Denver Young People Wed in Colorado Ceremony
Miss Mary Lois Stockwell and William Joseph Stowe were married Friday morning July 14 at 10 30 by Rev W A Taylor at his Denver home. A single ring ceremony was used. they were joined by Miss Bertha Stowe and John M Lowder. The couple will visit relatives in Kentucky. Both are popular Denver youths with many friends.
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Mary Lois Stockwell
William Joseph Stowe
W. A. Taylor
Denver
Bertha Stowe
John M. Lowder
Kentucky
Where Were the Watch Men at the State House
A July 19 Herald-Whig editorial critiques the state capitol fire in Springfield and questions the $50,000 yearly pay of over thirty watchmen. It notes the fire began an hour before discovery and argues for insurance policy reform and accountability of politically placed staff during sessions.
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State Capitol
Springfield
State House
Capitol
Illinois
Herald-Whig
Urban booster speech urges cities to advertise for growth
Edson R. Waite quotes James E. Barret urging Oklahoma City to market its assets to attract capital and industry. He argues recovery is underway and cities must advertise their advantages to lure investors and talent, or risk being passed by.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edson R. Waite
James E. Barret
Oklahoma Biltmore Hotel
Oklahoma City
Peterson's Department Store to Open July 26
Bowen will again have a dry goods store after Nash & Norris closed. Peterson's Department Store opens Wednesday July 26 under manager Geoge Peterson on the first floor of his building across from Liberty Park. Interior redecorated and attractively arranged. Read this week's advertisement and plan to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowen
Nash & Norris
Peterson
Geoge Peterson
Liberty Park
Bowen Area Births Reported for Wood and Schiefeldecker Families
Mr and Mrs Jake Wood of southwest of Bowen welcomed a son born Sunday afternoon and joined by two older brothers and a daughter weighing 7 pounds 14 ounces born to Mr and Mrs Loyd Schiefeldecker at their Bowen home on July 19 in the morning. Miss Murphy of Bowen aids this note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Wood
Bowen
Loyd Schieferdecker
Murphy
Free Movies in Park Each Tuesday in Bowen
A weekly silent film series starts in Liberty park Bowen with eleven free shows funded by Bowen merchants. A Dennis Film Bureau representative screens each Tuesday, weather permitting, with Transcontinental Flier postponed to July 25.
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Bowen
Liberty Park
Dennis Film Bureau
Eleven Pictures
Birthday party honors Harriet Holmes daughter of Mr and Mrs Holmes
A Saturday afternoon birthday party honored Harriet Holmes little daughter of Mr and Mrs A A Holmes. Mrs James Stewart assisted with the entertainment. Guests included Gladys Crossland Eunice Lewis Annabel Crossland Maxine Veach Winifred Kesterson Jean Rand Phyllis Lou Grosh Lillian Kirby Betty Baker. Harriet received gifts from friends. Refreshments of ice cream fancy cakes and candy were served.
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Harriet Holmes
A. A. Holmes
James Stewart
Gladys Crossland
Eunice Lewis
Annabel Crossland
Maxine Veach
Winifred Kesterson
Jean Rand
Phyllis Lou Grosh
Lillian Kirby
Betty Baker
Harriet
Birthday Surprise for Little Melvin Bruns at Bentley
Mr and Mrs Willie Bruns hosted a July 15 birthday surprise for their two year old grandson Melvin LeRoy Bruns son of Floyd and Bowen. Guests included the Bruns families Abbe and Ena Plowver Henry Funk Ena Miller Helen Miller Marie Miller and Harry Ewen. Refreshments of sandwiches coffee ice cream and cake were served.
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Willie Bruns
Bentley
Melvin LeRoy Bruns
Melvin
Floyd Bruns
Bowen
Louis
Abbe Bruns
William
Henry Funk
Ena Plowver
Helen and
Marie Miller
Harry Ewen
Rural Hancock Schools Set September 4 Opening
County Superintendent A. E. Decker announces rural Hancock schools will open Monday September 4 to better align with county exams and finals. Directors note broad local support for the date to avoid shortening the school year before finals.
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Hancock
Fish Fry Honors Visitors From Wisconsin
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hays hosted a Sunday noon fish fry at Hamilton honoring Rufus Hecox and wife from LaCrosse Wisconsin. Attending were the Hays family plus guests Maxine and Kenneth Mahar Clyde Young Willard and Jane Adda Felgar Arthur Scott Mrs Hecox brothers Carl and Garwood Thorsen and sister Marion Thorsen.
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Harry Hays
Hamilton
Rufus Hecox
LaCrosse
Wis
Hays
Maxine and
Kenneth
Frank Mahar
Clyde Young
Clyde Willard
Jane
Adda Felgar
Arthur Scott
Hecox
Carl and
Garwood Thorsen
Marion Thorsen
Farwell Youth Attends North Conference Trip
Russell Farwell of Quincy son of Dr and Mrs H R Farwell travels with four peers to a northern Young Peoples Conference. The group earned the trip through church activities at the Quincy Congregational Church with time split between study classes lectures and recreation.
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Russell Farwell
Quincy
H. R. Farwell
North
Quincy Congregational Church
25 Years Ago July 28 1908 Camp Meeting and Local items
The 30th annual camp meeting will be held in the school house park beginning Aug 7 under Rev G L Miller. G H Norris started clothing canvass between Hamilton and Columbus. B Dorsey and Gee Winfield bought a new hay press. Dr Harry Hart bought the Dickhut residence for 1200 dollars. Alta Mills Monroe died in Quincy July 15 at 23. sister Susie Mills Cecil cared for her. Bert Harper called to Mt Sterling for his mother’s illness. Ruth Liggett of Camp Point visits cousins Ruth and Gertrude Gillis. Ida Proctor of Bloomfield Iowa visiting Miss Electa R.
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School House Park
G. L. Miller
G. H. Norris
Hamilton
There
Columbus
B. Dorsey
Gee. Winfield
Harry Hart
Geo. Adams
Walter Dickhut
Alta Mills Monroe
Quincy
Susie Mills Cecil
Bert Harper
Mt. Sterling
Ruth Liggett
Camp Point
Ruth
Gertrude Gillis
Ida Proctor
Bloomfield
Electar
Grandson of S. A. McIntosh Dies in the West
Rev and Mrs S A McIntosh mourn a grandson Franker Jr McIntosh aged 17 of Los Angeles California who would have graduated next January He was a Boy Scout leader and died after a finger injury required resetting while under anesthesia following a scout trip.
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S. A. McIntosh
Illinois gets first ever assistant governor Alexander Wilson named
Illinois for the first time names an assistant governor. Alexander Wilson of Cairo, former house member and Horner's lobbyist, will serve as administrative assistant at a $5 000 yearly salary, among new jobs created by the Democrats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Alexander Wilson
Cairo
House
Horner
Illinois Crop Report Reflects Poor Oats Stand and Drought Effects
Illinois crops on July 1 show oats at 42 percent of normal, the poorest on record, with soybeans and cowpeas below average. Early fields germinated poorly due to late sowing, while rains later in July aided soybean stands. Potatoes and truck crops damaged by June heat. apple yields below average with increased insect and disease pressure. Yields per acre: corn 30.0 bushels, oats 19.0, potatoes 35, winter wheat 16.0. pastures at 62 percent of normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Tax Rulings Spur Debate On Occasional Sales Rules
Under Director Joseph C. Rice rulings casual sellers such as those moving a few dozen eggs weekly avoid sales tax. However, selling a second-hand auto even once in a lifetime triggers tax payment. Critics say the laws degenerate into rackets when run by unaccountable officials.
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Joseph C. Rice
Methodist Church Announces Sunday Schedule and Conference
The Methodist Church lists Sunday School at 9 45 a m led by John R Veach with worship at 11 a m and 7 45 p m Delegates to the annual conference will be chosen in the morning before the Sunday school ends All voting age members may vote by ballot The Youth group leads the evening service The Woman's Missionary Society postpones its meeting to Friday next week Carol V Lanius Pastor.
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John R. Veach
Woman’s Missionary Society
Carol V. Lanius
Chili Culvert Contract Approved for County Roads
Chief Highway Engineer Ernest Lieberman authorized county contracts totaling about 55000 for paving bridges and culverts. Projects include Hancock and fifteen culverts near Chili with a bill to Householder & Fuller totaling 3532.66.
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Ernest Lieberman
Hancock
Chili
Householder & Fuller
Road to Gravel Near Town to Be Graded for Graveling
The road west from the Earl White corner one mile south of town is being graded in preparation for gravel. It is expected to be gravelled along the entire distance to Chili during the summer.
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Earl White Corner
Chili
Chili Presbyterian Church Sunday Services
Sunday School at 10 a m. Preaching at 11 a m by Rev N F Chapman.
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Chili Presbyterian Church
N. F. Chapman
Grigsby Vote Could Void Sales Tax Legality
The fate of the sales tax hinges on Rep. R E Grigsby's legality of his vote. Grigsby owes the state gasoline taxes and allegedly paid with a check returned to him. The constitution bars legislators who owe the state money from serving.
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R. E. Grigsby
Blandinsville
Grigsby
Whooping Cough: Contagious Disease of All Ages
Whooping cough is a contagious disease especially dangerous for young babies, spread by inhaled droplets. It begins like a cold, then severe night coughs with a whoop, possible vomiting, and fatigue. duration averages six weeks with potential long aftercare and possible later relapses.
Sales Tax Burdens Illinois Autoists on Gas
The sales tax will add 3 1 3 cents a gallon to gasoline in Illinois this year raising the total per gallon tax to 4 5 6 cents including federal charges. Autoists will pay about $48 350 000 in gas taxes for the year.
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Illinois
Twin Piccard to Attempt Stratosphere Flight at World’s Fair
Jean Piccard inspects the gondola for a record flight into the stratosphere at A Century of Progress in Chicago. Thousands gather at Soldier Field to witness the event as the famed twin prepares for the ascent.
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Piccard Twins
Jean
Soldier Field
Henry Crum Buried at Bowen
Funeral services for Henry Crum former Bowen resident were held at the Peterson Funeral Home with burial in Bowen cemetery. Born December 27 1854 in Yonkers New York he died July 14 1933 in Cincinnati Ohio after a two and a half year stay there. He married twice and left seven children 16 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
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W. A. Taylor
Peterson Funeral
Henry Crum
Bowen
Matilda
Jacob Crum
Yonkers
New York
C. C. Kemp
Cincinnati
Ohio
Matilda Odell
Haines
Alaska
Albert Crum
Templeton
Calif
Esther Jones
Campaint
Ill
Harriet Frances Young
John Rice
Compton
Cailif
Jacob
Arthur and Risdon
Rock Island
Albert
Los Angeles
H. C. Reed
Baltimore
Mrs. Sammons and family plan university entry
Mrs. Owen Sammons and daughter LaVerne with Miss Neva Whitford and Miss Eloise Bullard accompanied A. A. Holmes to Urbana Illinois Tuesday to arrange Miss Sammons entry to the university next fall after she received the Rodman Grigsby four year scholarship. In Urbana Holmes visited the high school visitor Mr. Clevenger and was told Bowen Community High School earned a select list accreditation without visitation last year.
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Owen Sammons
LaVerne
Neva Whitford
Eloise Bullard
A. A. Holmes
Urbana
Illinois
Sammons
Rodman Grigsby
Holmes
Clevenger
Bowen Community High School
Attendees Plan Ten Day Chicago Visit For Century of Progress
Raymond A. White Miss Marjorie Williams and Mr and Mrs Barnard Nash depart today for a ten day trip to Chicago to visit friends and relatives and attend A Century of Progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond A. White
Marjorie Williams
Barnard Nash
Chicago
Rex Horney III in ill health at sister's home
Rex Horney III remains quite ill at his sister Mrs. Howard Johnson's home. Aunt Mrs. Myrtle Walton is caring for him.
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Rex Horney
Howard Johnson
Myrtle Walton
Assembly of God West Point Hosts Revival Absence of Pastor
West Point Illinois assembly hosts Sunday services on July 23 with Sunday School at 9 45 and morning worship at 11 led by Sister Dorothy Botkin and Sister Lena Habel while Pastor attends Illinois District Council Camp in Robinson Indiana. Evening service at 7 30. Wednesday July 26 no service. Everyone welcome.
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West Point
Illinois
W. E. Wood
S. S
Dorothy Botkin
Woodriver
Ill
Lena Habel
Fairview
Illinois District Council
Robinson, IN
Lutherans Invite All To Baptism The Power Of Baptism
Lutheran Church conducts services in the Congregational church with an 11 a.m. sermon titled The Power of Baptism and 11:45 a.m. Sunday School. The pastor J. R. Westphal invites all to join, explaining baptism as a means of grace delivering forgiveness of sins and eternal salvation.
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Congregational Church
Jesus Christ
J. R. Westphal
Recent Bride Honored in Bethel District Gathering
Last Thursday afternoon the women of Bethel district and friends gathered at the home of Mrs Grainville White. Mrs White received numerous gifts and a selection of recipes. Dainty refreshments and cake were served.
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Bethel District
Grainville White
Threshing Season Under Way Near Bowen
Threshing has begun in the Bowen area and should not last long if the weather stays favorable. Wheat yields are from 10 to 80 bushels per acre while oats run from 25 to 50 bushels per acre. Threshing is progressing well, with rings testing a new fair meal system for crews where costs are based on each member’s threshed output.
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Bowen
Governor Horner Reverses Oleo Plan for State Institutions
Governor Horner backtracked on substituting oleomargarine for butter in state institutions after pressure from Earl Smith of the Illinois Agricultural Association. An order restored butter rations at one pound oleo per three pounds butter for state facilities, with butter supplies ordered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Smith
Illinois Agricultural Association
Horner
Cook County
J. L. Jacobs Company
Chicago
Illinois News Bureau
Village council notes budget and lights debate 1933
A citizen letter reflects on the village council meeting of May 5 1983 outlining the debate over street lights and staying debt free. It criticizes excess spending and notes the bond and anticipation warrants outstanding while defending open sessions and public scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Carlin
Busy Bee Club Holds July Meeting and Plans Picnic
The Busy Bee Club met Thursday afternoon July 18 with Mrs. Elmer Crossland hosting nine members four visitors and twenty one children. Refreshments were lemonade and cake. The next meeting will be a picnic at Mrs. Jesse vert's home on July 27.
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Busy Bee Club
Elmer Crossland
Jessevert
Murder Stranger Than Any Mystery Thriller
Police puzzled by odd actions of actors in a real life drama as depicted in The American Weekly magazine distributed with next Sunday Chicago Herald and Examiner.
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American Weekly
Chicago Herald and Examiner
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Peterson’s Department Store
A. E. Decker
County Supt. of Schools
Wisconsin
West
Illinois Crop Report
Rex Horney III
Assembly OF God
Lutheran Church
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