Illinois bankers pledge cooperation with returning veterans
Illinois bankers pledge full cooperation to returning G I s and plan a special committee to service veterans banking interests, with leaders from Continental Illinois and First National Bank, Danville, and Chicago Title and Trust Company. An all day session will discuss credit and investment during reconversion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Illinois Bankers Association
G.i.’S
Floyd M. Condit
Congress
Veterans Bureau
G. I. Joe
G. I.s
Patoka Church of Christ Services November 26 1944
The Patoka Church of Christ lists services for the Lord's Day November 26 1944. Bible School at 9 30 a m Communion of the Lord s Table at 10 30 a m Sermon Out Thanks Unto God Psalms 100 at 11 a m Christian Endeavor at 7 00 p m Evangelistic Service at 7 30 p m Sermon A Church Inspected Rev 1 17 19 Minister Robert L Graham leads the worship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible School
Communion of Lord’s Table
Christian Endeavor
Robert L. Graham
Must Recruit 5 000 Seamen In Next Three Months
The War Shipping Administration urges recruitment of at least 5,000 merchant seamen and officers monthly for November December and January to meet minimum ship needs. About 1,600 should be officers with the rest in ratings. many shore workers may fill vacancies. Signups encouraged through unions, U S Employment Service, or WSA offices with immediate vessel assignment and benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
War Shipping Administration
WSA
War Manpower Commission
Great Lakes
WMC
U.S. Merchant Marine
Washington, D.C
U.S. Employment Service Office
Bear Creek Church Acts Draw Crowd and Social Visits
Bear Creek News reports well attended services and a noon basket dinner with a quartet performance. Several local residents visited kin in Centalia Vandalia Colfax Vernon and Highland over the past week while hospital improvements are noted for Mrs Alice Ballance and families shared weekend visits with friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Robertson
Highland
Bear Creek
Local Families Share Visits and Moves Across Towns
Stombaugh Hill residents Mary Ann Stombaugh Louise Hampston and Lela May Nichols visited Mary Stombaugh on Tuesday. Luther Barnes and family moved from Patoka to Vandalia and plan to settle there. Guests included Jean Wayne Summan Rollie Stombaugh and family with stops in St. Louis Mulberry Grove Kinmundy and Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ann Stombaugh
Louise Hampston
Lela May Nichols
Mary Stombaugh
Marion County AAA announces township and county committeemen elections
Lee M. Gentry the State AAA Chairman announces township elections for community committeemen will be held December 11 through December 15 in each county. County committeemen election in Illinois occurs Saturday December 16 1944 at 10 o clock. Archie Beard Marion county AAA chairman says three committeemen two alternates and a delegate will be named at each township election. Delegates will elect three county committee members and two alternates. A discussion of agriculture issues will accompany the elections and the county committee will report on last year’s activities to farmers attending. Schedule of township election sites times and dates will be announced soon.
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Lee M. Gentry
Illinois
Archie Beard
Marion County Aaa
Beard
AAA
Gentry
Agricultural Adjustment Agency
County Aaa
Illinois one man task force wins distinguished service cross
2nd Lt. Albert A Alsop receives the Distinguished Service Cross after leading a forward action in France. He directed tanks to his position and single handedly silenced a German machine gun nest, causing heavy enemy casualties and capturing weapons as he advanced. The Chicago native and Austin High School graduate is praised as a heroic leader by his unit.
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Albert A. Alsop
XV Corps
France
Alsop
OCS Grad
Chicago
California
Joe
Anne Alsop
W. Sherwin Ave
Austin High
Acme Type Foundry
Chili Supper Honors Mrs Stone and William Boothman
A chili supper was hosted last Friday at the home of Mr and Mrs Theodore Stone to honor the birthdays of Mrs Stone and William Boothman. Attending were Mr and Mrs John Stone Mr and Mrs William Boothman and family Miss Nola Rae Stone of Sandoval Mr and Mrs Lee Griffin Mr and Mrs Lester Griffin and their son from Alma.
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Theodore Stones
Stone
William Boothman
John Stone
Nola Rae Stone
Sandoval
Lee Griffin
Lester Griffin
Alma
Friendship Class Meeting at Lois Britt Home
The Friendship Class met at Lois Britt's home on November 8 with President Nancy Foltz presiding. Secretary Trene Moore gave the report, followed by games and refreshments by Lois Britt. The next party is planned with Leona Bowen on December 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Britt
Nancy Foltz
Trene Moore
Leona Bowen
Wartime rationing reminders from Rural Press
Prepared by the Rural Press Section of O.W.I. outlines indefinite validity dates for red, blue, and sugar stamps, with changes to stamps A8 Z8 A5 P35 and sugar 30 31 32 33 34 40. It warns vacation travelers may lose mileage rations for nonessential gas trips and notes price controls on fertilizers. Cigarette production rises, but no new rationing is planned.
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Office of Price Administration
Chester Bowles
OPA
War Food Administration
Youths Chart Postwar College Plan Across Midwest
A survey of high school juniors and seniors across Illinois Indiana and Ohio shows about three quarters expect to attend college after the war. Most of the rest aim for business or military paths with four of ten set on engineering and medicine, with family support and personal savings the main funding sources.
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Armed Services
Wabash ‘College
Crawfordsville
Indiana
Henri, Hurst & McDonald
Chicago
Springfield
Galesburg
Quincy
Belleville
Peoria
Illinois
Anderson
Vincennes
Muncie
Fort Wayne
Dayton
Ohio
Cas
Public urged to aid doctors as war strains mount
The War Man Power Commission notes September placements for 60,064 veterans and 10,892 from the last war with 12,492 disabled veterans among them. Paul V. McNutt urges public cooperation with medical crews as physicians face long hours and risks. Scouts exceed waste paper goal, 85,000 youths qualify for WPB awards for collecting 1000 pounds each.
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United States Employment Service
War Manpower Commission
Paul V. McNutt
War Man Power Commission
McNutt
J. A. Krug
War Production Board
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Patoka
Bear Creek News
Barbara Payne
Mrs. Lee Outhouse
Centralia
John Linton
Darrel Linton
Addie Jones
Vandahlia
Gilbert Brown
Mrs. Verne Wyant
Colfax
Cecil Jones
Mrs
Mr. Albret Elkin
Dwayne Linton
Stella Thompson
Vernon
Leslie Morey
Alice Ballance
Dorothy Lake
George Christie
Marion County
H. L. Hanna
Stombaugh Hill
Luther Barnes
Vandalia
Martin Summan
Jean
Wayne of
Shobonier
Rollie Stombaugh
St. Louis
Ralph
John Shepard
Glen Stombaugh
Harry
Larry
Clark Hampston
Kinmundy
Jane Huddleston
Mulberry Grove
Paul Walker
Lavada
Loogootee
Vandalla
Rachel Barnes
Mrs. Barnes
Elsie Huddleston
Ed Linhorst
Near Ramsey
Bill Boaz
Louise Willett
Sholconier
Mary Sterling
Fan Iy
Bill Hawkins
Howard Daniels
John Merriman
Decatur
ACA News
Theodore Stone
Rural Press
O.W.I
Boy Scouts of America
John A. Jennings
III
Salem
Spencer Tracy
Signe Hasso
Moonlight and
Cactus
Andrews
Leo Carillo
Pearl of Death
Basil Rathbone
SUN
Mon
Dennis O’keefe
Eleanor Powell
Burma
Marie Montez
Jon Hall
America
Fibber McGee and
Molly
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