East Enders Triumph in Fast-Paced City League Ball Game
East Enders beat West Siders 6 to 3 in a thrilling Pavilion Park diamond showdown. Stars Coan Miller L. R. Phillips Haws Fisher Turner and Vail led the Eastenders while Davis Wright Vogel Ironmonger Ségraves Johnson and Glenn starred for the West Siders. Phillips cool under pressure produced a standout run sequence and Davis and Segraves made key defensive plays in a dramatic finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coan
Miller
L. R. Phillips
Haws
Fisher
Turner
Vail
East
Davis
Wright
Vogelsang
Ironmonger
Ségraves
Johnson
Glenn
Westsiders
Phillips
Battle Ground
Babe-Ruth
Coen
Grays
Eastenders
Fred Potter
Adam Glatz
Bonesetter Reese
Vogel
West Siders
Segraves
Joe Jongr
Dennis
Public Health Meeting Promotes Free Child Examinations
A public health conference at Mrs Chesney's home in Springfield brings Dr Elizabeth Ball and a nurse from the Public Health Department to discuss early screening for minor childhood defects. Examinations available free of charge in the morning or afternoon. all residents invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
Department- of -Public Health
M P Farmers Picnic Set For Monday August 21
The third annual farm bureau picnic will be at John Swaney School Grounds on Monday August 21 with features including cattle slaughtering by a federal veterinarian, remarks by J W Coverdale and possibly Henry C Wallace, tuberculosis testing explanations by Edward Smith, weight lifting by Dr W L Bayne, a township tug of war, La Rose Band music, horseshoe pitching supervision by Walter Owen, free all day movies in the school, and an open invitation to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
farm _ bureau
John Swaney
J. W. Coverdale
American Farm’ Bureau Federation
Henry C. Wallace
Washington
OH. RE. Smith
Commission
W. L. Bayne
Henry
Will
Farm Bureau
Marshall va.Putnam
Walter—Owen
la Rose
Wedding Bells Ring for Two Couples
Forrest E. Lutes andMiss ée quietly wed at the M E parsonage on Friday night August 4. The groom, son of Ben Lutes, plans to move to Oklahoma to farm on the groom’s father’s land. The couple traveled to Peoria then Tyron Oklahoma. Mrs Jacob Lutes and Mrs F B Lutes accompanied them briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest E. Lutes
F. E. Lutes
Henry
Miss Ée
M. E. Parsonage
Ben Lutes
Oklahoma
Traver and Long Match in Lacon Wedding
Misa Rena May Traver and Christian William Long were married in Lacon on Wednesday at 3 30 in the afternoon. The newlyweds will live with the bride’s parents, Mr and Mrs Grant Traver, until a house is found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa Rena May Traver
Christian
William .Long
Lacon
Grant Traver
Tuberculin Testing Begins With Marshill Area Herds
J B Kays of McNabb signed first for tuberculin testing of his 25 head of purebred Jerseys. Others applied by phone, as Marshill and Putnam counties prepare for a campaign aimed at ridding tubercular cattle, likely reaching a climax in fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.B. Kays
McNabb
Kays
Thiow
Marshill
Putnam
Nightwatchman shootsChas Maupin after argument
Charles Maupin, a farmhand from Lebanon Kentucky, lies in a hospital with a shattered left leg after a bullet from night watchman Charles Thompson in front of Happ and soft drink parlor on East Street. Reports vary on motive and whether Maupin wielded a chair. Both men hail from Kentucky. observers debate if a feud and threats preceded the shooting. The bullet remains in Maupin. ten weeks expected for recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles ‘Maupin
Jim Barry
Charles ‘Thompson
Happ & Soft Drink
East
Maupin
Thompson
Marlow County
Kentucky
Lebanon
Thomieds
Raywick
Henry Steps Up to Second Place in Pitching Shifts
Henry's new recruit Halbleth overpowers veteran Sandy Smith in a tense start. Bases loaded, Jack runs. Halblett and Clark contribute base hits as Henry angles for position. Umpire Deal calls, while Smith is struck by a pitched ball in a pitching duel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halbleth
Henry
Sandy’ Smith
Henry Will
Ats Halblett
Varna Woman Kills Self After Slashing Mother
Miss Grace Jessie of Varna dies after tempor arily demented act of slashing her mother Mrs Elizabeth Jessie with a razor two weeks earlier. She had returned from Mitchell Sanitarium Peoria for nervous affliction and fatally cut her own throat. Funeral plans pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Jessie
Varna
Elizabeth Jesse
Willard
Charles-Jesse
Walter Shanklin
Washburn
James Shanklin
Toluca
Grandmother Carlson Reaches 94 With Family Picnic
Mrs Anna Carlson of Washington celebrated her 94th birthday with relatives near Sparland. A small gathering involved three cars and a picnic along the auto routes west of Sparland. She joined in happily, climbing a fence and enjoying the day as much as ever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlson
Anna Carlson
Wash- Tngton
Sparland
Calf Sees Fourteen-Day Growth in Guernsey Bottle Feeding
A four days old Guernsey calf named at least. weighs twenty four pounds, measures seventeen inches high and eighteen inches long. Dorothy treats it as a pet and bottles feed the healthy young animal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brokaw
Guernsey
Dorothy
Falls Down Stairs With Baby An Mp
Mrs Anna Johnson of Lestant fell while descending stairs carrying a lighted lamp and her granddaughter Anna May. Both were uninjured but Mrs Johnson sustained a few bruises and soreness. neighbor Mrs Will McDaniel helped after the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baby
Anna Johnson
Lestant
Buddie
Anna
Mae
Anna May
Will McDaniel
Mrs. Johnson
Two Car Collisions Sunday Near Tre
Two head on crashes north of town left four cars damaged but all occupants uninjured. At 11 a.m. a Maxwell and a Chevrolet collided on the lake road above the railroad when a confused female driver steered into the oncoming car. About 7 p.m. a Dodge touring car and a Nash six wrecked in a gravel pit with several drunk appearing occupants refusing to yield the road. Bus Mehnsner towed one car from each wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxwell
Chevrolet
Lake Road
Gross
Peoria
Liapapetapaes
Cids
Southers
Meihsner
Phillips Party Enjoys Sunday Drive And Supper
Mr and Mrs L R Phillips and Laughter Neal and Mr and Mrs Gibson motored to Deer Creek Sunday visiting Peoria Washington Eureka Washburn Varna and returning Saturday evening they had supper at the home of Fred Phillips Lostant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. R. Phillips
Gibson
Deer Deer Creek
Peoria
Washington
Eureka
Washburn
Mystery ends as Motter and Colligan families mourn
Long illness ends with funeral for Katherine Colligan Motter and Edwin Herr. Katherine, born July 31 1870, married Charles Motter in 1899 at Peoria and was active in St Josephs church. Edwin Herr dies August 1 after caring for family. services held at local Methodist church. Roles include choir member, beloved grandchildren and distant relatives attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Motter
John
Catherine ‘Malloy Colligans
Peoria
St. Joseph’ S Church
Os Bensiden
Henry Powell
Pomona
California
Emma Colligan
James
Henry
Farnum
Nebraska
St. Joseph’s Church
Edward Hennessey
William Monahan
Frank Sievers
William Sievers
Fred. Harney
William Ste
Edna
Walter Motter
Chicago
Floyd Williams
Ottawa
Charles Williams
Lawrence A. Walton
William Burroughs
Toluca
McDonald
Joliet
Patrick McManus
Catherine Colligan
Bergen
Indianola
Nebr
James Daughcothe
Elias Herr Dies at 86 at Whitefield Home
Elias Herr aged 86 died August 7 at 4 p m at his daughter in law Rozella Herrs home in Whitefield after months of ill health. Born September 19 1835 in Perkasie PA he lived in Henry IL and Whitefield farming then public service as high watchman and bridge tender. He married Anna Cramer in 1858 and had one son John H. Also left seven relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Church
Whitefield
Methodist Church
Henry-church
Herr
Inlaw
Kina
B. mm
Rozella
Elias Herr
Rozella Herr
Perkasie
Pennsylvania
Tobias
Sophia Herr
Mr. Herr
Anna Cramer
John H
Henry
Mr Herr
Longtime community matriarch dies in Amboy funeral
Katherine Elizabeth Eckert Koch, born July 22 1835 in Lonsheim Hessian Darmstadt, died weeks after her 87th birthday while visiting her granddaughter in Amboy. She married John Koch in 1855 and lived in Henry Peoria Bloomington, leaving eight children and six grandchildren. Funeral services were held at St Marys church with pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Elizabeth Eckert
Lonsheim
Alzie
Hesse Darnstadt
America
Buffalo
New York
John Koch
Henry
Barney Cook
Pontiac
Amboy
Catholic Church
Rosary Society
St. Mary’ S Church
Bloomington
Frederick Schmidt
Henry J Cook
Peoria
Jacob—Eckert-of
Henry Koch
Glenn Scott
Scott
Harry Heider
Kate Heider
George _McNally
Minonk
My Mother's Hands Poem Fragment
A reader notes the beauty of their mother’s hands describing them as neither white nor small. The verse recalls hands that a sculptor might admire and hints at continuation on another page.
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Marshall
August Seedler
M.P
Babbington
Traver-Long
Chas
Kramer
Smith
Johnso
Hunter
Hedrick
T. Padge
McMahon
Tata
Henry I. Clark
Heining
William
T. Clark
C. Haas
Led Glenn
Mace
Ford
Galva
Princevill
Bradford
Rts
Capes
Sohn
Elias
Bes
Mrs. Charles, Motter
John’ Koch
John. Koch
Abe
Swan
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