Centennial for Coleta Planned with Sept 13 14 Events
Plans for Coleta’s centennial and highway dedication progress well for September 13 and 14. An amateur program with cash prizes Friday night, talks and music Saturday afternoon, a big parade led by village president C H Bushman, bands, and themed entries. Also features a rodeo by H & K Ranch, ball games, rides, and a pavement dance each night.
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Coleta
C. H. Bushman
Sterling High School
Gazette
H & K Ranch Boys
Thomson locals share visits across towns and states
Chas Dyson and son Paul returned home to Kansas City after visiting here with relatives. Numerous neighbors and friends hosted weekend visits in Clarence Cooper, Bert Wickler, and other households. Trips included a husband and wife duo to Davis Junction and Mt. Carroll, while others welcomed guests from Argo Fulton Savanna and Morrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Dyson
Paul
Kansas City
Richard Brown
Clifford Flack
Forrest
Gene
St. Croix
Minn
Ray Moyer
Argo
Clarence Cooper
Ray Johnson
Ben Stage
John Carpenter
K. B. Carpenter
Bert Wickler
Davis Junction
Rush Carroll
Robert Gelwicks
Milledgeville
Fred Benz
North Dakota
Lynn Curley
Wesley Sack
Hazel
Paul Daggetts
Mt. Carroll
Joe Pollard
Fulton
Maurice van Buer
Near Argo
John Smit
Kyle Melendy
Savanna
Frank Smith
Local Social Roundup from Savanna and Vicinity
Numerous short visits and social calls across Savanna, Ottawa, Morrison, and surrounding towns. Citizens listed include Thomson, Lahre, Brown, Cooper, Nipe, Haas, Balk, Ashpole, Bolhous, Bielema, Bolhous, Brenneman, Dittsworth, Jenkins, Dude, Peterson, Porters, Dyke, Prins, Hines, Blake, Shipman, Hook, Weatherwax, Welch, and Francke among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cooper
Willard Cooper
Ethel
Elizabeth
Fred Nipe
Dan Nipe
Will Haas
Richard
Jane
George Schmaling
and Leland
Argo
Herman Fehler
Florence Station
Chas, Jenkins
William Jenkins
George Balk
Jane Lamb Hospital
Clinton
John Ashpole
Donald
Hedden
Janesville
Wis
J. F. Black
Rockford
Ottawa
Ashpole
Martin M. Bielema
Fulton
Clarence Bolhous
Rush Carroll
Cora Farwell
Morrison
Roy Heitman
Ray Brenneman
Kenneth Dittsworth
Emma Bower
Lanark
I. D. Morse
Atlantic
Owens
Galesburg
Aurora
Chas. Jenkins
Harold Dude
Albany
Arthur Pape
Emil Peterson
Carl Peterson
Carter
Davenport
Chas. Falk
South Dakota
Leonard Porter
Peter Dyke
Albert Prins
Chas
Victor Hines
Mt. Carroll
Nick Johnson
Cordova
John Blake
Chicago
Oscar Kraft
Ross Boylan
Los Angeles
Calif
Porterville
George Weatherwax
Ralph Hook
Epa Hook
Roberta
John Faber
Marlin
Kneale Hook
Donald Shipma
Hazen Welch
Sharon
Willard Welch
E. W. Francke
Savanna
Francke-Switzer
Women’s Club Board Maps Fall Conference Details
Carroll County Federated Women’s clubs plan the fall conference to be held in Thomson on October 20. The county executive board met at Chadwick, distributing calendars and appointing committees for credentials resolutions greetings program finance and more led by club officers Gordon Polhill and others.
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Carroll County Federated Woman's Clubs
Thomson
O. H. Rahn
Chadwick
Ray Polhill
Milledgeville
County Federation
Federated
Henry Strauch
Charles McGinty
W. L. Puterbaugh
D. F. Hoy
Shannon
J. Y. Stickell
Polhill
Virgil Marth
Sapanna
Harry Carbaugh
Ed Keim
Mt. Carroll
Charles Hower
Lanark
Eugene Murray
Civil Service Exams Open for Trade and Industrial Posts
The U S Civil Service Commission lists open competitive exams for regional agent and special agent roles in trade and industrial education. Salaries range from 4600 to 8800 dollars annually, with age limits and required college education plus relevant teaching or industrial experience. Applications due October 1 or October 4, 1940 depending on region.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Commission
Washington
Colorado
Office of Education
Federal Security Agency
Secretary of the Board of U. S. Civil Service Examiners
D. C
NYA Helps Needy Pupils of Carroll County
Part time jobs provided by the National Youth Administration enable 27 youth in Carroll County to return to high schools this semester. Andrea Mary Stuart Anderson, NYA Administrator for Illinois, says the program aids youths ages 16 to 24 to stay in school, with state committees ensuring standards and placements. Students earn $3 to $6 monthly and are selected by need and scholastic ability, with prior Ohio income noted.
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National Youth Administration
Carroll County
Mary Stuart Anderson
NYA
Illinois
Anderson
Demarees and Hawk Families Visit, Plan Moves
Mr and Mrs Glenn Demaree and family were Saturday guests at the Champions in Byron and Sunday at the Barrick home in Winnebago. Mrs Katherine Hawk will move to Clinton Iowa to live with her son in law Louis Thompson and daughter. The Will Hawk family will move to the farm home vacated by Mrs Hawk.
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Claire Tobey
Princeton
Harold Tobey
William
Walter Lartz
Black Hills
Yellowstone Park
Wm. Rediske
Roundup
Mont
Chas
Sack
Argo
A. A. Brand
Chadwick
Bertha Lanners
Winslow, Ill
Glenn Demaree
Merle Champion
Byron
Harry Barrick
Winnebago
Katherine Hawk
Louis Thompson
Clinton, Ia
Will Hawk
Unanimous Bride and Groom Exchange Witty Quip
A lighthearted exchange follows vows with the bride praising bravado and the groom retorting with a sharp joke about courage. The playful banter highlights the couple’s humorous chemistry at the ceremony.
Multimillionaire Actor Joins Architect Over Dream House
A touring actor with a sudden fortune quips about sleeping in a different room each week. An architect protests by noting a dream house with 52 bedrooms as a joke line during a tour.
Dick and Edith Discuss Father’s Bradstreet Mix-up
Edith teases Dick about his office on Main Street and a mistaken Bradstreet lookup Dad mentioned yesterday. The light dialogue highlights family humor over business identity confusion.
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Edith
Main Street
Bradstreet
Spiders Suspected After Cobwebs Appear in House
Question arises about cobwebs on the ceiling with Mary asking the reason. The reply suggests spiders in the house as the source.
The Skin And Its Care Reveals Body’s Living Layer
The article explains skin as a living tissue weighing about six pounds, covering 16 to 20 square feet, with thickness from one fiftieth to a quarter inch. It notes sweat glands about 2,000,000 to 2,500,000, oil secretion aids youth, and wrinkles from fat loss. It highlights skin as a diagnostic aid and urges care, approved by the Illinois State Medical Society Educational Committee.
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Illinois State Medical Society
Conjurer Show Tickets Mentioned Amid Sea Duty
During a fleet exercise a lookout misreports a wood fragment as a possible submarine. Moments later nine seagulls pass in formation, prompting correction. A humorous aside follows about a conjurer and Maggy receiving a ticket to the show.
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Pilsbay
Pillsbury
Crisco
Kant
R. B
Kellogg's
Brillo
Kirks H. W
Thomson Locals
Garrett Sterenberg, Auctioneer
Bertha Holland
Thomson Briefs
Vernon Lahre
Frank Brown, Jr
C. W. Noll
Hal Francke
James Morgan
Edwin Keim
Russell Stoner
Civil Service Examinations
Francke & Switzer Thomson
H. L. Bowman
Maquoketa
Wyoming
Nebraska
Texas
Mgr. Auds
Hute, Herard, Seeberger & Hads
Angus
Maggy
Round Oak Gas Range
Oneida
Potter Bros
Thomson, Illinois
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