Snowball community news from July 17 1942
Hoping for a strong year as farmers face labor shortages affecting the Food Victory program. A farmer struggles to hire help, risking surplus stock and demanding long days to complete tasks. New baby in the community, travel notes, and local updates on whooping cough exposures and nursing training. Effie Van Sickle visits, Florence Kyle continues nurse training in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Campell
Effie van Sickle
West Chester
Steve Crawford
Florence Kyle
Burlington
Chicago
District News Roundup From Mrs Crayne Area
District No 4 notes weekend visits and social calls. Mr and Mrs Joe McGraw returned from a Texas trip to Brownville to see their son Lieut Le Roy McGraw. The Grinnell and Burlington visitors gathered at local homes this week with several families hosting and visiting relatives in Illinois. Bernard Blaine plans weekend visit from Kansas City to John Wheelan home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mac King
Bill Crayne
Joe McGraw
Brownville
Texas
Lieut
LeRoy McGraw
Harlen Dare
Grinnell
Floyd Walker
Burlington
George Dare
Bernard Blaine
Kansas City
John Wheelan
Local Army Move Ties Haroldtephens to Camp Jos F Robinson
Weeks Haroldtephens is now stationed at Camp Joseph T. Robinson in Little Rock Arkansas. Mrs Lyman Evans and daughter and Lorna Hendrickson of Fairfield visited Monday with Mr and Mrs George Dare and family. The group also met Mr and Mrs John Wheelan Roberta and others at nearby homes. Mr Kitzman left Thursday for the army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Mayer
Harry McConnell
George Masson
Boyd Stephens
Dallas Kitzman
Joe Mehaw
Edwin Dare
George Dare
Marvin Warnock
Harold
Charles McConnell
Illinois
Fairfield
John Wheelan
Roberta
Bernard Blaine
Lee c
John Warnock
Frank Kephart
James Brooks
Bill Crayne
Eddie
Mr. Kitzman
The
Army
Newly Weds Honored At Neighborhood Party
Friends and neighbors gathered at the Jake Sommer home July 21 to honor Mr. and Mrs. Everette Sommers who recently married. Attendees included Elmer McArtor Harold Littrell Joe Rich P J Graber Irene Sommers Margaret Schmitt Lissa Armacost and Harold White. Guests enjoyed ice cream cookies and games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Sunset
Jake Sommer
Everette Sommers
Elmer McArtor
Harold Littrell
Joe Rich
P. J. Graber
Irene Sommers
Margaret Schmitt
Lissa Armacost
Harold White
Music by Electricity Novachord Invented by Laurens Hammond
The novachord is an electrical musical instrument with a 72-note keyboard resembling a spinet. It produces tones entirely by circuits of 163 vacuum tubes and is controlled by simple front-panel settings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurens Hammond
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