Memorials and Services Notes for 1944 Fallen Brothers
Insurance notices urge crop protection and premiums delayed until sale. Gregory Monument Co advertises granite and bronze memorials. In loving memory of Everett N. Baker and Samuel W. Baker, July 25, 1944 dates referenced, Beulah Baker, Louise, Barbara, Roy express enduring sorrow for two sons who died in France during World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett N. Baker
France
Samuel W. Baker
Beulah Baker
Louise
Barbara
Roy
Local Families Share Dinner and Visit Fairfield Area
Henry Kent and family joined many locals including the Marteenys for a recent dinner. A large gathering at Dan Hubbardt’s included Hub bartt Prosise Kell and Flanagan family members. Hospital updates note Mrs. Tinsley and Mrs. Phelps recovering at local facilities. Dean Mellott departs for Washington state assignment. Bob Tinsley to Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Kent
Robert Kent
Terry
David
Jim Piercy
Roy Flanagan
Homer Flanagan
Etta Flanagan
Ralph Marteeny
Dan Hubbardt
Jim Hubbartt
Georgia
Neil Prosise
Eula Wittenbrink
Opal Kline
Ivan Prosise
Pete Sager
Ed Kell
Charles Kell
Gary Prosise
Dean’ Prosise
Dam Kell
Lillie Prosise
Dam Simmons
Howard Mays
Donald Mays
Dorothy Tinsley
St. Mary's Hospital
Centralia
Cora Phelps
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Claude Tinsley
Russell Hails
Ruth Ann
Glen Hawkins
Elbert
Steven Dickey
Fairfield
Dean Mellott
Lester Mellott
Dean
State of Washington
Bob Tinsley
Adra_ Tinsley
Bob
Kansas
Dale Mooney
Kankakee
Oppose Razing Of Their Homes In Chicago Sit-In
South Side homeowners staged a sit-in at Urban Renewal commissioner John G. Duba's office to protest planned razing of homes for a parking lot. The project aims to revitalize the 63rd and Halsted shopping area, which has fallen from 113 million to 5 million dollars in yearly sales. The center sits in a largely Negro neighborhood and is Chicago's biggest outside the Loop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
South Side
John G. Duba
63Rd
Halsted Streets
Loop
Correcting Historic and Boxing Weightes
Text debunks two historic inaccuracies. It notes the Battle of Bunker Hill occurred on Breed's Hill in Charlestown Mass and clarifies flyweight origin weight 108 pounds in 1910 England, not the modern 112.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunker Hill
Breed’s Hill
Charlestown
Mass
England
Presidential quotes spotlight political divide in 1960s
The passage quotes Attorney General Robert Kennedy addressing Marquette University graduates on social justice and intellectual freedom, and Senator John Tower commenting on Democratic losses in November elections, highlighting partisan concerns during the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Kennedy
Marqueste University
John Tower
R-Tex
Manners Rule on Outings for Children and Payments
A guidance note urges children joining outings to offer to pay their own way. A separate note describes the black widow spider as glossy black with a red hourglass mark on the underside of the abdomen and sometimes tiny red markings along the middle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart
Ceersead
Western Gardens and Community Notes Summary
Mr and Mrs A K Reid moved into No 21 Cherry Drive. Dean's List members James Bell Patricia Wood Rome and Roger Woodrome named at Mt Vernon Community College. Minnie Vance visiting in Ben Elliott home. Rev Delbert Wickstrom recovering at home after Good Samaritan Hospital stay. Mrs Tom Dare discharged and back with Mae Davis. Traveling: David Baum family with Edgar Baum and George Wheeler in Quincy IN. Bill Kyle family back from Texas and Oklahoma. LeRoy Titter in St Louis on business. Darrel Dodillet attended St Louis Cardinal game. Karen Prasuhn at Music Camp in Du Quoin Illinois. Jeanne Caro Davis visiting relatives in San Manuel Arizona and at vacation Bible School. Earl Jamison and Charles Hoit at Municipal Opera in St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Gardens
A. K. Reid
Cherry Drive
Reid
GMAC
James Bell
Patricia Woodrome
Roger Woodrome
Mt. Vernon Community College
Minnie Vance
Ben Elliott
Delbert Wickstrom
Good Samaritan Hospital
Edgar Baum
George Wheeler
Quincy
Bill Kyle
Texas
Oklahoma
LeRoy Titter
St. Louis
Darrel Dodillet
Glen Stanley
San Manuel
Arizona
Earl Jamison
Municipal Opera
Charles Hoit
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Afdel
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Henry Bishop
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Tfee
Logan
T.V
Dial
Salem Rd
Mabel Riley
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Tree
Call
9Th St
Sa Eerie
Summersville School
Geae
Tee
Schwinn Boys
Fairfield Rd
Zundapp
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John Hanna
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North Farmers Market
Winchester
Alvin Jones
Forest Ave
Dovskss Drugs
W. Rawts
Siski Ga
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Sturt Waltonville
Sala
Oee Terrell
Holloway Heating and Electric Co
Holloway Heating and Electric
Shawnee
Electrolux Vacuum
Sterling Dodson
Lone Star
Mercury
Lasco
Evinrude
Scott
WG Motors
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Ill
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KNAPP
Terrill’s Shoe Service
Broadway
Featherston’s
Burgin
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Beck Furniture Exchange
Old Fairfield Road
Bill
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Bonnie, WI
Perkins
Singer
Fulline
Illinois
Hammond Organ Studios
Benton
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Jordan St
Mai
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Orchard
Timothy
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Jim Urich
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Bill Page
Holman Motor
Dodge
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Geo. Beck
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V. Gee Traver Sales
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Scargetee
Auiline
Ike
Ercejes
Paul Harris
Nedelings
Silica
Ferguson
John Deere
Ford Industrial Mower
Waltonville
Massey Harris
Howard Clifton
James Tuttle
Ima
Glen Riddle
R.R
Dia
16Th & Casey
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Marlon Jefferson Service Co
Evert D. Atkinson
Marlow Crossroads
Jim Hawkins
Kell
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Salem
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Noble
Westcott
Park Ave
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Warren
John W. Trout
Lincoln
M.F.A
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Hodge
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College
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Clyde Hicks
Lamar
Winkler
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Laundromat
North City Hall
Hazel
Harold Nave
Jacks
Stan
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Ray E. Dalton
Ray Optical Co
Locust
Gordon Sowers
Wilburn Hauk
Harold Toler
Bings Electronics
Tt Dons J.V
Burgins
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Gleason G
Pat) Patton
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Ernest Piper
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Tel
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Fox Hounds
Charles Phelps
Everu
Glamour Beauty Lounge
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George
Ross Rexall
Gregory Monument Co
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Tiller Sale
Price
Montgomery
Berry's
Western Gardens News
Reynold
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Libby
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Hunter
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Blue Bell Teenie Weenie
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