Community notes and Halloween mischief in Argo Fa
Local readers report obituaries for Gus Leivens and Mrs Harry Slakemuller while Mrs Alice Mills improves. The town discusses taxes and roads, praise for Attorney Ralph Eaton, corn husking plans, and a booming plant expansion at the condensary. Halloween antics cause minor property damage as a cider keg disappears and a roof water spray targets costumed youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Leivens
Heavens
Wesley Martindale
Harry Slakemuller
Stakemiller
Mt. Carrow
Stalemiller
Alice Mills
Savanna
Richard
Daz Folta
Clinton Hospital
Ralph Eaton
Ideal
Flave Nipe
Springfield
CG. Reynolds
The
Canton Herald
Frank Warfield
Chicago
Henry County
Carroll County
Harold Kenyon
Vinegar Hill School
Clyde Wehmeyer
Polo
Charley Ginther
Hallowe'en
Conrad
Charles Sark
Charley
Sheriff Shirey
Mars
Hart
Dorothy Todd
Barly
Jenne Wieremaiesen
Iron, & Vander Linden
Walker Seeks Little Five Title Bid Against Stockton Warren
Walker aims to fuel a charge in the Little Five as he plans to beat Stockton and Warren in two weeks to chase the championship. The note hints at a bold push by Walker to secure the title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker
Stockton
Warren
Spring Valley Events and Funeral Note
Spring Valley notes list the Ladies Aid Society meeting on Wednesday November 4 an all day event and the N G Club gathering with Mrs Clara Pease Thursday afternoon. A chicken dinner at Spring Valley Presbyterian church Friday evening priced 35 cents for adults and 15 cents for children. Also mentions frugal social visits in Clinton and the death of Edward Murphy former manager of the Spring Valley creamery last Friday in Gurnee, IA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samel Paterson
Ladies’ Aid Society
N. G. Club
Clara Pease
Spring Valley Presbyterian Church
Gatelock
Fran's Hook
Mary Margaret
Ellen Hook
Marie Bly
Clinton
Guy Ewers
Peter Augen
James
Edward Murphy
Spring Valley
Gurnazy
Murphy
Lanark Boy to Exhibit at International Livestock Exposition
Lanark twenty year old Paul Manbecker will exhibit an Aberdeen Angus steer in the International Junior Feeding Contest at the 1982 International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago. Entries for the show and related competitions close in November, with rail fare reductions announced for Illinois travelers during the expo week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Illinois
Chicago Stock Yards
Paul Manbecker
Lanark
B. H. Heide
Chicago
Heide
Wisconsin Defeats Coe Chadwick Scouts in Lopsided Victory
Wisconsin dominates Coe Chadwick Scouts 29 to 0 at Camp Randall on October 22 before 18 000 fans. Linior, McGuire, Smith and Strain score for the Badgers as Wisconsin racks up 16 first downs and 416 total yards. Coach Spears orders a tough postgame session after a one sided game amid a pep talk noted by a nearby writer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Wisconsin
Camp Randall Stadium
Wisconsin
Coe
Kabat
Rasmussen
Joe Linior
McGuire
Smith
Jimmy Bingham
Fontaine
Linfor
Badger
Schiller
Badgers
Spears
Spear
Classified Fragments Echo Tabbed Humor
A tiny boy carrying a bundle of papers trudges along. A kindly man asks if the papers tire him. The boy replies that he does not read them. The snippet reflects a humorous, everyday scene from a classified page segment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iman
Lanark community notes and social updates
Lanark reporters summarize local social events, family movements, and civic notes. The column lists residents visiting relatives in Detroit and Freeport, relocations of families to Cedar Rapids, remodeling plans, school events, and church activities. Includes hospitalizations, cattle shipments, and a stock show exhibition in Chicago.
Hullo and Derby Televised Across Oceans
A fragmented article recalls Sam Walter Foss verses and notes England viewing the Kentucky Derby via television. It describes spectators in England watching the race through new invention capabilities, with cameras transmitting action to a large screen across the Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thullo
Sam Walter Foss
Yengland
United States
Amenca
England
Mace Track
Dethy
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Tearpoll High
Wer Dope
Aquin
Falker
Backet
Hig
Chadwick
Davis
Stepublican County Gentil Committee
Caroll
Phylis Moore
Gigenawalt Lemaly
Dubuque
Iowa
HF Greenawall
Hich
Ayal Jerude
Blailowe
George Het
Roy Wiley
Miz
Helen Wolfensberger
Byron Autch
Detroit
Charles Nell
Rockford
Ilenty Arnold
Curtus
Charles Shilder
Will Kelmer
Mar
Quinter Stitzel
Deaconess
Freepork
Homer Wolfensberger
Ft. Wayne
Ind
George Wolfensberger
F. G. Peters
Mary Clymens
Poffenberger Caf
E. T. Pierce
J. A. Shaner
Pierce
Paul Landt
Forreston
M. E.G. Landt
Clara Miller
Freeport
Beth Zuck
Pecatomea
Ernie
Duck
W. G. Wild
Donald Brown
Roy Snell
North Broadsteel
Res
Galen Seaman
Cedar Rapids
Church of the Brethren
Lehman
W. H Puterbaugh
Enel
Western Field
Hawthorne Flyer Bicycle
Ward
U. S
Penn
Pi Windsor
Winter King Battery
Yukon
Men’s Union
Commonwealth
Clinton, Iowa
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