Festival Concert Preview With Local Musicians
The festival is led by general chairman with Anton Wold of Chadwick Eugene Grove of Lanark David Foltz of Mt. Carroll Karine Epley of Savanna Kit Costley of Shannon and Coleman Miles of Mt. Carroll. Chadwick and Lanark bands compete nationally. Rehearsals run Friday for an evening concert featuring selections from Harker Parlowe Openshaw Sibelius Mendelssohn and more with choir and band joining for final numbers led by Jordan of Wesleyan and Riss head of the Wesleyan band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anton Wold
Chadwick
Eugene Grove
Lanark
David Foltz
Mt. Carroll
Karine Epley
Savanna
Kt. Costley
Shannon
Coleman Miles
Chadwick and Lanark
Harker
Harvey
Metropolis
Holmes
Scimitar
Walton
Crusaders
Buchtel
Schuster Cunningham
Jordan
School of Music
Wesleyan University
Riss
Not Quite Finished Mistress in Household Tale
A maid complains she has cleaned all brass ornaments except the mistress's rings and bracelets. The exchanges reflect tension over chores and expectations in a domestic setting.
Mrs Mary Searle of Lanark Dies in Preeport Hospital
Mrs Mary Searle 1% died at eight o clock Tuesday morning May 13 in a Preeport hospital after several days as a patient. Born November 1850 at Arnold's Grove northwest of Lanark she was daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Arnold. She married Thomas Searle who preceded her in death. Surviving are two daughters Cora Zuck and Etta Monigeld, two land children, Brest grandchildren, three sisters Sarah Frits of Hiawatha Kansas Enon Puterbaugh and Addie Zucek of Lanark and a brother David Arnold of Lanark. She was a charter member of the iet Brethren church at Lanark. Funeral at 2 pm Thursday from the First Brethren church with Rev Zimmerman officiating burial in Lanark cemetery. Body rests at Cornwell funeral home with visitation until services.
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Lanark
Mary Searle
Olddat
Jacob
Elizabeth Arnold
Ste Wee
Arnold's Grove
Thomas Searle
Cora Zuck
Etta Monigeld
Brest
Sarah Frits
Hiawatha, Kan
Enon Puterbaugh
Addie Zucek
David Arnold
Iet Brethren Chureh
First Brethren
Zimmerman
Cornwell
Shannon stockmen fetch high price at Chicago Stock Yards
Henning Brothers of Shannon, Carroll County stockmen, sold 29 Herefords weighing 836 pounds average. They brought 11.25 per cwt, 25 cents below the day’s peak. Hog prices rose to a 9.00 top for 200 to 240 pound lots. Tuesday’s hog average at 8.90 per cwt, highest since July 1938.
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Henning Brothers
Carroll County
Shannon
Chicago
Auto Upsets Mt. Carroll Man Injures Head and Face
Auto driven by Julius Crouse 72 of Mt. Carroll left a west Mt. Carroll curve Sunday evening and rolled into a shallow creek. The car turned over twice then landed upright in the stream. Crouse was treated by Dr. Carroll and released to go home.
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Julius Crouse
Mt. Carroll
Crouse
Road to Zanzibar at Carroll Theatre Sunday Monday Tuesday
Paramount comedy Road to Zanzibar stars Bing Crosby Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour bringing sparkling wit and brand new songs. The film follows the pair as carnival men in Africa seeking funds to return to the United States with Dotty and Una Merkel pulling fast vaudeville tricks.
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Paramount
Zanzibar
Carroll Theatre
Mt. Carroll
Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
Dorothy Lamour
Bob
Africa
Frazier
Bing
Una Merkel
Dotty
Una
Merry Sewers 4-H Club organized at Argo church
Miss Jean Rawlins was chosen as leader of the Merry Sewers 4-H club when six girls met at Argo church Saturday afternoon to organize. Officers elected include Helen Haas president Carol Moyer vice president Pauline Carpenter secretary treasurer and reporters Louanne Peters and Norma Jean Moyer. The first meeting is planned for Tuesday afternoon June 10 at Miss Rawlins home with inviting girls to join for sewing projects.
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Jean Rawlins
Merry Sewers 4-H
Argo
Helen Haas
Carol Moyer
Pauline Carpenter
Louanne Peters
Norma Jean Moyer
Wagaman Keller Wedding Ties Iowa and Kansas Families
Announcement reports the April 28 marriage of Miss Dorothy Keller of Sabula Iowa to Merle Wagaman of Burlington Kansas in Iowa City. Wagaman soon entered the Army and is stationed at Jefferson Barracks Missouri. The bride trained at Sabula High School Cook County Hospital and now nurses at the University of Iowa Hospital Iowa City.
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Dorothy Keller
Sabaila
Merle A. Wagaman
Burlington
Kan
Iowa City
Bride
Ann Keller
Sabula
Sabula High School
Cook County Hospital
Chicago
University of Towa Hospital
Towa City
District Track Meet Scoring Shifts in Carroll County
Lanark Savanna and Mount Carroll athletes earned points in the district track meet at Rockford. Lanark's Dale Keever scored eight points with seconds in shot put and discus. Savanna's Roger Mackenzie won the 440 yard dash in 53.1 seconds for five points. Mount Carroll’s Gaylen Elliott added two points with a fourth place broad jump. James Waters of Polo cleared 5 feet 9 inches to win the high jump. West Rockford won the meet with 53 9-10 points. other scores list Polo and Lanark among teams scoring.
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Mount Carroll High
James Waters
Polo
Chadwick High School
Mackenzie
Keever
Waters
University of Ilinois
West Rockford
Dixon
Belvidere
East Rockford
Crystal Lake
Woodstock
Hononegah
Lanark
Lena
Freeport
Winnebago
Savanna
DeKalb
Harvard
Marengo
Oregon
Sycamore
Durand
Mt. Carroll
Rochelle
Stockton
Byron
Amboy
Shannon
Forreston
Huntley
Mt. Morris
Harlem
Blackburn College Praised as America's Exclusive Self-Help School
Blackburn College at Carlinville, founded 1837 and operating since 1913 under a self-help plan, is highlighted in a Saturday Evening Post feature. Students work fifteen hours weekly with no paid laborers, manage campus life, and will build the new George Herbert Jones Hall.
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Iinois
Blackburn College
Carlinville
Geoffrey M. Parsons, Jr
Robert M. Yoder
Saturday Evening Post
Blackburn
America
William M. Hudson
Burn
George Herbert Jones
Hudson Hall
Chicago
Ilinois
Lady Next Door mocks man who calls plumber over leaks
Hollywoods recipe for icicles cellophane and silicate of soda for foundation dipped in alcohol for stiffness and in paraffin to induce melting under spotlight sun. The Lady Next Door says no man who has to call a plumber to stop a leak should joke about women who cook meals out of tin cans.
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Hollywood
Easter bonnets and anchors in old sailor chapeaus
A reflective note recalls Easter bonnets and straw hats with cords used to pin them in place, teasing how men once wore anchors to keep headgear secure. The piece links past fashion quirks to current Easter reflections with a gentle, humorous tone.
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Openshaw
Romberg
Jesus
Jerome
Festival Boys
Smith
Sibelius
Lord
God
Mendelssohn
Sullivan
Festival Mixed Chorus
Considine’s “Fulton's Meeting Place
Lincoln Way
Cigars
WEB
Cowboy
George Montgomery
Mary Beth Hughes
SUN
The
Sea Wolf
Edward G. Robinson
John Garfield
Ida Lupino
Mary Martin
Orpheum
Jimmie Stewart
Judy Garland
Ziegfeld Girl
Mrs
Young
Cate
Goodenough
Morrison
Pride of
Weaver Bros
Elviry
Arkansas
Neste Tete
Wimself
Ron Nzibar
Ginger Fogers
James Stewart
Merry Sewers
May Alden’s Cafe
St.—Clinton
G. H. Thompson
Fulton
Walter Electric Shop
Tri-City
Thomson
Thomson, Illinois
Keller-Wagaman
Illinois
Alma Mater
Martin Morris Co
Clinton
Clinton, Iowa
M&a
Oxfords
Brown & White
M&a Root “Hop
McGonegle
Arlen
Florsheims
van Allen
van Allen's
Argus
Onli Ae
Beri
2Nd Street
2Nd Ave
Clinton, la
Perdido
Rhodes
Clinton Gas & Appliance Co
Clinton, IA
GAS Service
S. Second St
Voss Washers
Magic Chef
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