Radio Rider Hopalong Cassidy Set for 1950 Network Debut
Hopalong Cassidy will begin a Sunday afternoon Mutual Broadcasting System radio run on New Year’s Day 1950 starring Bill Boyd as the hero. The series follows the cowboy’s adventures with Topper the horse and his famed six shooter, extending a legacy from novels and films into radio.
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Hopalong Cassidy
Bill ‘‘Hoppy
Boyd
Hopalong
Autor
Clarence E. Mulford
Hollywood
Springfield’s School Bond Flaws Highlighted by Census Gap
The plan for a 5.94 million dollar school bond failed to base growth on area level data. Officials overlooked a preschool census approach used in other counties, instead mapping births by year to project enrollments, risking misallocation across districts.
Enrollment trends 1926 to 1950 across Springfield schools
The article describes creating grade by grade enrollment tables for Springfield schools from 1926-27 to 1949-50. By tracking year to year births and enrollments, it assesses pre-school population movements and potential future overcrowding, noting differences from city-wide forecasts and promising a comparison with the Ohio State University study next week.
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Springfield
Bureau of Education Research
Ohio State University
Taxpayers’ Federation of Illinois
Parent Teachers Association
Civic League of
DuPage County
Parent-Teachers Association
Wheaton
Morgan County Taxpayers’ Association
Jacksonville P. T. A
Jacksonville Board of Education
Taxpapers’ Federation of Illinois
Sangamon County Public Expenditure Council
Garten
Druids First to Use Magic of Mistletoe
The article notes mistletoe’s ancient ties to healing and magic from Druid and Saxon traditions. It details ritual oak-site harvests, peace signals, and door hangings that symbolized friendship amid Christmas lore. It also covers related agricultural notes on pests, erosion, beef grading, lima bean origins, dairy herd practices, and Limburger cheese origins.
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England
America
Christmas gatherings across Pekin and surrounding towns
Mr and Mrs Herman Strube and others hosted family dinners for Christmas with guests including Mrs John Bishop and Mrs Mary Corbett of Pekin and Miss Evangeline Bishop of Chicago. Many families welcomed relatives from Chandlerville Mason City Havana Webster City Peoria and Easton as they shared Christmas Day with loved ones. Mr and Mrs John Dissman celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary with cake plant and cards from Royal Neighbors. Mrs Myrtle Rakestraw departed Following the observances.
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Edward Behrends
John Bishop
Mary Corbett
Pekin
Evangeline Bishop
Chicago
Bessie Morris
Andrew Schadd
Chandlerville
Joe Roof
Mason City
Harry Morris
Havana
Dorothy Wheelock
Webster City
Iowa
Chas Rountree
Lloyd Sutton
Kilbourne
John Dissman
Martha Masten
Henry Strube
J. F. McCarty
St. Francis Hospital
Peoria
Abner McCoy
Christmas gathering notes from Anderson area families
Readable fragments describe various holiday visits across Anderson Indiana and nearby towns. Names include Anderson, James Myers, Behrends of Macomb, Mrs. Zurburg, Mrs. McCarty, Abner McCoy, P. J. Lynn, Edward Walker, Paul Friedrich, Orville Vetter, Russell Friedrich, and the Sallee family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson, Indiana
Mrs. James Myers
P. J. Lynn
Edward Walker
Havana
Paul Friedrich
Cleaning Tinsel Restores Bright Appearance
Tarnished tinsel can be brightened by washing in warm soapy water with a few drops of ammonia. Dry with a towel and hang to finish drying.
Puritans Ban Observance of Holy Days in Early Colonies
Early Massachusetts and New Haven colonies banned Christmas and saint’s day celebrations and mince pies under Puritan rule. The period enforced strict religious observance, forbidding holiday practices.
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Massachusetts
New Haven
Mueller wins system contest for Illinois soil work
Walter J. Mueller of Freeburg St Clair county won the system wide soil conservation contest after also taking the Illinois state prize. He beat entrants from nine states served by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad with entries from 212 counties. Mueller has 200 acres of farm land and has implemented rotations contoured 46 acres waterways terracing and tree planting along with pasturing improvements and water management.
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Walter J. Mueller
Freeburg
St. Clair
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Mueller
Illinois
U. S
E. D. Walker
Walker
Tion
Mueller Farm Earns Systemwide Conservation Honor
Mueller family farm spanning four generations, about 120 years, earned a systemwide conservation award for exemplary land use. The owner highlighted plans to leave the farm in better condition for his heirs, noting soil and water conservation efforts and productive practices like applying commercial fertilizer to 180 acres.
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Mueller
How to remove candy stains on clothing safely
Textile expert Miss Florence King of Illinois advises simple home steps for candy stains. Use lukewarm water and a toothbrush to tamp the stain through the fabric, then dry with a chamois while following the grain. For sugar and fat stains, remove sugar first, then treat fat with a solvent like carbon tetrachloride using the same tapping motion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence King
University of Illinois College of Agriculture
Railway Express Rates in Southern Illinois Raised Ten Percent
The Illinois Commerce Commission authorized Railway Express Agency to raise less than carload rates in southern Illinois by ten percent effective immediately for lines south of a boundary from East St. Louis to Terre Haute. It also approved statewide increases in minimum charges on about fifty items in its official classification.
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Illinois Commerce Commission
Railway Express Agency
Southern Illinois
East St. Louis
Terre Haute
Indiana
The
Express Agency
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Claridge
Inie Simons
Goon One
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Leifheit Bros
Manito
Brazil
Luttich
Belgium
Limburg
Mrs. Herman Strube
Richard Carpenter
Leonard Thomas
E. B. LeSourd
Franklin Armbrust
Floyd LeSourd
Linda Rose
Paul Friedmen
Fred Stevens
Easton
Nina Echard
Laura McManus
Jack McManus
Myrtle Rakestraw
Dean Behrends of
Macomb
Mrs
Jane
Walther League
Frieda Zurburg
Orville Vetter
Mrs. Russell Friedrich
Charles Rountree
Loren Eddy
Crewe Cover
Stokely Sallee
No. 89
Brooklyn
N.Y
Betty Underwood
Betty
Schiaparelli
Paris
Schipper and Block Co
Pekin, Illinois
Central States
Robert Ig
Pisa
Niles
Pat Flaherty
Three Lakes
Wis
Goldsworthy Brothers
Vernon
Walter
Champs of
Michigan
Washington
Jerry Seitsma
Grand Rapids
Howard C. Pierce
National Poultry Research Director
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Galien
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Alto
ST. Clair County
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Conserva
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Konisek Studio
W. Saxon
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