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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1916
Page
8
Shoppers from Peoria visit Varna and nearby towns. Magnolia overpowers Varna in a basketball game with Magnolia players Fred Doefenbaugh Frank yadotti Walter Spencer and others, while Varna counters with Koch Brateler Anderson Kelley and Lynn Brondus. Community notices cover deaths of Maria Grill and Ernest Schumacher, local school notes, church events, bakery sales, and social visits across Varna and WhitefieldCorners.
Local column lists visitors and travels of residents including Mills family, Petersons, Wilsons, and Sivaneys. Reports indicate vaccination efforts for hogs, a high school conference in Champaign, and a large turnout at a community gathering for The Walnuts. Also noted are church and lodge events, funeral of T. E. Gallaher, and plans for Magnolia Grange anniversary with National Master Oliver Wilson attending. Montana’s Jeannette Rankin mentioned as a pioneering woman in Congress.
Last week M rd Rice of Alexander addresses water Bentley. Charlie Reid shipped hogs Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Henry Smith dined with Frank Lidgård Sunday. Mrs Charlie Anderson and two daughters visited Mrs David Wright last week. A N Stauffer traveled to Chicago to consult a specialist about his troubling threat. Farmers met at the schoolhouse Monday to discuss a threshing plan. Arley Montgomery left Sunday for Dada Indiana to spend winter with home folks. Mary Harris went to Iowa late this week hoping to return soon. Thanksgiving services will be held Thursday afternoon at the church with dinner in the basement. Road safety note on pedestrian right of way. Farm prices in Mershell County listed: corn 20 cents, hogs 25, butter 15. Subscription price at Dwight Star and Herald rises from 1.50 to 2.00 per month.
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