Aged Lady Sarah Hood Dies at Daughter's Home
Mrs. Sarah Hood died March 27 1932 at the Patoka home of her daughter Mrs Sim Edwards in Patoka. She was born February 14 1850 at Lively Grove Illinois and died at 82 years 1 month 23 days. Interment at Glenwood Cemetery Shelbyville. She married David Hood in 1866 and had five children. Her husband and three children preceded her. survivors include Mrs Edwards Patoka Walter Hood Zeigler Illinois eleven grandchildren sixteen great grandchildren.
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Sarah Hood
Sim Edwards
Paka
Shelbyville
Gorman
Glenwood
Sarah Helton
Lively Grove
Ilinois
Patoka
David Hood
Walter Hood
Zeigler
Ill
Card of Thanks for Mrs. Sarah Hood
The Sim Edwards and family and Walter Hood and family express gratitude for help during the illness and death of their mother and grandmother Mrs. Sarah Hood.
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Sarah Hood
Sim Edwards
Walter Hood
Patoka Welcomes Visitors and Local Family News
Cent ralia residents C Pugh and family visited Patoka relatives on Sunday. Ruth Smith from St Louis spent weekend with hometown kin. Vandalia and Sandoval guests joined Noah Carter and family. Fred Fulton of Terre Haute visited Rubye Cain. Ed Markwell and family, returning from Philadelphia, arrive for an indefinite stay. Mrs Markwell formerly Lucile Johnstone. Markwell notes ongoing construction work across states and plans to stay in Patoka until contracts improve.
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Wilma Crawford
Ww. C. Pugh
Centralia
Patoka
Ruth Smith
St. Louis
Glen Spicer
Vandalia
Hugh Sande
Sandoval
Noah Carter
Fred Fulton
Terre Haute
Ind
Rubye Cain
Ed Markawell
Philadelphia
Markwell
Lucile Johnstone
Ed Johnstone
Regular preaching services at M. E. Church South
The M. E. Church South announces regular preaching services next Sunday morning and evening. Sunday School at 9 30 a m. League at 6 30 p m. Prayer meeting Thursday evening.
Illinois onion set production reaches 650 carload lots
Springfield reports Illinois onion set production for the season will total about 650 carload lots, equating to over half a million bushels. Arthur P. Holt, superintendent of the marketing division, oversees shipment point inspection directing movement to nearly every state.
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Springfield
Illinois
State Department of Agriculture
Chicago
Arthur P. Holt
State Service
Holt
Vernon M E Ladies Aid meets with Mrs Rouse
The Vernon M E Ladies Aid Society met Thursday afternoon with Mrs John Rouse north of town. A good crowd attended and refreshments were served by the hostess and daughter Grace Revis. Visitors included Mrs Maude Snyder Mrs Nellie Ward and Mrs Grace Revis. Glenwood Brown of Bloomington visited relatives here last week.
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M. E. Ladies Aid Society
John Rouse
Grace Revis
Maude Snyder
Nellie Ward
Glenwood Brown
Bloomington
Fred Brown
W. L. Hathaway
A. W. Thalman
Helen. Hathaway
Vandalia
A. A. Griffin
Cecil A. Griffin
Patoka
Hazel Cox
Ed Cooper
I. O. O. F. Lodge
Vernon
E. E. Morgan
Mildred
Marie Hathaway
Forrest Horn
Clinton
David Headley
St. Louis
D. W. White
Helen
Decatur
Lillian
Estel
Frances Livesay
Courier Major Tests Morale of Negro Troops
The Courier reports Major assesses unit mood ahead of combat as Sam jokes about confronting German fire with scattered news to boost morale, illustrating Army attitudes toward black soldiers during training.
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Sam
Custer Endorsed for Governor by Illinois Veteran Leader
Brig. Gen. John J. Garrity endorses Omer N. Custer for governor, citing Custer’s character and business success. Garrity urges tax reform and government reorganization to curb local and state tax burdens and save Illinois government. He vows to campaign for Custer’s nomination and November election.
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Chicago
Ill
Custer
E-Service Men
John J. Garrity
United Spanish-American War Veterans
American Legion
Garrity
Sixty-sixth
Illinois National Guard
Forges Post
Omer N. Custer
Brig
Illinois
Lying About Speakeasies Provoked Prohibition Debate
The Methodist Herald denounces claims that bootleg joints outweighed saloons, citing city comparisons from a decade before prohibition. It warns readers that such statements are false and calls for a stand against alleged misinformation in the wet era debate.
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Minneapolis
Chicago
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Bloomington Eyes April Vote to Save School Term
Bloomington public schools may close Friday unless a 34 cent per hundred tax levy boost is approved in a special election set for April 11. Lower valuations have reduced income, the board is $38,455 in debt, and without funds the current term cannot be completed.
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Bloomington
Chicago
Illinois Commission Orders Coal Rate Adjustments
The Illinois Commerce Commission and the Interstate Commerce Commission issued joint orders to adjust coal transportation rates in Illinois. The ICC raised rates from Southern Illinois and Belleville to Decatur and Champaign and from most Illinois groups to Chicago, while the Illinois Commission reduced long haul blanket rates and cut rates to several northern and central points. The actions, aimed at balancing intrastate and interstate coal pricing, preserve shifts for Springfield and screen reductions on many Illinois routes.
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Illinois
Illinois Commerce Commission
Commission
Illinois Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Springfield
Chicago
Rock Island
Moline
Interstate Commission
Illinois Commission CIA
Southern Illinois
Belleville
Decatur
Champaign
Maoline
Rockford
Freeport
Dixon
Kankakee
Ottawa
LaSalle
Bureau
Bloomington
Gilman
Peoria
Minoak
Dwight
Streator
Galesburg
Chicago Eyes Historic Conventions in June 1933
Chicago leads in convention assignments as Democrats and Republicans plan big June gatherings. Melvin A. Trevor of the First National Bank helps bring Chicago’s bid, backed by EB Hurley and Mayor Cermak with a significant fund. Chicago Stadium will host both conventions with 8 000 to 10 000 seats for delegates and 16 000 for guests.
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Nhicago
Chicago
Melvin A. Trevor
First National Bar
Mr. Traylor
Kentucky
Texas
Middle West
EB. N. Hurley
Cermak
Washington
Army Day Message Calls for Peace Not War
Illinois Governor Louis L. Emmerson urges statewide observance of Army Day on April 6 1917 marking the nation entering World War I. He asks religious services to promote peace and for national colors to be displayed at homes and business as symbols of remembrance and a hope for permanent world peace.
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Louis L. Emmerson
United States
Illinois
Illinois 1932 crop acreage prospects show shifts from corn
Illinois and federal agriculture departments report 1932 prospects indicate a 2 percent drop in corn acreage and a 4 percent rise in oats barley potatoes and tame hay. Pasture use absorbs some acreage with winter wheat down 22 percent from 1930. The survey reflects March 1 intentions, not actual plantings.
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Illinois
Federal Departments of Agriculture
Ilinois
U. S
Farm Crop Percentages and Shifts in Acreage
Reported 1930 to 1931 changes show spring wheat 53.3 percent, durum 34.8, barley 21.3, potatoes 1.7, sweet potatoes 15.3 and tame hay 1.4. Rice and tobacco acreage expected to fall 11 to 12 percent. Soybeans down 0.3 percent from 1930. winter wheat planted last fall 10.4 percent below 1930.
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U.S
Questions and Answers aid raising chicks in Illinois
Urbana Ill March 28 Twenty four questions and answers cover most stumbling blocks in successful brooding and feeding of chicks for Illinois farmers. H H Alp poultry extension specialist notes key points on space temperature feeding and common mistakes.
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Urbana
Ill
H. H. Alp
College of Agriculture
University of Ilinois
Intelligent Dog and Fire Rescue Tale
A group recounts a tale of Smith and his intelligent retriever Rover. The dog rescues a missing child from a house fire, returns scorched with the damp towel around a fire insurance policy, prompting a punchline about the dog being a them.
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Smith
Rover
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