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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1943
Page
6
An Honor Roll listing all men and women from York Township serving in the United States armed forces is being prepared. Readers are invited to submit corrections additions and notices of advancement in rank for the ongoing list.
This piece urges girls to pursue nursing as a vital future profession for service in war and peace. It highlights nursing as an art requiring skill, leadership, and compassion, notes two main functions for wartime needs, and credits Florence Nightingale while praising standards and outlook in Illinois.
A compiled list of names with ranks and branches including Army Navy Air Force Marines and Coast Guard. The roster features Donald Ashpole Henry Ashpole Harold Ashpole Robert Ashpole Dwight Atherton Glen Bonjour Glenn Barr Donald Bennett Joe Bennett Edward Babczak Dwight Brown Burrell Brown Charles Bull Donald Bull Eugene Bull Bob Bogd Beck Earl Cate Millard Cate Kenneth Cooper Gerald Diephuis John Dimmick Robert Demaree Harvey Falls Everald Foltz Norman French D M Gleason Fay Groharing Dorothy Gaar Delbert Gaar Paul Gaar Virgil Hartman Arnold Hartman Henry Hartman Jr Raymon Hartman Willis Holmquest Bob Hebeler Robert Hicks Elmer Hans Garland Harris Epa Hook Raymond Hook Albert Hook Albert Jr Jurgens Albert Kraft Harold Kenyon Harold Kauffman John Kreuder Robert Kreuder Earl Kness Glen Libberton Glen Leavens Robert Lewis Kyle McGinnis Roland Mitchell Richard McWorthy Olsen Marion R Harry Orrt George Penman Harold Porter Elmer Pease Stacey Potter Elwin Rice Richard Robinson Robert Rentschler Roland Rice John Rice Harry Earl Root Joe Root Herbert Rawlins Paul Rice Wilbur Stickell Gilpin Stagg Harry Stoner Earl Shelly Lyle Shelly Leslie St Ores Vernon Schreiner Philip Switzer Wagner Walter White James Wiebenga Henry Young Jr.
The 14th Chicago Music Festival, sponsored by The Chicago Tribune Charities Inc., will unfold Saturday night at Soldiers Field with 85,000 attendance last year. Proceeds go to Army and Navy Relief. Festivities include contests for instrumentalists vocalists choirs and baton twirlers with festival officials from Tribune Tower and WGN directing. A luncheon on Aug 20 at the Palmer House honors Dr. Edgar Stillman Kelley and Mrs. Kelley.
Chadwick residents share time with relatives and friends visiting Morrison Sterling Argo Ridge Farm Polo Thomson and Rock Island. Individuals include Miss Arlene Kooi Miss Beatrice Lott Miss Anna von Pfundstein Mrs. Ann Kemp and families visiting kin in Mt Carroll Argo and Tampico with several Sunday calls and dinners.
Argo FA Miss Katherine Olson returned from Davenport for the weekend visiting Mr. and Mrs. Paul McDermott in Clinton. Many relatives and friends shared dinners showers and calls in Morrison Lanark Mt. Carroll and surrounding areas, with engagements from Vernon Dearinger to Ruth Cooper and several weekend visits reported. A patriotic chicken, a birthday of kin, and several public notices of illness and travel mark the community notes.
Wartime jar rings will use red rubber but may turn out black. Rubber, not color, counts as lips are unnecessary. Gladys Kimbrough notes grandmothers managed with lipless rubbers. Four rules: wash and boil rubbers. keep them wet. partly seal jars. screw on zinc caps slowly to prevent slippage.
Citizens urged to see war bonds as a duty and a pledge, not merely a financial instrument. Authorities emphasize personal sacrifice and national resolve, calling on readers to buy bonds as part of a broader home-front effort.
Miss Ruth Kingery daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles E Kingery and Glen Pauley son of Mr and Mrs Ernest L Pauley were wed at 2 pm in Freeport at the First English Lutheran church with a single ring ceremony. The bride wore a poudre blue dress and red rose corsage. They plan to reside in Mt Carroll. Alice Beck and Paul Randecker united in marriage at 11 am at the First Lutheran church Mt Carroll with a single ring service. They will live on a Freedom township farm.
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