20 Dec 1920
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Newspaper
Macomb Daily By Stander
Location
Macomb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1920
Page
1
A report notes the Iglose Watch Kcomb People initiative urging the most polite woman or child in the city to receive commendation. The piece highlights community recognition efforts and local volunteers in a period tone.
A fragment from a loyalty class notice in a Presbyterian paper urges courteous behavior and good manners. It hints at daily incentives of one dollar for polite conduct by women or children and notes common social missteps to avoid during the week.
Macomb High School defeated Bush by a small score in a crowded Friday night game. The lineup featured Bolen Hanan Wright Snyder E Durr and others as fans packed the arena.
The county court met for a brief session then adjourned to convene January 11 when the regular panel jurors not excused and additional jurors drawn will report for duty. Several were excused for the term and a larger list of detainees and new panel members were named including Oram Toland Eldorado Ellis Connor New Salem James McGann Macomb Henry Gray Macombtno Doug Mustain Sciota Wm Black Sciota Lincoln Shirley Tennessee.
Death of Mrs H Fisher at her Galesburg home cited acute asthma. Jacob Fisher and wife travel from this city in response to the news. Also noted is the death of Miss Mary Biggs from a stroke at the county home, last resident of the old McDonough county home on a North Farm site, born 1845. No known living relatives.
Saturday marked the eleventh birthday of Gladys Graves in the city. The party at her home featured games and refreshments including popcorn balls nuts and candy. Guests included Dorothy Crane Clarice Porter Francis Porter Olive Barclay Florence Nail Dorothy Senn Marietta Williams Cecilia Roark Genevive Roark Violet Minner and the birthday girl.
Marguerite S Parks of Bushnell ends a tour with the Bostonia Sextette in Madison Wisconsin and writes Cardon Burnham of this city to resume studies at his studio and assist in local concerts. She remains not fully the head of her house despite suffrage gains.
A fire bug, active in Fayette and West Morland counties for two months, struck a large barn and two residences in Fayette City. The barn, valued around 60,000 dollars, was destroyed while the homes survived. Total losses exceed 500,000 dollars. Firefighters from Charleroi could not save the barn contents, including two horses, six cows, 1600 bushels of oats, and equipment. Additional blazes on nearby residences were contained as state troopers provided protection and roadblocks hindered fire company access.
Macomb merchants say Saturday set a record with the biggest single day in years as crowds from across the county filled stores for Christmas shopping. They expect continued high sales through the holidays despite lighting delays on the square.
Birth notices list a son born Thursday morning to Mr. and Mrs. Vie Korn of Peoria formerly Bushnell and a daughter born Wednesday December 15 to Mr. and Mrs M Zaker of Chicago. The mother of the second child was formerly Miss Mai Mites of Bushnell.
The House ways and means committee voted out the Fordney emergency tariff bill to protect farmers and urged action before Christmas recess. Agricultural district representatives backed including frozen and refrigerated meat lemons and canned salmon in the high tariff list while some argued the bill favors voters. Lemons were added and a 1.5 cent per pound battery was set. peanut oil rate rose to 26 cents per gallon.
Boston telegram urges Eamonn de Valera to send all available Ireland bond funds held in his name. The Friends of Irish Freedom claim millions collected in the bond drive are deposited in American banks and under his personal control. They urge immediate action, noting Massachusetts subscriptions.
The high school dramatic club will present The Varsity Coach at the high school auditorium on December 21. A small admission fee will go to defray club expenses. Cast includes Robert Selby and Howard Dixon, with a large group of students in various roles, and Miss Serena Selby listed among the cast.
AP reports severe earthquakes along the Argentine Andes caused massive destruction. More than 150 bodies recovered with over 1000 dead in Tresporte and 30 in Costa de Araujo. Several towns left without a single standing house as aftershocks continue. A Red Cross ambulance aids rescue in the ruins.
Mrs Sarah Jane Eastin visited Fulton county this fall revisiting familiar places from over six decades ago. She traced a river journey from Pittsburg to Ohio to Illinois landing in Liverpool Illinois sixty four years earlier and now toured the 1500 acre island farm before returning to Liverpool.
Waldo Wettingel from Elgin Oklahoma arrives Saturday night to spend the holidays with his uncle J C Wettengel and relatives in and near Macomb former McDonough county resident.
Dale Roll of LaHarpe is 21 and seriously ill with lockjaw at Holmes hospital. Doctors report little hope for recovery after extensive anti tetanic serum. no wound is found, raising questions on how tetanus began. He remains conscious but with jaws tightly set as treatment continues.
A Saturday blaze, likely from a defective flue, razed the two story Mrs. A Shirk farm home two and a half miles east of Bardolph. Emmer Hay, occupant and son of Marion Hay, saw the roof collapse as first floor contents were moved outside. second floor and basement contents were lost. Insurance status unclear.
Mrs Sharp wife of the sign painter with offices in the Gamage building became ill this afternoon in what was thought to be a heart attack. She was revived by a doctor and taken home.
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