Arrival Tales From the Schriver Holy Land Voyage
Rev and Mrs Schriver describe part of their journey to the Holy Land aboard a ship. They sighted land after nine days at sea, reached Cape St Vincent and Gibraltar, and observed lights and cliffs from the journey eastward toward Africa and the lighthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Schriver
Gibraltar
W. H. Taylor
E. V. Schriver
Holy Land
Cape St. Vincent
Portugal
Africa
Jane
Shipboard Morning in Gibraltar Harbor and Armed Forces Addresses
A traveler aboard describes docking near Gibraltar at dawn with ships mobile and Shell lit on the horizon. Passengers observe port activity, fish sales from small boats, and immigration officials aboard. A long list of service members from Thomson area includes ranks and bases across Fort Bliss, Ft. Sill, Eglin and more, urging updates from families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon V
Belvier
Gibraltar Air Field
Hugh
Gibraltar
Harbor
Voyage to Palermo Aboard Quiet Mediterranean Crossing
Passengers settle into deck chairs as the ship sails through the Mediterranean. The journey resumes toward normal now that the voyage continues, with a planned docking at Palermo marking the next stop in the itinerary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mediterranean
Palermo
Chadwick Stores 60,000 Bushels of Government-Loan Corn
About 50 000 bushels of 195% corn loaned to Carroll County farmers have been stored in federal bins at Chadwick's north edge in the last two weeks with more arriving daily. Harold Fink weighs deliveries and says totals may exceed 60 000 bushels by today. Mrs. Geo Doden oversees corn records. Capacity of two large bins is around 75 000 bushels. Additional bins hold leftover 1952 crop. Most corn comes from York, Fair Haven and Wysox townships. other storage occurs in Mt Carroll and likely shipments elsewhere. The Larson and Coden families visited Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Chadwick
Harold Fink
Geo. Doden
York
Fair Haven
Wysox
Mt. Carroll
Maurice Larson
Arlyn
Lawrence Coden
Lake Geneva
Wis
Virginia Adrian Graduates From St Francis School of Nursing
Virginia Mae Adrian belongs to the class of 18 graduates from St. Francis School of Nursing in Freeport Illinois. The commencement took place Sunday afternoon August 29 at 3 pm in St Josephs church. Chadwick attendees included several family and friends visiting from nearby towns and Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Adrian
School of Nursing
Virginia Mae Adrian
St. Francis School of Nursing
Freeport
Ill
St. Joseph’s Church
Chadwick
Jesse Queckboerner
Vincent Dressen
Carl Stecker
Dubuque, Ia
Kyle Turney
George Schleming
Robert Bittner
Maria and
Dennis
Fred Queckboerner
Blacktop Resurfacing Planned In Town This Week
A carload of bituminous surfacing material arrived this week and work on resurfacing blacktop streets is expected to start at once. New pavement is planned north of the highway and at the east edge of town in front of the Herman Daehler residence, with a seal coat on other streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Daehler
Change In Postage Rate To Canada
Postmaster Robert Balk reports that many people are unaware of recent increases in postage to Canada. He notes that letters to Canada now cost five cents for the first ounce and postal cards are four cents each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Balk
Canada
Ife
Mrs Wilbur Hall Announces Autoette Local Agency
Mrs Wilbur Hall acts as local agent for Autoette, a three wheel electric vehicle touted as the world’s lowest cost transportation. She displays one Autoette on hand for public viewing.
Chadwick Softball Opens Practice With Strong Outlook
Chadwick high begins softball practice as school starts. Coach Dan Braucher says the team should be strong this fall. The schedule includes a Sept. 7 home opener against Forreston and matches vs Alumni Milledgeville Lyndon Shannon with dates and times listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadwick High
Dan Braucher
Chadwick
Forreston
Eugene Lott Now Stationed in Maryland
In a note from Eugene Lott S. A. he reports stationing at Bainbridge Maryland for a 10 week school. He describes the camp as beautiful and notes the hilltop setting with a recreation hall swimming pool and movies. He has daily time off from 430 pm to 730 am and can visit Washington D C and Philadelphia Pa.
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Eugene Lott
S. A
Bainbridge
Washington, D. C
Philadelphia
Review 80 Club Opens Eligibility for Listing
The Review 80 Club lists residents or former residents of York Township born in York Township who are 80 or older. Members submit a life synopsis including name birth date and place parents siblings occupations marriages and current status. Honorary cards are sent to official members. club founded 1941 by F L Stags with officers and board noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
F. L. Stags Review
Younger Members March 28 Meeting Notes
The record lists individuals Arthur Taylor and Mrs. Mary Land Shepard linked to Cheyenne Wella, Colorado, and mentions dates March 28 and May 22 with generic不 context about the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Taylor
Mary Land Shepard
Cheyenne Wella
Colo Mav
Local residents linked to Clinton farm visit
Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Edgerton of Clinton Iowa spent the week at the Merlyn Schreiner farm with their absence noted. They returned to their home Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin Edgerton
Clinton, Ia
Merlyn Schreiner
Former Resident Leaves for Europe
Miss Berta Strauch former resident now of Los Angeles left August 28 for Europe intending to be gone six months or more. She departed Los Angeles Wednesday evening by TWA and reached New York the next morning before taking the U S Stockholm of the Swedish American Line Saturday morning. Her first stop will be Copenhagen Denmark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berta Strauch
Los Angeles
Europe
TWA
New York
U. S. Stockholm
Copenhagen
Denmark
Birthday party honors Marcia Tripp at Eagle Point Park
Mrs. Kenneth Tripp hosted a wiener roast at Eagle Point park Clinton Ia last Wednesday for Marcia Tripp's sixth birthday. Relatives and friends attended including Mrs. Richard Adolph Sharon Juanita Terry and Mrs. Wm Von Huizen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Trippr
Eagle Point Park
Clinton
Marcia
Richard Adolph
Sharon
Juanita
Terry
Wm. von Huizen
Tripp
Bud King
Mt. Carroll
Flossie Adolph
Lois
Donald Adolph
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Scotty Roberts
Harry Shoemaker
Vaughn McGinnis
Robert Coon
L. M. Bruckner
Curley’s Melon Stand
Ray Rupple
Cliff Curley Brown’s
Rover
David L. Yucca
Austin Hwy
San Antonio, Texas
Bielema
U.S .N.A
San Diego
Calif
Kenyon
A. P
N. R
Gunston Road
Licxandria
Thomson Area
Armed Forces
Creighton
George H. Jr
U. S. Army
Ft. Benjamin
Lyson
Pfe
Charles R
G. M. Bn
G. M
Ft. Bliss
Texas
Do Pvt. Carl Proc. Co
APO
San Francisco
California
Foltz
Yorktown
Fpo
Housenga
Harvey AO
Sta. Sqdn
Harlingen
Goblin
Kenneth En
Stu
A. 3. A. Artillery School Bks
Fort Bliss
Matie
M. Set
Vernon
Stud
Det. A. A
Ft. Sill
Okla
Starr
Ronald R
Army Arctic Center
C-O
Seattle
Wash
Tobey
Wayne K
Marine Air Group 12
Cal
Zenk, Pvt
Leroy US
Pillsbury
AANX
Atherton Service
Thomson, III
Chadwick News
P. K. McGinnis
Thomson, Ill
Milledgeville
Lyndon
Shannon
Maryland
80” Club
Ida Stephenson
el Cajon, Cal
Miay
Albert Cole
Concordia
Kan
Jessie DeKay
Boise
Idaho
Victor Alleman
Ripon
J. W. St. Ores
Ellendale
Bertha Nolland
Ernest Whitney
Frank Holman
Henry Hans
Nellie Schade
Wim. Saffer
Morrison
Carrie Atherton
Emma Kling
Wilbur Hall
Emma Brown
Etta L. Brown
Temple City
Willis Stage
Emma Steele
Fred M. Seim
Edward Foltz
Clinton Wilt
Frank Smith
Wm. Adams
William Robertson
Argo Fay
Charles McGinty
Marcia Tripp
Chadwick Band
Robert Genauldi
Arthur Miller
St. Francis Hospital
Weishing
Guernsey
Savanna Livestock Sales
Max W. Garman
Sales Barn
Savanna
Route
Teeter & Son
O. P. Miles
Thomson Review
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Shannon Reporter
Shannon, Ill
Chadwick Review
Chadwick, I
Pape
Lanark Gazette
Lanark, Ill
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