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Newspaper
Liberty Bee
Location
Liberty, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1933
Page
3
Local column questions the Route 105 and Route 106 funding, right of way payments, and federal allocations as Adams county eyes a dry summer and a June festival. The piece riffs on taxes, politics, infections of news, and humorous quips about towns like Quincy and Morgan.
The piece laments delays and disputes over paying for Route 105 right of way. It argues a prior clear funding plan would have avoided tension, notes two competing views on who should bear costs, and urges fair treatment for landowners along Route 105 comparable to gas tax roads.
Businessmen map an annual outing and fish fry at the union club house in June. A Baptist meeting at Pleasant View church occurred May 29. Capt. W E Mercer moved from San Antonio to Los Angeles, bringing Mrs Mercer and children home. Birth announced for Rev and Mrs M P Mortensen on May 30. Newtown plans July 4 celebration. Column notes Love subdues a swelled head.
The piece notes springlike May weather and town chatter about ising barbershop trade while listing local visitors, moves, and household updates. Names mentioned include Wilbur Means Ruth Cart Margaret Marshall Hilda Ghansen Oren Hunsaker and Ed Meaders with various family visits in Bowen Quincy Richfield Clayton and Plainville.
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