Weekend Visits Bring Bridges of Friends Across Towns
Local residents shared visits and travels over the weekend. Brightly, Mr. and Mrs. Britt and son David visited Bruford with the Gerrish family. Numerous families from Decatur, Salem, Joliet, Mt. Vernon and Taylorville spent Sundays and weekends with kin in local towns, outlining social ties across the area.
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Raymond Britt
David
Bruford
David Gerrish
Roy Seats
Warren
St. Louis
Roy Dean
A. W. Nattier
Nannie Britt
Salem
Britt Hines
Lee Britt
O. M. Britt
Ed Belcher
Hollice Pulver
Kate Johnson
Clarence Cavins
William Cavins
Jimmie
Eldon Bowen
Russell Collins
Calvin Belcher
Mary Marshall
Rose Britt
Roy Thompson
Maron
Luther Caldwell
Decatur
Mr. Belcher
J. W. Bonnell
Harriet Smith
Sue
Joliet
Nelle Quayle
Willie Edwards
Mary Alice
Shattuc
Edward
Henry Brumfield
W. C. Caner
C. W. Miller
Maxine
Centralia
Mae
Jack Eagan
C. M. Jackson
Harley Brumfield
Shattue
Assumption
Mr. Brumfield
Verne Gray
Carl Christie
Colfax
Gray
Elsie Gray
Cecil Brown
Walter Miller
Bugg
Dick Potts
Paul Logan
Bert Bushnell
Ed Markwell
Merle Anderson
Litchfield
Della Johnson
Tom Stephens
Casey
Jaanita Easton
R.N
Chicago
Carl Easton
Miss Easton
W.A.A.C
Ft. Sheridan
Gena Adams
Annabell
Dayne
Don
Lee Crawford
Illiopolis
J. R. Wasem
John
Rose Marie Hathaway
Norah Con
Insurance Assets Must Be Protected
A defense of private, voluntary insurance in the United States. It argues 66 million Americans fund 33 billion in reserves held by insurers for policyholders, praising niche strength, low losses, and the dangers of compulsory premiums. It extols free enterprise and personal financial independence.
Hidden Taxes Lift Burden On All Earners
Public notice explains hidden taxes embedded in prices hit every income level. It cites a $1 000 yearly earner paying 132.70 in hidden taxes and outlines specific costs such as food shelter clothes and transportation. The piece urges curbing municipal county and state waste to ease wartime tax pressure.
Railroads Braced as Wartime Autumn Traffic Peaks
As autumn arrives, railroads gear up for peak seasonal traffic amid war and reduced capacity. Despite fewer tracks and engines, efficiency and coordination with government and customers have kept performance records strong and confidence high nationwide. Over 1.3 million workers stand ready to meet national needs.
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Panama Canal
Gulf Ports
Trioa
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