Jacob Man Checks Weather in Japan
Sgt. Verseman of Gorham High School alumni is assigned to the 2021 Air Weather detachment of the 618th Aircraft and Warning Squadron in Japan. He enlisted in 1947 at St. Louis recruiting station after basic training at Lackland. He trained as a Weather Forecaster at Craig AFB Alabama and transferred to the Far East Air Force in 1950.
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Serge
Carol S. Verseman
USAF
EE. Verseman
Jacob
Japan
Air Force
Gorham
Sgt
Verseman
Re Air Force
St. Louis
Lackland Air
Union County Wilson Banquet Honors Woodrow Wilson
The 22nd annual Union County Wilson Banquet will start at 7 p m Thursday at the American Legion Community Center in Anna. Speaker Paul Powell, former Vienna resident and Illinois House speaker, will deliver the memorial address. The event is organized by Townsend F Dodd Post and supported by the Union County Woodrow Wilson Memorial Association founded in 1928.
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Union County
Woodrow Wilson
American Legion
Anna
Paul Powell
Illinois
Democratic House of Representatives
Powell
Vienna
Townsend F. Dodd
Woodrow Wilson Memorial Association
Ilinois
Boots for Korea Turn Left in Cold War Satire
The writer describes receiving two left army boots and layering winter gear to endure Korean cold. He notes the left boot issue slows him, jokes about leftist symbolism, and explains the army’s cold weather dress follows a layered system with oversize clothing to trap air for insulation.
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Paul Siple
Siple
Byrd
Little America
Antarctic
Percy Church Choir Turmoil During Christmas Eve Service
The Percy Baptist choir faced a wardrobe mishap as Mrs Ila Campbell stayed behind to free her dress from a cracked choir seat while Rev Simonds urged the others to move on. The pastor had instructed most to descend from the choir as the service continued.
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Simonds
Percy
Ila Campbell
Christmas Fire Destroys Home on Giant City Road
A Christmas Day blaze destroyed the three room frame dwelling of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith on the Giant City blacktop. Eight year old Janie was at dinner when the fire started in the garret likely from a flue. Insurance covered about 1000 of the 4000 loss. no injuries were reported. The fire also scorched a nearby garage but did not damage a barn. The family planned to live in the newly built garage temporarily while a new house is constructed this spring. They stay with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Smith nearby.
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Frank Smith
Janie
Mr. Smith
Mrs
Henry Smith
Union County Bookmobile Schedule
The Union County bookmobile schedule for the coming week lists stops at Moscow Mt Pleasant and Livia on Jan 2 then Friendship Balcom and Dongola on Jan 3. Jan 4 covers Union Point Lamer Mackey and Ellis and Jan 5 includes Lick Creek True Love Pleasant Ridge and Sitter. Books and reading materials are available to children and adults at usual times.
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Union County
Moscow
Mt. Pleasant
Livia
Friendship
Balcom
Dongola
Union Point
Lamer
Mackey
Ellis
Lick Creek
True Love
Pleasant Ridge
Sitter
Creomulsion Advertises Quick Bronchitis Relief
An advertisement promotes Creomulsion as a potent cough remedy that targets the bronchial trouble to loosen phlegm and soothe membranes. It claims beechwood creosote and other proven ingredients with no narcotics and offers a money back guarantee after millions of users.
Bierman Rites Held in Steeleville
Funeral services for C. Ford Bierman age 74 of Steeleville were conducted Saturday at Peace Lutheran Church. Rev E A Belter officiated with burial in Peace Lutheran cemetery. He died Thursday afternoon in Anna after a stroke and hardened arteries. he fractured his leg eleven days earlier and had been ill about two years. He was born August 9 1876 west of Steeleville and had lived in Steeleville since 1937. He married the former Wil...
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C. Ford Bierman
Steeleville
Peace Lutheran Church
E. A. Belter
Peace Lutheran Cemetery
Bierman
Anna
Wil
State Mobile Unit to Tour Randolph County
The Illinois State library Museumobile with 22 exhibits on Illinois history will tour Randolph county in January. Stops include Baldwin Red Bud Sparta Chester Ellisgrove Evansville Prairie du Rocher Steeleville and Percy with times, plus later stops planned for Coulterville Tilden and Sparta High School.
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Illinois State Library
Museumobile
Illinois
Randolph County
Baldwin
Red Bud
Sparta
Chester
Ellisgrove
Evansville
Prarie du Rocher
Steeleville
Obituary for Helmine Thies of Steeleville on May 31 1900
Helmine Thies dies at St Mark s Lutheran church Steeleville. Survived by wife eight sons Herbert Albert Everett Ford Hugo John of Steeleville Ray of Walsh Ill Wilbert of land Calif a daughter Mrs Marie Walter two sisters Mrs Alicia Hanks and Mrs Caroline Heitman two brothers Fritz Henry Bier man 22 grandchildren two great grandchildren member of Peace Lutheran church Steeleville.
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Helmine Thies
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
Steeleville
Herbert
Albert
Everett
Ford
Hugo
John
Ray
Walsh, Ill
Wilbert
Land
Calif
Marie Walter
Alicia Hanks
Caroline Heitman
Fritz
Henry Bierman
Peace Lutheran Church
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Hong Kong
China
Red China
Reds
Peiping
America
Nanking
New China News Agency
Communists’ East China Military and Political University
Shanghai
REP
West Point
Corps of Cadets
H. D. Quigg
United Press
Korea
Boston
Tokyo
Koea
Truax-Traer
General Service
Truax Traer
Pinckneyville
Ora Collard
N. 17Th St. Gerrin, O
Percy Church
Broadway
MT. Vernon, Ill
Coats
Murphysboro
Giant City
Union County Bookmobile Schedule
C. F. Bierman
P. O. Box
Anna, Ill
Zwick & Goldsmith
Herrin
Egypt
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