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Newspaper

Batavia Herald

Location

Batavia, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Feb 11, 1944

Page

2

Kane County Republican League to Meet at Odd Fellows Hall

The Kane County John Ericsson Republican League holds its annual meeting in Batavia at the Odd Fellows hall on Thursday evening February 22 with Dr Gifford A Johnson as president. Delegates from county leagues will attend and the event includes related civic notices.

Kane County John Ericsson Republican League Odd Fellows Hall Gifford A. Johnson Paul H. Martin Batavia C. J. Ekman National Committee

Community hospital to issue bonds for new building

The Community hospital completed arrangements to issue 20 year bonds to fund the proposed new hospital building. Bonds bear 5 percent interest payable semi annually.

The Community Hospital

Death of Robert Math ews and local notices in Batavia area

A week of local events includes the death of Robert Mathews from pneumonia in Batavia on January 30 at his Laurel Street home. A. J. Plapp is arrested in a fire investigation. Go to School Week is observed by Batavia schools. Martha J. Fahey performs at the Lyric Theatre. Contractors Marckhoff Brothers move equipment back to Elgin after completing masonry on the new high school. A snowfall of about 10 inches hits the area. Irwin Frederick Thomle is born to Mr. and Mrs. Thomle. Mrs. Mabel McDermott hosts Appleton company girls at her parents’ home.

Bh. M. Nierman Batavia Oscar Nelson Frank Peck Geneva State Street Geneva Republican Syndicate of Wheaton J. M. Eberman John van Nortwick Warren Lincoln Florist North Lake Street Lena Byron Shoop Lincoln Minnie Koepke Danco Batavia Chevrolet Laura Paddock Bruce B. Paddock Community Hospital Oscar Benson South Batavia Avenue Julia Liedberg Jarvis Chicago Park Street Batavia High School Charles H. Clark Charleston W. Va West Batavia Burnett and Johnson Floyd Charles Johnson John Johnson Houston Street H. C. Storm Maurice Hindus Fellowship Hour Congregational Church Gordon Johnson Harrison Street Sternberg Madeline Moon Jacksonville Florida Marion Gretel St. Charles Robert Mathews Laurel Street Menta Sturgeson Brooklyn N. Y G.A.R. Hall Christ Satan Everbody A. J. Plapp Hinckley Kankakee Sup T. H. A. Bone Martha J. Fahey Mutual Amusement Company Lyric Theatre Marckhoff Samuel Thomle Irwin Frederick Thomle Mabel McDermott Appleton Company

Scholes Couple on Main Street Featured Couple

Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Scholes reside on Main Street in the latest social note.

Batavia News Roundup from January Meeting to Postwar Plans

A Batavia weekly notes a January 26 meeting of the Swedish Republican club at 85 W Wilson Street. Arson suspect James Quintavin faced preliminary hearings but was discharged for lack of evidence. Earthquakes jolted Ravenswood and Evanston with visible street cracks. Other items cover local club meetings, a paralysis case, a school music recital, cold weather impacts, sleigh outings, European travel notes, Batavia band plans, and a wedding announcement. Also reports a postwar shopping forecast highlighting autos as a top purchase and upcoming changes in license plate rules for 1944.

Jatavia W. Wilson Street James Quintavin George Hiley Ravenswood Evanston Kane County Federation of Woman's Clubs Batavia J. P. Prindle Congregational Church H. H. Grimes Washington Avenue Willis Charles Grimes

50 Years Ago This Week Brilliance Glows In Year-Old Echoes

A fragment from an early 1970s page recalls a remarkable achievement described as one of the most brilliant wed events of the era, highlighting lasting impact and historical significance.

Rubber import cuts spark Swiss rubber plant push

Plates of steel or plastic and wind shield stickers are noted in a nationwide survey by the Chicago Motor Club. Reports indicate Swiss rubber may become as famous as Swiss cheese as rubber producing plants are cultivated in Switzerland to offset sharply reduced natural rubber imports.

Chicago Motor Club Switzerland

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George Bradley Minot North Dakota Bradley George Guy Batavia Lodge of Moose National Bowling Congress Peoria P.T. A Arnold P. Benson Calvary Church Eie Pals Frithiof Nelson Rockford Emma M. Hobler Peter Hobler East Side H. and H. Club Bishop Aurora Associated Press Thomas Burton Edward Burton America Ness Ing Glenn S. Crane Crane Funeral Home Thomas J. Hoban A.J. Yates A.R. Larson Aneral Manager Alph J. Beckler Kane County Title Company Abstracts of Title Third St Geneva, Illinois HOPE Orr Norman FE. Johnson River Hills Memorial Park the Beautiful East River Drive Arthur H. Anderson Jefferson Street Aes Ansgar L. Carlson Agency N. Washington St Andrew Anderson S. Batavia Ave Laundry August J. Mier Cleveland Ave Geo. B. Howarth N. River St
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