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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1943
Page
9
A prepared Honor Roll lists men and women from York township serving in the U S armed forces. The Review invites corrections additions and notices of advancement in rank to complete the roster.
A compiled roster enumerates numerous individuals by branch and rank across U S Army Navy Marine Corps Air Force Coast Guard and WAVES including Corporal Harold Ashpole Sergeant Robert Hicks Private First Class Wayne Drake and many others. The list names service members with varied ranks and units in a broad wartime personnel record.
Officers elected at the Fair Haven school parent teachers association include Mrs. Herbert Blackett as president and Mrs. Vernon Adolph as vice president with Miss Margrete Coden as secretary treasurer. The meeting featured community singing and educational films.
The Chicago Motor Club distributes a driver education poster prepared by the American Automobile Association. It targets 500 Cook County gas stations and 160 Illinois Indiana firms to stress constant alertness and safe stopping distances to reduce traffic accidents harming war work and manpower.
The article argues frozen foods and frozen chickens will become common after the war as lockers and Victory Gardens popularize storage. It notes growing consumer acceptance despite wartime limits on equipment, predicting ready demand for ready to cook, eviscerated chickens once supply rebounds.
Mr. and Mrs. Alber Autolph announce the marriage of their daughter Alice to Spurgeon Harter of Savannah. The ceremony occurred Thursday Sept 9 at twilight at Fair Haven Evangelical Church with Rev. E E Peencook officiating. Guests included Mrs Peacock and Ruth, with reception at the bride's parents home. The couple will reside at 107 Diagonal Street Savannah after Sept. 20.
The speaker notes buyers will pay more as markets reopen after war and suggests postwar opportunities in the poultry trade with higher demand and renewed confidence.
Carroll county cattle were high sellers at the Chicago Stock Yards. Dr W L Derrer of Mt Carroll sent 1521 pound prime beeves that sold without sort fy at 16 0 per hundredweight, near the day’s top. There were 82 head in the consignment, all Herefords.
The Philip W. Pillsbury award for agricultural achievement will be presented Saturday to 4 H youth at the Quad County Baby Beef Show in Clinton.
Chadwick briefs list weekend visitors and dinners at the Frank Cheeseman home. Guests include Mr and Mrs Henry Rahn of Milledgeville and Mrs Coeile Williams visiting Dixon relatives. Other notes mention Mrs Scott returning home to Westley and various locals visiting or calling on Sundays.
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