Chadwick High Plans Baccalaureate and Commencement
Chadwick high school tells the 16 seniors their baccalaureate service will be at 8 p m Sunday May 24 at First Lutheran church and their commencement at 8 p m Tuesday May 26 in the same town. The baccalaureate sermon, “Making Life Worthwhile,” will be given by Rev Earl ie. Neil Crawford, pastor of First Presbyterian church of Oregon Ill, will give the commencement address “We Start From Here.” Elizabeth Quest will deliver the salutatory and Ronald Mackey the valedictory. The graduating class list includes Dorothy May Newendyke Elizabeth Mary Quest Joan Marie Blakeslee Eugene H Lott Kenneth V Imel Shirley Provant Arlen R Kahler George A Yingling Eileen F Janssen Charlene Kay Raab Stanley D Larem Roy A Huffstutler Joyce D Rahn Marian Lee Bennett Ronald L Mackey Wayne T Linker Grace A Shuman Jan tee Marilyn Kahler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadwick High School
First Lutheran Church
Earlie
Neil Crawford
First Presbyterian Church of Oregon
Ill
Elizabeth Quest
Ronald Mackey
Dorothy May Newendyke
Elizabeth Mary Quest
Joan Marie Blakeslee
Eugene H. Lott
Kenneth V. Imel
Shirley Provant
Arlen R. Kahler
George A Yingling
Eileen F. Janssen
Charlene Kay Raab
Stanley D. Larem
Oy A. Huffstutler
Joyce Darlene Rahn
Marian Lee Bennett
Ronald L. Mackey
Wayne T. Linker
Grace A. Shuman
Jantee Marilyn Kahler
Grade Music Students Win State Honors
Chadwick grade school music students won seven first division ratings and six second division ratings at the state final music contest at Bloomington last Friday. Three of the first winners were also rated Superior, denoting performances of outstanding caliber. Singled out were Arletta Gordon French horn first division Sharon Spearman flute first division Carol Sue Miller clarinet second division Darrell Clevidence cornet second division Sharon Stein clarinet second division Clark Van Buskirk trombone second division. Ensembles were rated as follows: Clarinet-Flute duet first division superior Carol Sue Miller Flor iann Provant. Flute duet first division superior Lynette Spearman Sharon Spearman. Clarinet Duet first division Sharon Stein Sandra Spearman. Cornet Trio first division Darrell Clevidence Sharon Goetz Dennis Strauch. Saxophone Duet second division Lorelei Blumer Janice Rahn. Trombone Duet second division Clark Van Buskirk Steven Zumdahl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadwick
Bloomington
Arletta Gordon
Sharon Spearman
Carol Sue Miller
Darrell Clevidence
Sharon Stein
Clark van Buskirk
Tromjbone
Floriann Provant
Superior
Lynette
Sandra Spearman
Sharon Goetz
Dennis Strauch
Lorelei Blumer
Janice Rahn
Steven Zumdahl
Spring Music Festival Delights Local School Crowd
A large crowd attended the Spring Festival at the grade and high school gym Tuesday night. Directed by Jack and Robert Hoff man, the event closed the school year and honored the music department instructors and students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Crowd
Jack
Robert Hoffman
Mixing Mixers 4-H Club Plans June Meetings and Activities
The Mixing Mixers 4-H club met at Mary Pitts home with Beverly Queckboerner leading the pledge. Members discussed 4-H camp fund drive and a Springfield tour, fire and first aid demonstrations, frosting and cake frosting, bandaging a hand and arm sling, and wearing jeans at upcoming events. Refreshments were served by Pitts and Queckboerner family. The club invites attenders to a June 3 home bureau meeting and a June 6 gathering at Wilma Emnyre’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Pitts
Beverly Queckboerner
Springfield
Jeanette Friederich
Janice Doden
Gloria Geist
Mary Ellen Pitts
Beverly
Doris Queckboerner
Wilma Emnyre
Bridal Shower For Miss Wilma Loechel On Friday Evening
Miss Wilma Loechel of Milledgeville celebrated a miscellaneous bridal shower for her upcoming marriage to Roeland Stewart of Coleta. Hostesses Mrs. Owen Nye and assistants Mrs. Dan Nye and Ella May Wagner arranged lime green and yellow decor with a parasol gift table. Attending guests from Sterling, Coleta, Chadwick, and Milledgeville enjoyed the special event and a "Fifty" game with prizes for high score and low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilma Loechel
Milledgeville
Roeland Stewart
Coleta
Owen Nye
Dan Nye
Ella May Wagner
Leo Blair
Janice Wolfe
Sterling
Asa Stewart
Henry Livengood
Sharon
David Bushman
Howard Stover
Don Taylor
Wesley Niemeier
Fenton Haugh
Frank Davis
Ray Myers
Russell Nye
Chadwick
Floating prizes presented to the honoree Mrs. David Bushman
A ceremony honored Mrs. David Bushman with floating prizes presented to the guest of honor. The event highlighted gratitude and community recognition for her contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Bushman
Loyal Belles Entertained By Mrs Paul Unzicker
The Loyal Belles class of Hope E U B church met at the home of Mrs. Paul Unzicker with Mrs. John Magill as hostess. Twenty two members attended as Elmer Hans and Frank Manning Jr organized the program including a Bible study on The Unpardonable Sin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope E. U. B. Church
Paul Unzicker
John Magill
Elmer Hans
Frank Manning, Jr
DuWayne Vos
Sandra Unzicker
Manning
E. V. Schriver
Chadwick High Senior Class Trip to Chicago
Chadwick high school seniors with chaperones Mr and Mrs Merlyn Sch Yeiner Mr and Mrs Mike Barbera Roy Post and Howard Brett depart for a two day Chicago trip. They will tour the airport Science and Industry building Chinatown Ghetto Market Fields Store Aquarium Riverview Field Museum and theaters. They hold tickets for Welcome Travelers on Friday and have Conrad Hilton Hotel reservations for Thursday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadwick High School
Merlyn Sch Yeiner
Mike Barbera
Roy Post
Howard Brett
Chicago
Science and Industry
Chinatown
Ghetto Market
Fields Store
Aquarium
Riverview
Field Museum
Conrad Hilton
Marjorie Walker to Attend Girls' State Session
Miss Marjorie Walker a Chadwick high school junior will attend the 13th Illinois Girls State session at MacMurray College Jacksonville from June 16 to June 24 sponsored by Chadwick unit of the American Legion Auxiliary. She has held multiple school offices and participated in FHA chorus band girls ensemble cheerleading and drama this year and previous years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Walker
Chadwick High School
Illinois Girls’ State
MacMurray College
Jacksonville
Chadwick
American Legion Auxiliary
Miss Walker
Earl Walker
FHA
Pastor Attends 34th Illinois Synod Convention in Springfield
The Rev. Earl Cobb of First Lutheran Church Chadwick will be among more than 300 delegates at the 34th Annual Convention of the Illinois Synod of the United Lutheran Church in America. The meeting runs May 18 through 21 in Springfield, Illinois. The Synod includes 153 congregations, including its two newest member churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Cobb
First Lutheran Church
Chadwick
Illinois Synod of the United Lutheran Church In America
Springfield
Ill
Illinois Synod
Two Chadwick Teachers Yet To Be Hired For Next Year
Chadwick school officials report two teaching positions remain open while all other staff have signed contracts for the upcoming year. Departures include Francis Thomas the high school coach and Harriet Bushman English and dramatics teacher. Thomas is said to join Sterling schools, while Bushman’s plans are unspecified. Returning staff cover grades and subjects from Grade School through high school including Legel Peters Lang Bragg Thomas Spearman Brett Wunsch Harthun Stengel Unzicker and Hoffman across multiple departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadwick
Francis Thomas
Harriet Bushman
Thomas
Sterling
Bushman
Margaret Legel
Chadwick Mission Ridge
Irene Peters
Maude Lang
Lucille Bragg
Ora Thomas
Jack Hoffman
Ivy Spearman
Lutherans Vow Expanded Efforts at Illinois Convention
Delegates from about 1,000 Lutherans in Illinois and nearby states gather at Wonder Lake and Lombard to consider plans. Items include doubling the synod’s annual grant to Carthage College and a mission push in Chicago's West Side Medical Center area serving 225,000 beds, plus a five year evangelism program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wonder Lake
Lombard
Illinois
Harmon J. McGuire
Synod
Carthage College
Lutheran College
Carthage
Chicago
Great New West Side Medical Center
Chadwick Woman's Club May Luncheon Closes Club Year
The Chadwick Woman's Club May luncheon closes the club year with serving at 12 30 CST on May 21 at Maxon Manor near Oregon. Mrs Elmer Weber asked to call for drivers. Mrs Ernest Moothart 46 of Morrison died at 1 am Tuesday in East Moline hospital after five weeks as patient. Funeral set for 2 pm today at Reynolds Morrison funeral home. Former Florence Neary born July 20 1906 in Fenton township. Married Ernest Mouthart Sept 6 1927. They moved to Morrison after four years in Chadwick. Survived by husband two daughters stepmother and two sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadwick Woman's Club
Maxon Manor
Oregon
Elmer Weber
Ernest Moothart
Morrison
East Moline Hospital
Moothart
Chadwick
Reynolds
Florence Neary
Fenton
Township
Ernest Mouthart
Local families host and visit in Clinton Savanna area
A flurry of weekend visits and gatherings across Clinton Savanna area as relatives and friends from Clinton, Ia and Lanark mark birthdays, anniversaries, and travel. Notable mentions include Joe and Jennie Griswold hosting relatives, and the Hebeler family moving homes within Savanna.
Local visits span Mt Carroll Clinton and Morrison towns
Thomson News reports visits over the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. James Hook and daughter in Mt Carroll with Mrs. Hook’s mother Mrs. Merle Everhart. Sunday supper guests at Eugene Bull home included Mr. and Mrs. John Carpenter of Clinton and Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Dresbach of Lanark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Gring
Andason Billy
Suray
Anna Harevigsen
Clinton
Eugene Bull
Henry Young
David
Ronald Bull
Kathleen
John Capenter
Max Bieil
Louise Bloom
Clinton, Ia
Injiu
Richard Baditke
Everett Eslinger
Carla
Carolyn
Harold Witt
Wayne
Indies
Jennie Griswold
Robert Goodrowe
Diana
Mt. Carroll
Asa Kurth
Wilbur Slager J
Allen
Larry
Polo
Robert Carpenter
Lewis Frosch
Charles Hogg
Robert Carroll
William Bathington
Newton, In
Snell Funeral Home
Theron Wagner
Jed Wagner
Freeport
Ethel Potter
Lauren Mitchell
John Carroll
Eldon Hickey
Chicago
Robert
Richard Atherton
Merle Atherton
California
Eglin Afb
Florida
Richard
Eglin
Anna Glazier
Robert Huggins
Vivienne Glazier
Wm. Graves
Bayard Lewis
Paul Munson
Paula
Lanark
Gilpin Stagg
Guy Asay
Irday
James Hook
Fred Hook
Reka Hass
Robert Hebeler
Milwaukee
Jackson
Milwaukee Street
Savanna
Kneal Hook
Henry Shipma
Morrison
James Dykema
Lyndon
Peter Shipma
Knoxville
Louis Shipma
Joan
Nellie Damm
Clinton, Ta
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Chadwick News
Loeser
J. M. Fay
Llewellyn Fay
J.M. Fay & Son
Fulton, Illinois
Walgreen Agency
Steel
Youngstown
Grip Kitch
McGinty Hardware
Thomeon, Illinois
Cooper ‘Klipper
G. H. Roggendorf
Main Street
Thomson
the Fashion Shop
Savanna, Ill
34Th
Illinois Synod Convention
Miss Genese Wunsch
Richard Harthun
Melvin Stengel
Woman’s
East Moline
Heuw Wranadson
Ronnie Jay
St. John's Church
Thomson News
Smaltz Bros
Fulton
Kyle
Hamilton
Elgin & Bulova
Fulton Watch Shop
Potter
Clarence Appel
Pontiac
Cravatta Motors
General Motors
Main St
Savanna, Illinois
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