Personal Notices From Henry And Nearby Areas
J E Quinn shipped a cattle carload to Chicago. The M E folks hold midweek prayers at members’ homes. Mrs Nettie Jarman works as a nurse at Chillicothe. A Thanksgiving collection at the city union services totaled 32 28. Will Yarger plans a public sale on his farm west of Henry on Friday December 19. Putnam school shut for coal shortage. wood cutting arranged. Roy Bracken finished a new house west of Putnam village. Henry Wombacher was the carpenter in charge. Hazel Boman of McNabb wed George Bizak at Fort Sheridan hospital. Mrs Charles Holt received a gift from Andrew Abell of Nucla Col. William Lyle has moved to Peoria after farming near Peoria. Rev Van Leer and family joined Theodore Kaiser’s group at Bethel church for Thanksgiving. Mrs Henrietta Weed of Bloomington visiting her invalid brother S S Merritt. Edward Manski of Chicago, hernia operation recovering. father Emil Manski and sister Mrs Herman Hofer hopeful. Dr William P Smith of Spartan bought a bungalow in Chillicothe and opens a vet office. Dr Lowell J Kepp of Louisville Ill locates as a veterinarian at Speer. Mrs. William Anderson dies suddenly November 30. funeral at 2 pm Wednesday. Obituary next week. Mr and Mrs E J Metcalf and a bull calf were moved to Normal. Mr and Mrs George Gregory of Jefferson Ia wintering in Los Angeles. reports large city growth and traffic. Mrs Sophia Lampkin, held on a state warrant for securing money by confidence game, moved from Hennepin to Peoria with three children. bond posted for Peoria hearing.
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M. E
Nettie Jarman
Henry
Chillicothe
Thanksgiving Union
Will
Yarger
Putnam
Roy Bracken
Putnam Village
Henry Wombacher
Chicago Examiner
Hazel Boman
McNabb
George Bizak
Fort Sheridan Hospital
Miss Boman
Charles Holt
Henrietta. Weed
Bloomington
S. S. Merritt
Edward Manski
Chicago
Emil Manski
Herman Hofer
William P. Smith
Spartan
Lowell J. Kepp
Louisville
Ill
Speer
William Anderson
Dew Brittain
Tiskilwa
E. J. Metcalf
J. B. Quinn
Quinn Farm
George Gregory
Jefferson
Maple Ave
Los Angeles
Cal
Sophia Lampkin
Hennepin
Peoria
Henry Good Roads Plan Promises Six Month Dragging Contest
Henry township officials discuss road conditions and propose a six month road dragging contest with prizes for farmers who improve all roads within a ten mile radius. A committee chaired by A B Smith guides the effort, with judges to assess prior and ongoing road conditions and payments to volunteer diggers at one dollar per mile.
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Henry
Thanksgiving service and community praise in united churches
Thanksgiving morning services at the Christian church drew a good attendance with Lillian Merritt on piano and Rev. Dusenberry delivering a sermon on thankfulness. Rev. Carpenter and Lodine Barriscale contributed musical pieces as the service praised the nation and religious ideals. A local fundraiser and a social event followed with remarks on community blessings.
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United Protestant Churches
Christian Church
Lillian Merritt
America
H. G. Dusenberry
Presbyterian Church
W. J. Carpenter
Jesus
Lodine
Carpenter
Surprise Birthday Dinner for Gus Beck
Friends and relatives of Mr and Mrs Gus Beck of Sparland surprised Mr Beck on Sunday morning November 23 for his birthday. About thirty guests attended a bountiful dinner prepared by his wife and mother. The day included a lawn portrait and many gifts before late evening departures.
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Gus Beck
Sparland
Mr. Beck
Anna Custer Hall remembered for service and example
Obituary notes Anna Custer Hall born March 4 1878 daughter of Harden and lifelong Henry residents. Married Dr E A Hall June 7 1899 sharing two children John Hardin and Rosalind. She died November 30 1919 in Chicago at 41 after a brief illness, honored for her music arts involvement and community leadership. Funeral held December 1 at Presbyterian church Coal City with many local and visiting mourners.
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Henry
Anna Culter
Hardin Culter
E. A. Hall
John Hardin
Rosalind
Richard Custer
East Tawas
Mich
Augustana Hospital
Chicago
Coal City
Presbyterian Church
Dr. Major
Mr. Gilcrist
John Minor
Clyde Brown
Richard Culter
Proclamation Urges Sign and Light Reductions
Public Services orders merchants and mayor to remove electric signs and reduce lights to curb coal use. Cluster lights downsized to one on business streets as conditions worsen. Rev William Watson, aged 89, former clergyman on the central Illinois conference, died in Havexville after serving Parmington Oneida Lacon Pontiac Fairsbury Lewiston Toulon Altone Cantm.
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Public Services Company
William Watson
M. EB
Central Illinois Conference
Havexville
Parmington
Oneida
Lacon
Pontiac
Fairsbury
Lewiston
Toulon
Altone
Cantm
Local American Legion Post forms and church notices
A temporary American Legion post named Hemp Post is formed by twenty five ex service men with J L Jones as temporary chairman and C A Phillips as temporary secretary. Presbyterian and Christian Church notices outline upcoming sermons Bible school and services with holiday plans and coal shortage adjustments.
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United States of America
American Legion
J. L. Jones
C. A. Phillips
Presbyterian Church
H. G. Dusenberry
Why Should Men Sleep in Church Sermon Topic
A note from M. B. Van Leer to Methodist readers explains choosing a sermon subject for next Sunday night. He offers options like Why Should Men Sleep in Church and Awake O Sleeper and urges relevance over form to inspire men away from sin.
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M. B. van Leer
Church Schedules and Farm Move Report
St Marys Church lists Masses Sunday 8 and 10 am Vespers 2 30 pm Weekdays 8 am Pastor Schauer St Josephs Church Mass Sundays 9 and 10 am Weekday 7 30 am Rev Brennan George P Hoffman plans to move from his father’s farm south of Niblock school His brother Lawrence will farm Kaiser brothers’ place next year
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A. Schauer
ST. Joseph's Church
M. J. Brennan
George P. Hoffman
Niblock School
Lawrence
Kaiser Brothers
Box social at Niblock school draws local crowd
NEWS OF A WEEK notes a December 9 box social at Niblock school with Rebecca McAlister teaching. It lists visitors and Thanksgiving gatherings, local visits by families in Henry and Bureau counties, and a court suit between B I K Shafer and Charles Murphy.
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J. E. Quinn
The
Henry Good Roads Association
A. B. Smith
Thee Henry Cemetery
Clifford Haws
George E. Pace
Union Thanksgiving Service
Bessie
Barriscale
Bessie Barriscale
Miss Barriscale
George Ziegler
Edward Street
St. Joseph's League
William Siewers
Wolf
L. R. Phillips
Charles, Klein
Naper
Neb
Louis Kraus
Richard Street
Klein
Anna Custer Hall
H. F. Andrews
Mram
Bible School
Hans A. Otto
Ladine Carpenter
Misses Merritt
Stebbins
ST. Mary's Church
Rebecca McAlister
Matilda Frackman
L. Frackman
Merritt
William Merritt
William Jones
Kenneth Hosier
Bureau
Elizabeth Weaver
Henry Way
Darlene Smith
Presbyterian Sunday School
Anna Bell
William McAfee
R. M. Tremain
Henry Mattison
G. H. Daniels
Doris Stebins
Ab Shorts
Ed Shorts
Willett J
Whitefield
Ellsworth Clark
Wyoming
C. L. Loomis
John
Alden Loomis
Elizabeth Smith
Sarah Reichen- Bach
Carrie Weatherly
Roger
Jones
Estella M. Hanson
Kansas City
Florida
Seawitt Arcade
B. IK
Shafer
Charles Murphy
Dennis
Murphy
Circuit Court
Robert Doran
Clyde
Ed Damm
Alex Wunder
Cheyenne County
Colorado
Damm
Cheyenne Wells
Wunder
Nebraska
Matthew Tremain
Malcolm, Neb
Republican
M. Tremain
Long Beach
Daisy Avenue
Illinois
G. M. Clark
Edwiffy Bradford
Harry G
New York
City
Austin
Clayton
H. G. Clark
Fasbender
Ed Clark
New York City
Clark Haws
Charles Knight
Cuba
Champaign
Indianapolis
Mammoth Cave
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