Henry community notes highlight local visits and events
A lengthy Henry Illinois column records visits by Leo Walsh Toluca Grade schools and many families. It notes Catherine Miller's Chicago trip, a St Marys church communion class, and numerous social calls, dinners, graduations, and Memorial Day observances across Henry, Milo, Whitefield, and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Og iThé
Whitman Chambers
American’ Weekly
S .Chi‘cago
Herald
Examiner
Leo Walsh
Toluca
Henry
Catherine Miller
Roy Miller
Chicago
Dorothy Miller
University of Chicago
St.Mary’s Church
Mary
Frances
Troendly
Mary_Mattern
Hileen, Newhalsen
Frank. Ziegler
Herman
Albert Barth
John Schmitt
Ethel
Calvin
Eddie
Lawrence Green
Richard Reed
Summerville
New Jersey
New York
Leslié , Wilson
Violetta
Farwell
Princeton
W. R. Brokaw
Henry Mattison
William Brokaw
Powers
Tiskilwa
Mary Grady
Abingdon
Francis Keegan
Fred Klein
Lillian Powers
Mattison
Milo
Whitefield
L. A. Hunt
Margaret Hunt
J. N. Giblin
Terre Haute
Indiana
Floyd Whitmer
William Monahan
San Gabriel
Calif
Peoria
Charles Brady
Chillicothe
Magnolia
Harry Miller
Joseph Harrington
Harrington Farm
Bleuer
Harrington
May Young
R._C. Forbes
Jeffersonotel
Louis B. Phillips
Varna
N. R. Phillips
Gordon Downey
Marcella
Milan
Harriet Klinger
Mitchell Sanitarium
Clarence Duke
Martin Bush Farm
Fiss
Dohna Lee
Heininger
Ottawa
Edwin Sages
Mix
John Haas
C. O. Pogemiller
Mret Yarger
Daugheke Maient
Mary Heininger
Co. L. Clawson
SFLU
Trivoli
Til
Clawson
A.N. Stein
Henry Parish Church Programs Attendances
Programs outline services at Henry churches including St. Patrick s Catholic Church and St. John s Episcopal Church. Details show first mass at 1 00 pm and second at 9 2 am with weekday masses and sermons by Rev Andrew Schauer and K A Morford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew ' Schauer
Presbyterian Church Service Schedule
Reverend R F Cressey leads Sunday School at 9 45 morning worship at 11 and Evening service at 8 00 p m Due to adjustments the pastor will be home for the evening service
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Roger F. Cressey
R. F. Cressey
First Christian Church Plans Sunday Services and Activities
The First Christian Church schedules Bible school at 9 45 a m with ten classes and invites all. Communion and morning worship at 11 a m. Christian Endeavor at 7 p m with topic What Shall We Do With Our Education 2. Juniors meet at 2 p m Sunday for Children's day prep. Missionary society to meet Friday at Mrs Leslie Waughop s country home. Bible study class meets Thursday 7 30 p m in the church parlors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David W. Madden
Ector
The
Missionary Society
Leslie Waughop
Children Day Program At Methodist Church
Morning worship at 9 45 features a children s day program with prayers songs solos recitations and dances led by pastor J A Johnson and church choirs. Participants include Betty Lou Brookman Jane Dysart Evelyn Johnson Ruth Johnson Dorothy Dysart and Louise Downey among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal Church
J. A. Johnson
Herbert Doyle
Jesus
Betty Lou Brookman
Jane Dysart
Evelyn Johnson
James Hurd
Ruth Johnson
Dorothy Dysart
Ruth Crabbs
Joann Chesney
Louise Downey
Epworth League Meeting and Evening Service
At 7:00 p m the Epworth league gathers for youth fellowship and at 8:00 p m the evening church service features a gospel message by the pastor with music. Midweek service continues each Wednesday in the cool church basement. Bring a friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Illinois farm prices rise 25 percent in May to peak since 1931
The May 15 farm price report shows Illinois prices up 25 percent from April, highest since December 1931, with grains leading gains as corn, wheat, and oats rise. Hog and beef cattle values also advance, while several products hit new low points earlier in the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Federal Departments of ‘Agriculture
Red Cross Free Flour Sale Probe Reveals Misuse
Investigation by the American Red Cross and Governor Horner follows discovery that Red Cross labeled flour intended for unemployment relief was sold to state institutions. Hall Milling Company shipped the flour. sacks bore Red Cross marks and mill numbers. Authorities warn of federal penalties for improper use of Red Cross bags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Horner
Red Cross
Southern Illinois Penitentiary
Menard
Hall. Milling’ Company
South Front St
East St
Congress
J. A. Denny
O. K
P. M. Marshall
Hall Milling Company
Chase Bag Company
St. Louis
Springfield
William M. Baxter
Red Cross_central
wheat_distributing office
Chicago
Hall Company
Kewanee Citizens Sue Over Diesel Engine Use
Ninety taxpayers in Kewanee, represented by T. J. Welch and E. Bentley Hamilton, sue in Henry County Circuit Court Cambridge seeking an injunction to halt further use of the diesel engine. The bill alleges fraud on taxpayers and a possible breach of contracts, with the mayor named as James H. Andrews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kewanee
Deisel Engine
T. J. Welch
E. Bentley Hamilton
Henry County Crcuit
Cambridge
Greenland Daylight Phenomenon Extends Four Months
The article explains Greenland experiences continuous daylight for four months, short nights only briefly. It notes the midnight sun and aurora borealis balance the year, with normal day night cycles resuming in winter for the remaining eight months.
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Greenland
Bureau Men Return to Work on Rock Island Line
Eleven former Rock Island employees returned to the maintenance department on Wednesday and began work on the Bureau Princeton highway under Roadmaster William Haberlaw. Several jobless men had not yet been assigned to the new project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock’ Island
William. Haberlaw
New ‘Bureau
Princeton
Four-H clubs present their first music festival
Four-H clubs staged their first music festival at the Lacou city hall Saturday evening with about 160 people attending. Groups performed a required number and a second selection from the National 4-H song hook, with girls trios from Granville and Magnolia, boys quartettes from Granville and Swaney, and a mixed chorus from Granville. Competing at University of Illinois Wednesday, competent judges will group entrants by average performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall-Putnami
Lacou
City
Dvorak
Pucell
Martin
Alpha Oe
West
America
the Beautiful
The
Anvil Chorus
University of Illinois
Imelda Henkins
Henry
Kathryn
Ilene Hurt
Granville
Swaney
Magnolia
Toluca
Marguerite Stadel
Whitefield
Sancy Sue
Betty French
Putnam
Joseph Blanchét
Mildred Borgstede
Dean Inman
Ed. Olson
Joe Maack
Jane Kidd
Verna Bishop
Stella Travis
Granville- Hennepin Boosters
Lester Peterson
Earl Fay
Robert Dysart
Walter Borneman
Florence Benson
Alice Levensberg
Viola Immel
Clear _ Creek ‘Boosters
Lewis Pletsch
Whitney
Raymond Griffin
Quentin Pletsch
Bennington Go-Getters
Mary Blanchet
Cornelia Harmis
Bernice Maack
Granville Henne
Termites New Menace to Real Estate
Termites and flying ants have emerged as a real estate menace in Peoria county as scientists seek control. Reports show 31 Peoria buildings infested, with damage ranging from floor collapse to dry rot like effects, as termites march north at about 60 miles per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria County
Bis Section
Southland
Peoria
Moss Avenue
Board—Of Health
Lacan
Chillicothe
State Senate OKs Auto License Sticker Plan
The State Senate approved a bill to substitute a license sticker for front plates on cars under four wheels. Introduced by Senator Earl B Searcy the measure would require a rear plate and place the windshield sticker to deter plate swapping. The proposal now heads to the House of Representatives for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
General Assembly
Earl B. Searcy
Rep
Springfield
House of Representatives
Gw Searcy
Mrs Charles Kofoid Claimed by Death
Julia Marie Kristine French born 1870 in Bornholm Denmark came to America in 1891 and married Charles Kofoid in 1893. The family lived in Minnesota Illinois and Denmark. she died June 2 1933 at age 63 with four children and five grandchildren surviving. Funeral was held at the Danish Lutheran church in McNabb.
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Julia Marie Kristine French
Lauritz
Engelina French
Bornholm
Denmark
America
la Salle
Northfield
Minn
Charles Kofold
Alfred
Nellie
Helen
Clarence
Minnesota
Putnam County
Illinois
la Salle County
Kofoid
Lostant
Clarence Keller
McNabb
Danish Lutheran Church of
Danish Lutheran Church
Austin A. Rodgers
Bertelsen
Mesdames Hoyle
Gallaher Gallaher
Gunn
Card of Thanks for Mrs. Kofoid
We express sincere thanks for sympathy and help during the illness of our wife and mother Mrs. Charles Kofoid. We also thank contributors of the beautiful flowers. Charles Kofoid and Children.
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Charles Kofoid
Spring Valley Eyes District American Legion Convention
At a Spring Valley American Legion post meeting last Friday plans were set to host a district convention this summer. A committee led by Edgar Dabler with Peter Ternetti Gus DuBois and Joe Savio will solicit business leaders to raise funds, aiming to bring a gala event that would also boost local business.
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Spring Valley
American Legion
Legion
Edgar Dabler
Peter Ternetti
Gus DuBois
Joe Savio
The
Bank status unchanged for Toulon institutions
The C. P. Dewey & Sons bank remains closed with no reopening announcement. The State Bank of Toulon has resumed a weeklong operation and shows rising business. National Bank of Wyoming continues under conservatorship with no new developments.
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C. P. Dewey & Sons
Bank
Toulon
National Bank of Wyoming
Dirksen to keep offices open during summer recess
Congressman Everett M. Dirksen announced that his Washington office will stay open six days a week during the summer recess. He plans to also open a district office and stay in constant contact between the two. His secretary Week Cable of Peoria will run the Washington office during the recess.
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Congress
Washington
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
Andi
WeekCable
Peoria
Veterans’ Administration
Reforestation Army Camped at Starved Rock Park
Two hundred twelve men of the reforestation army under Capt. E. F. Carey of the Sixth United States Army corps are camped in Starved Rock state park along the Shiiois river west of Ottawa. They remodel the area by thinning dead trees removing underbrush and building new trails and rustic shelters. The work is to continue through the summer and enhance the park’s landscape.
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Starved Rock
E. F. Carey
Sixth
United States Army Corps
Starved Rock State Park
Shi‘iois River
Ottawa
Pone Vance the Preenagg
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Merdian’s Drag Store
Sunset. Theatre
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Edna May Oliver
Robert Armstrong
Ames Gleason
Mae. Clarke
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Edward Everett Horton
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