Henry Weekly Notes and War Era Happenings
Local column items report George A. Lawrence visiting, aviation and land matters, wartime labor shifts, police and railway news, and community events including Undercliff music and lectures. Mentions of Moffett commission, rural route cuts, and Henry area social life across several July entries.
Personal notices and town events of Peoria area
Miss Frieda Vogelsang of El Paso visits Cincinnati. Frank Winters and family enjoy Undercliff day. A Peoria expert repairs Brown billiard parlor. Miss Bessie Eagleston returns from Chicago to ill relative. Mr and Mrs Gregory and Miss Marie Gregory visit County Clerk Gregory in Lacon. Four-foot corn along bluff road near Putnam. John Steele welcomes a new son, bringing his family to six children. Miss Emma Panzer leaves Henry High for Little Rock High School. Local highway commissioner search urged. Dimmer law requires headlight dimming 250 feet from oncoming cars. Mexicans Asa Siloa and Aguilar Banger arrested for disorderly conduct at Peoria depot. Banger held pending registration check. tickets for Chicago. Prof and Mrs W E King celebrate 25th anniversary with dinner and Peoria talent program. Mrs C A Camp visits nephew Jack Leach before mobilization. Harvey Leech family visit. 9 ½ pound baby born to Mr and Mrs Robert D Law. Bob and Una Haws become grandparents. Rev Fr Eusebius Wagner dies at 42 in Peoria. funeral held at St Boniface Church. He led Peoria diocese with multilingual talents. buried at St Joseph’s cemetery.
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Frieda Vogelsang
el Paso
Cincinnati
Frank Winters
Bradford
Undercliff
Peoria
Brown Billiard Parlor
Bessie Eagleston
Chicago
H. J. Gregory
Marie Gregory
Gregory
Lacon
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John Steele
Whitmer
Emma Ponzer
Henry High School
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Panzer
Fiftieth General Assembly
Asa Siloa
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Marshall Downey
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Ella Jenness
Edwin
Robert D. Law
Bob
Law
Una Haws
Clifford Haws
Eusebius Wagner
St. Boniface Church
Antoinette St
Stanislaw Tomczak
Father Wagner
Metamora
St. Joseph's Cemetery
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