Batavia Schools Open September 6 Enroll Sept 1 2
Batavia public schools plan a September 6 opening with new pupil registrations set for September 1 and 2. Kindergarten registration is arranged for September 2, with two full time kindergarten teachers and grade-level enrollment at designated buildings. School hours and age requirements are outlined, emphasizing advance registration to form classes.
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Batavia
J. B. Nelson
Harold Primm
Louis White School
Home Economics
Marguerite Brown
Louise White
Helen Huseby
West Side
Kane County 4-H Clubs to Hold Annual Fair at Geneva
Kane County 4-H clubs plan their annual fair at Geneva Community High School on August 23. Seventeen 18 girls clubs will display booth work in room improvement foods clothing and victory service with booths judged A B or C and large ribbons awarded. Public inspection starts at noon with judges Mrs Gertrude Lewis Mrs Elizabeth Heinicke and Miss Frances Forker.
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Kane County
Geneva Community High School
Gertrude B. Fields
Gertrude Lewis
Hampshire
Elizabeth Heinicke
Elgin
Frances Forker
Geneva
Walter Albright
Dundee
Mabel Phelps
Kaneville
Roy Eliason
Lily Lake
Batavia Soldiers Wounded in Normandy Invasion
Batavia residents report several local soldiers wounded in Europe during the invasion. Private Melvin O. Pahnke, 21, wounded in France on July 14. Robert Buchanan, 19, wounded and hospitalized in England after the Normandy landing. Private John W. Scott, formerly Capital Furniture worker, seriously wounded July 15. Evert Holm, missing a year, confirmed dead July 12 1944 in Italy as a paratrooper with the Sicily invasion.
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Batavia
Europe
Melvin O. Pahnke
A. H. Pahnke
Pahnke
France
Robert Buchanan
Willard Buchanan
West
Chicago
E. H. Wolcott
England
John W. Scott
Capital Furniture Company
Martinsville
Ind
Evert Holm
Italy
Axel Holm
Adjutant General
United States
War Department
Holm
Sicily
Freshmen Orientation Meetings Set for September
All freshmen entering high school this fall are asked to report at 9 a.m. on Saturday September 2 in the assembly room. The meeting will acquaint new students with schedules and high school procedures before the opening of school.
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McWayne School
Main Street
Blaine School
Boy Scouts Collect 28 Tons Waste Paper in Batavia
Saturday Batavia Boy Scouts gathered 28 tons of waste paper from local curbs. The paper was packed into two box cars at the Chicago Northwestern depot and will yield about 500 dollars for local scout activities.
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Boy Scouts of
Batavia
Chicago & Northwestern
Scout Treasuries
J. M. McDonald
Joe McClurg
Ernest Johnson
Harry Pierce
Jack Benson
Chicago
Eddy Paper Company
White Pigeon
Mich
Europe
Pacific
Farm Factory Labor Plan Adjusts Output to Agriculture
Lockheed Aircraft and Dr. Ralph M. Rutledge of the U S Employment Service outline a plan to shift factory production to California s San Fernando Valley for farm labor during slack seasons. Lockheed will hire farm workers when farm jobs are scarce and release them for farm needs when required. Factory officials say plane production can be adjusted to fit agricultural conditions.
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California
San Fernando Valley
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Ralph M. Rutledge
U. S. Employment Service
Lockheed
City Of Batavia Lets Contract For 7000 Street Improvements
Jobless insurance payments in July dropped 21 percent from June and 35 percent from July last year to a new low. Acting Labor Director Robert L Gordon cited total benefits of 600 195 to 10 254 claimants and noted wartime beneficiaries losing longer duration due to better opportunities. Chicago accounted for 26 percent of state unemployment, with 27 percent of payments. Unemployment eligibility requires 225 earned in 1943 and UI Service registration. Ann Shephard, formerly at Mary Kay shop, joins Mrs Mary Hill who bought the Mary Kay beauty parlor. the Kays left for Florida.
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Robert L. Gordon
Chicago
Gordon
United States Employment Service
Ann Shephard
Mary Kay
Mary Hill
Kays
Florida
Army and Navy Baseball Game Ends In Contested Victory
Umpire Walter Hanson declared Army the winner 1 to 0 after a tense seven innings at Garsson park amid fan criticism of calls. Navy pitcher Jerry Wagner and Army hitter Ernest Nelson featured in a game marked by tension, food, and lingering disputes among Legion fans.
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American Legion
Garsson Park
Batavia
John H. Sanders
Walter Hanson
Hanson
Herald
Navy
Army
Jerry” Wagner
Robins
Carl Redberg
Ernest Nelson
Harry Duffy
Erney
Nelson
Legionnaires
Legion
Addition to West Side Cemetery to Be Laid Out with Streets
Batavia voters approved an expansion to the West Batavia cemetery. The project includes three road improvement contracts totaling 7 106.49 dollars and a 2 440.20 dollar cemetery addition south of the existing grounds. The work funds derive from city current funds and state gasoline tax and pave several arterial and non arterial streets with gravel roadways and asphalt surface.
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West Side Cemetery
Burnidge Brothers
Elgin
Illinois
Prairie Street
Madison Street
College Street
Church Street
Elizabeth Street
Franklin Street
Forest Avenue
Chestnut Street
Pine Street
Jackson Street
Harrison Street
Morton Street
Walnut Street
Houston Street
Water Street
Gore Street
van Buren Street
Lake Street
Batavia
West Batavia
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Board of Education
Kane CO
Normandy
BOY Scouts
WAR Production Board
W. Jackson
Chicago 6
Morton St. Batavia, Illinois
McDonald
Cordially
Ss. J. Sutton
P. S
City of
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