Batavia Churches Plan Wartime Christmas Services and Programs
Batavia seeks wartime Christmas observances as churches schedule special services for Christmas Eve and Day and children programs. Regulars remain, with masses and holy communions across denominations while residents face torn news from war fronts and a white Christmas forecast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia
Christian Church
Immanuel Lutheran Church
First Baptist Church
Bethany Lutheran Church
Calvary Episcopal Church
Mission Covenant Church
McKee Street Methodist Church
First Methodist Church
Holy Cross Catholic Church
The
Herald
Illinois
Hendrick Family to Spend Christmas in West Chicago
Mr and Mrs Richard Hendrick will visit Mr and Mrs Oren Shaw in West Chicago for Christmas. Their son Dick and daughter Donna will attend. Clyde Shaw, their nephew, has arrived on furlough after three years in India and other foreign stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Hendrickson
Donna
Oren Shaw
Chicago
Clyde Shaw
India
Soldier in Batavia questions bond drive enthusiasm
In a Local 189 letter from Garment Workers Union, Army instructor Michael Cannell now in Memphis argues war bond sales lag in the sixth drive. He cites service members surpassing civilian subscriptions and urges widespread civilian support to fund the war effort. He notes 11 million servicemen and warns of complacency amid political sparring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garment Workers Union
Michael Cannell
Memphis, Tenn
Generous response to Gall for books for Navy Hospital
Fox River chapter of the American Red Cross reports strong community support for the Navy hospital at Great Lakes with magazines books and playing cards collected through schools. Junior Red Cross groups will continue collections as batavia high school and local clubs contribute writing boards boards and sewing items while sock and layette projects proceed. Sgt. Herman Shaw, furloughed from Kelly Field Texas, visits his mother and sister in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fox River
American Red Cross
Navy Hospital
Great Lakes
Chapter
Geneva
Batavia High School
Raymond Palm
Joy Morton
Joseph Kelly
Batavia
Frank Roman
St. Charles
M. Schomig
Bethany Lutheran Church
John P. Berg
Mission Covenant Church
Homer Hanlon
City Hall
Wm. Whitney
McKee Street Methodist Church
Ruth Janssen
Wagner School
Eunice Shumway
Phi Sigma Phi Sorority
Dundee High Visits Batavia For Xmas Basketball Night
Dundee high school brings its tough Illinois team to Batavia for a pre Christmas basketball doubleheader at the local gym. Dundee varsity aims to upset Wheaton and St Charles leaders while upriver fresh-soph hope to break a losing streak. Coach Howard Lester emphasizes defense and height gaps as the night draws a big crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dundee High School
Illinois
Batavia
Dundee
Wheaton
St. Charles
Upriver
Howard Lester
Geneva
Sycamore
Batavia Mourns Two War Casualties Christensen and Bodeen
Two Batavia youths Carl E Christensen and Arden Bodeen died in Europe while serving in the infantry. Christensen, a 1942 Batavia High School graduate from 264 West Wilson, and Bodeen, 173 North Van Buren, were both Privates in front line duty. The community also learned Sgt Dennis Arthur Edwards, 20, formerly of Batavia, was killed in Germany. Edwards had been a C B & Q station agent’s son and attended Louise White school before his family moved to Mendota. Arden Bodeen, born in Sycamore on February 8 1924, was a popular Batavia High School graduate who continued studies at State Teachers College DeKalb before enlisting March 1 1943 and serving in England and France with the Third Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia
War Department
Carl E. Christensen
West Wilson St
Arden Bodeen
Mabel Bodeen
North
van Buren St
Batavia High School
Arden
Carlor
Europe
United States
Germany
Dennis Arthur Edwards
William N. Edwards
Mendota
Louise White
France
Sycamore
State Teachers College
DeKalb
Camp Grant
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Aberdeen
William and Mary College
Wil
Liamsburg
England
Third Army
Batavia Moose lodge to host Christmas party for kids
Batavia Lodge No 682 Loyal Order of Moose will host its second annual Christmas party at Batavia High School auditorium Saturday at 2 30 PM. Santa Claus, vaudeville acts, magic tricks, a cartoon film, and gifts await all Batavia children of grade school age with guardians welcome.
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Batavia Lodge No
Loyal Order of Moose
Batavia
Edwin A. Parmann
Moose Lodge
Darwin Cox
Arthur Day
Stanley Walsh
Harold Carlstedt
Edwin Parmann
Bert H. Smith
Frank Peterson
Anthony Benedetto
Richard Robertson
Carl Carlson
George Glasser
Homer Hanlon
Cox
Charles Truse
Aurora
Santa Claus
Capitol Theater
Batavia Moose Lodge
Knights of Columbus Christmas Party Tonight
The Batavia Council Knights of Columbus hosts a Christmas party this evening at the K of C hall. All Holy Cross church children are invited as guests.
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Knights OF Columbus
Batavia
K. of C. Hall
Children of Holy Cross Church
Christmas Seals Finance New Mobile X-Ray Lab
Bruce B. Paddock of the Kane County Tuberculosis Association announces that Christmas Seals will fund a mobile X-ray laboratory in 1945. The program will offer free chest exams to working healthy adults and finance outpatient services, case finding, education, and clinics with 10 300 contributors so far.
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Kane County Tuberculosis Association
Batavia Herald
Bruce B. Paddock
Paddock
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