Christmas gifts mailed early to troops overseas urged
The article urges sending Christmas parcels to Army and Navy personnel overseas between Sept 15 and Oct 15 to assure delivery by Christmas. It notes long shipping distances and frequent transfers require early mailing, with limits of five pounds and 15 by 36 inches, and a special mark “Christmas parcel.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
Alaska
Greenland
Iceland
England
Sicily
Africa
South Pacific
India
China
South America
Newy
Dee
Babsons Waacs and Waves and Spars Enlistment Concerns
A writer voices concern that women who enlisted rather than drafted into Waacs Waves and Spars may face unemployment after the war. He notes possible retroactive legislation, questions aggressive enlistment advertising, and admits bias in favor of women. He suggests statisticians see a need for babies over female soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WAACS
Armed Services
4 H Awards Continue From Page One
The listing covers breeds and classes for livestock showing with names of winners in Poland China Berkshire Shropshire Oxford and Hampshire divisions. It details class leaders and participant towns such as Lanark Savanna Mt. Carroll and Milledgeville with named youth and mentors. Additional notes cover clothing food projects and school dress winners with participants from Savanna Lanark and Colton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
China
Glenn Derrer
LeRoy Prina
Richard Warnock
Charles Kessler
Glenn Mummert
Berkshire
Lowell Neis
Forrest Paul
Everett Martin
Lanark
Carson Derrer
Lloyd Martin
Shropshire
Forreat Beyer
Mr. Carroll
Ben Dauphin
William Gilman
Savanna
Richard Allison
Milledgeville
Eugene Strauch
Glen Doty
Fred Rath
Hampshire
Donald Zier
Cheviot
Gerald Dittmar
Orval Dittmar
Mt. Carroll
Oxford
Richard Zuck
Arnold Zuck
Southdown
Lyle Onecken
Ram Lamb
Forrest Bey
Ten Dauphin
Donald Eugene Miller
June Miller
Lyle Oncken
Ewee
William Gidean
Donald Miller
Richard Fuck
Colton
Naomi Getz
Catherine Ross
Joy Schall
Ruth Bruch
Nancy Homedew
Patsy Rose
Evelyn Michke Savanna
Mardel Frey
Barbara Jean Byrd
Evelyn M. Piesen
Kathleen Swartbendruber
Shannon
Lydia
Local Pageant Dresser Listings by Class and Towns
A readable fragment lists contestants by class A B and C from Lanark Savanna Mt Carroll and Shannon. Names include Patricia Murney Charlene Ross Joyce Johnson Roberta Ross Marilyn Bruci Jane Dickinson Carolyn Berketresser Lila Curley Helen Doty Marilyn Getz Louise Getz Betty Dauphin Ardith Klenz Agnes Amling and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Almauist
Betty Brown
Leona Curley
Ogla Mielke
Savanna
Doris Ann Zier
Jean Ruth Natier
Lanark
Gloria Handel
Mary Williamson
Mt. Carroll
Betty Mauer
Shannon
Donna Schoening
Rosemar Hartman
Donna Jean Sturtz
Delores Poffenberger
Betty J. Cole
Patricia Murney
Charlene Ross
Joyce Johnson
Roberta Ross
Marilyn Bruci
Jane Dickinson
Carolyn Berketresser
Mr. Carroll
Lila Curley
Helen Doty
Marilyn Getz
Louise Getz
Betty Dauphin
Arlene Dauphin
Agnes Amling
Marian Crofton
Patricia Lowman
Ardith Klenz
Lanlark
Barbara Brown
Mary Berketresser
Christte Neuschwanger
Geneva Neuschwanger
Lois Panka
Lanark Local Club Listing Names and Classes
A Lanark roster lists members across Class B and A groups, naming Ruth Afkens Dorothy Hose Marian Crofton and others. It records officers and secretaries including Joyce Johnson Carol Wiltjes Marilyn Getz Evelyn Larson Ardith Kiens and Evelyn Mielke.
Drying Dishes and Quick Fixes Highlight Daily Housework Tips
A shopper asks for castor oil to help her mother, then shares a laugh about bitter remedies. The piece suggests quick laundry fixes like using twin towels to dry dishes swiftly and notes mending small fabric snags before washing to save larger patches later.
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Morrison
EADS
Morrison, Ill
Gene Autry
Mexicali
Charles Boyer
Joan Fontain
Margaret Kennedy
Times Theatre
George Raft
Lloyd Nolan
Joan Bennett
Walter Pidgeon
Robert Taylor
Thomas Mitchell
Bataan
Corregidor
Laurel
Hardy
Robert Paige
Frances Langford
Manhattan
Abbott Costello
Ginhy Simms
Johnny Inc
Fox
MGM
Sweer
Si Waters
Rochester Horne
Meug-Galdwyn Mayer
Pres
Roosevelt
White House
Babson
Lyle Onek
John R. Roe
167Th Infantry
A. P
New York
N. Y
Fleet Post Office
John M. Jones
U.S. Navy
Naval Air Station
OASIS
Albany
Cordova
Labor Day
Betty Ware
Ruth Ahrens
Nadine Dambman
Carol Ware
Phone Morrison
Johnson
Artcraft
Morrison Clinton
Phoumn
Phoenix
Floor
Akien’s
Jane Vaughn
Clinton, la
Margaret Hughes
Margaret
Capitol
Clinton Theatres
Rialto
Sat
Humphrey Bogart
North Atlantic
Ramond Massey
Alan Hale
Julie Bishop
Judy Garland
van Heflin
Lily Mars
Tommy Dorsey
Bob Crosby
Fay Bainter
Richard Carlson
Spring Byington
Thurs & Fri
Bank Night Burlesque
Ann Corio
Johnny ‘Seat’ Davis
Orchestra
Ann Dvorak
Eric Portman
Henry
Henry Aldrich
Jimmy Lydon
Grand Cast
Gildersleeve
Harold Peary
Jane Darwell
Nancy Gates
FBI
Richard Fraser
Brenda Joyce
Alice Faye
John Payné
Jack Oakie
Frisco
Warren William
Eric Blore
Carol King Dress Department
Claude M. Briges
Savanna, Ili
Goodenough’s
Goodenough
Morris
Ella Coates
Madison St
Northwestern
Illinois
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