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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1921
Page
3
Sparland community news covers visits by residents to Lacon Peoria and Des Moines. Farmers Institute attendance. church social plans. OES farewell for Toomey. basketball wins by Sparland teams. moves to Minnesota. local social gatherings hosted by Hatton and Toomey families. visitors from Aberdeen Washington and Wyoming.
Sparland Sunday school at 10 with two special music selections and engaging classes. Sermon at 11 titled Motive Power of Leadership. Mrs. McCartney to lead B Y P U Thursday. Steuben Bible school at 2, worship at 3 with sermon But God. Ray W Barber, pastor.
A church pastor invites weekly attendance with themes The First Words Jesus Spoke and Taking a Bird s Eye View Epworth League gathering at 6 45 pm Sunday preaching at 7 30 pm Sunday school 11 am Sparland notes report Sophomores collecting soils Glee Club pie after practice basketball results 18 4 Sparland vs Speer and 20 8 Sparland vs Varna State Inspector visit illness absences basketball team formation and upcoming high school program and exams.
Steuben reports include church slide presentation by Rey Thompson and Rey Day. multiple local visits and relocations. Typhoid relapse for Dell Nighsanger. Otis Compton receives Red Cross aid from Peoria and local supervisors. farm moves and poultry plans noted. Billy Valentine’s February 14 birthday mentioned.
Aunt Jennie's birthday shares the page with a update on Mrs. R Van Dusen who has been ill from an infected tooth. Dr Edington of Lacon removed the tooth Friday, easing pain. Relatives arrived Sunday to comfort her including William Van Dusen Peoria Ralph McLuskey and George W Van Dusen Alva Van Dusen Wayne Van Dusen Orla Newell and daughter from Fairview Ill.
Fred Ely shipped a carload of hogs to Chicago last week while Thos and Halsey Monier held a horse sale today. George and Arthur Damm recover from illness as Harriet Baugh and Virginia Sellers visit. Bartolotti sale draws a crowd and property sells well. families prepare moves to Minnesota and Kilbourne. Various neighbors host calls and visits in the community.
Mrs. I. W. Waughop recalls touring California with Effie and others, meeting many Illinois natives in Los Angeles Santa Monica and Riverside. She names Wright and Willis Burson and families, the Dunlaps, Wilmot, Gallup, Riddell, and Mrs. Crawley, praising Pasadena and the state's sunny roads. The piece closes with affection for travel companions and a wish to return with I. W. and more time.
Pearl Van Deventer of Sterling visits her sister Mrs. George Poff. Matt Foley of Peoria visits John Poff. Mrs. Mack Deyo and daughter from Peoria visit Otis Hodges. Charles Winn of Princeton calls at Broadmoor last week. Mrs. Davis and children of Buda visit Mrs. Major Green. Charles Rees and Margaret Monier ill with scarlet fever. Mrs. A W Shriver visits sister Mrs. G W Bean at Whitefield Sunday.
Carl Colvin state supervisor of agricultural education says more than 200000 high school age youths in Illinois are not attending high school. He will conduct meetings in 25 counties to explain the operation of the new continuation school law which became compulsory on September 1.
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