Awards to 4-H girls announced at Lanark roundup
Results of judging at the annual 4-H Roundup in Lanark last Thursday list winners across multiple divisions including Handbooks Dorothy Artman Shannon Norma Jean Hammond Lanark Pauline Carpenter Argo-Fa Patching LaVonne Holm Grace Keeney. dresses, garments for sleeping, foods, and more with numerous named participants from Lanark Shannon Savanna Argo Milledgeville Thomson and other towns. The program opened with performances by Ruth Ackerman Milledgeville Ruth Wolf Jean Hammond Lanark and a clarinet quartet from Chadwick. contests followed, including a hog-calling win by Joy Sword Lanark and a wood-chopping demonstration by Herman Toepfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanark
Ruth Wolf
LaVonne Holm
Argo-Fa
Grace Keeney
Dorothy Artman
Shannon
Norma Jean Hammond
Pauline Carpenter
Darning
Rosanna Wubbena
Mary Carol Merkle
June Copperwell
Marilyn Getz
Savanna
Betty Jean Derrer
Dorothy Derrer
Irma Merchant
Delores Thulen
Harriet Thulen
Mary Lee Newton
Milledgeville
Donna Peters
Carol Moyer
Arso Fa
Iva Kampmier
Betty Rodermel
Leona
Wilma Jean Newton
Bela Grace Lamoreux
Marian Derrer
Janet Kenyon
Argo
Mary Ritchie
Margaret Shoup
Katherine Olson
Mary Clay
LaVona Potter
Thomson
la Vonne Holm
Jean Hammond
Barbara Isenberger
Delores Rahn
Reva Jean Rahn
Betty Ware
Ruth
LaVonne Ackerman
Carroll County
M. P. Roske
Anita Rahn
Beth Mackey
Phyllis Harris
Bernice Honberger
Chadwick
Lee Fry
Kyle Rawlins
Pete Carpenter
Ed Dauphin
Joy Sword
al Peters
John Warner
Herman Toepfer
Weekend Guests Visit String of Hosts Across Midwest
Chadwick residents hosted visitors from Galva Milledgeville Howard Thomson Paxton Savanna Mt. Carroll Aurora Freeport and Chicago over the weekend. Attendees included Mr and Mrs W E Cardiff and sons Mr and Mrs Willis Pape Velma Winkler Ms Mabel Williams Nelda and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Zugschwerdt
W. E. Cardiff
Sons of
Galva
Willis Pape
Velma Winkler
Milledgeville
Jesse Schreiner
Tom Sheriden
Ernest Williams
Charles Bailey
Charles
Betty Jean
Howard
South Dakota
Mabel Williams
Nelda
Thomson
Kenneth Whitney
Morris Hull
Des Moines
Iowa
Walter Sw
Albert
Fred Daehler
Henry Parsons
Argo Fa
Evelyn Holm
Sam Hodina
Chicago
Fred Peters
Peters
Miss Holm
Bert Nelson
Raymond Gowan
Page, Neb
Francis Nelson
Morrison
Hattie Kneale
Argo
County Deaths and Local Obituaries in Milledgeville and Savanna
Funeral services were held for Celia Petty 86 in Milledgeville and Sterling with burial at Riverview Cemetery. Thomas Hubble 40 died by gunshot in Savanna with inquest ruling suicide. survivors include three sons and four sisters. Jerry George 63 died in Savanna. private funeral to be held in Mount Carroll with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celia Petty
Milledgeville
Wilbur Chandler
Chandler
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Sterlim
Albert Keck
Riverview Cemetery
Sterling
Celia O'Dell
Lansing
Mich
Ilinois
Dixon
Alfred Petty
Fred Summers
John Strimble
Frank Dudley
Princeton
Harry Ryver
Rock Falls
Savanna
Thomas Hubble
Fuller Funeral Home
A. E. Blomberg
Methodist Church
J. B. Schreiter
Mr. Hubble
Arthur and
Mattie Aitkins Hubble
Robert
George
John
Dewey Ferris
Harry Whittaker
L. Huehshoff
Marshfield
Ore
Frank Sturtevant
Davis Junction
Jerry George
Savanna City Hospital
Frank Brothers Funeral Home
Mt. Carrell
Oak Hill Cemetery
Jane Willey
Washington, D.C
Chadwick Area Hosts Sunday and Labor Day Guests
Chadwick locals welcomed relatives and friends from Rock Falls Fulton Coleta Cordova Milledgeville Van Orin Wheaton Freeport Mt. Carroll Green ville and Wheaton. Visitors included Rev L M Phillips Doris Harter Emily Ann Harter Laura Fink and Helen Zugschwerdt among others. Multiple families enjoyed gatherings and travel, while Laura Fink will teach in Greenville this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Peterson
Howard Livingston
Kenneth Knoyas
Rock Falls
L. M. Phillips
Doris
Emily Ann Harter
Rochester
N. Y
William Fink
Laura
Greenville
Ida Mae Boelkins
Fulton
Cordova
Arthur Bast
Rockford
Herbert Springman
Henry Springman
Howard Cribbe
Milledgeville
John Eckel
Coleta
Moline Man Recalls Alaska Trip Along Inward Passage
Albert A. Teske of Teske Feed and Seed Co reports a three week Alaska trip by rail along the Inward Passage. He saw Skagway, Lake Bennett, a giant glacier source, a large gold mine, a salmon cannery, and Canadian Rockies. He notes Alaskan winters are mild near the coast and that travel is strenuous, especially for the 70 plus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert A. Teske
Teske Feed and Seed Co
16Th St. Moline
Alaska
Skagway
Lake Bennett
Teske
Mr. Teske
Japan
Canada
Jasper National Park
Life
United States
Weekend social visits and reunions across Illinois and Iowa
Listings of guests and visits from Rockford Chicago Sterling Lyndon Dubuque Oak Park Morrison Fulton and Clinton with families and friends. It notes a Weiner roast at Sinissippi park near Sterling and various Sunday and Labor Day gatherings at homes and reunions over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell Phillips
Rockford
Milton Bischoff
Chicago
L. M. Phillips
Marvin Hartman
Sterling
Lloyd Handel
Gary
Geo. Coden and
Neal
Weiner
Sinissippi Park
Leroy Buckner
Lyndon
Don Asay
Marvin Mest
Dubuque
E. R. Mest
C. W. Hughes
Oak Park
Herbert Stein
Eberly
Hinkley
Bert Schreiner
Howard Rummel
Mt. Carroll
Fred Bo
No Reply From an Ancient Fisherman
A weary fisherman laments no reply from the fish after a week of daily lines. The old man sighs that despite his efforts, the fish remain silent and unresponsive in this humorous short tale.
Big Ink Fable on Summer Absences Sparks Banter
A humorous exchange between a plumber and a man building a house centers on why the project demands so much ink. The man explains that his wife often leaves for a month in the summer, justifying the extended writing.
Thomson Melon Day Big Success at Labor Day Celebration
A large crowd attended Thomson Melon Day with an estimated 10 000 people, about 500 more than last year. The new night show drew strong turnout while ideal weather and well managed grounds contributed to a festive day with midway attractions, sports, platform entertainment, barn dance, and free melons quickly dispersed. Fulton defeated Thomson in baseball, Black Farms triumphed in softball, and many locals registered to enjoy the events under Deputy Sheriff Eber Shepherd’s supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson
Eber Shepherd
Fulton
Lyndon
Black Farms
Melon Day draws strong crowds and sells out stalls
The stands on the grounds were well patronized and conducted brisk business all day and evening. Most stalls sold out their complete stocks. The Melon Day committee was pleased and hopes to offer such ideal conditions for each year’s Melon Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ious
Local Families Host and Visit Across Mont Carroll and Dakota Areas
Sunday and Friday gatherings featured the Adolph, Stein, Emnyre, Smith, Daehler, Keil, Bucklin, Schreiner, Rummel, Evans, Brand, Schreiner, Beckmire, Haag, Kisseller, Flickinger and Dial households. Guests came from Mt Carroll, Dakota, Cedar Rapids, Sterling, Highland Park and Champaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Adolph
Sepha Stein
Mt. Carroll
Howard Emnyre
Wilma
Donald Smith
Allen
Henry Daehler
Onvid Keil
Dakota
Jeanette Bucklin
J. W. Bucklin
W. W Moore
Cedar Rapids
Bert Schreiner
Howard Rummel
Carroll
George Evans
Stockton
A. A. Brand
Everett Schreiner
Regena Beckmire
Highland Park
George Haag
Robert Haag
Kenneth
Sterling
Charles Kisseller
Edwin Flickinger
Champaign
Charles Dial, Jr
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chadwick Briefs
Robert Rummel
Kansas City
H. H. Zugschwerdt
T. F. Shultz
Helen
Wheaton
Miss Zugschwerdt
Louis Beckmire
Henrietta Huenchemeyer
Freeport
Humbert-Beckmire
Moline
New Zealand
Phi Beta Kappas
Elgin Watch Observatory
Melba Rae Toombs
Leland Stanford University
Eulette Francis
Birmingham Southern College
Betty Moore
William and Mary College
Rita McGuane
University of Chicago
Jersey
New Kaynee Jersey
Northwestern
Illinois Utilities
Thomson Melon Day
230Th Avenue
Clinton, Iowa
Purina
M. C. Crouse
Farmer’s Elevator
Russell Meyers
Mgr
L. W. Kreider
Kraynee
Martin
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