Day Trip Through Sycamore and Chicago Visit to Swift and Fair
A traveler recounts leaving home early to ride Route 64 to Chicago, stopping in Sycamore for breakfast, then visiting Maxwell Street. They tour Swift's packing plant processing cattle, bacon, and smoked meat, see an Indian Village at the Railroad Fair, and attend the pageant Wheels A Polling. The journey emphasizes the crowd, activities, and exhibits encountered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Houzenga
Chicago
Sycamore
Maxwell Street
Swift's
Laughter House
Lucy
Martha Logan
Weekend trip memories and local sightings noted
Andrew Houzenga recalls a Saturday visit with Thomson Bries and Forrest Eslinger families in Freeport, a Milway worker returning to office, and a car breakdown delaying Miss Schmaling. The piece mentions a gold rush era prank, a train display, and a St. Charles supper stop before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Army
St. Charles
Andrew Houzenga
Frayed Western Letters From Phoenix Reader Notes
A damaged 1948 wire text from Phoenix shows a reader requesting renewal of a weekly letter home and referencing names Mae Densmore Carroll and Wagal in partial message fragments. The missives mention addresses on North Central Avenue and Mt Carroll while describing ongoing correspondence and a fetter.
Thompson Briefs Gray overnight in Agia Ohoes area
Rutherford left Sunday heading to Mishiweha Indiana to take a job. Bertha Jacobson and Charles Heine of St. Louis were weekend guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Ben Stage. Dr and Mrs E H Gholson of Savanna announce the birth of Bonnie Joan on Oct 2 at Jordan Clinic Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gray
Agia
Rutherford
Mishiweha
Indiana
Bertha Jacobson
Charles Heine
St. Louis
Ben Stage
E. H. Gholson
Savanna
Bonnie Joan
Jordan Clinic
Dave D. Palmer
Davenport
B. J. Palmer
Palmer School of Chiropractic
Sunday Dinner Guests and Travel Chat in Thomson News
Local residents from Thomson and nearby towns gather for Sunday visits and meals. Frank Miller and family dine with Gilbert Holland. Grim and Oakley families visit Chadwick. Dykstra and Rus share a Gardenia meal. Grim and Senneff discuss Milledge. Coon visits Earl Illis in Clinton. Faber Mears Temple host Fulton guests. Blair families host at Pearl City Mt Carroll. Brunskill from Shullsburg calls on Henry Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Miller
Robert Thorngren
Milledreville
Unday
Gilbert Holland
Claude Grim
Grim
Kerm Oakley
Chadwick
Ben Dykstra
Emily
LeRoy Rus
Garden Iain
Leslie
Larry
Dan Senneff
Milledge
Gladys Coon
Savanna
Earl Illis
John Faber
Raymond Mears
Jennie Temple
F Fulton
Richard Badtke
Emeron Ringson
Clinton
Ralph Blair
Pearl City
Fred Blair
Mt Carrol
Joe Blair
Joe Brunskill
Shullsburg
Wis
Henry Young
Marlin Faber Visits Ben Tiesman Home in Fulton
Marlin Faber was a guest in the Ben Tiesman home at Fulton Sunday, joining the hosts for a social call and showcasing local community ties in the county town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlin Faber
Ben Tiesman
Fulton
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Lehr
H. P
Pei
Machine and
Mount Carroll, Ill
Schreiner & Carbaugh
Lanark, Ill
Minneapolis-Moline Sales & Service
New Holland
Geh
Frigidaire
Tel
Crane
Homemaker
Main St
Richardson
Mt. Carroll
Darnell
Ford Garage
Motorola & Arvin Radios
Thomson Bries
Forrest Eslinger
fLarark
Freeport
Edward Smolis
Milway
Biin Turney
Clinton, Jr
East Savanna
Motor Sales
Case Farm Machinery
Savanna, Ill
Phoenix, Ariz
Duar Hazel
Mae Densmore
Central Ave
Phoenix
Ariz
Carroll
Thomson Briefs
Edgar M. Murney
MT. Carroll, Ill
Thomson News
John Cooper
Clarence Cooper
Savannes
George
Kopp
Optometrist
the Fashion Shop
Ella Coates
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