News of a Week in Henry and Surroundings
Conrad Luft of Lacon seeks hip bone joint treatment in Chicago. Local moved households. birthdays and visits dominate socials. Church Ladies Aid prepares a cafeteria supper and a quilt for the bazaar. Ice plant plans and local politics spark talk while residents note high water and fishing. A paralytic stroke patient at 81 remains cheery as visitors come and go. A christening at Jorden home closes with a marguerite memento.
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Conrad Luft
Lacon
Chicago
Rankin Forbes
David Dwyer
F.T. Brown
Jefferson Hotel
Peoria
J. H. McKirgan
William Steele
William Downey
Martha McAllister
Charles Henry
Putnam
McKirgan
Ladies' Aid Society
M. E. Church
William Farling
Henry
Louis Fleek
Brodhead
Wis
Rev. Jacobs
Brimfield
Reinbeck
Fleek
Arno Reinbeck
Mr. Fleek
Alya Jacobs
Illinois
Lake Michigan
Fox
Kankakee
Fairbury
Lst
Chillicothe
Charles Sigleer
Charles
Henry Sigleer
Herbert Hall
B. F. Ransom
S. S. Merritt
Galace
J. A. Williams
A Jorden
S. A. Jorden
Helen Genevieve Jorden
H. G. Dusenberry
Presbyterian Church
Christ
Marguerite
A Heart to Heart Talk on Good Roads
A. H. Hunter of the state highway department spoke at a city hall round table with Mayor and council members present. The discussion urged tougher road construction, paving key streets to the depot, and long term maintenance savings as heavy traffic and truck use rise in Henry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Hunter
State Highway Department
President Hill
Henry Good Roads Association
Hunter
Roanoke
Henry
Lacon Man Electrocution During Line Work At Camp Grove
A lineman named Ed Harvey was fatally electrocuted Monday afternoon while Public Service Co crews stringed high tension 8000 volt lines along the dike between Lacon and Sparland. Harvey, on a wagon with a spool of wire, was shocked when the lower insulated wire touched the high tension line. He died after doctors failed to revive him. the incident also shocked worker Ed McMann and injured horses. The report notes multiple injuries and confirms Harvey left a wife and seven children behind. Labor and safety context surrounds this fatal accident near Camp Grove.
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The
Public Service Co
Camp Grove
Wyoming
Bradford
Lacon
Sparland
Ed Harvey
Ed McMann
Harvey
Mr. Harvey
Mr. McMann
Paul Saratoga M. E. Church
Woman's Club Musical Program Highlights Local Talent
A pleasant afternoon at the Woman's Club featured Mrs. William Green and Mrs. Charlotte Sparling as hosts. President Mrs. James Hartley opened a discussion on supporting the Salvation Army, while solo and ensemble numbers by Mrs. Green and others showcased a program of songs, readings, and remarks on community singing and accompanying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club
William Green
Charlotte Sparling
James Hartley
Sparling
Salvation Army
Chicago
Green
America
America,” Was Sung By All. “the History of Music
Theo Disosway
Jennie Lind
Adelina Patti
Marcella Zeinbrich
Emma
Harry Wood
van Leer
Stickel
Murray
Margaret Wintringer
Bella Evans
Birthday party for Jack Andrews marks first year
March 21, 1919 marked the natal day of Jack Andrews son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Andrews. Friends from town attended at H. I. Andrews home with flowers gifts and a birthday cake. Visitors included relatives in Chicago with telegrams of congratulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill and Dale
Little Jack
Thomas Andrews
H. I
Andrews
Robert and
Frederick Davis
Jean Jacobs
Mary Elizabeth Potter
Billie Worley
Bobbie Jones
Maxine Sterrett
Lois Henkins
Raymond Battin
Curtis Meiers
Bruce Barrett
Jack
Ormond
Margaret
Chicago
H. F. Andrews
Puex On - Presbyterian Church
H. G. Dusenberry
Edward Joseph
William Stewers
Father Brennan
Old papers for sale and local notes from Henry area
Marian Doyle is home from the University of Illinois on vacation. Various locals mention relatives overseas, illnesses, marriages, and community updates. Entries cover shipping records, a Sparland service station plan, missing auto tag, a town election in Senachwine, theater outing, a cancer death doubt, fishing license fines, and tax collection delays with cluster lights in the business district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Doyle
University of Illinois
Robert Doran
Iowa
Lida Collins
Harry Maxwell
Denver
Colo
F. T. Brown
Lawrence Hunt
Isaac Gilpin
Peoria Tractor Co
Henry
Bradford
Clarence Scholes
William Ketchum
Bert
J. Lloyd Jones
Newport News
Marshall County
William Reese
Peoria
T. A. Seelye
Sparland
Chillicothe
Wyoming
Alta Vogelsang
Elizabeth Bell
Princeton
Harry Snell
Lost
James Russell
Whitefield
Auto
Putnam
Senachwine Township
Christ Christenson
Samuel G. Chesney
James Case
Charmian Maxwell
Elmer Merdian
Jefferson Hotel
Majestic Theater
Thomas Williams
Columbia
Meredosia
Charles Green
Lacon
Ab Bell
Samuel Horner
Charles
Rodney Turner
Justice Court
Boards of Auditors
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Henry Opera House
Collins
Richard Street
Central
Mae E. Burkhart
Crompton
Havana
Paul
State University
Burkhart
John Freeman
Mason City
Mr. Freeman
Ee Bema
H. H. Haines
Western Avenue
Saratoga-La Prairile Players’ Club
Mabel Kelley
Charles Salisbury
Zenas Graves
Henry Aukland
Saratoga
Ea Bai
Rimrock Jones
Wallace Reid
Paramount
Ann Little
Mr. Reid
Nan
Music Mountain
Charles Ogle
Guy Oliver
Edna Mae Cooper
Ernest Joy
George Kowa
Saxon Dean
Collins Sisters
Edna Greenlee
Mrs. Snell
Ann Murdock
Impostor
Gardner Williams
Floyd van Ostrand
Ida May Holt
Viola van Ostrand
the Woods
Hans Otto
Hazel Ketchum
Hester Mae Kirchner
Chandlerville
Miss Matthews
Ira Brown
Masons
ST. Mary's Church
A. Schauer
St. Joseph's Church
X. J. Brennan
Agra Ray
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