Funeral Sunday for Mrs H E Akers in Denver
Grace Pearl Akers 83 died June 2 in Blessing hospital Quincy after long illness. She left husband Herman E Akers and three children Margaret 10 Maurice 6 Marylin 1 month. Funeral held at Denver Christian church with Rev W A Taylor, burial Harmony cemetery. She had many relatives and was devoted to family and church.
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Herman Akers
Denver Christian Church
Rev
W. A. Taylor
Harmony Cemetery
Grace Pearl Akers
Albert and
Lelia Akers
Floyd County
Blessing Hospital
Quincy
Denver
Beame
Christian Church
Herman E. Akers
Margaret Eleanore
Maurice Clifton
Marylin Grace
Opal Golden
Nauvoo
Clara Dulaney
Isabel Huffman
Galesburg
Leora Duffy
Guy
Kenneth
Cone
Grace
Hancock County School Fund Shortfall Grows
Hancock County faces a total shortage of 45 952 52 in its distributive fund for the state education program. The current shortage is 25 177 42 with 18 763 24 still owed by the state. prior years showed shortages of 15 974 24 in 1982 and 11 215 04 in 1981.
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Hancock County
Examination for Illinois University scholarships
A competitive examination for scholarships to the University of Illinois was held at Carthage Saturday with seven Hancock county schools represented. Miss LaVerne Sammons of Bowen participated, and although grades are not yet released, friends hope she earns a scholarship.
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University of Illinois
Carthage
Hancock County
LaVerne Sammons
Bowen
Sammons
Farewell Reception For Nash Family In Liberty Park
A farewell reception for Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Nash will open at 8:00 PM Thursday in Liberty Park. Citizens are invited to attend as the Bowen band, readings, and the Merry Music Makers provide musical offerings with popcorn and lemonade served.
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Liberty Park
L. E. Nash
Howen
Bowen Band
Merry Music Makers
Lutherans Invite Congregation to Sunday Services
Lutheran church holds 11 00 a m sermon The Unsearchable Judgments and Ways of the Triune God at the Congregational church 11 45 a m Sunday School Pastor J R Westphal urges hearing and learning from Gospel preaching and teaching with spiritual nourishment He that hath ears to HEAR let him HEAR Matt 11 15 Come to church Sunday.
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Congregational Church
J. R. Westphal
Voters in Chili Township Back Amendment Repeal
About two hundred ballots were cast for delegates to Illinois state convention on repealing the eighteenth amendment. Two tickets contested the repeal with roughly three to one favoring repeal. Voters in Chili Township and statewide showed strong repeal support.
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Chili
Chili Township
Illinois
May 15 Illinois farm prices rise sharply in record gains
Illinois farm prices jumped 25 percent in the month ended May 15, reaching the highest level since 1931, with grains leading gains as corn rose to 36 cents per bushel and wheat to 67 cents. Prices for hogs, beef cattle, eggs, and butterfat also advanced, while many products still lag far below prewar levels.
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Illinois
Federal Departments of Agriculture
Dr. McKim joins Blessing Hospital staff at Quincy
Dr J W McKim has been selected as a member of the Blessing hospital staff in Quincy. The appointment signals community pride in his acknowledged medical ability.
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DR. McKim
Blessing Hospital
J. W. McKim
Quincy
McKim
The Campanile Murders Opens on a College Campus
Whitman Chambers writes of a crafty criminal on a university campus in a thrilling new novel featured in The American Weekly. The story unfolds as the magazine is distributed with next Sunday’s Erie Ags Herald and Examiner.
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Campanile
Whitman Chambers
American Weekly
AGS Herald and Examiner
Condition Of Mrs Grosh Remains Unchanged
The condition of Mrs. Luella Grosh brought from Long Beach California remains practically unchanged. She is semi conscious and paralyzed and is cared for at the Bowen home of her daughter Mrs. Chas Hartman. Another daughter Mrs Burns of Elyria Ohio is assisting.
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Luella Grosh
Long Beach
Calif
Grosh
Chas. Hartman
Bowen
Burns
Elyria
Ohio
Hartman Home
Bowen Boys Accepted at Jefferson Barracks
Chili township youths Neal Stull Gerald Roberts and Harvey Crossland passed their examination at Jefferson Barracks and will undergo three weeks of conditioning before assignment to government camps. Seven thousand young men are at Jefferson Barracks.
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Chili Township
Jefferson Barracks
United States
Neal Stull
Gerald Roberts
Harvey Crossland
Bowen
Boris Karloff Stars In The Mummy At Heslep Theatre
The Heslep Theatre presents The Mummy starring Boris Karloff Zita Johann and David Manners alongside the comedy Wild and Wooly on Saturday and Sunday. Coming attractions include Kate Smith in Hello Everybody on June 17 and 18.
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Boris Karloff
Zita Johann
David Manners
Kate Smith
Busy Bee Club Meets At Mrs Powell’s Home
The Busy Bee Club gathered at Mrs. Huber Powell’s home on June 1 with eleven members, two new members, two visitors and nine children present. They spent the afternoon visiting and enjoyed butter scotch pie and lemonade. The next meeting will be on June 15 with Mrs Harold Waddill.
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Busy Bee Club
Huber Powell
Harold Waddill
Music for Hancock County Commencement
Mrs. Doud and the County Superintendent call for interested sixth to eighth grade pupils to join the graduation exercises. Piano tryouts meet at 2 o'clock and chorus at 3 o'clock on Tuesday June 18 at the County Superintendent's office. Teachers should arrange pupil attendance for the June 13 afternoon.
Dr McKim to Live in L. E. Nash House
Dr. and Mrs. J. V. McKim have rented the L. E. Nash property and will reside there shortly. Dr. McKim practices medicine in the community and maintains an office in the Bowen Hotel.
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DR. McKim
L. E. Nash House
J. V. McKim
L. E. Nash
Bowen Hotel
Basket Dinner At Junk Home Attracts Area Attendees
A Sunday basket dinner was held at the Alpha Junk home with attendees including Jack Barlow of St. Louis Missouri Billa Barlow and R W Garrett of Davenport Iowa Mr and Mrs Lee Junk and family from Basco Mr and Mrs Gay Junk and daughter of Adrian Mr and Mrs Emmett Marsh and family and Mr and Mrs Wallace Powers of Clayton Mr and Mrs John Tieman of Basco and Melvin Dunsworth of Adrian.
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Alpha Junk
Jack Barlow
St. Louis
Billa Barlow
R. W. Garrett
Davenport, Ia
Lee Junk
Basco
Gay Junk
Adrian
Emmett Marsh
Wallace Powers
Clayton
John Tieman
Melvin Dunsworth
Lunt Insminger Couple Marry in Hannibal
Miss Mildred Lunt and Howard Insminger wed at the Hannibal Methodist parsonage on May 31. The bride, daughter of Mrs. Emma Lunt, is sister to Mrs. Alvin Witt. A postnuptial dinner at the Witt home honored the couple. The groom works for Davis Cleaver Co and they reside at 1118 No 24th street, Quincy.
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Mildred Lunt
Howard Insminger
Methodist Parsonage
Hannibal
Emma Lunt
Carthage
Alvin Witt
Bowen
Witt
Dudley Childers
Insminger
Davis-Cleaver Co
No. 24Th Street
Quincy
Chili Presbyterian Church Service Schedule
Sunday School begins at 10 a m with preaching at 11 a m led by Rev N F Chapman providing a local church service notice for readers.
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N. F. Chapman
Chronicle Offers Renewal Drive At One Dollar
The Chronicle announces a renewal offer of one dollar per subscription until July 1, 1933. Subscriptions overdue will be settled to avoid service discontinuation, with the paper stopping on July 1 if renewals are not received.
Heat Hamstrings Early Corn Planting Amid Extreme Heat
Corn planting moves forward despite days above 100 degrees as farmers and teams suffer in the heat. Some work pauses in the afternoon and restarts after cooler evenings. Earlier heavy rains left hard, cloddy seed beds requiring moisture to ease soil and speed germination. Gentle showers are hoped to mellow the ground and aid growth.
Lindsay Murray marriage announces in Bardolph Illinois
Bowen friends report the marriage of Miss Leona Lindsay to Lester L Murray in Bardolph Illinois on June 5. The bride taught at Prairie View school near Bowen in 1927 1928. The couple will reside at home after June 12 in Wyoming Illinois.
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Bowen
Leona Lindsay
Lester L. Murray
Bardolph
Ill
Prairie View School
Murray
Wyoming
Illinois
Village Board Approves Licenses for Bowen Fish Peddlers
The village board met in regular session Tuesday night at the Alexander Lbr. Co. office. Bills were allowed and licenses granted to fish peddlers desiring sales in Bowen. The board adopted no local beer regulations, deferring licensing and distribution to the state and dealers.
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Alexander Lbr. Co
Bowen
Mosquitoes Arrive Early in Large Numbers This Year
Community reports unusually early and heavy mosquito presence amid wet weather. Dr. Logan Clendening cites malaria yellow fever and other diseases as risks. Suggested actions include clearing breeding sites kerosene sprays and community cooperation to reduce populations.
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Logan Clendening
Methodist Church Sunday Schedule and Fund Appeal
The Methodist Church announces Sunday School at 9 45 a m led by John R Veach with worship at 11 a m and 7 45 p m A Children's Day program closes the morning service The Honor Roll will be read Contributions totaling 80 are requested to meet insurance and tax assessments The Ladies Aid meets with Mrs John Cox Thursday at 2 30 The Third Quarterly Conference meets in Carthage Friday at 6 15 with a covered dish supper and program Let Bowen be well represented Carol V Lanius
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John R. Veach
Ladies’ Aid Society
John Cox
Carthage
Bowen
Carol V. Lanius
Liberty Park playground rules urged for care and beauty
Liberty Park visitors are asked to limit play activities. Children should avoid playing ball, climbing trees, running through shrubs, or disturbing flower beds to keep the park attractive and in good condition, per the Park Committee.
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Liberty Park
Basket dinners mark Bowen church Sunday events
Bowen churches held Sunday basket dinners at Bowen Christian and Congregational and Chili Presbyterian. Activities included a chili dinner honoring Rev and Mrs Whitner mission aries in New Mexico, and farewells for Mr and Mrs L E Nash as they relocate to St Paul Minnesota. Rev Lee Maynard from Pearl Illinois delivered sermons.
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Bowen Christian
Congregational
Chili Presbyterian Church
Chili
Whitner
New Mexico
Bowen
St. Paul
Minn
Lee Maynard
Pearl, Ill
Christian Church
Clarence Miller plans Chicago trip for Century of Progress Exposition
Clarence Miller expects to travel to Chicago on June 19 to meet his sister Miss Opal Miller of Los Angeles. They will spend several days viewing The Century of Progress Exposition and then Opal will return to Bowen while he visits relatives until July 5.
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Clarence Miller
Chicago
Opal Miller
Los Angeles
Calif
Miss Miller
Bowen
Tax Load Placed On Gasoline And Cigarettes Draws Debate
A Macomb Journal item notes a man bought five gallons of gasoline for sixty six cents and two packs of cigarettes for twenty five cents. With state and federal taxes on gas and federal taxes on cigarettes plus a fee on the check, total taxes reach thirty four cents on a ninety one cent purchase, about forty percent.
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Macomb Journal
Woodbine Theatre Installs In-House Lighting System
The Woodbine Theatre at Carthage, under manager Justus Garard, installs its own lighting to cut delays during shows and guard against electrical storms in the region.
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Woodbine
Carthage
Justus Garard
Illinois Soybean Growers Warned Against Inferior Seed
Illinois farmers warned to avoid old or poor seed as 1933 yields may fall due to late planting. One-year old seed can be used under certain conditions but new seed is safer. Proper seed bed prep and frequent cultivation with a rotary hoe reduce weed competition. early May plantings produced higher yields than later sowings in Urbana tests.
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Illinois
United States
Agronomy Department
Urbana
Flag Day Observance Urges Display of National Emblem
June 14 designated as Flag Day with citizens urged to properly and prominently display the national emblem on the date.
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United States
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