Memorial Day Services Honor World War Veterans
Memorial Day 1922 events in Illinois featured the American Legion Henry Post No.23 dedicating trees for fallen comrades. Speakers praised veteran service from 1812 to 1898, urged grants for late veterans, and honored the dead with flowers, music, and prayers at Central Park and the nearby cemetery.
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Henry
America
Brennan
Sam
R. C
H. J. Lee
Princeton
Woman's Relief Corps
W. J. Carpenter
Central Park
Carpenter
Helen Siewers
Ieen
Brenman
Grade School Census Completes Counts for 6 to 21
A census by District Now 954 secretary c A Onyan shows girls aged 6 to 21 numbering 182 versus 172 boys. For ages up to 21 boys lead by nine with 223 to girls 214, totaling 437 individuals.
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C. A. Onyan
Wyoming Defeats Henry 3 2 In Close Contest
Wyom ing slipped past Henry 3 to 2 to break Henry’s streak. I Clark hit a three-base hit, Jones had two-base hits, and Warwick Sutherland each drew a walk. Henry hosts Wyoming next Sunday with first place on the line.
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Wyomng
Henry
Wyoming
I. Clark
Warwick
Sutherland
Sutherland Warwick
Jones
Henry Greys Defeat Toluca All Stars 9 To 3
Henry Greys beat Toluca All Stars at Toluca Decoration Day as Levme paced with 17 hits supported by Tra vers Stoner and I Clark who combined for 10. Toluca fought hard but Warwick and strong Henry defense kept Toluca to three runs and a 1500 crowd watched the game.
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Henry Greys
Henry Toluca Baseball Game Summary
Score by innings shows Toluca 3 runs in the bottom of the final frame. Henry pitched seven strikeouts. Leyme also fanned seven. Toluca had 2 stolen bases, multiple players with two-base hits, and five double plays involved. Henry allowed nine left on base. Toluca left one.
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Henry G. Toluca
Clark
Travers
Leisge Breese
Boland
Wlliams
Merdian
Hoswell
Stoner
Leisge
Breese
Warwick
T. Clark
Leyme
Henry
Toluca
Farm Bureau to Show Tuberculosis Eradication Films
The Marshall Farm Bureau will screen five reels on Out of the Shadows and Exit Ascaris plus one reel on the state farm bureau picnic. Films aim to aid farmers and families with tuberculosis eradication. Schedule runs June 1 to June 17 across Putnam Granville Hoennepin Dle La Rose Washburn Varna La Prairie Toluca Lacon Court House Evans Grange Hall Saratoga New Swaney Henry Kool.
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Marshall Farm Bureau
Ascaris
State Farm Bureau
Putnam
Granville
Hoennepin
la Rose
Washburn
Varna
La_ ‘Prairie
Toluca
Lacon Court House
Evans
Grange Hall
Two War Heroes Remembered In Silent Eulogies
Text honors Alan Ash born 1890 Chicago who died May 14 1918 over Soissons after serving with Lafayette French flying squad and Ford Motor College course. Also recalls Sargent Joyce Kilmer and H Weaver who died in France in 1918 after enlisting in 1917 and 1918, with brief biographical notes.
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Alan—Ash
Lafayette French
Soissons
Wilson
Germany
Alan
Red Cross Ambulance Service
Chicago
Ford Motor
France
Has
Getnatt
Isaac Ash
Albert W Parling Dies of Pneumonia in 1918 Service
Albert Walter Parling died October 9 1918 from pneumonia after leaving Camp Funston June 14 1918 and attending a motor school in Kansas City Missouri for six weeks He later transferred to Camp Holabird Baltimore where he served in Company F 302 water tank train Born Putnam March 15 1895 Funeral held October 15 near Magnolia at his father home
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Albert Walter Farling
Kansas City
Camp Holabird
Baltimore
Albert
Putnam
Magnolia
Albert Wurst Former grocer dies in Morton Illinois
Albert Wurst formerly ran a grocery business as Wurst and Knoll. He served in Henry and overseas seven months where he contracted tuberculosis. He lived in Ottawa Henry Morton Illinois, grew weaker and died at his Morton home on September 10 1920. Interment was in Morton. The American Legion honor guard attended a large funeral, with many floral tributes from comrades.
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Albert Wurst
Wurst
Morton
Death of Miss Hattie C. Hoyt in Chicago
Miss Hattie C. Hoyt, longtime resident of 5762 Dorchester Ave Chicago, died at 8:00 p.m. Tuesday May 30 after several weeks ill at Parkside Inn Henry. Final funeral arrangements await word from relatives. An obituary will appear in the next issue.
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Hattie C. Hoyt
Dorchester Ave
Chicago
Parkside
Henry
Soldier John van Dusen 385 infantry dies from Shrapnel Wounds
Private John van Dusen 385 infantry enlisted April 28 1918 was wounded September 11 1918 at St Mihiel. He evacuated to Field Hospital No 1 and transferred to Base Hospital at Toul where he died. He is buried in St Mihiel cemetery.
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St.Mihiel
No.1
Base Hopital
Toul
St. Mihiel
Soldier Roy Landers Born in Saratoga Dies in France
Roy Leo Landers was born January 8, 1895 in Saratoga township and died October 7, 1918 in France from pneumonia after enlisting in spring 1918 and going overseas in June. His remains were returned to Henry and buried January 8, 1921 at St. Patrick's cemetery with the American Legion participating in the tribute.
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Roy Leo Landers
Saratoga Township
France
Henry
St. Patrick's
American Legion
Leland L. Vale Dies After Army Service
Leland L. Vale born November 11, 1894 in Corydon Iowa moved to Henry with his parents. He studied at Henry High School and Evanston Academy trained in pharmacy, worked at A Thronmonger and Bent Brothers before enlisting in August 1918 for base hospital laboratory work. Discharged October 1919, he later worked for Drs Gray and Taylor Milwaukee until his death June 14 1920. He was active in the American Legion and Henry lodge. buried in Henry Cemetery.
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Leland L. Vale
Corydon
Iowa
Henry
Henry High School
Evanston Academy
A. J
Bent Brothers
Oglesby
Gamp Grant
Gray
Mr. Vale
Drs
Glorious dead remembered by American Legion line
These lines honor the memory of fallen service members supplied by American Legion members. The notes acknowledge some gaps due to unavailable additional information and the inability to obtain more details.
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American Legion
Next Year’s Faculty for H. T. H. Ss
The faculty for next year is complete and lists Sherman Littler as Principal Mamual Planning Carrie M Carpenter Mathematics Gretchen Schuthater Household Arts , whera Morris Languages Ardis Chatten English and Music Helen Geddings English and History.
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Sherman Littler
Mamual
Carrie M. Carpenter
Gretchen Schuthater
Whera Morris
Ardis ‘Chatten
Helen Geddings
Henry High School Dominates County Meet Highlights
About a dozen autos carried high school students to Toluca for the county library and athletic meet. Henry High School won the chorus cup and first in the first class literary contest while contestants took multiple gold and silver medals in essays vocal solos piano solos and declamations. Tennis and track events shape a Saturday title fight with Toluca star Dicenzo strong on the track and Toluca to meet Henry in boys and girls finals.
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Toluca
Henry
Clara Corbin
Evelyn Fowler
Mazella Haines
Harry Arnold
Olive Elizabeth Smith
Marion Thomas
Gladys—Yarger
Washburn
Henry High School
Virginia Lindgren
Lota Kaiser
Frederick Slewers
Julius Hoschell
Dicenzo
Lizzie
Miss Richmond Stages a Music Memory Contest
Miss Richmond held a sixth to eighth grade music memory contest with fifteen records. Helen May Forbes and Aileen Melvin tied for first, each receiving a peace dollar, while Anna Sivell Edna Haines and Ida Mae Holt earned honorable mentions for strong effort.
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Anna Sivell
Edna Haines
Ida Mae Holt
Miss Richmond
Graduation Ceremony Closes Henry High School Class of 1922
The Henry High School graduation filled the opera house last Monday with all seats taken as 14 graduates received diplomas. Superintendent Littler presided and Dr George L Robinson gave the address Vision Vocation and Victory, noting imagination as the foundation of invention.
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Littler
George ‘L.robinson
Carpenter
Father Brennan
Chass
T' Intendent
Woltan
H. W. Seitz
Josephine ‘Green
Wyoming Greys Plan Return Game After Last Sunday Loss
Wyoming hosts a rematch with the Greys next Sunday hoping to even the series. Local fans expect a spicy clash for nine full innings as RR Hanro previews the meeting on their home field.
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Wyoming
Greys
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M.ie Brennan
Hur ”, Lee
Herry Cemedry
Woman’s Relief Corps
Grand Army of the Repub
H.—J.lee
Legion
Pavilion
Zoo Ee
Tiskilwa
Peru
Bradford
Galva
Wixoming
Henry Poree
Alar
Sargent Joyce
Kilmer
Frank H. Weaver
H. Weaver
Mwlnois
Co. G
Trenton
New Jersey
Alan’ Ash
Albert Walter
Farling
John R. VanDusen
L. L. Vale
Roy L. Landers
Frank H. Weave
Albert Walter Parling
Hoyt
Lucille
Grace Green
Peoria
Corinne
Louie Newhalfen
Irene Hofer
John Ik. van Dusen
Henry Cemetery
H. T.H. Ss
Mendelssohn
Wagner
Brahms
Tachaikowsky
Liszt
Dvorak
Nevin
Trovatore Verdi
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