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Willett Ford Advertisement from 1965

May 26, 2020Marie

Source: Rockford Morning Star October 7, 1964 p.8

Addresses, Advertising, Autos, Business, General, streets 1965, 303 S Church, appeared at New York World's fair 1965, convertible, ford, Ford Motor Company's Wonder Rotunda, Galaxie 500 LTD, V8, Walt Disney's Magic Skyway, Willett Ford Inc

‘Elco to Hold 3-Day Sales Conference” – 4/25/1965

April 9, 2018Jan

Source: Rockford Morning Star, Sunday, 4/25/1965

General, Manufacturer 1111 Samuelson Rd., 1965, 40 sales representatives, Allen Bradley Co. - Milwaukee WI, Atwood Vacuum Machine Co., Elco Tool and Screw Corp., Fred Scully, Lake Lawn Lodge - Delevan WI, Micro SwitFrank, moderated by Edgar Grunwald, New York editor and publisher, purchasing agents forum, Purchasing Week magazine, three-day sales conference, Walt Young

Rosendahl – “Onetime “Water Cure” Resort Awaits Wrecking Crews Here” 1965

March 15, 2018March 15, 2018Jan

Source: Rockford Morning Star 8/29/1965

Addresses, Apartments, General, Medical "health spring", $100 000 "flop", 1965, A. P. Nelson, Andrew Hollem, apartment house, Began in 1869 as "water cure" resort, curative and medicinal qualities, John Nelson - inventor of knitting machine, John Wiegall, Jonas Larson, mineral water, remodeled as hospital, Rev. Gustaf Peters - First Lutheran Church, Rosendahl, snubbed by Augustana College, Swedish physician

Brady Girl’s Parents Plead with Abductors – Rockford Labor News 12-31-1965 and RRR 12/22/1965, 2/14/1966

February 10, 2018February 10, 2018Jan

Source: Rockford Labor News, Dec. 31, 1965 Front Page Rockford Register-Republic 12-22-1965 below, section of front page

Source: Rockford Register-Republic 12/22/1965

Source: Rockford Register-Republic 2/14/1966

Addresses, Crime, General, Rockford Fire Dept., Rockford Police Dept. 11 years old, 1965, 6th Grade, 703 N. Day Ave., Associate Circuit Judge John Ghent, Capt. H. W. Lundberg, charred bones in incinerator, Chief Delbert Peterson, disposed of body in incinerator, Fire Chief Wayne Swanson, hit the girl with his car, husky landscaper, James and Norma Brady, Jim Williams, Joe Lamb, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Carruthers, No. 6 fire station, Police Sgt. Robert Selgren, Rev. Raymond N. Eipers, reward over $5000, Rockford Labor News 12-31-1965, Russell Charles Dewey, Sasan Brady's disappearance, she was dead, St. Patrick's School, State's Attorney William Nash, took her to Hospital, took her to where he lived

New Names to Old, Old Story – Rockford Labor News, 1965

February 2, 2018Jan

Source: Rockford Labor News, October 29, 1965

Autos, General, streets 1965, 1965 Mustang, Broadway Bottleneck Again, Broadway's famous bottleneck, Bruce Nygren, collision, driver David J. Morales, Jeff Messina, New names to Old Old Story, slam into center divider, the 19th century railroad overpass

Edith Parrish fashion center, ad – March 3, 1965

January 30, 2018Jan

Source: Rockford Morning Star 3/3/1965

Addresses, Business, General 123 S Main at Elm St., 1965, Edith Parrish fashion center, elegant casualness

1712 Old Orchard Rd. – 1965, Charles Boettcher, architect

January 29, 2018January 29, 2018Jan

Source: Donation from Jeff Aulik

Addresses, Architect, General, Homes 1712 Old Orchard Rd., 1965, Charles Boettcher architect, Jeff Aulik donation

Tedons, ad – 7/2/1965

January 13, 2018January 13, 2018Jan

Source: Rockford Morning Star 7/2/1965

Addresses 1965, 3 miles north of Beloit WI, Bobbi a Go-Go, dancing 6 nights a week, on Hwy. 51, Tedons

Miller’s Steak House, ad – 7/2/1965

January 13, 2018Jan

Source: Rockford Morning Star July 2, 1965

Addresses, General, Motels and Restaurants, Music and Musicians 1965, Catfish Special, Dancing Friday and Saturday, Eddie Charles and Orchestra, Miller's Steak House, Perch, So. Main Road

“Budweiser Clydesdales Coming Here!” – 1965

January 11, 2018Jan

Source: Rockford Morning Star 7/2/1965

Addresses, Alcohol, Animals, Business, General 1965, 3910 East State St., 6000 pound beer wagon, 8 tons of horseflesh, Budweiser - King of Beers, Budweiser Clydesdales, Don Carter Bowling Lanes, Friday July 2, Spartan Department Store

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