Old Time Letter from the North Punjab Missionary Couple
A postscript from Anna H. Scott describes leaving home for India aboard the Art Union ship, the Nawgang Assam postmark, and preparations for missionary work. She notes family farewells, donations in kind, letters to be sent, and hopes for converts, with references to Emma and the Coles. The piece frames the couple as devoted evangelists, collecting memories and photographs for loved ones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Union
Nawgang Assam
Baptist Mission Rooms
F. A. Smithers
India
Emma
John Cole
Alonzo Taylor
Kent
Brother Russell
Mr. Scott
Laura
Scotts
Cole
Scott
Thomson News Social Weekend Visits Report
Sunday evening visitors came to the home of Mrs. Hattie Rawlins including Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Rawlins and Kyle Rawlins. John Noordhoff and family visited Charlotte Iowa with Harold Shelly. Bill Hawk of Mt. Carroll stopped at Fred Miller's Tuesday night. Miss Janella Gaar from Freeport spent weekend with her mother Helen Gaar. Frank Potter hosted Ray Machael and Mr. and Mrs. Jake De Viers and son from Clinton. Mrs. Fred Withhart Mildred Withhart and Mrs. Hooker of Savannah called Sunday at Harvey Marsh’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Rawlins
Vernon Rawlins
Kyle Rawlins
John Noordhoff
Charlotte
Harold Shelly
Bill Hawk
Mt. Carroll
Fred Miller
Janella Gaar
Freeport
Helen Gaar
Frank Potter
Ray Machael
Jake DeViers
Clinton
Fred Withhart
Mildred Withhart
Hooker
Savanna
Harvey Marshall
Emma Curley
Chadwick
Dan Sack
Alice Fitch
Chas McGinty
Albert Prins
Chas. Geerts
Morrison Hospital
Peter Dyke
Morrison
W. M. Tucker
Iowa
John Gates
Aurora
Cecil Frosch
Brett
Robert Lewis
B. R. Lewis
Dorothy
Ed Sack
Katherine Shaw Berthea Hospital
Dixon
Sunday Socials and Visits Dotted Local Scene
Argo-Fa Sunday guests at the Ralph Hol singer home were Mr and Mrs Henry Ottens and family of Morrison. Mrs Grace Moyer, Mrs Bessie Kenyon and Miss Lou Moyer were dinner guests Friday in the Ray Brenneman home in Thomson. Robert Smith progresses in Jane Lamb hospital. Weekend guests in the Chas Sack home were Mr and Mrs Charles Behr of Moline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Holsinger
Henry Ottens
Morrison
Chas. Sack
Freeport
Carl Hoffman
Grace Moyer
Bessie Kenyon
Lou Moyer
Ray Brenneman
Thomson
Ray Morgan
Arlene Smith
Calvin Eslinger
Epa Hook
Clinton
Mamie Tripp
Eva Foltz
Kenneth Krempel
Elkhorn
Wis
Leroy Foltz
Morrison Hospital
Ellsworth Nice
Corp. Nice
Chas. Behr
Chas Sack
A. A. Brand
Farm Institute Set in Mt Carroll December 10-11
Annual Carroll County Farmers Institute to be held in Mt. Carroll on December 10 and 11 with emphasis on wartime farm problems. Dr. John Holland to head a speaker lineup. topics include corn and livestock production and national production goals. Women’s division highlights food in the win the war program and poster contest for rural school pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County Farmers’ Institute
Mt. Carroll
Glenn Bickelhaupt
Mt. Bickelhaupt
Edwin Keim
John Holland
Sunday Visits and Weekend Guests Across Local Homes
Sunday gatherings included Mr. and Mrs. Carl Johansen hosting, with Mart Kradle and Bobby from Chadwick visiting. Others spent weekends with relatives in LaGrange Clinton Savanna Morrison and Dixon areas, including Emma Curley and Alice Fitch.
Sunday Visitors Fill Local Homes Across Chadwick Region
Chadwick residents hosted and visiting families from Rockford Oak Park South Beloit Belvidere Morrison and Morrison areas spent Sunday in multiple homes. Families listed include Freiderich Alexander Tomman Schreiner Wacaser Way Schmaling Daehler Deets Baker Wagner and Adolphs among others. Richard is the son of Mr and Mrs. Spurgeon Harter and Diane Meyer joined weekend guests at Morrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Freiderich
Maude Alexander
Virgil Tomman
Richard
Orion Alexander
Rosa Traum
Rockford
Spurgeon Harter
Walter Bailey
W. E. Bailey
Lynn Wagner
Howard Baker
Jean Schreiner
Oak Park
W. J. Schreiner
Charley Way
Esther Schmaling
Albert Daehler
South Beloit
Dorothy Wacaser
Arthur Deets
Tommy Thompson
Belvidere
Honor Roll Of York Township Servicemen In The Armed Forces
A public list from York township honors service members in the U S Army Navy Air Force and Coast Guard. Names include Donald Ashpole Henry Ashpole Harold Ashpole Dwight Atherton Glen Bonjour Bob Bogd Earl Beck Charles Bull and many others with ranks such as Corporal Private Sergeant First Lieutenant Radioman and Boatswain's Mate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
York Township
Donald Ashpole
U. S. Army Air Corps
Henry L. Ashpole
U. S. Army
Harold Ashpole
Dwight Atherton
U. S. Navy
Glen Bonjour
Wic. Army
Donald Bennett
Edward Babczak
Dwight Brown
Kyle Bennett
Burrell Brown
Charles Bull
Bob Bogd
Coast Guard
Earl Beck
Hubert A. Cate
Kenneth Cooper
Gerald Diephuis
Robert Demaree
Harvey Falls
Everald G. Foltz
D. M. Gleason
Epa Hook
Virtus Johnson
Eugene Johnson
Albert Kraft
Harold Kenyon
Howard Kness
Harold
Pete) Kauffman
U. S. Marines
John Kreuder
Robert Kreuder
Earl Kness
Guy Libberton
U. 8S. Navy
Glen Leavens
Kyle McGinnis
U. 8. Army
Rolland Mitchell
U. S. Army Air Corpea
Harry Orrt
U. 5. Army
George Russell Penman
Harold Porter
Elwin Rice
Richard Robinson
Robert Rentsehler
Roland Rice
U. &. Army
John Rice
Harry E. Root
Farm Labor Shortage Faces 1945 Output Challenge
The article discusses a labor shortage threatening 1945 agricultural output and outlines recommendations by the man power commission. It calls for classifying dairy, livestock and poultry workers under group 111-B and granting occupational deferrals, plus avoiding voluntary enlistments of essential farm workers and prioritizing labor placement on essential farms. It notes state survey groupings of farmer labor needs and urges cooperative pooling of labor to ensure year round work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Man Power Commission
Middle West
Army
Navy
Congress
Rock Island County
United States
Military personnel list and etiquette quip at Eskimo dinners
The article lists U S military personnel by service and rank including Marines and Army names such as Private Kreuder Private Kreuder Private Kness Private Orrt Private Penman Sergeant Rice and more. It ends with a light joke about Eskimo dinner etiquette and a pun about a editor and a story titled Wishing Rug.
Acam and Fallen Man Lesson-Sermon in Christian Science churches
Sunday service across all Christian Science churches focused on Acam and Fallen Man with the Golden Text from Romans 5 19 and Psalms 97 23 24 31. Readings included Life and the nature of man from Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy and references to God's law guiding the righteous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Church
Jesus
Chicago
Norman French
Churches of Christ
Scientist
Mary Baker Eddy
God
Weekend Visitors in Rockford and Clinton Homes
Mr and Mrs Roscoe Dial spent the weekend in Rockford visiting at the home of Mr and Mrs Wm Traum. Miss Edna Olson of Clinton Ia was a weekend guest in the Marshall Farthing home. Guests Sunday included Mr and Mrs Ernest Johnson Irene and Howard Lindquist and Luther Johnson of Rockford. Dr L C Schmitt and Dr W E Grote were overnight guests Saturday at the O H Rahn home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe Dial
Rockford
Wm. Traum
Edna Olson
Clinton
Marshall Farthing
Ernest Johnson
Irene
Howard Lindquist
Luther Johnson
L. C. Schmitt
W. E. Grote
O. H. Rahn
Thomsons Brief Guests and Callers List
Mrs Delia Melendy hosted Hattie Rawlins for supper Sunday. Recent visitors to Mrs Rawlins included Mr and Mrs John Allison Mrs Fern Knoeger Bert Frazier and daughter Alice of Moline. The Willis Stage home welcomed Mr and Mrs Merle Stage and son Donald of Greenwood TL. Also present were Mrs George Collinson of Belvidere Mr and Mrs Ted Storm and Bud of Wacker Miss Lo Stage Miss Sword and Miss Mackey of Jane Lamb hospital and Mr and Mrs Leonard Stage of Thomson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Rawlins
John Allison
Fern Knoeger
Bert Frazier
Alice
Moline
Willis Stage
Merle Stage
Donald
Greenwood
George Collinson
Belvidere
Tedstorm
Bud
Wacker
Miss Lo
Miss Sword
Miss Mackey
Jane Lamb Hospital
Mrr
Leonard Stage
Thomson
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Ocod FN
KRAFT
Phes
Gerber
R. B
Milnot
Pillsbury’s
Nabisco
Phe
Pke
Amer
Staley’s
Ige
Anna H. Scott
Thomson News
Carl Johansen
Mart Kradle
Bobby
Blanche Beck
LaGrange
Clifton Bennett
Clarence Bolhous
Ethel Bronkema
Maurice Bolhous
Fulton
Nettie Baker
William Geerts
Erie
Wesley Kness
George Williams
John Schlick
Ida Frederick
Donald Smith
Fred Whitney
Chadwick Briefs
Henry Adolph
Albert Adolph
Diane Meyer
C. J. Queckboerner
Pocketbook OF
California
AUE UG Army
Ettiquette
Christian Science Churches
Harford
Herbert
St. Ores
Thomson Briefs
Delia Melendy
Lowa
Naeve’s
Marvin
Naeve
Bryant, la
Sharpe Carroll
Dan Emnyre
D. R. Stoner
Marvin Wetzel
Lanark
Rinhold Miller
Pearl City
Lester Papke
Sabula
Uts
J. M1. Fay and Son
Martin Morris CO
Clinton, Iowa
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