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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1943
Page
6
Dialogue shows two Louies discussing a girl they just passed. Second Louie says he does not know her, but noting he wears Lieutenant Smith's hat and Smith knows her.
Moline Wigh defeated Savanna 60 to 44 last Thursday in the opening round of the Moline sectional. The Aces then beat the Bison 28 to 29 in the finals. Dixon crushed Aledo 42 to 31 in the second meet game. Moline advances to the state finals at Champaign to face Anna Jonesboro in the upper bracket. This marks Moline’s eighth state-appearance in ten years.
Illinois civil defense officials announce a second statewide air raid drill on Monday March 29 from 3 30 to 4 p m. Capt William F Waugh, chairman of the civil protection division, said this exercise will improve control center operations ahead of a July climax simulating air raid and surprise conditions.
Springfield announced motor fuel refunds for February totaling 2 055 to Carroll County with Whiteside Daviess Lee and Ogle also listed. Cuts stem from gasoline rationing and reflect allocations compared with last year. A stray dialogue captures a driver’s mistaken turn near a police stop.
Miss Mary Louise Yoeckel daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Yoeckel Milledgeville and William Roy Isenberg son of Mr and Mrs William Isenberg Amboy were married in a 3:30 pm ceremony at the Milledgeville Brethren church The Rev W S Benshoff officiated A reception and dinner followed at the bride's home with guests from Chicago Amboy Mt Carroll Savanna Chadwick and other towns The newlyweds will live in Amboy where Isenberg is employed at the condensary.
Miss Lorraine Dickover daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Dickover of Penns Grove New Jersey married Pfe Bernard A Arno son of Mr and Mrs Floyd Arno of Savanna at Elkton Maryland in a single ring ceremony conducted by Rev P K Lambert. The bridegroom a Savanna native and Savanna High School graduate worked at the Savanna ordnance depot before his army service beginning in June 1942 with a post at Camp Maxey Texas.
New York March 11 naming Schenley Distillers to run a war alcohol plant at Moline Illinois was announced after War Production Board notification. The plant joins five new grain belt facilities to convert surpluses into war alcohol for synthetic rubber smokeless powder lend lease and other military uses.
The industry has redirected all production to war work and now produces about 250 million gallons of war alcohol annually. A wheat carryover of roughly 700.4 million bushels is projected by July 1, 1943, with new plants expected to convert part of the surplus into war alcohol, easing surplus grain stocks.
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