Local Harrow and Home Notes From Main Street
A harness and furniture sale takes place on Main Street today. Nino Kenyon buys a Plymouth coach. Mr and Mrs Cecil Green move to the Meyers farm of Harmon Stakemiller to farm there. Hans Hanson and family relocate to a Thom son home. Roads are closed to avy trucks due to mush rain and thaw. Clifford Durward moves from the Loren area to the Melendy farm. A stranger arrives seeking breakfast and narrates a tale of being a former Ster ling wire plant employee amid a night riot, heading to St Paul. Willis Stage recovers from broken ribs. Henry Weber funeral attended in Chadwick by many friends. Harold Kenyon reports from Texas that men are busy, except Chris Harvey who plans a health trip to Hot Springs.
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Nino Kenyon
Plymouth
Cecil Green
Meyers
Harmon Stakemiller
Hans Hanson
Thomson
Clifford Durward
Canada
Loren
Melendy
Sterling
St. Paul
Willis Stage
Henry Weber
Chadwick
Will Moore
Texas
Chris Harvey
Tornadoes on the River During 1860 Mississippi Frontier
The narrator recalls a devastating 1860 tornado near Albany and Camanche. He describes surviving with his wife and child, river work on the Alhambra, and town destruction including deaths, injuries, and widespread wreckage. Harper's Weekly covered the event. local notes detail driftage, mud, and a rafting log incident. The account links the storm to evolving meteorological understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alhambra
St. Louis
Galena
Albany
Camanche
Rock Island
Harper's Weekly
Times
Rush of the Water Drawn From Iowa Shore
A sweeping water rush described as having first surged from the Iowa shore by storm suction. The fragment hints at a continuing narrative or unfolding event with ongoing developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowa
Death of Henry F. Weber of Chadwick
Henry F. Weber a former grain elevator owner and noted horse breeder died of pneumonia Saturday at a Moline hospital. Funeral services were held Monday at his Chadwick home and at Hope Evangelical Church with burial in Chadwick cemetery. Surviving are his widow five children a sister and a brother living in nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry F. Weber
Chadwick
Moline
Hope Evangelical Church
L. M. Phillips
S. G. Eberly
Shannon
Walter Getz
Chicago
Roy Weber
Freeport
Albert Adolph
Joseph and
Elmer Weber
Fred Seim
Thomson
Oscar
George Seng Milledgeville Resident Dies at 70
George Seng, 70, died shortly before five o clock Saturday afternoon at his Milledgeville home from heart trouble. He leaves a widow and one daughter, Mrs Lester Hammelman of Sterling. Funeral services were held Tuesday in the Milledgeville M. E. church with Rev Thomas officiating. Burial followed at Lanark cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Seng
Milledgeville
Lester Hammelman
Sterling
M. E. Church
Thomas
Lanark
Ralph Boyd of Lanark Dies After Brief Illness
Ralph Boyd, 35, died of a heart attack at 7 30 p m Saturday at his Lanark home after a brief illness. He is survived by his mother Mrs Carrie Boyd and a brother Lawrence, both at home. Funeral services were held Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Boyd
Lanark
Carrie Boyd
Lawrence
Savanna Woman 75 Dies After December Fall
Mrs. Wenzel Seveik, 75, died at her Savanna home Friday night from complications after a December fall that fractured her hip. Funeral services were held Saturday at St. John’s Catholic Church. Burial followed in Savanna Catholic Cemetery. Survived by husband, eight Savanna grandchildren, and two brothers in Czechoslovakia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenzel Seveik
Savanna
St. John’s Catholic Church
J. S. Latchford
Czechoslovakia
Not an actual news item
Dialogue between an explorer and voice humorously discusses risk and speed of carrying a white walking stick as a safety prop. No identifiable people or organizations are provided.
Chadwick Defeats Savanna in regional tournament clash
Chadwick high school upset Savanna 32 to 23 in Mt Carroll regional play as Carroll and Shannon also won first games. Emyre led Chadwick with 7 baskets and 3 free throws while Cooley topped Savanna with 7 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadwick
Savanna
Carroll and
Shannon
Chadwick High School
Mt. Carroll
Zugschwerdt
D. Emyre
Dr. Emyre
Cooley
Community Objections and Weekend Visits Noted in Lanark Area
Funeral services for Mrs. Leatherman were held in Lanark with attendees including Mr and Mrs Davis Crouse Miss Nellie Bowman and Mrs Geo Neis Sr On weekend visits Oswald Becker of Port Byron Theo Storm in Willis Stage home Lloyd Neis took a new position in Mt Morris Paul Franks from Sterling visited family Carl Anderson of Chicago joined local relatives in Thomson Jay Stiles plans to move near Mt Carroll and Newt Ritenour will relocate to Clarence
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis Crouse
Nellie Bowman
Geo Neis Sr
Leatherman
Lanark
Oswald Becker
Port Byron
Theo Storm
Willis Stage
Lloyd Neis
Mt. Morris
Paul Franks
Sterling
Guy Turney
Carl Anderson
Chicago
Russel Marth
Jay Stiles
Will Holy
Wayne Ashby
Thomson
Mt. Carroll
Newt Ritenour
Clarence
Carroll Farmer Cleared in Polo Boy Death
Miles Rogers of Elkhorn Grove township was exonerated by a coroner’s jury in Ogle county for the death of a 13 year old Polo School boy Saturney. The youth and a companion were pushing a wheelbarrow on highway 52 when struck by Rogers’ car following a truck. The driver testified he saw them after the truck passed and had no time to avoid the accident. Rogers long served as Elkhorn Grove township supervisor and county board chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles Rogers
Elkhorn Grove
Polo
Saturney
Ogle County
Rogers
Highway 52
Elkhorn Grove Township
Heinze Family Dinner Guests In Malvern
Mr and Mrs Ed Heinze and family of Malvern were dinner guests Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Adam Heinze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Heinze
Malvern
Adam Heinze
Savanna Grade School wins county basketball title
Savanna's city grade school basketball team won the county tournament at Lanark last week defeating Shannon in the final. Chadwick's grade squad took third, Mt. Carroll graders finished fourth. Trophies were presented to the four winning teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanna
Lanark
Shannon
Chadwick
Mt. Carroll
Community Movements and Social Visits Round Rock Falls and Lanark
Local residents relocate farms and households including Chadwick Pearson moving from a Rock Falls area to Lanark near J T Eckman farm. News notes list dinner guests and birthdays at various homes, with frequent visits by the Rister Sucher Pearson and Queckboerner families, and guests from Mt. Carroll Davenport Batavia and Moline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Pearson
Rock Falls
J. T. Eckman
Lanark
Pearson
Will Rinter
Fair Haven
Ned Spencer
Moline
Spencer
William Quest
Will Rister
Charles Sucher
Quest
H. R. Plummer
Son Chapin
Audrey Schreiner
Batavia
Lloyd Schreiner
Charles Queckboerner
George Manning
Maxine
Jack Kalke
Davenport
Will Handel
George Beck
Mt. Carroll
O. M. Atherton
Ideal
Atherton
Houstis Frank
Carroll
Fred Hartman
Will Hans
Sunday social notes from Morrison area families
Mr and Mrs Will Hans and family visited in the Ernest Remmers home near Morrison. Guests included Mr and Mrs Herman Schrader and Mr and Mrs Harold Hartman of Mt Carroll. Other visits spanned Hartman and Isenhart households, plus St Clair, Janssen, Slager, Rabn, Keil, Daehler, MIller, and Horning families with various dinner and supper calls Sunday and weekend visits across Morrison and Zelnhurst areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Hans
Ernest Remmers
Morrison
Herman Schrader
Remmers
Harold Hartman
Mt. Carroll
Fred Hartme
Hartman
Charles V Hartman
Bessie
Chrystal Hartman
Howard Imel
William Waerstreet
Henry Keil
C. F. Hartman
W. F. Miller
Port Horning
Ruth Keil
Henry Daehler
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Joan Blondell
SUN
Glenda Farrell
Barton McLane
Claude Rains
Gloria Dickison
Grace Moore
Melvyn Douglas
Charley Chase
Franchottone
Gladys George
Love Is
Mickey Rooney
Virginia Weidler
Humphrey Bogart
Frank McHugh
Allen Jenkins
Louise Fazenda
Nat Pendleton
Penny Singleton
THE
Weaver Bros
Elviry
Champion Hill Billy Gang
MON
George Brent
Olivia Dehavilland
Margaret Lindsay
Stephen B. Hanks
Albany, Ill
David Hanks
Dave Hanks
Father Bennett
M. W. Hanks
Co. Slocumb
Albany Review
Fort Dodge
Ottawa County
Mich
Harper’s Weekly
Cam
Iowa
Mrs. Wenzel Seveik
Elmer Hans
Bob Rawlins
Hans
Rawlins
Fair Haven Boys
Fulton-Galena
Doty
Harold Libberton
Laughlin
Mrs. Douglas
Mrs. Myers
Alfred Doty
Nicklas
Mt. Carroll and
Argo-Fa
Alice Hamilton
Walter Storm
Weber Farm
Wacker
Lawrence A. Smith
Capitol
Theatre—Morrison
Leslie Howard
Bette Davis
John Barrymore
Bulldog Drummond’s Revenge
Leo Carillo
Hollywood
Fredric Marca
I Club
Franciska Gar
Akim Tamiroff
Mount
Eretter
Mary Boland
Mamma
Winchell & Bernie
Gerator
Illinois Utilities
Carroll Farmer
Polo Boy
Chadwick Briefs
H. A. Sears
Sears
America
Sears-Roebuck
Ad Wall
Franklin A. Stransky
Sears, Roebuck and CO. Sterling
City
RFC
Sears, Roebuck and Aco
Locust St
Sterling, Illinois
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