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Mr. & Mrs. John K. Wells' Oral History

This is the oral history of Mr. and Mrs. John K. Wells. They were interviewed by Betty Turnell on June 22, 1986. The interview includes their childhoods, and John's career in life insurance.

Tags: 3I League, Awards, Baseball, Bavaria, Betty Turnell, Bishop Quail, Boys Club, Building Committee, business major, Campfire Girls, Chartered Life Underwriter, Chautauqua, childhood, Christmas trees, church activities, church board, Classes, clients, CLU, committees, concession stands, dancing lessons, Decatur Baseball, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, Delovan IL, Denver CO, District Superintendent, Eloise Neece, Entertainment, Equitable Life Insurance Society, family life, First United Methodist Church, France, fundraising, future of Decatur, general insurance, German family, German fest, Germany, golf, Grace Methodist Church, Greyville IL, Hightide Dr., history/political science minor, Hudson River Dateline, insurance sales, interview, lay leader, Lebanon IL, life insurance, Louise Wells, Marion Plussen, marriage class, McKinley College, Methodist Church, Methodist Episcopal Church, Methodist Minister, Millikin University, Minister, Mr. & Mrs. John K. Wells, national committees, office manager, oral history, Peoria IL, preachers, Programs, Providence RI, R.C. Sayre, recording, retirement, Sanitary District Board, Secretary of Preachers' Aid, subdivision, sunday school, Superintendent of Junior Classes, Superintendent of Primary classes, superintendent of schools, talks, Television, tent meeting, Travel, trusts, United Methodist Church, Wilmington DE, YMCA

Comparison Fee Schedule

This is a comparison chart of fee for Decatur Public Library and surrounding libraries. Adult, children's, video, and reserve fines and fees are shown. Cities include Bloomington, Champaign, Elgin, Rockford, Peoria, and Springfield.

Tags: 1995, Adult, Bloomington IL, board of directors, Board of Trustees, Champaign IL, children's, Comparison Fee Schedule, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Elgin IL, fees, Fines, John Moorman, Peoria IL, reserve, Rockford IL, Springfield IL, video

Library Fee Schedule - March 1994

This is a chart of area libraries along with Decatur showing a comparison of all fee and fines for these libraries.

Tags: 1994, area libraries, Bloomington IL, board of directors, Board of Trustees, comparison, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Elgin IL, fees, Fines, John Moorman, Library Fee Schedule, March 1994, Peoria IL, Rockford IL, Springfield IL

Mrs. Carl C. Block (Jeanette Powers)

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Photograph of Mrs. Carl C. Block holding her violin. She was Jeanette Powers before she married Carl Block. Mrs. Block died Aug 1, 1942. She lived in Peoria, formerly Decatur. She was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Block & Kuhl Department…

Tags: Berlin, biography, Decatur IL, Jeanette Powers, Joachim, John Philip Sousa, Mrs Carl C. Block, Peoria IL, Photo File: Biography, Royal Hochschule, Van Deventer Studio, Violinist

Art and Lucille W.

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Photograph of Art and Lucille W. in Peoria, IL (1932). The photo is stamped on the back with Pfile's stamp, as it was printed by them.

Tags: 1932, Art and Lucille W., Art W., Lucille W., Mabel Grubbs Roberts, Peoria IL, Pfile's, Roberts Family Collection

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Mr. & Mrs. John K. Wells' Oral History

Comparison Fee Schedule

Library Fee Schedule - March 1994

Mrs. Carl C. Block (Jeanette Powers)

Art and Lucille W.

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