Community Notes From Preston Prairie And Nearby
Preston Prairie residents mark Pist birthday as John Wacker turns a year older. Mrs Bickelhaupt visits sister Mrs Graves in town. Mrs Kmnyre visits Mrs Dodson while J W Duncan visits Sterling. Ward Gillespie family and Glenn Smith visit Brookfield zoo in Chicago. Ada Hartman visits Garfield Watson. Sunday guests at Bart Mes singer home include Fred Coteoman and sons. Families of Metz Downing and Harvey Downing visit Fair Haven. Mr and Mrs Chas Bickelhaupt and Mr and Mrs George Williamson trip to Canada. Keil Ruth and Daehler return home after visiting relatives in Fairmont Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wacker
F. Bickelhoupt
F. Graves
Dan Kmnyre
M. L. Dodson
J. W. Duncan
Sterling
Ward Gillespie
Glenn Smith
Brookfield Zoo
Chicago
Ada Hartman
Garfield Watson
Bart Messinger
Fred Coteoman
Fred
Ted
Paul Metz
Harvey Downing
Preston Downing
Fair
Carroll County 60-Year Club Members List
A list of 60 year club members from Carroll County with names and ages. Notable names include Mary Jane McGinty and Mrs Alice Lewis from Thomson, Col Ed Hinds aged 8 and 5, and 1942 candidates Mrs Jennie Clark aged 70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jane McGinty
Thomson
Alice Lewis
Col
Ed Hinds
Frank Anderson
Rebecca Holland
John Neary
Robert Barrett
James St. Ores
Ida Frederick
Harry Elly
J. L. Deets
Milledgeville
John Schade
George Mort
Jennie Clark
Funeral Services Held For John C. McKenzie Friday
Funeral services for John C. McKenzie 81 former representative in Congress from this district were held Friday in Elizabeth He died Sept 17 at his home after a heart attack Sept 1 McKenzie served the 13th district seven terms from 1911 to 1926
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
John C McKenzie
Congress
McKenzie
Carroll County Birthdays List for September and October
Local birthday notices list residents from Lanark Sabula Thomson Chadwick Milledgeville Savanna Chadwick Clinton LaGrange Sterling and Miledgeville with dates from Sept 20 to Oct 2. Names include Don Earnest Mrs. Richard Schmidt Donald Greenawalt Bonita Yocom Harold Fredericks N D French Sr Hazel Sack and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Earnest
Lanark
Richard Schmidt
Sabula
Donald Eugene Greenawalt
Bonita Yocom
Milledgeville
Harold Fredericks
Robert Lee Switzer
Thomson
N. D
Blanche Beck
LaGrange
Henry Sweitzer
Henry L. Hartman
Allan Zugschwerdt
Chadwick
Floyd Tripp
Donald Weatherwax
Sterling
Louis Diehl
Arliss Joan Farwell
Morrison residents host visits across family lines
Chadwick briefs note Mr and Mrs Cecil George and Mrs Anna George of Morrison joined Sunday supper with Mr and Mrs Walter Queckboerner. Barbara Ann George of Morrison stayed Thursday to Sunday with her uncle and aunt. Anna George returned home after visiting Morrison and Clinton up to Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil George
Morrison
Anna George
Walter Queckboerner
Barbara Ann George
Ivan Carroll
David
Leonard
Jane Lamb Hospital
Clinton
Visitors recount long summer journey from Argo-Fa to California
Letter from Los Molinos California dated September 11 1941 describes a cross country trip begun July 21 visiting Mitchell Chamberlain and Red Bluff. The writers tour corn palace Black Hills Golden Gate Bridge Shasta Dam Sacramento Valley orchards prune operations and local towns. They plan a fall return via Los Angeles San Diego and possibly El Paso Oklahoma and Argo-Fa with family birthday and a church wedding noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argo-Fa
Iowa
Mitchell
S. Dak
Helen
Marcella
Corn Palace
Chas
Emma
Bertha
Black Hills
Big Horn Mountains
Yellowstone
Kenneth Whitney
Idaho
Rupert
John Hadley
Reno
California
Sacramento Valley
Jones
Dad
David
San Francisco
Sacramento
Lela Carpenter Smedene
San Rafael
Merideth Alleman Mills
Portland
Ore
Red Bluff
Jones’ Ranch
John Brown
Harry Ortt
Fair Ground
Los Angeles
San Diego
Old Mexico
el Paso
Tex
Norman Oklahoma
Nina
Sunday Socials Reach Several Households Across Town
Mrs H L Rawlins of Thomson visited Sunday with Mrs Carrie Atherton. Mr and Mrs Carl Maring spent the afternoon with Mr and Mrs Ed Johnson in Coleta. Mr and Mrs Wm Im el Mrs Joseph Olson and daughters Emily and Joanne with Herman Senneff of Milledgeville visited Mr and Mrs Richard Clarkson at Erie. In the evening Raymond Senneff departed for military service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Rawlins
Thomson
Carrie Atherton
Carl Maring
Ed Johnson
Coleta
Wm. Imel
Joseph Olson
Emily
Joanne
Herman Senneff
Milledgeville
Richard Clarkson
Erie
Raymond Senneff
Army
Centennial observance marks first Ustick school
Plans spark a Centennial program in Whiteside County near Thomson to celebrate the opening of the township's first school. The event on Oct 16 features a marker unveiling, a three part pageant, and performances by pupils from eight rural districts led by Dean H P Rusk of the University of Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ustick Township
Whiteside County
Thomson
Roy Howdaton
K. Smit
Otter Bluff
Amos Short
Pup
H. P. Rusk
College of Agriculture
University of
Crouch
Jesse Johnson
Goff
Spring Valley
Cobb
Robertson
Gridley
Cottonwood
Lanark Man Held in Freeport After Traffic Incident
Teddy Lego, 24, of Lanark, was held in Stephenson county jail at Freeport Saturday awaiting arraignment on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. Freeport police said he was halted by local residents after his car allegedly struck four other machines within one block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teddy Lego
Lanark
Stephenson County
Freeport
Lego
Western themed bridge party hosted by Whitney hosts
Mrs Kenneth Whitney and Miss Delight Swanson entertained sixteen guests at a western themed bridge party in the Whitney home. Decorations favored western life scenes and the tally cards matched the motif. Guests included Mrs K W Senneff Mrs Albert Hartman Mrs Robert Isenberger Mrs Herbert Spearman Mrs Gee Dambman Jr Mrs Carl Kness Mrs L J Gunngey Mrs Ralph Ferris Mrs Riley Temple and several Misses Cecile Williams Edith Hinders Mary Ann Parker Phyllis Sampson Bernice Cambman Rose Naseef Esther Schmaling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Whitney
Miss Delight Swanson
Whitney
K. W. Senneff
Albert Hartman
Robert Isenberger
Herbert Spearman
Mount Carroll Students Attend Various Colleges This Year
Mount Carroll is well represented in colleges and schools of the nation with nearly 30 young men and women continuing their education. Names include Maurine and Frances Roske Betty Rhodes Kermit Hartman Robert Grove Thomas Campbell Russell Miller at the University of Illinois Gaylen Elliott Northern Illinois State Teachers College Dekalb Manderson Miles Beloit College Betty Ashby Betty Keim Brown's Business College Freeport Judy Riteneour Jan Eston Marjorie Robbe Evelyn Asay Suzanne Miles Ferne Kingery Jeanette Hostetter Frances Shimer College Maurice Ritoni Reuben Seitner Milton Kotterman Cecil King Ketty Seitner Coe College Cedar Rapids IA Robert Warnock Douglas Paisley Monmouth College Alice Bro Drake University Des Moines IA Lee Derrer University of Pennsylvania Durand Eaton Knox College Fred Leigh University of Illinois Medical College Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurine
Frances Roske
Betty Rhodes
Kermit Hartman
Robert Grove
Thomas Campbell
Russell Miller
University of Ilinois
Gaylen Elliott
Northern Ilinois State Teachers College
Dekalb
Manderson Miles
Beloit College
Betty Ashby
Betty Keim
Brown's Business College
Freeport
Judy Ritenour
Jan Eston
Marjorie Robbe
Evelyn Asay
Suzanne Miles
Ferne Kingery
Jeanette
Mrs Paul Farley Named President of Fair Haven PTA
Fair Haven parent-teachers association chose officers last week with Mrs Paul Farley as president and Mrs John Doden as vice president. Miss Margrete Doden was secretary and Mrs William Janssen treasurer. Prizes for mixed bouquets in the flower show went to Kathryn Wagner and Mrs William Sehuhardt and Mrs William Janssen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Haven
Parent-Teachers Association
Paul Farley
John Doden
Margrete Doden
William Janssen
Kathryn Wagner
William Sehuhhardt
Blanche Seim Pledged to Cornell Alethean Society
Blanche Seim of Thomson was pledged this week to the Alethean social group at Cornell college in Mt. Vernon Iowa. Pledging on the Mt. Vernon campus is limited to sophomores juniors and seniors. Mr and Mrs Henry Rahn of Milledgeville were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Frank Cheeseman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Seim
Thomson
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Iowa
Cornell
Henry Rahn
Milledgeville
Frank Cheeseman
Plans for Institute Exhibits At Savanna Institute
Officials of the Carrell County Farm Institute meet in Mt. Carroll to draft exhibit plans for the two day institute sessions in Savanna on the 24th and 25th. Household science clubs will manage divisions including candy cakes and cookies jellies canning feed sack garments table decorations spoons bread and rolls and crocheting afghans with other clubs handling related crafts. Complete premium lists for ladies and men and special awards will be announced after finalizing the list. An program for the two day session is planned but not yet complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrell County
Farm Bureau
Mt. Carroll
Savanna
Milledgeville Club
Washington Club
Mery Circle Club
Preston Prairie
Lanark C. C. Circle
Wacker Club
Arro Fa Club
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chas. Bickelhaupt
George Williamson
Canada
Henry Keil
Ruth
Henry Daehler
Fairmont
Neb
Alden’s Cafe
2Nd St
Pride of
George Brent
Martha Scott
Oscar
Gene Autry
Wyoming
Damon Runyon
Mark Brothers
Tony Martin
WEB
Edward G. Robinson
George Raft
Marlene Dietrich
SUN
MON
Joan Crawford
Robert Taylor
Herbert Marshall
Greer Garson
Ronald Colman
Anna Lee
Caroline
Action
Orpheum
Wallaby Jim of the Islands
George Houston
George Tobias
Carroll County
John C. McKenzie
Frank Johnson
Curtis St. Ores
Jeanette Queckboerner
Carol Lee Keckler
Will Rister
Robert Atherton
Nolan Basta
Raymond Hartman
Arla St. Ores
Delbert Emnyre
Lillian Lott
Francis Provant
Betty Miller
Marvin Flynn
Mary Waters
Joan Boening
Gene Fehler
Clarence McGinty
Robert Coon, Jr
LaVonne Holm
Bessie Isenhart
Ralph Ferris
Ralph Allison
Wayne Pummer
Miedgeville
Chadwick Briefs
G. H. Thompson Fulton
Walter Electric Shop
Tri-City
Les Lathrop
Los Molinos
Calif
Foster Stagg
Ripon
Cliff House
Pacific
Golden Gate Bridge
Alcatraz
al Capone
Bay Bridge
Oakland
Berkeley
Capital Building
Shansta Dam
Pit
McCloud
U. S. Bureau of Reclamation
F. D. Roosevelt
Shasta
Sacramento River
Shasta Dam
Thomson, Illinois
Iean Ea
Stewart Warner
TU An A
Letch‘s
Safety Service
S. 2Nd St
Clinton, la
Mount Carroll
Fair Haven Pta
Cornell Society
L. B. Hussey, M. D
Savanna, Ill
Greison Bldg
Main St
Telephone Black 415
ROLLS
LeRoy Randall
3Rd St
Lowa
van Allen
van Allen's
Coats As
Roth
van Allen’s Coats
Fred van Allen
Illinois
van Allen’s
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