Review be sent to him at Aberdeen Proving Grounds Maryland Box 306 Pvt. Richard A Janssen 7th ETC-TOS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Janssen
Aberdeen
Pvt
Richard A. Janssen
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Maryland
Charivari Party for Janssens Set for July 23
Pvt and Mrs John Janssen host a charivari party Friday July 23 at 8 pm at the William Janssen home southwest of Chadwick. Attendees should bring pie or cake and their own table service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Janssen
William Janssen
Chadwick
Neighborhood picnic at rural home hosts close circle
The annual neighborhood picnic was held Sunday evening at the rural home of Mr and Mrs Harveylock. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Earl Bailey of Lanark Mrs Bessie Schreiner Marilyn and Pamella Clinton Ta Mr and Mrs Myron Friederich and family Mr and Mrs Norman Isenhart and son Mr and Mrs Harold Schreuning and Richard Mr and Mrs Gibert Moothart Mr and Mrs Eugene Schreiner and family Mr and Mrs Robert Geison and family Mr and Mrs Don Smith and family and Ronnie Wolf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harveylock
Earl Bailey
Lanark
Bessie Schreiner
Marilyn
Pamella
Clinton, Ta
Myron Friederich
Famny
Norman Isenhart
Harold Schreuning
Richard
Gibert Moothart
Eugene Schreiner
Robert Geison
Don Smith
Ronnie Wolf
Garden Tour at Hazelwood Benefit for Lincoln Memorial Garden
Mr and Mrs Arthur Lott Sr and Mr and Mrs Fred Queck Boerner visited Dixon Sunday for the Garden Tour at Mrs Charles Walgreen estate Hazelwood. The event benefits the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden at Lake Springfield. Mrs Walgreen has served on the Memorial’s Executive Committee since its founding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Lott Sr
Fred Queckboerner
Dixon
Charles Walgreen
Hazelwood
Abraham Lincoln
Lake Springfield
Walgreen
Weekend Socials Highlight Chadwick Area Gatherings
A parade of local visits and dinners unfolds in Chadwick with families from Lanark Pembroke Mt Carroll and Sterling attending picnics and meals. Rev K K Olafson marks 50 years in ministry with friends recalling his Mt Carroll service from 1944 to 1949. Kenneth Thorland returns from Naperville with relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Queckboerner
Kandis
Lanark
Lawrence Doden
John Doty
Frank Hawkins
Jackie Hartleb
Pembroke
Paud Haywood
Arthur Behrens
Woody Judd
Clinton, Tia
John Johnson
George Traum
Janesville
Wis
Irvin Hartman
Sharon
K. K. Olafson
Olafson
Mt. Carroll
Kenneth Thorland
Emmett Thorland
Naperville
Donald Richter
Randy
Rhonda
Hugh Senneff
Harry Schreiner
Sterling
Irvin Edgerton
Clinton
Cora Geison
Merlyn Schreiner
Eugene Weber
Social Roundup of Local Guests and Travel
Numerous residents hosted and visited across Sterling and area. Circulating names include Hartman Aude spouses Sievers links, Struve, Pfeifer, Miller, Rahn, Dachler, Spencer, Bogdonas, Sack, Beattie, Taylor, Hughes, Hibdon, and many more in weekly hospitality and transportation movements among Clinton Cantons Sterling and Lanark. A bus tour headlined by Ruth Rick and Bessie Groharing departs for Wisconsin and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry
Carrie Hartman
Barbara Aude
Albert Hartman
LaVerne Struve
Denver
Colo
J. W. Struve
Sabula Ja
Herman Aude
Sherman Oakles
Harve Schreiner
Henry Dachler
Ed Sack
Dixon
Charlies Sack
Argona
Joe Bogdonas
Rockford
Robert Spencer
Frank Cheeseman
Kathryn Rahn
Emma Miller
H. P. Rahn
Milledgeville
Ruth Rick
Clinton, Ta
Bessie Groharing
Wisconsin
Chicago
James Pfeifer
W. C. Linker
Pfeifer
Leroy Foltz
Linker
Elmer Watson
Cathy
Stonington
Eugene Miller
David
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Annie Smith
Harold
Rea
Louis Zugschwerdt
Ruth Lynn
Maquoketa
Galva
Oscar Geldmacher
Rochelle
Iowa
Old Milk Park
Joe Weber
Jean Elkins
Weber
Lucinda Gipe
Thomas Petitt
St. Paul
Minn
Elinor Petitt
Minneapolis
BR. Northrop
Freeport
Northrup
E. M. Hartfield
Alvin Sehneider
Jean
Gary Williams
Mt. Morris
Maria Misiewicz
Williams
Charles Gordon
Dale Baker
Don Gordon
Vernon Gordon
Hanna
Richard Hanna
Virginia
Relat.von
James Thorp
Danny
Charle Lewis
Chetek
Irvin McRoberts
Oregon
Charles Lewis
Myron Howland
Jane
Pasacena
William J. Considine
Fourth St
Fulton, Ill
Fair Haven
Sewing Circle
Fohmnson Drug Store
Walgreen Agency
Savanne
Illinois
Kyle’s
Nelson Lumber CO
Eighth Street
Fulton
Louise Cronwell
Daughter
Paul
Mmert
Emil Hartman
James Morgan
Clayton Kaul
Chadwick News
Smaltz Bros
J. M. Fay
Llewellyn Fay
Fulton, Il
Carole Sue Miller
Leo Miller
Alvin Larem
Mary Larem
Finley Hospital
Dubuque
Jack Newton
Infanteon
William Alan
Sterling Community Hospital
Henry Straub
Manchester
Annie Straub
Charles Straub
Paul Daehler
Carroll
Walter Jacob
Harry Kramer
Elwood Kramer
Cecil Green
Herbert Stein
Mackay
Stein
Charles Hughes
Ed Meat
Hughes
Lillian Taylor
Paylor-Stelts
Ted Luther
Carl Bush
Mary Lego
Orvan Rahn
Jack Janssen
Sarah Senny -Pont Thureday
Vernon Brandenburg
Sunita
Gien Strauch
Thomson Review
Conoco
Conoco Super
Continental Oil Company
Dierwl
Thomson, Illinois
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