Henry Racing Association meets amid postponed races and weather
The fifth annual Henry Racing Association meet at the Big 4 track in Henry featured two days of brisk races after a Wednesday postponement due to rain. Heats produced fast times across classes, with the free-for-all on Friday delivering close finishes. Organizers credit local enthusiasm, note lack of facilities, and urge a permanent Racing and Fair association with a pavilion and better grounds. Officials from Princeton Sparland and Henry led the meet.
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Alex Doelzer
Lester Brown
Charles Motter
J. R. P&skell
Bud Draper
C. E. Johnson
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Wilter Stoner
Harry Blackburn
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Grant Wright Leads New Henryite Society In New York
Letter from Grant Wright celebrates forming a Henry society in New York with plans for rooms on a high floor, recruitment of Chicago Peoria Joliet and Los Angeles members, and a wish list including president Charles Disosway and treasurer John Morgan. The missive lampoons wartime shortages, notes shipmates and a press agent, and hints at future meetings and poetry contributions.
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Joe Herry
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John Reinbeck
Crow Meadow
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France
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Plymouth
Coney Island
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Lucy Page Gaston
Bill Duke
Jack Paskell
Julius Watercott
Harrison Gregory
Ike Forbes
Wilbur Forrest
New York Tribune
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Burt
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Burg
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78Th Street
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Marjorie Blackmon Weds Charles A Overall in Peoria Ceremony
Miss Marjorie Blackmon daughter of Mr and Mrs H N Blackmon married Charles A Overall of Chicago on Monday morning September 29 at Hertone Columbia Terrace Peoria. The scene featured a military themed setup with an American flag and greenery as the couple exchanged vows before Dr Caspar Wistar Hiatt. The bride wore white silk withlace and carried roses, attended by no guests, and a breakfast followed before the couple departed for a Chicago trip.
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H. N. Blackmon
Charles A. Overall
Chicago
Hertone Columbia Terrace
Peoria
Argonne Forrest
Caspar Wistar Hiatt
First Congregational Church
Mrs. Overall
Government ownership debated at bar association
Connecticut Public Utilities Commission chairman Richard T. Higgins argued before the American Bar Association that wartime government control of utilities showed it is not a cure-all. He cited service curtailment, rate increases, deficits, strikes, and suspensions, suggesting private ownership with strong public regulation is preferable today.
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Richard T. Higgins
Connecticut Public Utilities Commission
American Bar Association
Daylight Saving Law Repealed by Congress
Congress overruled President Wilson with a 223 to 101 vote to repeal the daylight law. The change takes effect after clocks revert to standard time at the end of October. Farmers cited fifteen arguments against the law including earlier milking and school starts while cities gain convenience at farm expense.
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Wilson
House of Representatives
Ireland
Working Man Unity Across Labor and Capital
Matthew Minis, assistant attorney general of Illinois, speaks at the Our Country: First conference in Chicago about redefining the working man. He says the nation errantly splits labor and employer and urges all workers and professionals to unite to solve current economic troubles.
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