Golden Wedding Anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Schreiner
Mr and Mrs Frank H Schreiner will celebrate their golden wedding on Sunday Sept 15 with relatives and friends. They married Sept 15 1890 at Morrison attended by John Wagner Sr and Rosa Mackey is their daughter with grandchildren and great grandchildren listed. The article also notes Civilian Conservation Corps enrollment details for area youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank H. Schreiner
Gollow
Soun House
Catherine Diehl
Fred Diehl
Fair Haven Township
Frank Schreiner
Salem Township
John Schreiner
Miss Diehl
Mr. Schreiner
Rosa
C. J. Mackey
Alvin
Richard
Milledgeville
Frank J
Chadwick
Schreiner
Henry
Harry C. Kramer
Polo
Marie Myers
Casper
Wyo
Mary Wagner
Coleta
Katie Smith
Argo Fa
John
Garden City
Dak
Charles
Sterling
Harry
Freeport
Fred
Marcus Fossett
Emma Imel
Ideal
Ed Kress
Ray Carley
Civilian Conservation Corps
Arthur C. Zimmerman
Time/ Emergency Relief Commission
Carroll
Daviess
Stephenson
CCC
Zimmerman
United States
Corps
Commission
State Bank Building
Carroll County
Main Street
Savanna
Miss Elnora Weidman to Wed Arthur Fetteroff
Mrs Kenneth Whitney hosted a Savanna party announcing the engagement of Miss Elnora Weidman and Arthur Fetteroff of Mt Morris. The couple will marry September 28 as revealed by place cards with heart and arrow visuals. Mrs Ray Spangler and family visited the Eickert home Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Whitney
Luke Weidman
Savanna
Elnora Weidman
Arthur Fetteroff
Mt. Morris
Miss Weidman
Mr. Fetterolf
Sunday Dinner Guests Around Chadwick
Sunday social notes list guests visiting Chadwick households. Names include Mr and Mrs John Duden Leroy of Sterling and Rev Berge of Sterling. Further calls came from the Sterns and family, Frances Robins on of Thomson, and others from Lanark Savanna and Argo Fa region.
Coleta Centennial and Highway Dedication Weekend Highlights
The Coleta Centennial events unfold Friday and Saturday September 13 14 led by Mayor Bushman with an amateur program at 7 30 p m a parade at 10 a m a pavement dance rodeo by H K Ranch Boys ball games a horse show a band concert and an address of welcome by Village President C H Bushman George C Dixon Diaz Music and performances by the Dixon Music Coleta Rhythm Band Quartette Acrobatic Act Charlene and Frederick Volkers Rev W D Pratt of Sterling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bushman
H & K Ranch Boys
Frank Deets
Milledgeville
Acker Sisters
Highway
George C. Dixon
Dixon Music
J. D. Flynn
Donovan Deets
Coleta
Charlene
Frederick Volkers
W. D. Pratt
Sterling
Illinois Vote On The Burke Wadsworth Bill
Illinois lawmakers approve the Burke Wadsworth conscription bill by 263 to 149 in a night session with 13 Democrats voting for and 2 Democrats opposing. Republicans split 10 to 2 against the measure. The Fish amendment on voluntary enlistment passes 207 to 200 with 6 Democrats joining 10 Republicans in support and 9 Democrats opposing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Illinois
Barnes
Beam
Keller
Kelly
Kocialowski
McKeough
Maciejewski
Martin
Mitchell
Parsons
Sabath
Schuetz
Smith
Fries
Allen
Arends
Chiperfield
Church
Dirksen
Johnson
Mason
Reed
Sumner
Andrews
Kocialkowski
Local families visit and travel near Chadwick
Mrs Anna George traveled to Morrison to visit her son Cecil. D H Curley family had Sunday dinner with the James Kecklers. Bernie Malley from Chicago visited his niece Mrs Art St Clair. The Weeks and Tiltons spent Sunday at the Carl Robinson home in Thomson. Beth Mackey to Illinois Wesleyan University for her sophomore year. John Sollenberger and Lawrence Doden hosted Sunday dinner. Ted Olson of Clinton spent the day with his parents. Miss Anita Rahn departed for Illinois Wesleyan University. gathering included O H Rahn Katie Rahn Maude Lottie Rahn and Anna Weber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna George
Morrison
Cecil
D. H. Curley
James Keckler
Bernie Malley
Chicago
Art St. Clair
Roy Weeks
Virginia
Milledgeville
Mark Tilton
Carl Robinson
Thomson
Guy Mackey
Katie Rahn
Maude
Lottie Rahn
Anna Weber
Outstanding 4-H Girls of County Chosen
Carroll county 4-H leaders honor Grace Keeney Ruth Wolf Lanark Lavonne Holm Argona with county awards and state project honors. Records advance to state office for potential inclusion on the state honor roll and next month’s announcements. Several clubs receive achievement seals while two clubs failed to submit records for consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Elsie Ross Butler
Grace Keeney
Ruth Wolf
Lanark
Lavonne Holm
Argona
Mary Ritchie
Margaret Shoup
Katherine Olsen
Butler
Milledgeville
Lanark Cooking Club; Lanark Sewing Club
Priscilla Club
Shannon
Merry Sewers
Argo Fa
Local Vet Exhibits At Six Fairs With Top Cattle And Hogs
Dr. W P Stattler of Lanark showcased Ayreshire cattle and Berkshire hogs at six fairs over two months. He won blue ribbons at Morrison and took first in all entries at Crown Point Indiana. Other shows occurred in Princeton Pecatonica Knoxville Lafayette and Morrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Stattler
Berkshire
Crown Point
Ind
Princeton
Pecatonica
Knoxville
Lafayette
Morrison
Orlo Smith
Mt. Carroll
Irvin Elliott
Morrie Ploeger
St. Francis Hospital
Ploeger
June Baker
George Peat
Glenn Carbaugh
Rockford
Ida McBreen
Grace Coffey
Geneva
Miles Wallace
Truancy Problem Spurs County Officials Action
A rise in truancy among eighth grade graduates under sixteen worries county truancy officer Audrey Johnson and county superintendent L. E. Bruch. The law requires attendance until age 16 unless excused. penalties include fines and costs. An eighth grade graduate must attend high school if within truancy law scope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audrey Johnson
L. E. Bruch
Brudi
Board of Directors
Board of Education
Wilkinson Family Moves to Government Home Near Dim Mick Residence
Thomson notes the Wilkinson family moving from Holman property to government owned house managed by Frank Potter in the town's west area beside the Dim Mick residence. Mrs. Glenn Demaree and daughter Jean escort Robert to the University of Illinois in Champaign. Mrs. E Boylan of Bensonville visits Ross Boylan's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Wilkinson
Holman
Frank Potter
Dimmick
Glenn Demaree
Jean
Champaign
Robert
University of Illinois
E. Boylan
Bensonville
Ross Boylan
Morrison gas-station hold up victim Cecil George
Cecil George of Morrison who runs a service station on the Lincoln Highway was held up by an armed bandit last Wednesday night. He handed over about 25 dollars after the robber, who fled in a car with a stolen license plate, ordered him to lie down and then left. Police traced the car but found no trace of the bandit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil George
Serevice
Lincoln Highway
Morrison
George
Ehat
Morrison Busineas
Mr. George
Amboy
Dixon
Register
Milledgeville Briefs Highlight Local Dinner Guests
Sunday dinner guests included Mr. and Mrs. Fay Reitzel at Lanark with Mr. and Mrs. Louis Daehler. The Reitzels visited Albert Schreiner in Chadwick at Freeport’s St. Francis hospital. Miss Sarah Geary returned home from Katharine Shaw Bethea hospital in Dixon. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kness of Chadwick and Mr. and Mrs. John Kness of Malvern joined dinner with Mr. and Mrs. William Real. Tuesday’s dinner at R. G. Thorgren’s featured Miss Lillian Miller, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hinners, Russell Martin, and Muril Werfal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Reitzel
Louis Daehler
Lanark
Reitzel
Albert Schreiner
Chadwick
St. Francis Hospital
Freeport
Sarah Geary
Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital
Dixon
Frank Kness
John Kness
Malvern
William Real
R. G. Thorgren
Lillian Miller
J. W. Hinners
Russell Martin
Muril Werfal
Weekend Visits Span Byron and Surrounding Towns
Byron residents John Mort and Miss Anna Welty stayed with John’s brother George Mort and family. Nearby Lanark guests Dan Sack and his children visited relatives at the George St Ores sy household. Several other families from LeRoy Maquok ia Savanna Dixon and Fulton shared Sunday visits with kin across the region.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chadwick News
Mrs. F
Ray Spangler
Wm. Eickert
Chadwick Briefs
Will Hans
John Duden
Leroy
John Stern
Berge
Flave Lego
Irvine Lego
Frances Robinson
John Larson
Ward Weber
Cleo
Lawrence Leno
Kenneth Diehl
Mary Williams
Kenneth Green
Pete LaShelle
Joe
James Morgan
George Morgan
Ida McCullough
Carl Kness
Selma Fruit
Franklin Grove
Marjorie Fruit
Evanston
Memoriam
Sarah Millard
Northwestern
Ties
Tinue
Illinois Utilities
Coronado
Wiersema Bros
Gamble’s
Auth
Fulton, Ill
Coleta Centennial
C. H. Bush
Lanark News
Johnny Brown
Billiard Hall
Thomson Briefs
Tai
Report of the National Style
Tional Clothier’s Magazine
Clinton, Iowa
Milledgeville Briefs
Considine’s
Fulton
Lincoln Way
G. H. Thompson
Walter Electric Shop
Tri-City
John Mort
Anna Welty
Byron
George Mort
Dan Sack
Near Lanark
George St. Oressy
Frank Poffenberger
Beth Kenyon
Minn
J. Y. Stickell
Itan Stumphy
Charles Rogers
Maquokia
M. J. Strukhoff
Unday
Strukhoff
Flossie Gaar
Clyde Currans
Nacusha
and Moore
Ervin Lister
Edward
Betty Finley
Hampton, IL
Ruth Nicholson
Rock Island
Clarence Rice
H. A. Francke
David Switzer
Hanover
Willard Hartman
Fulton, Illinois
Farmer’s Elevator
Russell Meyers
Mgr
L. W. Kreider
Ass’t
Purina
M. C. Crouse
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