Elliott named Illinois State Fair general manager
Governor Adlai Stevenson appointed H. W. tube Elliott of Decatur as general manager of the Illinois State Fair effective after Henry J. Whitte's resignation on February 15. Elliott previously supervised the light horse division in 1949 and is known across the Midwest as a saddle horse and purebred livestock judge and exhibitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adlai E. Stevenson
H. W. “Tube” Elliott
Decatur
Henry J. Whitte
Elliott
Midwest
Illinois Coal Output Falls Again in January Report
The Illinois mines produced 2,951,554 tons in January, down from 3,524,764 tons in December. January last year yielded 5,553,720 tons, per the State Department of Mines and Minerals monthly report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois
State Department of Mines and Minerals
All Time High Of 44 584 In Ill Mental Hospitals
An article notes an all time high of forty four thousand five hundred eighty four patients in Illinois mental hospitals. It discusses rising admissions and concerns about funding and care quality amid growing demand.
Overcrowded Illinois Hospitals Force Strain on Care
State Director Fred K. Hoehler warns Illinois hospitals run well above normal capacity with 44 584 patients against 28 135 beds. He cites three relief factors including Galesburg Research Hospital readiness, expanded family care, and community responsibility for aged care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miincie
Fred K. Hoehler
Hoehler
Galesburg
Salesman needed for farm-trade calls with full-time focus
Wanted ad seeks a salesman over 35 with a car to call on farm trade. Must be available immediately for full-time, year after year earnings in a low-pressure selling role. Send full information to O L Everett, Distributor, Forrest Illinois. Also listings for new R C Allen typewriters and housing rentals. Women needed for local canvass work four to six hours daily at one dollar per hour. Call 961 for appointment.
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O. L. Everett
Forrest, Ill
Bostrom Heads World's Largest Grain Exchange
CHICAGO ILL Carl E Bostrom elected to the Chicago Board of Trade the world's largest grain exchange His career began as a messenger boy with Lowell Holt & Company He rose through all business phases to director and vice president in 1949 He has served as first and second vice president and chaired multiple committees He also serves as vice chairman of the National Grain Trade Council representing exchanges and dealers nationwide
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Carl E. Bostrom
Chicago Board of Jade
Lowell Holt & Company
Chicago Grain Commission
Board of Trade
First Forest City American Legion Auxiliary Meeting
The newly formed American Legion Auxiliary held its first meeting at Mrs. Russel Rickett’s home with President Erma Langston presiding. Seventeen charter members were reported, and a refreshment break followed. Mrs. Mahala Rickett and Mrs. Helen Fletcher served.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Russel Rickett
Erma Langston
Eliene Sours
Evelyn Fletcher
Helen Fletcher
Mae Breedlove
Loretta Gensel
Helena Kreiling
Lois Parker
Nelda Wilson
Mahala Rickett
Mesdames Mahala Rickett
Forest City school hosts film night funds new projector
Sponsored by the Home Club of Forest City Brown and Wesslin Schools, a Monday evening event at Forest City High featured a comedy and feature film "A Gingle" and a cancer film "The Enemy Within" with a new projector praised by attendees. Principal Mrs. Embree and teachers plus Club president Mrs. Rickett and others thanked donors as Nelson Warner served as auctioneer, yielding about 80 dollars to pay for the projector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest City
Brown and Wesslin
Forest City High School
Vera Hermann
Wilma Embree
Russel Rickett
Nelson Warner
Triple Anniversary Celebrated at Hibbard Home
A family gathering at the Roy Hibbard residence on Sunday February 19 marked three anniversaries. Honorees included Stanley Hibbard celebrating their fourth wedding anniversary February 16, Dora Ann Hibbard Whitaker’s February 21 birthday, and Robert Whitaker’s February 13 birthday. The event drew numerous relatives from Topeka Champaign Petersburg Bloomington and local towns. Also noted are social visits to and from area residents across several households. A remark on poultry flocks cites cannibalism as likely a vice with no specific cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Hibbard
Hibbard
Stanley Hibbard
Robert Whitaker
Dora Ann Hibbard
Lynden
Suzanne
Topeka
Joy
Champaign
Donald Hibbard
Donna
Petersburg
Warren
Mason City
Elvert Bishop
Delavan
Virginia
Bloomington
Beryl Lee
Jeanne Hibbard
Forest City
Garlish and Fornoff Wed in Forest City Church Ceremony
Forty years ago notice reports Wm. C. Garlish and Mary Fornoff wed on February 17. The Forest City Church received new gasoline lighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. C. Garlish
Mary Fornoff
Forest City
Roush and Neese Wed in February Ceremony
L. M. Roush of Manita married Miss Lela M. Neese of Green Valley on February 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Roush
Manita
Lela M. Neese
Green Valley
Rose bushes moved indoors during winter bloom monthly
Last fall Mrs. Charles Hill transplanted some rose bushes to be kept in the house during the winter. Each month, roses have been blooming. Mr. and Mrs. John Fries and son have moved from Peoria to a farm in the Spring Lake community. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Proehl were receiving congratulations Sunday in honor of their third wedding anniversary.
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Charles Hill
John Fries
Peoria
Spring Lake
Louis Proehl
PMA Sets 72 818 Acre Co Corn Allotment for 1950
Mason County corn producers will share a county acreage allotment of 72 818 acres for 1950 announced by the county PMA committee. Notices may be mailed around February 27, 1950. Compliance is voluntary and overplanting could cut eligibility for federal price support.
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PMA
Mason County
County Production and Marketing Administration Committee
Warner
Illinois
Eggs for Sturdy Chicks Boost Breeding Stock
Farmers learn that good care of breeding stock yields strong eggs and potential extra income from selling chicks and eggs.
Guidance on improving hatching eggs and chick quality
Advice from extension poultryman Sam Ridlen of the Illinois College of Agriculture outlines how heredity, stock quality, and careful mating ratios affect fertility and hatchability. Emphasizes selecting healthy breeders, appropriate male to female ratios, staged egg collection, and enhanced vitamin feeding to boost hatch rates.
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Sam Ridlen
Illinois College of Agriculture
Ridlen
Good care of wool clip brings highest prices
Extension live stock specialist G. R. Carlisle outlines key wool preparation steps to maximize clip value. He warns against untied or poorly tied fleeces, use of improper twine, inclusion of tags and burrs, packing black with white wool, and packing wet wool, stressing clean pens and separate bags for waste and burrs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. R. Carlisle
Illinois College of Agriculture
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Waltz
Manito Opera House
Havana
L. N. Kennedy
R. C. Allen Typewriters
Community Express Office
Paul Hawkins
Manito
R.R
Community Express
W. E. F. Morgan
Manito Express
U. S
Norman Bilyeu
Swift
Manila
Rickett Grain & Feed CO
Forest City, Tl
LAMAR
Theater
Barbara Stanwick
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Yvonne DeCarlo the Gal
West
Betty Hutton
Bostrom
L. A. Wilson
Forrest van Orman
William Garlish
Sharon
Phyliss
Howard Friedrich
Bonnie
William Moldenhauer
Julius Weimer
Raymond van Orman
Home Bureau
Forest City Home Bureau
Jeanne
Alvin Pfeiffer
al Wilson
Richard Martin
Harriet Lynn
Rebecca of Pekin
George Bherer
Roy Miller
Babe Folkman
Clyde Ellenberger
Mrs
Guy Howell
Florence Long
Marvin Neikirk
Mrytle Schoonover of
Diana Kay
Charles Embree
Harry Embree
William Dawson
Dennis
Ronald Lee
Botany
Chambrays
Gilbrae
Dan River
McCall
Schipper & Block Co
Pekin, Hlinois
By Cole
Manito Community Express
Singley and
Fischer
B. R
Adake
Iit
Jonathan Aps
Idaho
Triumph
MRS. Smiths Angel
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