Three Port Byron Girls Die in Milwaukee Train Crash
Miss Mildred Schaffer daughter of Port Byron mayor and Mrs Ed Schaffer Miss Mildred Divinny daughter of Rose Hill Township John Divinny and Miss Edna Jacobs all died instantly when a northbound Milwaukee passenger struck their Ford coupe at the Sycamore bend crossing south of Rapids City at five o'clock Wednesday evening. They were en route to a chicken pie supper at a local schoolhouse. The crash occurred at a crossing deemed not overly dangerous and witnesses say the train may have been speeding. The bodies were taken to Port Byron for an inquest set for eleven o'clock this morning. The tragedy deeply unsettled Port Byron as residents mourn three well known young women just entering adulthood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Schaffer
Ed Schaffer
Port Byron
Mildred Divinny
John Divinny
Rose Hill
Twnship
Tock Island
Edna Jacobs
Milwaukee
Sycamore Bend
Rapids City
Toa
Schattér
Iran
Schaffer
Port
Toni
Piges
Fort Byron
Byrey
Post Byron
Claude Densmore
Lathrop
Denstore
Henry Parsons
Mr. Densmore
Argo
Densmores
Ned “Turner
Eliabeth
Iheath
Rush Carroll
Kenyon
Hattie Kneaie
Bert Nelson
Whiteside County
Ed Franks
Albany
Baker
Thomson
Rose Foltz
Raymond Carroll
William Graves
Savanna
Ladies Aid
Condensary meeting and school notices mix of events
A local chunk notes a parents meeting at CHS chaired by Mrs Belle Carpenter with officers present, a student chorus, and talks by J R Connell and John Hay on school history and state support. It also lists local social updates, drainage business, travel plans, and obituaries mentions along with church dinner and football trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CHS
Belle Carpenter Ating
Absace
Kyle Melendy
Kate Whitney
Alice Switzer
Miss Fike
Chloe Jenkins
Ruth Sheridan
Miss Butcher
Thelma Schick
Hilda Pape
Ruby Scim
Mildred Franks
Fike
Calvin Strauch
Ernest Smith
Verda Rush
J R Connell
Carroll
Mr Connell
Sour
John Hay
Hay
J J Sheridan
Supt. Chestnutt
Mesdames Qrella Bennett
Celeste Williams
Frankie Slayman
Lanark P T A Meeting Notes and Local Updates
Lanark monthly P T A meeting included attendees Chesnutt Jenk ins Rush Hollinshead Strauch Carpenter Smith. Ernest Smith and Calvin Strauch sang a duet Lena Carpenter whistled a solo and Mr Chesnutt gave a talk. Prof Chesnutt and wife departed for Aledo due to mother’s illness. A F P Dittmer sold his meat market to Rockford buyers who will take possession Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesnutt
Chloe Jenkins
Verda Rush
Frances Hollinshead
Calvin Strauch
Lenn Carpenter
Ernest Smith
Lanark
Parent-Teachers Association
Thomson
Lena Carpenter
Mr. Chesnutt
Corset Department Promotes Proper Foundation Garments
A Bon Ton figure expert corsetiere will assist shoppers in selecting correct foundation garments. The message urges choosing the right underpinnings to improve fit and appearance of dresses, emphasizing that dress lines depend on proper foundation rather than the dress or figure alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meee
BON Ton
Ed Nickelson Plans Move From Mansfield to Kansas City
Ed Nickelson leaves Mansfield with his father and brother to return to Kansas City on Medway. He will work in a large dairy there, a job he has held before and expects to like. Thomson folks regret losing these young residents from the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Nickelson
Mansfield
Kansas City
Medway
Thomson
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Mr. Kinkaid
Vivian Sack Iz
Phineas: Bashayn
Chadwick
Dan Nipe
F. J. Stransky
Gertrude
Miles’ Slifer
Les
Slifer
Thomas
O C Griswold
Thiseek
Clinton
Iowa
Tuiet Avenue
Thomas Stagg
Margaret
Manitee
Florida
Clint Pratt
Mu. Carroll
Frank Sheridan
J. M. Chesnutt
Savanna, Ill
F E Smith
Chicago
Riverview
Les Fdller
Spring Hill
Republican County
Carrell County
Cora Coventry
Porter
Herbert
Fontana
Wisc
Amos Yates
Smith’s Park
Mt. Carroll
Christian Church
Louie Rupple
Jasper Cheshire
Alliance, Nebr
Cheshire
Earl Rupple
Urbana
John D. van Allen & Son
Clinton, Iowa
Godskesen Hardware Co
Sixth Avenue
Second Street
Clinton, Ia
Ce Meupe
Qivey Fe
Busines
Clinton Chamber of Commerce
Clinton Nat'l
Bank
A. Young
C. H. Young
Albert B. Rathbun
A. F. Johnson
Clinton Savings Bez
Econd St
A. M. Blodgett
LAW
Fulton - Ilinoig
Paddock Music Company
Hutson Co. Fulton
F. Thompson
Robbins
Ore
Illinois
M. C. Rogers Fulton, IL
First National Bank OF
Lyons
Clinton - Iowa
Clinton County
Lyons Savings Bank
Marinello Beauty
Marinello
Lena V. Snyder Robbins
Fulton, Ill
B. J. Snyder
Abrams
Robins Bidg Fulton
C. J. Neumann
Fifth Ave
M. C. Rogers
Savings Bank OF Kewanee Kewanee, Mineis
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