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Newspaper
Macomb Daily By Stander
Location
Macomb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1921
Page
3
Local residents and families are listed visiting kin across Plymouth and Emmet townships. The Tri-State lodge plans entertainment. Woman's Foreign Society meets. street work continues. farewell social honors J S Battson and Rev Crane. Chicken pie supper on Oct 22 at I O O F hall with music and no formal program.
A local Tennessee roundup by Bertha Hodges lists residents visiting, traveling, and hospitalities. Names include Charles Wallace Aaron Teal Ben Alston Leona Clayton George Hagan Marian Smith and others with activities in Carthage Plymouth Colchester Mt. Carmel and nearby areas. Social events include a church revival and a Booster Club dance.
In Lamoin e area Truman Futhey helped his father hull clover Friday afternoon. Artie Jeffries and Geo Rhode bush worked on telephone lines. Randolph Kennedy went to Kansas City to buy cattle. Harry McDaniel shucked corn for Brice Osborne. John Wear and family were guests of Bob White and wife at Augusta Sunday. A Missouri visit by the latter's daughters preceded a surprise party for Lee Turner with about thirty attendees enjoying games and peanuts.
The funeral of Mrs. Chris Stilson was held at the Fandon Christian church Friday afternoon. The community extends sympathy to the family in their bereavement. Mr and Mrs Wm Barclay of Macomb visited Sunday with home folks. Miss Nelle Champ attended the Teachers Institute at Galesburg Friday. Walter Pierce, helping his father Aaron Pierce, helped erect a new barn then returned home near Monmouth. Miss Ruth Teel of Macomb visited the Becks Sunday. Mr and Mrs Swisegood and family near Colmar spent Sunday with the Becks. The report of Fandon Christian Church continued.
Sunday school totals show 90 in attendance with teachers six officers seven pupils seventy four and visitors four plus cradle roll two. Collections amount to 3.03 dollars. Banner class Champions 105 percent. Mr and Mrs Clarence Underhill spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Zwingle Horrell.
Mooseheart Right End Durgin lined up a 25 yard field goal. The ball exploded in flight, the kick was nullified, and he again missed on the second attempt. Referee supplied a new ball for a retry as Morris watched.
A Sunday evening theft near the United Brethren church saw thieves plundering parked cars. They took motor meters from a Nash owned by J Edd Landis and from a Buick owned by Albert Watson, and removed a light from Harvey Burkholder’s Ford.
Chicago Oct 15 James Hampton Lewis predicts repeal of the dry law will dominate next year’s congressional elections with many districts sending representatives to vote for repeal and for no other reason after returning from the south and east.
In Adams County Illinois on October 18 Sheriff Simons thwarted a jail break attempt at the county jail. He found a loosened jail lock a partially sawed lock two steel saws and loose sink legs possibly to be used as weapons by inmates.
Funeral services for Henry O Kingston were held at the Methodist church in Plymouth at 2 30 PM Friday conducted by Rev W I Steele of the Congregational church Burial was in Rosemont Cemetery He died at his brother Iva Kingston's home in Canton Illinois Wednesday morning He had lived most of his life in or around Plymouth He is survived by three sisters Mrs Martha Alton Peoria Mrs Shunk Denver Colorado and Mrs Emery Plymouth and his brother Iva of Canton Illinois
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