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1942

“With the Colors” is a digitized documentary collection of newspapers clippings originally clipped and pasted into seven scrapbooks during the World War II era. The collection, derived largely from The Newton Press-Mentor, documents the remarkable wartime experiences of men from one small county in mid-central Illinois. Some 13,437 people resided in Jasper County in 1940 (roughly 2,350 lived in Newton, the county seat and largest town), the vast majority working in the agricultural sector. The county’s population fell to 10,878 three years later, as residents joined the military or relocated in an economy rapidly transformed by the war. Hundreds of Jasper County men served in all branches overseas during World War II—both in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters. They saw some of the most brutal fighting and conditions the war offered. Several ended up in prison camps, scores suffered serious injury, and 42 gave their lives.

The clipping collection later became part of the Newton, Illinois Public Library’s permanent collection. In 2014, the Library Board launched a project through Eastern Illinois University to digitize the clipping collection, with the aim of preserving and making it available to a wider audience. EIU History graduate student Tyler Custer undertook the painstaking job of scanning hundreds of delicate newspaper clippings. The scans then were collated into text searchable format and uploaded onto an EIU server—and are now available to researchers both in Jasper County and around the world.

Our thanks to Tyler Custer, Lori Henderson, Alex Stromberg, and the Newton Library Board for making this project possible.

Researchers may search the database by date, name, or key words. Results appear in the form of pdf copies of the original clippings.

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  • With the Colors 12-29-1942 by Newton Illinois Public Library

    With the Colors 12-29-1942

    Newton Illinois Public Library

  • With the Colors 12-25-1942 by Newton Illinois Public Library

    With the Colors 12-25-1942

    Newton Illinois Public Library

  • With the Colors 12-22-1942 by Newton Illinois Public Library

    With the Colors 12-22-1942

    Newton Illinois Public Library

  • With the Colors 12-18-1942 by Newton Illinois Public Library

    With the Colors 12-18-1942

    Newton Illinois Public Library

  • With the Colors 12-15-1942 by Newton Illinois Public Library

    With the Colors 12-15-1942

    Newton Illinois Public Library

  • With the Colors 12-11-1942 by Newton Illinois Public Library

    With the Colors 12-11-1942

    Newton Illinois Public Library

  • Maurice Russell Engaged to Miss Wilma Mae Smith 12-11-1942 by Newton Illinois Public Library

    Maurice Russell Engaged to Miss Wilma Mae Smith 12-11-1942

    Newton Illinois Public Library

  • With the Colors 12-4-1942 by Newton Illinois Public Library

    With the Colors 12-4-1942

    Newton Illinois Public Library

  • With the Colors 12-1-1942 by Newton Illinois Public Library

    With the Colors 12-1-1942

    Newton Illinois Public Library

  • Mrs. Marie Hartley visiting family 11-27-1942 by Newton Illinois Public Library

    Mrs. Marie Hartley visiting family 11-27-1942

    Newton Illinois Public Library

  • News on area citizens 11-27-1942 by Newton Illinois Public Library

    News on area citizens 11-27-1942

    Newton Illinois Public Library

  • With the Colors 11-27-1942 by Newton Illinois Public Library

    With the Colors 11-27-1942

    Newton Illinois Public Library

  • With the Colors 11-24-1942 by Newton Illinois Public Library

    With the Colors 11-24-1942

    Newton Illinois Public Library

  • With the Colors 11-20-1942 by Newton Illinois Public Library

    With the Colors 11-20-1942

    Newton Illinois Public Library

  • With the Colors 11-17-1942 by Newton Illinois Public Library

    With the Colors 11-17-1942

    Newton Illinois Public Library

  • Judge-elect and Mrs. Milo D. Yelvington move to new house 11-14-1942 by Newton Illinois Public Library

    Judge-elect and Mrs. Milo D. Yelvington move to new house 11-14-1942

    Newton Illinois Public Library

  • Accept Seven for Service in the Army 11-13-1942 by Newton Illinois Public Library

    Accept Seven for Service in the Army 11-13-1942

    Newton Illinois Public Library

  • With the Colors 11-13-1942 by Newton Illinois Public Library

    With the Colors 11-13-1942

    Newton Illinois Public Library

  • Jerry Schmidt Writes from Army Camp 11-12-1942 by Newton Illinois Public Library

    Jerry Schmidt Writes from Army Camp 11-12-1942

    Newton Illinois Public Library

  • Mr. an Mrs. Dale Johnson are parents 11-13-1942 by Newton Illinois Public Library

    Mr. an Mrs. Dale Johnson are parents 11-13-1942

    Newton Illinois Public Library

  • News on citizens of Newton 11-10-1942 by Newton Illinois Public Library

    News on citizens of Newton 11-10-1942

    Newton Illinois Public Library

  • With the Colors 11-10-1942 by Newton Illinois Public Library

    With the Colors 11-10-1942

    Newton Illinois Public Library

  • With the Colors 12-8-1942 by Newton Illinois Public Library

    With the Colors 12-8-1942

    Newton Illinois Public Library

  • Mr. & Mrs. Dean Parker are new parents 11-7-1942 by Newton Illinois Public Library

    Mr. & Mrs. Dean Parker are new parents 11-7-1942

    Newton Illinois Public Library

  • A Poem on Censorship 11-6-1942 by Newton Illinois Public Library

    A Poem on Censorship 11-6-1942

    Newton Illinois Public Library

 

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