Voters in Chadwick area 50 years ago rally and race for Harrison
A 1892 Carroll County Republican issue notes a grand Republican rally at Mt Carroll on Nov 3 with ex Congressmen Wm E Mason set to speak. It predicts Harrison's victory while Cleveland support wanes, plus front page ads for local businesses and a Columbus Day celebration by Chadwick and Oakville schools.
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Chadwick
Carroll County
J. M. MecKeil
H. L. Spearman
Ross Hostetter
Mt. Carroll
Wm. E. Mason
Chicago
Benjamin Harrison
Grov
Fair Haven
Oakville
Miller, Smith & Co
Freeman & Co
Mra
C. C. Miller
J. C. Schreiner
Ij. H. Diverbiss
H. L. Shirk & Co
Nichols House
F. M.shultz
E. L. Moser
James Taylor
Bank of Chadwick
R. H. Campbell
F. S. Carbaugh
D. Cahn
Lohrman & Zugschwerdt
Mt Carroll Women Seek Voter Status for University Trustee
An item reports a group of Mt Carroll women pursuing voter registration claiming a Supreme Court decision grants them the right to vote for a University of Illinois trustee. Another note mentions injuries to Mrs. Charles Jeffers of Mt Carroll during a Chicago visit for a World’s Fair dedication.
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Mt. Carroll
Supreme Court
University of Ilinois
Charles Jeffers
Chicago
Thomson area social notes list numerous visits and visitors
Thompson and Savanna residents host relatives from Albany Port Byron Chicago and Mt Carroll. Guests include Miss Helen Mertz Alima Mertz and Fern, Mr and Mrs Richard Badtke, Mr and Mrs Herman DeVries, and many others. A dog owner seeks a lost tan and white shepherd named Bill Boylan.
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Joe Warfield
Chicago
Walter Mach
Warfield
Fern
Fred Miller
Helen
Alima Mertz
Milledgeville
Richard Badtke
Forrest Gilbert
Port Byron
Herman DeVries
Albany
John Noordhoff
Frank B. Arnold
Empire
Calif
Noah Sweitzer
Lanark
Mt. Morris
Joseph Koenig
Wm. Reader
E. A. Hinds
Mt. Carroll
Conrad Lillie
Lockport
Harold Witt
Paul Witt
Elmer Davis
Fort Stockton
Texas
Thomson
Savanna
Bill Boylan
W. B. Hussey
Freeport
Inlaw
L. B Hussey
Wm. Geisz
Springfield
Geisz
United Church of America Union Planned in Major Denominational Merger
Plans advance for the organic union of the Congregational Christian Church and the Evangelical and Reformed Church in the United States. The merger would form the United Church of America, absorbing four former denominations. Dr. Tomas P. Potter of New York, a church historian and poet, has written a new verse to be added to God Bless America for wartime use.
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Congregational Christian Church
Evangelical and Reformed Church
United States
Tomas P. Potter
New York
America
Diphtheria Cases Highlight Preventable Illness
The piece notes 940 diphtheria cases in Illinois in 1941, urging universal immunization to ease doctor workload and protect children. It cites New Jersey potential school immunization requirements and compares totals with New York and six New England states, totaling 810 cases.
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Illinois
New Jersey
New York
New England
Immunization appeals echo old public health drive
The text cites smallpox and diphtheria vaccination calls, urging community cooperation with health officers, referencing a 1942 May Day Proclamation by the President and an Illinois Medical Society educational approval. It contrasts low immunization costs with high disease costs and ends with light anecdotes about daily life and humor.
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Illinois State Medical Society
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Royals Stores
SMITH
Blakes
Farina
Windex
Clinton
Ec J
P& G Soap
Chipso
Rinso
Ige
Pke
Pkg
Grim’s
Stransdale
Hadwick News
Chadwick News
Er Cleveland
McKeil
By Raeburn van Buren
Rathless
PrBucen
U.S. Treasury Dept
United Features Syndicate
Thomson News
Natures
The
American Medical Associ
Thomson 184
Thomson, Illinois
L. B. Hussey, M. D
Savanna, Ill
Main St
Telephone Black 415
Bessie
Express Company
Mrs. Quiz
Mr. Quiz
Swett’s Cafe
Francke & Switzer
G. H. Thompson
Fulton
Walter Electric Shop
Tri-City
Ic Sale
Fulton, Iil
Margaret Heusinkveld
Sam
Potter Bros
Argo
Clarence Appel
Richard Vogel
Ill
Purina
Feeding Headquarters
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