Largest farmer gathering sparsely seated at Marshalls meeting
A record crowd packed the high school gym Thursday night for the Marshall Putnam Agricultural Conservation Association meeting. More than nine hundred farmers and several delegations attended to hear the farm act explained and its impact on local producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Marshalls
Patton Counties
Fleary High School
Agricul Nable
Bureau County
Ols
Lester Leigh
Marshall-Putnam Agricultural
Conservation Association
Lester Peil
Alunttoe
Hundre
Wilbur Sutherland
McNabb
Russell_McKee
Varna
John Bumgarner
Illinois State’ Conservation Commi
Cer
L. J.hager
Farm Act Committee
Putnam County
Marshall County
Owen Townserd
Grainville
Aenneend
Hig
Siew Farm
Local Figures Attend Community Gathering and Conference
Als. Pear Sterrett and Mrs. Oscar Davis joined Mr. Davis visiting Pen ay and staying with Mrs. Thompson for the day. Mr. Davis went to an all day fire insurance conference at the Elk's Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Als. Pear] Sterrett
Oscar Davis
Mr. Davis
Penay
Bd Thompson
Elk's Club
Open Saturday at New Town Food Market in Henry
The New Town Food Market opens Saturday in the former Larkin building on Edward Street Henry. Floyd Baker and Robert Chappelaer own and run the meat department with a full staff and new fixtures. The redecorated building, owned by Walter Harrison, features two green shades and modern equipment. Park McAllister, Horace Morse, Evan Sleater, Walter Wood, John Dunlap, and Paul Nichols contribute to setup and staffing. Independence is preserved with group purchasing via Joyce Laughlin Company of Peoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larkin
Edward Street
Henry
Floyd Baker
Robert Chappelaer
Walter Harrison
Baker
John Dunlap
Bradford
Paul Nichols
Robert Helper
Chappelaer
Evan Sleater
Walter Wood
Park McAllister
Horace Morse
Joyce-Laughlin Company
Peoria
First Henry National Bank Building May Be Sold Soon
Federal comptroller official J Carlton Benny says both the First Henry National Bank and the Henry National Bank building will likely be offered for sale soon with extensive advertising. A sign over the building will read This Building For Sale and photographs will back the campaign. The Balensiefen residence on Deacon Hill will also be sold, and auction firm Ben Temple of Lynchburg Va will handle real estate sales for defunct Federal banks across a wide region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Carlton Benny
Federal Comptroller’office
Henry National
Henry National Bank
Benny
Henry
Albert Janssen
Granville
Philip Sullivan
Sullivan
Reading
Balensiefen
Deacon Hill
Virginia
Ben Temple
People’s Bank
Lynchburg
Comptroller’s Office
Federal
United States
Northern Illinois
Aurora
Detroit
Hurricane Booked For April at Henry Theatre
Dorothy Lamour stars opposite Jon Hall in The Hurricane Samuel Goldwyn's romance of the South Seas showing April 24 to 26 at the Henry Theatre. Production used lagoon visuals with wind machines while Lamour shot scenes away from action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Lamour
Samuel Goldwyn
South Seas
Jon Hall
Henry Theatre
Primary races heat up in Marshall and Putnam counties
Voters in Marshall and Putnam counties head to the polls next Tuesday to decide party nominees for the November ballot. In Illinois the Democratic contest centers on Michael L. Igoe and Scott Lucas, while the Republican slate includes Senator Simon E. Lantz. campaigns highlight Henry area events and rallies with Rep William Vicars delivering the keynote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Putnam
Illinois
Ilinois
Republican State Organization
Simon E. Lantz
Mrs Robert Dilzer Dies At East Peoria
Mrs. Robert Dilzer of East Peoria died Saturday April 2 at her home from heart failure. She was born January 27 1908 and was 30 at death. She and Robert Dilzer had seven children ages 18 months to 13 years and lived in East Peoria since 1925. Funeral services were held in Peoria with burial in Henry City Cemetery. Pallbearers were six brothers in law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Dilzer
East Peoria
Mildred Violet Krafft
Hennepin and
Henry
August Krafft
Putnam County
Hennepin
DePue
Hopewell Township
Lois
Bernice
Mildred
Raymond
Robert
Donald
Howard
Dilzer
Carl Selquist
Arthur Selquist
Hopewell
Peter Mobley
McNabb
Doris
Charlotte
Wilbur
Wilford
Elmer
Carl
John
Maubach
Lawrence Grauer
Peoria
Bud Houliehan
Peter Mobler
Mrs Kuhn Dies at Home in Princeton Sunday Afternoon
Mrs Michael Kuhn died at her Princeton home Sunday afternoon. She was the mother of Mrs Henry Hofnagel and aunt of Miss Featio Eaege.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Kuhn
Princeton
Henry Hofnagle
Featio “Eaege
Henry CCC Camp May Be Moved to Pekin
The Henry CCC camp at Riviera Park will be dismantled and moved to South Pekin to serve as temporary school quarters after tornado damage in Pekin. The move, approved by the War Department, will use remaining camp buildings and cover moving costs by the Pekin district with tornado insurance funds aiding new school construction. Local officials visited Henry to assess the site and Captain Chesbro, Jefferson Barracks reserve officer, will supervise if orders arrive.
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Henry CCC
Pekin
CCE
Riviera Park
Henry
South Pekin
Washington
United States War Deartment
Hugh Rum
Sixth Corps
Fort Sheridan
Robert Fechner
Civilian Conservation Corps
Lloyd L. Atteberry
Frank R. Isenburg
Tazewell County
War Department
CCC
Heary
Paptan J. A. Chesbro
Jefferson Barracks
Chesbro
Wisconsin
Ervin Hadge
George Huffstetter dies after illness in Peoria
George Huffstetter 79 of Henry died after bronchial pneumonia at a Peoria hospital. He had lived in Henry almost 30 years, formerly farmed, and is survived by two sons Forrest Toluca and Frank Peoria and a daughter Grace Sleeper Island Falls Maine. Funeral at Green funeral home Friday at 3 PM conducted by Rev N B Crabtree with burial in Henry City Cemetery beside his wife. Friends may call Thursday at Green.
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George Huffstetter
Henry
Peoria
St. Margaret's Hospital
Spring Valley
Frank
Huffstetter
Stern
Forrest
Toluca
Grace Sleeper
Island Falls
Maine
Green Funeral Home
N. B. Crabtree
Henry City
Sonja Henie Stars in Thin Ice at Henry Theatre
Sonja Henie appears in Thin Ice at the Henry Theatre for Sunday to Tuesday. The article hails her as healthy and energetic with athletic grace and chic vivacity. It highlights her skating, dancing, tennis, and balance avoiding a muscular look, noting her as a three time Olympic skating champion bringing a new beauty standard to Hollywood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonja Henie
Henry Theatre
Miss Henie
Hollywood
Henry Boy Scouts Clearing Camp Site on Turpen Farm
The Henry Boy Scout troop now has 14 members and plans an active summer program. They began clearing a camping site on Clarence Turpen's farm across the river and aim to raise funds for a real camp. They sold bird life seals, raising $5.00, about 35 percent of total sales for the local treasury. The troop is split into two patrols competing on attendance dues advancement and new member recruitment. Two new scouts have joined, Wayne Brown and John Frederick Ford, led by Conrad Ericson with Victor Woodfill as patrol leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Boy Scout Troop
Clarence Turpen
Henry
Conrad Ericson
Victor Woodfill
Delbert Barnes
Warren Pagemiller
John Steven Hunter
Bud Wagner
Sam Fulks
Fritz
Bob Ziegler
Russell Brookman
William Forrest
James Hurd
James Wilde
Wayne Brown
John Frederick Ford
Final Appeal for County Library Support in Putnam
A final appeal from the Putnam County Library Board urges residents to vote next Tuesday for a permanent county library. The board argues a county system costs little per taxpayer, retains state books, and benefits schoolchildren, with endorsements from Rev. A A Rodgers and local students who wrote letters in support.
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Putnam County
Taxpayer
Puttiam County
Vater
A. A. Rodgers
Magnolia Methodist
Local Birth Announcement for John Francis Brokaw
Mr and Mrs Orville Brokaw of near Tiskilwa welcome a son named John Francis born April 4. The baby weighed 9 4 pounds at birth and is the first child of the couple. Great grandfather is Wick Brokaw of Henry. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Frank Reichardt of Buda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville - Brokaw
Tiskilwa
John Francis
Pacone
Brokaw
Wick
Final Horner rally draws Marshall County crowd in Varna
The final 1928 Horner Lucas rally for Marshall and surrounding counties drew about two hundred attendees at Varna. Olin B. Smith led arrangements, prizes were awarded including a $2.50 door prize won by Jimmy Croft, and speakers from Peoria Pontiac and Putnam County praised Governor Horner’s five year record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Varna
Marshall County
Democratic Committee
Horner
Scott Lucas
Olin B. Smith
Roberts Township
Lacon
Jimmy Croft
Death of Granville resident John Redshaw Sr at 70
John Redshaw Sr of Granville died at home on a Saturday night from pneumonia aged 70. Born July 6 1861 in Durham England he moved to the United States as a youth settling in LaSalle before relocating to Granville 27 years ago after stints in Spring Valley Ottawa and Rutland. He married Miss Margaret Smiles in Spring Valley March 3 1893 and they had six children John S Irvin Roy Hazel Hall Edna Barker and Blanche Halbleib plus eighteen grandchildren. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Granville with Kevi oria officiating. Pallbearers included Irvin John Sredshaw Ernest Halbein Charles Hall and Robert Redshaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Redshaw
Granville
John Redshaw Sr
Durham
England
LaSalle
Spring Valley
Ottawa
Rutland
Coalamini
Margaret Smiles
New Castle
Redshaw
Kevi Oria
Ivin
John Ss
Az —Reds
Ernest Halbicib
Charles Hall
Robert Redshaw
Putnam County to Improve Roads Across Townships
President Roosevelt approves a WPA road project in Putnam County to hire 70 men for upgrading farm to market and county roads in Senachwine Magnolia Hennepin and Granville Townships. The $21,034 scheme awaits final comptroller general approval with work starting within weeks.
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Putnam County
Roosevelt
Harold Morine
Everett M. Dinksen
Pekin
Comptroller General
Marine
Sénachwine
Magnolia
Hennepin
Granville
Mark
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ECORD
Henry Gymnasium
Topay
BANK
Comptroller's Office
Igoe
Lucas
Michael L. Igoe
Havana
Har‘ner
Henry Territory
Mr. Lucas
Lacon and
Wen
Ona
William Vicars
Henry Boy Scouts
Hannabel Tipton
Lorraine Carlson
Elaine Lundberg
Renetto Biszuk
Mary Lundberg
Clarence Wilson
Margaret Miller
Aline Thompson
Shirley Tipton
Russell Mathis
Sylvia
Helper
Berkeley
Satterfield
Franklin Law
Margaret Carroll Simonton
Frances Rolley
Marian Eddingfield
Olin Smith
Walter Paxson
Charles O’hern
Thomas O’hern
Pontiac
Horner-Lucas
Herb Roth
O.t.stateler
Paxson
James Zuccarini
Chamberlain
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