Dixon Evening Telegraph 20 June 1944
PFC and Mrs. Clifford Ackridge of Butler PA., are spending a 30 day leave with their parents Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ackeridge of Deer Grove and Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Peach of Walnut.

Dixon Evening Telegraph 22 June 1944
Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Devine and family of Deer Grove and Fred Knude of Sterling were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wolfe and Son (Walnut).

Dixon Evening Telegraph 05 July 1944
Sunday guests in the Arthur Fritz home (Walnut) were Mr. and Mrs. John Lingo and family of Portland Ind., Mrs. Anna Fritz of Fairbault, Minn., Willis Fritz of Seattle Wash., Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Fritz and family and Mr. and Mrs. Orvie Fritz and daughter of Sterling, Mrs. Alvin Milby and sons of Bradford, Mrs. Willard Jenson and son of New Bedford, Mr. and Mrs.Charles Fritz of Deer Grove, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Clapp, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Padgett, Mr. and Mrs.Everett Miner and family, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Fritz and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Fritz and daughter.

Dixon Evening Telegraph 07 July 1944
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Considine and sons, and Mrs.Addie Blackburn of Dixon were Sunday visitors in the Mr. and Mrs. Edward Callahan home at Deer Grove

Dixon Evening Telegraph 23 August 1944
Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Anderson and family were Mr. and Mrs. Harry Berry and children of Manilus; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Anson and family of Dover; Mr. and Mrs. Scott Glaze of Dixon; Marilyn, Lorella and Darrell Bowen of Deer Grove and Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Bowen of Walnut.

Dixon Evening Telegraph 30 Auguts 1944
Friends and relatives gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schrader near Deer Grove on Sunday honoring Mrs. Scharders birthday. Those present were Corp. and Mrs. Robert Warnken of Camp Atterbury, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Wallace and family of Davenport IA; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Moody, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Olds, Nelda Swan all of Rock Falls; Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Shugars and family, Mrs. Loyal Wallace, Mrs. Howard Wallace, Gladys Wilson, Mrs. S.E. Moodey, Mr. and Mrs. Becknell and Bethel Schrader.

Dixon Evening Telegraph 06 February 1948
Mr. and Mrs. M.R. Roman of Deer Grove were visitors in Dixon Thursday