Quiet Labor Day Observance Planned in Batavia
No community celebration is planned for Labor Day in Batavia, with nearby towns offering events such as the St. Charles Festival. In Aurora the annual Labor Day picnic at Phillips Park is sponsored by local unions, while schools reopen September 6 and teachers return over the weekend. Kane County offers forest preserves like Fabyan between Batavia and Geneva with river views, Dutch mill and gardens. fishing on Fox River improves as evenings grow cooler.
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St. Charles
Aurora
Phillips Park
Kane County
Fabyan
Batavia
Geneva
Fox River
Illinois
Holstein breeders to hold open house Sunday afternoon
Farmers across Lake McHenry Boone DeKalb Kane Cook and DuPage counties will tour the Northern Illinois Holstein Breeding Association barns on Route 72 east of Dundee Il Sunday August 27. Prof C S Rhode and E M Clark will speak and trophies will be awarded to 4 H members for top animals bred by the association. Kane County Rural Youth will run a refreshment stand during the event.
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Lake
McHenry
Boone
DeKalb
Kane
Cook
DuPage
Northern Illinois Holstein Ceding Association
Associan
Route 72
Dundee
C. S. Rhode
E. M. Clark
National Holstein Breeding Association
Kane County
Batavia Schools Add Numerous New Teachers for Fall
Batavia announces a large incoming staff as the new school year opens September 6. First grade welcomes Miss Leota Capps from Western Illinois State Teachers College with 12 years in primary teaching. Second grade adds Mrs. Eldora Hoover from Northern Illinois State Teachers College via Downers Grove Puffer School, with several years in primary education. L. Dale Winter named principal and math teacher, bringing coaching experience and a McKendree College background. Jane Hayes returns to teach fourth grade. Jessica Smith from Geneva joins fifth grade with a 10 year teaching record. Sixth grade hires Mrs. Mildred Kissel of Aurora, trained at Northern Illinois State Teachers College, six years rural teaching. Junior high English and literature picks up Miss Mabel Hough, AB from Augustana, 13 years of rural and city teaching. Lucille Wilson joins junior high math with BE in mathematics and 12 weeks student teaching. Carolyn Klug handles junior high general science, AB from Wheaton College with 15 years teaching. Martha Helander to lead junior high English and literature, BA from Augustana, 1948. High School athletic coach and general science goes to Howard Lester, ISNU graduate, with 10 years of success.
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Puffer
Downers Grove
L. Dale Winter
McKendree College
Lebanon, Ill
Jane Hayes
States
Jessica Smith
Geneva
Mildred Kissel
Aurora
Kissel
Northern Illinois State Teachers College
Mabel Hough
Hough
Augustana College
Lucille Wilson
Wilson
Martha Helander
Helander
Howard Lester
Illinois State Normal University of Normal
Ill
Batavia
Batavian traces to Lt Col James P Davis in France
Batavian Lt Col James P Davis of Winslow Washington, executive officer of an infantry outfit, led a rush through France with five American deaths, dozens of enemy killed, and 50 Germans taken prisoner. Davis, a Batavia High School graduate and Northwestern alumnus, earlier taught and trained troops before returning to active service.
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Col. Davis
Batavia High School
Northwestern University
Northwestern Military Academy
Lake Geneva
Wis
Hotel Baker dining service closes due to help shortage
War manpower shortage hits St. Charles as Hotel Baker announces the dining room and Coffee Shop will close effective today. Difficulty in securing competent waiters and kitchen staff led to the decision, though the Baker’s popularity remains noted. services may resume once shortages ease.
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St. Charles
Fox Valley
Teachers Named For Sioux City High School Staff
Mrs Louise Duncan will teach sophomore English with six years of experience including four in high school English and dramatics. Miss Avis Johnson will supervise girls physical education and history with cadet teaching and camp counseling background. Miss Mildred Christensen will handle Spanish and English with 11 years teaching and graduate work in Spanish. Mathematics teacher and assistant coach positions remain open.
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Louise Duncan
Duncan
University of Illinois
Northwestern University
Avis Johnson
Miss Johnson
North Central College
Naperville
Mildred Christensen
Freemont
Neb
Maryville State Teachers College
Maryville
University of New Mexico
University of Wyoming
Post-War Plans For Mooseheart Made At Milwaukee Convention
Vance G. Lawrence marks twenty-fifth year in the U S Navy on September 4. His long career began when he enlisted in 1919 with Joseph Hermes and Otho Hambel in Chicago, trained at Great Lakes, and served aboard USS Mississippi and later USS Pennsylvania and USS Concord. He saw combat era duty, including Honolulu during WWII, and was commissioned chief boatswain in 1944. He recalls football teammates and wartime colleagues, credits a East Side school teacher Miss White for his stick-to-it-iveness, and notes three brothers also served in the Navy or Army.
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Vance G. Lawrence
U. S. Navy
Vance
Joseph Hermes
Otho Hambel
Chicago
Navy
Great Lakes
U.S. S. Mississippi
Mississippi
Long Beach
Calif
U. S. S. Pennsylvania
U. S. S. Concord
Honolulu
United States
Japan
U. S. S. Mississippi
Pacific
Gilmore
Wasp
Wendell Willke
Naval Academy
East Side
Miss White
Robert
Leo
Furnas Electric to Hold Annual Company Picnic
Officers and employees of Furnas Electric will hold their annual company picnic at Pottawatomie Park, St. Charles, on Saturday. An afternoon program of events will be run, followed by a dinner served by Furnas management.
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Furnas Electric Company
Pottawatomie Park
St. Charles
Furnas Management
Moose Convention votes postwar funds for two Moosehomes
Delegates at the Loyal Order of Moose convention in Milwaukee approve a postwar construction program totaling 2 million dollars for Mooseheart in Batavia and Moosehaven Florida. Plans include enlarging Mooseheart and adding a visitors hotel on the Fox River, with most funds likely directed to Mooseheart.
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Moose Lodges
Milwaukee
Loyal Order of Moose
Fox Valley
Moose Fraternity
Moose Child
Mooseheart
Fox River
United States
Thomas R. Marshall
Indiana
Moose
Recreation Mentors Dive Swim Program at Quarry
A large crowd gathered at Batavia Quarry park pool Thursday evening to watch a demonstration of Batavia summer recreation swimming. Russell Ahearn of Elgin directed the program funded by the Batavia Recreation Council, teaching about 200 Batavia children in diving and swimming techniques.
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Batavia Quarry Park Pool
Batavia
Batavia Recreation Council
Russell Ahearn
Elgin
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Louise White School
Batavian
France
Hotel Baker
Supreme Lodge
Child City
Moosehaven
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