Decline in Rural Schools Threatens Illinois Education
The Illinois Agricultural Association notes a sharp drop in elementary enrollment across rural Illinois with average daily attendance under ten in about 4000 schools and under five in nearly a thousand. Stark County examples show closing small schools can cut taxes and possibly improve education, though the association warns this is only a temporary fix and opposes compulsory consolidation.
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Illinois
Illinois Agricultural Association
Farm Bureau
John C. Watson
TAA
Stark County
Syas
Stark
Brokerage Firm Buys Altom Store Stock
Illinois Brokerage Co. purchased the stock of J. Altom & Son drug and general merchandise in Patoka after the owner Mr S E Altom died. The store had operated in Patoka for over fifty years. Disposal plans are unclear with a possible store sale by the buyers planned soon. The Illinois firm runs stores in Centralia Mitchell Vernon and other Illinois locations as well as in other states.
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J. Altom & Son Drug
Illinois Brokerage Co
J. Altom & Son
Patoka
S. E. Altom
Centralia
Mit
Vernon
Illinois
Visitation from Evansville and Fort Lauderdale Visitors
Mr Thuman Yeaman of Ft Lau derdale Florida and Mrs Price with daughter of Evansville Indiana visited here last Thursday with Mr and Mrs Dick Wasem and family.
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Thuman Yeaman
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Price
Evansville, Ind
Dick Wasem
Lesson on Love in Christian Science Churches
Sundays lessons in Christian Science churches centered on Love as the Golden Text cites Psalms 63 1 3 and recounts Jesus mercy toward two blind men in Matthew 20 30 34 The Bible passages emphasize compassionate healing and the Science and Health authority Mary Baker Eddy notes Love can heal and conquer sin and death through divine power.
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David
Mary Baker Holdy
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Patoka Register
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Christian Science Monitor
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