Perrine seeks re election in Illinois April primaries
George R Perrine of Aurora Republican State Central Committeeman for the 11th District announced his candidacy for re election to the committee He was elected in 1940 and has chaired the finance sub committee Since 1910 he served as Treasurer of the State Committee Ben L Berve praised Perrine as a valuable member and urged voters to re elect him Perrine pledged to support Republican victory in 1944 He is a lawyer banker and civic leader president of Hinckley State Bank and director of Aurora National Bank He heads Aurora Public Health Association and belongs to Elks Moose and Odd Fellows The Lundeens moved from Mallory Avenue to Fort Worth Texas
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George R. Perrine
Aurora
Republican State Central
11Th
State Committee
Ben L. Berve
Republican State Committee
George Perrine
Perrine
11Th Congressional
Illinois
Hinckley State Bank
Aurora National Bank
Aurora Public Health Association
Elks, Moose
Odd Fellows
Lightweights win as Batavia splits with Naperville
The lightweights secured their second conference win by beating Naperville yearlings 35 to 21. The heavyweight and varsity squads struggled, with Batavia losing 35 to 27 as Naperville pulled away in the second half. Meyers led Naperville with 10 points, Dean Johnson had 14 for Batavia. Batavia hosts Geneva and travels to St Charles this weekend.
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Naperville
Batavia
Nape Ee
Meyers
Coach Grove
Dean Johnson
Geneva
St. Charles
City enforces two hour parking limit ordinance
On October 4 the Batavia city council passed a two hour parking limit for downtown streets effective October 18. Police chief Hampton says signs are up and enforcement will start, with fines from 3 to 200 dollars. The restricted areas include Batavia Avenue, Wilson Street, and River Street segments marked with orange signs.
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Walter Hampson
Batavia
Kane County
Illinois
Batavia Avenue
Houston Street
Main Street
Wilson Street
Washington Avenue
River Street
Wilson
Batavia Scouts to Collect Scrap Paper in February Drive
Batavia Boy Scouts, led by Robert V. Thorsen, urge residents to save newspapers and magazines for a February scrap drive. A recent drive yielded over 18 tons, as paper shortages threaten war production.
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Robert V. Thorsen
Batavia
America
Farrell seeks Republican nomination for state senator
Edward J. Farrell of 1049 Garfield Avenue Aurora, head of a plumbing and heating firm, veteran of World War I, announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for state senator from the Fourteenth district Kane and Kendall counties with a primary set for April 11. He chairs the Illinois Board of Examiners for Plumbing and previously served on the Free Employment Service board of advisors.
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Edward J. Farrell
Garfield Avenue
Aurora
Kane
Kendall
Farrell
State Board of Plumbing Examiners
Dwight Green
Louis L. Emerson
Illinois Free Employment Service Board of Advisors
Department of Labor
Springfield
Senate
The
Loyal Order of Moose
War casualty Adolph L Erickson 28 Batavia native dies in Europe
Local residents learn Second Lieutenant Adolph LeRoy Erickson died December 3 in the European theater. Born in Batavia he enlisted in the Army Air Corps and earned his wings at Big Springs Texas. He served on a B 17 crew saluting Batavia in October 1943 and had flown five missions to date according to Stars and Stripes reports. He is survived by his parents sister Violet and brother Harry.
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Adolph Erickson
Blaine Street
Iicat
Adolph LeRoy Erickson
War Department
Adolph L. Erickson
LeRoy
Army Air Corps
Big Springs
Texas
Grand Island
Neb
New York
Nebraska
Batavia
England
Germany
Norway
Viking Lodge
Erickson
Viking
Chicago
Bethany Lutheran Church
Violet
Myron Ory
Naperville
Harry
Francis Alberevsky
Donald Anderson
Pendrill Stenman
Gerald Nelson
Batavia Sets $500 Goal for Infantile Paralysis Drive
Former Representative John F. Petit announces Batavia Township aims for a $500 quota for the National Infantile Paralysis Fund drive ending January 30. A city-wide solicitation committee will be formed and a solicitors list is being prepared.
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John F. Petit
Batavia Township
Petit
Canvass to Begin for Fourth War Loan Drive in Kane County
Kane County launches the fourth war loan drive January 18 with a county goal of 9 887 900 dollars. A concentrated house to house canvass will begin at 6 p m with proclamations from mayors and volunteers including Bruce Paddock Albert Wilkening and others coordinating. Inductees to the U S services from Batavia are listed as Maurice Pittman James Hansford Willard Eckblade Clinton Swick Edward Millett Frederic Thiel Arthur Maloney Lawrence Tierney.
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Civilian Defense Corps
First Methodist Church
Kane County
Treasury Department
Bruce Paddock
Kane
Albert Wilkening
Batavia
Minuteman
Albert J. Wilkening
Harry C. Daniels
F. C. Spence
Gordon Howard
Elgin
Glen C. Simpson
St. Charles
William Willett
Jack Turner
Aurora
U.S
Maurice Charles Pittman
James Alfred Hansford
Willard LaVerne Eckblade
Clinton Merritt Swick
Edward Franklin Millett
Frederic J. Thiel
Arthur Edward Maloney
Lawrence Clifford Tierney
Community Leader Named On Aurora Home Fund Board
A longtime resident active in the American Legion Elks and several fraternal groups serves on the board of directors of the Home Building and Loan Association which has financed hundreds of Aurora homes.
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American Legion, Elks
The
Home Building and Loan Association
Aurora
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Arthur Lundeen
Mallory Avenue
Fort Worth, Tex
Lundeen
Batavia Boy Scouts
Herald Office
Leroy Erickson
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