Illinois State News Highlights From Ogle to Lee Counties
Illinois reports a child death in Lee County at eighty three, Bathing beach construction in Morris progresses, Batavia American Legion plans July four day homecoming, twin Freeport girls born underweight but thriving, and squirrel hunting allowed after July 1. Other items cover labor, malaria losses, coal mine delays, co op marketing Adrian cream, and public health notes.
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Fraucis Parker Safford
Jet Whitechild
Ogle County
Lee County
Morris
Batavia
American Legion
Roxiver Valley
Robert Rowland
Freeport
Illinois
Peoria
Peoria Public Utilities
Kentucky
Macon County Farm Bureau
Ilinois
Bates
Winnebago County
Illinois Free Employment Bureau
Rockford
Ilinois State Horticultural Association
Hardin
Calhoun County
Alton
Grafton
Chris Ringhausen
Ringhausen
State Health Department
State Department of Public Health
Ralph V. Nauss
Doctor Nauss
Pulaski
Gallatin
Alexander
Jackson
Williamson
Cook County
Genoa
Smiths
Adrian
Adrian Co-operative Poultry Producers’ Association
Blackburn College
William P. Dunn
Carlinville
Mercer County
Charles Wagner
Bloomington
Missouri Pacific
Bush
Herrin
Fulton County
Fulton County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Mamito
Frederick
Carpenter
Winthrop Harbor
Pott
Small
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Edward Brundage
Chicago
Springfield
Len Small
Mr. Brundage
Sangamon County
Mason County
Adams County
Brown County
Morgan County
DeWitt County
Hancock County
Lockport
la Salle
Middle West
New-Orleans
Ilinois River
Minois
Lost World War I photograph of Harriet Flinn sought
A World War I era plea asks any veteran who found a photo matching a portrait of Harriet Flinn of Indiana to return it to the owner. The artifact was carried by a sweetheart in battle near Chateau Thierry Saint Mihiel Argonne and lost amid chaos. Contact Legion headquarters in Indianapolis for the plate‑matched image.
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Army
Navy
Engineers
Marine Corps
Tank Corps
Evorps
Etc
Harriet Flinn
Indiana
Chateau Thierry
St. Mihiel
Argonne
Legion
Indianapolis
Ind
Dutch honors for hero who saved shipmate in 1917 torpedoing
Philip J. Burger, a former second class gunner's mate on the destroyer Jacob Jones, endured eighteen hours in icy water after a torpedo attack off Lands End, England. He saved a shipmate, earning the Portuguese government decoration and the American Distinguished Service Medal. Now in Troy, New York, he trains vocationally and leads in the Noble Callahan post of the American Legion.
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Philip J. Burger
Burger
Jacob Jones
Lands End
England
Troy
N. Y
Noble Callahan
The
American Legion
No Job, Gives His Blood Heroic Omaha Volunteer
Fred W. Smith of Omaha volunteered to donate as much blood as needed to save a man in an Omaha hospital. He said his strength was ample and a little blood would not matter, despite a jobless period and a wife with two small children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred W. Smith
Omaha
Nebraska
France
Fred Smith
Tree transplanted to Grant's Tomb from Missouri
A tree was moved to Grant's Tomb in New York. The transfer was performed by the Legion and the American Forestry Association from the General's former Missouri residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
New York
Missouri
The
Legion
Américan Forestry Association
New Legion Redefines SOS as Staying Outa Legion
A Douglas County Omaha Neb group of Legionnaires redefines the well known army phrase S O L to mean Staying Outa Legion. The new definition reflects a stance by local veterans against Legion involvement.
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Douglas County Legionnaires of
Omaha
Neb
Legion
Dialogue on financing foreign enterprises
A back-and-forth exchange cites Mr. Dustin Stax contrasting financing foreign ventures with letting external entities dictate spending. A quip about truth at the bottom of the well follows, with a curious oil well reference. The Louisville Courier Journal notes health as man’s greatest wealth and enjoyment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dustin Stax
Louisville Courier-Journal
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Arizona
Putnam