Local Visitors Arrive from Several Nearby Towns
Preston Prairie Bert Cramer and Frank Switzer visited here, Fred Branner joined four visitors in the George Kuter home, Joy Asay of Chadwick and Mr and Mrs Joy Asay were guests in the Francis Gillespie home. Crystal Harman and Mrs Peoaton Downing with Mr and Mrs Loomer Downing were Freeport visitors Monday. Mr and Mrs Harvey Hartman and Miss Lucille Beckenkoller were Thursday visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Cramer
Frank Switzer
Fred Branner
George Kuter
Joy Asay
Chadwick and
Lyle Gillespie
Francis; Gillespie
Crystal Harman
Mer
Peoaton Downing
Loomer Downing
Freeport
Harvey Hartman
Lucille Beckenkoller
Ration Stamp Schedule And Expirations Across May
April 24 to September updates list valid and expired stamps for meat processed foods gasoline and sugar. Key changes include stamps expiring May 30 and May 31 and new values and ceilings taking effect May 2 and May 17. Registration for retailers begins May 23 with deadlines in mid May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secord
Rent rule carveouts for rent ed homes sales outlined
John 8 Perry, Director-Attorney of the Savanna Clinton Defense Rental Area, said five broad sale types are exempt from OPA rent regulations. He listed moves to equivalent housing, sales to current tenants, investment sales not evicting tenants, vacant homes, and owner hardship, noting eviction rules apply only if eviction follows sale. He urged controls on evictions and evasion of rent ceilings amid housing strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John 8. Perry
Savanna- Clinton
OPA
Perry
Teachers Not Frozen On Summer Jobs
Joseph Brooks of the Ta Salle-Sterling area War Manpower Commission says teachers may take summer jobs without risking their regular positions. Dean William H. Spencer of Chicago confirms that teachers can work summers in essential or local activities and return to teaching in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Brooks
Ta Salle-Sterling
War Manpower Commission
William H. Spencer
Chicago
Wwe
Brooks
Dean Spencer
Social visits fill weekend in Fulton area homes
A long list of visitors and dinners marked the weekend in Fulton and nearby towns. Multiple families including the Yarboroughs Van Kampens Foltzs Gaars and Hooks shared meals and hosted relatives from Fulton Morrison Clinton Mt. Carroll Goose Lake and Madison Wis. A Nebraska construction worker Hans Hansen returned for his mother Dora Hansen's funeral and the community learned of the newborn Marjorie Kay Dutsworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Gaar
Helen Gaar
Ed McGinty
Mt. Carroll
John Faber
Ben Faber
Fulton
Cecil Green
Wesley Kness
Faber
John Oosterryk
Neal Vogel
Lavenne
LeRoy Foltz
Gerry
Morrison
Cecil Mitchell
Lauren and Lyle
Goose Lake
Lester Vance
Epa Hook
Clinton
Ray Morgan
Hook
Calvin Eslinger
Willard Welch
Earl Green
Harold Stoner
Chadwick
Margaret Bower
Charles
Charles Sack
Victor Hines
Frank Foltz
Eva Foltz
Irene
Hans Hansen
Nebraska
Dora Hansen
Kenneth Dutsworth
Marjorie Kay
Ray Moyer
Savanna
Freeman Clevidence
Morris
Madison
Wis
Grace Moyer
Brown
Dan Hoover
Francis Handel
N. R. Kenyon
Helen Marshall
Hazen Welch
Maxine
Shagon
Ivan Carroll
David
Rush Carroll
Carroll County Names Women War Organization Chairs
Miss Anna Towert named head of Carroll County women’s activities as part of Illinois wartime program. County civilian defense directors appointed 45 county chairs to organize women in war work with regional representatives. Other local appointments include Jo Daviess and Galena in Sterling area and Ore gon divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Towert
Carroll
Illinois
Illinois State Council
Ot Defense
Carroll County
Anna Towlett
Carroll Whiteside
Helen O’connell
Sterling
Jo Daviess
Minnie Whitham
Galena Ogle
DeLoriese Hawn
Oregon
Former Savanna Resident Emma Elliott Dies in Wisconsin
Emma Chapin Elliott, 61, a Savanna native, died April 27 at her Delevan Wisconsin home after illness. Funeral held April 30, burial in Greenvale cemetery. Survived by husband Isaac, four daughters, two sons, two stepchildren, three sisters, 11 grandchildren, and many relatives. An epitaph warns of worldly vanity and providence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Elliott
Savanna
Delevan
Wis
Greenvale
Sherwood Barth
Emma (Chapin) Elliott
George Chapin
Mt. Carroll
Gwinn
Grace) Glisson
Helen
Viola
Ruth
Earl
Lloyd
Irwin Elliott
Sam
Myrtle) Rose
Nick
Edna) Elliott
Freeport
Della Knickerbocker
Detroit
Mich
War Service and Federation Reports At Illinois Club Convention
Delegates from Dixon Amboy Freeport Morrison and other towns attended the district federation convention with reports on war service fundraising for Bundles for America and Red Cross. Retiring district president Mrs. Thompson received praise for leadership guiding 15th district efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Charles Bowers
Lanark
Ralph Lane
Morrison
Gardens
John Blakley
Morris
Indian Welfare
W. L. Peterbaugh
Milledgeville
Paul Yee
Byron
A. C. Bowers
Dixon
Legislation
LA. Dayne
Freeport
Motion Pictures
Ervin Denison
Eric
Public Welfare
O. C. Holt
Amboy
Kenneth Rice
Sterling
War Service
Gertie Smith
Paw Paw
Rice
America
Red Cross
Chicago
First Air
USO
Ray B. Polhill
J. R. McDaniel
Luther Stroh
Chana
Venita George
Rose Murtaugh
C. R. Schreiber
Leaf River
A. D. Guest
Rochelle
James P. Hopkins
Harold Walker
Club Institute
Payne Thompson
Erie
G. J. Pohly
Rock Falls
L. N. Deutsch
Lela Cobb
Rochelle Ilinois
GFWC
Oscar H. Rahn
Baboon's Report on Postwar Tech and Spiritual Awakening
The article discusses radio giving way to television and the growing public for electronic devices. It notes a postwar surge in customers, manufacturers, and distributors, and calls for a spiritual shift to accompany technological progress. A film titled Hevietered Nurse-Serving All Mankind is shown with a related exhibit and tea.
Varicose Veins and Their Treatment Advice
The article explains varicose veins as swollen, unsightly veins causing pain and vanity concerns. It notes causes include weak leg muscles, poor vein elasticity, and prolonged standing, with elastic stockings or bandages recommended until strength returns.
Marriage Licenses and Real Estate Transfers Report
Court House News notes marriages filed in the county clerk office including George Crawford with Eula Belle Crawford both of Evanston and Ivan Ethridge of Lanark with Dor is Louis Gerdes of Milledgeville. Real estate transfers list Glen R. Hains to Ernest C. Johnson lot 12 block 2 Eaton's 2nd addition Savannah and George F. Woessner to Paul Woessner section 6 two twenty five range 7 Shannon plus Lawrence H. Miles et al to August A. Baumgartner lot 11 block 7 East Savannah and Harry H. Pisch and Edna to Harry H. Over section and range in Lima.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George &. Gayles
Eula Belle Crawford
Evanston
Ivan Ethridge
Lanark
Doris Louis Gerdes
Milledgeville
Glen R. Hains
Ernest C. Johnson
Eaton
Savanna
George F. Woessner
Paul Woessner
Range
Shannon
Lawrence H. Miles
August A. Baumgartner
East Savanna
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Ill
Marguerite Chapman
Kay Harris
SUN
Mon
Eileen
Rosalind Russell
Brian Aherne
Janet Blair
Ralph Richardson
Debora Kerr
Norway
Kate Smith
Aera
Asba
Richard Green
Youth On Parade
Ord
Roy
Celand
FOX 4
Teresa Wright
Joseph Cotton
WEB
Robert Preston
Ellen Drew
Paramount
Chung King
James Rice
Mickey Rooney
Lewis Stone
Esther Williams
Andy Hardy
Savannaland
Orpheum
Hopalong
Texas
United
the Powers Girl
Ann Shirley George Murphy
Dick Powell
Fred Waring
Ration News
Elmer Hook
Howard Yarbough
John van Kampen
Irma
Myrta Groharing
Bessie
Clyde Carpenter
Alfred M. Olson
Tracy Bldg
Morrison, Ill
Thomson Rendering Works
Thomson 184
Thomson, Illinois
J. C. Thompson
Thompson
Eugene Murray
Thomson
Roy White
Warren
A. H. Miller
Whiteside
W. L. Pickering
Ogle
Veneta Babcock
Lena
Stephenson
Floyd Beemer
Compton
Lee
C. H. Rahn
Baboon’s Report
Heaven
Les Lathrop
Illinois State Medics Society
L. B. Hussey, M. D
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Telephone Black 415
EADS
Acker Chevrolet
Mt. Carroll, Ill
W. E. Nesemeier Milledgeville, Ill
John M. Fogel
Court House News
Harry H. Pisch
Edna
Harry H. Over
Lima
Margaret Heusinkveld
AETNA
Hartford
Fidelity-Phenix Fire Insurance Companies
Standard Accident Ins. Co
Sinclair
Lewis Motor Company
Sinclair Gas & Oil
van Allen
Clinton, Iowa
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