Miners Die and Injured in Illinois Disaster and City Murder
Reports from the Francisco mine near Princeton raise the death toll to 30 with 34 injured. Alvis Heath, once of Linton, among the injured. Nearby Benton sees the murder of Mayor Joe Adams as lawlessness peaks in Southern Illinois. The Berger and Shelton factions fight for control of the booze trade. Petersburg mine owners Klink Bach and Mitchell lease Gladstone mine to De luxe Coal & Coke Co. of Terre Haute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francisco
Princeton
Alvis Heath
Linton
Illinois
Joe Adams
Benton
Berger
Shelton
Messers, Klink, Bach and Mitchell
Gladstone
Petersburg
Deluxe Coal & Coke Co
Terre Haute
Corn feeding shifts in Illinois boost livestock output
About ninety percent of Illinois corn is fed to live stock to convert plants into meat and animal products, underscoring how feed corn supports the livestock industry and related markets.
Local Soap Sale Listings Across Brands
Fragmentary ad lists multiple soap items with prices and quantities including Palmolive Camay Ivory and others. It shows two bars per brand and various cents amounts, indicating a clearance sale style display. The readability is limited but indicates a grocery or general store offer.
Churches Church of the Nazarene Sunday services in two notices
In the K of P Building Sunday School 9 30 Morning worship 10 30 Evangelistic service 7 00 Prayer meeting Thursday 7 30 at Mrs Katie Padgetts 7th and F streets Northwest Rev Personette in charge Sunday School 10 a m Morning services 11 00 Evening services 7 00 Forest Allee S S Supt J E Harbin pastor Everyone welcome to attend.
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Katie Padgetts
7Th
F Streets
Northwest
Rev
Personette
Forest Allee
S. S
J. E. Harbin
Everett L. Moore
William Steel
Linton
Pilgrim Holiness Corner
D” Streets
Virgil H. Camp
Hubert Burress
N. W
Willie M. Ray
Womens Home
Foreign Missionary
Carl Russel
Lyons Free Methodist
Carl Sewell
Pete Lambright
J. L. Bright
Mary Dougherty
Audria Lambright
Sewell
Ewooem
Jey
Jequisway
Gilbert McCammack Led Sunday Worship at Local Church
Pastor Gilbert McCammack leads Sunday worship with Harold Hobbs as S S Superintendent. Sunday School begins at 9 45 a m followed by morning worship at 10 45 a m B Y F meets at 6 00 p m with worship at 7 00 pm Everyone welcome to attend and worship with us.
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Gilbert McCammack
Harold Hobbs
S. S. Supt
First Baptist Church Christmas Schedule Readings and Choir
The First Baptist Church on First and B Streets announces a busy Christmas week program. Services start with church school at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. A special choir number There’s a Song in the Air will be sung during worship. Evening worship with evangelism and carol singing at 6 p.m. My Beta Gamma mission circle meets Monday at 7:30 p.m. with Mrs Roy Harbin. Wednesday features Christmas readings and Thursday choir rehearsal at 7 p.m.
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Powell Forbes
Beta Gamma
Roy Harbin
S. W
Local Church Announcements from Olive Branch and Linton
Olive Branch Baptist and Linton Pilgrim Holiness share revival schedules with multiple services. Olive Branch invites all to attend final revival nights with sermon on Signs of the Times and strong attendance encouragement.
Church Schedule and Revival Announcement
Rev C E Homberger and Pastor Charles Mason lead worship at 10 45 a m with Sunday school at 9 30 a m Class meeting 7 00 p m Youth meeting 6 00 p m Choir practice Tuesday 7 00 p m W S C S Christmas meeting at Mrs Elmer Wyatts Wednesday 7 00 p m Junior Fellowship Thursday 3 30 p m Prayer service 7 00 p m Revival begins January 20 with Evangelist Rev Neal Wallace set to preach.
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C. E. Homberger
Charles Mason
S. S
S.C.S
Elmer Wyatts
Neal ‘Wallace
Prayer Services and Sunday Schools in Lyons and Switz City
Religious notices show Lyons Methodist Charge and Lyons Free Methodist schedules. Rev. Burris and Rev. Sewell lead sermons with Sunday School at 9:30 or 10:30 a.m. Prayer meetings Tuesday and Wednesday evenings and a dedication service planned in Switz City.
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Lyons Methodist Charge
Paul C. Burris
Lyons
Switz City
Evangelical United Brethren Church Service Schedule
William Medcalf minister and Bris Roush Superintendent invite attendance. Sunday School at 9 30 morning worship at 10 30 Christian Endeavor at 6 15 evening worship at 7 Choir rehearsal Tuesday 7 prayer service Wednesday 7 Bible study. Welcome to all visitors.
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Evangelical United Brethren Church
Wm. Medcalf
Bris Roush
Christian Endeavor
Saron Evangelical and Reform Church Events Summary
Pastor H O Renken and Paul Kramer lead services at 10 30 a m Confirmation class Saturday 10. Ladies Aid meets at Mrs H Klink Thursday. Cecelia Carter to sing Negro Spirituals on Dec 17 at 8 15. Choir to present cantata Sunday Dec 17 at 7 30.
Bible School and Worship Schedule Advised
Bible School at 9 30 a m Worship at 10 30 a m No evening service Temporary meeting place Old High school gym Invitation extended to all.
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Bible School
Linton Methodist Church Christmas Services Schedule
The Linton Methodist Church led by R B Baldridge presents a full Christmas program. Morning worship features an anthem My God and I and a duet O Holy Night with Mrs Pearl Poole and Mrs Ted Smith. The Youth Fellowship plans a short Christmas play at 7:00 evening worship and a 5:00 youth gathering with games and worship.
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Linton
Inmate's Story Scrutinized After Nurse's Death Claim
Police in Indianapolis checked inconsistencies in the account of William Coleman, a 20 year old inmate at a state mental institution, who alleged he killed nurse Alberta Green, 21, at Riley Hospital on September 11. Detectives found his statement did not align with the established facts and had earlier released him to the hospital.
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Indianapolis
Alberta Green
Riley Hospital
William Coleman
Miss Green
Coleman
Killian warns state motorists on winter road hazards
Indianapolis December 12 state police superintendent Austin Killian warned that imminent winter weather will raise driving hazards and push the traffic death toll higher. He noted up to November 30 883 people died in Indiana accidents, a 17 percent rise from 1945.
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Indianapolis
Hoosier
Austin Killian
Revival Begins December 30 With Rev Sutton Evangelist
Jesse Bedwell announces a revival starting December 30 at 7:00 p.m. led by Evangelist Rev. Sutton from Newberry. The church schedules Worship Service at 7:00 p.m. Youth Meeting Monday at 6:00 p.m. Prayer Service at 7:00 p.m. Weekly services continue with revival events led by the visiting preacher.
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Jesse Bedwell
S. S
Sutton of
Newberry
Worship Service and Sunday School Schedule
Sunday worship starts at 9 30 a m followed by Sunday School at 10 30 a m. The notice lists 8 C Willis and 8 S Supt and mentions bell and meeting details in a terse church bulletin style.
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C. Willis
Fem
Brides Spurn Weak Tea At War Brides Fashion Show
In Meadville Pa U P coverage the Allegheny College students staged a tea and fashion show for foreign war brides. The brides enjoyed the style show but declined second cups of tea saying they preferred theirs stronger. Lou Binelish commented on the tea preference.
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Meadville
U.P
Allegheny College
Lou Binelish
Veteran asks for two bright blue eyes on Christmas
Indianapolis telegram recalls Cpl. Chester R. Perkins, a blind veteran from Phoenixville hospital after 28 failed operations, who asked Santa for two bright shiny blue eyes in a letter published by his hometown newspaper.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Santa Claus
Chester R. Perkins
Germany
Phoenixville
Chet
Indianapolis News
Chet Perkins
Santa
God
Poem Explains Law Infraction In Subway Case
New York December police records show Alan Siegel a Bronx window dresser pleaded guilty to smoking in a subway car He delivered a poem to explain the offense before Magistrate William Klapp who fined him two dollars The poem contrasted enforcement by the police with his own act of smoking and reading verse to the officer.
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New York
U.P
Alan Siegel
Bronx
William Klapp
Siegel
Men In Blue
Partolman
Men In
Klapp
Hop grower crisis as nicotine sulphate scarce
Salem Oregon report notes a nicotine sulphate shortage endangering hop growers who rely on nicotine dusts to control hop aphids. The piece highlights teenage degradation concerns linked to pest control practices and potential impacts on harvests.
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Salem
Ore
U.P
Oregon
Shower Costs Debated After Water Bill Comparison
Pittsburgh report details Samuel V. Spry secretary of the Bureau of Water Assessors arranging a shower bath test to prove it costs no more than a tub bath. An employee used minimal water, leaving only ankle-deep water, and Spry seeks a reduction from a $7.50 annual charge tied to showers versus $3 for tubs.
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Pittsburgh
Samuel V. Spry
Spry
Bureau of Water Assessors
Homeless Vets Solve Problem by Pooling Funds
Three Iowa veterans at Ames bought a 12 room house for themselves and 15 friends to live in while attending Iowa State College. Stanley Sandage 22 Duane Sandage 20 and Randall Johnson 22 pooled 4500 dollars for the down payment and furnished the house themselves. They built what they could not buy and recruited 15 others to share the home.
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Ames
U.P
Iowa
Iowa State College
Stanley Sandage
Duane
Randall Johnson
Waring Concert on January 7 in Indianapolis
Music lovers will enjoy a January 7 Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra concert. The program will be arranged to appeal to both fans of classical and more modern, hotter interpretations.
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Waring
Indianapolis
U.R
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra Officials Endorse Merits Of All Music Types
Orchestra officials said today each kind of music has merit. Band leader Fred Waring will direct the orchestra in a popular adaptation of a classic and Dr Fabien Sevitzky will take the baton for the straight version.
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Fred Waring
Fabien Sevitzky
Congestion of City Streets Tied to Public Transit Use
Utilities estimate street congestion would require ninefold widening if all street car trolley coach and bus riders switched to private cars. The claim emphasizes the impact of public transit on city road space and traffic flow.
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ELBO
Wilwaukee Depot
R. F
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Ballard
Owen
Prest
Duz
Nel
Xmas
Church OF the Nazerene
K. of P
Providence Baptist
Vicksburg Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
First and
B Streets
S. M. Cornell
Olive Branch Baptist
First Church OF God
Salvation Army Services
Young Peoples Meeting
Salvation Service
Ladies Home League
Salvation Army
Dugger
Sitchin
Church OF Christ
Killian
Bethel Methodist
Hickory Methodist
Paca Rest AD
Johnson
Feed & Supply
Sonotone OF
Hamilton
N. Main
Main
Hyme
N.main
Guatemala
Charlie Fibber Magee
Molly
Weis
Bree
Avith ‘the Great
Sildersleeve
Ginny Simms
Thompson
Gale Gordon
Isabel Randolph
Mortimer Snerd
Ray Noble
Allan Dwan
Syndicate
Precis Ku
Towite
BIG
Hopatong Cassidy
Iests
Ati
Grimson
Poinsettias
Weer
Qmorou
Isobel Lennart
Wiluam Kozlenko
George Sidney
Joe Pasternak
Celf
Tre
Ae Ge
David
Selznick
Vida
Jake
Die
Richard Hudnut
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