Sunday Visits Reported Across Clinton Area
Miss Geneva Kness of Clinton spent Sunday with her parents. Dining guests included the Tobeys with visitors from Andover and Clinton. The Smiths hosted Floyd Smiths family in Mt. Carroll and visited Sadie Dunshee. Nordhoff families joined DeVries in Erie. Roggendorfs and Brown visited Roggendorfs. Morrison hosts Bert Mitchell and his mother. Barbara Fenley spent the weekend with W. C. Fenley. Rawlins family hosted Kyle Rawlins's wife and daughters. Olds and Little visited Jenkins. Lundbord family from Denver spent today with Ely Cochran. the pair have been eastbound for three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva Kness
Clinton
Louis Kness
Harold Tobey
M. Eayle
Andover
George Salyer
Johnson
Floyd Smith
Blaine Smith
Mt. Carroll
Sadie Dunshee
John Nordhoff
Margaret
Cornelius Nordhoff
Herman DeVries
Erie
Myrtle Roggendorf
Ellen Brown
Earl Roggendorf
Bert Mitchell
Morrison
Jane Mitchell
Barbara Fenley
W. C. Fenley
Kyle Rawlins
Pearl Evelyn
Fern
H. L. Rawlins
Rawlins
Ralph Olds
Ed Little
Miami
Fla
Chas Jenkins
Maude Lundbord
Denver
Colo
Ely Cochran
Lundbord
Mr. Cochran
Lundbords
Weekend Visits From Area Families Highlight Local News
Lyle Dambman spent the weekend at his grandparents’ home with the Miller and Dambman families. Norma Spellman of Lanark visited Mrs. May House. Grover Gilbertson and son Jack of Galena toured the Humbert Beckmire home. Ruth Davis, Morrison teacher, stayed with Elizabeth Kingery. George Beck from Polo joined Sunday dinner with the Isenbergers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Dambman
Anthony Dambman
A. J. Miller
George Dambman
Norma Spellman
Lanark
May House
Grover — Gilbertson
Jack
Galena
Humbert-Beckmire
Ruth Davis
Morrison
Elizabeth Kingery
Robert Isenberger
Milton Beck
George Beck
Polo
Lee Schreiner
Carroll
W. F. Schreiner
Eighth graders finish exams and end year with field trip
The eight graders Leo Kness Ervin Hansen LaVonne Holm Frank Manning and Leland Schmaling completed final exams. A field trip to Chicago included the Field Museum Shedd Aquarium Brookfield Zoo and a lake shore picnic. A term ending picnic at Old Mill Park Savanna is planned with a singing memory of Playmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Kness
Ervin Hansen
LaVonne Holm
Frank Manning
Leland Schmaling
Pauline Carpenter
Bernice Aude
Lauren Mitchell
Ruth Johnson
Marianlee Bennett
Robert Smith
Miss Schick
Miss Schmaling
Chicago
Field’s Museum
Shedd Acquarium
Planitarium
Brookfield Zoo
Clinton
Argo ‘School
D C Waite of Fulton Died Thursday Morning
D C Waite of Fulton died about 10 o clock this morning in Jane Lamb hospital Clinton after several days' illness. He lived near Thomson and owned farms in Carroll and Whiteside counties. Funeral services are set for 2 30 p m Sunday at the Fulton Presbyterian church, with burial at Fay funeral home. Survived by son Henry Waite of Stanwood Iowa and daughter Mrs Pearl Lockhart of Fulton and several grandchildren. His wife Cora Barrett died in 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. Waite
Fulton
Jane Lamb
Clinton
Mr. Waite
Thomson
Carroll
Whiteside
Presbyterian Church
Fay Funeral Home
Waite
Five Chadwick youths to graduate from local colleges
Five Chadwick youths and nearby residents are to complete college studies next month. Frances Shimer College in Mt. Carroll will graduate three students Miss Muriel Kness Miss Maida Spencer and Miss Jean Schreiner from five year programs. Carthage College will graduate Miss Naomi Eisseller with a BA in English and Biology on June 3. Wallace Geisz will receive his BS in physical education at the University of Illinois on June 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadwick and Vicinity
Frances Shimer College
Mt. Carroll
Carthage College
University of Illinois
Muriel Kness
Maida Spencer
Jean Schreiner
Shimer
Naomi Eisseller
Wallace Geisz
Award 5 Prizes Monday In Poppy Poster Contest
Merle Rahn won first prize in the American Legion Auxiliary poppy poster contest judged Monday afternoon at the school. Bill Gunngey took second with fifty cents. A tie for third awarded to Evan Harris Florence Ferris and Abbie Olson earned a quarter each. Five seventh and eighth graders entered. posters displayed at local stores and schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Rahn
American Legion Auxiliary
Bill Gnngey
Merle
Bill
Evan Harris
Florence Ferris
Abbie Olson
Quest’s Hardware
Stadel and Temple’s
Spearman’s Drug Store
Miller and Dambman’s
Milledgeville Woman's Club installs officers at Lincoln Hotel
Mrs. O. H. Rahn served as installing officer as new officers were seated during the spring luncheon at the Lincoln Hotel in Sterling last Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. H. Rahn
Milledgeville Woman’s Club
Lincoln Hotel
Sterling
Chadwick Briefs Weekend Visits Include Chicago and Elizabeth
Miss Dorothy Glaw of Chicago spent the weekend in the William Ime home. Miss Rosa Traum of Rockford visited Carl Kness and Mrs. Clayton Kaul hosted by Elizabeth residents. Arthur Doty Doris of Sterling, and Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Bucklin with Jeanette called at the George Kness home. John Geisz will drive to Alma Wisconsin tomorrow for his son Jack’s school year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Glaw
Chicago
Rosa Traum
Rockford
Carl Kness
Clayton Kaul
George Kaul
Elizabeth
Arthur Doty
Doris
Sterling
Arthur Lott
J. W. Bucklin
Jeanette
George Kness
John Geisz
Alma
Wis
Jack
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Royal Blue Stores
R. B
Ame
Ige
Rinso
Mufti
Reg. Bot
Thomson News
Chadwick Briefs
Argo Fay School News
D.C. Waite
Chadwick News
Chadwick
Walker School
George Doden
Doden
H. L. Bowman Cattle Company
Maquoketa
H. L. Bowman
Mgr
Hute, Herard
Seeberger
Chevrolet
Sinclair
Alfred Smith
Lewis
Best
Francke
Hansen’s
Phillips
Lee the
Rentschler
York
Mary J
Sheridan
George
Potter
Y.C.H.S
Wayne Ashby
Donald Ashpole
Alice Bowers
Sidney Brenneman
John Dimmick
Eloise Dykstra
Lester Grim
Paul Groharing
Ray Hook
Arlie Holman
Don Kaufman
Thomson’s
Mr. and
Mrs
Peter
Jurgenson
Ed McGinty
Y.C.H. S
Circle America
New York
San Francisco
Milwaukee Road
Illinois Oil
Harry
Diehl
Y.C.H.S. Graduates
Marcucci
Greeley
York Community High School
Potter Bros
Fenley
Safety Strength Service
Northwestern
Illinois
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