Henry Telephone Company outlines policy to Henry council
A December 6 1943 statement from W P Stokesberry general superintendent of the Illinois Central Telephone Company outlines the Henry Illinois franchise position. The company notes over 100000 invested in Henry and a yearly payroll around 70000 with four telephone exchanges in the city and a central office restoration program. The council praised employees and noted possible rate concerns while acknowledging the Illinois Commerce Commission engineers appraisal as a fair baseline. The company cites ongoing inspections and future talks with residents after the national emergency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
P. Stokesberry
Clinton, IL
Ilinois
Central_—Teléphone Company
Ilicothe
Ulinois
Siipes
A. Cy. Hawley
Ger
Abingdon
London
Mills
Rand
Thading
Henry In
Illinois Commerce Commission
Henry’ Exchange
Jins
Williams
Henry Tight
Public Auction Dates Listed for Farm Properties
Auctioneer Francis Keegan schedules several closing out sales across farms near Camp Grove Sparland and Henry with real estate and personal property on Jan 14 20 21 and other entries. Names include Barnes Brothers Harry Walker Ben Clark and Tomlinson with locations Hopewell Sparland Camp Grove and Henry appearing throughout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blarsnany i
Sparland
Frgan
Tomlinson
Henry
Atr Hopewell
Wei
Women Help in Mercy War Effort Sewing Surgical Dressings
Community plea from Henry County c1940s era urging men and women to increase help sewing surgical dressings for the war effort. Calls for more volunteers, notes shortages, asks why activities like bridge games continue, and sets a January 16 shipment deadline. Emphasizes frontline needs and shared sacrifice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belewgan
Marshall
County
Rand
Gether
Henry
Surjicgl
Red Cross Workers Urged to Turn In Sewing and Knitting
The notice calls on all Red Cross workers to submit sewing and knitting items not yet turned in. It warns that shipment date is January 15, urging immediate action to meet the deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RED Cross
Henry State Bank Now A Million Dollar Institution
Deposits at the Henry State Bank reached 1 091 161.66 on January 1 1943, up about 200 000 from three months earlier as larger balances and new accounts boosted totals. Despite fatter deposits, loan volumes shrink as farmers and others repay debts, pushing banks toward service charges for revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry State Bank
Henry
Henry Bank
Middle
West
Illustrated lecture on Mexico by church pastors
Rev. W F Powell and Henry Sparland Methodist churches will present an illustrated lecture on the religious life customs and history of Mexico. The program follows union services at 7 30 Sunday night at the Henry Methodist Church featuring Hox Lalaterre who joined the Mexican trip in 1942 and will share photos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
W.F. Powell
Methodist
Henry
Soldiers Addresses and Enlistment Notices Listed
A compilation of private addresses for soldiers stationed at bases such as Davis-Monthan Field Tucson Camp Ennett San Diego Camp Robinson and Camp Davis plus a note that Hubert E Mattingly Jr has enlisted in the Air Corps Mechanics Division with the address Miami Beach Florida. The list includes names like Eduard Hodges John T Schmitt Leonard I Dose C J Turpen Frank H Troendly Lawrence W Doyle Delbert Mercer Charles J Hoffman Earl L Hurt William H Goebel Clifford Fountain Laurence E Bogner Paul F Hennessey Harold S Hank Benjamin O Eckrad and others with units and stations in California Nevada North Carolina Washington Oregon and Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eduard Hodges
Base Chemical
Davis-Monthan—Field
Tucson
Arizona
John T. Schmitt
Camp Eniett
San Diego
Calif
Leonard I. Dose
Co. G
33Rd
Inf. Div
Fort Lewis
Wash
U. S. Army
C. J. Turpen
302 Service Squadron
Army Air Base
Casper
Wyominng
Frank H. Troendly
15Th
Tng
Camp Robinson
Ark
Lawrence W. Doyle
Camp Davis
North Carolina
Delbert Mercer
Great Lakes
Charles J. Hoffman
51St AA Tag
Camp Callan
Earl L. Hurt
43Rd
58Th Service Squadron
Portland Army Air Base
Portland
Ore
William H. Goebel
Co. D
52Nd Engy
Camp Butner
N G
U_S Army
Clifford Fountain
U S.A
309Th Air Base
New Cumberland
Laurence E. Bogner
Co. C
S.C
Kéhler
Sacramento
Paul F. Hennessey
Lee Va
Harold S. Hank
Asae
F. B
Independence
Kansas
Benjamin O. Eckrad
Kees- Ter Field
Miss
AIR Corps
Hubert E.-Mattingly Jr
H. E. Mattingly
Hubert F.-Matingly
U.S. Army
B.T. C
ALA. F
T. T
Miami Beach
Fila
Counties to Receive Federal Recognition for War Salvage Efforts
The Marshall and Putnam Counties War Board will host a Friday night ceremony in Henry to honor salvage committees for their wartime scrap drive. Lester E. B. Leigh of Sparland leads the Marshall Putnam USDA War Board and Salvage Committee chairmanship. Invites go to township leaders, editors, dealers, road officials, and participants in the collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Putnam
Henry
Permants
Lester EB. Leigh
Sparland
Marshall-Puttnam-U
Marshall Ne
Putnam Counties
Hemp Production Meeting For LaPrairie Saratoga Farmers
Notice to farmers in LaPrairie and Saratoga Townships within 15 miles of Wyoming about a hemp production meeting to be held Saturday afternoon January 9. Farmers should make a pref fort to attend this meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
LaPrairie
Saratoga
Librarian Eleanor Welch to speak on propaganda effects
On January 14 at 8 p.m. in the Farm Bureau building Henry Illinois State Normal University librarian Mrs. Eleanor Welch will discuss Propaganda and Its Effect on Us. Sponsored by the Household Science Department of the Farmers Institute. Dr Jess Sampson of Animal Pathology and Hygiene will speak on Swine Diseases Prevention and Control in the Farm Bureau community room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Henry
Eleanor Welch
Illinois State Normal University
Household Science Department
Farmer’s Institute
Welch
Wall
Jess Samp~son
Animal Pathology and Hygiene
University of Miineis
Plan to Alleviate Farm Labor Shortage Across Marshall Putnam
An organization led by L J Hager and Les Leigh aims to prevent a farm labor shortage this year in Marshall and Putnam counties. The group will survey available labor from schools and communities, match it to township needs, and coordinate with farmers, businessmen, and school officials to share labor and equipment during rush periods. Additional plans include moving Farm Security families and avoiding Japanese truck gardeners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martshall
Putnam Counties
L. J.hager
Lester Leigh
Marshall Putnam War Board
Mngr Every
Warren Putnam
Wenona High
W. D. Kuster
Lacon High School
W. S. Riddell
Sparland
Board of Supervisors
Mar
Rd. Granville
Dick Finfgeld
Henry News-Republican
Farm Bureau
Henry
Agricul
Bel Plain
George Niff
Bennington
Ruussell Helander
vans—Edgar Winkranville
Harry Graham
Hennepin
Oscar Borneman
Henry—Arthur O’brien
Lacon
Selby Folbigg
Hopewell
Arthur Bestold
LaPrairie
Robert Lynch Olia
Jon, Richland
Chris Andersen
Roberts
Fred Kemnitz
Saratoga
L. F
Leland Hunt
Prestin Brothers
Varna
Hunt
Prestin
Farm_Security Administration
Hager
Leigh
The
United States Employment Service
Henry Band Parents Meet In High School Assembly
Henry Band parents gather in the high school assembly room at 8 o clock on Wednesday night for an attendance event and to hear about band activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Band
Pete Eet
Illinois Crops Value Tops Twenty Three Million in 1942
Illinois farms produced crops valued at 23,295,000 in 1942, according to the U S Department of Agriculture. The total marks a record near the boom years of 1917 1913 and 1938, with soybeans second in value followed by oats tame hay and wheat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Dr G J Hambro to Speak on Norway Event
Dr G J Hambro, president of the League of Nations and Norway's Parliament, will present a program titled I Saw It Happen To Norway on Monday night January 18. The public may attend for musical numbers and his address. An afternoon broadcast from WMBD Peoria is announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. J. Heimbro
League of Nations
Parliament of
Norway
Péa Tasium
Dr. Hambro
Piaeh
Hambro
WMBD
Peoria
Norwegian Statesman Dr Hambro To Speak In Henry
Dr C J Hambro premier Norwegian figure and League of Nations president will speak in Henry on January 8 15 at 8 15 pm after a dinner to benefit relief funds for his people The Henry Methodist Church and Henry Civic Club sponsor the event featuring a brief talk a musical program and an invocation with Rev Firing introducing Hambro and the Evanston Collegiate Institute head Firing presenting Hambro to the audience The full committees for the program will be announced next week
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Hambro
League of Nations
Henry
Sega Synnasium
Hambré
Norway
Baek
Princeton
N. Jas
Hambro
Henry Methodist Church
Henry Civic Club
Civic Club
Farm Bureau
Sewall Townsend
Whitefield
Eugene Stauffer
Magnolia
Townsend
Los Angeles
Illinois Wesleyan College of Music
Andrew Schauer
W. F. Powell
T. Otmann
Firing
Evanston, Collegiate Institute
Local Victory Poster Contest Winners Named
Irma Tuttle and Dickie Nash won the local American Legion Auxiliary Victory Poster Contest. Posters by Henry Grade School students are exhibited in Mercer's store windows under supervision of Miss Rena Berg. District winners were later judged by Mrs Tim Sullivan and advanced to the War Savings Department for national consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
American Legion Auxiliary
Mercer
Nyas
Rena Berg
Irma Tuttle
Dickie Nash
Beulah Nicholson
John Nichols
Mra
Tim Sullivan
Depue
Eceivvn
Billy Munson
Wilma
Mae Tuttle
Clyrtj@vHenking
Plax ‘Ailard
Marjorie’Gillespie
Marjorie
Ann’ Morse
Rosella Ingels
David Bida
Edward Perdew
Patsy Punog
J Hollis Brown
Bert Ingels
Junior Clarence
Mary DeWalf
Moby Finfgeld
Mis
George Ziegler
Buddy Downey
Wanda Pace
Jockeis
Oveyy
Shirley Smith
Norma Schneider
Carl Anderedny
Frank Biba
Don Guismond
War Savings Week pledged drive planned in two counties
Preparations by the Marshall and Putnam County war bond organizations are under way for a six month pledge campaign ending June 30. The plan aims to enroll farmers in a statewide war savings program with township chairmen appointed to collect pledges and meet quotas announced by Henry News Republican.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Putnnam
Ifor
Inilar
Farm Bureau
Henry
Couney
Wera
Robert
Dewey
Hlineia
Dairly-As
Aroy-How
Hager
sraiPman
Chicago
Marshall County
LaPrairie
Howard Tribull
Whitefield
G_.C. Swal
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Vwill
Dick Nash
Steuben Township
Leland Mon
Joe Hagemann
Willis- Shear
William Ulble
Roberts Township
Clarence Aus
Richland
Ralph Buck
Bell
Pate
Sharls
Per Rie
Evan Tine Tien
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