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August, 1933

Antioch News3 August 1933
Mrs. Maude Savage
Buried at Gurnee
Mrs. Maude Crittenden Savage, 61 years old, who died following a year's illness, was buried last week at the Warren Cemetery at Gurnee. A resident of Antioch township during her girlhood, Mrs. Savage was making her home in Waukegan at the time of her death. She is a sister-in-law of Mrs. Sol La Plant and Mrs. James Atwell and will be remembered in this locality by many friends.

Two representatives each from Hickory, West Warren and Wadsworth Units of Home Bureau met at the home of Mrs. George Bartlett at Wadsworth on Tuesday afternoon to decide the time and place of holding the August Garden Party. It will be held at the home of Mrs. Carl Hughes, Aug. 17th.

About one hundred people attended the Ladies' Aid supper at the church Thursday evening.

Miss May Dodge returned to the McCredie home Saturday after a five weeks' vacation at her home in Peoria. Her sister, Miss Lucy Dodge, came with her for a few weeks' visit with relatives.

Miss Jessie Anne Strang of Waukegan and Harlan Fairchild of Urbana were married at the Episcopal parsonage by Rev. Mr. Ganster last Thursday evening. They will make their home in Chicago.

Mrs. Harper McKee of New York, Mrs. H. D. Hughes of Lynn Haven, Florida, with C. C. Ames of Gurnee spent Thursday at the A. G. Hughes home and attended the Ladies Aid supper.

Rev. Mr. Holden was a guest for dinner at the D. H. Minto home on Sunday.

The Christian Endeavor Society will hold their regular business meeting at the home of Robert Hughes on Friday evening.

Frank Slocum of Kenosha was a Millburn caller Wednesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Edwards of Waukegan, Mrs. George Edwards and Mrs. F. G. Edwards drove to River Forest Tuesday afternoon and called at the E. H. Edwards home.

Mrs. G. E. Martin and Richard spent Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Florence Achen in Kenosha.

Mrs. Jennie Pickles of Hickory spent Tuesday afternoon at the D. B. Webb home.

Antioch News10 August 1933
The Christian Endeavor Society is sponsoring an entertainment at the church Friday evening, Aug. 11, at 8 o'clock standard time. There will be two one-act plays and music, readings and other numbers on the program. Admission 20 cents.

A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Webb on Friday, Aug 4th.

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stiles and Margaret Stiles of Evanston were guests for dinner at the L. S. Bonner home on Sunday. Miss Margaret remained for a week's visit.

Mrs. Mina Gilbert, who has spent the past six weeks with her niece, Miss Annie McCredie, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Horace Culver, this week.

Roy Dawson, Jr., of Sioux City, Ia., is spending the week with his cousin, Lyman Bonner.

Kenneth Denman, Harold Edwards and Russel Fields drove to Urbana on Sunday and took part as a 4-H dairy judging team in the contest on Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. Miller and family of Downers Grove spent Sunday at Clarence Bock's.

Ruth Minto and Alice Bauman drove to Madison, Wis., on Friday. Miss Katherine Minto, who has been attending summer school at the University, returned with them on Saturday.

Watch for the date for the Sunday School picnic which will probably be in the third week of August.

Richard Martin spent Friday evening in Chicago.

Miss Doris Jamison of Chicago spent the week-end at the home of her parents, Dr. and Mrs. H. E. Jamison.

Misses Lucy and May Dodge, and Annie McCredie were guests for dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Bonner on Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Edwards and daughters of Waukegan spent Sunday afternoon at the George Edwards home.

Edwin McBratney of Chicago spent the past week with this grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bock.

Antioch News17 August 1933
There was a well filled house to witness the two home talent plays at the church on Friday evening. In addition to the plays there were both instrumental and vocal numbers by Geraldine Bonner, Kenneth McCord, Willard Gitske of Barrington and Melvin Anderson of DeKalb.

The fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Denman of Gurnee was celebrated at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Denman on Tuesday, Aug. 15, with about sixty relatives present for dinner.

Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Webb and Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bonner who have been married 56 and 54 years respectively won guest tickets to the Genesee Theatre this week. Tickets were awarded to the twenty couples who have been married longest.

Gordon Bock is spending the week with relatives in Chicago.

Mrs. Mina Gilbert of Waukegan is spending a few days with Mrs. Jessie Low.

Mrs. George Edwards, Mrs. Eva Alling and D. B. Webb spent Thursday afternoon at the E. H. Edwards home in River Forest.

The Rev. and Mrs. Everett MacNair of Niagara Falls, New York, while enroute to the World's Fair, spent Friday night at the home of Dr. and Mrs. H. E. Jamison. Mr. MacNair was pastor of Millburn church five years ago and is now pastor of a church at Niagara, N. Y.

Mrs. John Chofe has been ill the past week.

Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Murrie and Mr. and Mrs. William Murrie and sons of Russell spent Sunday afternoon at the W. M. Bonner home.

Mr. and Mrs. William Findlay and son of Evanston, Mrs. George Findlay and granddaughter, Patricia Findlay, of Lake Forest were callers at the George Edwards home Thursday and Friday.

Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Hoffman and Eddie Hoffman spent Sunday afternoon at the Ed Druce home at Third Lake.

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Edwards and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Erwin of Waukegan.

Mr. and Mrs. Warren Edwards and family of Wadsworth and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Simmons of Eagle River were supper guests at the George Edwards home Thursday evening.

Mrs. Ed Groebli, Marvin and Lenore Groebli returned on Tuesday from a week's visit with her mother in Michigan.

Come to the all day bakery, garden and dairy produce sale to be held all day Sat., Aug. 19, at the Oakland School, 1 mi. east of Loon Lake. Cafeteria lunch served at noon. Benefit P. T. A.

Antioch News24 August 1933
White Reports Dry Spell Has
Damaged Feed Crops in Area
Lack of rain has seriously damaged new feed crops according to George White, well-known local farmer, who says that the continual drought has left practically no pasture. A similar dry spell was experienced last year, he recalls.
Complaints of the dry weather are being made by residents in the village as well as by the farmers, for the gardens are reported to be suffering and lawns have been burned brown except where they have been kept green by continual watering.
Wheat was poor this year on local farm. Yields ranged from 5 to 30 bushels to the acre, Mr. White found in his talks with farmers. Fifteen years go, the wheat harvest averaged around 42 bushels to the acre.

Homer White is spending several days at the State Fair at Springfield where he and Kenneth Hills are representing Antioch 4- H Club, as a demonstration team on "Babcock Testing.

Mrs. Albert E. Jack died at her home in Waukegan last Friday, after an illness of several years. She is survived by her husband, three sons and three daughters, Stanley of Waukegan, Elmer of Dyer, Ind., Marshall of Kansas City, Mo., Mary of Waukegan, Mrs. Margaret Collum of Western Springs and Grace of Waukegan, also one sister, Miss Mary Stanley of Antioch. Funeral services were held from White and Tobin's funeral home Monday afternoon with burial in Millburn Cemetery.

Ruth Johnson of Hickory spent Monday and Tuesday with Ruth Johannson.

Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Martin and Richard, Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Slocum drove to Genoa, Ill., Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Slocum expect to move to Genoa next week.

Mr. and Mrs. George White and sons spent Friday at the World's Fair.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Erwin of Waukegan, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Edwards and family of Wadsworth Mr. and Mrs. Bert Edwards and family, Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Edwards and family were guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Edwards Wednesday evening in honor of their cousins, who are visiting here from New York and Indiana.

Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Bonner and family were guests for supper at the Roy Stiles home in Evanston Sunday.

Mrs. J. S. Denman left Tuesday morning for Boulder, Colo., where she will spend several weeks with her sister, Mrs. Carl Newman, who is not well.

Mrs. W. M. Bonner, Mrs. Robert Bonner and Mrs. Gordon Bonner spent Friday afternoon with Mrs. Harold Kelly at Loon Lake.

Doris Jamison of Chicago spent the week-end with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. H. E. Jamison.

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Garby and daughter of Chicago spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Bonner.

The Hickory, West Warren and Wadsworth Units of Home Bureau met at the home of Mrs. Carl Hughes on Thursday afternoon for their second annual garden party. About sixty members and their guests enjoyed the afternoon's program which included two readings by Lucille Doyle of Wadsworth, a trio of two guitars and a violin by Mrs. Emmett Hastings, Mrs. Charles Alcock and Mrs. La Mont Ray of Wadsworth. Esther Dixon and Betty Gripton of the Gurnee 4-H Foods Club gave a demonstration of "Macaroni Salad" which was much appreciated. They will give this demonstration in competition with other 4-H girls at the State Fair at Springfield this week.

Antioch News31 August 1933
FIRE CAUSES $13,000 DAMAGE AT
STEPHENS MILLBURN FARM TODAY
Total Value of Buildings is $45,000;
Four Burn
Fire which broke out in the hayloft of a barn on the Bell Stephens and Sons Millburn Brown Swiss Farm late this morning caused a $13,000 loss to buildings, hay, grain and machinery. Four buildings, the haybarn, the dairy barn, the tool shed and the granary, were destroyed.
Antioch fire volunteers, called shortly before noon, were successful in checking the blaze in time to prevent it from spreading to other buildings on the property which have a total value of $45,000 according to Sam Tarbell, fire official.
Nine hundred bushels of grain which was stored in the granary was saved by keeping water trained on it while the building in which it was housed burned to the ground. Livestock housed in the dairy barn was also saved from damage.
The cause of the fire could not be determined, although men were working in the haybarn at the time the blaze broke out. Workmen were cleaning the building this morning in preparation for whitewashing it when the fire was discovered in the peak of the hayloft. Firemen were occupied in putting out the fire for about three hours from the time they were called.
Gussie L. Hart, associate grand matron of the Order of Eastern Star of Illinois, and Harry X. Cole, associate grand patron, were guests of honor at the advanced officer's night of the Millburn Order of Eastern Star held Tuesday night in the lodge hall.
Officers were Jennie Hook of Millburn, worthy matron; Daniel Cutler, of Millburn, worthy patron; Agnes Dobbin, of Millburn, associate matron; Robert Wilton, Antioch, associate patron; Sophie Calder, North Chicago, secretary; Louise Brown, Wauconda, treasurer; Lillian Nelson, Millburn, conductress; Louise Simons, of Antioch, associate conductress; Howard Stewart, of Waukegan, chaplain; Nina Cutler, of Millburn, marshal; Eva Martin, of Millburn, organist; Belle Hubbell of Libertyville, Adah; Blanche Hollands, of Lake Forest, Ruth; Alice Rushmore of Grayslake, Esther; Ruth Carnahan of Millburn, Martha; Marlon Hook of Millburn, Electa; Thomas Dobbin, of Millburn, warder; Jens Johnson, of Millburn, sentinel; Vida White of Millburn, soloist.

The Parent-Teachers' Association will hold their first meeting of the year at the schoolhouse on Tuesday evening, Sept. 5. Program is being arranged by Mrs. Carl Anderson, Mrs. Clarence Bock and Mrs. W. M. Bonner.

Miss Mary Kerr of Lake Villa called at the home of her sister, Mrs. Alice Spring, Saturday afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Edwards and son, John, with Ruth Edwards of Garfield Park attended the World's Fair Sunday.

The Sunday School picnic was held in Minto's woods on Loon Lake last Wednesday, with about 150 people enjoying the dinner and games and races in the afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Slocum and family moved on Tuesday to their new home at Genoa, Ill. We are sorry to lose the Slocum family, but wish them success in their new home.

George Edward received the news of the death of his sister, Mrs. Ann Turk, of Osceola, Iowa, at the advanced age of 93 years. She is survived by her husband, Edward Turk, four sons and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Robert Jamieson of Detroit, Mich., called on friends here the past week.

Robert Bonner, Jr., returned home Sunday after spending the summer the home of his grandmother, Mrs. George Beaumont, at Kansasville, Wis.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rountree and his daughters of Rochester, Wis., were callers at the W. M. Bonner home Sunday afternoon.

The Rev. Mr. Strang and son of Buffalo, N. Y., spent the week- end at the parsonage. Rev. Mr. Holden and his guests were entertained for dinner at the home of Dr. and Mrs. H. E. Jamison.

Miss Dorothy Ellerton and Miss DuPois, teachers among the Navajo Indians in Ganado, Ariz., spent several days at the Clarence Bock home.

F. G. Edwards and D. B. Webb spent Tuesday at the Earl Edwards home in River Forest.

Miss Ruth Steck and her mother, Mrs. Edward Steck of Wauwatosa, Wis., were luncheon guests of Mrs. Eva Alling on Friday.

Miss Eleanor Lossman of Waukegan spent Thursday and Friday at the Carl Anderson home.

Miss Marian Edwards accompanied the R. C. Finlay family of Gurnee to Danville Saturday where they were called by the serious illness of Mr. Finlay's father.

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gillings of Waukegan called at the D. B. Webb home on Wednesday.

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