Walter Woods Visits Family in Putnam Area
Walter Woods of Moline Illinois visits his parents Mr and Mrs Charles Woods near Putnam with their grandchildren Wally and Driscilla Jean Woods He works in Deere & Companys purchasing department and is on vacation The Deere firm is busy with war work and developing a new corn picker at Minneapolis parts made in Moline and assembled in Minnesota They also bought patent rights for a cotton picker to be built at Moline The Woods children attend Moline schools Wally will enter eighth grade next year and his sister sixth They spent time fishing Tuesday at Henry Lock with ten bull heads and Walter notes Deere's active expansion and innovation in agricultural equipment
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Walter Woods
Moline
Wally
Driscilla
Jean
Charles Woods
Putnam
Woods
of Deere & Company
Henry
Walter
Deere & Company
Minneapolis
Minn
Deere Company
the Woods
Young Wally
Kenneth Berry
Bricker Farley ticket floated amid GOP unity talk
Congressman Noah Mason urged a Bricker Farley ticket in Washington on Monday. He called Farley a major national figure, a defender of the Constitution, and said a Bricker Farley lineup would split conservatives from radicals and attract Southern Democrats and New Yorkers alike.
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James A. Farley
Noah Mason
Oglesby
Washington, D C
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Farley
Mason
Republican Party
Democratic
America
Jim
Americas
New York State
Democratic Committee
TJ Bricker
Jim Farley
J. E. McDonald
Texas
Bricker
Byrd
Funeral Held for Peoria Attorney John Dougherty
Peoria attorney John Dougherty prominent in Democratic circles died at St Francis Hospital after a six month illness. He was 48, born August 17 1891 in Chillicothe and educated at Northwestern Law School. He served as United States district attorney and Peoria State’s attorney, leaving a widow and two sisters. Funeral at St Edward's Church in Chillicothe. Burial in Chillicothe Cemetery.
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Jane Doherty
Henry
Leo Wise
Willard Duvall
JoWet
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Chilligothe
Northwestern University
Dougherty
Frank Quinn
Third Ward
Peoria County
Democratic Central Committee
United States
St. Edward's Church
Phi Delta Chi Law Fraternity
Northwestern
Goldyne Norris Dougherty
Fran Stahl
Ella McCanna
Boyd Harris
Philadelphia
Mary Theresa Stahl
Pere Marquette
Peoria
Weber Funeral Home
M. J. Spalding
Miss School Attends Y Conference at College Camp Wis
Miss Clarabel School, Blackburn College Carlinville, attended the Y M C A Y W C A conference at College Camp Wisconsin on Lake Geneva from June 17 to 14. The week included talks on economy post war and religion with 560 college leaders from Minnesota North and South Dakota Iowa Wisconsin Michigan Illinois. The camp housed 68 buildings and many tents and hosted participants from Peru Iceland Bombay India China Hawaii France and Chinese and Japanese Americans. The event featured tables seating twelve with diverse attendees including a Chinese discussion leader and Ug a student from Northwestern University and various colleges. The camp week offered new experiences responsibilities and fun.
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Blackburn College
Carlinville
College Camp
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Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Michigan
Ilinois
Peru
South America
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India
China
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France
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George Williams College
Chicago
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Chew Mung Jum
Nawaii
Armed Forces Medics
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Ohio State University
North Dakota Agricultural College
Fargo
University of Illinois
Iowa State
Ames
Muskingham College
Muskingham
Mich
Bluffton College
Ohio
Ilinois State Normal
Acreages and Labor for Corn Detasseling Across Three Counties
In Henry and surrounding areas farm labor recruiters report detasseling needs for hybrid seed corn in Marshall Putnam and Bureau counties. About 8 000 acres are slated for detasseling with major growers including Pioneer Hi Bred Granville and Ferris Seed Corn Company. Jamaica labor imports are planned at about 100 workers, while German POWs are not being used.
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John Becker
Princeton
Bureau County
Charles Orloff
Spring Valley
Henry
L. J. Hager
Marshall-Putnam
E. E. Liljequist
Marshall
Putnam
Bureau
Moews Seed Company
Granville
Griffith Seed Company
McNabb
Leland Monier
Holmes Hybrid Seed Corn Company
Edelstein
Charles Robinson
Nabb
Moews
Hager
Paul Dean
Pioneer Hi-Bred Seed Corn Company
Ferris Company
Pioneer Hi-Bred Company
Black and Abbott Seed Corn Company
Ferris Seed Corn Company
Phillips Seed Corn Company
Moena Seed Corn Company
Becker
Jamaica
Fred A Ford Reports Busy Memphis Fish Market
Fisherman Fred A Ford of Henry reports several trips to Memphis Tennessee selling to the Negro trade. Miinois River fish fetch high prices with carp buffalo bullheads selling well as Memphis remains a bustling wartime hub with strong demand and imports from Illinois due to local shortages.
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Fred A Ford
Henry
Mempis
Tenn
Cary
Buffalo
Memphis
Mississippi River
Ford
Overseas Address for Sergeant Edwin C Barry Arrives in England
Serving Overseas Sergeant Edwin C Barry son of Mr and Mrs Ivan Barry of Henry has been given an overseas address and has arrived in England according to letters received by his parents His A P number is 35 In care of the Postmaster New York City He was formerly stationed at Camp Butner North Carolina Since he has gotten settled the mail to and from his base in England has been going through regularly.
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Edwin C Barry
Ivan Barry
Henry
England
New York City
Camp Butner
North Carolina
Subscription Rates of This Newspaper
One year subscription costs 2.50 dollars and six months 1.35 dollars. A three month option is listed as 19 cents.
Henry News Republican headlines Henry Illinois June 22 1944
Fragments show a wartime era newspaper page with brief notices and local items involving Mary Hall Fulham counties. The readable text hints at community updates and page three content from the Henry News-Republican publication.
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Henry
Illinois
Mary Hall
Fulham
Death of Mrs. Elizabeth Erie in Kansas City
Mrs. Elizabeth Erie daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schmitt died June 16 at her daughter Mrs. George Hughes home in Kansas City Missouri. Born 1870 in Hopewell Township Marshall County she married Peter Erie in 1891 and farmed near Toluca Fulton before moving to Kansas City. She leaves ten children and is survived by two brothers John Schmitt and Frank L Schmitt both of Henry and two sisters Mary Herbach and Clara Forburger of Momence Illinois. Funeral and burial occurred in Kansas.
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Frank. L. Schmitt
Henry
Elizabeth Erie
George Hughes
Kansas City
Erie
Peter Schmitt
Hopewell Township
Marshall County
Peter Erie
Toluca
Mary Herbach
Clara_Forburger
Momence, Ill
Ori
Peter
George Schmitt
Private Gilligan Returns From Camp Grant Furlough
Private Gaylord L. Gilligan arrived from Camp Grant Illinois Tuesday morning on a nine day furlough to spend time with his wife and family. He completed basic training and graduated from Bakers' and Cooks' School at Camp Grant on May 27. After 17 weeks he’s assigned to the camp company kitchen as second cook and meat cutter. Gilligan was an honor student in the Bakers' and Cooks' School and managed the store before entering Army service.
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Gaylord L. Gilligan
Camp Grant
Gills- Pat
Bakers
Gilligan
Bakers’ ’and Cooks
Ger
Henry
Social Saturday visits and weekend gatherings in Creve Coeur area
Personal and Mrs. Junior Turner and Roberta of Creve Coeur divided time between Clarence Turner and William DeWalt homes. Mrs. Kraus spent the weekend with niece Alden Brown in Peoria. Louis Glatz remained in Seneca with family and visited his ill son George at St Francis hospital.
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Roberta
Creve Coeur
Clarence Turner
William DeWalt
Joseph Kraus
Peoria
Alden Brown
Louis Glatz
Seneca
George
St. Francis Hospital
John Divelbiss
Elmer Divelbiss
Thomas Stewart
Hollywood
Calif
Saratoga
Laura Diverbiss
Pearl
M. Storey
Chicago
Parker Stratton
Mary Jean
Princeton
Archi
Santa Clara County Hospital
San Jose
Ahirley
California
Local Family Notices Span Princeton Peoria and Aurora Visits
Mr. and Mrs. diloyd Rowe of Princeton and their sons are mentioned with Suninda at Clarerfce Anderson's. Eunice Have of Peoria, Mrs. Walter Downey's call, and visits by Mrs. Marian Holler and Sandra. Frank Holler home in Sharland, Mr. and Mrs. Cal Deisher and Tommy of Aurora. Ernest-by family and the Thomas family at Spring Valley hospital to see Ilda Wright.
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Conrad
Hahn
Radford
Marian Holler
Sandra
E Frank
Holler
Ins Sharland
Dewey Stronge
Dai Ee Ee Apent
Ft Monenyay
Ayer
M Daniels
Cal
Deisher
Tommy
Aurora
Chicago Livestock Market Faces Shifts In Demand
The Chicago livestock market shows a two week two way trade with strong demand for cattle above 16 50 and top cows at 17 60 with yearlings to 1745 and heifers at 2000. Prices slip from early highs as quality dictates deeper discounts and hog prices struggle around 13 75 amid liberal receipts. The article notes limited butcher stock supply and warns that Westerns seasonality may affect future runs, urging steady customer care.
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