Father's Day War Bond Drive Urges Bond Purchases
Washington reports Father’s Day on June 18 1944 will honor servicemen overseas with a national drive to buy War Bonds. The slogan The Strongest of Bonds Your American fathers away from home aligns with a nationwide campaign led by the National Father’s Day Committee and the U S Treasury to boost victory bonds and wartime support.
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Local family and service news mix from Crystal Lake and beyond
SOCALS Mr and Mrs Melvin Few and son Guy visited Crystal Lake with Oliver Few of Elgin. Mr and Mrs George Rowcliff welcomed a son born May 31 at St Josephs hospital. Christmas gifts from Corp Norman Freedlund stationed in Ireland mailed to Virginia Freedlund. Ed Schimelpfenig is a patient at Community hospital. Corp Elmer Peterson home from Fort Sheridan for weekend. Lt Margaret Duffy Carter graduates from Camp Rucker basic training center and awaits assignment. husband serving overseas. Jean Morfee WAVES yeoman returns to Washington after leave. Several women dined in Chicago to see Little Bit of Sweden and Oklahoma.
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Melvin Few
Guy
Oliver Few
Elgin
Stanley Muska
Crystal Lake
Ill
Muska
Mr. Few
George Rowcliff
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Freedlund
Corp
Norman Freedlund
Ireland
Virginia Freedlund
Ed Schimelpfenig
Elmer Peterson
Fort Sheridan
Margaret Duffy Carter
Harry
J. E. Swanberg
Mabel Swan
Carl Wallman
Stanley Johnson
Sweden
Oklahoma
Chicago
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Batavia Hand Laundry
June Yong
East Wilson Street
Hormel’ Spam
Kroger
Kroger's
Armour’s Star
Renan
Libby’s Baby Foods
Swift
Dromedary Duff
Camay Soap
Fresh Peas
Sunkist
Florida
Valencia
Mickleberry
Bisquick
California Oranges
Campbell's Tomato Soup
N.B.C
Libby
Braunschweiger
Harvest
Kerr
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