Canton High School and Macomb Triumph in Tournament Tilt
Canton High School routed Rushville 34 to 8 as Macomb edged past Normal 61 to 21. Murphy and Sala led scoring for Macomb while Durr and Murphy anchored Canton in a lopsided district clash.
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Pinky
Mar
Touroo
Macomb Wood
Norcoalive
Bos
Het
Junoml
Sal
Durr
Murhi Thuy
Us i
M. HS
Sala
Murphy
Ers
Spahr
Snyder
Hanan
Bolin
Terrill
Canton
Rushville
Canton High School
Macomb
Moonshiners Not Yet Apprehended In Eldorado Township
Sheriff Sapp and Deputy Wilson found a deserted house containing two stoves two barrels yeast and two bags of rye beside a barrel of mash on the Harvey Mershon place west of Vermont. The setup suggests wholesale intentions though no suspects have been identified.
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Sapp
Wilson
Eldorado Township
Harvey Mershon
Vermont
Vote Down Improvement Rural Routes Motion Fails
A board of supervisors motion to allocate 300 to each township for rural route improvements not under state aid was defeated on a roll call vote. Abraham Cox of Blandinsville was appointed to succession on the county sanitarium board, L. K. McFadden received a gold watch chain and I. C. O. F. charm as thanks, and adjournment details plus grand jury selections were noted in yesterday’s By-Stander.
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Board of Supervisors
Abraham Cox
Blandinsville
County Sanitarium Board
L. K. McFadden
Masquerade At Bushnell Motioning Local Teen Club
The Tuck Batchee class of the Presbyterian church staged a masquerade at Miss Myers’s West Main street home in Bushnell. Participants portrayed a Negro character a monkey a sailor and a clown in a performance that drew continuous merriment.
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Tuckbatchee
Presbyterian Church
Primes Cost Macomb City About 350 Dollars
City Clerk Graves reports the recent Macomb primary cost about 350 dollars to nominate city officers and run two contests. About 700 voters cast ballots at a cost of just over 50 cents per vote, sparking debate over caucus alternatives and save-the-city debt. Separate ballots and tally sheets for women add to expenses, with expectations of legislative changes to cut red tape.
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Graves
Macomb
Sexton
John Graves
Clara Hamon on Trial for Murder in Ardmore
Clara Smith Hamon, wife of Jake J Hamon, faces murder charges in Ardmore Okla after her estranged husband was shot. Jurors inspected adjoining hotel rooms used the night of the shooting while Hamon testified and prosecutors claimed his death followed a planned life change.
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Associated Press
Ardmore
Mar
Clara Smith
Hamon
Jake L. Hamon
Sheriff Sapp
Naval de Hamon
Santer
Ernest Dunlap
Freeling
Oklahoma City
Hannon
Harding
Clara
Okla
Clara Smith Hamon
Clara Hamon
Jake J. Hamon
Oil Land
Oklahoma
Marriage licenses issued in Lewistown today
Two marriage licenses were issued today in Lewistown. William Robinson of Spava and Hadda A Hanson of Table Grove obtained licenses with legal ages, along with Richard Morrison of Ellisville and Florence Alta Price of Ellisville, both recorded as 25 and 19 respectively.
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Lewistown
William 8. Robinson
Spava
Hadda A. Hanson
Table Grove
Richard Morrison
Ellisville
Florence Alta Price
On Buying Trip Man A T Stewart Heads to Chicago
A T Stewart travels to Chicago on a buying trip to select new spring stock with plans to purchase ahead of the season. The note mentions trade with advertisers and a promotional phrase "Want Ada."
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A. T. Stewart
Chicago
Deserted Navy man is moved by Sheriff on 2:40 train
Sheriff Sapp departs Saturday morning on a 2:40 train to the Great Lakes Naval training station with Floyd Durham a naval deserter who surrendered locally after evading authorities. Durham once in the hospital corps deserted at San Francisco after re-enlisting for two years on December 30, 1920. His name was initially misreported as Flay Dunham.
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Sheriff Sapp
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Floyd Durham
Durham
Canada
Hospital Corps of the Navy
San Francisco
Flay Dunham
Up in Mable's Room at Illinois Theatre draws roaring crowd
The Illinois Theatre last night presented Up in Mable's Room to a packed house with standing room only. The play delivered risqué situations that sparked strong audience interest, climaxing toward the final curtain as advertised and drawing larger advance ticket sales than any show this season.
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Mable
Illinois Theatre
Truy
Graduates Share Clash Over Caps and Gowns
Macomb High School graduates of 1921 oppose wearing caps and gowns at commencement a point discussed by the Moor and sent to Superintendent Lynch for action. The board has ruled that grads must wear caps and gowns to curb costly graduation dresses. A separate note reports a Kewanee citizen arrested for violating scarlet fever quarantine rules.
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Macomb High School
Lynch
Kewanee
Railroads Move to Cut Unskilled Pay Amid Rate Pressure
Western lines join eastern policy to reduce wartime wages for unskilled workers to avert bankruptcy and later lower passenger rates. The Chicago and Great Western leads with a proposed 20 percent cut from top to bottom, mirroring Pennsylvania lines, as conferences with labor are urged before any board action.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Western Railroads
Eastern
Chicago & Great Western
Western Lines
Pennsylvania Lines
Labor Board
Labor Department
Railroad Workers’ Union
Chicago & Alton
Burlington
Old Maid Convention Thrills Blan dsville Church Benefit
Blan dinsville Christian church youth group raised 84 dollars at the Old Maid's convention in the town hall last evening. The event drew praise for its success and will be repeated tomorrow night.
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Blandinsville
Herring Family Returns Home From West Trip
Mr and Mrs Francis Herring and Mrs Sadie Herring returned to their Bushnell home after several months in Los Angeles.
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West
Francis Herring
Sadie Herring
Bushnell
Los Angeles
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Canton Cage Stars
Eho -Tovde
Peek
Karsten
Title Grove
Ostroy Mandinsville
Guba
Ors
Wehomnarter
Glasford
Clasford
Agen
Baskets ‘ Macomb
Hiamon Jury
Jake Tl. Hamon
Jake L. Hamon Jr
Olive Belle
Ada
Great Lakes
OLD Maid
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