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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1944
Page
4
An Honor Roll of all men and women from York township serving in the United States armed forces is being prepared by the Review. Corrections additions and notices of advancement in rank are requested for the list that so far includes the following names.
A long list of service personnel from multiple branches appears, detailing ranks and units including Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard. The roster names dozens of individuals such as Ashpole, Hartman, Hook, Rice, Potter, and Rice with varied ranks from Private to Lieutenant and roles across seabees, aviation units, nurses corps, and naval regiments.
Impressive research from the Department of Agriculture reports 35 new crop plant varieties and improved methods in animal health and processing. War labor needs rise in farming, raisins released for civilian use, cheese rationing shifts, and more cheese for service members. Farm machinery and carbor steel earmarked. POWs studied for farm labor. civilians face record frozen vegetables with rationed rice and milk in 1944.
A call for attentive parenting and better care of children highlighting neglected affection, clothing, nutrition, and health. Emphasizes parental duties, medical advances, vaccination, and opportunities for handicapped children, approved by the Illinois State Medical Society Educational Committee. Also notes continued pork sales from home slaughter without licenses until March 17 with ration stamps required.
A list of individuals with service branches and ranks including U S Army Air Corps Navy Marines Coast Guard and WAVES. Names include Dan Sack Roland Schroth Wilbur Stickell Gilpin Stagg Earl Shelly Lyle Shelly Burton Simpson Walter Siperly Gordon Siperly Leslie Ores Vernon Schreiner Philip Switzer David Switzer Gale Turney Edna Weatherwax Lawrence Walter Sule Walter White James Wiebenga Henry Young Jr Charles Young and others.
WPB reports a wood pulp shortage will limit paper supply for bags this year. Stores will provide enough grocery bags if shoppers reuse the shopping bags with handles and return them for reuse. Consumers are urged to preserve packaging by reusing bags to substitute for single use wrap.
Mrs Lester Stolder and daughters Janet and Judy of Savanna spent Saturday night with Mr and Mrs Markie Beck and Sunday joined by Mrs Aleen Folrath at Clinton for dinner. Mrs Harold Brown and her children have moved to Savanna. The former has returned to work at Le Caeser in the National Tea Store where she was employed before marriage.
A Navy Recruiting Substation officer will interview men at the Island post on Thursdays at 6:80 a.m. and at the Savanna post office on Fridays at 9:89 a.m. Women may join the Navy Reserve or Women’s Reserve.
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