Illinois Governor Frames New Sales Tax Bill
Governor Horner announced the administration is drafting a new sales tax bill to meet Illinois Supreme Court objections. It will be pushed quickly to the General Assembly, with possible passage without an emergency clause, aiming for a July 1 effective date and relief funds uncertainty from the federal government.
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Horner
Illinois Supreme Court
General Assembly
Supreme Court
Illinois
Baccalaureate Services for Class of 1933 Held
Baccalaureate services for the class of 1933 were held at the Methodist church Sunday evening with good attendance despite unfavorable weather. Rev. C. V. Lanius gave the invocation and sermon on venture as progress. Choir of eight, led by Mrs. S. A. Baker, sang two numbers and the ladies quartet also performed.
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Methodist Church
S. A. Baker
C. V. Lanius
Barnard Nash
Beatrice Kimble
Betty Faler
Howard Worrell
Robert Nelson
Frank Folckemer
Leonard Glenn
Bowen High School
Ladies’ Quartet
Baker
Lanius
Memorial Services in Bowen Sunday Night
Memorial services will be held at Bowen Congregational church at 8:00 p.m. Sunday May 28 with Rev. C. V. Lanius as speaker and special music planned for the evening.
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Bowen Congregational Church
C. V. Lanius
Bowen Community High School Graduation Largest Yet
A class of forty two graduated at Bowen Community High School in a Commencement at the Methodist church. The program opened with music by the orchestra and a procession led by Howard Nash. Valedictory by LaVerne Sammons followed class honors and the address by Rev H K Grose of Quincy. Diplomas were presented by John Rand and the benediction by Rev Taylor.
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Bowen Community High School
Methodist Church
Lucie
Howard Nash
C. V. Lanius Marjorie Harrison
Lawrence Thompson
Rose Schieferdecker
Ruth Thompson
Marjorie Williams
Lenore Smith
Lenore Askes
Roger Veach
LaVerne Sammons
H. K. Grose
Quincy
Marjorie Harrison
Eloise Bullard
Luella Lawless
Elizabeth Cramer
Harry Woods
Bowen State Bank Set To Open This Friday
The Bowen State Bank announces it will open for unrestricted business Friday or Saturday this week. Officials credit a cooperative community effort and ensure ample cash on hand to meet emergencies as the bank launches a promising period of service.
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Bowen State Bank
Bowen Bank
Public notice to unknown insurance agent
Carol V. Lanius declares her name is being used to solicit church members for an insurance company without authorization. She states she knows nothing about the company, its merits, or the agent’s identity.
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Carol V. Lanius
No Man of Her Own Starring Gable and Lombard At Heslep
Clark Gable and Carol Lombard headline the Heslep Theatre with No Man of Her Own this weekend. Also showing is the comedy They Just Had to Get Married starring Zazu Pitts and Slim Summerville on Tuesday and Wednesday. Admission 19 and 20 cents.
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Clark Gable
Carol Lombard
Zazu Pitts
Slim Summerville
Card of Thanks from Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Akers
The Akers family thanks friends for kind acts and flowers during illness.
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Mrs
H. E. Akers
Busy Bee Club Meeting At Mrs. Hays Home
Mrs. John Hays hosted the Busy Bee Club on May 18 with seven members four children and one visitor present. Ice cream and two kinds of cake were served. The next meeting is scheduled for June 1 with Mrs. Huber Powell.
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John Hays
Busy Bee Club
Huber Powell
O. E. S. Card Benefit Attracts Nearby Guests
The local O. E. S. chapter held a benefit card party Monday night with about 100 attendees. Guests came from Carthage Augusta Clayton Camp Point and Golden. A brief program and light refreshments were included.
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Carthage
Augusta
Clayton
Camp Point
Golden
Memorial Service at Chili Presbyterian Church
Sunday School at 10:00 a m with an 11:00 memorial service conducted by Rev N F Chapman. If weather allows the service will be in the cemetery otherwise at the church. Afterward graves will be decorated and attendees are asked to bring flowers.
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N. F. Chapman
Bowen Items from May 25 1908 School Hire News and Local Events
The high school board hires Wallace Mc Connell as principal at 90 dollars monthly. A lightning strike damages a home near the new Carthage courthouse during Thursday’s storm. Comedians with a 25 person act open a week at Bowen Monday June 1. Stella Perry takes a job at the Main street cafe. Sam Allen wins a contract to lay 5 400 feet of concrete at 15 cents per square foot. George Peterson wins a tobacco tag survey prize. Mrs Margaret Welsh Powell widow of Curtis Powell dies at Bowen June 2, leaving seven children. Surviving Powell family members listed across Bowen Carthage Seattle and Milwaukee.
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High School Board
Wallace McConnell
Margaret Welsh Powell
Curtis Powell
Bowen
Thos. Powell
Mary Sparks
Carthage
Lelewelyn Powell
Elmer Powell
Oxford
Ohio
Ellen Dabney
Seattle
Wash
John Powell
Wm. Powell
Milwaukee
Memorial Day Tribute and Wreath Laying Reflections
The observance honors fallen servicemen with wreaths and flowers at graves. It reflects on the supreme sacrifice defending national ideals and the enduring debt to those spirits, as fragrances drift over lonely mounds across timeless meadows.
Lilac Chosen as Bowen's Official Flower
Bowen Garden Club votes select lilac as town’s official flower after 200 ballots. Purple lilac leads with 80 votes, red rose 76, iris 18, barberry 8, petunia 6. Persian lilac available for 30 cents. Myrtle Walton spoke on garden topics.
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Garden Club
Red Rose
Iris
Barberry
Petunia
Altho
Myrtle Walton
Mrs Luella Grosh III Illness Spurs California Trip
Mrs Luella Grosh III, mother of Mrs Charles Hartman and Junior Grosh, was reported critically ill in California due to a blood clot. Her relatives, traveling from Ft. Madison on the Santa Fe, were updated that her condition had improved after a telegram on Tuesday.
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Charles Hartman
Junior Grosh
Long Beach
Calif
Luella Grosh
Santa Fe
Ft. Madison
California
Three Hancock County Banks Open for Unrestricted Business
Three Hancock county banks have opened for unrestricted business: Farmers' State Bank of Ferris, State Bank of Colusa, and State Bank of Burnside.
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Hancock County
Farmers’ State Bank of Ferris
State Bank of
Colusa
Burnside
Hamilton fish fry brings students to city park
A group of about forty high school students with faculty and Dr. Chandler attended a fish fry in Hamilton Tuesday at the city park. The event included ample fish, cooking, swimming and boating at Chute's beach, with picnics planned for Thursday by every class and separate trips to Quincy and Nauvoo for some groups.
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Chandler
Hamilton
Chute’s
Nauvoo
Quincy
Bowen Hit by Severe Rain and Flooding Storm
Bowen and surrounding area were struck by a violent rain and wind storm Saturday evening. The town faced record rainfall, flooded streets and cellars, downed shingles and broken windows, with telephones cut and nearby towns without lights while Plymouth saw little rain. Farmers face delayed planting and worsening corn prospects if fair weather does not return.
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Bowen
Plymouth
Poppy Day Observed May 27 In Three Towns
The American Legion Post will observe Poppy Day on Saturday May 27 in Bowen Plymouth and Augusta. Volunteers will sell handmade red poppies created by disabled veterans to honor World War I dead and aid living veterans widows and orphans. Proceeds fund relief work with Illinois veterans, and earlier totals show substantial support.
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American Legion
Bowen
Plymouth
Augusta
American Legion Auxiliary
Illinois
Legion
Flanders
Assembly of God Church Week Services and Regional Meeting
The Assembly of God announces Sunday activities May 28 with Sunday School at 9 45 and morning worship at 11 00 Children’s Meeting at 7 00 and Evening Service at 7 30 On Memorial Day May 30 the Illinois State Christ Ambassadors sectional Fellowship Meeting will be held in West Point with services at 10 00 2 00 and 7 00 Rev E Phillips Illinois state vice president will preside Representations from across the state and nearby areas are expected May 31 and June 1 Rev and Mrs M L Ketcham returned missionaries from India will be with us Everyone is welcome to all services The church that welcomes you
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John
Illinois State Christ Ambassadors Sectional Fellowship
West Point
E. Phillips
Illinois
M. L. Ketcham
India
James Stewart Weds Miss Marion Swats in Chicago
Mr and Mrs Walter Dickhut announce the marriage of their nephew James Stewart to Miss Marion Swats of Chicago. James Stewart is the only son of Mrs Etta A Stewart. The couple will reside in Chicago.
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Walter Dickhut
James Stewart
Marion Swats
Chicago
Stewart
Etta A. Stewart
Class Day Program Presented with Notable Features
The Class Day exercises drew a large crowd at the opera house on Friday evening. Raymond F White and others presented the history and year recap while poems will and song highlighted graduates. A one act prophecy play and pantomime School Days plus a vocal duet marked the program's varied appeal.
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Opera House
Raymond F. White
Harry Woods
Victor Aden
Sherman Vance
Bertha Stowe
Dorothy Clampitt
Herbert Thompson
Luella Lawless
Raymond A. White
William Shinkle
Elizabeth Cramer
Bowen
Duffy
Ada Cook
Rose Schieferbecker
Marjorie Williams
Nash and Norris Store Announces Closure and Move
Bowen residents learn Nash and Norris will close after 33 years of service as L. E. Nash and Mrs. Nash move to St Paul. A liquidation sale begins Friday May 26. The Nash Norris firm will join with G. H. Norris Company. Nash becomes merchandise supervisor for the four northwest department stores.
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Bowen
L. E. Nash
St. Paul
Minn
Nash & Norris
G. H. Norris Company
Northwest
End of the World Motive Prompts Lutheran Service
The Lutheran church holds services in the Congregational church with an 11:00 a m sermon titled What Does the Nearness of the End Enjoin Upon Us 11:45 a m Sunday School The end of all things is at hand be sober and watch unto prayer 1 Pet 4 7 Pastor J R Westphal urges vigilance in prayer and daily life Come to church Sunday.
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Congregational Church
God
J. R. Westphal
Buy Poppies and Honor the Fallen in Wartime Tribute
The piece argues the poppy is a personal tribute to each soldier who died in war, contrasting monuments for leaders with the individual heroism of those in rank. It highlights Arlington's Tomb and Poppy Day as symbols, urging readers to buy poppies to aid maimed veterans and reflect on sacrifice.
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Arlington
France
Flanders Fields
Methodist Church Sunday Schedule with Memorial Service
The Methodist Church lists Sunday School at 9 45 a m led by John R Veach and preaching at 11 a m Sunday evening worship at 8 00 p m features a community memorial service Pastor Carol V Lanius presiding at the Congregational church ground CRUSULL
Kenneth Sutherland Receives A. B. Degree at Culver-Stockton
Kenneth Sutherland son of Mr and Mrs L B Sutherland of Bowen earned his A B degree from Culver Stockton College at the seventy seventh annual commencement on Tuesday morning May 23 He participated in dramatics music and was a member of Theta Alpha Phi Gamma Upsilon Mu Sigma and the CS Club on The Hill.
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Kenneth Sutherland
L. B. Sutherland
Bowen
Culver-Stockton College
Sutherland
Theta Alpha Phi
National Dramatic Society
Gamma Upsilon
Mu Sigma
Special 24 Page World's Fair Preview in Chicago Herald
A 24 page World’s Fair souvenir edition previews every aspect of the 1933 Chicago Exposition. Readers are urged to obtain next Sunday's paper for a complete guide to the fair lineup, features, and attractions.
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Chicago
Chicago Herald and Examiner
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Luella Grosh III
Assembly OF God
West Point, Illinois
W. E. Wood
Carl Smith
Liberty Park
Bowen Cemetery
Lincoln
Wm. H. Hartzell
Ill
Lutheran Church
John R. Veach
Congregational Alound
Crusull
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