Purchase of 3 new autos approved by rationing board
Certificates for three new automobiles plus tires and tubes were issued by the county rationing board during the week in August. The list names recipients from Savanna, Milledgeville, Mt Carroll, Polo, Shannon, Thom son, Lanark, and Thomson among others, detailing vehicles and amounts of tires and tubes allocated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courty Rationing Board
Augusta
Ward Deers
Milledgevilies Coleman Miles
Mt. Carroll
Ben J. Reibel
Savanna
Biegelea
Allen EB. Erdmier
Crade
Arthur Hurst
Alford J. Amesquito
Clarence L. Ste
Tuleh McNaughton
Polo
Harold ‘Holm
D. F Feges
Milledgeville
Alfonso Amesquito
Clarence L. Stogdell
Glen H. Hill
Thomas Ja’ It
George J. Johnson
Henry Trunninger
Daniel Brinkmier
Glenn O. Smith
Frank Hovarka
Christian Schnitzler
Harold Sherwood
Theo Erbsen
R. Wiles
Robert Kramer
Lanark
Ed Truckenmiller
Frank Spengler
Arnold Katzenberger
J. Lehr
Joseph Piesen
Shannon
Or Phillips
Richard S. Mc Vr By
Thomas A. Ballas
Lavinia
Maynard E. Frederick
Buffet Luncheon Hosted by Mrs Murray For Chadwick Friends
Mrs Eugene Murray entertained twenty Chadwick area ladies at a buffet luncheon at her home on Wednesday. Assisted by Mrs W E Bailey of Chadwick, games of bridge awarded 80 honor to Mrs Louis Francke of Chadwick, high prize to Mrs Harry Diehl of Thomson, and second to Mrs W J Way of Chadwick. Guests included house guests from Sterling and residents of Thomson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Murray
W. E. Bailey
Chadwick
Louis Francke
Harry Diehl
Thomson
W. J. Way
C. W. Sherman
Sterling
Chas. Hogg
John Carpenter
Andresen Family Reunion At Adam Heinze Home
A picnic dinner for 31 Andresen clan members was held at Adam Heinze's home Sunday. Jens Andresen of Argo was the oldest attendee. Allen Marske, son of Clinton residents, the youngest. The Gieses of Springfield traveled the farthest. Next year’s reunion will be the last Sunday in July at an undecided location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andresen
Adam Heinze
Jens Andresen
Argo
Allen
Eric Marske
Clinton
William Giese
Springfield
Letters From Our Readers at 315 Pine Street
A reader recounts funeral deaths and injuries, staff shortages, and community helps at the home. notes on church homecoming, a daylight blackout drill, and plans for another drill in the dark. The writer mentions physical ailments, reading habits, and returning to visiting.
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Pine Street
Maywood
Bertha
N. E. Phillips
Cora Dyson Dies in Vermillion South Dakota
Cora A Dyson Meddles formerly of Thomson died Saturday August 1 at her Vermillion South Dakota home. Born June 15 1864 to Elijah and Melissa Dyson she married John W Meddles in 1888 in Mitchell Carroll Illinois and moved to South Dakota. She lived in Vermillion forty years and is survived by five children twelve grandchildren and a brother. Funeral August 6 at the Baptist church with Bluff View Cemetery interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Meddies
Cora Dyson
Thomson
Vermillion
C. B. Dyson
David
Martha
Wilbur Dyson
Cora A. Dyson
Elijah
Melissa Dyson
John W. Meddles
Mit. Carroll
South Dakota
Frank
Lizzie Halverson
Inglewood
Calif
Dyson Meddles
Hawthorne
Pearl Vaudry
Moline
Etta Chamberlain
Dale Miller
Marine Corps
Palmyra Islands
Robert
Baptist Church
Bluffview
D. Burdette Miller
Local folk host visiting relatives for weekend
Mr. and Mrs. Harveylock entertained Mr. and Mrs. Harold Schleming and family Sunday evening. Mrs. Fred Miller and daughters visited Milledgeville Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Plummer, Mrs. Guy Libberton, and children of Pensacola, Fla. They have stayed two months with Mr. and Mrs. James Libberton and will depart for home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harveylock
Harold Schleming
Fred Miller
Milledgeville
Wayne Plummer
Guy Libberton
Pensacola
Fla
James Libberton
Totay
Local Happenings Report From Clinton and Nearby Areas
Thompson News notes visits and calls among Clinton families and friends. Residents travel for vacations and family gatherings to Cicero Chicago and Milwaukee while others attend funerals and host relatives in Savanna Garden Plain and Savanna areas.
Air Raid Wardens Guide for Family Safety
A wartime leaflet instructs on working with the Air Raid Warden to protect households during air raids. It urges meeting wardens, sharing locations, safeguarding shelter and utilities, and following six rules: stay calm, stay home, light control, lie down, avoid windows, and do not telephone. It stresses trained officials, volunteer help, and orderly conduct to defeat enemies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defense Council
Local Social News Briefs From Morrison and Clinton
Thomson Birc visits Mrs Hattie Rawlins Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Robert Carrell dine with Mr and Mrs Warren Nice at Morrison. Jim Long of Clinton visits Albert Michael at Frank Potter home. Mrs Fannie Giles and son William of Rock Island weekend with Mr and Mrs Fred Miller. Eva Atherton visiting daughter Mrs Bul Strubb at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Rawlins
Arthur Pape
Robert Carrell
Warren Nice
Morrison
Jim Long
Clinton
Albert Machael
Frank Potter
Fannie Giles
William
Rock Island
Fred Miller
Eva Atherton
Bul Strubb
Sunday Visits Reported Across Fulton and Nearby
Thomson hosts Sunday evening visitors with Mrs. E. O. Hemmer as Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Hartman and daughter of Fulton join Mrs. Jack Seibert of Galesburg enroute to Portage Wis. Roy Heitman guests include Mr. and Mrs. Ray Brenneman and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Klein of Springfield plan weekend with Roy Houghton. The Herbert St. Ores family and Janibetle Beck visit Mrs. E. O. Hemmer Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayes Frazier
Savanna
George Ketchum
John Klett
Ray Brenneman
M. J. Strukhoff
Doris Welker
Darrell Tousley
Rock Falls
Tousley
H. M. Timmons
Chicago Northwestern Railway
Timmons
Roy Farwell
Cicero
Bert Pringle
Chicago
Buda
Paul Timmons
John Vander Leest
George Damhoff
Garden Plain
Ansel Alm
Clinton
Arnold Alm
Wayne Ashby
Willis Greeley
Morrison
Lyle Greeley
George Yates
Raymond Foley
Milwaukee
Russell Sikkema
Paul Swanson
E. 0. Hemmer
Leonard Hartman
Fulton
Jack Seibert
Galesburg
Potosi
Wis
Chas. Jenkins
Roy Heitman
Ray Klein
Springfield
Roy Houghton
Herbert St. Ores
Janibetle Beck
E. O. Hemmer
Local Families Enjoy Picnic and Visits Across Towns
Henry Young Sr and family plus Myrtle Bull and children gathered at Old Mill park in Savanna for a Sunday picnic. Hockman relatives from Mt. Carroll visited, with Ronald Bull to stay a week. A Strukhoff family weekend split with Maquoketa relatives, and Air Force member Howard Kness requests mail to Salt Lake City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Young, Sr
Lorraine
Clarence
David
Myrtle Bull
Ronald
Thomson
Roy Hockman
Maxine
Carol
Verle Ginther
Ted Buckwalter
Mt. Carroll
Old Mill Park
Savanna
Milton
Carol Hockman
Ronald Bull
Hockman
M. J. Strukhoff
Paul
C. R. Rogers
Maquoketa
Iowa
Howard Kness
Salt Lake City
Air Force Band
Utah
Wilbur Dyson
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George L. Johnson
Harold Holm
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Warner Bros
Capa Bot
Henry Fond
Olivia de Havilland
WEB
Preston Foster
Patricia Morrison
New Orleans
Kings Row
Ann Sheridan
Robert Cummings
Betty Field
Ronald Reagan
Claud Rains
Claudette Colbert
John Payne
Savannaland
Orpheum
Bob Steele
Billy the Kid
Lyle Talbot
Mrs. Murray
Dak
Chadwick Briefs
Thomson News
Ralph Olds
Albert of
Oxfords
Main St
Savanna, Ill
America
Daint
Thomson Birc
Thomson Briefs
Children’s Dept
van Allen
Young's Cafe
Jane Vaughn
van Allen’s
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