Chadwick Volunteers Elect New Fire Department Leaders
Chadwick volunteer firemen met to organize under a village ordinance, electing Lloyd Handel as chief with Eugene Miller and John Sollenberger as assistants. George Lambman was named secretary and Elmer Weber treasurer as funds near $4,000 support rural fire trucks and equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadwick
Lloyd Handel
Eugene Miller
John Sollenberger
George Lambman
Elmer Weber
Tampico
Fire Department
Don Harris
Clarence Hartman
George Knoess
Dwight Spearman
Fair Haven
H. E. Adair
Fox
Vernon Adolph
Hartman
Clarefive Hartman
Ideal
George Hartman
Emerson
George Knees
Pleasant Hill
Boyd Handel
Dagget
James Morgan
Mission Ridge
Dwight Spealman
Oakville
Ross Hostetter
Beede
Black Oak Grange Auxiliary Plans Evening Meeting
The Black Oak Grange auxiliary meets tonight in the Grange Hall for a combined business and social gathering with Mrs. Howard Baker in charge of the program and Mrs. Chas Deets and Mrs. Baker leading refreshments. The Mission Ridge PTA picnic is set for Friday at 7 p m at the schoolhouse with officer elections. Hartman school closed Tuesday under Mrs. Chas Sucher, with a picnic enjoyed that day. Several local families visited, hosted dinners noted for birthdays and Mother's Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Oak Grange
Grange Hall
Howard Baker T
Chas
Deets
Baker
Mission Ridge Pta
Hartman School
Chas. Sucher
RB. O. Hamilton
Rockford
Chas. F. Hartman
Chas. Aude
LaVonne Aude
Barbara Ann
Albert Hartman
Fred Olson
Morrison
American Legion Auxiliary
Robert Lego
Ford Spaulding
Lanark
R. Way
Bess Humbert
Annette Clements
Arthur Deets
Elizabeth Harrison
Sterling
Herbert Stein
G. Eberly
Polo
C. Dial
Elizabeth Senneff
Sophia
Allan Zugschwerdt
Les Stover
Kenneth
Milledgeville
Maurice Mest
Carmen
E. Moline
Jesse Schreiner
Harve Schreiner
Frank Hawkins
Carroll
Donald Smith
Eugene Stewart
Shore Acres
Rock Falls
Norman Stewart
Norman
Okla
Robert Stewart
Stewart
Take Care Of Yourself poster warns on left side walk safety
The April school poster Walk On Left Facing Trafic in the Take Care Of Yourself series will be distributed to more than 38 000 classrooms in Illinois and Indiana by the Chicago Motor Club. It stresses a major cause of pedestrian fatalities and urges pupils to work together for safety with accompanying instruction sheets for teachers across varied localities.
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Illinois
Indiana
Chicago Motor Club
Dogs Rise To New Prestige In American Homes
A Gaines Dog Research Center report from New York City notes dogs reach a new high in American prestige after 30 months of war. Dogs serve in armed services as sentries, messengers, scouts, and sledge dogs while also boosting morale at home, with about 15 million dogs in households and 42 percent of Americans showing a strong bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Gaines
New York City
Armed Services
Red Cross
Dogs as morale boosters in wartime opinion survey
A wartime survey shows 50 percent of dog owners value pets more in war than peace and 58 percent would share food with dogs if supplies were cut. Only 0.6 percent would dispose of a dog. The piece parallels American and British wartime attitudes and notes Britain later encouraged keeping dogs with special food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
England
British Isles
May birthday pot luck honors at Mt Carroll area
Chadwick News reports a Sunday gathering at Point Rock Park Mt Carroll with families of Remrey Johnson and Wm Frank. Nearby Savanna hosts include Clarence Roberts family with Arnold Roberts clan. Winsor Sle returns from Sterling to parental home. Bowleses host a May birthday dinner including Harold Reiling Marjorie Atkinson Allan Bowles Port Byron and Warren Bowles Rock Island. Rosenberry and Vernon visit Remmers home as Quekboerner and Adolph kin spend weekend with Sterling relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Remrey
Point Rock Park
Mt. Carroll
Jake Johnson
Shannon
Wm. Frank
Arnold Roberts
Clarence Roberts
Savanna
Winsor Lott Sle
Sterling
Albert Bowles
Harold Reiling
Marjorie
Atkinson
Allan Bowles
Port Byron
Warren Bowles
Rock Island
Ben Rosenberry
Vernon
Ernest Remmers
Lois Queckboerner
Florence Adolph
Christian Science Lesson Sermon Topics May 6
Church services across Christ, Scientist, dascollected Biblical and Science and Health passages. The Golden Text from Ezekiel frames God’s desire for repentance and life, while James warns riches and deceit, urging patience and mercy in trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churches of Christ
Scientist
Mary Baker Eddy
Argo and area families host gatherings and school events
Local residents share Sunday dinners with relatives in Chadwick Morrison Clinton and Savanna. Argo school and Oil Valley students honor Mothers Day with parties and programs. Grace Seim to teach next year. many families visit kin and attend family dinners and picnics across Fulton Morrison Lanark and Freeport areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argo
Oil Valley
Grace Seim
Willard Welch
Bayard Lewis
Thomson
Scott Roberts
Ed Roberts
Savanna
Charles Sack
Charles Behr
Clinton
Clarence van Buskirk
Emma van Buskirk
Lanark
Vernon Dearinger
Morrison
Calvin Eslinger
Roger
Emma Eslinger
Everett Eslinger
Lloyd Rhymer
Fan
Start a Second Batch of Chicks This Year
A poultry expert urges farmers to begin a second batch of chicks in May or June to meet a meat shortage. With Congress probing shortages and urban demand rising, the note says fryers and roasters can be sold by fall at favorable prices. County agents advise expanding brood houses and planning now to ensure ample supply for soldiers and workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Illinois
Billings
Minnesota
Straub Family Social Guests at Sunday Dinner
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Straub of Cedar Rapids and other Straub relatives visited My and Mrs. Bert Straub for a Sunday dinner. Also cited were LaVerne Straub and family of Lanark, Charles Straub of Milledgeville, My and Mrs Will Imel, and Clifford Straub along with Mildred Mechlitg family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Foltz
Gerry
Chadwick
Kenneth Krempel
Lloyd Smith
Robert
Ernest Farnsworth
Norma Smith
Lloyd
Alfred Williams
Chadwick News
Clarence Straub
Cedar Rapids
LaVerne Straub
Lanark
Charles Straub
Milledgeville
Will Imel
Clifford Straub
Mildred Mechlitg
Bert Straub
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Annawan
Chadwick Briefs
Red
Christian Science Churches
Ezekiel
Job
Skeets
Dow
Walling
Dow , Walling
Argo News
Nie Rhymer
James Green
Clark Rhymer
Kenneth Green
Freeport
Ellen Rogers
Chicago
Nevada Rogers
Fulton
Geneva Ditsworth
Ray Morgan
Epa Hook
Sandra
Lee Morgan
Morgan
Elmer Hook
John van Kampen
Rush Carroll
Ivan
Clifford Durward
Harry Montgomery
Clifford Milnes
Harold Milnes
Sidney Milnes
Minnie Milnes
Miles Miller
Will Bechtel
Merle Durward
Erwin Larsen
Lee Durward
Considine’s “Fulton’s Meeting Place
Lincoln Way
Cigars
NK Priebes
Poultaxraisers
Thomson 184
Thomson, Illinois
Purina
Richard Vogel
Erty
Northwestern Telephone
Eads
Morrison, Ill
L. B. Hussey, M. D
Savanna, Ill
Greison Bldg
Main St
Telephone Black 415
Armour & CO
C. N. W. Stock Yards
BULL
Horace Greeley
West
Burlington
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