Weekend Guests Visit Milledgeville Home
Harold Schneider from Chicago stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Fossett. Chicago guests included Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Glaw and daughter. Several families shared Sunday meals and visits at homes in Thomson Dixon Sterling Rock Falls and Peoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Schneider
Chicago
Monroe Fossett
A. P. Glaw
Frank Kness
Will Ime
Chadwick
Fay Reitzel
Grace Woodin
Donald Lee
Ralph Bardell
Carl Daehler
Thomson
Frank Deets
Alec Graehling
Dixon
A. B. Coyle
A. L. Perry
Sterling
Eva Allen
LaGrange
O. A Allen
Jennie Hackbarth
Dan Wranigan
C. D. Miller
Elam Hess
Mary
Elva Slifer
Rock Falls
Jean Meyers
Bradley Tech
Peoria
G. A. Meyers
Theatres Rialto Clinton Gauche Serenade at Rialto
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette and June Storey star in a May 25 to 2a engagement at the Rialto with a lively Western musical filled with laughs and adventure. Co Hit Two Girls on Broadway features Lana Turner Joan Blondell and George Murphy in a breezy musical comedy with stylish dance and witty capers. Royal Fulton opens Castle On The Hudson with John Garfield Ann Sheridan and Pat O'Brien plus Burgess Meredith leading a strong supporting cast for three days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Autry
Smiley Burnette
June Storey
Rialto Theatre
Ter
Lana Turner
Joan Blondell
George Murphy
Miss Turner
Miss Blondell
Topnotch Terpsichore
Royal Theatre
Fulton
Castle On the Hudson
John Garfield
Ann Sheridan
Pat O’brien
Garfield
Miss Sheridan
Burgess Meredith
Jerome Cowan
John Litel
Gavin “Big Boy” Williams
Henry O'Neill
Margot Stevenson
Johnny
Most Daring Jailbreak on Screen in Johnny Apollo at Capitol
Tyrone Power stars as Johnny Apollo with Dorothy Lamour as Lucky Dubarry in a crime drama hailed for its realistic jailbreak sequence. Edward Arnold plays Apollo’s banker father, Lloyd Nolan is Mickey Dwyer, Charley Grapewin and Lionel Atwill co star. Capitol Theatre in Clinton hosts a three day run starting Saturday May 26 in a fully redecorated venue with Hans Teichert leading the design.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Apollo
Tyrone Power
Dorothy Lamour
Capitol Theatre
Clinton
Lloyd Nolan
Dwyer
Charley Grapewin
Lionel Atwill
Hans Teichert
Chicago
Capitol
Chadwick Home Modernization Progresses with New Plumbing
Mr and Mrs Glen Bowers are upgrading their Chadwick home with new plumbing after installing a power line and lighting. Paul Bonjour handles the plumbing work as part of the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Bowers
Paul Bonjour
Poultry profits urged as egg and chicken prices rise
The article notes higher live and dressed chicken prices, a drop in hatchery output, and forecasts of continued price increases. It argues profitable margins exist if hens are well fed and cared for, urging more chick production to meet demand and suggesting strong fall prices for sellers.
Petroleum Prosperity Touches Southern Illinois
The Illinois Basin’s new oil wealth spurs changes in south central communities from education to recreation. Civic pride grows as towns adapt to revived economies and invested infrastructure, contrasting enduring communities with flashier boomtown narratives. The piece cites a local editor and former reporter clashing in a small town newsroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Lost in Hyde Park Walker Guides to Serpentine
A man wandering during a blackout asks a passerby for directions and learns he is headed toward the Serpentine. A humorous exchange follows as a child asks what a parking place is, and the father defines it as a scarce gap in an endless queue by a fire plug.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Park
Bobby
Morrison club hears mothers day talk at luncheon
Mrs. Oscar H. Rahn spoke on Mother's Day at the Morrison Household Science club spring luncheon in Morrison Baptist church with over a hundred attendees. The brief society column notes numerous visits, visits to relatives, birthdays, and local social gatherings across Morrison and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar H. Rahn
13Th District
Federated Woman's Clubs
Morrison Household Science Club
Morrison Baptist Church
Frank Rush
William Hans
Carrie Atherton
Macomb
Kimbro Shake
Charles Harris
Don
Eagle
Sherm Oakley
Helen
Dale Mayden
Clinton
Town
E. R. Mest
Donald Brand
Downers Grove
Charles Hughes
Oak Park
Frank
Doris Phillips
Mt. Carroll
George Beck
Ray Moyer
Elwood Gipe
M. F. van Buer
Joe Pollard
Fulton
Pollard
Richard
George H. Schreiner
Henry Livengood
Milledgeville
James Morgan
George
Henry Grim
George East
Henry Grim and
George Bast
William Fink
Herman Daehler
Wallace Dresbach
Lanark
Charles Dial, Jr
Donald Kearnaghan
Hans Jensen
Argo
Joe Warfield
Selma Fruit
Carollness
Franklin Grove
Albert Hartman
Henry Johnson
C. F. Hartman
Rockford
Richard Hamilton
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Chuck
Gene
Mas
Iowa
Behan & Helfert
Sabula
Lyons
Goldcrest
Percale
van Allen
Clinton, Lowa
Frank L. Vogtmann, Jr
Mfg. Jeweler
4Th Ave. S
V.a
Main Ave
Olor
Emerson
Hillsboro
Martin Morris CO
Clinton’s Big Store
Fifth Avenue
Clinton, Iowa
Chadwick News
Chadwick Briefs
P. O
Roper Gas Ranges
Strafing Service Co
Credit Chicks
Sunshine Feed
Sterling, Illinois
V. A. Nelson Florist
4Th St
Clinton, la
Otto Godskesen
Sth
Ave. S
Clinton, Ia
6Th Ave
Packard
Mercury
Ford
Olds
Hansen
Frank F. Herrick
Plymouth
JE. Wesselgcm
Carley
Motor Sales
Buick
Pontiac
ALT Dress Shop
Betsy
Pittengers
Morrison
Stralow
Aspiring
Woodbury
Copper Jockey
Morrison Feed
Hatchery
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