Census Shows Marshall Putnam Counties Grow
Census figures indicate Marshall and Putnam counties in Northern Illinois gain population over the past decade. Henry, Lacon, Sparland, Varna, Granville, Magnolia, Hennepin, McNabb, and Princeton show increases while Peoria faces growth efforts to stay above 100,000. The trend suggests a shift toward smaller communities along the Illinois River and nearby lakes as residents move from larger cities seeking lower taxes and rural comforts.
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Marshall
Putnam
Henry
Marshall County
Lacon
Sparland
Varna
Toluca
Wenona
LaSalle
Putnant
Granville
Magnolia
Hennepin
McNabb
Putnam Counties
Peoria
City of
Rene
Bureau County
Princeton
Spring Valley
Bureau
Nina Poenls
Stark
la Fayette
Bradford
Wyomig
Toulon
Mpany
Po Sisto
Spayladd
Illinois River
Weis
Kewanée
Athe
Nadi
T Isay
Ogi
Sheffield
Inquiring Reporter Reflects On Old Time Driving Tales
The fragment recalls days of horse and buggy travel with fewer automobiles and simpler roadways. It mentions a driver named Solki and contrasts past safety concerns with present hazards at intersections and busy feeders.
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Solki
Henry Library picks season reads from April list
The Henry Library highlights include Louis Zara's Their Owns Country continuing Hester and Stephen Chase in a time of uncertainty. Nord Jones's Swift Flows the River explores early steamboating on the Columbia River. Phyllis Bentley's The Power and the Glory depicts 1642 England.
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Henry Library
Raffensperger
Louis Zara
America
Andrew Benton
Catherine
China
Hobart
Hester
Stephen Chase
Nord Jones
Columbia River
Caleb Paige
Phyllis Bentley
England
Penninoh
Yorkshire
Sinclair Lewis
Dorothy Thompson
Dorothy
Sally Salminen
Katrina
Sand
Marjana
Thia
Whey
Pinland
Russia
Aland Islands
Local Social Notes Highlight Family Gatherings and Visits
Mr and Mrs Dave Reese near Avons hosted Thursday afternoon tea with guests including Mr and Mrs Carl Otto O'Joseph Glatz. Harold Hofer, a Solemn Communion member, attended Sunday dinner at the Hofer home. Various neighbors and relatives from Newner's Grove and Elgin visited hosts such as Mr and Mrs Clarence Frazier and Mr and Mrs Walter Miller over the weekend. Several dinners and Sunday visits connected the communities of Varna Putnam Downers Grove Lostant and nearby towns.
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Dave Reese
Avons
Carl Otto
O'Joseph
Hotorhdt
Talipa
Marguerite
Rold
Dives
ofsLouis
Sthattmovenings iv
rsdMes
William Otto Sand ‘Mabel
Varna
Minnis .Johnson
Putnam
Ad Mra
Ao” J
Mary
Downers Grove
Charles “A. Wood
Sircator
Clarence J Frazier
Nancy Graves
Lostant
Henry City to Review New Street Light Installations
Alderman Richard, head of the electric lights committee, plans a city tour to decide where new street lights should be installed. Current lighting includes seven Rock Island Railroad lights at crossings, with about 0 per month operating costs per light. If finances allow, three more lights may be added this summer, with installation paid by the Public Service Company.
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J Lights
Richard
Electric
Henry
Stuart
Toith
Walter.l.bayne
City-Of -Henry
Rock Island ‘Railroad
Death of Toluca Woman Mrs Genevieve Granert
Mrs Genevieve Granert 38 a Toluca resident dies by suicide at her mother’s home in Illinois. Survived by husband Robert and daughters Gloria and Jacqueline, she had been in poor health after an operation in Streator. She founded the Michigan chapter of Beta Tau Delta and taught in Detroit. Her funeral was in Chicago.
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Henry
Geneviéve Granert
Toluca
Anna
Kalamazoo
Mieh
Charles Conner
Meulenberg
Robert Granert
Coal City
Ill
Missouri
Granert
R. G
Illinois Tourist Camps Face Sanitary Certification Program
State sanitary engineers inspect about six hundred trailsey camps and tourist cabins in Illinois for drainage cabins showers and water supply standards. Camps scoring below seventy receive a D rating. certificates of classification AA to D will be posted in camp offices for summer travelers.
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Illinois
Mojor
Family Visits and Sunday Gatherings Highlight Local Notice
A fragmented OCR note lists numerous households visiting at the Chasteen and Wright homes and with the Harrett and Applen families. It mentions a Lord reunion held at The Lords and that several children attended Bible school at Willow Springs Church.
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Warren
Francis Thomm
DNY
Willow Springs
Putnam County Library Receives Two Gift Book Collections
The Putnam County Library reports two gift book collections this month from Mrs Frank Kuhne and Miss Alice Tomlinson of McNabb with Mrs Herman Miller sending magazines to the Hennepin branch. A June 7 meeting at the library office will discuss a screen door shelving and space expansion needs.
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Putnam County Library A. 7
Newsorth
Frank Kuhne
Alice
Fomlinson
McNabb, Nl
Kuhne
Hennepin
Herman Miller
Hennepin Library
Elizabeth Davies
Ilinois Healt Department
NYA
Springfield
State Library
Bess Davidson
Magnolia
Swaney
Howard Pease
Osa Johnson
Paul Dunbar
Gibina
Open House Planned at Henry Camp This Sunday
The Henry camp announces an open house scheduled for Sunday June 16 with fuller details to appear in the next Hen ry News Republican. Local families, including Mr and Mrs F J Biba and children, and Mr and Mrs Kyle Coolidge and son visited relatives in Henry and LeRoy over the weekend. Memorial Day guests in the home of Lt and Mrs P H Devine included Capt and Mrs L B Kibling per of Piper City.
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Henry Newa-Republican
F. J. Biba
A. R. Biba
Des Plaines
Henry
Kyle Coolidge
Charles
C. Morgan
LeHoy
Coolidge
Soil Conservation Service
LeRoy
P. H. Devine
L. B. Kibiing
Piper City
Memorial day gatherings and visits across towns
The entry lists numerous family and friend visits from Whitfield to Pontiac to Spring Valley and Peoria, detailing Memorial Day activities, hospital calls, birthday parties, and lodge services. Attendees include Everett Moore Chris Olsen John Maddox Donald Sparland residents, Ray Snyder Dorothy Pomeroy Williams Fraley Harold Carter and Emerald Rebekah Lodge members. The narrative weaves travel, hospital, and social engagements around a regional community.
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Everett Moore
Pontiac
Chris Olsen
Spring Valley
Janteskofola
Spring Valley Hospital
John Maddox
Donald
Sparland
Aunree Longman
Ray
T Snyder
Dorothy
Mra
Oren Pomeroy
Princeton
William Fraley
Chicago
Tom Harris
Harold Carter
Hugh Offitt
McMabb
Gerald Shearer
Sydney
H. J. Carter
Charles Olsen
Lou Ely
Harry Bean
Harold “Carter
oWere
Broadmoor
Mra Keely
Putnam
Joe Kelso
Tiskilwa
Blanche’ Shaw
Detroit
Mich
Louis, Kessecker
Peoria
Iservicea
Emerald
Rebekah Tadeo
Henry High School graduates receive diplomas in annual commencement
The Henry High School class of graduates, the largest in the school's history, received diplomas amid an orchestra and choir. Principal Roy F. Steele praised the students for their average above 90, with Mary Duke named senior representative for dependability. Rev. Arthur Ewert urged values in the machine age.
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Henry
Arthur Frederick *Ewert
Church
Peoria
Roy F. Steele
Mary Allard
Lara
Jean~ Bourdette
Mary Bryan
Hazeliae Crain
Byll Forrest
Dorothy Glatz
Katherine Glatz
Delores Hagemann
Margaret Harney
Sylvia Helper
Eleanor Lanz
Ders
Verna Moore
Carol Merdian
Betty Morgan
Norma Moline
Gort
Don Rickey
Marian Soli
Doréen
Cullen
Mary “Duke
Anna— Fulks
Mary Dorothy Miller
Henry Pagepmiller
Evelyn, Rowe
Jane Thompson
Betty Williams
Joy
Lahr
Russ
Sell Brookman
Norma Klein
Steele
Christopher Lobingier
Mary Duke
Ma Duke
Joy-Lahr
Anna Fulks
Doris’ Beardsley
Henry Pagertiller
Evelyn Rowe
Doreen «Cullen
Anna Pulke
Roy F
Stele
Barnea
Ben
Bi Hauber
Off Education
Héorte
Europe
SUGAR GROVE COMMUNITY NOTES AND VISITORS
A fragmented note lists visitors and attendees around Sugar Grove including Mrs A A Tsosch and Dorothy Flanagan of Peoria at a high school commencement program. It mentions Mr and Mrs Kenneth Einsele of Princeton and multiple families touring Peoria and nearby towns, with various social visits and weekend plans. The column also touches on wartime economics and the idea that lasting peace requires sound management of production and capital.
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A. A. Tsosch
Dorothy. Flanagan
Peoria
William Flanagan
Homie
John Hinwele
Clestel
Welty Bellandson
Roger
Axel Borg
Edgar
Tiskilwa
Harry’ Popt
Milwaukee
Harry Whipple
Migs Sadler Whipple
Viahd -Gilbert Thompson
Walnutsi
Mepyfil
Swallow
Pauliriev
Dorothy
Keith ‘Blackburn
Karen
Chester Wright
H. RB. Loomis
Fragments of Local Notices and Family Greetings
A garbled OCR page records various social notices and brief mentions. Names include Pauline Swaltéwoan Florence, Mrs. Robert Kelly, Henry, Frank Ramp, Dorothy Negis, Martin Bush, Wilma, and Helen Meyer. Events touch dinners, visits, a vocal solo, and a car accident with minor injuries near Town Corners and Bradford.
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Marseilles
Nise
Pauline Swaltéwoan
Geting
Florence
Ida Bog Alan
Aie
Robert Kelly
Henry
Burns
Lizzle
Shiartz
Ste
Frank Ramp
Eas Aye Baith
Inmrf
Nis
Frankton
Angle
Blackburn
IiMr
Henry. Merding
Ltheee
Dorothy Negis
Martin Bush
Wilma
Cornell
Hoettman
Obie Minn
Wis Gaya
William Flanegy
eMsses
Helen Meyer
Urbana
Helen Ya
Swaneyher
Sarah
Bernard Kelly
Town Corners
Re Kelly
Merrill Binsele
L. Clauson
Yin Harrison
Donati’ Putnam
Clauson
Will Feo
World War Debate Mentioned in Weekly Letter
The letter from Dirk commends Propagus and Everett M Dirksen while discussing peace, restoration, and wartime profits. It notes focus on steel and munitions, with remarks on government investigation and subsequent profit implications amid ongoing global conflict.
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Onignessman
Dirk
Everett M
Alstrict
Lwashington
Rom Metan
Henry
Rod Predsman
Dirksen
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Charles Nyman
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