School News Highlights From Junior and Sophomore Activities
The Juniors explore Hamlet and tackle factoring in Algebra as Liberty High forms a Dramatic Club with members slated for plays or readings. Nellie McClintock gave two readings. officers elected for six weeks include Editor Marjorie Redman and Sophomore Reporter Merle Lierle.
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Liberty High
Nellie McClintock
Marjorie Redman
Dorothy Witt
Merle Lierle
Marian Cherling
Gerald Graff
Local residents and visitors with Health Camp and visits
Richfield Stanley Cox Vivian Welton Leonard Tyler and Elmo Graff left Tuesday for the Conservation Camp at Fort Sheridan. Wm Cochran of Kansas City visited with his mother Mrs Margaret Cochran. Ellis Ryan and family spent Saturday and Sunday with his parents. John Tyler cut a large gash in his arm with an axe last Wednesday. Meredith Rice of Macomb called on Alvin Hartshorn Sunday afternoon. Mrs Effie Burke and son Merle of Indiana are visiting her parents. Loren Ryan Lewis Wagg and Omer Klassing left Wednesday for near Galesburg to husk corn. An old time dance was held Saturday evening at Fred Deeter's home. Loralee McCrory spent Saturday and Sunday with her parents.
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Stanley Cox
Vivian Welton
Leonard Tyler
Elmo Graff
Fort Sheridan
Clarence Roe
Kendall Waters
Wm. Cochran
Kansas City
Margaret Cochran
Ellis Ryan
Dennis Ryan
John Tyler
Loren Ryan
Lewis Wagg
Omer Klassing
Galesburg
Fred Deeter
Pleasant Grove group honored by Pleasant Grove church women
A Halbach Schroeder Jr group attended a Pleasant Grove women’s gathering on October 26 at 6 pm. Fifty eight people were present with Mrs Schroeder, founder’s wife, as guest of honor. Geo Gabriel praised the visiting group and Rev Cox delivered a welcome. Mrs Annis Pothast Mrs Winnie Larimore and Miss Mabel Kuhlman were guests of Mrs Chas Lytle on Friday.
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Halbach-Schroeder Jr
Annis Pothast
Winnie Larimore
Mabel Kuhlman
Chas, Lytle
Maine Street Street on the Gold Standard
Local notes report Main Street remains on the gold standard and warns no one has a goal to sell. Ralph and Morris start a yard work project and next week will reveal Main Street's condition after Halloween. Row 105 shows a stuck bed. many hunters need duk for dinner Sunday. Frank Graf says the NRA las week for 108 customers tied in 400 gallons of cream.
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Frank Graf
Ole Kows
Tother
Adams Ab Cook Ill at Daughter's Home in Payson
Adams Ab Cook of Payson is seriously ill at his daughter Mrs Ray Sims home with a trained nurse helping his care George Meyer and family visited the Henry Meyer family near Payson Frank Vandyke and family of Payson were Sunday guests of the Day Dunlap family Lawrence Boyer and family traveled to Jacksonville to see Tamar Sandy who had been ill she is much improved Mrs Dollie Hopson and daughter Jral were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Geo Fisher at Augusta Edward Reidt employed at Rock Island factory spent the weekend here with relatives Otis Wells and Herbert Harkness families visited Clarence Linthicum and family at Plainville George Herberts of Mendon sold their 80 acre farm near Mendon for Lena Meyers Adams property and will move soon they plan to start a Kroger store in the old George Kelly building Meyer family to move to their farm in spring
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Ab Cook
Payson
Ray Sims
George Meyer
Henry Meyeramily
Frank Vandyke
Aay Dunlap
Lawrence Boyer
Jacksonville
Tamar Sandy
Dollie Hopson
Jral
Otis Wells
Herbert Harkness
Clarence Linthicum
Plainville
George Herberts
Mendon
Lena Meyers
Adams
Kroger
George Kelly
Meyer
Big Jim Simmons Wins Sheriff Race by 2700 Votes
November 5 election results show Big Jim Simmons defeating Fred Deeter for sheriff by about 2700 votes though Deeter carried city precincts with 140 votes behind. The county approved the 60 million dollar road bond by a large margin amid light local returns. Floyd Grubb in France reports meeting Allie Buttz and sends a card from a dead German soldier found pocketed. Rosa Nolan dies at niece Mary McMahon’s home on November 2. John Enlow injured by barrels set as Halloween pranks on Main Street.
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Annie
Big Jim Simmons
Fred Deeter
Deeter
Floyd Grubb
France
Allie Buttz
Rosa Nolan
Mary McMahon
John Enlow
Main Street
Hallowe’en
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Maine St. Garage
Sbuy Lamps
Emerg
Sely
Fay Davis
Gerald Williams
Russell Heine
Opera House
Sophs
Rachel Redman
Chandler Quarters
Allen Easley
Donald Schmalshof
Delbert Lierle
Howard Welsh
Central Illinois Public Service Company
The
Liberty Bee
America
Good Housekeeping
Willis Ave
N.Y.C. Depe
Richfield
Lee McCrory
Meredith Rice
Macomb
Alvin Hartshorn
Loralee McCrory
Quincy High School
Mrs
Pleasant Grove
Winifred Lytle
Maine Street
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Ralph
Hallyeen
Maude Hartrick
Uncle Bill
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