Hog sale for Red Cross nets 163 dollars at Yenerich farm
At Benj G Yenerich’s sale a fine Chester White hog brought 50 dollars then 40 dollars to Red Cross with proceeds returned to buyers. Howard Quick, Clifford Luckey, Knapp and Smith helped raise 33 dollars in donations, totaling 163 dollars. The local Red Cross auxiliary will use the money for soldiers' needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benj
Ashton Red Cross
Howard Quick
Mr. Quick
Red Cross
Frank D. Kelsey
Clifford Luckey
Kelley
Messrs. Knapp & Smith
Mary Chastanyy
Telephone Directory Changes Prompt Improved Service
The telephone company enforces stricter directory memorization for frequent numbers due to a help update. The change aims to improve service by ensuring essential numbers are readily accessible.
Kolb and Dill at Pastime Theatre in Five Reel Comedy
Chicago residents pay one dollar for seats to see Kolb and Dill in A Million for Mary at the Pastime Theatre next Monday evening. Also shows a second reel comedy. Bass wood logging camp forms in Yocum tract for Joliet match factory. logs shipped from Ashton. Farm Labor Bureau names L. S. Griffith as county administrator to coordinate farm hands and positions during wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Kolb
Dill
Mary
Lafayette Grove
Yocum
Joliet
Ashton
State Council of Defense Farm Labor Administrator
L. S. Griffith
Amboy
County Farm Labor Administration
Roy C. Bishop
Livingston County
Ill
Illinois
Roll of Honor Names from Army Navy and Ordnance Departments
A list of service members from the Army Navy Marines and related units is presented with ranks including heavy artillery ordnance artiller y aviation coast artillery and various corps. The roster includes Heinrich Wallace Lloyd Thompson Henry Stephan Earl Pierce Raymond Allstedt Edward Roesler Sanford Hutchinson Paul Hurd Forrest Paddock Gale Sanders Dwight Hartzell Urban Hanson Wrae Durston Everett Newcomer Bremmer Hanson George Thomas Roy Hartzell Floyd Davison Paul Gilbert Roland Moore Clinton Billmire William Haenitsch Jacob Scharpf Otto Schade Paul Charters Andrew Scharpf Wesley Attig Floyd Kuyrkendall Charles Sanders George Walters Paul Landner and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heinrich Wallace
Navy
Lloyd Thompson
Henry Stephan
Earl E. Pierce
Marines
Raymond Allstedt
Cavalry
Edward Roesler
Sanford Hutchinson
Paul Hurd
Forrest Paddock
Army
Gale Sanders
Dwight Hartzell
Urban Hanson
Wrae Durston
Everett D. Newcomer
Bremmer Hanson
George E. Thomas
Field Artillery
Roy D. Hartzell
Aviation
Floyd Davison
Hospital Corp
Paul E. Gilbert
Ordnance Dept
Roland M. Moore
Clinton Billmire
William Haenitsch
Ordnance
John E. Foy
Andrew H. Scharpf
Wm. E. Chapman
Coast Artillery
Kaleel Durston
Jacob William Scharpf
War Stamps Meet a Ready Sale in Ashton
War saving stamps drive boosts local sales at the post office where Postmaster Joseph Roesler reports $60 in stamps sold last Wednesday and near $1,000 on Thursday. Fourteen sale points, school savings Societies, and youth participation push toward meeting the year’s quota. War stamps buy equipment for soldiers, from tent pins to helmets, with a focus on thrift and patriotism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Roesler
Ashton
Roesler
Saléy
Saveings
Quiet Military Wedding in Houston Texas
Miss Alice Viola Bates wed J. Sergt. Major Forrest Glenn Paddock in a February ceremony at the First Presbyterian parsonage Houston. The groom is Regimental Sergeant Major at Camp Logan and plans furloughs and visits to Ashton and Illinois as they begin their home life amid postwar plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church Parsonage
Houston
Texas
Alice Viola Bates
W. H. Bates
J. Sergt
Forrest Glenn Padock
Milton J. Paddock
Story School
Camp Logan
Mrs. Paddock
Three More Names Added To The Gazerre Family List
Subscriptions grow with three new members John tadeble EK W Wagner and Charles ardesty. Renewals include William Christian Dysart Iowa Charles W aerotenes Ashton Ill Iain Sadar Jea ses Lake Ashton Ill Philip Breich Ashton III Ralph Ewald Steward Ill John A Wagner Ashton Ill Vogeler Steward Ill Justus Hewert Steward III Charles Kurz Polo Ill John B Crabtree Dixon II Charles W Vaupel Malta Ill Charles Hunter Ashton III Mrs Shottenkirk Ashton III Fred Tilton Ashton III Henry Pfeiffer Ashton III W D Knapp Ashton Ill Dr Wm Petersmeyer Ashton III L H Gerbers Ashton III Rev E W Kuethe Cullom Ill Frank O Lowden Springfield Ill Robert Trigg Rockford Ill John J Wagner Ashton II Mrs Abbie Brewer Ashton III William Evens Elgin Ill Mrs E Wiener Ashton III The Queen Esther Circle of the Methodist Episcopal church entertained at the home of Mr and Mrs Stephen Knapp with brides Mrs Edward Kersten and Mrs Lloyd F Attig honored. Evangelical services announced for Ashton and Reynolds churches. Tax books close March 9 in Ashton Township. Storage sale notice for wagon and contents by Louis Johnson. Farmers busy with March exchanges and neighborly hauling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazerre
John Tadeble
EK. W. Wagner
Charles Ardesty
William Christian
Dysart
Iowa
Charles W. Aerotenes
Ashton
Iain Sadar Jeases Lake
Philip Breich
Ralph Ewald
Steward
John A. Wagner
Vogeler
Justus Hewert
Charles Kurz
Polo
John B. Crabtree
Dixon
Charles W. Vaupel
Malta
Charles Hunter
Shottenkirk
Fred Tilton
Hawthorn
Henry Pfeiffer
W. D. Knapp
Wm. Petersmeyer
Queen Esther
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Stephen Knapp
Roy Wagner
Edward Kersten
Lloyd F. Attig
Yoings of the High School War Saving Notes
High school students join the War Saving Society with six week cycles noted. Thrift stamps totaling ten dollars were bought through treasurer Clifford Schafer. Students will buy stamps Tuesday afternoons during third period. Several staff and visitors are mentioned, including Miss Hobart, Miss Edna Wolf, Miss Ruth Baker, Miss Lola Buck, and George Graham who resumed studies after illness. Junior officers include Alice Gehant president and Mary Meyers vice president. Agricultural tests on seed corn planned. room two displays cited. Local church notices list Sunday services and leaders. Employment ad seeks experienced married farm worker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
A. W. Rosecrans
Franklin Grove
Arthur F. Gehant
Literary Society
Mildred Gilbert
Marie Kaecker
Olive Hutchinson Book Review
Lucile Randall
Carrie Wendel
Loala Quick
Columbia
Frep A. Graham
War Saving Society
Clifford Schafer
Hobart
Edna Wolf
Ruth Baker
Lola Buck
George Graham
Cornell
George
Alice Gehant
Mary Meyers
Paul Moore
Mahlon Hartzell
Y M C A War Work Drive Aimed at Lee County Fund
A YMCA campaign seeks 900 in Lee county to support Home Base war work with Ashton township pledged 40 of which 25 percent goes to Dixon association and the rest to state and foreign efforts. Membership cards offer visiting privileges and women may join as affiliated supporters. Reynolds tax books close March 9 and residents urged to pay taxes. Miss Gertrude Richardson visits Rochelle Tuesday.
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Lee County
United States
Ashton
Dixon Association
Dixon Y
Dixon
Also Mentioned on This Page
B. G. Yenerich
Lee County Man's
Prairie Farmer
F. D. Lahman
Farm Farm Labor Bureau
Council of Defense
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Socialist Party
Peoples Party
A. D
Rapa J. Dean
Presbyterian Church
Bible School
Christian Endeavor
W. H. Mansharptt
Charles Kurth
Lena Kurth
Junior Charles Kurth
Paul W. Charters
Otto W. Schade Albert Dan Smith
Earl H. Palsgrove
August F. Klingebiel
George W. Krehl
Frank Chapman
Carl Marxman
Corporal Wesley J. Attig
Floyd Kuyrkendall
Clarence Paddock
Charles Sanders
George Walters
Paul E. Landner
Henry C. A . Eal Te
Postoffice
Christ Kurth
Charles Tuck Herman Mall
Lewis Wood
Minnie Moon
L. W. Miller
County
Court House
Marshall Farrer
Alice Bates
Rat
Major Forrest Paddock
Ashton Evangelical Church
Reynolds
Woman’s Missionary Society
E. H. Wiener
F. W. Corpe
Ashton Township
L. J. Sindlinger
Henry Oesterheld
Louis Johnson
John Stephan
Yoings
Orion Evens
United Evangelical Notes
Bunday School
Klce Ad Onlin
Florence Burhenn
Bradford
United Evangelical Church
F. W. Lanoner
J. H. Henert
Gertrude Richardson
Rochelle
A. W. Rosecrans & Comp’y
Hain
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