Local Birthday List by Date in Chadwick and Milledgeville
A dated community birthday column lists residents celebrating on October 1 to October 7 across Chadwick Milledgeville Lanark Thomson Argo Morrison Albany Coleta and Los Angeles, naming individuals including Henry Sweitzer Lilian Wagner Beatrice Tripp Arletta Hartman and others in a period style notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Sweitzer
Lanark
Allen Zugschwerdt
Chadwick
Floyd Tripp
Lilian Wagner
Donald Weatherwax
Milledgeville
Blanche Beck
LaGrange
Henry L. Hartman
Thorson
Beatrice Tripp
Thomson
Alvin Queekhoerner
Bruce Greharing
Galesburg
Tone Robison
Esther Anglese
Albany
Robert Bushman
Grace Hartman
Arletta Hartman
Lyle Williams
Edna Merkle
Los Angeles
Calif
World of Tomorrow Preview at 1939 World's Fair
October events cover the Midwest Poultry Exposition at International Amphitheatre Chicago Stock Yards and the 200 foot globe Perisphere at the fair. An escalator 65 feet long will ferry attendees to the interior as a rotating platform for 1500 people offers a glimpse of The World of Tomorrow, showcasing progress in art science and industry by fair designers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Amphitheatre
Chicago Stock Yards
Milledgeville Community Day praised. Cate tribute noted
The Review pays a final tribute to H A Cate of Thomson describing his community work and sorrow of his death. Milledgeville’s Community Day is hailed as the best yet with a grand parade and lively entertainment. The issue notes a temporary paper-shipment delay and recalls old shop pranks and local anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Cate
Thomson
Milledgeville
Mt Carroll business news and local ventures
Harry Kipnis, a noted Mt Carroll livestock dealer, has spent days in Montana buying stock for local sale and runs biweekly sales with strong demand. The courthouse exterior has been redecorated and work continues on the annex. Local merchants back a garment factory, with Polo already underway and Mt Carroll delegates visiting including Glendon V. Weir and George Graham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Kipnis
Montana
Harry
Court House
Mt. Carroll
Polo
Glendon V. Weir
George Graham
Guy Bradbury
Owen P. Miles
Fred C. Leigh
W. W. Hartman
Norman Smith
Floyd Albert
George Gibbs
Henry Raish, Sr
Harold Eaton
Ben L.smith
Kurt Schmidt
Lions and trains dominate Savanna week in 20th century items
More than 100 Lions club members gathered for a Western Winners region meeting with John Grandy catering a six o'clock red snapper dinner. Dr C Turner was installed deputy district governor. Burlington’s Blackhawk train time cut by two hours with new schedule in effect. Savanna departure at 5 10 a m with Chicago arrival only 20 minutes later. no stops between Savanna and Aurora. City sidewalk work resumed with five men and foreman under Springfield orders. Mrs Russel Eaton burned in steam cooker accident. Funeral services for Hot-Cate in York township drew large attendance and Taps observed. Community state leadership changes noted. local tradesmen and social groups mentioned along with pipe smoker anecdotes and multiple local events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanna
Lions Club
Lions Clubs
Wiiners Regio
John Grandy
C. Turner
Burlington
Blackhawk
Minneapolis
Chicago
Aurora
WEA
Springfield
Russel Eaton
Thomson
York Township
Taps
Fred Smith
Marshall Strubb
Stacey Potter
Cub
Cubs
Roy Barrett
Holland
Toby
Fulton
Clinton
Erve Martindale
Anne Sheridan
Melon Day
Garrett Bollous
Hickey Bros
Davenport
Tri-Cities
Tediterranean Sea
Honest Trade Reflections On Honor And Greed
A reflective piece musing on honesty versus greed in society. The narrator recounts horse trading memories, the missteps of naive honesty, and the costly lesson that honesty does not always pay. Mentions diplomacy, government policy, and the shift toward self interest in modern trade.
Wade's Wide-Cracks and Gossips in a Quirky Column
A humor column riffs on gossip, manners, and changing times with quips about trains, reading habits, and reminders to stay hopeful. It weaves playful jabs at neighbors, literature, and public life, ending with a pun on undergarment jokes and a sly poke at writers’ views on weight.
Public Sale Auctions and Local Humorous Anecdotes
A collage of sale notices at Sterling and Lanark trades featuring live stock auctions for horses cattle hogs and sheep with start times 10 30 a m and 11 30 a m plus upcoming Poland China boat and sow sale at Lanark and a Du Tec sale at Chadwick Ill. A humor piece recalls a widow and St Peter debating last words of a deceased husband named Joe Smith. A local college student’s research summary is shared from a university lab column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rastus
Sterling Sales
Sterl
George
Harry Kipnis
Mr. Carroll
J. A. Shaner
Lanark
Poland
Joe
Hus
St. Peter
Joe Smith
N. D. French
Annie Sheridan
Mary
Thomson
Peter
Public Auction On Main Street In Thomsoon Saturday
Cook announces a public auction to be held Saturday October 2 starting at 1 pm on Main Street in Thomsoon west of the Steele building. The sale features a truck load of freight and bankrupt merchandise from a liquidation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook
Main Street
Thomsoon
Steele ‘Building
Model of 1939 Fair Showcased in Empire State Building
A large scale model of the New York World's fair site at 1939 previews sits near the Empire State Building Fifth Avenue and 34th Street. Model makers track daily progress from trench digging to tree planting, each miniature showing work already done. A nearby model displays the fair’s vintage appearance before engineers redesigned the layout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avery
Empire State Building
Fifth Avenue
34Th Street
Fragmented description of a dangerous material details
The text describes a chemical compound with metallic properties, a strong affinity for gold and silver, and the ability to absorb materials and turn green near certain elements. It mentions instability and the potential to become highly explosive in the wrong hands, with references to physical probes and unfamiliar terms.
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Thomson Review
Doc Saunders
Village Echo
Thomson Broadax
Foster L
Stagg
H. G. Stagg
Harriett Smith
Kenneth Whitney
Thomson, Iinois, Uander
Illinois
Carroll County
Iseors
Bank of Milledgeville
Hansen's Corners
Chadwick Joihing
Carrotl County
Gorrell County
Bessie Isenhart
Wayne Plummer
Ralph Allison
Orve Crcutt
Gerald Smith
Argo
Pearl Larkey
Morrison
Sylvester McWorthy, Jr
Edwin Smith
Emile Bastabroucks
Jerry Sikkema
Duane Smith
Minnie Turnbaugh
Harve Frederick
Coleta
Paul Barthel
Henry Daehler
W- C. Scribner
Russell Strohecker
Jim
Mutt Shultz
Chadwick Review
Mutt
Matt
Mrs
Milroy
Milroy Cafe
WLS
Carroll
Bettter
Squires Corner
Ormona
M. W. Pittmann
Ethel Blythe
Jewell
Janet Hawkins
Dick St. Clair
John Tripp
Andrew Miller
John
Dee
Sharpe
Idee
T Td Jon
Wade
Kenneth Schneider
Ill
Lewis Motor CO
Thomson, Illinois
Hag
Jauires
Wyland
John L. Brea
Illi
Lawrence A
Savanna, National Bank
Tel. Black
NOTIC
Kipnis
Galena Street
MT. Carrol
North Dakota
Wones
MT. Carroll Sales
Mer
Roy Fritz
Gler Teeter
Owen Fe
China Boar & Son
Lanark, Illinois
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