Local Names for Social Listings by Towns
A sequence of dates and names lists residents of Ione Shannon Albany Thomson Lanark Milledgeville Chadwick Morrison Mt Carroll and Chadwick. The notes cover October 5 to October 9 with individuals including Esther Anglese Beatrice Tripp Bruce Groharing Randall Linker Alvin Queckboerner Robert Bushman Forest Hanna Gary Strauch Betty Maynard Delores Bittner and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ione Robison
Shannon
Esther Anglese
Albany
Beatrice Tripp
Thomson
Bruce Groharing
Chas
Metz
Savanna
Randall Linker
Lanark
Alvin Queckboerner
Chadwick
Robert Bushman
Milledgeville
Forest Hanna
Gary Kent Strauch
Betty Maynard
Russell Strohecker
Dick Valk
Morrison
W. C. Scribner
Henry Daehler
Chas. Curley
Hubert Hoffman
Mt. Carroll
Fred Seim
Catherine Goble
Stanley J. Misiewicz
Carroll County Notes Highlight Demonstration and Local Happenings
Black Farms Pfister growers plan a corn demonstration at Ern Barnhart place Stransdale East this Saturday afternoon with the public invited. Crops are strong countywide though melons wane as cooler weather arrives. Duck hunting starts fall program. hunting spots remain good. Local events include Willkie visit, Mt Carroll Sequoia club election, Ross Williams youth Democrats fish fry, and sheriff duties rotated due to vacation. Buildings under construction and lines on electric service expand. residents note martial service inquiries and travel to Wisconsin Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfister
Ern Barnhart Place
Stransdale East
Carroll County
Conrad Hartman
Freeport
Wendell Willkie
Warren
Melvin Finer
Mt. Carroll Sequoia Club
Owen Miles
Ross Williams
Young Democrats
Carroll
Savanna Boathouse
Art Smith
Chadwick
Sheriff’s Office
Ray Westfall
Marth
Hereford Feeders Set for 5600 Head Sale at Savanna
Cattle feeder shoppers can view 5600 Hereford feeders at Savanna stockyards. Wm. Ehredt & Son present a direct-from-ranches lot, promising lower costs by skipping middlemen. The sale is scheduled for Monday, October 7, 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanna
Wm. Ehredt & Son
Mother finds son in bath with spilled bath water
A mother discovers her elder son in the tub and the younger attempting to mop up water. The younger calmly claims he will take the blame for the spill in exchange for a nickel.
Fall color musings and a long fishing tale
The column ponders the origins of color names and leap year, links seasonality to the calendar, and veers into stories from fishermen. A long fishing yarn recounts a shoe fish, a duck mishap, and a humorous neighbor exchange during a day on the slough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cupid
Canada
Mexico
South America
You
Argo
Chuck” Bowers
Rusty” Kenyon
Buddy” Welch
Elmer Hook
Daggett Pond
Rudolph Holm
Joe Melendy
Thomson
Jim” Haley
Adam Kness
Also Mentioned on This Page
Review
the Village Echo
Thomson Broadax
Thomson Review
Dec Saunders
H. G. Stagg
Sylvalena Bolhous Kenneth Whitney
Illinois
Telephone
Hansen’s Corners
Duane Smith
Jerry Sikkema
Paul Barthel
LaRue Jean Geary
Minnie Turnbaugh
Harve Frederick
Coleta
James Keckler
A. S. Breneman
Carl Maring
Edna Merkle
Los Angeles
Calif
Arletta Hartman
Billy Dresbach
Lyle Williams
Harvey Marshall
Norma Robison
Grace Hartman
Rhea Schreiner
Ervin Elliott
Armand Duane Stoner
Joe Pessman
Delores Bittner
Lawrence Taylor
Jean Stone
Orlo Meyers
Frank Deets
Floyd Tripp
J. P. Royer
Rose Lotz
C. F. Moon
Kathleen Hardesty
Angeline Imel
Clyde Foltz
Joyce Flickinger
James Max Sauer
Marshall Bill Strubb
West Main Street
Lewis Motor Co
Frank Mest
Ben Stadel
John Geisz
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Lawrence Strauch
Riverview
WM. Ehredt and Son
Geneseo Sales Company
Robert Wayne
Geneseo
Ill
R. S. Bollen
Flannery Farm
Fulton
John Flannery
Fletcher & Hammer, Aucts
Morrison, Illinois
Mt. Carroll, Ill
Galena Street
Guernsey
Mount Carroll Sales CO
H. Kipnis
Roy Fritz
Sharpe
Father
Grant
Crant
Godfrey
Billy” Green
Billy
Bob
Herman
Billy Green
Drake
Northwestern Illinois Utilities Chas, Groharing
Mer
Sinclair Gas and Oil
Ferguson
Phillips 66
Will Rentschler
Milwaukee Stock Yards
Wm. Ehredt and
New Fall House
Pearing House
Avanna
Marth Bros
W. F. Black
Walnut, IN
Pfi
Black Farms
Foster Black
Ern Barnhart
Carroll County Friends
F. Black Farms
Walnut, Ill
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