1942 E. 2400 N. Rd. • Blue Mound, IL 62513
T.J. Curtin • Cell (217) 825-3005
email: tj@curtinlandandcattle.com
Fred Curtin • Cell (217) 827-2958
www.curtinlandandcattle.com
Annual Production Sale in March
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Ronald K. McClelland
We invite your visit to see our 2015 calves by:
SydGen Legacy 2813
SAV Brilliance 8077 • Connealy Consensus 7229
Northern Improvement 4480 GF
2016 calves by: Musgrave Top Gun 1515
2334 E. 1300th St • Mendon, IL 62351
(217) 936-2417 • rkmcclel@adams.net
Bobby & Sherry Adcock
2350 East 1900 North Road
Moweaqua, IL 62550
(217) 768 3059
email: sadcock4@gmail.com
www.adcockfarm.com
"Cattle that impact
the breed long after
the adhesive is washed out"
Annual Bull and Female Sale • First Saturday in March
Marvin "Bud" & Deb Hobbs & Families
22330 E. 1700th St. • Good Hope, IL 61438
Missy & Tim Egan, Collin & Aidan, Cherish & Brian McEwen,
Ashley & John, Tess & Dean Curley, Erin & Anna
Stop by anytime!
Home (309) 772-3747 • Cell (309) 221-0063
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Book about Alabama
Angus breeder in WWII
A Hero's Walk tells the remarkable story of
the experiences of Lt. B.B. Darnell in North
Africa and Italy during World War II. Darnell,
who passed away in 2011, raised Angus cattle in
Lee County, Ala., and had been a life member
of the American Angus Association since 1966.
Darnell grew up on a small farm near
Notasulga, Ala. Like many growing up in
Depression-era Alabama, he had never
traveled far from home — even when
he attended college at nearby Alabama
Polytechnic Institute (API, now Auburn
University). With a degree in agriculture,
Darnell entered the army after graduation
from API in 1942.
By the time the war was over, he had
journeyed thousands of miles and had
become a decorated combat veteran with the
singular purpose of making it home to marry
the woman he loved.
His overseas journey began on Christmas
Eve 1943, when members of the 85th
Infantry Division loaded onto a troop ship
in Hampton Roads, Va., bound for North
Africa. They joined the war in Italy in
March of 1944. From Naples to Trieste, Lt.
Darnell slogged northward in that bloody
confict, enduring physical, emotional
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