Birthday notices list residents in multiple towns
A sequence of birthday announcements appears for residents across Lanark Chadwick Morrison Thomson Milledgeville Chadwick Savanna and other locations from March 28 to April 3. Names include Mervin Sailyer Max Good Burnell Doden Paul Groharing Ruth Larson J. W. St Ores Russell Miller Donovan Daehler Dan Curley and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mervin Sailyer
Carruthers
Calif
Max Good
Lanark
Burnell Doden
Morrison
Paul Groharing
Thomson
J. W. St. Ores
Ellendale
N. D
Russell Miller
Mt. Carroll
Donovan Daehler
Chadwick
Dan Curley
Ruth Larson
Keith Law
Gladys Mary Lego
Eldon Hickey
Charlestown
Ind
George Puterbaugh
John Bittner
Merrill Bower
Shirley Ann Loechel
John Carpenter
Janet Carpenter
Sophia Grawe
Georgia Hogg
Ava
Milledgeville
Merlin Kness
John Schoen
Mary K. Miller
Tom Shultz
Freeport
Myron Voeckel
Marilyn Jean Henske
Lawrence Dyson
Sam Peugh
Dorothy Miller
Zerita Potter
Savanna
Willis Arnold Stewart
Elizabeth Overholser
Thomas Wetzell
Albert Bushman
Ray Freas
George Teets
Henry A. Miller
R. A. Dickenson
Clyde Oncken
Robert Millhouse
George Gilpin
Woodstock
Virgil Marth
W. H. Hoofstitler
Sterling
Ida Merchant
Frank Klenz
Elmer Zugschwerdt
Neva Hartman
Evelyn Marie Lego
Sadie Puterbaugh
Frank Kahler
Robert Carroll
Mary Moore
John Warner
Weekend visitors and ill residents noted in small town
Preston Prairie Howard Petty Jr and a Champaign friend visited over the weekend. Darlene Smith and Susie Yeager have been ill at home and unable to attend school. A local saying notes two methods of paying debt: increase industry to raise income and increase thrift in spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Petty, Jr
Champaign
Darlene Smith
Susie Yeager
Farmers Note Rising Tax Bills and Local Happenings
Residents in Carroll County report higher annual tax notices and expect continued increases. The piece notes cinema showings of Gone With the Wind, small spring pig litters due to cold, upcoming county races, Bert Hadley’s Mexican straw hat, geese seen near Thomson, and Ed Drake raking his lawn as spring chores begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Bert Hadley
Thomson
Ed Drake
St Patrick legends and local inn memory endure
The piece recalls Saint Patrick’s deeds of everyday kindness over grand acts, notes an old innkeeper Jacobs near Indian mounds and a near-legend of Indian attacks, then shifts to local school life with weather, a performance, Easter baskets, Penny March profits, and plans for a Polo trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson
Jacobs
Ayres Tower
Jacobs Inn
Indian Mound
St. Patrick
Patrick
Mildred Withhart
Betty Imel
Brazil
Paraguay
Danny
Cecil Lacey
Pink and blue shower honors Mrs Fay Reitzel
Milledgeville social brief notes a Thursday afternoon pink and blue shower hosted by Mrs Robert Eastabrooks Mrs Charles Quest and Mrs J A Hodge at the latter’s home for Mrs Fay Reitzel Guests attended include Mrs Carl Daehler Mrs Harry Reitzel Mrs Frank Little Mrs Paul Daehler Mrs Wesley Schreiner Mrs Albert Schreiner and many others from Thom son Sterling Chadwick Mt Carroll Polo and nearby towns with games socializing and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Eastabrooks
Charles Quest
J. A. Hodge
Fay Reitzel
Carl Daehler
Thomson
Harry Reitzel
Frank Little
Sterling
Paul Daehler
Wesley Schreiner
Albert Schreiner
Chadwick
Letters from Charlestown Sanatorium March 23 1941
In a letter dated March 23 1941 from Charlestown Indiana Mrs Eldon Hickey writes about spring weather, mud rather than snow, and a growing Du Pont plant. She notes extensive post office expansion with 600 new boxes and long mail waits. She recalls a local visit by Docia Brooks and recounts daily life near the factories and traffic patterns as she nears five months in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffersonville
General Delvery
Weiter
Thomson
Sunday Socials Include Freeport Guests and Morrison Funeral
Thomson briefs note Freeport visitors including Mr and Mrs Kara M Martin and friends visiting Noah Sweitzer Zerita Potter Beatrice Brockill and others. Morrison saw funeral services for Mrs Carl Longaer last Thursday afternoon. Ruth Davis and family visited Willard Roberts over the weekend. Sunday guests at the Doden home included John Hoy and family of Fulton Merle Doden and son and Frank Kahler and family of Morrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kara M. Martin
Freeport
Noah Sweitzer
Zerita Potter
Beatrice Brockill
Jerry Gnaar
Ben Wagner
Mery
Fred Doden
Genie Rutherford
Carl Longaer
Morrison
Ruth Davis
Willard Roberts
John Hoy
Fulton
Merle Doden
Frank Kahler
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the Village Echo
Thomson Broadax
Thomson Review
Dec
H. G. Stagg
Sylvalena Bolhous
Kenneth Whitney
Illinois
Happy
Preston Prairie
Hans P
Greison
Sharpe
Folke
Washington
Lincoln
Bristol School
Milledgeville Briefs
York
Sharpe Carroll
York Township
Floyd Carpenter
W. L. Derrer
Ferguson
Charlestown, Ind
Chicago
Tim
Ponts
Docia Brooks
New Albany
Ags Ever
Maquoketa, Iowa
Mt. Carroll, Til
Kipnis Sale Pavilion
Galena St
Guernsey
Jersey
MT. Carroll Sales CO
Roy Fritz
O. P. Miles
H. Kipnis
D. Kipnis
Wolverine
Don Mathewsys
Qo Monnifon, Lino
Randecker Brothers
Livingston
Wisconsin
George Dykstra
Milwaukee Stock Yards
Wm. Ehredt and
Thomson Briefs
Mens & Boys
New
Marth Bros
W.F. Black
Walnut, Ill
Rae Ie
Foster Black
Pfister
Fred Wulf
Mt. Carroll Carroll County
W.f.black Farms
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