Annual Meeting of U S Grant Council Boy Scouts
The U S Grant Council Boy Scouts of America will hold its annual meeting Sunday May 16 at Embury Methodist Church Freeport. Scouters and wives will receive credits for outstanding deeds and honor unit leaders with Silver Beaver awards. Tickets via Scout office 317 West Exchange St Freeport.
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U. S. Grant Council
Boy Scouts of America
Embury Methodist Church
Freeport
C. M. Finnell
Region 7
Japan
Middle-West
West Exchange St
RR. Doering
Platteville
Wis
David Mueller
Mound District
Explorer Post 405
Elton Karrman
W. F. Tideout
Council
Thomas R. Pfister
Anthony P. Landgraf
Roger Guiles
Howard Scholes
Milledgeville Social Guests Share Dinner and Visits
Milledgeville residents report a series of social visits. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Nye and family dined with Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Nye in Chadwick. Mrs. A. M. Shipman and others visited Mrs. Homer Read at Rockford. Several women traveled to Chicago for a day trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Nye
Kenneth Nye
Chadwick
A. M. Shipman
W. A. Litwiller
L. H. Wetzell
Homer Read
Rockford
G. A. Boyd
A. H. Wagner
C. F. Moon
Chicago
Greenwood School Pupils Stage Minstrel Show
The Greenwood School under Miss Laura Daehler hosted a class tour and picnic at Waterworks Park. On Monday pupils presented a minstrel program featuring monologue songs and performances by boys and girls before refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwood School
Laura Daehler
Morrison
Waterworks Park
Jerry Fredricks
Bone
Liza Jane
Pensacola
Blackface
J. T. Olmstead
Milledgeville church hosts mother-daughter banquet with musical program
Over 120 attended the Milledgeville Church of the Brethren annual mother-daughter banquet on Friday evening. The event featured floral table decor, a program of solos readings and an illustrated talk on Sallman paintings, plus a Mispah benediction and gifts to notable attendees.
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Milledgeville
Church of the Brethren
P. L. Kreider
Sandra
Betty Lou Bowles
Chadwick
the Clown
Darla Schreiner
Reading
Emmett Thorn
Howard Stover
P. H. Smith
Barbara Eubanks
Henry Eubanks
Women’s clubs convene in Chicago at Sherman Hotel
Mrs G C Poppenhouse and Mrs R B Polhill attended the State convention of the Woman's clubs at the Sherman Hotel Chicago Tuesday through Thursday. Mr and Mrs Keith Oncken entertained for dinner Sunday, Mr and Mrs A J Oncken and Kay, Mr and Mrs Lauren Oncken, Bobby and Melinda and Mrs A Oncken.
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G. C. Poppenhouse
R. B. Polhill
Woman’s Clubs
Sherman Hotel
Chicago
Keith Oncken
A. J. Oncken
Kay
Lauren Oncken
Bobby
Melinda
A. Oncken
May Luncheon and Election Held by Merry Circle Club
The Merry Circle Club held its May luncheon on May 11 at Maple Terrace in Mt. Carroll with 13 members and four guests. Mrs. Herbert Davis led the meeting. officers elected were Pres. Ed Richter, VP John Freeman, and Secretary Albert Bowles. The club celebrated its 34th anniversary and scrapbook win.
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Merry Circle Club
Maple Terrace
Mt. Carroll
Herbert Davis
Fred Hubbell
Richard Schoening
Norma Nelson
Jess Klitz
Coleta
John Freeman
Merry Ciacle Club
Emma van Buskirk
Miles Byers
Chadwick
Presi
Ed Richter
Albert Bowles
John Fawcett
Local Social Notes From Chadwick Area Friends
Sunday evening gatherings included Mr and Mrs Orval Rahn and family and Mr and Mrs John Janssen with the Bloyers. Numerous visitors dropped by the area homes including Spurgeon Harter Sr and Jr with families, W E Cardiff of Galva, Lloyd Bartholomew of Nelson, Bobby Traum, and many relatives and friends at Kness Miller Traum Weber residences and Savanna Lanark Freeport Sterling Thomson and Savanna connections.
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Orval Rahn
John Janssen
Reynold Bloyer
Spurgeon Harter, Sr
Emmett Zumdahl
Spurgeon Harter, Jr
Savanna
W. E. Cardiff
Galva
Arthur Miller
Lloyd Bartholomew
Nelson
Bobby Traum
Ed Kness
Dorothy Traum
Kness
Merlyn Rothermel
Morris
Dora Carley
Delbert
Freeport
Ivan Miller
Thomson
Cheser Kahler
Paul Turney
Mary
Margaret
Anna Janvren
Sterling
Traum
Ola Weber
Raymond Schreiner
Vernon Weber
Lanark
Harve Schreiner
Ward Weber
Bonnie Lee Brown
Cora Geison
Local Youth Places Third In District FFA Speech Contest
Harold Andresen Chadick FFA member placed third in the district FFA public speaking contest in Princeton on May 6. Andrew Hawkinson of Galesburg won with Agricultural Research Our Key of America's Future. Kenneth Hamilton of Geneseo took second with Stop that Thief. Kenneth, and others, competed with topics on farm programs and education.
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Harold Andresen
Chadick Ffa
FFA
Princeton
Andrew Hawkinson
Galesburg
America
Kenneth Hamilton
Geneseo
Harold
Keith Frey
Francis Barton
Wyoming
Hugh P. Morrison
Pioneer Seed Company of
Illinois
Joe Kenney
Citizens First National Bank of
Gordon Sears
FFA Foundation
John Feddersen
Thomson
Bill Spearman
Jens Andresen
Melvin Stengel
Green Giant names Employee of the Year at Lanark plant
Al Champion Lanark Plant Representative announced May 4 that Claude C. Barnard of Martinsburg Pa. is the Green Giant Employee of the Year. Marvin Keil Beaver Dam Wis Arnold Gruett Rosen dale Wis named Wisconsin-Illinois Division Employees of the Year. Twenty four employees won titles at plant town division or company level from over 1100 entrants. The award honors a company program urging employee civic involvement in 1953.
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Green Giant Company
Claude C. Barnard
Martinsburg
Green Giant
Marvin Keil
Beaver Dam
Wis
Arnold Gruett
Rosendale
Wisconsin-Ilinois Division
Lanark
Local pledges to Alpha Phi Omega at DeKalb State Normal
Robert Noble of Mt. Carroll and Lyle Tripp of Chadwick, students at DeKalb State Normal College, have been pledged to Alpha Phi Omega, a national service and special fraternity. Mrs. Don Nelson visited Normal Monday for several days with relatives.
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Robert Noble
Mt. Carroll
Lyle Tripp
Chadwick
DeKalb State Normal College
Alpah Phi Omega
Don Nelson
Illinois Bar Association elects Snively to board
Attorney John R. Snively of Rockford and the son of Mrs. Emma Snively of Lanark was elected a member at large of the Illinois State Bar Association board of governors for three years in East St. Louis last weekend. Lanark residents Mrs Rose Hepner visited Chicago with family and Dan Emyre were Freeport visitors on Monday.
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Rose Hepner
Chicago
Dan Emyre
Freeport
John R. Snively
Rockford
Emma Snively
Illinois State Bar Association
East St. Louis
Olsons Attend Mt Carroll Gatherings
Mr and Mrs Fred Olson were Sunday dinner and supper guests of Mr and Mrs Fred Hubbell in Mt Carroll. Mr and Mrs Ted Olson and family of Rockford were afternoon visitors.
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Fred Olson
Fred Hubbell
Mt. Carroll
Ted Olson
Rockford
Mrs Nelsons and Henry of Macon Visit Local Family
Mrs John Nelson and son Henry of Macon Mississippi spent a week in the home of Mr and Mrs Daniel Nelson. They were Friday evening guests of Mr and Mrs Frank Stutzman where Mrs Stutzman served refreshments. Mrs Spurgeon Harter returned Tuesday from Kewanee after visiting Fay Hawkins.
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John Nelson
Henry
Macon
Daniel Nelson
Frank Stutzman
Sturtzman
Spurgeon Harter
Kewanee
Fay Hawkins
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