Governor Green Declares American Education Week in Illinois
Governor Dwight H. Green designated November 5 to 11 as American Education Week in Illinois. The proclamation urges schools to participate and taxpayers to visit classrooms, highlighting education as vital to wartime and postwar civic strength.
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Dwight H. Green
Illinois
American Legion
National Education Association
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Illinois Education Association
Republic
Rebekah Lodge Past Noble Grand Night Observed
The Rebekahs held Past Noble Grand night with officers announced including Noble Grand Mrs. Florence Hoover and Vice Grand Mrs. Vera Schielke. Refreshments followed while Christmas card sales were reported and District officers will attend the next family dinner.
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Rebekah Lodge
Rebekahs
Noble
Noble Grand
Florence Hoover
Vera Schielke
Nellie Gaweka
Flora Kuhn
Sadie Peckham
Lara Freedland
Emma Arch
Guardian
Shirley Hoover
Ethel Barrelt
Mary Averill
Annabelle Clark
Emma Davey
Eda Hazelton
Dora Carlisle
Charlotte Moree
Clara Johnson
Esther Johnson
Anima Pipping
Girl Scouts Close Week With The America of Tomorrow Ceremony
Batavia Girl Scouts end annual week with a ceremony titled The America of Tomorrow at the forest cabin, starting at 2 o clock. Troops present scenes on freedom of religion home making citizenship health and safety international friendship arts and crafts and outdoors. Juliette Low committee leads the program. Afternoon includes games and refreshments. Scouts traveling as a group meet at Louise White school for escort supervision.
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Batavia Girl Scouts
America of Tomorrow
Forest Preserve
Juliette Low
Girl Scouting In
America
Louise White School
Enrollment in the Junior Red Cross Held in Batavia
The Junior Red Cross enrollment runs November 1 through November 15 with Mrs. Mildred Tordt as Batavia assist ing chair and Mrs. Louise Duncan heading the Fox River chapter. In Geneva the headquarters led by Mrs. Paul Moore distributes literature. Enrollment occurs via grade and high schools at 50 cents per room with a 1944 national 65 percent participation. goal 100 percent this year.
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America
Roy C. John to Open Dining Room at Hotel Baker
Edward J. Baker owner of Hotel Baker on the Fox river at St. Charles announces a lease of hotel food and beverage facilities to Ray C. Johns former B G Foods official who retired earlier this year. Dining rooms closed since August due to war conditions, staff being recruited to reopen soon.
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Edward J. Baker
Baker
Fox River
St. Charles
Ray C. Johns
B/G Foods, Inc
Johns
Hotel
Chicago
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Ida Purinton
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James Hanson
John Dunser
St. Louis
C. L. Hanson
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Walter Furman
Mother
Pat Russell
McKee Street
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Clarence Wiltgen
Paul Martin
Hallowe’en
Prem
Swift
Roger
Ceresota
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Klenzer
Woodbury’s
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Ballard’s
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Karo
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