Personal and Business News Briefs From Brook
Ews J. Parke visits from Chicago. many locals travel for business or leisure to Chicago and nearby towns. The Bark exterior gets a fresh paint job. Mrs. Ella Verri returns from Minnesota after five weeks. Local dairy promotions and vacations noted. Army discharge influence on veterans discussed. Descriptions of visits, illnesses, and weekend trips to Battleground and Battle Ground. Obituary: Graham Hunter, California connection. Editor Davis and Kensland take a Niagara Falls auto trip.
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Davis
Muity
Kensland
Niagara Fa County
Schunlaub
Enterprise
Attendance officer duties and compensation in school act provisions
The duties include visiting homes of absent children and those needing books or parental care, serving notices, enforcing sections 1 to 17, and inspecting workplaces for minor employment. Officers may enter premises, face penalties for interference, and receive daily pay of 3 to 5 dollars plus expenses, paid by the county treasurer upon approval and certification by the superintendent and county auditor.
Rainfall Boosts Corn Prospects In Brock Area
A light shower Monday evening along with a stronger misty rain Monday night moistened the soil to six inches. West and northwest of town saw heavy rain, aiding corn as a few more showers could save the crop. Illinois points also reported good rains.
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Brock
Ilinois
Assessment Kickoff Pending For Newton County July 21
The State Tax Board schedules property assessment kicks for Newton County residents on July 21. Jasper County residents plan protest on July 23.
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State Tax Board
Newton County
Jasper County
Crown Point editor runs paper by business rules
The Crown Point Register notes editors now operate as a business, charging full rates for ads and subscriptions. It argues a poverty stricken paper harms the community and warns grafters that free advertising will not be tolerated. It jokes about agents offering half column news in exchange for free space. Look at your paper’s date.
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Crown Point Register
Hades
Bacauns
Ford Production Increases Record June Output
Ford Motor Company reports 108 962 Ford cars and trucks produced in June across Detroit factories and 22 assembly plants, a new monthly record. The second quarter output reaches 301 796, up from 200 878 last year, while demand remains unfilled due to capacity limits, especially for enclosed cars.
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Ford Motor Company
Detroit
Ford
Resolution of Respect for Ella Ulyat by Brook Rebekah Lodge
Brook Rebekah Lodge No 552 Brook, Indiana, mourns Ella Ulyat who died July 12 1021 and served the Mystic Order with devotion. The lodge expresses sincere condolence to her family and notes her faithful service and spiritual reward. A copy of these resolutions is to be sent to the family and filed in the minutes.
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Ella Ulyat
Reborah
Ford Plant Produces 545 Cars Daily
The fragment states an eight hour work day yields 545 cars, with an assembly line output of one Ford car or truck leaving every 6% seconds, implying production during a 25 day period and a production pace tied to a 4786 day figure and 8 hour shifts.
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Ford
Ford cuts freight rates on Toledo Ironton Detroit line
Henry Ford reduced freight rates on his Toledo Ironton and Detroit railroad by 20 percent this week. The road maintains existing connections where it links with other lines. A private car linked to Ford was spotted on C E I tracks at Momence, with observers split on the road’s fate. Look at the date on your paper.
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Henry Ford
Toledo, Ironton & Detroit Railway
Henry
Momence
Remington area reports varying crop yields after rain
Charles V May visits his farm two miles southeast of Remington and notes a heavy rain and wind that damaged corn and broke shade trees. Rain arrives after weeks of dry spell, helping crops. Oats yield in the area ranges from 22 to 40 bushels per acre, with lighter test weights. Sam Clouse yields 22 bu per acre on the old Scott farm, while Henry Beckley reports fields yielding 32 and 40 bushels.
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Jaspar County
Charles V. May
Remington
Sam Clouse
Scott
Henry Beckley
Farmers Credit Too High Or Too Low
The White County Farmer's Bureau met to discuss credits. They saw no lack of credits now but noted past excess. Labor costs were about ten percent cheaper, other purchases slightly cheaper, and selling prices remained very low. They condemned short selling on the Board of Trade and debated taxing securities affecting the market. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Starris from Crete, Ti, visited the Gaines family.
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White County
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