Faithful Soldiers of Truth Honor Veterans in Christian Science View
A Christian Science Monitor piece extols faithful service of soldiers and the moral duty to uphold freedom. It links biblical passages with Mary Baker Eddy’s 1898 call to support brave troops and urges living by Christ’s word to avoid sin and distraction.
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Apostle Paul
Christ
Timothy
Jesus Christ
Mary Baker Eddy
Christian Science
Mother Church
Christ Jesus
Jesus
Chadwick Social Notes Show Weekend Visits Across Towns
A flurry of Sunday visits and weekend stays weave Chadwick area life as residents from Rockford Sterling Malvern Milledgeville and Galena gather at relatives homes and attend gatherings. Names include Zennie Roderick Alice Keckler Arlen Heide Leland Heide Mildred Frederick Rufus Kahler Lois Hoffman Walter Kness and many others.
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Zennie Roderick
Rockford
Alice Keckler
Thomson State Bank Report June 1942 Condensed Financials
Thomson State Bank of Thomson Illinois filed a June 1942 report detailing assets including cash and due from banks 110863.89 loans and discounts 183291.80 a banking house value 5587.89 and real estate 362.22+. Liabilities show total deposits 364229.89 with capital stock 110863.89 surplus 6715 profits 30168.14 and other items. The report notes deferred certificates of future net profits 14598.79 and is sworn by notary Glendora Schade on July 11 1942.
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United States
Thomson State Bank
Thomson
Illinois
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve Bank of
Federal Reserve Act
Federal Reserve Bank
Social Calls Rippling Through Chadwick Area Homes
Weekend gatherings and Sunday dinners feature visits among Chadwick Mt Carroll Lanark and nearby residents. Names include Helm Alexander Lang Rahn Hartman Hoffman Zugschwerdt Holm Hoover Peterson Etnyre and others, with guests from Lanark Peach Grove and Clinton Iowa.
Local Social Notes Highlight Funeral and Visits Across Towns
Mr and Mrs Harvey Seim and others attended the funeral of George Hirth Sr in Sterling. Several families spent weekends visiting relatives in Shelbyville Dixon Freeport Morrison and Argo. Attendees included the Riewerts families from Hillsdale and Cordova plus Stoner and Greenan families among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Seim
Wm. Shaffer
Frank Becker
George Hirth
Sterling
Albert Bowles
Dte
Jacob Riewerts
Hillsdale
Harold Riewerts
Cordova
John Geisz
Shelbyville
Emil Stark
Louis Novak
Chicago
Harold Bast
Geo. East
Dixon
Frances Green
Argo
Harold Stoner
Rachel Nice
Morrison
Wm. Stapleton
Ed Waters
Mary
Old Mill Park
Savanna
Agnes Greenan
Heron
Hazel Blank
Rockford
John Wilburn
Harlem Morden
John Morden
Freeport
Janice Schreiner
Leo Prowant
Local social notes span weekend visits and travel
Thomson residents report Sunday evening guests including Mr. and Mrs. Russell Sweitzer and Mr. and Mrs. Noah Sweitzer. Ida Weber joined supper with Mrs. Harvey Marshall's family. Herbert L. Rawlins left for Chicago army course after staying with his mother. Dozens of visits follow among neighbors in Cordova Milledgeville Davenport and Savanna with extended family trips to El Paso and Greencastle. A joke ends with a magistrate inquiry about a wife beating.
Women Turn Scrap into War Savings Stamps in Wartime Drive
Illinois housewives, brides, and children raise funds by selling scrap metal and grease to buy War Savings Stamps. Cook County women save for Christmas albums of stamps for their kids. Chicago brides and graduates display stamps in corsages as fashionable wartime symbolism.
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Cook County
Chicago
Weekend Socials Across Local Towns Reach Several Households
Mrs. Ivan Carroll and Mr. Carroll visited the Milnes in Morrison and joined Saturday callers at Mrs. Maude Alexander. Supper guests included Mr. Clarence Hartman and daughters Bernice Arlene, plus Mrs. Chester Alexander and Florence. Sunday visits covered Thomson Kewanee Mt Carroll and Polo.
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Ivan Carroll
Walter Milnes
Morrison
Maude Alexander
Clarence Hartman
Bernice
Arlene
Chester Alexander
Florence
Leonard Stage
Thomson
Rosemary
Joan Naseef
Kewanee
Dorothea Edwards
Mt. Carroll
Donald Queckboerner
Fred Olson
Lawrence Park
Sterling
Joyce Rahn
Clifton Spencer
Herbert Stein
Russell Higley
Polo
Dan Stoner
Rockford
L. W. Harrison
Chance to Join Uncle Sam's Club Free
Uncle Sam invites readers to join the 10 percent club by investing at least 10 percent of income in war bonds and stamps with no initiation fee or dues. Members gain the satisfaction of supporting the war effort and the promise of repayment, highlighting nationwide participation.
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Uncle Sam
Sam
Local social notices detail Sterling area visits and dinners
Mr and Mrs George Miller hosted guests on Sunday afternoon. Sunday afternoon visits included Mr and Mrs Charles Hartman and Mr and Mrs Walter Queckboerner with Harvey Queckboerner at their home. Miss Charlotte Schreiner, nurse student at Sterling Public Hospital, vacationing with parents Mr and Mrs Lloyd Schreiner. Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs William Meyer included Mr and Mrs Merle Yoergler of Davenport Iowa and Mr and Mrs Henry Meyers of Lanark. August Schroeder and William Schroder with families of Morrison dined with Ernest Remmers. Frank Barrus and granddaughter of Rock Falls and Mr and Mrs Lloyd Myers of Sterling spent Sunday afternoon with Mr and Mrs George Myers. Mr and Mrs Frank Healy of Coleta were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Charles Ferris. Mrs Otho Bloyer of Lanark spent Thursday afternoon with Mr and Mrs Fay Mott of Sterling spent Sunday evening with Mr and Mrs George Myers.
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Arlen
Leland Heide
Sterling
William Janssen
Mildred Frederick
Rufus Kahler
James Flannery
William Rinsler
Fulton
Carl Maring
Gilbert Nelson
Chicago
Frank Kness
Jesse Klitz
Herman Beveroth
Morrison
Lois Hoffman
PTA
Woodland
Harve Schreiner
Emil Hartman
William Real
Leona
Milledgeville
Walter Kness
Harry Kramer
Sam Perkey
Coleta
Herman Mennenga
Charles Gordon
Maurice Mest
Carmen
Silvis
Ed Loebhel
John Appel
Malvern
Don Harris
Evan
Lake Waubesa
Wis
Merle Rahn
Alfred Kempert
Galena
Garret Kline
Aurora
George Doden
Ruth Larson
Lynn Snider
John Larson
George Miller
Charles Hartman
Walter Queckboerner
Harvey Queckboerner
Charlotte Schreiner
Sterling Public Hospital
Lloyd Schreiner
William Meyer
Merle Yoergler
Davenport
Henry Meyers
Lanark
August Schroeder
William Schroder
Ernest Remmers
Frank Barrus
Rock Falls
Lloyd Myers
George Myers
Frank Healy
Coletu
Charles Ferris
Otho Bloyer
Floyd Tripp
Fay Mott
Local Families Visit and Transfers Across Towns
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gelwicks and children of Milledgeville spent Sunday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Josh Carroll. Callers Sunday of Mrs. Hattie Tawlins were Mrs. Dale Malaney of Clinton and her son of Davenport. Stacey Potter has been transferred from Houston Texas to Pine Bluff Arkansas. On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. John Nordhoff and daughter Margaret and Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Nordhoff visited Mr. and Mrs. Har Shelley at Charlotte, la. Victors Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Prins and family were Mr. and Mrs. Peter Dyke and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Dyke of Morrison. Mrs. Emma Steele is visiting this week in Mt. Carroll with her sister Mrs. Hazel Stober.
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Robert Gelwicks
Milledgeville
Josh Carroll
Hattie Tawlins
Dale Malaney
Clinton
Davenport
Stacey Potter
Midwest Construction Ad Asphalt Co
Houston
Tex
Pine Bluff
Ark
John Nordhoff
Margaret
Cornelius Nordhoff
Puesta
Har Shelley
Charlotte, la
Victors
Albert Prins
Peter Dyke
Donald Dyke
Morrison
Emma Steele
Mt. Carroll
Hazel Stober
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Dean
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Peach Grove
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Herbert
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Bridgeport
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Port Byron
Carl Peterson
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Allen Witmer
Harry Janvrin
Webster City
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Charles Atkins
George Kauffman
Chadwick
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