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2021 Honor Flight Returns

January 4, 2022 by Kathy Sands

Picture taken at Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois (Williamson County, IL) on Tuesday, September 28, 2021. Honor Flight No. 7 was returning from their trip to Washington, D. C. at 8 PM. Members of the Long Knives Chapter Color Guard escorting the Honor Flight veterans were: (L to R) Edward Oliver, Norris City; Patrick Haskell, Carmi; Allan Lang, America; Jim Whitt, Marion; Jack Cramer, Herrin; Tom Edmondson, Goreville; and Lance Newman, Pittsburg. Photo provided.

Edward Oliver

Tuesday, September 28, 2021, was a memorable occasion for me as it was for many others from Southern Illinois.

At 8 p.m. on that date, Honor Flight No. 7 arrived at Veterans Airport, west of Marion, Illinois. This was the first Honor Flight from this airport to make the trip to Washington, D. C. since 2019. Twelve World War II veterans who had been scheduled to go to Washington, D. C. died between 2019 and the time of this flight. This Honor Flight had twelve World War II veterans and 75 veterans of the Korean and Viet Nam Wars on it, for a total of 87 veterans. [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Remembering Our History Tagged With: Honor Flight, SAR

Remembering Our History: 80th ANNIVERSARY OF PEARL HARBOR

December 7, 2021 by Edward Oliver

By Edward Oliver

In December 1941, my parents and I went to East St. Louis to visit a sister of Dad’s and her husband. They had the radio on. The announcer interrupted the program for a special announcement from the President, Franklin D. Roosevelt. President Roosevelt announced that the Japanese had attacked our naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. He said “December 7, 1941 is a date which will live in infamy.” I became age 4 in December 1941, but I will always remember this. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Remembering Our History Tagged With: Pearl Harbor, WW2

Veterans Day by Ed Oliver (Republished)

November 11, 2021 by Kathy Sands

VETERANS DAY

By Edward Oliver

Veterans Day is an official United States holiday that honors people who have served in the United States Armed Forces.

World War I, also known as The Great War that was supposed to end all wars, ended when major hostilities ceased at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, when the armistice with Germany went into effect. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Front Page, Remembering Our History Tagged With: Veterans day

One of Our Own “Greatest Generation” reaches 100

September 17, 2021 by Lois Duckworth

Submitted by Lois Duckworth, Enfield

Elizabeth Joiner Eichem was born in Kentucky October 18, 1921. Those days were difficult for everyone. The economy was in shambles and many families were living on farms. When Pearl Harbor was attacked, the entire country sprang into action. Evansville, Indiana became a manufacturing boomtown for aviation and ship building. One of those companies was Republic Aviation. They manufactured the P-47 Thunderbolt, known as "The Jug" by the pilots who flew her. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Community, News, Remembering Our History Tagged With: Enfield, P-47 Thunderbolt, WW2

NORRIS CITY SESQUICENTENNIAL – 2021 PART 2 – NAMING THE TOWN

September 17, 2021 by Edward Oliver

By Edward Oliver

Dairy Days 2021 are fast approaching for the Sesquicentennial of the founding of Norris City. The question has come up a number of times as to where Norris City got its name. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Front Page, Remembering Our History Tagged With: History, Norris City

NORRIS CITY’S SESQUICENTENNIAL

September 6, 2021 by Edward Oliver

By Edward Oliver

Norris City’s plat was recorded on August 17, 1871.  For more information about that see my article “Norris City Sesquicentennial” in the Villagers Voice dated January 18, 2021. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Front Page, News, Remembering Our History Tagged With: History, sesquicentennial

NORRIS CITY CELEBRATES ITS SESQUICENTENNIAL IN 2021

January 19, 2021 by Ed and Tullyne Oliver

Village of Norris City’s first fire truck, a 1917 Model T Ford, as it looked when purchased from McLeansboro. Photo provided by Ed Oliver.

By Edward Oliver

It does not seem like it has been fifty years since Norris City celebrated its Centennial in 1971.  We had a year long celebration starting with Dairy Days in 1970 until the final celebration on Dairy Days in 1971.  Because of the Coronavirus during most of 2020, we did not have Dairy Days in September, so that has shortened our time to celebrate our Sesquicentennial. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Front Page, Remembering Our History Tagged With: Norris City, sesquicentennial

JOHNSON’S GROVE AND JOHNSON’S POND

June 29, 2020 by Edward Oliver

By Edward Oliver

My dad, Charles Oliver, and Norris Bruce, father of Carolyn Bruce and Betty Bruce McKenzie, always talked about swimming in Johnson’s Pond.  Dad and Norris were just a few months apart in age (Dad was born in December 1902 and Norris a few months later in 1903).  They were good friends and used to play together and get into mischief together when they were young boys.  One trick they played on Norris Bruce’s dad, Anderson Bruce, got Anderson so mad that Norris went home with Dad and stayed for two weeks, but that is another story. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Remembering Our History Tagged With: 4th of July, History, Norris City

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