Bowen News Roundup Highlights Local Visits and Happenings
Local residents report family visits from Chicago and Quincy, illnesses, and social events. Obituaries and theater promotions appear alongside sale notices and farm weather impact. Community members share travel to Augusta and Mt Sterling, while area businesses advertise loans and tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Downing
Bridge Club
Gay McGill
Galesburg
Sharon Ruth
Eunice Lewis
B. S. Lewis
Woodbine
Chronicle Office
Mildred Austin
Mendon
Bowen
O. H. Felgar
J. B. Cunningham
Grace
Edith Crossland
Evelyn Thompson
Quincy
S. H. Thompson
Fred Shrefer
John Payne
Hamilton
George Ashford
James Mason
Macomb
Isaac Winfield
Orville White
Loren Cain
Arlis Ruth
Rosa James
Earl
Alice Lemmon
Aledo
Mabel Woods
Everett Woods
George Dierker
Elmer Siegel
John V. McKim
M. D. Bowen
Harry Sherrick
Neal
Everett Clem
Billy
James Neal
Edith Hankin
Emma Mecum
P. T. Hawkins
H. O. Smith
Heslop Theatre
Bowen grade school closes for annual picnic
The Bowen grade school held its annual picnic on May 18. The year saw 45 boys and 53 girls enrolled with an average daily attendance of 86. Several pupils achieved perfect attendance and high averages in county finals and exams, while staff and visitors were noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowen
Faye James
Ruth Crossland
Ruth Woods
Rayburn Boothe
Vera Kesterson
Edison Kemble
Betty Jane Paden
Phillip Hottel
Donald Schieferdecker
Margaret Akers
Elmer Siegel
Aldo Reid
Virginia Hester
Eloise Clark
Kenneth Hays
Edith Crossland
Ruth
Aldine Hough
Ruth Bullard
Leslie Randall
Frank Baker
Shirley Winfield
Maxine Veach
Margaret Sickles
Joe Wesley Cannon
Marjorie Cunningham
Jack Cecil
Paul Edgar Cannon
Gladys Crossland
Gene Akers
Rolland Nelson
Wilma Vance
Kenneth Junk
Aline Scott
Loyd Schieferbecker
Evelyn Thompson
Geraldine Hough
Orivia Reid
Wendell Baker
Helen Faye James
Room One
Bobby Gaudschaal
Philip Hottel
Donnie Witt
Betty Lois Winfield
Alice Phillips
Arlo Crossland
Geraldine Clark
Floyd Winfield
Sterling Randall
Eunice Lewis
Eileen Kemble
Donald Witt
Anna Belle Crossland
Donald Stone
Betty Jane Paben
Maurice Akers
Economy Measure Hits Hancock Ex-Service Men
The American Legion Claims Division reports a projected cut in pensions and allowances for Hancock county veterans and families. A county survey shows 45 compensation claims totaling 1980 and 35 disability claims totaling 630 as of July 1 1932, reflecting anticipated reductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock County
American Legion
American Legion, Claims Division
James P. Ringley
Department Rehabilitation Committee
Edward P. Hayes
U. S. Veterans’ Administration
Hines
Illinois
Golden State Bank Nears Reopening After Waiver Talks
The Golden State Bank, organized in 1910, nears reopening as remaining depositors agreements are signed. With deposits and stockholders cooperating, the bank will be stronger than in years and ready to serve the public with its usual efficiency and conservative record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden State Bank
ON THE SCHOOL BOARD
Herald-Whig argues school board service is hard work with no financial gain and constant criticism. It notes no salary and legal prohibition on profits while stressing accountability and public scrutiny for board members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald-Whig
Board of Education
Also Mentioned on This Page
H. E. Akers
Augusta Hospital
L. J. Helm
Red” Tinder
Wm. Lear
Guy Austin
Chicago
Lear
LaVerne Sammons
Mr Austin
Leslie Cain
C. R. Gooding
Trenton
Jamesport
Jack
Nellie Duncan
Mary Sponamore
Frieda Ancelet
Fern
Glen Miller
Quincey
A. H. Wright & Son
Carthage
L. B. Sutherland
Earnest Renaker
A. M. Powell
Ed Walton
Jeffrey
Keokuk Security Company
Roy C. Burner
Marine Test Bldg
Ill
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Sade Poling
William B. Poling
Elmer Carlin
Merle
Laura Willard
J. O. Carlin
Harvey Crossland
Max Crossland
Rufus Oldham
Frank Mahar
Oldham
Nancy Worman
Golden Sunday
Vonderbruegge
Charles Vonderbruegge
Greenville, Ill
H. C. Lawson
Cheryal Renner
Industry
Sid Trone
Harry Martin
Frank Harden, Jr
Good Hope
J. T. Cox
Glenn Phillips
Carlene McGinnis
Cox
Leland McClelland
H. T. Cain
Bethany
Leo Mecum
L. A. Smith
Metropolitan Theatre
O. C. Rice
Bertha Mason
Helen Groff
Miss Mason
Lewis Mason
Shirley McMahan
J. C. McMahan
Coatsburg
Mildred Bruder
Fred Bruder
Warsaw
J. C. Perry
Neal Sherrick
Maurice Smith
Wilma R. Gordon
National Bank
Augusta
Lillie Upchurch
Ernest Denny
Colchester
Floyd Dorsett
Dorsett
Lee Helm
Mary H. Spanamore
Floyd Stillwell
Sammons Bros
Eugene Akers
Lloyd Akers
Mary Stevens
Chas. Hoyt
Dewey Adair
Cecil Jacobs
Harold Jacobs
Margery
Funk
Elmer Crossland
Norma Gronewold
George Gerdes
Wilma Bellamy
Albert Amen
Wm. Bailey
Walter Floyd
Gloria
James Bailey
Pussy Willow
Russell Prunty
Frank Smith
Nash & Norris
Geo. Norris, Sr
L. E. Nash
G. H. Norris, Jr
G. H. Norris Company
Northwest
Lutie and
Hutch
Hancock
Golden Bank
Bowen Chronicle
Homer H. Williams
Hotel Carthage
Carthage, Illinois
Kiefer’s Cash Store
Oleo
Rio
K. C
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