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Newspaper
Macomb Daily By Stander
Location
Macomb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1921
Page
3
A convention of the Men 10 i delegation is convened on County Post Avenue to discuss local issues and outreach. Attendees include regional representatives and community leaders. The agenda centers on coordination, outreach, and future events.
Adjutant DL B restrains planning as post 6 and nearby posts prepare for the American Legion parade in Galesburg with an expected 50 000 legionnaires and 150 bands. Members to wear old uniforms. silver bars awarded for carried colors. convention looms with local inquiries to contact headquarters.
Des Moines, Oct 28. Jed F C McCarty, 17, who had been sentenced several times for drunkenness, hanged himself in the county jail. The story cites a harsh moralizing refrain about inherited traits and punishment.
A resolution by Republican leader Mondell calls for Expulsion of Thomas Blanton of Texas from the House over an affidavit connected to a government printing office incident. The affidavit, part of Blanton’s extended remarks, was deemed by some members as obscene and unfit for the mails.
Sheriff James Wheeler and deputies nab Clarence Smith in Warren county while pursuing two Knox county jail escapees. Smith, wanted since 1916 for burglary and larceny, was arrested after a tip led officers to a southern Warren county home. Lee alias Yanked Tee, previously convicted and paroled, remains at large.
E H Wagoner captured the 1921 Macomb Country Club golf championship after defeating top club golfers. Early rounds saw beginners upset seasoned players with close matches. Wagoner advanced by defeating Weather by default and Champion 5 and 4, then beat Hickman 1 up in semis.
In a 36 hole finals B H Waggoner defeated Hickman 4 and 3 to take the championship. The paper notes further social items including Sunday visits, a funeral in Macomb, and upcoming events like a bazaar at Nichol's with various booths and an oyster supper at Stookey schoolhouse.
Rome Carl of Carthage is charged with shooting Estel Barr from Ft Madison in a road incident after a dance party near Lomax Illinois. The claim hinges on whether a gun fired or an accidental discharge occurred aboard a truck carrying eleven boys and eleven girls. Carl bonded for $200 and was bound over to the grand jury.
Local column records a northern ducks sighting on Sunday morning and sparse wheat green up as frost lingers. It notes poor ground condition for next year’s crop and mentions visits, a newborn, a sale at Hershaw, hog deliveries to Colchester, and a Mt. Carmel visitor.
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