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June, 1930

Antioch News5 June 1930
Miss Katherine Minto, who has finished her year's work as teacher at Davis, Ill., returned to her home Sunday. She was accompanied by Miss Esther Dohlmer of Freeport, and Miss Fern Meinert of Davis, and Melvin Pieper of Davis, who spent the day at the D. H. Minto home.

Children's day services, with a short playlet, "At the Cross Roads" will be held at Millburn church at 10 o'clock on Sunday, June 8.

Mrs. Earl Edwards with her daughter, Mrs. John Dickey and son of River Forest visited with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Webb over the week-end.

Mrs. Mabel Adams Pessinc and children, Chicago, spent several days with her uncle's family, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Martin.

Mrs. W. B. Stewart, Waukegan, spent Memorial Day at the J. H. Bonner home.

Miss Doris Jamison, Milwaukee Downer college, with her roommate, Miss Morrison spent Friday at the Dr. Jamison home. Miss Jamison spent Saturday and Sunday with Miss Morrison at her home in Evanston.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bonner and sons spent Sunday with Mrs. Bonner's parents at Kansasville, Wis.

Mrs. Wm. McCarthy spent several days with her brother, Lee Stevens, Richland Center, Wis.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Millard, Chicago, attended church services here Sunday and were entertained at the home of J. S. Denman. Mr. Millard is a son of Rev. N. A. Millard, who was pastor of Millburn church from 1887 to 1890.

Mr. and Mrs. Earl Slocum, Waukegan, spent Memorial Day with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. L .J. Slocum.

Misses Vinnie Jamison, Berwyn, Ill., and Alice Jamison, Racine, Wis., spent Friday with Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Bonner and attended the Memorial exercises at the cemetery.

The regular meeting of the Ladies' Aid has been postponed until June 12, when there will be a display of quilts in the church parlor, followed by supper at five o'clock. Anyone having quilts, either old or modern, are asked to bring them. For further information inquire of the committee, Mrs. A. H. Pierstorff, Miss Vivien Bonner, Mrs. Emmett King and Mrs. L. J. Slocum.

Antioch News12 June 1930
The Children's day services at the church on June 8, were enjoyed by everyone. The play, "At the Crossroad" which was a practical demonstration of student summer service, was well given. Every year the Sunday school presents Bibles to each child of regular attendance, who has passed the seventh birthday. Those receiving them this year were: Laura Denman, Phyllis Hughes, Lloyd Miller, Clarice Minto, Ruth Pierstorff, Howard Slocum and Frances Swensen. Three babies were baptized, Lyman and Lynn Miller and Donald Denman.

The New-Bean-Mill-Hicks 4-H club held their second meeting June 2, at the home of Mrs. W. A. Bonner. There are 13 members and all were present. After the business meeting Ruth Wells gave a talk on "The Necessity of Clean Underwear." The rest of the afternoon was spent darning and patching. Helen Bauman, reporter.

Miss Grace Holdridge, Waukegan, visited her cousins at Lewis Bauman's this week.

Mrs. Jessie Low, accompanied by her niece's family, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Mayer and daughter of Chicago, left Friday for Toronto, Canada, where they will visit their niece and cousin.

Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Denman of Gurnee, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Denman and sons of Waukegan attended the Children's day service Sunday and were entertained at the Edwin Denman home for dinner.

Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Jones of Gurnee were entertained at the L. S. Bonner home Tuesday.

Mrs. Dorothy Brown and little son, who have been housekeeper at the S. L. LeVoy home for several months, left Sunday for her home at Manhattan, Ill.

The Christian Endeavor business meeting for June was held at the home of Homer and Ward Edwards Friday evening with a large attendance.

John Eichinger, who was painfully injured two weeks ago while starting his pumping engine, is still seriously ill.

Antioch News19 June 1930
Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Minto and children motored to Beloit, Wis., Monday and attended the commencement exercises of the college, where their daughter, Ruth, graduated with honors in a class of sixty-four. Mr. and Mrs. Pierstorff and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Denman, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Denman, Mrs. W. A. Bonner and Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Bonner and daughters also attended the exercises.

Six young people, Alice and Bernice Bauman, Ruth Edwards, Ethel McGuire, Kenneth Denman and Richard Martin, from Christian Endeavor society, left Wednesday for Sawyer, Michigan, where they will attend the Tower Hill summer conference for one week.

Mrs. George Gerrity of Mukwonago, Wis., spent several days at the John Eichinger home recently.

The quilt display sponsored by the June committee of the Ladies' Aid last Thursday was a great success. Over seventy quilts, old and modern, were shown. A short program was given and supper was served to about 100.

Mrs. Thomas Anderson and Mrs. W. B. Stewart of Waukegan spent Thursday with Mrs. E. A. Martin and attended the Ladies' Aid meeting.

The alumni of Millburn school with Miss Madalyn Sheehan enjoyed a day's outing last Thursday, with a picnic dinner at Lake Forest and a theatre party in Waukegan.

Mrs. Dalrymple, Lake Villa, spent the past week with Mrs. H. E. Jamison.

Mrs. Eva Ahling spent the past week in Chicago.

Antioch News26 June 1930
FUTURE FARMERS' OFFICIAL PAPER TO BE EDITED HERE
State Association Selects
Kenneth Denman Editor-in-Chief
Kenneth Denman, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Denman of Millburn, was elected editor of the official publication of the Illinois Association of Future Farmers of America at the second annual convention held at the University of Illinois last week. His duties will be to publish each month the official organ of the association, that will be sent to all high schools teaching agriculture in Illinois.
Robert Hughes One of 12 Vice-Pres.
Robert Hughes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hughes, was chosen vice- president and will have the complete charge of the supervision of all Future Farmer activities in Northeastern Illinois for the next year.
Local Future Farmers Advanced
Thirty-two boys received the State Farmers Degree in Illinois. Four of these boys were from Antioch. They are Robert Hughes, Kenneth Denman, Ward Edwards, and Harold Kennedy. The Antioch boys were the only four boys from the Northeastern section of the state to attain the third degree. High scholarship, outstanding home project work, and leadership qualities are some of the requirements necessary to attain this degree.
Antioch to Have American Farmer
Homer Edwards, last year State Farmer and retiring state president, was recommended to receive the American Farmer Degree at Kansas City next November at the National Future Farmer's convention. He is one of four in Illinois to be so recommended.
Local Boys Appear on Program
The Lake County Future Farmers' Glee club consisting of boys from Antioch, Gurnee, and Lake Zurich appeared on the program Friday evening at the State convention.

Twenty members of the Millburn church attended the sixty- second June meeting of Congregational churches held at Ivanhoe Tuesday.

The adult Bible class will give an ice cream social at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Bonner Wednesday evening.

The New-Bean-Mill-Hicks held their third meeting on Wednesday, June 18, with twelve members present and their leaders, Mrs. Emmett King and Mrs. W. A. Bonner. Helen Bauman gave a report on "Standard Cleanliness" and Verne Denman spoke on "Care of Hair and Finger Nails."

Mrs. John Smith, of Chicago, with her two children are spending the summer at the home of her mother, Mrs. Thos. McCann, near Millburn.

Miss Mary McCann left Monday for Milwaukee, where she will take a six-weeks summer course at the Normal there.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Erwin, Waukegan, were callers Sunday at the George Edwards home.

Mrs. Earl Edwards, son Marc, and daughter, Mrs. John Dickey, and son are visiting at the D. B. Webb home.

Miss Helen Bauman spent several days recently with her cousin, Dorothy Larsen, in Waukegan.

Rev. Ralph Harris, Mrs. Sheldon A. Harris, and Mrs. George W. Dodge of Oak Park called on old friends here Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. George Beaumont and son spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bonner.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bonner attended the funeral of the latter's cousin, Albert Ludman, at Rochester, Wisconsin.

Mrs. Peter Strang, Waukegan, is visiting at the Walter Lucas home.

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