The Pantagraph from Bloomington, Illinois • Page 9

no: ki. v. n. mi. A Minonk Department Gets Two Alarmi Ml'fi'K fPNS The M.n- Do ar ing the Ust decade occurred in 30 miles of the 9) r.t.rs with more than 100.000 n.

rPM.TIOf IIGIRI Three fourths of the peculation inrrease in the 1'nitrd Stages dur Social Slated EL rASO. (PNS)-The Royal Neighbor! will have their annual Ice rream part at 2 p. m. Friday 'fttht home of Mn. D.

P. Wiser. million i. ons nrv ir(urimrin vtaa juih Rain inois II Hits Centra nailers day moining, the first call coming a past midnight and the see-ond alarm was at 3 30 a. m.

The barn, garage and automobile wtre destroyed at the (JtH.rge Hecker place and a barn was rirstroyed on the farm tenanted by Christ Rut h. Mrs. Emma Cressey Dies In Springfield mow ci percent with top quality not suing Man Injured In Plunge From Roof Curl GuhUtorf 701, East Millrr sln-rt, sVrlously injured at 2 10 p. m. Wednesday when he frit two and one half stories from a roof 301 South Low trr-t.

He fell onto concrete anr" bricks, sustained two broken arms, head injuiii's and possible internal injuries. He was removed to St. Joseph's hospital in the city ambulance. Waltz Features Band Concert A waltt written by Frank Mc-Kee, former leader of the Bloom IVI I VW I I VI IVII Wla over 90 bukhrlt to the acre. Not Too la le.

and Missouri, accord.ng to a Unit ed Proa report. Half Inch Here. The official ruin gauge in nioom- The rain did not come too late to do a vast amount of good to the ington registered .40, tlightly lett corn crop, according to expressions of aK-tulrd hybrid aced than a half dun, which fell between 2 and 4 a. m. Wednesday Amounts Vary But Most Spots Report Showers Overdue rain on nwii of Central Illinois Tuesday night end Wednesday to add probably mtl-lioni of dollars in value to the 1944 farm crop.

The rain was fairly general over an area extending from Michigan southwest through Indiana, Illinois EL PASO. (PNS) Mrs. Emma Goalby Cressey, wife of the Uev. Hogrr F. Cresaey, pastor of the Fourth Prebytcrian church In The amount varied somewhat but practically every wet ion of the corn producers attending a cuv ference lirld Tuesday and Wednesday by Kunk Hroa.

Seed company One hundred corn breeder, in county reported bcnttic.al show era or heavier downpour. A atrip Springfield, died at her home Saturday. Funeral services were held Wednesday In Springfield. cluding a group of agronomist and suJ ex pciis from the state In the vicinity of El Paiu wai al most missed, however. CUT Mr.

Crrwey was pastor of the college of agrirultute, were highly drinks knp tparkllng. h.o th.re mis-d HOtomi with Canada Dry W.tw. -piK PonT Cabbo- 1 5 HATiOr Insurs livliM( to the last aip. fws I CANADA DRY WATER! Clinton and Lincoln were among other communities receiving no pleated witn reports of rains. El Paso Presbyterian church from 1910 to 1913.

ington band, will highlight the U. I'unk general manager precipitation although there was of the seed business, commented concert to be eiven by the band at 7:30 p. m. Thursday at Miller rain in a rem surrounding Organried yacht raring In the that rain is r.ever too lute to do Roger lilumcnuhlne, corn breeder United Stfltes beean about 1840. park.

of Colfax, uul yields probubly The complete program, an some good after such a dry sea son unless the crop is already ma tuie and rcuoy fur picking. will be rut there as mum as 23 Try Lang-Fuller rim" REDUCED PRICES ON AHMY NAVY ITEMS nounced by George W. Marlon, di-icctor, includes: Many Held of corn planted late will be materially Improved, ac- eordmfl to the crowers comments '1st lrncl4 fUita.r II, mn. Iloir. Hoir.

II ahiS Start "Miilirvfit Hun-' rrnk MfK Nauihiy Mart.na goariH ftuai MI9.tlo" (lt Soybeans also needed rain hadly A tyes cr on our t'asalilanuis Your tyti will light up wbn yov'aee th new 75c Khaki Zipper Kit lathrr Money Delt in many districts. reports from other counties fol low: Ford County CinSON CITY, (PXS) Gib wi: wi: AUK HEAT WAVE OUTLASTS DRY SPELL Tuesday night's rain brought end to Blbomngton'i 18 day dry spell but failed to break the heat wave which stretched into it 17th day Wednesday. The temperature stood at 00 at 1:30 p. m. after a low of 72 Tuesday night Jul) 31 was the last day the mercury stayed under the 00 mark.

The last rainfall was registered July 27. Wrltlnr KiU $4.25 son City'i .78 Inches of rainfall early Wednesday was the most 70c Coiabtancoil In flat or re aistered In Central Illinois local! ties. Ed Dcrgstrom. who takes rain readings, said a trucker from southern Illinois reported general coolie crewni trimmd with veil and hot pins to natch In a variety of vtr-lions. Black and brown.

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ftaf t'hria; Irombona. illlam I'aiaraon; ns. R. Tushaus; slunora, Al Irnba Joan IllO-hrncli danrlns th Marry Widow Waits. Ti Coiiaaus will anlarsin with lrle of masic Xfloflv.a aSuart.

aalaciad. br Al CrsbS n4 lUmillnn. t'. l. Navy Band Marrh Woods "Star Hannar." rainfall as much as 60 miles south of Gibson City Wednesday morning.

The rain in most areas around Gibson City had soaked to a depth of three to four Inches. The last rainfall was registered July 20. tUAi.ii Ilerause we have tpeclalized in the Filling of Prescription we believe we are qualified to take rare of your Pharmaceutical needs because Only Registered Pharmacists fill prescriptions at this Drug Store. The volume of our prescription business assures you fresh, potent pharmacuticals. Our large pharmaceutical stocks enable us to take care of the unusual as well as the usual.

The products of Pharmaceutical research are slocked at this Drug Store FIRST. Rring your next prescription to BIASPS DRUG STORE for the best. available prescription service. Ask Your Doctor. win i mil) sns ft crier De Witt County CLINTON.

(P.NS) The spotty character of the rain was seen mam. Barnum to Get 109 W.Jefferson St. 50 Year Pin 'J. near Clinton. In the Immediate vicinity of the town no rain fell.

Reports from near Wayncsville however said that vicinity received a good rain. Livingston County PONTIAC. (PNS) The Livingston county area around Pon-tiac experienced a "good rain," the first in several weeks. Farmers T.TvrnLV (PNS) John A. Uarnum of Chicago, for 50 years a member of Lincoln Lodge No.

210 AF and AM will be presented with a 50 year membership Jewel at a special meeting at 7:30 p. m.1 Thursday at the Masonic Temple.1 reported it as a real lifesaver to corn and soybean fields. The Gray-mont-Flanagan area also reported a fairly good rainfall. Logan County An Installation of several ncwiy elected officers to fill vacancies' will be held at the meeting also. I i Best if yyjyn LINCOLN.

(PNS) Lincoln missed the general rainfall Wednesday morning but districts northwest and around Atlanta HLY MOIIE IIOMIS AND KEEP THEM Name Four Postmasters WASHINGTON, D. W) The president has sent to the senate for confirmation the following nominations for postmasterships in Central Illinois: Oscar L. Dean, Cooksville; Mabel E. Conroy, Em- were in tne welcome precipita tion. A few drops fell In the Lincoln area.

late Tuesday night, but the Inst shower was Aug. 5. Phone 6053-0 Logan county remains in the primary drought belt of Illinois, however, with Mt. Pulaski among ington: Frances w. Walters, Koo- erts: Henrietta Hinds, becor the hardest hit Farmers in that area report corn almost beyond Entire Store AIR COOLED the stage where moisture would help.

Leigh Lucas, county AAA chairman, estimates that corn in the Mt. Pulaski area will fall 15 to 20 percent under 1943 yields and it could be worse. Woodford County EUKEK.A. woodiord county's rainfall of .39 inches Wednesday 6 was the first since July 26 accord ing to reports from Eureka. The official reading was taken at the Libby canning factory there.

County Clerk S. E. Naffziger, who lives in Goodfield, reported good rains in that area. Joe Le- "TELLER. d-V ItL "JoWIIp words I I 1 tnarmean' I l-ij" if anti-inflation I man, manager of the Eureka Farmer's elevator, reported much needed rain in the Roanoke district.

Most farmers were of the opinion that the late rain would still be of great help in improving corn and soybean yields. Tazewell County MINIER. (PNS) The Minier-Stanford district, which has been among those hardest hit by the drought, received between .35 and .5 inches of rain Wednesday morning. Other Reports mm mMtmmvi mw mmmmm Sentence reports of rainfall in clude: Funks. Grove Nice shower Tuesday night, was badly needed, Gridley Dandy rain, we surely did need it corn and soybeans were suffering.

Ground Wednes day morning was wet all the way from Gridley to El Paso and into Bloomington. Downs About inch of rain fell early Wednesday morning. Hudson Nice rain Wednesday morning. Champaign Two good rains re oo equ4SI All -al 111 nr i ea- ana ceived, one Monday evening and a second one Tuesday night. cherry McLean About Vz inch of rain fell here early Wednesday morn ing and it was welcomed by farm I I ID! I ers and gardners.

Le Roy Some rain and wind. REA line broken by falling branch of tree. 399 ind Delavan Rotary Has Program DELAVAN. (PNS) The meeting of the Delavan Rotary club was held Tuesday noon in the dining room 'at the Masonic hall as the club is, at present, without a regular meeting place. The luncheon was arranged by W.

F. Donley, Sol Strouse and Hilmar Loehr and was served picnic style to the 21 members coor Often A Charge Account One I words that" niean smooth whiskey lr- I Like a kindly nature, the friendly smoothness of I I Walker's DeLuxe is "bred in the bone" for this r--! ff I I whiskey is smoothed at every step of its making by i I a special refinement in its distilling. It begins life 1 I I with a distilled-in goodness. And then it is cask- -sSss a8lsj(B I I smoothed four full years mellowed to a taste- 1 1 i I. delighting gentleness.

That is why this superb I whiskey is held in such high regard among the well- i informed. To them, Walker's DeLuxe is a two-word I I synonym for whiskey smoothness. 1 I S4.21 8fr4l I FULL QUART jKK' aL Jir I I ii iicx jJ Straight bourbon whiskey. 86 proof. This whiskey is 4 years old.

Hiram Walker Sons Peoria, 1U. av 1 new no present. James Donley, Kobert Kees ana Gilbert Slaw, members of Boy Scout Troop No. 61 which is sponsored by the club, told of their vacation which was spent at Camp Wokanda. 9 The meeing next Tuesday will Colorful Chesterfield Coats v.

29 Brilliant New Fall Dresses 89d to 149 New Blouses and Shirts galore! be at the same olace and A. T. Martin. George Tomm and Clarence Erickson will have charge of arranging for the luncheon. Tinned fish, if properly re cessed, should remain fit for use indefinitely..