Peoria White Sox Outs Cardials in Eleven Inning Tilt
The Peoria White Sox beat the McNabb Cardinals 4 to 3 in eleven innings at Pavilion Park. Gibson hit a homer in the tenth and Hartsel made a spectacular running catch to end the threat in the eleventh. Wallace led with three hits and one run while Phelps and Spangler contributed key hits for the Cardinals.
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Henry Baseballlans
Peoria White Sox
McNabb
Cardinals
Pavilion Park
Hartsell
Stoner
Gibron
Peoria
Phelps
Wallace
Spangler
Gibson
Griffith
Thim
Dan ‘Bury
Hi Tad
Ata
White Sox
Halbleib
Clausen
A. Halbleib
Glenn
Hartsel
Matheny
Harman
Cantbury
Randell
C. ‘Chome
A. Fomvbepdardsessie
Halbleib P. Wee Ev Enweeensnases
Illinois Central Telephone Company Formed In million merger
A new million dollar telephone merger uniting eleven central Illinois firms under the name Illinois Central Telephone Company was incorporated Monday. CHillicothe and Sparland companies are among incorporators. A Camp and Fred W. Potter serve on the board.
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Central Illinois Telephone Companies
Ilinois
Fair Plans Night Shows Drop Swine Futurities
The M P County Fair board outlined plans for the fifth annual fair at Henry Fair grounds on September 7 8 and 9 with two night shows and the swine futurity and promotion shows to be dropped Halsey Monier becomes speed superintendent and Charles H Hunt will run pony races The American Legion at its meeting approved opening the fair on Labor Day September 6 with a Derby Day though plans remain tentative
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Fair Board
M.P
Henry Fair Grounds
Halsey’ Monier
Charles H. Hunt
American Legion
Legion
Rites for Mrs Ziegler Held At St Marys Church
Funeral rites for Mrs Margaret Ziegler were conducted at St Marys Church with Rev A Schauer officiating. She died after a long illness at eighty four and lived most of her life in Henry county. Survived by five daughters three sons twenty four grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren with a brother in Missouri. Burial at Calvary cemetery by six grandsons.
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Margaret Ziegler
St. Mary’s Church
A. Schauer
Henry
Oberpreis Hahn
Germany
Peter
Eva Thomas
Anton Ziegler
Charles
Margaret
Mike
Barney
Mesdames Anna Weis
Mary Merdian
William Ziegler
Louisa Wolf
Lostant
Catherine Wolf
Dixon
William Thomas
Stanberry
Calvary
Anton
Ralph. Ziegler
Walter Merdian
Edward Weis
Bernhard
Funeral Rites Held for August L. Bickerman at St Marys
Funeral services for August Leo Bickerman were held at St Marys church with Rev A Schauer presiding. He was born April 4 1904 in Henry and lived in Magnolia his life. He is survived by his parents four brothers and two sisters. Casket bearers included Conrad Bergantz Charles Bergantz George Newhalsen and Richard Kapratn. Interment at Calvary cemetery.
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August Leo Bickerman
St. Mary’s Church
Rev
A. Schauer
August Leo
Adam Bickerman
Magnolia
Henry
Conrad
Eugene
Robert
Paul
Virginia
Doris
Charles Bergantz
George
Walter
Conrad Newhalsen
Richard Kapratn
Calvary Cemetery
Funeral services for Irvin Overton held in Peoria
Irvin Overton died last Thursday at State Hospital Peoria after a mental collapse. Funeral services were conducted Saturday at the Christian church with Rev. W. J. Carpenter in charge. He was born September 26, 1885 in Trimble county Kentucky and lived in Henry Illinois. He married Ora Turner in February 1916. they had three children Lucille Cecil and Opal Fern. He is survived by his wife and children. Relatives attended from Sparland Lacon and Sparland area. The body was laid to rest in the City cemetery family lot.
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Irvin Overton
State Hospital
Peoria
The
Christian Church
W. J. Carpenter
Irvin C. Overton
John and
Evelyn Overton
Trimble County
Illinois
Henry
Ora Turner
Sparland
Lucille
Cecil
Opal Fern
Gordon Downey
Lester Knight
Charles Griffin
William Brokaw
William Rowe
J. A. Williams
W. B. Barker
Everett Turner
Barney Schupp
S. ‘Ry Finken‘binder
Lacon
Henry Schupp
Charles, Davidson and
Forrest Renneau
City
Brother of Mrs Vogelsang Dies After Surgery
James Bromilow brother of Mrs C E Vogelsang died from appendicitis surgery in Wichita Kansas. The body is due in Chillicothe today and the funeral is planned for Friday at his mother Mrs Emma Bromilow's home in Chillicothe. He leaves his wife his mother and two sisters Helen of Chillicothe and Mrs C E Vogelsang of this city.
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James Bromilow
C. E. Vogelsang
Wichita
Kansas
Chillicothe
Emma Bromilow
Helen
4 H Club Members On Annual Tour Of Inspection
More than fifty boys and girls toured Putnam and Marshall counties to view 38 calves and 24 pigs in one of the region’s largest club tours. The trip began July 18 from Magnolia Grange Fair grounds with Calves weighing up to 860 pounds. notes covered feeding, horn curves, and growth records for Shorthorn and Angus Hereford stock.
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Putnam
Marshall
Magnolia Grange Fair Grounds
Warren Lowry
Gates
John Nader
John
George Haun
Albert
Alden
Clara
Jolly Good FELLOW Fumbles Shot Across Town
Stray dogs stirred up trouble in Central Park on a day of days as a sheriff, once a quarter century ago, fired a pistol. The bullet zigzagged past a man working on a car near the News Republic office, narrowly missing him. The tale teases at the shooter’s identity without naming him.
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Central Park
News- Republican
Jack
Stork Special Brings Four New Henry Babies This Week
Henry welcomed four newborns over the past week. Marilyn Jean, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Pagemiller, arrived Thursday as their third child and only daughter. A son joined Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Ely on Friday. Saturday brought a son to Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Fountain. Milton Richard, weighing 7 pounds, arrived Saturday for Mr. and Mrs. C. Schneider.
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Henry
C. O. Pagemiller
Marilyn Jean
Ed. Ely
Cecil Fountain
C. Schneider
Milton Richard
Bartonville Fans Play Here Sunday
The Bartonville Fans, a fast semi pro team, travel to Pavilion Park Sunday to face the Henry Greys. The Greys lost last Sunday in the eleventh inning to the Peoria White Sox, who will play the Princeton Tigers at Princeton, with Henry players on the Tiger lineup making the matchup intriguing.
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Bartonville
Pavilion Park
Henry Greys
Greys
Peoria White Sox
White Sox
Princeton Tigers
Princeton
Henry
Tiger
Miss Ardis Drake Wed William Greek in Saturday Ceremony
Two of Henry’s popular young people joined in marriage when Ardis Mae Drake and William Greek were united in the M E parsonage ceremony officiated by Rev Turner. The bride wore coral georgette. the groom grey. They planned a honeymoon to Chicago and the Dells of Wisconsin before settling in the Main street home.
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Henry
Ardis Mae Prk
William ‘Greek
Crane
W. M. ‘Drake
J. W. Turner
JW. Turner
M. E. Parson
Putnam High School
Illinois Wesleyan Univer‘sity
Pi Gamma‘Phi Sorority
George Greek
Ohio
Gem
City Business College
Henry National
Louis Meier
Main Street
Half Century Hope Realized on Quaker Lane Road
Quaker Lane finally advances a gravel road project after years of delays. The completed mile runs from William Anderson's place, a mile and a half south of McNabb, to the tile pit eastward, signaling progress on the long awaited improvement.
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Quaker Lane
William Anderson
McNabb
Tile Pit
Bank moves to post office site and fills key posts
Granville National Bank relocated into the post office building last Monday while awaiting the new structure on the old site. In a recent directors meeting Earl Buhn, son in law of Mr. and Mrs. J Allen Smith, was chosen cashier with Joel Hopkins as assistant cashier and both elected as directors to succeed the deceased A W Hopkins and August Bonges.
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Granville National Bank
Earl Buhn
J. Allen Smith
Joel Hopkins
A. W. Hopkins
August Bonges
La Rose child loses eye after pocketknife accident
Gail McCasky four years old of La Rose suffered a severe eye injury when a pocketknife he held while alone on a couch caused the loss of an eye. He received immediate medical care and on Monday underwent surgery at Streator hospital to remove the damaged eyeball.
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Gail
Jacob McCasky
la Rose
Streator Hospital
Henry County Elementary Budget Totals and Attendance
Henry elementary schools in Marshall county are allotted a total budget of 21,186.22 for the upcoming year per W E King superintendent. Individual grants include Henry 1,687.88 Wenona 1,443.61 Varna 617.01 Lacon 1,990.68 Camp Grove 446.62 Sparland 864.92 La Rose 448.14 Toluca 2,048.12. The 13,570 school days and 331,961 pupil attendance last term yield an average daily attendance of 1,926.
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Marshall County
W. E. King
Henry
Wenona
Varna
Lacon
Camp Grove
Sparland
la Rose
Toluca
Ivan Winship Dies in California at 89
Word arrived of the death of Ivan Winship son of Mr and Mrs J O Winship of this city He died Tuesday in San Bernardino California after a brief illness He was born in Putnam 89 years ago and lived much of his life nearby He is survived by his wife his parents one brother Walter of Putnam four sisters Mrs Harry Pierson of Putnam Mrs Srl Johnson and Mrs Walter Cook of Henry and Mrs Geo Hughes of Portland Oregon
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Ivan Winship
J. O. Winship
San Bernardino
Calif
Putnam
Walter
Harry’ Pierson
Srl Johnson
Walter Cook
Henry
Geo. Hughes
Portland
Ore
District Championship Cinched by Victory Over Woodford Co
Marshall Putnam powered to an 18 to 5 district win at Roanoke Saturday, despite two regulars absent. M P ticked two hits and five runs in the first inning as Woodford County farm ers misplayed nine chances. Woodford rallied in the second and made four hits and a walk into two runs, but MP answered with five more over the next five innings. In the eighth, the Reverend’s pitching wavered with a hit and two errors allowing three runs, then MP exploded for three in the ninth to seal the lopsided triumph with Woodford making no major comeback.
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Cardinals
Oscar Steer
Louie McNabb
Turner Mills
Neuman Metzler
Bartonville
Wallace
Marshall Putnam
Roanoke
Woodford County
Woodford
Walter Johnson
M.P
Preacher Thompson
Innnings
Me Mershall-Putnam
Phelps
Glenn
Lester Spangler
Barnes
Short
Schlosser
Stemas to Face Insanity Defense in Toluca Killings
Joe Stemas, known as Toluca double killer, is brought to Lacon county jail by Sheriff Whittaker after capture in Evanston. His attorney says a plea of insanity or a claim of right to kill Sheriff Litchfield and Officer Leonard may be entered. An affidavit by Toluca residents supports insanity to aid Mrs. Litchfield in collecting a $12 000 policy if the death is ruled accidental.
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Joe Stemas
Toluca
Evanston
Peoria
Lacon
Whittaker
Stemas
George B Sprenger
Orville Litchfield
John Leonard
Litchfield
Daughter of Mr and Mrs Hawse dies after brief hospital birth
A baby daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Hawse last Wednesday died shortly after birth. The family mourns the loss in the local obituary notice.
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Lawrence Hawse
Conrad Schwarz Dies in Fall from Window at Sparland
Conrad Schwarz formerly of this city died Saturday morning after falling from a window at his son John Schwarz’s home in Sparland. Coroner ruled accidental, death from crushed skull and broken neck. Funeral at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with high mass and burial in St. Mary’s Cemetery. six grandsons served as casket bearers.
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Conrad Schwarz
Peru
John Schwarz
Sparland
Schwarz
Gleone
Drs Royce
F. H. Gehr
Joseph
Louis-Bogher
Frank Damm
Charles Scott
Edwardsburg
Mich
Barney
Oklahoma
John
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Fr. Schauer
St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery
Carl Schwarz
Norbert Schwarz
Harold Bogner
Charles Bogner
Conrad Bogner
Harold—Damm
Attweiler
Germany
United States
Anna Marie Schmitz
Evelyn Trompeter
Trompeter
Louis Bogner
George Trumpeter
Mendota
W. T. Robinson
Ottawa
Leonard Damm
William Besploit
Frank Trompeter
Fred Hoerner
Anna McMann
Charles Leittle
Urban Lechner
Streator
Earl Potts
John Schmitz
Tonica
William Apfel
Peoria
Peter Schwarz
Okahua
Okla
Michael Schwarz
John Hahn
Sacred Heart Society
St. Mary’s Church
Knights of Columbus and Daughters of Isabella
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Henry Men
August Bickerman
Stork Special
Ardis Drake
Chicago
Dells
Wisconsin
Henry Girl
Ae Winship
MR. and
AS. J. O. Winship
California
Woodford Co
A. R. H Barnes
Eseenane Po. A
Sotner
B. Griffith
Oi Wallace
W. Griffith
Thompson
L. Thompson
Aawagage
R. H Po Dickison
Ee Sharp
Dean
Eumbert
Pettyjohn
Lucas
Davidson
Marshall-Putnam
xSchlosser
Son’s
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