Installations Shine At A F and A M Event In Mason Hall
The newly elected officers of A F and A M were installed Tuesday evening in the Mason hall with Worthy Matron Enid Case and Worthy Patron Rev M B Van Leer leading. The ceremony featured floral gifts, ritual readings, and a banquet for 140 to 150 attendees, followed by installation of officers including D H Davis Worshipful Master and Charles Onyun Senior Warden.
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Fotal
Edna Altine
Ehair
Seft
Do-R- Phillips
Simutalling Worthy
Anker
Athen
Sraumlaney
Temata
Tequastad
Grace Comwell
Omicera
Ewalter
Bayne
Cromwell
Enid ‘Case
M. B
Jexinie
Esther
Reba ‘Vail
Martha
Beulah
Starlip
Per
Agnes - Clift
Clara ‘Dusenberry
Marshal
Grace ‘Cromwell
Vern_ Ketchum
Walter Bayne
Electa
Grace Cromwell
Theo. Kaiser
Barah Davis
Jewel
Davis
A. M
Elmer~Quinn
Stalling
Frank Johnson
Rey
Van—beer
H. Davis
Charles Charles “‘Onyun
Louis Kraus
L. R. Phillips
Daisy Anker
van‘ Leer
Meeting of Henry Shipping Association reorganizes board
The Henry Shipping Association held its first annual meeting at the Karm Bureau on Tuesday. The board, formerly five members, was expanded to ten with reelected old members and new additions Henry and W A Schlosser Frank Clitt and others. Reported figures show average per car weight about 15 500 pounds, 1500 under minimum due to August light loading. The new board will meet December 31 to set plans.
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Henry
Shipping’ Association
Karm Buréau
Omdée
Swas
W.A. Schlosser
Frank Clitt
Caires
Howe
Putnam Christian Church Plans Bible School and Services
The church schedules Bible School at 10 a.m. with preaching and communion at 11 a.m. The evening service is at 7:30 p.m. The subject for the sermon is Miracles.
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Putnam
Parish Mass Schedule Follows Sunday and Weekday Times
First mass on Sunday at 9 00 a m Second mass on Sunday at 10 00 a m Week day mass at 7 30 a m Reverend M J Brennan pastor
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M.J— Brennan
Saint Mary's Church Sunday Mass Schedule
St Marys Church announces Sunday masses at 8 and 10 in the morning and vesper and benediction at 2 30 p m in the afternoon Sunday worship details reflect a standard parish schedule for weekly services.
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St. Mary's
Fragmentary Line From 19th Century Note
A fragmentary transcription references Rev. M. B. Van Leer and a line about weather and travel, mentioning snow and rain and a home for one wood. The readable text hints at a clerical note or diary fragment with incomplete phrasing.
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M. B. ‘Van_Leer
Christmas Services At Local Churches In Blessing Season
First Christian Church reports Bible School at 10 a m and communion at 11 a m with the Annunciation as the sermon. Evening service at 7 30 features Back Home for Christmas. Children’s Christmas exercises Thursday at prayer meeting hour. St Mary’s Church hosts a school Christmas tree event this afternoon and high mass with English and German sermons on Christmas Eve and morning. The Presbyterian Church offers a sermon The Heart of Christmas next Sunday focusing on the season’s deep meaning with special music and a stereopticon display The Childhood of Jesus by James Tissot starting at 7 30 p m. Everyone is welcome.
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St.Mary's Ct
Jesus
James Tissot
Holy Land
St. Joseph’s Church
William Monahan
Putnam Shipping Association to Host Joint Meeting
The Putnam Shipping Association and Farm Bureau will hold their first annual combined meeting at the town hall on Wednesday December 29 starting at 10 am A oyster dinner will be served Committee members Guy French Chris Christenson Sam Chesney A L Stickel and Matt Drake organize the event as the third in a series of county meetings planned for January and February inviting local farmers to participate in this season’s program
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Putnam ‘Shipping Association
Farm Bureau
Guy French
Chris Christenson
Sam Chesney
A. L.stickel
Matt Drake
Christmas wish for health and peace across generations
Irene Hofer and helpers thank readers and extend year end goodwill. The note wishes health wealth and happiness for parents and friends and hopes the coming year reveals the true meaning of Christmas. Names Irene Hofer Elish Helper Sharl Ertle George Hays Harold Daniels Carlson listed.
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Irene Hofer
Elish Helper
Sharl-Ertle
George’ Hays
Harold Daniels
New Hotel Assured in Peoria Contract Award
Hat chers & Sons of Peoria secure the hotel contract after funding was resolved by G. F. Carsons & Co. Groundwork began Tuesday under James Bullard. The 40 by 90 foot foundation will support a 28 room building with barber shop billiard hall storage and furnace rooms. Main entrance on Second Street opposite the hospital with stores on Edward Street. A community wedding anniversary supper followed at the Camp home with Rev Dusenberry presiding and four couples honored.
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James Bullard
G. F. _Carsons _& Co
Peoria
Second Street
Edward Street
C. A. Camp
Serer
James Meer
C. A. ‘Camp
George A.burt
Santa
Rolley
Fisher
Dusen‘berry
Children write to Santa from Henry Illinois 1920
A batch of letters from Henry Illinois children dated December 16 1920 to Santa Claus requests include a doll a doll buggy a pony a kite a drum a sled a wagon a bicycle air rifle an electric train and various candies. Several sign with names such as Sedith Wager Henry Frederick Davis Francis Sivell Alta Mercer Harry Sanford Traver Harry Arnold Donahue Gladys Yarger.
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Henry, Ill
Santa Claus
Sedith
Henry
Henry, NL
Santa
Alta _Mercer
Til, IL
Til
Christ
Children’s Santa Letters From 1920 Graces Page
A fragment from a 1920 newspaper shows a child’s letter to Santa asking for a pony a talking doll that opens and closes its eyes. The note references continuing text on page 5 column 2.
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Santa Claus
Santa
Porter Spalding Concert Delights Local Audience
Margaret Porter Spalding gave a successful Thursday benefit concert for the music department at the high school. Her contralto voice impressed, with standout high notes and graceful interpretations of Sonny Boy. Florence May Stebbins accompanied well, aiding the performance. The crowd should attend to support the music department’s goal to fund band and orchestra instruments.
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Margaret
Spalding
Sonny Boy
Florence
May—Stebbins
Henry
School News Highlights Holiday Break And Local Sports
Henry school reports Christmas candy made by domestic science, holidays through Jan 3 1921, Doyle family illness in Wisconsin, Schiffbauer mourns a friend from Minocak, library shelf labeling project completed, physics class catalogues books, two basketball games set at the Pavilion Thursday with John Swaney and Varna high schools. Second team undefeated. first team faces strong opponents and seeks win as crowd support hoped for tonight.
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Doyle
Wisconsin
John Swaney
Varna High Schools
Varna High School
Grade School Notes Highlight Attendance and Sales
George Tracey Nicholson of the fourth grade earned a certificate for six months of perfect attendance. Ernest Porter visited the fourth room Monday afternoon. The grades present a music review in the high school assembly room this afternoon. Dorothy Miller led Red Cross Seals sales in the fifth grade with $8.70 and won Mr. O'Neil's ticket for December 28. Helen May Forbes of the sixth grade also performed well, taking second place with seals totaling $58.07.
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George Tracey Nicholson
Ernest Porter
Red Cross
Dorothy Miller
O’neil
Deé
Helen May Forbes
Seals
Local High School Basketball Draws Big Crowd
About 150 people gathered at the Pavilion Friday evening to watch a fast 14 to 12 basketball game between La Salle-Peru township high school and the visiting team. The La Salle team, in its first year, impressed the crowd with strong play and ample talent from over 400 pupils. An oyster supper followed, the high school band performed, and Roy Moore county superintendent spoke on educational topics, praising Miss Schiffbauer and Mr Seitz for their service in Woodford county.
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la Salle-Peru Township High School
la Salle
Avere
Roy Moore
Woodford
Christmas Concert and Cantata at Presbyterian Church
The Friday Christmas program at the Presbyterian Church features a cantata The Story of the Bells with Marguerite Krause Mary Billie Dewey Harold Morse and James Howard Kirby as shepherds and Wise Men along with angels. The program includes solos recitations and a christmastime dramatization of the nativity. A Sunday school cantata When Santa Had the Whooping Cough is planned with other performances and a tree lighting at 7:00 pm followed by an 11:30 service with special music.
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Bae
Jéannette “Kirby
Opal
Harold ‘Kaiser
Frank
Onyun
Sally Haws
Betty—Frackman
Christman
Marguerite Krause
Mary
Billie Dewey
Harold Morse
James Howard Kirby
The
Shepherds
Harry Arnold
Rodney Brown
Benjy Nichols
Edna Haines
Latha
Bauter
Mraz
Grover Kirby
Dorothy
Opal ‘Keenan
Dorothy —Miffler
Downey
Kings
Longfellow
Santa
Olive Elizabeth Smith
Leslie Deck
Joseph Weichman Passes Away in City
Joseph Weichman an aged resident of the city died at his home Tuesday afternoon at 5 00 o clock from heart failure He was sitting in his chair when he fell over and expired He worked for Hunter lumber yard for many years retiring due to illness Funeral services were held at St Marys church this morning at 9 30 o clock
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Jos
Weichman
Joseph Weichman
Price
Hunter Lumber Yard
St. Mary's ‘Church
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Dixon
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Henry: Shipping “Association
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St.Joseph's Church
First’ Christian Church
J. Carpenter
Bible School
A. Mt
And-Carlson
Hatchers & Sons of
Herschel
Hart
Sata
Patrom
Frederick Davis
Francis
Sivell
Henry, Til
Santa Clauss
Harry Sanford Traver
Harry bArnolds
Porter Spalding
OUR Henry School
Din Ali
Christian Church
St John's
M. E. Church
Reba Vail
Orman
Rowe
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