Batavia's Memorial Parade and Week of Festivities
Ten years ago Batavia marked its largest Memorial parade marching via East Batavia cemetery for Legion services at the grave. The week opened with 96 graduates the largest Batavia High School class, while officers announced council and scout events including Camp Rotary McQueen training and an 11th District American Legion convention at Downers Grove.
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Batavia
East Batavia
John Norris Hall
Nelson Lake Cardinals
American Legion
Downers Grove
Rotary-McQueen
Shabbona Council
August J. Mier
Gustafson
Jack
Batavia High Confers 45 Graduates in June Ceremony
Twenty years ago this week Batavia High School prepared 45 seniors for graduation on June 4 with baccalaureate services Sunday at the high school. Memorial day speaker Rev. Joseph P. Clare of Aurora spoke on the East Side school grounds tomorrow.
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Batavia High School
Joseph P. Clare
Aurora
East Side
Tilden Brown
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Brown
Union Carbide Co
Burns M. Franklin
J. A. Peel
Highland Park
Board of Education
Batavia
Harry E. Knecht
Carlson
Morton Street
Mary Burton
Principia College
St. Bowes
Sven Hubbard
Anna Graham
Teachers College
DeKalb
Willis D. Hyde
Fannie L. Pinkham
Memorial Day services draw large crowd at East Batavia Cemetery
Thirty years ago this week a Memorial Day event gathered a sizable assembly at East Batavia Cemetery. Major Robt. M. Woods of Chicago delivered a masterful address. Charles Jordan received 1 to 14 years after pleading guilty to assault with intent to murder before Judge Irwin. Hugh Breighton, father of Mrs. Frank Snow, died.
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East Batavia
Robt. M. Woods
Chicago
Charles
Chuck) Jordan
Irwin
Illinois convention deadlocked for governor nomination
Forty years ago the Illinois convention debated freeing delegates from pledges to break the stalemate. Yates led, Lowden second, Deneen third. Deneen ultimately won the nomination and was elected governor. Batavians appeared at Elburn for Memorial Day events with speakers Geiss Rathz Bliss and Dolly Bailey readings. Postmaster Brown and Supervisor Michelson returned to Springfield to press Republican convention work. Batavia beat Aurora Kane Streets 13 to 0 at Memorial Day games. George Pierce planned to start a stone building on South Batavia Avenue. Dr. F E Downs of Chicago rented the former Swain office in the Anderson Block and will open his dental office June 1. Mrs Winnie Mier and George Sager wed May 25 at the German Lutheran church.
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Illinois
Yates
Lowden
Deneen
Elburn
John Geiss
Rathz
Dolly Bailey
W. H. Bliss
Brown
John Michelson
Springfield
Batavia
Aurora Kane
Batavia Grounds
George Pierce
Batavia Avenue
F. E. Downs
Chicago
F. D. Swain
Anderson Block
Winnie Mier
George Sager
German Lutheran Church
Meissler
Fifty Years Ago Parade Honors Batavia War Dead
One of Batavia's largest parades was held yesterday Memorial Day in honor of the city's war dead. Rev. R. E. Thomas of the Christian church was the speaker of the day at the East.
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Batavia
R. E. Thomas
The
Christian Church
Hoyt Clements Wedding in Jacksonville Fla
A candlelight ceremony at Anderson Memorial Methodist Church Jacksonville at 4 p m united Harold N Hoyt Jr U S Navy son of Des Moines Ind and the late Mr Mrs Harold Hoyt in marriage to the youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl Clements South Jackson Street The double ring service featured Rev George E Gummers The organist Mrs George Rains played любовily and the altar displayed white gladioli asters and lit candelabra The bride wore a Chantilly lace gown with a mantilla and pearls and carried white gladioli with a gardenia corsage The couple’s escort was Aubrey Maura, a Jacksonville friend, and the gown was reused from a previous wedding.
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Wagner
Aubrey Maura
Jacksonville
Fla
Beryl Howard
Bride Weds Navy Aide in Jacksonville Ceremony
Miss Fern Gustafson of West Chicago served as maid of honor, wearing blue lace gown and calot. The groom and attendants wore Navy uniforms. The couple plans to live with the bride's parents in Batavia while the groom finishes training and the bride returns to her job with Illinois Bell in Geneva.
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Fern Gustafson
West Chicago
Stanley Baker
L-C
U. S. Navy
Russell Rains
Clements
Roosevelt Hotel
Jacksonville
Illinois Bell Telephone Company
Geneva
Batavia
Ames, In
DeKalb State Teachers College
Carlson couple celebrate fifteenth wedding anniversary
Mr and Mrs Carl M Carlson of Blaine street marked their fifteenth wedding anniversary with a dinner and theater outing in Chicago yesterday.
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Carl M. Carlson
Blaine Street
Chicago
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Sete
Frank Snow
Kenneth McDermott
W. H. Reaney
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Lillian Bartelt
Arthur Schimelpfenig
Opera House
Sweden
Ed Newton
Aurora Military Company
la Salle
Hannah Elfstrom
Hugh Breighton
June Yong
East Wilson Street
Batavia Dairy Company
Batavia Insurance Agency
Elmer E. Peterson
Philip B. Carlson
Thomas J. Hoban
A.J. Yates
A.R. Larson
Ralph J. Beckler
Kane County Title Company Abstracts of Title
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