TAZEWELL COUNTY ILLINOIS	GENEALOGY TRAILS	NEWSPAPER TIDBITS

AMERICAN DISTILLERY

The story of the American Distillery strike in 1936 was saved by my Uncle, August Meskimen.  It's possible that August was involved in this strike.  My father, Harold Hill, was one of the Union Activists. The '30's were a violent time for workers who were willing to risk their lives in order to organize so they could improve their life style. More than once I heard the story, "it's a wonder Harold & others weren't killed".

Submitted by Carole Hill Martin

Click here to return to Newspaper Tidbits 2