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Sparland Community Notes Reflect Local Visits and Events
Sparland sees a flurry of visitors as residents tour Peoria and Chicago for fairs and social gatherings. Town families host guests, attend church services, and school clubs organize councils while road conditions and neighborhood tales color the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Riddel
Chicago
Leslie G. Hunt
Velman
Elva Campbell
Peoria
E. E. Royce
C. D. Marshall
G. Eator
E. A. Kline
G. D. Marshall
Lyman Vincent
Ruth Vincent
Henry
Gaylord Ramsey
Richard Hayes
Mineral
Andrew McCartney
Warren
Union
Baptist Church
Tampico
Cupy
Yankee Street
Sparland
Henry High School
M. C. Marshall
Mabelle
Milford
Marshall
Portable Elevator Co
Bloomington
D. Risen
Auburn
Ill
Risen
Ula Hoskins
Bernice Hoskins
Amine
Tanner
Pat Hamilton
Herman Webber
la Prairie
Albert Fosdick
Chenoa
Luther Williams
Joe Hart
Harry
Sam Thomas
Charles Thomas
Marland
G. W. Snell
Clara
Frances McCurdy
William Everett
Misses McCurdy
Snell
Everett
Arthur Kehlenbeck
Babe
Edson Blackwell
Hoopeston
A. C. Maxwell
Leita
Miss Maxwell
M. E
Ethel
Olive Hastings
Olive
Ethel Watkins
Rena Tanquary
Lesta Betts
P. Beta Gamma Club
Miss Tanquary
Ruth Green
L. L. C. Club
J. A. Club