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tGALVA, HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBEHEAR TWO SUITSBOAR]ERRY’SrAPP$10,000 DAMAGESOTTINGSATIN COUNTY COURTuchith-go-thiscanThe “no hunting” and “no trespassing” signs in The' Galva News window shouldn’t be taken too literally . . . . They're for sale .... On the other hand we’re hunting for the owner of the lone overshoe displayed alongside them ....* * **Squad car of Galva police department was out of circulation the first few days of the week to keep an appointment in a paint shop. The Chief sported the new green job yesterday.*****Grant10 IJury Awards $6,500 In'ICase Ending Early Part Of Week.3re-ays.ng,”’akeaow re-em-the yes-nityApproval appropriati tention of t adjourned : board in C Sum of $ in 1948 we reduction f bad been slt; has been s with $133,3' ty Clerk H the reduct of the Hod For cou: sum of $84 was reporte cost aboutDamages of $6,500 were awarded this week to Stanley R. Forstrom, of Kewa-nee, administrator of the estate of Beverly T. Forstrom, in his suit against Leroy T. Kwetinski, also of Kewanee, by a jury which heard evidence in Henry county circuit court during the past week. The plaintiff had asked damages of $10,000.Suit was the outgrowth of an automotor scooter collision north of Kewanee in May, 1946, which resulted in the death of Beverly Forstrom. Both sides rested their cases Friday afternoon and the jury was dismissed until Monday morning when pleas werehCErd*Witnesses for the plaintiff included: Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Forstrom, parents of the victim; Peggy and John David Forstrom, sister and brother; Mrs. William, Pyle, Mrs. Elton Ripka, Lloyd Collins, Charles Smith, Albert Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Porter, Clifford Gault, Elmer Seifert, Elmer Ripka, Clyde F. Bennett, Spencer Parker, Edwin Peters, Walter Martin and Clyde Rorah, Kewanee police chief.Defense Witnesses.anlent;aid.areLow31221212128Among the holiday travelers Wednesday were students from the Aledo Military Academy who stopped off here while waiting for trains.* * * *Asked if he had a nice time on his 85th birthday Tuesday, V. A. Wigren said “yes” and then reported that the lunch hour crowd at Marge Amy's sang the “Happy Birthday” song for him.* * * *year, comp*Measles and chicken pox will spoil the Thanksgiving holiday for some Galva youngsters. A number of cases have been listed with theConstrue ford towns tion preser superintem resolution ments in t county, ne Grand j proved ant transactedAppoint] iff of Her the board nation of of the cha: given in aDROLN ithboard of health recently.* * * *Received a copy of the book, “Fools and Foolishness,” written by Dr. Harry McKown, of Gilson, who, you’ll remember, spoke at Rotary club here last week. He tells a story about the Swedish nightingale, Jenny Lind. Miss Lind, who was born in poverty, used to while away her hours by singing to her pet cat, so the story goes. A dancer at the Royal Opera heard her and endeavored to have the singing master enroll her as a pupil. When the man discovered she was only nine years old, he thundered that the place wasn't* a nursery. But years later, Jenny Lind’s American tour was one of the greatest triumphs a human being ever had in this country, the story says, and receipts totaled more than $700,000.Defense witnesses included Mr. and Mrs. John J. Kwetinski, Lester Foerder, Mrs. Anna Foerder, August Heavener, Lawrence W. Smith, Miss Florance Norman, John T.-Brady and the defendant, Leroy Kwetinski.Another $10,000 damage suit in Henry county circuit court started Tuesday, the outgrowth of an auto-pedestrian accident. Rosie Fitch, administrator of the estate of Ralph E. Fitch, sought that amount from the White Rose Studio, of Mendota, charging that Ralph E. Fitch was fatally injured February 15, 1947, when struck by a car driven by H. Whitmer White, of Mendota, on Route 92, near the Rock river bridge,The case went to the jury Tuesday when damages of $5,525 were awarded the plaintiff.Galvan Files Suit.honor period raem-sment, terday 3. M. ; wonA 10 pE of all app voted, effe fiscal yea: Next mi visors willvisor Elm township,idents 4 stu-l.ire asmnethDean* * * *Many turkey day signs are going up in store windows around the square.GalvaDraT^ y^.Holiday Party—Third and fourth graders in Mrs. Charles Willits’ room at F. U. White school will have twb Thanksgiving dinners this week, for yesterday, on the final day of classes before the holiday, the pupils planned and arranged a pot luck dinner at noon.—Bittersweet and gourds with orange colored tapers in apple candlesticks were a festive centerpiece- for the tables arranged in the assembly room. —All of the boys and girls helped to make the affair a success, Mrs. Willits said. Each brought a covered dish, salad, sandwiches, etc., for the feast.lerson, , Shir-Helen Etesse-■roline, kheis-According to dispatches from Rock Island, yesterday a personal injury suit, asking $20,000 damages, has been filed in Rock Island circuit court by Gust Larson, of Galva, against George H. Kincade and Ellis Cronkleton, doing business as the Kincade Truck Service, of Moline, and Emil J. Schiess, also of Moline, an employe of the firm.Mr Larson charges that May 9, 1947, a tractor trailer, driven by Shiess, and owned by the defendant company, crashed into the rear of his auto as he was driving on route 34, four miles west of Galva. The suit charges the defendanat with negligence and carelessness.The plaintiff claims he incurred internal and external injuries, including fractures, which are permanent and which will prevent him from follow-ng his usual' occupation. He further charges that his auto was wrecked.Four Gj that theii ciated in globe.Several son, Mrs, Jones anlt; and tied them wit! Methodist, Bar-Phyllis a Mc-Stiers.[strom, Rose-a Hul-er andvage cam project, r ization, a men tied “We dilt; note,” thlt; muse the would nc But in found the English, t er. Last wWILL ANNOUNCE NEW OFFICERS AT C. OF C. MEETINGJamesHazelknder-larrett,Idtafson,EvelynAnnouncement of the new officers for Galva Chamber of Commerce to serve during 1948 will be made nexted the Gz
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Galva News
Galva, Illinois, US
Thu, Nov 27, 1947
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