Warfield Home Hosts Roy Warfield Farewell
Over 100 relatives and friends gathered at Albert and Mrs Warfield’s Lanark home on Wednesday to honor Roy Warfield before he leaves for army duty. The notes list numerous local visitors and social calls from Lanark Savanna Chadwick Clinton Morrison Watertown and Freeport with short visits and family connections noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Warfield
Lanark
Roy Warfield
Claude Grim
Lee Dyson
Mayme Dyson
Sherm Oakley
Charles Sack
George Wolcott
Edna Hoffman
Watertown
S. D
Hazel
Will Holy
Wacker
John Hook
Freeport
Fred Storm
Scott Roberts
Wi. Hawk
Chadwick
M. T. Cook
Savanna
Laverne Smith
Joan Kay
Sharon
Wis
Willard Welch
Elmer Lotz
Jimmie
Vern Kauffman
Fred Turney
Dale
Fulton
Ed Turney
Dorothy Johnson
George Yates
Lenora Yates
Chicago
Cattle from Stransdale Leads Market Sale At Ceiling Price
Adam Heinze of Stransdale Farm No. 1 reports 117 steers sold on the Chicago market at $18 per hundred, average weight 1101 pounds, after full feeding since June 1. About 340 head remain at the farm with more meat expected to reach market soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Heinze
F. J. Stransky
Stransdale Farm No. 1
Stransdale
Chicago
Adams
Chadwick News Family Reunion At Walter Farthing Farm
A family reunion was enjoyed at the Walter Farthing farm near Chadwick on Sunday. Attendees included Mrs. Lee Bower of Hubbard Oregon and the Seibel family of Centralia Illinois. It had been twelve years since all had gathered.
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Chadwick News
Walter Farthing
Chadwick
Lee Bower
Hubbard, Ore
Edgar Seibel
Centralia
Ill
Jack Bower
Army Transport Division
Merchant Marine
New York
San Francisco
Patricia
Eddie
William Kell
Jonell
Kell
Forrest Gelsinger
Jerry Lee
Donna
Sally
Martha
Rock Falls
Marshall Farthing
Lawrence
Craig
Mr. Farthing
Fortitude as Duty and Spirit Over Matter
A compact reflection on fortitude. Locke and Lincoln advocate duty under adversity. Eddy praises spiritual supremacy guiding action and resilience in the face of evil while remaining faithful to law and higher principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Locke
Abraham Lincoln
Mary Baker Eddy
Install Scales For Hog Buying At Handel Barn
Harlan Handel has been busy installing scales at Handel Brothers barn in Chadwick and making other arrangements to start buying hogs. He hopes to have scales ready to accept hogs by this morning and is rebuilding pens along the south side and planning changes to the loading chute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan Handel
Handel Brothers
Chadwick
Duck calling expert explains seductive quacks in birds and humans
W H Tanner, a 30 year veteran duck caller and national contest judge, says female ducks seek males and that the same holds in human social life. He notes duck calling requires skill comparable to flute playing and will judge the Stuttgart contest next month.
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W. H. Tanner
Tanner
Stuttgart
Senator Lucas Reports Electric Project Approved
Senator Lucas says the Rural Electrification Administration approves a 125.00 grant for line construction on the Illinois 44 to Carroll project with Carroll Electric Co operation Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucas
Carroll Electric Co-operation Inc
Local social notes chronicles visits and anniversaries
On Thursday eve Kenneth and Kathie Kemmer celebrated their sixth wedding anniversary with a supper hosted by the Holland and Groharing couples. Various callers and visits follow, including stays in Savanna Lanark Chadwick Galesburg Abingdon Freeport and Davis. The piece closes with quoted reflections from Tuckerman and Stevenson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Kemmer
Gilbert Holland
Bruce Groharing
Maurice Strukhoff
Savanna
Lanark
Cecil George
Barbara
Morrison
Anna George
Chadwick
Don Bradford
Freeport
Jessie Green
George Stump
Charles Kettler
Galesburg
Abingdon
Dora Doty
Chicago
John Groboski
Frank B. Arnold
Empire
Calif
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
Illinois
Noah
Russell Sweitzer
Lynn Morgan
Fairbanks
Alaska
Thomson
Edgar Murney
Letha Gaar
Savanna City Hospital
Sunday Dinners and Weekend Visits Across Local Towns
Sunday dinner guests at Mr and Mrs George Stumphy included Arnold Kent of Chicago and Mr and Mrs Maurice Strukhoff. Numerous social visits followed with residents of Morrison Lanark Keilsburg Fulton Chadwick and Rock Island among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Stumphy
Arnold Kent
Chicago
Maurice Strukhoff
Sunday Dinner Guests Across Thomson Area
Thomson residents hosted cousins, in laws, and relatives from Albany Hanover Clinton and Garden Plain during weekend meals and social visits. Notable notes include Capt. M E Brookstra’s soon return from France and a Baptist conference trip to Rockford by Mrs. Earl Ellis.
Local Social Roundup From Batavia and Nearby Towns
Mrs Laura Stiles and two companions from Batavia visited as Thomson callers last week. Mrs Marvin Brookstra attended a Newcomer’s Club dinner in Freeport hosted by Mrs Duane Olson. Kyle Rawlins hosted Sut Dan Sack and family for Tuesday supper. Mrs Henry Lohmeier held a dinner for her husband’s birthday with guests George and Frank Lohmeier Peoria Chas Hunter Clinton and Bert Hneon and Virtus present.
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Russell Sweitzer
Evenig
Chicago
Inlaw
Samtorr
Dorothea Bruzek
Dyketra
LeRoy Rus
Garden Main
Roy Dykstra
Morrison
Earl Ellis
Clinton
Howard Coon
John Halfman
Charles Deets
Chadwick
Roy Heitman
Gillespie
Rockford
George Rubser
Luella Gleason
Savanna
Russell
Harry Butterbaugh
Near
Lanark
Our Town
John Ashpole
Cpl
Harold Ashpole
Ralph Christiansen
Harold Sorensen
Lois Stage
Franklin Fehler
Henry Lawrent
Erie
Richard Badtke
Laura Stiles
Batavia
Thomson
Marvin Brookstra
Freeport
Newcomer’s Club
Duane Olson
Kyle Rawlins
Sut
Dan Sack
Henry Lohmeier
George
Frank Lohmeier
Peoria
Chas. Hunter
Berthneon
Virtus
Fall Ducks and Memorial Plea From Outdoors Page
The piece notes strong duck hunting early in the season with species such as tees mallards black mallards woodies and pintails and a few geese near Thomson Also urged are acts of respect for returning soldiers inviting readers to take ex servicemen hunting and ends with a Thomson funeral home notice offering complete service with prices unspecified.
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Thomson
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Whele
Bakers
Kellogg’s
Hershey
R. B
Drano
Ige
Pkg
Thomson Briefs
Tokyo
Berlin
Economist
Ted R. Gamble
War Finance Division
Stransdale Top
Handel Barn
Henry Theodore Tuckerman
Robert Louis Stevenson
Paul Heusinkveld
Lena Stagg
Neva Baker
Roy
Robert Groharing
Carrol
Wesley Sack
Chicaco
Earl
A. E. Sheridan
Mary
Myron Tibbits
Kneth
Ben Stage
Paul Stage
Paul Jr
R. L. Porter
Earl Hollinshead
George Warnock
Rock Island
Morris Hull
Ames
Ozarks
Missouri
Earl MacClennen
Verda Crow
John Schade
Mary Pratt
Marie Crow
Shelia
Schade
McCormick-Deering
Mt. Carroll Farm Supply
Mt. Carroll
Clinton, Lowe
Melton
Boy’s Dept
Clinton, Iowa
Thomson News
Edward French
Corneil Bultoma
Children
Albany
Lehman Swett
Hanover
M. EB. Brookstra
France
States
Charles Way
Regina Beckmire
Highland Park Land
Charles Stuart
Mt. Carrroll
Bess Humbert
Rhone B. Law
LAW Funeral Home Telephone
Rockers
John E. Holm
Potter Bros
Clarence Appel, Mgr. Thomson
Argo-Fa
In Transit
Idaho
U. S
Richard Vogel
Fulton, Illinois
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