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The Pantagraph from Bloomington, Illinois • Page 3

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The Pantagraphi
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Bloomington, Illinois
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SANTA FOR SOLDIERS Winter Not King More Good Fellows Needed in a Hurry I tilt U.K.UU. Hti II. 1.1II.XX.U II. 1 1: IUXJJL 3 More Republicans Urges Interest In Physical Fitness Program Enter Primary Race No Democrats Yet In Race; Deadline Dec. 31 CHRISTMAS CAROL PROGRAM TONIGHT Fifty members of the Bloomington Harmony club will present a program of Christmas carols at the east door of the county building at 7:30 p.

m. tonight. John Hanson, Peoria, will direct the chorus. The organization is the local unit of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbarshop Quartet Singing in America. Eugene Vogel, a bonafide barber, will sing the only solo role on the program.

prrp" rniMHimaM ai in IJOX AUrrm pu u. Iw to Children Legion Christmas Party LcuTs E. Oavts Post Alio Sends Out Batltfs i' tt t.t: fr- tey lo-'X Ji'ermAl lrf 1 tT-' hinti Mrirn wiiit gin, for Uunut City Sends Two Loads of Gifts To Chanute Field Junior He I Cross ami aihU Inn orcantiationt more than satisfied Christmas needs of dier iwitienU in three wards vt the Chanute field honpitaL The second of two station wagon loads was taken to Itan-toul Sunday by Mrs. C. M.

or- 4 i 1 Relief At Last ForYourCough -H-TI (HO CREOMUL5IOKJ Caa. 5 1 A 1. 1 Horton Sayt Pubtic Intereil MlirJlfccfcrJ Ul tt ptt; ijf i ynr II a. t-irt tJAaf a.I i- a rr j-a. i af.rr John E.

Burle Dies At Western Springs 9.3' a. Twi-iay. 11,1:1, in XiflrRjf.1(fiSW 14 rr Onaf tr -t I tt 1. 1 i Th fjkft Mftt I. fktj Iwpiul 4awr syth.

ramp arul hpital cvn mute chairman, ty Mis. William IXxUon. motor cwit driver. Orrntations ho thm Hrl Vtm luttiors ttirr etfu were It h.n rrau. Antiquarian.

S-tvir tf ry anrl tuis A Wm lake It club. Mstsit.Tti-det!e Marrttrs an4 tctrral rri vate tlonort. he will remain Kmtrr tf r.nrs- sarr. WJT c.Tcia! a. ODT Expert to Heb Commercial Drivers Chrhtman Special MEVS WOMEN'S CIULDRUVS fl 11 SOLES and 11 those cctt.air of ar 13 rfy Retwsijy swri'trmury r'j rViii ratsocs for fmmrftal If Rubber Heels 7 Will Assir Th em In Quest Of More Gas Harry M.

Eaton, tiii'ri- iner for the c.tlce defense trans- puriauon wr.o opened his efT.ce In the Association of Commerce rooms Mor.dsy morn In was waited by roomful of commercial vehict his assistance. He came here at the request of the A of C. Mr. Eaton will keep his office open until Thursday noon of week: Mondav to Thtir.ia next week and Monday to Friday we ir.na wrcK. He states at oniy.

mva'. car throxh the ration Uar J. Thief Loots Hole! Room E.I Carter rrrrto j.e Sun.tay ro. at hotel hal fcTn alls ant 112. ocrurtr4 Wtmern 13 9 ar.

1 I a tw t.ifii tar iiuf xc 3Ioritnnury Ward Until Tomorrow But He's Tough Throws 8 'Ab'ove Punches Here In Warmup Bout Winter uhirh i OlTlciallv until TufKHav rAn.n.. to throw fancy practice punches at Bloommgtonians Monday, keeping them in a subfreezing grip. Lowest temperature recorded nere ine iasi 24 hours was 8 above. The mercury froze at that level between 5 and Sam xt, It had risen to 20 above by mid-afternoon. Other parts of the country suffered even moro at th ksn.

tne weatnerman. Householders in many areas were k. tm iiua low zero cold which upset their 1 xuci on Duagets. Owl's Hpad hniiw4 wo7VA lowest mermometer recording 45 below. It was 1 below in New York, 8 below in Cincinnati, 5 below in Duluth and thnv in Chicago.

Forecasts were enrournHnT Tti ing temperatures and snow flurries were on the weather menu. Red Cross Gets Yarn for Army, Navy Clothes Garments Must Be Finished In Three Weeks Bloomington's swiftest and most expert knitters Monday were paged to knit up 1,025 pounds of army and navy wool within the next thre weeks. Mrs. Laurence Rust, Red Cross knitting chairman, announced that the wool had been received with orders that it must be knit into army and navy clothing immediately. Knitters have their choice of knitting 98 sleeveless sweaters, 56 army turtle neck sweaters.

82 pairs of gloves, 42 mufflers, 0 navy mufflers and 80 navy turtle neck sweaters. They were asked to report to the Red Cross production rooms, 216 West Jefferson street for the yarn. The room will be open until Thursday to dispense yarn. Young Men's Club Honor Boys Victory hall bov will at the Christmas Darty of th Youne Men's rluh TumHv at the Illinois hntl A Hinn be followed by a program and gift pieaeniation. Dick Ouanstrom.

sailnr I ship was torpedoed and sunk in me invasion oi north Africa, will tell his story to the member onH guests. WANTED Used Typewriters Royals, Remingtons, Under woods. Smiths, with stan dard keyboards. There are no new typewriters being manufactured today, there fore the Government must hate all available used typewriters to help win the war. We are official Government purchasing depot for this territory, nigh celling cash price paid.

Write Thone Us. 207 E. Washington Thone 23S1 Paxfon Typewriter Co. these Our vaults will conserw i damage! The storage charre per garment cnar Phone 5400 10 Discount For Cash Carry MrJ 400 Childress Faith in Santa Threatened With only three days until Christmas the Good Fellow fund has now reached $140. While this response is good, it is not enough to buy all the toys needed to give those 400 Bloomington-Normal children the Merry Christmas they deserve.

Several more have brought in new toys. Among one allotment was a series of books for children between the ages of 4 nd 8. The committee can use many such gifts. rantagraphrrs to Wrap Toys. Pantacraoh newsroom pmnlnvot will wrap the Christmas packages Tuesday night.

Gifts will be distributed to parents of deserving vuuuren vveanesaay. ou u. you sua want to have a part in this effort to make Christmas morning a happy occasion for 400 children, send in your contri- Duxion xvuw. Donor List Grows. Following is the list of donors Kijiabeih Canh Bartender Local TrtdrMn No.

25 Am-H Rchotw Hall Henry W. Caprn I tUity KmplovM Krrd B. Cap-n Itmeflrinry Aoc. John 3. Morrlsy Wimn' Alliance of Anonymous Mm.

Benjamin rarra jar. and Mrs. Olvde Plumlev lludaon Burr 1 -eater Pre ton Patron' club of Pickett achool K. S. Ritchie Friend Ir.

H. T. CTarno 8ck HemorUl Home A friend Florence Free Margaret L. Rib- iruon E. M.

Moore Anonvmoua A Friend Bakera Union Local 1S9 O. McCurdy Bayard Fellows Leah C. Burr Clara F. Humphrey i 1 uiauw Mr. and Mrs.

L. F. C. A. Stephenson Ctsadband Bob Austin Elizabeth M.

Funk E. C. Caahford Dickey Morria Florence Livingston Henry Fiorance Hazle B. Ewing Oens boys Anonj-mous Mits Charlotte C. Aaron Brook Probasco Santa Claua" Oliver C.

Birney Dies at Brokaw Oliver C. Birney, 72, nursery man. 1209 Fell avpnm AiaA a. m. Monday at Brokaw hospital after a short illness.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Wednesday at the Good-fellow memorial home and burial wm De in oak. Grove cemetery at Leroy. tie was born July 1, 1870 at 71 ana marriea Miss Jennie last 38 years ago.

Surviving ar hie mif. daughter, Eloise, who teaches at J- U1U. Mr. Birney was a member of the Consistory. Friends may call at the Birney home from 10 a.

m. Tuesday until m- Wednesday. Mrs. Maftle PA Dies at Her Home Mrs. Mattie Paul died at her TTo' 816 Vest Grove strt, at 11:50 p.

m. Saturday. She was a member of the First Presbyterian church and the fu- fral will be at 2 p. m. Tuesday there.

Burial will be in the Park Hill cemetery. fuS born in Buchanan, Slch- 7' 1875' daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Seth Straw. She was married to Harry H.

Paul June 9, 1896. She is survived by two sons, Stanley H. of Norfolk, and Elmer, at -whose home she had resided. Both of her parents and Mr. Paul preceded her in death.

She had been a Bloomington resident the last 37 years. a. WHO WOULD WANT 'O JOIN W1RMS? Brig. Gen. Leo M.

Boyle, adjutant general of Illinois and chief of staff of the Illinois reserve militia, was asked if there would be women's auxiliary of the militia. "No, there won't," the general responded firmly. "In the first place, the state constitution says only male citizens can belong to the reserve militia; in the second place, a women's auxiliary would have to be called the WIRMS and no woman could tolerate that." BULLETIN Board EMERGENCY CALLS Mewrantt. hospital brokaw hospital hMpiui 1 S3 4so umy "2 fire a Jormai flr. depanment.T...;.::;;::;.' BIRTHS.

arr and Mrs. Royal J. Bartrum 910 gssrsss bora X-J a MnB- Eugene Hepner, 1511 oay at et. Joseph' tioBpital. Mr.

and Mra. Stanley Thompaon, r. r. Saturday et- Mr and Mr. Paul Julian.

906 '4 Went lrl, born Sunday fit. Joeeph'a hospital. Funeral Card of Thank, la Memorlam Bod Special Notice, inline minimum. 51.50 pei Inaertlont additional Jao each. Copy fof foil dy mn -HI rcepted op to P.

day before publication and IS o'clock noon for final edition. ITSEBAt NOTICE. "1" toT Mra- Matti of 818 Wt Grove etreet m-ili be hld Jrc.m the Fiwt Presbyterian churchrGrove Kami utreet Tuesday iftemoon 2 0 ckk-K. FrtKta invited, interment Park HI, I cemetery. Friend may call the 1 erk Memorial Horn.

2u hlivl CARD OF THANKS. J.h,nk our iShbor nd Ir-end lor the klnUneag shown during the recmt USnea. and death of our wife and mother. Also for the beautiful floral of-teriDSB. JOE GLEN AND FAMILY.

500 Soldiers Only 55 Gifts Let's Get Busy City's Hospitality To Get Real Test Next Two Days Nine tenths of the snlrli pra in town Wednesday nieht will hp out of luck whpn uifta Re tributed at Bloomington's service men nnsimas party. That is, if peopie aon gel busy. Check of presents donated by Monday noon totaled 55. As many as 500 boys mav be in town fnr uie party. service center leaders were worried Mondav distribute 55 gifts among 500 youne men.

inev hart nr Kant Claus list to determine whirh men were more deserving. must Act last- On starting their driv ihpv'ri hope to send them all home from uie party witn tokens of Bloomington people's sympathy and in terest. They still haven't fivpn im hnno though. There are two ana tney re going t0 make a con cenea arive to remind citizens that the Christmas spirit isn't just iamny anair. "We're eoini? to rail ier nostess and get each one on the job.

We'll get in touch with every girl on the service center lists." Mrs. A. n. Drpnd HUiU Monday morning. Use Deposit Boxes.

We'll WT3D them or rnmA after them or do anvthin? to get them in by Wednesday afternoon." People can iust rrc. ents into the donation boxes at the Ensenberger, Livingston, Ro- iana and liiasi store without wrappings, or thev ran rail -hqs and we'll come after them if persons haven't anv nth get them to the boxes or to the service center at 210 East Front street, she explained. Mrs. C. L.

Kolster Dies at Her Home Mrs. CharlottA T. Vnlct one West Division street, Normal, died at her home at 12:15 p. m. Sunday, after a brief illnesse.

The body was taken to thfc T3i im memorial heme, where funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Wednesday. Burial will ha in Di.lr Hill cemetery. The body will be returned to the Kolster home where it will remain until 11 uuiu a a.

iu. Wednesday. bne was born in Bloomington March 9, 1886, daughter of Benia. rim and Mary Ann Lawrence. She was married Dec.

10, 1917, to William Kolster at Peoria, and had since made her home in moommgton. Mr. Kolster died Dec. 26, 1933. Surviving are one son, Richard L.

Carlock, Poughkeepsie, N. two daughters, Mrs. Mary Louise Floyd, at home, and Mrs. Catherine Cufaude, 301 Gray avenue; two sisters, Mrs. Dwight Moore of California and Mrs n9n of Kansas.

She was a memhpr of the Royal Neighbors, No. 637, aim aueno.ea me unnstian church. Hell be coming home some of days better be nr vn.i'. HIS UNIFORM IS SPIC 'N' SPAN BUT HOW ABOUT HIS CIVVIES A VOO ASK Alt THIS GAY hCUS 1 i Xfi fSi? FULL CF CAWEIS IS A nrr TtcK rlJll AX.hW.rt IIC f3 7 C4r soke's Ah? i 1 I FEATURING THESE TlA WO TN f.Av TAZ? HANDSOME GIFTS fl NS J1 OF CAMELS AND ANk i i A PRINCE ALBERT f' km iiV WOR CHRISTMAS mG) erly protected his civilian garments while he's been servinz America! for thl 'J Jit aainst for the duration of the war is only 1 DID YOU KNOW- ti y0Ur "UTO' Send them nK nd presinK then have put them away In our storage vaults until you need them nert -prtag-or summer. There i.

no charje for ALBERT NIEPAGEN FLORIST Flowen for Every Occasion. 508 E. SliUer St. rhone 386 i.

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