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FIVE THE PANTAGKAPH, TUESDAY. JAN. 18, 1911. FORMER MAROA MAN To Teach At Clinton Ihree Seriously Hurt In Crash Near Danvers High Court Rules Against TP Won Strike Three to Seek Re-election To Legislature KILLED IN ACTION CLINTON (PNS) John Earl Sigler of the marines, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Earl Sigler, formerly of Maroa and now of San Diego, has been killed in action in the South Pacific, according to information received by local relatives. He enlisted in July, 1942 and had been in the South Pacific 15 months. CLINTON. (PNS) Miss Marilyn Jean Whited of Neponset, who is completing this semester's work at Illinois State Normal university, has been employed as instructor of physical education classes at Clinton Junior high school, succeeding Miss Evelyn Rumney, who resigned to resume work at ISNU for her degree. Miss Whited will serve as women's director of physical activities at the Clinton YMCA, in addition to her junior high school work, being employed jointly by the two boards.

Sam Elkins, Bert Diveley DRUGSTORE IMPORTANT, CHATSWORTH LEARNS Former Saunemin Boy Killed SAUNEMIN. (PNS) Mrs. Benton Byrum received word Monday from her sister, Mrs. Layton White, Loving, N. that their son, Charles, 23, water tender second class, who was reported missing, was killed in action.

He was buried in Allied territory outside the continental limits of the United States. Charles was born Feb. 2, 1920, at Saunemin, leaving for Loving, N. in 1929. He was a graduate of Carlsbad high school and made a record as a basketball and football player.

He enlisted in the navy Oct. 31, 1941. He is survived by his parents aid a sister, Jerrene. CLINTON. (PNS) John nouncement was made Monday of the candidacy of all three members of the general assembly from the 28th district for re-election at Get Head Injuries the April primary.

Among these DRY GROVE. (PNS) Sam Elkins, 70, Bert Diveley, 50, both Chestnut Man Awarded DFC For Heroism of Dry Grove and Mrs. Clarence Gravitt, 66, Danvers, were seri ously injured at 9:45 a. m. Tues day when cars driven by Mr WASHINGTON, D.

(U.R) The supreme court, overruling two lower courts, Monday set aside an injunction issued in 1941 which restrained employes of the Toledo, Peoria Western railroad now operated by the federal government from striking. The injunction was issued by the southern Illinois federal district court after a strike on the road had resulted in considerable violence and bloodshed. The seventh' circuit court of appeals eventually affirmed the order, after continuation of the strike caused President Roosevelt to seize the road on March 21, 1942. The supreme court, in an unanimous opinion delivered by Justice Wiley Rutledge, Monday reversed the iower tribunals, however, and held that the road was not entitled to the injunction because it had not made every effort to settle the dispute with its employes, as required by the Norris-LaGuardia act restricting federal Labor dispute injunctions. Elkins and Mrs.

Gravitt collided candidates is Representative Felix E. Wilson, Democrat of Clinton, who is completing his first term of office. He has been employed by the Illinois Central railroad, and has served several years as chairman of the De Witt county Democratic central committee. He was defeated by a very small margin in 1940. Other candidates are Representative Dan Dineen of Decatur and Homer B.

Harris of Lincoln, Republican members. at the junction of routes 9 and 122. supplies, pick up center for the cleaners and the place to buy greeting cards and library paste. Some of the results of the closed store are more than petty annoyances. People are using gasoline and tires to go out of town to have prescriptions filled.

Others are increasing the doctor's work because they must go to hjs office for insulin and other required medicine. When the store reopens it will be to appreciative customers. Meanwhile more and more citizens are using baking soda on their toothbrushes, emptying drawers to salvage paper clips and borrowing each other's magazines. BY MARTHA LIVINGSTON Pantagraph Reporter in Chatcwortlu CHATSWORTH. (PNS) Residents here have had small hint of what happens in a town when one of its buildings is bombed out.

They have" been without a drug store since the death of the town's former druggist on Christmas eve. There are mo unsightly ruins, but the store is as useless to the public as though a plane had dropped its cargo on Main street. Every day people realize the inconvenience of being without a service long taken for granted. Although this was never a sandwich and soda fountain drug store, it was headquarters for camera and school To Direct Youth Project CLINTON. (PNS) Kirby Todd of Clinton resigned his position as instructor of social science and English in the Havana high school last week and left Clinton Sunday to go to Fort Wayne, where he has accepted a position as director of "Teen Canteen," an organization for teen-agers numbering 3,700 young boys and girls.

The Gravitt car was proceeding south on route i) and the car driven by Mr. Elkins was going Club Plans Meeting ODELL. (PNS) The member of the Pontiac Woman's club will west on 122 en route to Stanford. Mrs. Arthur Anderson and daughter, Arlene, who were passengers in the Elkins car, suffered meet Tuesday evening at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. J. E. Lukens. lacerations and bruises on the LINCOLN.

(PNS) S. Sgt. William J. Bland of Chestnut, waist gunner on a Flying Fortress, was one of 13 Illinois members of the army 12th air fofce in north Africa who recently received the Distinguished Flying Cross the war department has announced. Bland, who is believed to be the first Logan county airman to receive the DFC medal, performed a heroic deed over Messina bay last May 25 during an attack on his squadron by a large number of enemy fighters.

i head and face. The accident victims were taken to Brokaw hospital. The condition Towanda Groups Set Meetings TOWANDA. (PNS) The Every scrap of paper scraps for Peace! of both Mr. Elkins and Mr.

Diveley was reported serious by hospital officials at 1:30 p. m. Tuesday. Blood Donor Central Illinois Deaths lied Trip ance so- When the gunner opposite Bland's position became faint Mr. Diveley is suffering from concussion of the brain and fractures of ribs and left shoulder.

Mr. Elkins is suffering from a brain concussion and shock. Mrs. Gravitt suffered a fractured breastbone. Bland helped him to an oxygen outlet in the radio room and then alternately operated the waist guns, shooting down one ME 109 Both Mrs.

Anderson and her daughter were released from the Margaret Lynn MASON CITY. (PNS) Mrs. Margaret Lynn, 51, of Mason City, died at 12:30 a. m. Monday after a two weeks illness.

She was born July 23, 1892 at Mason City, the daughter of Albert and Sophronia Slade Cross. She attended the public schools of this city. She was married to Raymond Lynn at Mason City, Sept. 20, 1913. She is survived by her husband; her father; three cial activities for the coming week will include various meetings.

TUESDAY. The annual farm and home bureau meeting will be held-in the Methodist church dining room. A basket supper will be served at 6:30 p. m. which will be followed by a program which will include group singing, and special numbers.

E. J. Sutter, president of the farm bureau, will be in charge. daughters, Mrs. Alberta Sommer, Mason City: Mrs.

Mildred Snoddy, Chicago; Mrs. Helen Mangold, Ma CLINTON. (PNS) Eleven Clinton residents who had mafle plans to visit the Red Cross blood bank in Masonic temple, Decatur, as donors this week will have to await some future date to be blood donors, according to announcement of Charles R. Evans, in charge of local registration. The mobile unit is stationed in Decatur all this week, with Miss Mary V.

Love, Red Cross director, having general charge. Miss Love notified Mr. Evans that the quota of donors had been filled before Clinton's list reached them, thus cancelling their plans. Mr. Evans indicated that tentative plans were under discussion for a "blood donor caravan" to Chicago for the benefit of Clinton people wishing to take part but so far no definite arrangements have been made.

Maroa High Plans Homecoming MAROA. (PNS) Mania Com WEDNESDAY. son City; one son, Lloyd Lynn Mrs. Burdette Kraft will enter tain the bridge club at her home one mile south of town with a 1:30 p. m.

luncheon. with the army overseas; three grandchildren; two brothers, Stephen R. Cross and Everett S. Cross, both of Mason City; four sisters, Mrs. Alta Benscoter, Bes hospital after treatment.

Dr. A. G. Chione of, Danvers attended the injured. Wapella Church To Mark 77th Anniversary WAPELLA.

(PNS) Members and friends plan to celebrate the 77th birthday of the Wapella Christian church with a basket dinner and program during the afternoon at the church Sunday, Jan. 23. This church was organized Jan. 24, 1867 and was the third church built in Wapella. The present pastor is the Rev.

J. E. The regular library board meet ing has been postponed until and damaging several others. When a bullet struck his ammunition box, setting it afire and exploded some of the cartridges, Bland smothered the flames with his heavy coat. Returning to his post the Chestnut sergeant kept his pilot informed of the position of a crippled bomber of the formation so maximum protection could be afforded it.

Bland, after completing 50 missions during the north African campaign last year, spent a furlough at his home last summer after which he returned to combat duty. Miss Norma Wright Carlock DAR Winner CARLOCK (PNS) Miss Norma Wright, senior at Carlock high school, was announced Thursday as being the winner of the DAR award. She was selected by the faculty as being the best qualified girl the good citizen award. Each year the Daughters of the American Revolution select one girl from each of the 48 states to make a pilgrimage to Washington, D. C.

Miss Wright's name will now be submitted for the final drawing to determine the Il February. THURSDAY. sie Cross and Mrs. Lila Severns, all of Mason City, Mrs. Ruth Mangold, Hartsburg.

Charles Reynolds MASON CITY. (PNS) The ladies society of the church will meet at the church at 2 p. for quilting. The regular meeting of the Charles Reynolds died Monday morning at Proctor hospital, Peoria, following a mastoid operation. He had been ill for several Towanda Parent-Teacher association will meet at 7:30 p.

in the gymnasium. The business meet munity high school students are making plans for homecoming, WANTED: One million tons of paper saved for the war effort. It's everybody's job! It means simpler packages and wrappings and saving every scrap for salvage. Keep newspapers and magazines separated. Flatten cartons and store with waste brown paper.

Empty waste baskets into cartons or bags. All will be called for. Remember Packs a War Punch! Fight Waste! months. ing wil be held after which Mrs. which will be held on Feb.

4. A queen and attendants will hp He was born June 2, 1936, in Gladys Lantz of Bloomington, will talk on "The Community as a Mason county, the son of Charles and Agnes Fink Reynolds. His selected from the various home rooms and the queen will be crowned at the basketball game. Mt. Zion high school will be the mother died shortly after his birth.

He is- survived by his father: his grandfather, Joseph ington, Charles, Clinton, Ohio; Mrs. Herman Hopper, Bloomington; Dee, LeRoy; Sgt. William Cooper, Crossville, a brother, E. O. Cooper, Monti-cello, a sister, Mrs.

Cleora Jones, Lula, Ky. He had been a member of the Masonic lodge. Worth Funeral LINCOLN. (PNS) Members of the Logan County Bar association will be honorary pallbearers at the funeral of Evan Worth Wednesday afternoon. The members of the bar will meet at 1 p.

m. and go to the- residence where a brief service will be read at 1:30 p. m. and then to the First Presbyterian church at 2 p. m.

where the Rev. D. E. Kerr, pastor will officiate. Burial will be in Richmond Grove cemetery near New Holland.

Eli Zook CONGERVILLE. (PNS) Eli D. Cook died Monday morning at his home here. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p. m.

Friday at the home and at 2 p. m. at the Mennnonite church. Burial will be in ImhofT cemetery. He was born Feb.

12, 1868, near Deer Creek. He was married to Miss Cora Wick Feb. 4, 1897. Surviving are his wife; a son, Louis, Long Beach, a brother, Joseph, East Peoria. Pastor Will" Visit Mexico LUDLOW.

(PNS) The Rev. C. J. Williams of Rantpul left Wednesday on a trip to Mexico. He plans to be gone until Jan.

30. En route he planned to stop in St. Louis, for a visit with Chaplain Sheeran at Jefferson Barracks, Mo. The Rev. Ralph Gates, present pastor of the Catholic church atCamp Grove and former pastor of St.

Lawrence church, Penfield, is making the trip with him. A priest from St. Joseph's col-legt at Rennsselaer, will take the Rev. Williams place during his absence on Saturday and Sunday and during the week the Rev. Paul Ruddy of Thomasboro and the Rev.

James Griffin of Loda will assist. Youth Group Plans Election WAPELLA. (PNS) The Christian church Youth association will meet at Fanner City Jan. 24, at 7:30 p. m.

in the Christian church there. Election of officers will be held. About 18 young people from the Wapella Christian church plan to attend. opponents of the local team. A Fink, Mason City; his grandpar Recreation Center." Mrs.

Imogene Kenyon, Mrs. Dan Malcom, Mrs. John Geiger, and Mrs. Lewis De-vore, will be in charge of the refreshments. Mrs.

Robert Peden is program chairman and Mrs. Leslie Sutter, president. FRIDAY. ents, Mr. and Mrs.

James Rey linois representative. party will follow the game. Aid Plans Meeting nolds, Magnolia, Ky. The body was brought to the ELLIOTT. fPNS ThP Ladies Henderson-Jennings funeral home here and was taken to the family residence four miles northwest of The knitting and sewing groups of the Red Cross will meet at 1 Easton.

Funeral services will be A Victory Suggestion by the Makers of Calvert The whiskey with theMHappy Blending" Calvert Distiller Y.C. Aid society of the Elliott Lutheran church will meet Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Harvey Noland. The hostesses will be Mrs. Harvey Noland, Mrs.

William Shilts, Mrs. John Calecod, Mrs. Fred Punke, Mrs. Raymond p. in the Red Cross rooms.

Raymond Myers was selected by the faculty as the winner ol the SAR award. He will be awarded a good citizenship medal. Church Group to Meet WAPELLA. (PNS) The Willing Workers of the Wapella Christian church will meet in the home of Mrs. Jack Burton, north of Wapella Wednesday, Jan.

19. Mrs. J. E. Goodballet will give the at the Easton Methodist church with the Rev.

Fred Foster offi Friday night the Towanda basketball team will journey to Say-brook for a game. "8 whs I Clear heads choose Calvert ciating. Time for services has not Women to Hear Decorator PONTIAC. (PNS) Members of the Pontiac Woman's club will hear Miss Laui-a Welch, an employe of the "Wishmaker's House" of a Chicago department store, at their Tuesday afternoon meeting to be held at 2:30 p. m.

in the Masonic temple. Miss Welch, who is a graduate of Wellesley college, has had many years of experience in interior decorating and will display many articles, including fabrics, wallpapers and accessories to illustrate her talk. The afternoon's program has been arranged by the fine arts department, of which Mrs. Robert Thompson is chairman. Mrs.

Hat-tie Baldwin will give 'A Thought for Today." Mrs. W. E. Hughes; Mrs. F.

L. Smith and their committee will serve as tea hostesses. mil ana Mrs. Charles Davis. been set.

Burial will be in Mason City cemetery. Abraham Long CLINTON. (PNS) Abraham Long, 84 year old retired farmer of De Witt county, died at 5 a. m. Tuesday in John Warner hospital.

He had been a patient in the hospital a month. MEN WOMEN Class to Collect Waste Paper SAUNEMIN. (PNS) The Berean classs will pick up waste paper and magazines Friday in the village. Anyone outside the village may leave it at the Louie Farbcr home. They would like to have the The body was taken to the ELLIOTT Mr.

and Mrs. Donald Storm went to Strasburg Monday for a visit with Mr. Storm's patents, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Storm, until Wednesday when they will depart for Maryville, where Mr.

Storm is stationed. Mrs. John Calecod fell Saturday evening at her home, breaking her arm. Anna Skaar, Reporter. papers and magazines tied according to regulations in order to save time and extra work.

Helm and Trigg funeral home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. He was born Nov. 28, 1859 in Cerro Gordo. He married Miss Samantha Ann Baker Oct, 5, 1882 in Weldon.

She survives with five sons and two daughters: Elmer, Portland, Fred, Normal; Bly, Le Roy; Clyde, Quincy; Lawrence, Decatur; Mrs. James Jiles, Clinton; Mrs. Fannie Phares, Kimmel, 22 grandchildren and 44 great grandchildren. He was a member of the Weldon Methodist church. Alfred Cooper LE ROY.

(PNS) Alfred Ci Dana Navy Man Missing in Action DANA. John Denver Simkins, torpedoman's mate, first class, was reported by the navy department Monday as being missing in action. Mrs. Mary Simkins of Dana, his mother, was listed by the navy as his nearest of kin. Our New Neighbors PONTIAC (PNS) SRt.

and Mr. Fran DR. J. A. MOORE DENTIST 8 A.

M. to 5 P. M. cis Johnson, Saunemin, a boy, born Mon day at St. JamW Hospital.

Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Nelson, 215 North Phone 4648-0.

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He had been ill for three years. The body was Business World ELECT OFFICERS. DEER CREEK. (PNS) The Deer Creek Telephone company Monday announced the following officers: Dennis White, president; W. L.

Patterson, vice president and Simon Nafziger, secretary and treasurer. Edward Lehman and William Reeser were reelected directors. taken to the Stensel funeral home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. He was born Jnly 12, 1872, in Wayne county, Kentucky, son of Christian and Lucinda Cooper.

They moved to Illinois in 1926 and settled in McLean county, moving to LeRoy in 1929. He The guitar, one of the oldest married Miss Mary Dowell. Sur in musical instruments, traces unin terrupted lineage to 550 B. C. viving are his.

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