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A State Farm Insurance office occupies a classic railroad depot in Hiawassee, Georgia. State Farm is the largest property and casualty insurance provider, and the largest auto insurance provider, in the United States. [5]
State Farm's historian claims that "90% of Mecherle's original material is still in the office." [ 7 ] Inside the office are sales receipts dating to 1936 and guest book entries from 1945. Though the office is not open to the public, the company uses it to impart knowledge of the company's past to new employees.
William Alexander Hewitt (August 9, 1914 – May 16, 1998) was the former chairman of Deere & Company of Moline, Illinois, and the last of the Deere Family to run the company. [3] He served as United States Ambassador to Jamaica from 1982–1985.
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Pope John Paul II was the subject of three premature obituaries.. A prematurely reported obituary is an obituary of someone who was still alive at the time of publication. . Examples include that of inventor and philanthropist Alfred Nobel, whose premature obituary condemning him as a "merchant of death" for creating military explosives may have prompted him to create the Nobel Prize; [1 ...
However, Tazewell County is credited with being the first county to use the name, "Illinois Farm Bureau." The Tazewell County Farm Bureau employed its first farm advisor on June 1, 1913. Sears Roebuck was instrumental in aiding county Farm Bureaus by offering $1000 grants to allow them to begin work throughout the county.
The State Farm Center is a large dome-shaped 15,544-seat indoor arena located in Champaign, Illinois, owned and operated by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The arena hosts games for the Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball , women's basketball , and wrestling teams.
The Walnut Grove Farm is a farm complex and historic district located on Knox Station Road 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Knoxville, Illinois. George A. Charles, the son of one of Knoxville's founders, established the farm in 1835. Charles, his sons A.G. and A.P., and A.G.'s son George were all both successful farmers and prominent citizens of Knoxville.