War On Corn Canning And Wartime Motoring Guide
Ball Brothers official Gladys Kimbrough outlines corn canning tactics to prevent spoilage, stressing heat, proper jars, lids, and processing times. The piece winds into a wartime motoring guide by Charles M. Hayes, detailing gasoline and tire rationing and how motorists can access the guide from the Chicago Motor Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Kimbrough
Home Service
Ball Brothers Company
Miss Kimbrough
Ball Bros. Co
Middle West
Victory Garden
Priorities Information Bureau
Chicago Motor Club
Charles M. Hayes
Motor Club
Priorities Bureau
Mr. Hayes
The
Geist Birthday Party Observed by Chadwick Relatives
Mr and Mrs John Geist entertained relatives Sunday in observance of the former s birthday. Guests included Mr and Mrs Eugene Miller and family Mr and Mrs Arthur Miller and Mrs Mary Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Geist
Eugene Miller
Arthur Miller
Mary Miller
Do You Know How Long We Live and Stay Healthy
A prewar look at life expectancy in Illinois notes an average lifespan of 63.77 years in 1940, with many living past 70 or 100. It emphasizes health gains from sanitation, nutrition, vaccines, and preventive care, while listing major chronic ailments in old age and urging regular health exams for a healthier retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois
Wartime Fat Salvage Rules for Home Fat Usage
Wartime guidance urges households to salvage all fats and oils to support the war effort. Readers should render, strain, and store fats properly, use drippings and trimmings in cooking, and mix fats with other foods to extend supply while avoiding smoking fats and spoilage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Local residents host gatherings across several families
Sunday dinners and visits connect residents from Shannon Milledgeville Chadwick and Mt Carroll. Ernest Kloepping Levina Sucher and multiple couples shared meals and social calls at the Kness Truckenmiller Knoess and Schilling homes with Evan Kness in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Kloepping
Howard Truckenmiller
Shannon
Levina Sucher
Milledgeville
Frank Kness
Chadwick
Sam Schilling
Howard Kness
Evan
Kenneth Wood
Mt. Carroll
George Knoess
Chadwick Briefs at Sinnissippi Park Minor Reunion
Chadwick residents attended the Minor reunion at Sinnissippi park on Sunday. Orval Haag visited his parents the weekend. Gail Turney and family hosted dinner guests in Thom son with Turney leaving for Chicago to join the Seabees on Tuesday. Raymond Mackey was a guest in the Mackey home. Abe Reiff and family visited the Alvin Reiff home. Charles Daggett and daughter Lillian called at the John Eisfeller home Thursday evening.
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Henry Janssen
Sinnissippi Park
Orval Haag
Carl Haag
Gail Turney
Thomson
Harlan Handel
Turney
Chicago
Seabees
Pfe
Raymond Mackey
Guy Mackey
Abe Reiff
Milledgeville
Alvin Reiff
Charles Daggett
Lillian
John Eisfeller
George Daehler
Albert
Clarence Kier
Clarence Hartman
Maude Alexander
Merle Rebn
Harter
Henry Geldmacher
Lady Watson
Mt. Carroll
Larry Gnngey
Ronnie Holmes
Louie Bush
Charles Conrady
John Wilburn
Rocckford
W. H. Fox
Lanark
J. B. Wilburn
Lesley Brand
Dubuque
George Yingling
Hazel Blank
Rockford
J. F
Wis
Herbert Stein
Sylvia
Sharon
Wilbur Schreiner
Dixon
Margaret Alexander
DeKalb
Donald Anderson
Harry Deets
Rufus Kahler
William Frederick Home
Elmer Kaufman
Otto Bott
Community Guests and Visits Highlight Weekend
Local families hosted visits and gatherings across Morrison Lanark and surrounding areas. Guests included the Daehlers and Albert in Clarence Kier’s home, Hartman and Alexander families, and Billy Hartman and relatives in multiple homes.
Sunday Socials Fill Homes Across Local Area
Sunday evening visits span many households with relatives and friends from Savanna Fulton Garden Plain Alexis Thomson Milledgeville Oregon Dubuque Morrison Lanark and Chicago. Guests include Poffenberger Schaeffer Hartman Remmers Hartman Appel Adolph Meinsma and Zugsechwerdt among others.
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Rufus Kachler
Fred Poffenberger
Carroll
Harvey Schaeffer
Savanna
Will Peck
Johanna Volz
Kent Olson
Fred Olson
Harry Holsinger
Garden Plain
Henry Kooi
Fulton
Vealey Kooi
Louis Schwartzkap
Alexis, Fil
Marsh Young
Frank
Oscar Brown
Lioyd Smith
Thomson
Ivan Carroll
Spurgeon Harter
Wm. Kendall
Milledgeville
Charles F. Hartman
Frances
Ed Aude
Ernest Remmers
Effie Voeckel
Lee Hartman
Emmett Zumdahl
Steven
Edith Kested
Oregon
Walter Getz
Chicago
H. W. Weber
Albert Adolph
Vernon Adolph
Mae Eubanks
Bernice Hartman
Maude Alexander
Harry Appel
Ison Edwin
Henry Appel
Charlotte
Geneva Neuschwangjer
William Janssen and Sons
C. J. Miller
Leo Bushman
Allan Zugsechwerdt
Third Birthday Of Carole Sue Marked At Party
In observance of her daughter Carole Sue’s third birthday Mrs Eugene Miller hosted a Thursday afternoon party. Guests included Sharon Spearman Sandra Spearman Patsy William Larry William Thelma Kaehler Manvis Kaehler Jimmy Salzman Dickie Linton Nancy Spencer Mrs Uerbert Spearman Mrs Louis Salzmatt Mrs Ned Spencer Mrs Arthur Miller Mrs Hf Zuge bhwerdt and Mrs Mary Miller. Games and lunch followed a centerpiece cake with three candles and each guest received a story book.
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Carole Sue
Eugene Miller
Sharon
Sandra Spearman
Patsy
Larry William
Thelma
Manvis Kaehler
Jimmy Salzman
Dickie Linton
Nancy Spencer
Uerbert Spearman
Louis Salzmatt
Ned Spencer
Arthur Miller
Hf. EB. Zugebhwerdt
Mary Miller
Lloyd Ferris Honored At Family Dinner
A family dinner in Mead honored their son Lloya who left for Chicago to join the navy. Guests included Lloyd Ferris Melvin Straub Charles Straub Frank Healey Ralph and Kenny Ferris and others. Return From West Rahns arrived from Phoenix Arizona and are staying with Mrs. Ralph Allison in Milledgeville. Funeral services for John B. Proehl were attended by Earl Weber and Mrs. Walter Getz in Manito.
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Lloya
Mead
Chicago
Navy
Charles Ferris
Lloyd Ferris
Melvin Straub
Charles Straub
Frank Healey
Sterling
Ralph
Kenny Ferris
West
Merle Rabbn
Phoenix
Aviz
Ralph Allison
Milledgeville
Rahns
Chadwick
Rahn
Blackhawk
Earl Weber
Walter Getz
Budget and Public Hearing Set by Carroll District No 201
The Board of Education of School District No 201 Carroll County Illinois announces the tenth budget and appropriation ordinance for the fiscal year July 1 1943 to June 10 1944 will be on file for public inspection at the High School from 7 PM July 26 1943 A public hearing on the budget and appropriation ordinance will be held at 8 PM July 26 1948 at Huth School. Clerk Rush W Carroll dated July 16 1943.
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Board of Education
Carroll
Illinois
Huth School
County of
Minors
Rush W. Carroll
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Chadwick News
Christine Ryman Pensinger
Dwight H. Green
Chadwick Briefs
Northwestern Telephone
Cation
Sikkema
Fulton, Illinois
Chadwick .News
J.m.fay & Son
Pittsburgh Paints
Fulton Paint & Paper Store
al Faber
Welch
Fulton Shoe Store
Main Street
Considine
Fulton’s Meeting Place
Lincolnway
America
Clinton, Lowo
Bemberg
Sheers
Pittenger
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