Texans Demand Fer guson Quit as Governor at Once
After a defeat in the Democratic gubernatorial contest, Gov. Miriam A. Ferguson faced demands to resign immediately. Attorney General Dan Moody, who beat her by over 100000 votes for the nomination, said the people should determine the timing. Ferguson pledged a resignation only after current legislative business and sought private life by November 1. Leader debate and county resolutions sprang up over the issue as Moody trailed by 788 votes among all candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miriam A. Ferguson
Moody
Ferguson
Auto crashes follow shower in Centralia traffic surge
Centralia experiences a spate of auto accidents after a late Sunday shower. Police Chief Erwin Kaelin is hurt in a crash while pursuing a speeding vehicle. six others are injured in separate collisions near the reservoir road and hospital. A Miller sustains severe burns after his car leaves a bank and catches fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centralia
Erwin Kaelin
Kaelin
Pat Alred
Alred
Aldad
H. McMackin
Salem
McMackin
Tressler
Roy Stonecipher
Ecipher
Rose Wool
Theeservoir Road
Stoncipher
St. Mary’s Hospital
Miller
Res
Illinois Central
Ely
Guilty Verdicts Reported With Small Fines
Disturbance case involving youths yielded guilty pleas and minor fines. The trial occurred Tuesday at Sa- with defendants including Costa Pilger and Private Geo. le noted as visitors to Patoka.
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Ilty
D Costa
Mm. Pilger
Private
Geo. le
Patoka Vistors
Delinquency ruling and Prohibition Act pleas in county court
The People of Illinois v Harry Lambert finds him delinquent and commits to the Home for Delinquent Boys at St Charles. Zimmerman couple plead guilty to Prohibition counts and receive fines of 125 dollars, costs, and 60 days in county jail with jail time suspended. Jeff Long pleads guilty to a Prohibition count, fined 125 dollars, costs, and 60 days in county jail with jail time suspended.
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State of Illinois
Harry Lambert
Delingency
St. Charles
Ill
E. A. Zimmerman
Jeff Long
Centralia Youth in Y M C A World Conference
G W E Griffin of Centralia Illinois reports his son Lloyd Griffin has landed safely in Gothenburg Sweden. He is one of two Illinois delegates to the world Y M C A conference opening a six day session in Helsinki Finland. The group will tour Europe after the convention and return to the United States in August. Lloyd Griffin is a senior at Centralia Township High School class of 1927.
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G. W. E. Griffin
Lloyd Griffin
Gutherburg
Sweden
Young Griffin
Illinois
Helsingfors
Finland
Baltic Sea
Helingfors
Europe
Centralia Township
Reunion attendance noted for Fred Gilley all week
Fred Gilley is present at the Reunion throughout the week, marking steady attendance as events continue. The report emphasizes his ongoing participation and visibility among attendees during the gathering.
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Fred Gilley
Farm Bureau Picnic at Tuka A Great Success
Several hundred farmers attended the Farm Bureau picnic south of Tuka last Saturday despite threatening weather. The program featured community singing led by Clyde Harvey, prayers, addresses by W. T. Gaston and J. D. Bilshorrow, readings by Vera Jackson and others, and musical numbers. In contests, Mrs Henson won the chicken calling prize with nine competitors, while Frank Allen took hog calling honors.
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Farm Bureau
Tuka
Clyde Harvey
Centralia
Rev
Goostree
W. T. Gaston
Ruth Goosetree
J. D. Bilshorrow
University of Ilinois
Ahris McGuire
Katherine Vanderveer
Vellma
Avenelle Long
Henson
Robjext Clifton
Frank Allen
Henry Clifton
H. D. Meador
H. Henson
Francis Ouimet A Guest of Honor in Walker Cup
Francis Ouimet of Boston a famed amateur star from 1920s meets Great Britain in the International Walker Cup at St Andrews Imks Scotland. The 33 year old veteran is noted as second oldest on the American team and among era’s top players, with a career including the 1923 Open Championship and multiple near misses at the national open.
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Francis Ouimet
Boston
Harry Vardon
Ted Ray
Great Britain
St. Andrew's
Scotland
Ouimet
America
Ray
Vardon
Chick Evans
Bobby Jones
Willie Macfarlane
Culmet
Roger Wethered
Boek
Ted
Umpire and Batter Clash Over Time Rule in Mountain Game
In a Pennsylvania mountains game a slow talking umpire struggles to call a close play as a coal miner batter appeals for more time. The batter demands fair warning while the umpire, flustered and stuttering, insists he was not given time.
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Pennsylvania
Ina
Cold Water Boosts Dairy Income On Farm
Farmers are urged to use cold water to cool cream quickly and keep it cold until sale to fetch higher prices for sweet cream. Wisconsin dairy expert E H Farrington provides steps: clean separators, wash gear, rinse with hot water, keep cream cold, avoid mixing warm and cold cream, maintain 60 degree water in tanks, and ensure rapid skimming.
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E. H. Farrington
University of Wisconsin
Institute
Highway Patrol vows crackdown on traffic violations
The State Highway Patrol warns of strict action against careless driving on Route 2 in Patoka after weeks of high speed, drunkenness, and near misses. They favor education but will enforce laws to reduce accidents and protect vulnerable motorists and pedestrians.
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State Highway Patrol Department
Patoka
Department
Swine Sanitation Boosts Pork Yield
A Iowa farmer reports swine sanitation raised pork yields dramatically. Four sows under ordinary conditions produced 665 pounds of pork from 85 pigs. six sows under sanitation produced 5,200 pounds from 41 pigs, an average of 866 pounds per sow, highlighting the system’s impact on survival and weight.
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Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Cone
Iowa
Central West
Leland Farmer Visits Old Home Town on Tour
Mrs. Bettie Clark and daughter with a companion from Decatur spend a week here and will attend the Salem Reunion. Leland Farmer and wife of Mexico stay with Grandpa Davidson’s family after an auto trip from Mexico through Florida Washington to Canada and Denver where Virgil Farmer and wife reside.
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Bettie Clark
Decatur
Salem
Leland Farmer
Mexico
Grandpa Davidson
Florida
Washington, D. C
Canada
Chicago
Denver
T Lelands
Virgil Farmer
Spruce Wood From Roman Lake Nemi Bark Identified
Wood technicians of the United States Department of Agriculture identify a spruce species in a fragment recovered from Lake Nemi near Rome. The Lake was a popular resort for Roman nobles in Caligula’s era around 40 A D. The yacht fragments may have been submerged for nearly two millennia.
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Rome
United States Department of Agriculture
Lake
Nemi
Weather and family note from Clinton telegraph
A small Sunday and Monday rain was reported. Roy Kelly of the Clinton telegraphing forces was up at 8 breakfast time with his mother on Monday morning.
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Roy Kelly
The
Clinton Telegraphing Forces
State Picnic at Mt Vernon August 12 Details
Programs for the Big State Picnic in Mt Vernon include events from 9:00 A M horseshoe pitching to 3:30 P M band concerts. Activities feature 4 H demonstrations health fashion shows and singing with officials Gladys Coon C W Simpson T J Downen Martha Hensley Ada Phillips B W Creighton and Eddie B Walkup guiding child recreation. Senator James E Watson delivers an address with Mayor Koons presiding.
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Mt. Vernon
Ilinois Agricultural Association
Ridgeway
Gallatin County
Gladys Coon
National Dairy Coungeil
C. W. Simpson
T. J. Downen
Eldorado
Saline County
Miss Lowe
T. J Downen
Johnston City
Williamson County
Martha Hensley
Ada Phillips
Clothing Club
Enfield
White County
B. W. Creighton
Alex Jordan
Southern
Ilinois
American Farm Bureau Federation
Charles W. Sewell
Home and Community Service
Illinois Farm Bureau Baseball League
W. L. Cope
Koons
Earl C. Smith
James BE. Watson
United States
Indiana
Eddie B. Walkup
Organized Recreation
Centralia
Farm family income data shows living costs far below total needs
Government data from about a thousand farms indicate that farm family living costs at farm prices equal roughly one third of general farm living expenses and two thirds of food fuel and housing, while other items and farm income vary significantly in relation to living costs.
Centralia visitor among Kohl-Meyer guests
Elmer Jenson of the Kohl Meyer establishment at Centralia visits a business guest in town. Mrs Orval Jackson hosts the Jackson-Irvin family visiting over Sunday with Mr Oscar D Jackson at Marys hospital in Cent.
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Elmer Jenson
Kohl-Meyer
Centralia
Orval Jackson
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