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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1917
Page
4
The issue records numerous social items and community updates. People visiting, travels, and family gatherings are noted, with mentions of church events, theater safety work, Red Cross activities, and local club meetings. Several residents are referenced including Green, Phillips, Lewis, Ely, Moore, Lamb, Leonard, Hofer, Dally, Loomis, Wescott, and Haws among others.
The community notices list Fresh fish Friday at Vogdlaang's with ads by G. E. Fenwick funeral director, a Camp Fire girls bake sale at Fenwick's on Saturday December 8, and several social items from Henry and Putnam counties. Also mentioned are birthdays, meetings, and local visits as residents plan holiday activities and charitable events.
Thanksgiving program featured Mary Pickford in The Little American directed by Cecil B. DeMille with an all star cast. The drama portrays wartime loyalties and traitor dangers, ending with the stars and stripes returning to America as passports are issued. Also notes state tax rate set at 90 cents, up ten cents, with allocations for general revenue schools university and waterways.
Broadmoor Irvin Canperrine and wife head to Alabama for the winter. Joseph Ervin and wife visit Chicago to see their son Durwood. Mrs Glendenning from Kangag to spend winter with daughter Mrs John Poff. Mr and Mrs Frank Jones visited relatives at Herricks recently. Mrs T F Arnold and children from Budaw stayed with Harry Crist. William Blackburn and family of Lacon visited G W Bean. Mrs Leroy Clifton hosted her mother Mrs J Newton and daughter Evelyn Sturtevant of Rock Falls. J E Monter, wife and E G Rees and wife joined thanksgiving in Peoria with children Nellie Monter Charles and Olive Rees. Over past five years 281 horses and mules, 434 cattle, 662 hogs, 62 sheep killed by Alton trains. value about 1,888,883 at 6 percent. Stock owners urged to fence enclosures as right of way gates left open.
The December report notes high attendance in room one and several perfect attendance certificates across grades. Mrs. Downey visited Miss Young, a new dictionary stand arrived for sixth and seventh grades, and many students earned perfect attendance for November. The eighth grade prepares specimen pages, a class report shows pass/fail rates, and a December 12 school carnival with displays, student performances, and a ten cent admission will raise funds.
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