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SERVICEMEN returning to their old 

 jobs in the Chicago offices of the 

 Illinois Agricultural Association include 

 a member of Country Life's tab depart- 

 ment who married an Australian girl. 

 The Country Life employe is Robert 

 H. Jones and his wife is the former 

 Elsie Washington of Melbourne. Jones 

 hopes his wife, a former WAAF, will 

 join him in several weeks. 



Dick Hummel Robert lones 



Jones has been with Country Life 

 since February, 1942. He went into the 

 service in April, 1943 and did most of 

 his training in Arkansas before going 

 overseas in October, 1943. He spent 

 23 months in Australia and later served 

 in the Philippines before returning to 

 the United States in January, 1946 

 when he was discharged. He was a tech- 

 nician, third grade in the signal corps 

 and received one battle star. 



Also Back in Country Life's tab 

 department is Dick Hummel, who has 

 been with the company since the fall 

 of 1940. He went into the ground 

 service of the air forces in February, 

 1943 and received most of his training 

 in Kansas. He went overseas in Octo- 

 ber, 1944, serving with B-29 crews on 

 Saipan, Guam and Iwo. After 16 

 months, he returned home and was dis- 

 charged in December as a sergeant 

 with three battle stars. 



Burton Erickson, an employe of 

 Country Life since December, 1939 is 

 back in the auditing 

 department. He 

 joined the service 

 in December, 1942 

 and received his 

 training at Fort 

 Lewis, Wash". Be- 

 ginning in June, 

 1943, he spent the 

 next 31 months 

 overseas in Hawaii, 

 New Guinea, Mor- 

 atai, Philippines 

 and Japan. He was 



L. F. McGrane 



Burton Erickaon 



discharged in January with two battle 

 stars. 



Leo F. McGrane joined the Country 

 Life office staff in November, 1939 and 

 went into the army 

 three years later. 

 He received h i s 

 basic training in 

 Alabama before go- 

 i n g overseas in 

 July, 1943. After 

 service in Australia, 

 New Guinea, Phil- 

 ippines, Japan and 

 New Caledonia, he 

 returned to the 

 United States in 

 December, 1945 



with the rating of staff sergeant. He 

 holds two battle stars and is now em- 

 ployed in the policyholders service de- 

 partment. 



Robert A. Petersen of Country Cas- 

 ualty's claims department joined the 

 company in May, 

 1943 and went into 

 the service in Au- 

 gust of the same 

 year. He received 

 his training as 

 an infantryman in 

 Texas before going 

 overseas in January, 

 1944. Petersen re- 

 turned to the 

 United States two 

 years later after 

 service in New Zea- 

 land, New Caledonia, Japan and the 

 Philippines. He holds one battle star 

 and was discharged in January as a 

 technician, fifth grade. 



John J. Marren of Country Casualty's 



claims department has been with the 

 company since July, 

 ~' 1939. In September, 



1941, he went into 

 the army receiving 

 most of his training 

 at Newport, Ark. 

 He went overseas in 

 September, 19 4 5 

 serving in Hawaii 

 and with the 

 ground services of 

 the air forces in the 

 Marianas. He was 

 a radio , mechanic 



and returned home in December, 1945. 



He was discharged shortly thereafter as 



a private, first class. 



Harold W. Larson of Country 



R. A. Petersen 



J. I. Marren 



H. W. Larson 



Casualty's accounting department, has 

 been with the com- 

 pany since October, 

 1937. He went into 

 the service in Sep- 

 tember, 1942 and 

 received most of his 

 training at Fort 

 Knox, Ky. He was 

 overseas from July, 

 1945 through Octo- 

 ber, 1945 serving in 

 Guam, Hawaii, the 

 Marshalls and the 

 Philippines. He 

 served with the infantry and armored 

 services as a technician, third grade and 

 was discharged in January. 



Alfred Arentz has been employed by 

 Country Casualty since June, 1941 and 

 is back in the rec- 

 o r d s department. 

 He went into the 

 naval service in Oc- 

 tober, 1942 and re- 

 ceived his boot 

 training at the 

 Great Lakes Naval 

 Training Center be- 

 fore going overseas 

 in December, 1943. 

 Arentz served in 

 Hawaii, Japan, Ok- 

 inawa, Philippines, 

 Marshalls and Carolines before coming 

 home in May, 1945 with 10 battle stars. 

 He was discharged in January as a 

 gunner's mate, second class. 



Alired Arentz 



LUDWIG IS MISSOURI 



F. B. INSURANCE MANAGER 



Albert Ludwig, assistant superintend- 

 ent of claims in the Chicago office of 

 Country Mutual Casualty Company, re- 

 signed his job March 

 1 to become manager 

 of the Missouri Farm 

 Bureau Mutual In- 

 surance Company at 

 Jefferson City, Mo. 

 Ludwig went to the 

 Chicago office from 

 Randolph county in 

 1935, where he 

 served as general 

 agent. He lived 

 with his wife and daughter in Oak Park. 



Albert Ludwig 



Approximately 28 per cent of Illinois crop 



land is level. About 45 per cent has more 

 than a 2 per cent slope. Nine per cent is 

 river and creek bottomland. 



In general livestock areas, year-to-year 



earnings tend to be higher where from 15 

 to 25 per cent of the tillable land is kept in 

 legumes and grasses. 



Chemicals can be used in weed control 



where suited, but one should not depend 

 upon them as a cure-all. 



MARCH. 194G 



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