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Newspaper
Henry News Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1944
Page
1
Henry Grade School held eighth grade graduation with Principal Clarence E. Coher presiding and delivering a speech on Making good citizens. He warned students about rapid modern changes and urged respect for parents, property, and schooling while emphasizing character and literacy as duties of both students and patrons.
Louis Hank, pool manager, says opening weekend drew solid attendance with good ticket sales. He notes first three days brought income from admissions and various ticket types including adults at 17 cents and under 12 at 11 cents, with season and monthly tickets also sold.
County treasurer reports first tax payment of the year and notes tax figures are ample for all taxpayers. Officials indicate tax collection efforts will continue at banks and through county offices to ensure proper assessment and payment processing.
Henry and Surday Ea report at Camp Grant that Gilligan graduates with highest honors. The ceremony celebrated diligent coursework and exemplary performance among cooks and students.
B J Ghiglieri cashier of Citizens National Bank of Toluca was elected vice president of the Sinois Bankers Association at the annual Chicago convention last week He also serves as president of Group Six within the association.
Marshall and Putnam County bankers attended the 54th Illinois Bankers Association convention in Chicago with D. K. Farr of Henry and others. Floyd Condit of Beardstown was elected president, B. J. Ghigieri of Toluca vice president, Eli Murphy of Tuscola treasurer, and attendance neared 1,200. A highlight was Edgar Anse Mowrer’s address on postwar personalities and aspirations.
The Marshall County Selective Service Board announces that seven men will report for pre induction examinations in June. John C. Jury of Sparland and his wife are listed as volunteers. Reno Walter Heimsoth from Cole Camp Missouri is single. Carl John Nelson of Magnolia is single. Wallace Scott Kincald from Lacan, Roy Frederick Seibold of Spartand, and Raymond Gail Tealby of Tolveit are also named.
Earl Gillespie, son of Mr and Mrs Delbert Gillespie, left Tuesday for Springfield to enter the U S Navy as an enlistee. A 1944 graduate of Henry High School, he was a standout on the high school basketball teams for several seasons.
Technical Sergeant Robert Coan, son of Mr and Mrs George Coan of Henry, has not yet arrived home but is expected any day. Word indicates he reached the United States after nearly three years in the Panama Canal Zone. Robert Wilson and Edmund Stuebing of Chicago visited in town, spending time with Stuebing's sister and brother-in-law Mr and Mrs Charles Kantz before continuing with other relatives.
A public notice urges community members to buy extra War Bonds by July to boost fire power in the war effort. It notes June 12 as the start and emphasizes every additional bond helps set the war’s outcome, with current buyers praised for unprecedented numbers.
The Purple Heart medal and an Army Air Forces Citation of Honor were sent to Mr and Mrs Ray Warner of Whitefield for Staff Sergeant Wayne A Warner who died in action January 11, 1944. The citation honors his sacrifice and notes the President awarded the Purple Heart for military merit and wounds.
Mrs C O Duke reports 800 poppies sold in Henry area last Saturday at 12 cents each with nearly all distributed by day’s end. Veterans’ organization workers including Little Bissel Shaver and Mary Haubern led teams. proceeds support rehabilitation for veterans and orphans through the nationwide poppy program.
Private First Class Keith Winship, son of Mr and Mrs Walter Winship of Putnam, has embarked for an overseas destination to escort a group of war prisoners to the United States. He had been assigned to guarding prisoners already in this country prior to sailing.
Members of the Henry chapter of the Woman's Relief Corps paid tribute to the fallen soldiers in 1944 Memorial Day observances held in Henry. The group included Mrs. Lennie Barker Lucy Landers Anna Thompson Ada Vern Barker Maude Cusac Bertha Rickey Jennie Latourette Elsie Reginald and Irma Hauger.
Carter Ho Harrison of Chicago announced that auto tax fix stamps in a specified denomination will go on sale Saturday June 10 at post offices the main internal revenue office and division offices. Stamps cover delayed payment for the final year starting July 1 1944 and must be purchased by July 4 1944. Owners must affix stamps and record vehicle details to aid theft prevention and stamp loss recovery.
Farm adviser J. J Hager of Marshall and Putnam Counties and Bert Jones of Henry County helped ease the labor shortage by driving tractors for local farmers. Hager worked Monday night and Tuesday for his father-in-law George Wheeler, a Putnam farmer. Jones, after seeing landowner Island Monier's late hours near Sparland, assisted by operating a tractor for Monier Monday night, returning at 1 a.m. Tuesday, Decoration Day.
Walter Skoog of Neponset and Bureau County Triple-A chair faces backlash after a Chicago interview cited in the Bureau County Republican. Farmers, citing his war-board role and draft deferment authority, sign petitions calling for his immediate removal as AAA chairman.
Dayne K. Farr reports more than $12 000 in taxes collected at Henry State Bank. Many taxpayers rushed to pay after learning the first instalment deadline was extended from June 1 to July 1. The July 1 delinquency applies to the first instalment with a second delinquency set for September 1.
An April article surveys youth center efforts across Toluca Lacon Granville Princeton and nearby towns noting rising interest in Toluca and similar plans in Lacon and a tri community center for LaRose Washburn and Low Point. It reports attendance dips tied to school and social events and argues centers aid, but are not a sole solution to juvenile delinquency without home and school discipline.
Technical Sergeant Vollenweider is reported missing in action over Romania during a bombing mission in Europe. He is 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Vollenweider of Indiana, trained as a gunner machinist on a Flying Fortress, with 15 missions, the oak leaf cluster, and the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Donald Quinn of Henry leaves Friday for Springfield NK to enlist and train at Great Lakes He is the son of Mrs Albert Quinn of Henry 2 Bridge club hostesses today are Mrs May Lloyd and Mrs J H Wagner
Rev. Richard Pritchard pastor of the Henry Reastorine church attended the Hins State De Anquenecy conference in Chicago on May 10 11 and 12 as an official representative of Henry. He will present the report to the Henry City Council Monday evening at 7 pm in the city hall council rooms. Juvenile delinquency is a serious national issue and residents are invited to attend the meeting to hear the report and discuss the matter with the council.
A Caterpillar Tractor Company representative will interview prospective workers for the Peoria plant in Henry on Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Headquarters will be at the Henry News Republican office. Open positions include summer jobs for boys 16 and over and many jobs for women. Interested individuals may come for an interview.
Henry city grocery outlets and additional businesses will close Thursday afternoons from June through September. Participating groceries include Home Town Market A P Store Quality Market Klein's Klein'sMarket Tindall's Market and the Kroger store. Banks and other shops such as the Weary State Bank Grampo produce Wiedman's and the Gamble store will follow the Thursday afternoon closing practice.
The Henry Methodist Church held its annual meeting Friday evening May 27 at the church. Dr E E Atherton district superintendent presided. The meeting favored Rev W F Powell’s return for another year and named a lay delegate to the annual conference representing Henry and Sparland Churches. Women’s Society served refreshments after. Powell’s report praised the church’s good spiritual condition and discussed youth work and membership losses, with several transfers noted and literature outreach expanding.
The Spar School Band presents an outdoor program on June 6 at 8 45 p m in Sparland downtown. Arthur dor and Virginia Campbell will twirl flags as the band performs marches popular tunes and novelty numbers including Organ Echoes The Booster Missouri Waltz and The Star Spangled Banner. The public is invited to attend.
Benj G Hoyle chairman of the Fifth War Loan for Putnam County called at a ship chairmen meeting to split the county quota of 277000 into township quotas. The drive totals 277000 with 210000 expected from individuals and 147000 or more from EB series bonds.
Nine young rabbits, a litter of white rabbits, arrived at the home of Don Hager, son of the Farm Adviser and Mrs L J Hager, last Friday. He is busy caring for them as spring chores begin.
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