Illinois appoints new state department heads
Gov. Dwight H. Green named and the senate confirmed eight department directors including Walter A. Rosenfeld for public works and buildings, George McKibbin for welfare and others. Additional appointees included Howard Leonard agriculture and Edward O’Connor as administrative assistant to the governor. Legislature moved to adjourn for a week after passing emergency relief bills and an increased Chicago school tax levy.
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Dwight H. Green
Senate
Walter A. Rosenfeld
Rock Island
George 3. McKibbin
Chicago
France
Howard
a@nard
Eureka
Robert M. Medill
Springfield
Paul F. Jones
Danville
Rodney H. Brandon
Batavia
Frank G. Thompson
Mr. Vernon
Livingston E. Osborne
Gilbert E. Keebler
Harry 8. Canfield
Department of Reports
Edward T. O’connor
Peoria
Brandon
L. L. Emmerson
Thompson
Baltimore
O’connor
G. O. P. State Central
Quote exchange on search for what may be hidden
Brown comments on his wife being systematic and Jones notes her theory that you find what you want by looking where it would not be if you wanted it. The dialogue frames a witty reflection on search and irony.
Lawn Tools Prompt Gentlemen for Borrowed Golf Clubs
A humorous exchange shows one man planning outdoor chores with a lawn mower roller and fork while another asks to borrow golf clubs. The quip highlights neighborly banter over yardwork and leisure items.
Traffic safety notes and highway updates from Chicago Motor Club
The Chicago Motor Club safety and traffic department shares anonymous safergrams urging drivers to slow in school zones and avoid glare from headlights. It warns about carbon monoxide in closed garages and offers traction tips for snow ice and mud. The club cites Grant Park lakefront parking capacity and notes national surveys on off street parking and a Mexico City to San Juan Teotihuacan highway detour with Kilometer based directions.
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Chicago Motor Club Safety and Traffic Department
Chicago Motor Club
Lake Front
Grant Park
Chicago
United States
Ixmiquilpan
Pyramids of
San Juan Teotihuacan
Pyramids
Mexico City
Convent of
Acolman
Mexico City-Laredo
Queretaro
The
Convent of Acolman
Picture ideas grow from starting objects
A photographer explains a simple method: choose any ordinary object as a starting point and build a series of pictures around it. Imagine a scythe at a farmhouse or a doll buggy with a child, then create linked shots showing use, movement, and interaction to form a story. John van Guilder
Hope in God Amid Despair in Times of War
A Christian Science oriented meditation reassures believers there is always a path to safety through divine Love. It cites Luke 21 28 and Mary Baker Eddy to affirm God’s omnipresence, urging trust in spiritual reality over mortal fear and noting Mind’s guidance toward enlightenment and protection.
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Ptviere
God
Christ Jesus
Mary Paker Eddy
Mother Church
Eddy
Monitor
Local Visits Highlight Chadwick Community Bonding
Chadwick briefs note that Mr and Mrs George Knoess and family visited Monday evening with Mr and Mrs Orval Rahn. Mr and Mrs Fred Hartman called Sunday evening at the C W Hartman home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Knoess
Orval Rahn
Fred Hartman
C. W. Hartman
Government Driven Poultry and Egg Purchases Dominate 1941
Washington officials reveal Surplus Marketing Administration bought 2,357,000 cases of eggs worth about 1.25 million dollars for school lunches and defense needs. The army plans dried eggs to simplify logistics during maneuvers, while pensions and job insurance rules shift with new April 1941 and 1942 dates. Workers earning thresholds and eligibility rules for benefits are outlined for the year ahead.
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Washington
Surplus Marketing Administration
SMA
Army
Navy
Florida
National Defense Commission
Logan
Quartermaster’s Department
Deaths of John M. McKenna and Savanna Family
County obituary notes John M. McKenna, 72, died Tuesday at his Savanna home after years of ill health and 43 years with the Burlington railroad. Funeral set for Friday 9:30 a.m. at St. John’s Catholic, Savanna. burial in Savanna Catholic Cemetery. Born June 4, 1868 in Aurora, he married Kathryn McGrail in 1895 and is survived by his widow, a son, and a sister.
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John M. McKenna
Savanna
Joan M. McKenna
Burlington Railroad
St. John’s Catholic Church
A. E. O’brien
Savanna Catholic Cemetery
Mr. McKenna
Aurora
John McKenna
Kathryn McGrail
Local residents host visitors and trips over weekend
Chadwick News reports families traveling to Bloomington for a daughter's return to school. Howard Workman visited Morrison with her parents. Fayette Fossett, Lanny, and the Sheridans from Rockford spent the weekend with the Sheridan and Turnbaugh families. Ware of Lanark plus Turnbaughs and Meyers visited the Turner home. Ralph Adolph joined supper with Elmer Weber. George Knoess and Albert Schreiner hosted Sunday callers at Conrad Geist's residence.
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Guy Mackey
Bloomington
Beth
Howard Workman
Henry Zuidema
Morrison
Fayette Fossett
Lanny
Phillip Sheridan
Rockford
Tom Sheridan
Wallace Ware
Lanark
James Turnbaugh
Carroll
Minnie Turnbaugh
William Meyer
Ralph Adolph
Elmer Weber
Conrad Geist
George Knoess
Albert Schreiner
Life as Water of Life in Christian Science Lesson Sermon
The weekly Lesson Sermon for all Christian Science churches on January 1 centers on Life as the water of life freely given to the athirst and the believer’s inheritance. It cites Revelation 21 and Acts 17 alongside Eddy’s Science and Health passages affirming God as Mind Spirit and the unity of life, harmony, and no death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churches of Christ
Mary Baker Eddy
God
Person Noted At Dinois State Employment Service Office
A worker is recorded at the office of the Dinois State Employment Service serving the neighborhood where they reside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dinois
Remembrances and a Quip on Purchases on Installment
A reminiscence features a playful exchange about moving on from a relationship. One speaker counsels cheerfulness while the other counters with humor about past shopping on installment plans. The dialogue reflects light domestic banter and financial quips.
Present Amount: A Dollar and a Quarter
A reflective verse questions how one spends the current dollar and quarter, contrasting present finances with imagined wealth. It ponders daily choices over future riches and personal priorities in modest times.
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Chadwick News
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Knoxville Furnace Coal
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GMC
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M.C. Crouse Purina
Milledgeville
W. L. Derrer
Mt, Carroll
W. H. Foster
Wilson
Edward R. Most
Chadwick, Ill
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6Th Ave
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