Beautiful Wedding Solemnized at Fulton Thursday
Miss Harriet Weatherwax and Annon Metzger wed at Immaculate Conception Church Fulton in a ceremony officiated by Father Egan. The wedding featured ferns and Old Fashioned Garden flowers, rose bouquets, and a carriage of family and out-of-town guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Weatherwax
Annon Metzger
Clinton
Immaculate Conception Church
Fulton
Father Egan
Loretta Smith
Morrison
Ava Maria
Mary Dearest Mother
Pondes Angelicus
Kirk Snyder
Thompson's
Shore Room
Geo. M. Weatherwax
Lanark
Thomson
DeKalb College
Bertha Metzger
Fulton and
Davenport
Lyons
Virtus Hansen Confectionery
Thompson Briefs Local Community Folks in Weekend Visits
A string of visits and small events are recorded from Sunday to Monday in the Thompson area. Names include James Haley, Mary Moore, Laura May King, and many neighbors visiting homes in Savanna, Bryant, Princeton, Lanark, Fulton, Dixon, and Milledgeville. Industrial notes mention a new Holland furnace at the local Methodist church and Mrs. Ashpole’s expected July 4 return from Ottawa sanitarium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Haley
Mary Moore
Laura May King
John Kramer
Mary Falls
Young's Cafe
Savanna
Frank Brown
Kyle
Chicago
John Cooper
Clarence Cooper
Herbert White
Hanover
Ray Erling
Clyde Tobey
Bryant, la
Henry Housenga
Jake Eissens
Claire Tobey
Princeton
Richard Sterenberg
Mt. Morris
Peter Drolema
Jake Ejissens
Dick Stagg
Norman French
Paul Melendy
al Herbick
Gerald Brown
John Ashpole
Ottawa
Smaltz Bros
Fulton
Mary Cone
Carl Robinson
Richard and
Marie Robinson
Pearle Gilson
Deanna Alice
Richard Gilson
Winthrop, Town
Henry Eubanks
Milledgeville
Rolland Mitchell
Kelly Field
Texas
Arizona
74Th Squadron
Lukes Field
Phoenix
Floyd Hyde
Seaton
Osterdock
Iowa
Bessie
Jane
Lois
Fred
Vernon Schuder
Dixon
Leonard Hartman
Everett Franklin
John Vos
Jalie Workman
Morrison
Charles Groharing
Sarah Groharing
Mike Tucker
Clinton
Kyle Melendy
Joyce
Mary Tucker
Waterloo
Freece Senneff
A. D. Fardan
Chadwick
Groharing
Home Economics Club Plans Wednesday Meeting
The Home Economic club of the local high school will hold a meeting next Wednesday at 2 o clock in the afternoon at the home of Arlene Smith. Each member is asked to bring her own handiwork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlene Smith
Christian Youth Fellowship Club Plans Sunday Meeting
The Christian Youth Fellowship, new name for the community young peoples league, has drawn up a constitution and will follow a regular Sunday program with a counselor at all meetings. The coming Sunday meeting will be at the Methodist church at 7 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian Youth Fellowship
Young Peoples League
Methodist
Quiet Scot Wins Consent Then Disappears
Sandy Gillan of Kirgmahoe seeks Janet’s hand and, after securing the mother’s approval with the Scottish compliment, departs and is not seen again. In a second vignette Jackie aged six complains of a nail head misplacement while Sister Josephine, seven, notes the nail was made for the opposite wall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy Gillan
Kirgmahoe
Swain
Janet
Jackie
Josephine
Clinton Radio Station to Open in September
Plans are finalized for a new Clinton radio station in the Jacobsen building. The station, with call letters KROS, will begin broadcasting this summer and launch officially in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Morgan Sexton Vorym
Jacobsen
KROS
Takes on All Pool Players at Billiard Hall
Jake Stickell runs the local billiard parlor and plans to profit from the busy scene. Patrons, including older players, drop in during the day for games and lively banter as Stickell grows his business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Stickell
Captain promoted to major among Camp Livingston officers
Promoted from captain to major is Capt Charles Elliott former resident of Mt. Carroll now stationed at Camp Livingston Alexandria Louisiana. He is a brother of Mrs Frank P Alban Mrs Fred Holloway of Savanna and Mrs Blaine Peck of Mt Carroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Elliott
Mt. Carroll
Camp Livingston
Alexandria
Frank P. Alban
Fred Holloway
Savanna
Blaine Peck
Postmasters Convene in Moline Illinois Banquet Held
Miss Mary Sheridan attends Illinois branch National League of District Postmasters convention at LeClaire Hotel Moline. Banquet Monday night features several notable speakers on the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Sheridan
Illinois
National League of District Postmasters
LeClaire
Moline
Hubert Williams Buys Weidman Field Roller Rink
Hubert Williams, operator of the Stockton theater, has purchased the roller skating rink in Weidman's field from Lloyd Garber. Williams, a former Savanna resident, plans several changes to the rink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Williams
Stockton Theater
Weidman
Lloyd Garber
Williams
Savanna
Savanna Times- Journal
Rahn family 25th reunion in Old Mill park Savanna
Weekend notes list numerous visits and gatherings across towns including Savanna Polo Milledgeville Freeport Mt. Carroll and Dixon. The Rahn family reunion spans today in Old Mill park Savanna with attendees from nearby states and home communities.
Local residents host visits across several Illinois towns
Mrs. Carl Garwick and daughter from Minneapolis visited Mrs. Mary Wilson and the C. M. Kingery family, then planned a trip to Mt. Carroll and California. Rev. and Mrs. Addison Musselman of Anderson Indiana arrived to spend two weeks with Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Nickey. Families from Morrison Elgin Davenport Mt Carroll Fenton Lanark and Freeport share Sunday meals and guest listings as relatives travel and visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Garwick
Glenn Cutler
Minneapolis
T. A. Nickey
Lester Morisse
Ralph Moller
George Thelts
Mary Morisse
Levi
Stockton
H. E. Zugschwerdt
R. H. Heybeck
Elgin
Herbert Spearman
Martin Sturmer
Morrison
Robert Browning
Davenport
Gertrude Browning
Mt. Carroll
Roy Hinebaugh
Hinebaugh
Nancy
Earl Neis
George Neis
Wacker
Ernest Remmer
Edward Schroeder
Fenton
A. C. Schroeder
L. M. Phillips
Freeport
Phillips
John Phillips
Lucinda Sucher
Mary Wilson
Lanark
Marie Her
Arlyn Bryson
Helen Bryson
Milledgeville
Oscar Shilling
Dwight Garnhart
Sam Shilling
Alvie Shilling
Tampico
Stacey Kradle
Edgar Imel
Donald Her
John Larson
Palatine
Harry Hartley
Curtis Naniga
H. Braun
Paul Kier
Carl Zugschwerdt
Wm. Zirkelbach
Maquoketa
Phyllis Phalen
Dixon
Robert Lego
Arlyn
Leland Bryson
Calera
W. F. Lehreiner
Frank Hinkel
George Mertz
Alma
Vernon Warfield
Savanna
H. H. Plock
Arman Wolfe
John Smith
Picnic Planning From A Classic Guide For Outdoor Feasts
A nostalgic guide describes prepare ahead efficiency for picnics with ready made spreads, drinks, and portable dishes. It lists Florida Picnic Punch, banana bran nut bread, portable shrimp salad, and picnic coffee punch with step by step mixing and serving tips for a carefree outdoor meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Barbecued Steaks with Mixed Sauce Recipe
Melt butter with onion then simmer sauce ingredients until thickens about 20 minutes. Store in jar and mix before use. Dip each steak in sauce and grill over barbecue pit. Makes about 2 cups of sauce.
Hopalong Cassidy in Old Colorado leads summer film bill
The schedule lists Hopalong Cassidy in In Old Colorado and The Cowboy and the Blond with George Montgomery and Mary Beth Hughes as the double feature. Next, That Night in Rio stars Carmen Miranda with Alice Faye and Don Ameche, plus a Boys From Syracuse short and later Clark Gable and Hedy Lamarr in Comrade X. Birthdays, visits, and dinners are noted for local residents including the Bryson, Shilling, Imel, and Hart families in Milledgeville and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopalong Cassidy
Colorado
George Montgomery
Mary Beth Hughes
Rio
Carmen Miranda
Banda da Lua
Alice Faye
Don Ameche
Ewell Entertainment
Allan Jones
Martha Raye
Joe Penner
Rosemary Lane
Charles Butterworth
Syracuse
Clark Gable
Hedy Lamar
Local residents share visits across several towns
Mr and Mrs John Craig of Rock Falls spent Tuesday with Mr and Mrs Walter Farthing and others. Mrs Charles W Hartman and Miss Crystal Hartman visited Monday afternoon with Mrs Fred Hartman. Mrs Helen Heffelfinger of Mill edgeville returned home after visiting since Wednesday with her sister Mrs Lawrence Lego. Numerous Sunday dinners and weekend visits are listed among families in Milledgeville Polo Rock Falls Sterling Davenport Davenport area including Behrens Schreiner Strauch and Mackey families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Metz
Carl Metz
Manlius
Paul Metz
Harvey Downing
Wacker
Howard Kness
Evan
Milledgeville
Evan Rahn
Elmer
George Bast
Arthur Bast
Rockford
A. N. Johnson
Donald Martin
Cordova
Harold Bast
Rahn
Old Mill Park
Savanna
Neghboring
George Mohrmann
Harry Fisch
Fred Hartman
Joyce Asay
Fred Strauch
Mt. Carroll
Delmar Lang
Niagara Falls
Canada
D. L. Plumer
Naperville
H. E. Zugschwerdt
West
Robert Isenberger
Richard
Harry Folk
Polo
Milton Beck
Arnold Roberts
Leo Bushman
Allan Zugschwerdt
Lawrence Doden
Herbert Isenhart
Tommy Shultz
Freeport
Herbert Stein
Cecil Shuman
Virgil Shuman
Sterling
Charles Shuman
Donald Mackay
Marian Taylor
Minnie Sleeter
Norman Stewart
Franklin County
Pennsylvania
Ivan Moore
Bert Straub
Clifford Straub
Conrad Traum
Harold
Helen
August Shibley
Regena Beckmire
Mexico City
Mexico
E. E. Wacaser
Jean
Marjorie
Emory
Beloit
Wis
W. H. Taylor
Mary
Oscar Daehler
C. R. Woy
Dixon
Emray
Woy
Effie Shibley
Ray Bailey
Ralph Anderson
Beth
Meryle Spencer
Tampico
Carol Anderson
Lucille Beckenkeller
Mr. Carroll
Crystal Hartman
Preston Downing
John Craig
Rock Falls
Walter Farthing
Charles W. Hartman
Helen Heffelfinger
Lawrence Lego
Richard Sehreiner
Arthur Behrens
Alvin Schreiner
Evan Strauch
Ervin Schreiner
Glen Harmen
Frank H. Lchreiner
C. J. Mackey
Joel Hoffman
Selma Fruit
Franklin Grove
Carl Kness
Elizabeth Senneff
Charles Senneff
Betha Senneff
Alice Sowles
and Mee
Hy. Rahn
Jane Anne Mcbenann
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Carl Plowman
T. N. Weatherwax
Homer Crouch
Harold Weatherwax
Clara Weatherwax
Robert Weatherwax
Arnold Metzger
Jim Holland
Thomson Briefs
Purina
M.C. Crouse
Christian Youth Fellowship Club
Chadwick Briefs
Mead Pablum
Sloan’s
Doan
Gillett
Carter’s
Paris
Rexall Store
J Fulton, III
Aaron Learner
Eleventh Avenue
Considine’s “Fulton's Meeting Place
Lincoln Way
Cigars
Fountain Service
Henry Meyer
Merle Yoergler
W. V Meyer
Richard Clement
Waterton
Wisconsin
Annette Clement
Ben Mohrmann
DeKalb
G. H. Thompson
Walter Electric Shop
Tri-City
Barret
Fulton, Ill
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