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Newspaper
Liberty Bee
Location
Liberty, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1933
Page
4
A quirky reminiscence on Main Street features fried chicken stalls, a fiddler quitting, editor Bill Allen cutting his hair, and a planned big picnic with cream balance and lemonade. References to Bud Noftes and Frank Graf appear in local banter about desserts and week’s cream sales.
Local notes report cool weather and rain last week. The Pike County Fair is under way at Griggsville this week with visitors arriving for home folks and the big picnic next Thursday. Bettys and neighbors attend dances, parties, and all the community events amid a long list of names and local happenings.
The state highway department requires the county to secure the Route 105 right of way with no change in location. If immediate securing fails, condemnation proceedings must start. The road will not be federalized until completion as it does not connect two federal highways. Kellerville link is excluded while Payson to Beverly may enter the proposition.
On the Beverly scene a large barn belonging to Geo Hendricks burned. Waldo Frey sold his garage interest to Lewis Allen. Obituaries note Mrs Geo Blentlinger and Mrs Earl Sumter passing in August. Also: Niel Zehender promoted to sergeant in France and Pat Clark excelled at a Kansas City mechanics school.
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