Happy Birthdays and Wisecracks in Chadwick Milledgeville and Thomson
Birthday notices list many locals from Chadwick Milledgeville Lanark Thomson Pearl City and Clinton Ia for September dates. The column includes jokes about cops exams and a flirtatious line about a dayenport thief and a tax collector, reflecting light local humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia Smith
Thomson
Chas. Beck
Bernice Cochran
Thomson la
Ona Potter
Vernie Martindale
Pearl City
Don Harris
Chadwick
JoAnn Euhse
Milledgeville
Delbert Etnye
Lillian Lott
Francis Provant
Esther Hart
Lanark
Raymond Hartman
Nolan Basta
Clinton
Milledgeville Celebrations Mix With Frost and Farm News
Local notes from Carroll County describe Milledgeville Community Day events, frost affecting corn, and melon supplies in Thomson. Reports mention Linark mourns Fred DeGraftj, auto dealers prepping 1938 models, and various residents visiting or traveling. Remodeling at the Review office signals staff changes, and the Lions club promotes Coast to Coast performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milledgeville
Thomson
Lanark
Fred DeGraftj
Board of Supervisors
Board
Carroll
County
Pearl Seiler Christian
George Seiler
J. M. Secor
Grundy Center
Pasadena
Calif
James Middleton
Morrison
June Teeter
Rockford
Farmers Elevator Co
Fuhremann Canning Company
Seasion
Wayne Law
Wales Geary
Henry
Lions Club
Finer
Horner
Robert Rowland
Paul Sweitzer
Val Peoria, Til
Milledgeville Local News Highlights and Visits
Milledgeville reports rapid street work with guttering near Wagners store and church lawn grading underway. visitors include Mrs Maud Oeden and Charles Bowman from Clinton. post office gains paint, oil station near Route 40 nears completion. many residents plan Community Day activities and Sunday visits, plus local church Sunday school elects officers Friday. John Brand reports an unusually abundant peach crop and plentiful bittersweet this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wagners
Maud Oeden
Charles Bowman
Clinton
Wills Pape
C.F. Moon
Chicago
Cubs
Brooklyn
Lloyd Bushman
August Pontnack
iLanark
Frank Pontnack
Ray McCleary
Shirley
Sterling
H. ¢. Kramer
M. Perkey
Howard Scott
Palo
Percy Greenawalt
Ronald
Lanark
FL Pentnack
John Kraly
Chadwick
M. E
Carrier pigeons roost and a belt fire at ice plant
Savanna residents report carrier pigeons stopping in the city with two birds picked up on Main street and in a yard, fed and released. Firemen fought a belt fire at the ice plant Thursday evening, destroying the belt with no further damage. Mrs J B Schreiter hosted Carroll county chapter D A R meeting with an address by Rev T S Cleworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Moltman
Main Street
Hubbel
J. B. Schreiter
Carroll County
T. 5
Cleworth
Gasoline thefts surface again in county seat
MT. CARROLL residents report gasoline thieves active in the county seat. John Frank found his tank cap on the floor and the tank drained after an overnight entry. Farm Bureau and Carroll Service directors plus families enjoyed a Community House social. Friday night football fans endured a cold breeze. A delivery basket flew from a truck rack and dropped onto the pavement as drivers swerved to avoid it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Frank
Farm Bureau and
Carroll Service Company
Civil Service Exams Open for Various Posts Nationwide
The United States Civil Service Commission lists open competitive exams with salaries ranging from 1,200 to 3,200 dollars. Positions include associate and assistant bacteriologists, junior graduate nurses, Spanish and French instructors, marine surveyor, marketing specialists, and Indian arts and crafts specialists across several federal agencies. Contacts are the Secretary of the Civil Service Board of Examiners and the commission in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
U. S. Public Health Service
Treasury Department
Veterans’ Administration
United States Coast Guard Academy
New London
Conn
Marine Surveyor
United States Maritime Comri
R Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Indian Arts and Crafts Board
Indian Field Service
Department of the Interior
United States Civil Service Board of Examiners
Washington
Wild animal gossip stirs Whiteside area chatter
Sharpe notes locals debate sightings of a large wild animal near Whiteside from Sterling to Hair Haven, with deer reports west of Chadwick and rumors of a savanna circus. He mocks the sensational tales while acknowledging some sightings, urges caution, and jokes about a state wildlife park to contain the chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whiteside
Sterling
Hair Haven Township
Carroll County
Chadwick
Argo
Johnson Creek
Carrell County
Turer
Ruess
Savanna
Whiteside County
Wide-Cracks And Witty Observations From A Dizzy Page
A humorous jumble of quips and anecdotes touching on fashion, travel, slang, and everyday life. Bits note hats, romance, weather info, and oddities like a Chicago man skirting a fur coat and a nurse joking about sin. The piece reads as a light, satirical miscellany from a midcentury page.
Fragmentary Usual Notices From Scribbled Ledger
A garbled item notes a marriage license mix up and a boast about a purse incident. Other readable lines mention a Sabula woman proud of a partner, and a vow about love and abuse claims. The text is incomplete and hard to interpret.
WROK Man on the Street features at Milledgeville Day
Milled geville Community Day celebrates with William Tau conducting the Man on the Street segment. The radio program includes a display of the host’s radio furniture and souvenir items with plans for a 200th broadcast upcoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WROK
Milledgeville
Milledville
William Tau
WROKS
Jiopatar Wien
Emil
Milledegvilte
Traum
William Thaunt
Secretarial Mixup Hints at Bachelor League Drama
A garbled exchange hints at a playful office rumor about a secretary and a Bachelor League. The fragment suggests a challenge to keep a position while a lighthearted claim of secrecy circulates among staff.
Quail and pheasant restocking program expanded
State officials announce restocking efforts aiming to release about 2,500 quail this week and additional pheasants later to boost Wino supply. Louis E. Martin, newly appointed superintendent, says cooperation with local chapters will increase stocking to 12,000 pheasants this year and reduce wildlife shortages. Thomas J. Lynch notes fish releases totaling 8,471,160 from hatcheries, with distribution in 81 counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tient
Aygtes
Louis E. Martin
Huntry Lens
Retules
Ain
Brecons
Marting
Thomas J. Lynch
Eries
Also Mentioned on This Page
Thomson Review
Doc Saunders
Village Echo
Thomson Broadax
E.G. Stagg
Illinois
Office of Publication
Thomson, Illinois
County Platform
Bank Et Milledgeville
Ottend Rt
Hansen's Corners
Toith Rt
Carrot County
The
Spokemen's Paradise
T. N. Fleming
Dorothy Weed
Alrone Daehler
Marvin Hartman
Mt. Carroll
Marcella Hanna
Laverne Gaul
Harry Morgan
Dewey Dykstra
Geneva
Brandenburg
Bonita
Iyn Eickert
Jeanette Queckboerner
Frank Johnson
Curtis St. Ores
Irene Knoess
Willard Krause
Jack Newton
Ben Rosenberry
Claude Cook
Hazel Sack
N. D. French
Anna Mary Allen
John Stone
Mary Waters
Wii
Horning Bros
Miller's House
Horning
Harve Spearman
Dan Emwyre
Dan
Red Holmes
Dr. Calkins
Jaxi Spring
Doc
Kipnis
John Deere
Letz Milla
Willys
John E. Housenga
Fulton
Sharpe
Wade
Sweden
Sabula
Kansas
Sambo
Willie
Ayer
PO Tan
Loretta
W. A. & C. Stuedemann
Main Ave
Iowa
Mareitge
Kingery
MT. Carroll, Ill
A.L. Ringuette
Sth
Ave
United Cigar Co
John L. Breas
Attorney-At-L. Savanna, Min
W. L. de
Savanna, IL
Ill
Blackhawk
Mr. Carroll
Ray B. Gelwicks
Kraft-Kessler Clothing
MR. Farme
Dseal
Hadwick
Tizen
Clinton Rendering Co
Billedersom Lanark
Mt. Black
C. Clinton
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