Meat Banquet Promotes Consumer Meat Products
The Marshall-Putnam area held its annual livestock banquet with emphasis on marketing meat products to housewives. Speakers from the Farm Bureau and National Livestock and Meat highlighted a growing consumer demand, and a meat cutting and cooking demonstration showcased affordable beef ham and pork options.
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Marshall - Putnam Areau
More- Martin
National
Chicago
Farm Bureau
Bureau
Henry Presbyterian
Methodist
Ralph
Farm Bu- Marketing Committee
Henry-Senachwine
E Winship
Iron Gustaf Farm Bureau
Peoria
Bert
S Read
Florida
Gustafson
Porison
Gus
Dinols
Gustafson Belore
Tad
Mother's March on Polio Set For Next Wednesday Night
More than 50 mothers will canvas Henry city for the Mother's March on Polio next Wednesday night January 30. The fire whistle at 6 30 p m signals the start. porch lights indicate contributions to the March of Dimes. The event ends by 7 30 p m with funds taken to the Farm Bureau building basement. Henry polio chairwoman is Mrs Gene Steele. Local organizers include Mrs Gordon Rickey and a long list of volunteers.
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Henry
Gordon Rickey
CMT OD
Rickey
Farm Bureau
Gene Steele
Neal Gregg
Wenona
Marshall County
William H. Glover
Putnam County
Mesdames Dayne Farr
Kenneth Miles
DeVere Tutt
Richard Bowling
Goy" Child
Lewis ‘Wabel, Jr
Don Nader
John,Smith
Charles Morgan
Stan Stedman
Don Gilmond
Dave
1957 Could Be As Good or Better Than Last Year for Cattle Men
Henry Johnson of Chicago Producers speaks to stockmen at a banquet, saying 1957 may match or beat last year with normal trends. He notes prices rose from 23 to 34 and stabilizing near 27, with large consumer demand and income supporting cattle values.
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Tdbe
Henry Johnson
Chicago
Johnson
Everett Herzog
Peoria Producers Commission Association
LaPrairie Mutual Names James Leigh To Board
James Leigh was named to the LaPrairie Mutual Fire Insurance board at the annual meeting on Tuesday January 22 at the town hall. He succeeds his father Lester Leigh who works for the agriculture department in Washington DC and cannot be active locally.
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James Leigh
LaPrairie County Mutual Fire Insurance Company
LaPrairie Town Hall
Lester Leigh
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
C. Leland Monier
Francis Read
R N Turnbull
Frank Wilson
Aman Wilson
Secreta
Eight Days Below Zero This Month in Henry
Justice of the Peace Allen Tuttle notes eight of twenty three days this month have fallen below freezing in Henry. Reported low temperatures include snow on January 66? six inches on January 9, January 15 two inches, January 22 four inches. Rain plus ten inches of snow on January 9 yielded 1.7 inches of water.
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Henry On
Justice of the Peace
Allen Tuttle
Justice Tuttle
Putnam County Republicans Name Judicial Delegates
The Putnam County Republican Central committee met at the court house in Hennepin to select delegates and alternates to the tenth district judicial convention in Peoria on March 18. Delegates include Thurle Swain McNabb Charles W H Miller Bert Smith Magnolia Albert Pacci Hennepin William Chesnut Magnolia Lloyd Wheeler Putnam Lawrence Thomas Mark. The committee also recommended a Granville township committeeman replacement for Fritz Ballerine and named Thurle Swain committee chairman. The next meeting is set for February 7 at Edgewood near McNabb.
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Putnam County
Republican Central Committee
Court House
Hennepin
Peoria
Marshall
Putnam
Stark
Tazewell
Thurle Swain
McNabb
Charles W. H. Miller
Bert Smith
Magnolia
Albert Pacci
Willam Chesnut
Lloyd Wheeler
Lawrence Thomas
Mark
Republican Committee
Board of
Lawrence Ellenn
Granville Township
Fritz Ballerine
Granville
Ballerine
Edgewood
Alfonso Mazzini
Three Henry Boys Among Recruits for Lacon Reserve Unit
Five new recruits join the Henry county group at Lacon for eight years of active or reserve duty. Art Hall Rich Newell and Fenny plea Jer from Henry, along with Eugene Piles from Sparland, enlist under Lt. John Wier who heads the Lacon Transportation company’s Wednesday meetings at the American Legion building in Lacon.
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Henry
Lacon
Armed Forces Reserve
Art Hall
Rich and Newell
Fenny Plea Jer
Enw
Eugene Piles
Sparland
John Wier
Lacon Transportation Company
American Legion
Sparland Voters Eye School Fund Drive Goal
Voters in Sparland are urged to support a school system fund drive to raise at least 7000 dollars by Friday February 1 1957. Donations may be made to attorney Robert Swengel or Dayne Farr at Henry State Bank. exact goal is 7000 with 6900 plus 300 as possible cushion.
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Fice
Second Street
Dayne Farr
Henry State Bank
Neces
Huck Brown To Operate Cesspool Company
The Henry Cesspool company closes its assets, selling equipment to Huck Brown who will run it as a privately owned business. Final distributions of about 17.50 per member will go to former members. Albert W. Barth is president, John Martin secretary treasurer, and Dick Finfgeld on the liquidation committee. Books open for public inspection. any residue goes to the Henry Public Library building fund.
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Henry Cesspool Company
Herbert
Huck) Brown
Brown
Albert W. Barth
John Martin
Dick Finfgeld
The
Henry Public Library Building Fund
Marshall County Rotarians Hear West German Student
West German student Otto Gandenberger spoke at Lacon Congregational Church to Marshall County Rotarians from four clubs. The event highlighted the Rotary international student program funding two graduate students at Northwestern and Sydney universities for 13th year.
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Marshall County
Lacon
Varna
Toluco
Henry
Lacon Congregational Church
Otto Gandenberger
Darmstadt
West Germany
Northwestern University
Rotarians
Gandenberger
Northwestern
Atlantic
Hitler
Henry Schulte Makes Historical Plaques in Toluca Area
Henry Schulte, a Marshall county farmer from Toluca, has begun producing bronze plaques engraved with Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. He distributes them locally and finds demand among schools and individual buyers.
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Henry Schulte
Marshall County
Toluca
Abraham Lincoln
Clothing Drive For Hungarian Refugees Set For Friday
Local drive lagging, a special pickup will be held in Henry this Friday spearheaded by Rev. Ray Schultz of the Christian church and Henry Post 323 American Legion. Donations of clothing bedding and money are urged with pickups arranged by calling the IRA Insurance office the News-Republican office or Rev Schultz.
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Henry
Ray Shultz
The
Christian Church
Henry Post 323
American Legion
MS D. Tutt
the Legion
Rev Schultz
IRA ‘Insurance Office
News-Republican
Rev. Schultz
Leonard Ries
Magnolia Mutual Re Elects Three Directors Tuesday
The Magnolia Farmers Mutual County Fire Insurance company held its second annual meeting Tuesday January 22 in McNabb. Three directors Turner Mills Chauncey Neuman Granville and Chauncey Read Putnam were re elected for three year terms. Mills was re elected president Dore Hennepin vice president and J D Hawks secretary treasurer. Total insurance in force reached 4 180 216 a year gain of 332 000 cash at year end 19 090. The company backs no contest on Fire Prevention in four MP high schools with prizes totaling 40.
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Magnolia Farmers Mutual County Fire Insurance Company
Turner Milles
McNabb
Turner Mills
Chauncey Neuman
Granville
Chauncey Read
Putnam
Mills
Thomas W Dore Hennepin
J D Hawks
Arthur Wilson
John D Wilson
Hans Morgensen
George Helmer
M-P
Putnam Supervisors Hold Routine January Session
Putnam county board of supervisors met in the courthouse in Hennepin for the regular January session. Chairman August Moews and members A. B. Pletsch, Edgar Read, and Chester Morine attended as bills were approved.
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Putnam County Board of Supervisors
Court House
Hennepin
Dusiness
August Moews
A. B. Pletsch
Edgar Read
Chester Morine
Higher Educational Tax Needed to Maintain Standards
The Sparland community unit school district outlined the need for extra revenue at a La Prairie Men's Club meeting. A special election on Feb. 2 will vote on raising the educational fund rate up to 28 cents to preserve current standards amid rising costs, enrollment, and three-building operations.
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Sparland Community Unit
LaPrairie Men's Club
LaPrairie United Presbyterian Church
Dianfer
Sparland Unit Board of Education
E. B Jones
Halsey Monier
Sparland
Distriit
Steuben
LaPrairie
Whitefield
Saratoga
LaPrairie Center
Sparland Board of Education
LaPratrie
Turnbull
James Leigh
LaPrairiearmer
Roland Moody
LaPrattie
Leigh
Sparinand
Charles Pearson
Sparland High School
Eugene Turnbull
Board of Education
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Don Mcbaughlin
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Ursday
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R. L. Coppers
University of
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Naanathe and Meat Board
Kenen's
Commission
BSA
Brack
Lacon Jedinging
Troland
Meat Board
Flett
Herzog
Viron Gustafson
Peoria Producers
R. H. Monier
Tressurer
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Read
R. N. Turnbull
Charles Collins
Theodore Bogner
Frank Clift
Willis Shearer
William Gil
Jan Paca
Wavene
Sheer Eenernes
HE Nena
Steer
Jan Setter Denen
Robert Swengel
His
Law of
Huck Brown
Cesspool Company
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Henry Senachwine High School
Publilc
John Francis Martin
St Anne
Takre
University of Sydney
Australia
Young Gandenberger
University
Frankfurt
University of Mainz
Val Wenk
Lacon Club
Mel Schrock
Hermon H. Cortelyou
DeKalb
Rotary
Rotarus
Fre Garrels
Ed Dietrich
Wilmette Rotarian
Ernest L. Wright
Henry Club
Methodist Hospital
Germany
Duke Brothers
Magnolia Mutual
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