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Newspaper
Batavia Herald
Location
Batavia, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1944
Page
2
The 12th Armistice day banquet tops Monday events at the high school auditorium. Kane county voters produce major party wins as Leon M. Schuler becomes county treasurer and Albert J. Kampmeyer sheriff.
In Kane County on November 4 Coolidge won by a historic margin per county clerk in Geneva. Batavia sees new bungalow at 45 South Washington Street. Senator Harold Kessinger reelected in the 14th district with 37374 votes. Batavia and Aurora football ends in a 10 to 10 tie at Batavia High. Edward Richter keeps a growing cigar factory on West Wilson. Charles Blair of Batavia dies aged 50 at Joseph’s hospital Aurora. Armistice Day banquet at Batavia High honors ex servicemen and Gold Star Mothers. Vikings Ladies celebrate tenth anniversary with a Knight’s festival. 250 attend. J H Kline begins construction on a new home in Church Street. W A Thoms and Mrs Hobart visit Rockford. Little James Hunt, 246 North Van Buren, mentioned in nearby note.
Fifty items recount local events from Kane county including political wins for I Copley reelected by 1174 votes, the push for R C Hollister as county recorder, a W M A entertainment at the Opera House, a November 5 wedding of Helen White and A S Whitehead, plans for a barber shop and pool hall, John Burnett heading to Washington, Northwestern student Dwight Emigh on the basketball squad, potential Kane county recorder candidates, the Worthingtons welcoming a daughter in Chicago, and Mayor Burton’s beagle Betty Brooks winning a Missouri hound meet.
Forty years ago this week Roosevelt and Deneen won a large Batavia Republican ticket majority. Total town vote was 1150 with Roosevelt in a landslide over one million. William Pratt and family with L R Hill plan Montana move due to Mr Pratt’s poor health. Uncle Johnny Ozier, aged 84, longtime Republican voter, honored by party loyalty since Lincoln.
Fifty years ago this week in Batavia Mrs G R Kenyon died at her Prairie and Spring streets home after seven months illness. A large crowd gathered at Music Hall November 5 to hear Congress man Hopkins and Lawyer Hanchett close the campaign. C H Brown installed a new piano. Fred Hollister returned from Marengo for weekend. H Tincknell, Batavia avenue tailor, relocated near George Guy.
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