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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1956
Page
3
A farm publication discusses outdoor lighting options with fixtures and lamp wattages for yard poles and buildings. It also notes Illinois milk program participation, lease forms from the University of Illinois, battery care for tractors, limestone as soil amendment, and wintering meat type hogs and ewe feeding guidance.
Phillip H. Galloway, longtime Illinois Central official, becomes assistant superintendent of freight service at Markham Yard Chicago on January 1. William F. Geserick advances to manager of mail baggage and express service from special assistant in the Accounting Department. Galloway joined IC in 1936 with early service in the Mechanical Department and later in the Executive Department as secretary to top officials.
The obituary outlines Geserick’s rise at Illinois Central starting as an accountant in 1941. He served four years in the Army Air Corps during WWII. After the war he studied at Northwestern University and held roles from traveling auditor to statistician and special assistant before progressing to trainmaster and later manager of mail, baggage and express service.
IAA urges inclusion of Social Security contributions with January 1955 farm income tax payments. George E. Merker Jr associate counsel of Illinois delivers the guidance.
In the IAA Record Merker reminds Illinois farmers that Social Security payments are compulsory and urges careful driving to protect lives.
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