Illinois ratifies Twenty first amendment overturning Prohibition
Illinois votes against Prohibition by overwhelming margins and ratifies the Twenty first amendment. The state legislature reshapes the Supreme and circuit courts with Democrat and Republican appointees. Governor Horner signs salary cuts for judges, limits on contracts with racketeering unions, and announces reforms while several banks open and retirements appear in the bench.
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Illinois
Chicago
Sinvis Supreme Court
First
S’aul Farthing
Belleville
Norman Jones
Carrollton
Lottio Herrick
Farmer City
Warren H. Orr
Carthage
Holdover
Clyde FE. Stone
Peoria
Elwin R. Shaw
Freeport
Frederic R. Ne Young
Cook County
Julius C Keen Carma Trederick
Hill
Joliet
Harry TL
Heer
Galena
Tistice
Warren Ho Orr
Springfield
Supreme Court
Horner
Courtney
Edward J Barrett
River Forest
State Briefs Mix of deaths and civic changes in Illinois
Roy Doolin, 41, died in his Litchfield yard. John W Smith named chief of police in Benton, succeeding the late E. O. Ketley. Charles E Cox, noted in Chicazo insurance, died at Golf near Glenview at 73. Levi Snavely, Whiteside County pioneer, died in Sterling aged 96. his wife marked their 73rd wedding anniversary in January.
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Roy Doolin
Litchfield
John W Smith
Illinois
Benton
E. O. Ketley
Charles E. Cox
Chicazo
Golf
Glenview
Levi Snavely
Whiteside County
Dobbins
Champaign
Joe M. Bond
Bond Printing Company
Harcin
Miners Typographical Union
Marshall D McCormack
Joseph Meinhart
Island Grove
Charleston
Tony Johns
Peter Rab and Short-Tail Discuss Winter Stores
In a tale from 1933 a patient Peter Rab chats with Short-Tail the shrew about winter stores and tunnels. Short-Tail explains he stores snaffs underground to eat in cold months and notes Peter has often misseen him as a mouse, even tracing his tracks in the snow.
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Peter Rabbit
Peter
Short-Tail the Shrew
Short-Tail
Short- Tail
Danny Meadow Mouse
Tonking
Short-Tall
Frozen Desserts and Strawberry Ice Cream Guide
A 1933 Western Newspaper Union note explains lemon ice syrup, strawberry ice cream, and pineapple orange sorbet. It covers sugar water boiling times, fruit prep, cream and egg incorporation, freezing ratios, and serving suggestions with berries and glasses.
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Western Newspaper Union
Short-Tall the weasel hunter in Burgess tale excerpt
In a Burgess extract, Peter observes Short-Tall the weasel hunter forages under leaves and rotted stumps for insects and scraps from other animals, hungry but adaptable. He recalls fleeing, hunts in midsummer hats, and notes fashion in New York as a separate caption.
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Peter
Short-Tall
Reddy Fox
Shadow the Weasel
Better to Build a Life Step by Step Poem
A Douglas Malloch poem counsels preferring solid foundations and steady growth over fame or wealth. It urges patient effort, moral integrity, and consistent character, contrasting enduring humility with precarious glory and advising to become what one seems. The verse emphasizes gradual achievement and lasting values over sudden recognition.
Lincoln Hat Legend and Odd Facts From 1933 Notes
A garbled collage notes a tall hat worn by Lincoln and oddball trivia about flowers, grafting, and a duke killed in battle. It mentions a golf tip about gripping the club tightly to lift a ball, and references 1933 Bell Syndicate and WNU Service items.
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Chick
Bell Syndicate
WNU Service
Sky Ride Thrills Colombians at Century of Progress
Visitors from Colombia thrill at the Sky Ride exhibit in Chicago where cars zip along a cable between two tall towers. In Colombia similar cableways span mountain ridges, carrying crowds and freight for years. The featured ride recalls the country’s long-running mountain cable systems. Last year such a cableway carried 100,000 passengers and 32,000,000 pounds of freight.
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Century of Progress
Chicago
Colombia
Freedom and responsibility in parenting discussed
A lecture distills how mistaken freedom harms children by shielding them from duties. It argues all people inherit obligations and that true freedom comes from overcoming ignorance and bearing responsibility. It laments unruly youth and praises parental guidance to teach endurance, discipline, and worthwhile effort.
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United States
Hans
Apologize at Once Disagreeable Disciplinary Issue With Ralph
A reader describes a fifteen year old boy named Ralph who shouts that apologies won t help because Bennie s mother is snooty The adviser recommends letting the boys stay apart and avoids forced apologies focusing on changing the child s thinking rather than demanding apologies, arguing that forced apologies worsen conflict
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Alph
Ralph
Bennie
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Illinois State News
BY Thornton W. Burgess
Lena
Dobbin
Bell Syndicate—Win Service
Man
J. Vincent Lewis
Cleveland Heights
Ohio
Leicester
Eny
Roosevelt
Charles Chaplin
Chick Evans
T. W. Burgess
WNN Service
New York
Panama
Tghter
By Douglas Malloch
Wnu Earvica
Lincoln
Napoleon
Duke of Clarence
WNDU
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