Spencer Tracy Discusses Edison The Man at Capitol Clinton
Spencer Tracy discusses the fading boy meets girl formula while promoting Edison The Man opening June 29 at the Capitol Theatre Clinton. He notes a rare on screen marriage and child, with Rita Johnson as the love interest, and mentions other non formula films as truer to life. A Saturday preview of a new summer hit follows the final show with no price increase for a single admission covering both films.
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Capitol Theatre
Clinton
Spencer Tracy
Edison
Hollywood
Edison the
Rita Johnson
Captains Courageous
Stanley
Livingstone
Three Cheers For The Trish at Royal Theatre Fulton
The Royal Theatre presents the Hollywood comedy Three Cheers For The Trish starring Priscilla Lane Dennis Morgan Alan Hale and Thomas Mitchell. Set in New York City Mitchell plays a police officer who resigns due to age and runs for alderman as his three daughters rally to support him.
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Royal Theatre
Hollywood
Trish
Priscilla Lane
Dennis Morgan
Alan Hale
Thomas Mitchell
New York City
Mitchell
New York
Police Department
Irene Hervey
Virginia Grey
Hale Leads In A Police Romance With Irish Flavor
In this film Hale dominates scenes as a stern lawman. Dennis Morgan plays a rookie police officer in love with Mitchell's daughter Priscilla, who faces her father's disapproval. The story ends happily with Mitchell elected alderman and marriages to Priscilla and two Irishmen. Co Hit: Dr Kildare's Strange Case.
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Bastic
Hale
Dennis Morgan
Mitchell
Priscilla
Frank Jenks
William Lundigan
Wagons Westward at Rialto Opens This Saturday
The Rialto theatre in Clinton brings Wagons Westward to screen from Saturday through Tuesday. The film adapts a strong novel with Chester Morris in a dual role as twin brothers, Ona Mason as Julie, Anita Louise as the younger sister, and George Hayes as Hardtack. Co Hit features La Conga Nights, a musical comedy starring Hugh Herbert.
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Rialto Theatre
Clinton
Republic
Hollywood
Chester Morris
Ona Mason
Julie
Anita Louise
George
Gabby” Hayes
Hardtack
Your Childs Vision A Call To Eye Checkups For School
A public health message urges parents to have children’s eyes dilated and examined before school. It notes farsightedness, myopia, and the benefits of glasses for comfort, focus, and social engagement, endorsed by the Educational Committee of the Illinois State Medical Society.
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Illinois State Medical Society
Mrs Martha Hoffman Named State Central Committeewoman
Mrs Martha B Hoffman of Mt Carroll has been appointed state central committeewoman for the 13th congressional district announced by Ben L Berve Rochelle chairman of the republican state central committee She is president of the Carroll County Republican Women's club and has served as field secretary for Frances Shimer college for five years She was a Carroll county delegate to the republican state convention in Springfield and is now attending the national convention in Philadelphia.
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Martha B. Hoffman
Mt. Carroll
Ben L. Berve
Rochelle
Republican State Central Committee
Hoffman
Carroll County
Republican Women’s Club
Frances Shimer College
Springfield
Philadelphia
Teacher’s blunt note on exam paper prompts class request
A schoolmaster returns marked papers and asks for questions. A student cannot read the bottom note, which reads You must write more clearly. The moment reveals a candid exchange about legibility in grading.
God the Only Cause in Christian Science Lesson Sermon
Sunday services across Christian Science churches focused on the theme God the Only Cause and Creator. The Golden Text cites Jeremiah 32:17 with the note that nothing is hard for the Lord, while Luke 9:1-6 describes the apostles given power to heal and preach. The science text asserts there is one primal cause and that sin and disease are errors, with spiritual reality as the scientific fact.
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God
Churches of Christ
Scientist
Mary Baker Eddy
Soil Demonstration At Mt Morris Shows Higher Yields
A Carroll county farming audience attends a field meeting at Mt Morris university where 100 acres of land with soil improvement plots is shown to produce income equal to 167 acres under ordinary farming. Dr. F C Bauer leads the demonstration and explains the income differences after accounting for soil treatment costs.
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Carroll County
Mt. Morrison
University of Illinois
F.C. Bauer
College of Agriculture
Districts Fail To Report Hiring Teachers For Year
Directors of 33 rural Carroll county districts have not yet reported to the county superintendent whether instructors for the coming year have been engaged. The superintendent believes many districts have hired but failed to notify him, causing difficulty locating vacancies for teachers seeking positions.
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Carroll County
Diehl Cattle Tops Chicago Market With Steers
William Diehl & Son of Carroll County topped the Chicago Stock Yards cattle market with 20 head of quality steers averaging 1228 pounds sold at 11.00 per cwt and shipped east. Tom Diffendorfer of Lanark, a leading cattle feeder, delivered 20 head of 1330 pound steers at 11.10 per cwt on the Wednesday market.
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Chicago
William
Cool Weather Slows Illinois Corn and Soybean Growth
Illinois state and federal crop reports note cool conditions retarding corn and soybeans while small grains like wheat benefit from the week. Showers varied from heavy in the northwest to light elsewhere. oats improve and are among the best in years. The piece ends with a stray joke about choir practice and a blown horn.
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Illinois
Federal Departments of Agriculture
Progress Report on Savanna High School Athletic Field
Construction of Savanna high school’s new athletic field progresses with a standard football field and a one-fifth mile track laid out. Bleachers, walk treads, and seats are being installed, a ticket booth nears completion, and four light towers with 1,500 watt flood lights will illuminate the field with a centralized loud speaker system.
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Savanna High School
Chicago Avenue
South Third Street
Four Savanna Youths Attend Boys State
Four Savanna youths travel to Springfield to attend Boys State June 22 to 29 in the state fairgrounds youth building. Selected are Jamie Hansen Robert Georges Clifford Nordwell and Rex Doty with sponsors from American Legion Lions Club Community groups and churches. A committee led by Fr H Foster Whitney Rev T Stuart Cleworth and W F Hafemann chose the four for the citizenship training program.
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Savanna
Springfield
Bay State
Jamie Hansen
Robert Georges
Herman Georges
van Bibber-Hansen
American Legion
Clifford Nordwell
Chestnut Park
Gertrude Grayless
Lions Club
Rex Doty
Clarence Doty
Community Men’s Club
Rotary Club
Presbyterian Men’s Club
Methodist Brotherhood
L. V. Schwartz
Forreston
Boys State
H. Foster Whitney
T. Stuart Cleworth
W. F Hafemann
Charles Moon New Commander for Carroll County Legion
Charles Moon of Milledgeville is elected commander of the Carroll County council of the American Legion at the Shannon meeting. He succeeds Eber Shepherd of Center Hill, formerly Savanna. Offiers elected include Ernest Frey, Zennie Brenneman, Sam Hartman, Charles Noll, and Joseph Loeser. July meeting set for Milledgeville.
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Charles Moon
Milledgeville
Carroll County
Multiple Mt Carroll area weddings update community
Miss Mary Sisler and Harold Edwards wed in Clinton Iowa parsonage on June 20 with footnotes of Mt Carroll ties. Helen Grace Davis and Edward Marth also married in Clinton June 18 with local families in attendance. Charlotte Miller and James Devine tied in Mt Carroll home ceremony with family guests present. Rosina McClenning and Wilmer Nehrkorn wed in Hannibal Missouri with local roots and post ceremony plans.
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Mary Sisler
Farl Sisler
Mt. Carroll
Harold Edwards
Floyd Edwards
Methodist Church
Clinton
Virginia Warfield
Keith Wilkerson
Mt. Carroll High School
Mr. Edwards
Savanna
Helen Grace Davis
Edward Marth
J. B. Ackman
First Methodist Church
That City
Stanley Neilson
Geneva
Glen Davis
Mr. Carroll High School
Chicago
Marth
Russell Marth
Savanna Township High School
Marth Brothers Variety Store
North Main Street
Camp Black Hawk near Rockford opens July 1 for boys
Farm Adviser M P Roske announces Camp Black Hawk southeast of Rockford will start a three day session for boys on July 1. Local boys may notify the Mt. Carroll Farm Bureau office. Sponsored by the Rockford Rotary Club the camp offers cabins a swimming pool and trained staff. Cost per boy is 3.50 for the session.
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M. P. Roske
Blackhawk
Rockford
Farm Bureau
Mt. Carroll
Rotary Club
Annual Street Fair in Savanna August 19 24
Plans completed for the fifth annual fair and festival in Savanna from August 19 to 24 under the South Fourth Street merchants and Van Ribber Hansen Post of the American Legion. Three special days include Democrat Day August 21 Republican Day August 22 and Free Fish Day August 23. Sundar Greater Shows Inc. will headline with 12 rides 10 shows 40 concessions and 400 personnel. Midway stretches from Thompson store south to Railroad Street and includes Bowen Street East Fifth and part of Railroad Street.
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Savanna
South Fourth Street
van Ribber-Hansen Post
American Legion
Zandar Greater Shows Inc
Thompson
Railroad Street
Bowen Street
South Fourth
East Fifth
Clinton Iowa Grants Marriage Licenses to Local Residents
Clinton Iowa issued marriage licenses to Ralph Valladares and Cecelia Espinosa both of Savanna, Harold Edwards and Mary Sisler both of Mt. Carroll, Lyle Ashby of Savanna and Helen Oakley of Thomson. Robert Larber of Milledgeville and Helen Zeigler of Sterling also received a license. Joseph M. Farrell Jr. of Warren, Illinois and Vivian J. Edmonds of Mt. Carroll. Jesse Davis of Savanna and Margaret Davis of Mt. Carroll also obtained licenses.
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Clinton
Iowa
Carroll County
Ralph Valladares
Cecelia Espinosa
Savanna
Harold Edwards
Mary Sisler
Mt. Carroll
Lyle Ashby
Helen Oakley
Thomson
Clinton Iowa
Robert Larber
Milledgeville
Helen Zeigler
Sterling
Joseph M. Farrell, Jr
Warren, Ill
Vivian J. Edmonds
Jesse Davis
Margaret Davis
Lanark Woman Almeda Glotfelty Dies at 80
Mrs Almeda Glotfelty 80 died Sunday at her Lanark home at 3 45 p m Funeral services were held Tuesday at Speers Funeral Home with Rev Lindstrom of Oregon officiating burial in Lanark cemetery She was born in Freedom Township and married to Joseph Glotfelty who died about 15 years ago Surviving are sister Mrs Anna Wertz Lanark and brother Stephen Mitchell Freedom Township
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Almeda Glotfelty
Lanark
Almeda_ Glotfelty
Speers Funeral
Lindstrom
Oregon
Almeda Mitchell
Freedom Township
Joseph Glotfelty
Anna Wertz
Stephen Mitchell
Prepared Mistress and Cook Discuss Dinner Guests
A brief exchange finds the mistress asking if the cook is ready for potential male visitors at dinner. The cook confirms readiness and notes packing has been completed.
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Linda Darnell
John Payne
Vivien Leigh
Robert Taylor
Waterloo Bridge
Rialto
Clinton, Ia
Charley McCarthy
Edgar Bergen
Mortimer Snead
Hugh Herbert
John Arene
Ann Sheridan
Jimmy Cagney
Pat O'Brien
Warner Hit
Mrs. M. Hoffman
Christian Science Churches
Charles Laughton
Maureen O'Hara
Jamaica” Inn
John Sheffield
Ernest Truex
Zeus
MT. Morris
Diehl Cattle
NEW Commander County Legion
Davis-Marth
Charlotte Miller
George E. Miller
James Devine
Charles Devine
P. m
J. H. Fetteroll
Robert Boyd
Howard Lacia
John Miller
Devine
Savanne Township
Midwest Construction Company
Savanna Ordnance Depot
McClenning-Nehrkorn
Rosina McClenning
Patterson
Ill
Wilmer Nehrkorn
Hannibal
Nehrkorn
William McClenning
White Hall High School
Violet Nehrkorn
Howard Nehrkorn
Carroll County Farm Bureau
Ross Lower Farm
Savanna, Illinois
Northern
James Ballas
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