Le Tourneau addresses Saratoga church crowd
Wealthy Peoria manufacturer BG Le Tourneau spoke at the Saratoga Methodist Church praising faith in God and his life reshaped by Christian work. His 300-employee Peoria plant and a traveling quartet draw large audiences despite rain, with Henry Bible Church delegates seeking further talks.
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le Tourneau
Peoria
Marshall
Peru
Saratoga Church
Henry
Mr. le Tourneau
Fundamental “Bible- Church
le Tourteau
California
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Weither
Boulder City
Colo Fedo
Boulder Dam
Mir le Tourneau
Tourneau
Peoria Mesatt
Brading
Sparland Brick Plant Workers Form Company Union
About 71 employees at the Sparland Brick Company plant south of Sparland formed a company union named Hy-Tex Employees Association to act as their bargaining body over wages hours and working conditions. The move followed rumors of CIO organizing and involved several local workers and a water tower construction site deputized by the sheriff. A union meeting was planned at Craig's Hall in Lacon to discuss employment arrangements for the new Lacon bridge.
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Hydraulic Press Brick Company
Sparland
Henry
Harry Gowdy
Hiram Johnson
Lucian , Fosdick
Uriah Humphrey
John Smith
Earl Landers
Company
Streator
Spar- Jend
Hy-Tex Employees Association
Sinc
Pearis
Gire-Sapriand Company
Onc Agmen
Mowaras
Sperland
Peoriz
Milwaukee
W. M. Reid
Chillicothere
Searland
Waterwarls
Carcage Bridge & Iron Company
Sparland-ad-part
Osborne
Frank Danhoff
Clarence Bean
Lacon
Fred Royce
Gler
Warper
Sarland
Marin Appleson
Ywenor
Chicago
Craig’s Hall
Lacon Bridge
Banke Building sale in Princeton for 12500 dollars
The Banke Building in Princeton was sold at a $12,500 bid to attorneys G G and William W Wilson. The stone structure houses retail on the first floor, offices on the second, and lodge rooms on the third. Plans also note a new Earlville bank charter and a bid sale at $6,600 for the National Bank of Earlville building.
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I Ilinois State Bar Association
Perry Trimble
Earlville
la Salle County
Henry
National Bank of
Henry City Council raises salaries for 10 percent
Henry officials approve a ten percent pay rise for all city employees as the new city council takes office. Hank the water superintendent gets a raise to 110 dollars monthly, with other raises approved unanimously. The council plans to seek more tax funding to sustain operations.
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New Henry
Henry Hank
Lester Knight
Lyman Ader
Bruce Bauter
Charles P. Green
Carl_ Rose
Ford
Water Department
Hank
Richard Scheider
B. H. Hauber
Kroger Moves Henry Store to New Expanded Location
Kroger Grocery and Baking Company relocates its Henry store from the McManus building to the remodeled R 8 Fisher building to gain larger quarters. The Henry store now includes full lines of groceries meats and departments with new refrigerators and showcases.
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Henry
Kroger Grocery and Baking Company
McManus
Kroger’s
Fisher
Peoria
Kroger Company
Middle West
Beaute Mart Opens in New Location Saturday
Beaute Mart, owned by NY LAGs and SP OTTast Voon, moves to the Harney building on Edwards Street. Mrs. Wood leases and will run the ground floor shop with Ming Ethel Kofold assisting. the remodeled building features modern fixtures, four beauty booths, and a four-room apartment for residents above. Public invited to tour opening day.
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Beaute Made
NY Lags
SP Ottast Voon
Nape Beeses
Ming Ethel Kofold
Whitefield
Liberty School of Beauty Culture
Peoria
Mrs. Wodd
Local Nursery Wins Recognitions for Princeton Grounds Work
The Henry Nurgeries and Green company, valued for long service to the Congregational Church in Princeton, reports a 25 year history. J A Angels supervised operations Tuesday as demand for shade trees and nursery stock rose, with customers from distant counties purchasing by express and truck for delivery to surrounding states.
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Greenususas
Te Congregational Churca
Princeton
J. A. Angels
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Iingis End
WPA Meeting At Henry Bank Timekeepers Gather In Henry National
A Marshall Putnam and Stark Counties WPA timekeepers meeting convened in the Henry National building. Albert Paganis of Rockford, district head of the WPA compensation department, spoke with Harold Schmert of East Moline assisting. The session aimed to train timekeepers on injury and accident report forms. A similar Bureau County meeting follows in Spring Valley this evening.
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WPA
Marshall - Putnam
Stark
Henry National
Albert Paganis
Rockford
Harold Schmert
East Moline
Taye
Bureau County
Spring Valley
Henry Kitten Base Season Opens May 18
The 1987 Henry Kitten Baseball season begins Tuesday night May 18 with six teams competing for the city championship. Games will be under Henry High School lights, and Mayor Ford is invited to throw the first ball. The Henry Athletic Association lists six clubs Standard Oils Henry High School Whitefield ACs Tin Gali Simsons Groceries and Shell Pirates.
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H. A. Tindall
Henry Athletic Association
Henry High School
Fred A. Ford
Isidenball
Plomlsees
Standard Oils
Whitefield A. C's
Tin- Gali’s
Simson’s Groceries
Shell Pirates
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Eheech
Seach Tassi Saall
Robinson Ex-Convict Aids Crackdown On Farm Theft Ring
Percy Robinson, an ex convict now under strict watch in LaSalle County, confessed to aiding a gang that stole hundreds of hogs cattle and farm equipment across Marshall Putnam Bureau and LaSalle counties. Authorities credit his admissions for clearing up multiple farm thefts and linking other suspects including George Cameron Jess Ross Harold Dicken and Clarence Wells.
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Pontize Reform School
LaSalle County
Mershall
Putnam
Bureau County
Robinson
Scott Osborne
Lacon
Princeton
Ottawa
Marshall County
Putnam County
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Sherff Earl Simpsone
Lawrence Ellena
George Cameron
Clarence Wells
Walter Curley Boyle
Sheriff Simpson
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Route
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Cameron
Bureau
Route 29
Harold Dicken
Citowns
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Ther
Sparland
Charles Collins
la Premie
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Cameron Farm
Ottavia
Methed
Geng
Flo
Bureau County Farm Bureau
County Protective
Macomb
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Wyanet
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