Father and cow banquet at First Brethren church
Lanark residents note a father and cow banquet at the First Brethren church honoring returned war veterans. Spring signs appear with showers greening lawns and buds, robins and meadowlarks returning as Miss Dillie Whitmore is noted as afflicted. Carl and Mrs Christensen plan to move to Staten Island New York. Forrest Kloepping visited Mt Carroll for business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Brethren Church
Dillie Whitmore
Carl Christensen
Staten Island
New York
Chadwick Review
Edward Schneider
Mrs Giddings Hosts St Patrick's Day 500 Night
Mrs Giddings returned from Genoa and attended a Couple club evening hosted by Mr and Mrs Lawrence Sheetz. Prizes went to Mrs Merle Martin and Frank Buckwalter for high and to Mrs Buckwalter for low. A luncheon followed. Mr Sheetz shared war souvenirs and overseas photos. Guests included Mrs Carl Merchant lone from Pasadena and Mrs Vincent Olson visiting relatives as well as Will Iske and Geraldine Iske. Vincent Olson traveled to Galesburg to care for his father ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Giddings
Genoa
Lawrence Sheetz
Merle Martin
Frank Buckwalter
Buckwalter
Sheetz
Holland
Germany
France
Carl Merchant
Pasadena
Calif
Lloyd Wolf
Geraldine
Vincent Olson
Will Iske
Polo
Galesburg
Lanark Briefs Include Local Visits And Obituaries
The Russell Zier family were Sunday guests in Lanark while Mrs. Chester Gillogly visits Freeport. Otto Kniss resident east of town is seriously ill. Clinton Rowland and Mrs. Allie Gill died recently. Also practical kitchen and music humor snippets close the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Zier
Chester Gillogly
Freeport
Otto Kniss
Charles Hammond
Lanark
Clinton Rowland
Allie Gill
Community Visit Highlights Weekend Guests
Milledgeville residents hosted visitors from Prophetstown Aurora Freeport Sterling Rock Falls and Sterling over Sunday and weekend. Lyle Lundquist Robin Hawkins Lucille Wagner Maude Hawkins Noel Hawkins Susan John and Charles Schoaf were among those visiting family homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loren Crawford
Nancy Lundquist
Prophetstown
Lyle Lundquist
Lyle Simmons
Aurora
Bernie Hawkins
Lucille Wagner
Freeport
A. H. Wagner
Maude Hawkins
Noel Hawkins
Susan
John
Sterling
LaVerne Schoaf
Charles
Rock Falls
Edvin Schreiner
Alvin Schreiner
Jay Hardy
Robert Barns
Milledgeville Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Illness
Miss Eileen Wenger of Rockford visited her parents, Mr and Mrs Bruce Wenger, on Sunday afternoon. She holds a telegraphy position for the Burlington railroad at Camp Grant. Mrs Russell Wagenknecht had an appendectomy Saturday morning at Sterling Public hospital. Robert McKean is ill with scarlet fever and under quarantine at home with his parents, Mr and Mrs Melville McKean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eileen Wenger
Rockford
Bruce Wenger
Wenger
Burlington Railroad
Camp Grant
Russell Wagenknecht
Sterling Public Hospital
Robert McKean
Melville McKean
Local chatter about a girl and her father’s shoes
A fragmentary exchange mentions taking Nelly home last night and describes her as an owl well girl whose father wears heavy shoes. The garbled closing line hints at a courthouse moment but remains unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry
Nelly
Harry
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Home Sweet Home
Alice Faye
Dana Andrews
Linda Darnell
Angel
Otto Preminger
Porvey
Mrcture
Joy News
Lonesome Genny
Lemmeger Jones
Joseph Cotten
Walt Disney
Judy Garland
Harvey Girls
Gene Tierney
Lanark News
Savanna
WEB
Smith Ballew
Wild Bill Elliott As
Red Ryder
Tod
Eddie Bracken
Veronica Lake
Utah
Everybody
Jack Oakie
Peggy Ryan
Johnny Coy and the King Sisters
Times Theatre
Roy Rogers
Dale Evans
Trouble
van Johnson
Faye Emerson
Esther Williams
Zane Grey
West of Pecos
Bob Mitchum
Barbara Hale
Robert Cummings
Donna Reed
John Wayne
Charles Laughton
Randolph Scott
Barbara Britton
Captain Kid
Lute Geisinger
Carmen Miranda
Vivian Blaine
Dennis O'Keefe
Perry Como
Grantee
Noel Coward
DU Gilees
Australia
Coats
Young Set
Regina
George
Conference of Alcoholic Beverage Industries, Inc
Milledgeville News
Milledgeville Briefs
Winston
Northrup
Grozit
Brown's Fancy mix Lawn Grass Seed
Radiant
Mt. Carroll
Johnny Platt
Georgia Ann
Jan Frederick
Bill Filstead
Ceremonies
Mags Club
Rockies
Schunder's
van Allen
Myro
Myra
Kot-O-Fom
Clinton
Dr. A. L. Ringuette
Optometrist
Illinois
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