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Newspaper
Bowen Chronicle
Location
Bowen, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1933
Page
1
Augusta show directors advance premium list planning and budget cuts after last year’s $800 deficit. State aid will continue for educational displays while gate prices will be lowered though exact figures are not yet decided. The event will run Tuesday September 5 through Thursday September 7 with attendance expected.
Blandinsville Gazette critiques Secretary Wallace new wheat scheme set to start July 15. Farmers would cut wheat acreage 20 percent, mills pay 30 cents a bushel into a government fund, bonuses issued to those reducing sowing. Critics warn of high costs, inflation, and uncertain outcomes.
Word has been received of the death of J S Crossland at Grand View Washington Friday noon June 23 due to heart failure. He formerly lived in Bowen and later made his home in Washington with his brother L S Crossland. Surviving are two brothers Charles and Harry and two sisters Mrs Alice Warner of St Louis Missouri and Dr Emma Crossland of Twin Falls Idaho.
Illinois lawmakers approved Governor Horner's bill by 77 to 74 for a 2 percent tax on retail sales to take effect July 1. The measure faces possible court challenges and aims to fund unemployment relief and reduce the state property tax.
The Chicago Motor Club explains the new certificate of title law effective January 1 1984. Motorists file a written application with full vehicle and ownership details, pay 50 cents for a lifelong certificate, and no yearly renewal is required. Dealers must obtain a state license and keep records of used vehicles and parts. The act aims to curb stolen cars by ensuring buyers demand a title certificate.
The West Point Assembly of God lists services on Sunday July 2 1933 with S S at 9 45 morning worship 11 00 Children’s Meeting 7 00 Evangelistic service and 7 30 Bible Study July 5 Rev E H Chamberlain of Waukegan Ill leads in Rev Wood’s absence A cordial welcome to all services.
Mr and Mrs Walter Dickhut hosted an all day basket dinner picnic at Abi gail Lodge James Stewart cabin on the Dickhut farm near Loraine. Attendees included Mr and Mrs John Cox Miss Carlene McGinnis Glenn Phillips Mr and Mrs Harry Hays Mr and Mrs John Schieferdecker Mr and Mrs Leland McClelland and Mr and Mrs A L McClelland.
The Houston Home Bureau unit met at Mrs. Della Baxter's home on June 21 with twelve members attending along with three associates, two visitors, and two children. Leafie May Arnold and Velma Sharrow led the lesson on outdoor living rooms, taught by Miss Hitchcock from the university. Next month the Houston unit will join the Gilmer unit for a meeting.
A seven reel motion picture Christus will be screened Monday July 3 at 7 45 pm at the Congregational church under Lutheran auspices. The film depicts biblical scenes from Annunciation to Ascension with crowds of extras and camels. Admission is free with a voluntary offering to defray expenses.
Congregational church hosts a 10 30 am children’s service and program on the campus at Carthage College with basket dinners and afternoon entertainment. Passions Play Christus offered Monday at 745 pm with free admission and a voluntary offering. J R Westphal pastor.
Edson R. Waite argues newspaper ads spur progress by continuously showcasing a city’s opportunities. He criticizes pessimists and self appointed economy leaders while noting many products lose money yet workers still produce. He links prosperity to rising value of products.
Mrs Frank Parker learned Sunday of the death of her brother Samuel Trout of Camp Point at 8 40 am. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at ten oclock with Mr and Mrs Frank Parker and Mr and Mrs Walter Parker in attendance.
The twenty eighth annual Bowen High School Alumni Association meeting will be held Friday June 30 at 8 p m in the Methodist church. A miscellaneous program will follow with ice cream and cake. All graduates are urged to attend and pay ten cent dues to cover refreshments and expenses. The class of 1933 will be guests. Officers: Mrs Clyde Young president Mrs Floyd Dorsett vice president Mrs Bess Randall secretary Richard Nelson treasurer.
The Bowen weekly concert in Liberty Park attracts a strong attendance each Saturday night. Everett Baker directs the homegrown group, sponsored by Bowen merchants. Next show features marches, world war songs, Hawaiian Patrol and other selections beginning March.
Clarence Miller and Jeffrey Walton secured jobs at the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago. They plan to join the Daggett concession operating rolling chairs on July 5 at the Fair Grounds. They will depart Saturday with Miss Opal Miller, who will then journey to Los Angeles California.
Funeral services for J. C. Perry were held at the Christian church on Friday afternoon. He died at his Bowen home on Wednesday June 21 and is buried in Bowen cemetery. He was born August 22, 1857 and spent most of his life in Hancock county. He married Rosa A. Williams on August 22, 1882 and had three children. Pallbearers were nephews, with many friends from Rocky Run and Warsaw attending.
Mrs. Long of Mendon is helping in the Bowen post office and will stay until acting post master Mrs. Claude Cannon is more familiar with the details of the position.
The Perry family thanks neighbors relatives and friends for assistance and for flowers and expressions of sympathy in their time of sorrow.
Mr and Mrs Carl Binkley hosted Mr and Mrs W H Blair and Kenneth Amsbaugh at six o clock dinner Tuesday evening in honor of Mrs Blair s birthday.
News from 25 years ago reports the July 1908 wedding of William P. McIntosh and Lola Viola McGill in Los Angeles. Also noted are a class of 1907 gathering hosted by Laura Worrell near Chili, early peach harvest, a new baby born to Mr. and Mrs. Siegel, and local sightings including Huff Barlow near Denver and visitors Clyde Nevins and Jettie Cunningham from Braddock Pennsylvania. Sidney McGill buys a new Pope Toledo four cylinder limousine.
William Wilks of Decatur was arrested by Decatur police on auto theft charges. The stolen car, owned by George L. Horner of Iowa City, was taken May 30 from in front of Harry B. Marsh’s home in Springfield. Detectives returned Wilks to Springfield with the vehicle on a warrant sworn by Marsh. Marsh plans further warrants as two others are sought for the suspected theft.
A group of women traveled to the John Junk residence near West Point for a social surprise for Mrs. Junk. They carried baskets of food and provided a bounteous noon meal with ice cream and cake.
The Gray Swan Bathing Pool in Siloam Illinois now opens every afternoon except Mondays and Tuesdays for water changing and cleaning. It uses pure spring water at about 120 gallons per minute and is famed for medicinal skin benefits. Free picnics are welcome.
A sensational feature outlines alleged charges against a college professor and a scheming girl, as presented in the American Weekly distributed with NEXT SUNDAY'S Chicago Herald and Examiner.
Farmers across the area are busy cutting rye, wheat and oats as they rush to harvest. Extreme heat and ongoing drought hinder grain fill and corn prospects while wet spells delayed planting soybeans.
Weather report notes light showers near Bowen on Saturday and Saturday night with slight relief. Heat persists with nights comfortable but drought conditions continue. Showers Wednesday morning provided temporary relief.
Mrs. Frank Mahar and Miss Luella Lawless led their Sunday School classes to the Chili Center school Thursday for a picnic. Miss Lenore Smith escorted her class to the Lake View Club House at Hamilton for a picnic lunch and swim with Ruth Bullard Ilene Mecum Betty Boyles Winifred Kesterson and Eloise Bullard.
Mrs. Claude Cannon and her sons and Mrs. Dillard Reid and her son visited Quincy on Sunday. The group swam at the Indian Mounds pool while the men rode, then the ladies drove and were in a minor automobile accident that damaged the Cannon car but left the women with only slight injuries.
Miss Hazel Hawkins of Milwaukee is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs H H Hawkins. She teaches at White Fish Bay school where she heads the speech division of the English department. During the year she has presented fifteen plays and plans a summer trip to Old Mexico to study Early American Folk Lore before returning to the same school next year.
Sunday School begins at 9 45 a m with John R Veach as superintendent Worship services are at 11 a m and 7 45 p m Pastor Carol V Lanius leads the church Sunday morning and evening services.
Thirty four members attended the Standard Bearers gathering held last Thursday evening at the home of Mrs Myrtle Walton. Miss Schooler and Mrs Walton act as counselors. Refreshments included apricot cream sherbet and two kinds of cake.
Dorothy Ann Pearce daughter of Mr and Mrs Wilbur Pearce was taken to Keokuk last Thursday where Dr Lapsley removed her tonsils. She stayed with Dr Gray Friday night then with her grandparents Mr and Mrs George Pearce on Saturday. The Pearces were Sunday guests and Dorothy Ann returned home with them.
Democrats block a $750,000 Illinois Emergency Relief appropriation while approving 50 new state highway police cars. First year costs include $120,000 in salaries and new vehicles, with relief funds expected from a sales tax to handle the burden.
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