Mrs Amy Cramer Found Dead At Brookville Home
Mrs Amy Cramer aged 59 was found dead in her Brookville area home when a milk route driver noticed groceries left on the porch. Her housemate Mrs John Rubendall was seriously ill and hospitalized. An Ogle County coroner's jury ruled death natural. Funeral services were held in Milledgeville with burial in Lanark cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy Cramer
Brookville
Cramer
John Rubendall
Freeport
Ogle
Shirk Funeral Home
Milledgeville
Lanark Cemetery
Navy Recruiter to Visit Savanna and Fulton in 1943
A Rock Island recruiter will be at Savanna post office on November 25 at 1 p.m. and at Fulton at 10 a.m. to interview men for the U S Navy Naval Reserve and women for the Waves program. WAVES applicants must be 20 with two years of high school. young men may enlist at 17. Bring birth or baptismal certificate and parental permission note.
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Rock Island
Savanna
Fulton
U. S. Navy
Naval Reserve
Womens Reserve
Navy
Naval Reserve Enlistment Open to Men 38 to 60 with Skills
Enlistment in the Naval Reserve is open to men aged 38 to 60 who possess special skills. Qualified applicants may join to serve in capacities requiring technical or professional expertise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Reserve
Marriage licenses issued by Carroll County Clerk office
Marriage licenses issued to Donald F. Morris of Galena and Elizabeth Jane Grinnell of Savanna. Wesley F. Sanford of Niles Michigan and Mildred Lenora Mayer of Savanna. Four divorces granted in Carroll County Circuit Court by Judge Harry E. Wheat. Decrees to Robert Fiser and Mary E. Fiser of Savanna. Lloyd W. Franks and Thelma Franka of Lanark. Mildred W. Haag and Edward C. Haag of Mt. Carroll. Edith F. Aimo and Charles B. Aimo of Savanna. Mary L. Weidman and W. J. Schreiner. Warranty deeds include Plumer's Ext Chadwick, Thomson Edna Schumaker to Paul C. Smiley, Savanna parcels, and other transfers among locals along with property descriptions in Lima and York townships. Metropolitan Life Ins Co to George C. Ottens and wife. Adeline Groharing et al receiving deeds in York.
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W. M. Nipe
Donald FE. Morris
Galena
Elizabeth Jane Grinnall
Savanna
Wesley F. Sandford
Niles, Mich
Mildred Lenora Mayer
Carroll County Circuit Court
Harry E. Wheat
Robert Fiser
Mary E. Fiser
Lloyd W. Franks
Thelma Franka
Lanark
Mildred W. Haag
Edward C. Haag
Mt. Carroll
Edith FE. Aimo
Charles B. Aimo
Mary L. Weidman
W. J. Schreiner
Plumer
Chadwick
Belle Carpenter
Albert Hook
Thomson
Edna Schumaker
Paul C. Smiley
Sur
Lydia Paul
William H. Paul
Lima
Israel Mellinger
Geo. C. Ottens
York
Amy I. Lewis
Adeline Groharing
Private Sheridan Receives Legion of Merit for Malaria Test
Private Jellin J. Sheridan of Rockford has been awarded the Legion of Merit for his role in a malaria exposure test in New Guinea. He and other volunteers labored in a swamp coconuts grove near a native village, with some contracting malaria and receiving care after exposure. The medal honors their bravery in a peaceful, dangerous experiment conducted to collect comparative data on treatments and suppressives.
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Pvt
Jellin J. Sheridan
Thomas Sheridan
Rockford
U. S. Army
New Guinea
War Department
Courare
Sheridan
Cuba
Rollin
Australia
Army
Rockford Drilling Machinery Company
United States
Pacific War Zone
Thomson
Chadwick
J. J. Sheridan
A. E. Sheridan
Ed Williams
Review
Illinois
Savanna Couple Wed At First Methodist Church
Miss Mildred Maurer and Pvt. F. Sanford united in a Sunday afternoon ceremony at the First Methodist Church in Savanna. The double ring service followed nuptial music by Mrs. Raymond Phillips and soloist Vernetta Homedew. Attendants were Miss Eileen Maurer and Lester Maurer. A reception welcomed more than 100 guests. The bride, Savanna native and Savanna High School graduate, works at the Savanna ordnance depot. Sanford, from Niles Michigan, is a five year Army veteran on furlough from Camp Forrest Tennessee. They planned to honeymoon in Michigan with his relatives before settling in Galena.
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Mies Mildred Maurer
Priscilla Maurer
Savanna
F. Sanford
T. H. Sanford
Niles
Mics
First Methodist
Arthur Monkman
Raymond Phillips
Vernetta Homedew
Eileen Maurer
Lester Maurer
Oelwein
Savanna High School
Savanna Ordnance Depot
Pvt
Sanford
Mich
Camp Forrest
Tenn
Michigan
Savanna Presbyterian Church Wedding for Grinnall Morris
Miss Betty Jane Grinnall daughter of Mr and Mrs George Grinnall of Savanna married Donald Morris son of Mrs Mae Morris of Galena at 830 Saturday evening in the Savanna Presbyterian church. Rev George J Goris conducted the single ring ceremony with attendants including Mrs Albert.
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Betty Jane Grinnall
George Grinnall
Savanna
Donald Morris
Mae Morris
Galena
Savanna Presbyterian Church
George J. Goris
Albert
Ammunition sale extended to end of year
The War Production Board announced an extension allowing shotgun and rifle ammunition purchases through December 31. Previously nonfarm users could buy only Oct 1 to Nov 15, as production of 82.5 million shotgun shells and 12 million cartridges lagged behind expectations to ensure hunters can stock before hunting season ends.
1944 Automobile License Blanks Now Available
Illinois Secretary of State Edward J. Hughes announces 1944 automobile license applications mailed to notar ies and automobile dealers statewide. Six forms cover owners of passenger mobiles trucks and trailers to supply data for the war department. A mimeographed letter with instructions accompanies the forms. First plates are expected to go out early next month with later mailings delayed to avoid Christmas mail congestion for armed service members.
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Illinois
Edward J. Hughes
War Department
Hughes
Renu
John Nash
Automobile Department
Reassignment of License Numbers December 1 Report
Nash cites December 1 as the reassignment date. The December monthly review from the Tenth Federal Reserve of Kansas City notes dry fall weather favorable for wheat seedings yet short of needs. Livestock feeding remains heavy due to scarce feed, likely reducing planting and feeding operations as high feed costs squeeze fat livestock prices. Grain prices stay strong.
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Tenth Federal Reserve of
Kansas City
Local social notes from Chadwick area weekends
Miss Carol Wolstenholm of gifill edgeville was a weekend guest of Glenda Baker. Mr and Mrs Willard Weachter of Chicago were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Harold Bast. Mr and Mrs Glen Bowers were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Lyle Ashby at Wacker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Wolstenholm
Gifilledgeville
Glenda Baker
Willard Weachter
Chicago
Harold Bast
Glen Bowers
Lyle Ashby
Wacker
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Arthur Lake
Blondie
Cupid
Lucille Ball
Harry James
Hi Diddle Diddle
Love
Martha Scott
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Hopalong
William Boyd
Edmund Lowe
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Susanna Foster
Laurel & Hardy
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Richard DIX
Houe News
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Pede
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Belle Starr
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Fred Macmurray
Herbert Marshall
Tubs & Wed
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Capitol
Humphrey Bogart
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Sahara
Jean Arthur
John Wayne
Charles Winninger
Red Skelton
Eleanor Powell
Jimmy Dorsey and Orchestra
James Craig
Patricia Dane
Northwest Rangers
Freddie Bartholomew
Jimmy Lydon
Mickey Rooney
Craig Stevens
Elizabeth Frazier
Legion OF Merit
Pvt. Sheridan
Tama Oats
Boone Oats
Plant Traver
Iowa
U. S
Jim Bull
Union Grove
Wesley Sack
Wm. Goddard
Albany
Clarence Hanson
Jess Wood
Morrison Implement Co
Morrison
Robert Acker
Mt. Carrol
Anderson & Jacobs
Sterling
John E. Housenga
Savanna Farm Supplies, Inc
Forrest Thompson
Paul Graehling
Farmers Hatchery Exchange
Elizabeth
Richland Soybean Seed
Tae
Clinton, la
Maurer
Grinnall
Morris
Wm. J. Quest
Mr. Carroll
John Fogel
OASIS
Cordova
Nash
Chadwick News
Allis Chalmers
Milledgeville, Jil
Jane Vaughn
Clinton, Iowa
C. O. Bosbough
Shannon
Herman Radatz
Byron Richard Oncken
Paul O. Giese
Harmon
Walter Mose
Port Byron
Werner Droster
Clinton, Ia
Hans Hansen
Joe Feldman
Albany Shipping Ass’n
Fred Haberer
Vernon Reiling
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