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BUREAU COUNTY DEMOCRAT, Spring Valley, III.THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1943At Joplin, there was plenty of excitement. The Tia Juana, where the marriage ceremony was per-race had been well advertised and Joplin fans were formed early thisChicagoready to bet their shirts. The banker met our Spring Valley sports at the train and escorted them to hotel. He confidently assured them that all arrangements had been made as planned; and upon that assur- it known thatHorner was formerly Misswas9yearswriter at the old Essenay studio. She wishesshe ‘is nerfectly satisfied with beinganee John put$2thad with»confident, married and withthat he would return home with $4,000 initkickhusband is at present directingSam had brought nothing with him but his unmitigated turesown companyin which George Ches-£Jhe had oceans of that.On the next day the race came off;not as ourSpring Valley boys had forseen. Instead of the Joplinman “laying down”, he ran like a house afire- and won by several yards. This was indeed a blow- a bolt fromthe blue-not even dreamed of. John’s credulity never envisioned anything like this. He never expectedto be the “sucker”.But he was a good sport-never batted an eye. He took it with a Swedish stoicism that was a revelation to his friends, and wanted thewhole affair hush-hushed.But Sam Horner was made of different stuff. He got drunk- not a difficult accomplishment for Sam-and blustered and bellowed about a frame-up, which no one denied; but it worked the wrong way. Aftersticking around Joplin a few days and nursing theirdisappointment, John and Sam came home- sadder, butwiser men.wasfiascowas never seen again. By he was also a party to theA wave of just this sort of thing was sweeping country at that time, and John should have beenwise to it- and he probably was - but he thoughtgravyyou never know whether you are “in” or “out*wasgame9SPRING VALLEYS fJLESSSeptemberWONDERAmerican news11923frontwas born inHorner whopictureRobertHornerRobert was the son of Dan9first days of Spring Valley, wasalderman and quite active in politics. The is the text of the article in The American:it“LEGLESS, WINS CHICAGO BRIDE”Los Angeles, Sept. 26—Without legs, having f them in an accident when he was 6 years t J. Horner has out-distanced a lot of fellowswithusual number.lt;«In proof whereof, observes Mrs. Robert J. Horner, who surrendered her maiden name a week ago whenRobert J. Horner convinced her that he had more sneedthan his rivalsas manv legs“Mr. and Mrs. Horner are at home at 5817 Virgin-Ave., Hollywood, today, following a honeymoon inebro is the featured player. The Isle Of Paradise the current production.”
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Spring Valley Bureau County Democrat
Spring Valley, Illinois, US
Thu, Mar 25, 1943
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