Illinois Seeks Senate Rights for Frank L. Smith
Springfield announces a special committee will visit Washington on December 4 to press Congress to seat United States Senator-designate Frank L. Smith. Chairman Senator John Dailey leads the group with Reed F. Cutler as secretary. others include Lt. Gov. Sterling and lawmakers.
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Springfield
Ill
General Assembly
Washington
Congress
Frank L. Smith
John Dailey
Feoria
Reed F. Cutler
Lewistown
Republican House
Fred E. Sterling
Richard J. Barr
Robert Scholes
Gus’ J. Johnson
Sterling
Dailey
Illinois
United States
Smith
William B. McKinley
Inois
Ilinois
Senate of
United States Senate
United
Senate
Illinois fairs best in history in 1927 premiums aid
Illinois county fairs report the most successful season ever and will receive 243169.48 from the state treasury for premiums. Governor Small pressed higher aid to state expositions to raise agriculture arts and education standards.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Small
Fair Associations
Department of Agriculture
The
Fair Association
Christmas Gifts Advertising Stirs Local Merchants
The Register notes rising out-of-town shopping as Patoka residents seek gifts and locals debate soliciting ads. Merchants express mixed feelings about local advertising and stationery sourcing, calling for candid support while acknowledging necessity.
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Bill Bear Crat
Patoka
New Pennsylvania Cut Off Opens Between Collinsville and St Jacob
The twelve mile Pennsylvania Railroad cut off between Collinsville and St Jacob is completed and opened last week. It includes double track between St Louis and Pocahontas and features a large grading contract by Henry Oglesby. The project cost about 2 400 000 and advances rapid train movement and freight capacity statewide Illinois improvements continue.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Collinsville
St. Jacob
Henry Oglesby
St. Louis
Pocahontas
Penn
Penn. Railroad
Illinois
Marion County Board of Supervisors in Session
The Marion County Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday and Wednesday to conduct county business. They appointed a Superintendent of the poor farm and faced a grave financial obligation plan impacting many residents across the county.
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Marion County Board of Supervisors
Egyptian Lou Victory Boosts Local Patriotism
A playful poem extols Egyptian Lou as the preferred local figure, urging voters to rally and support him across Vincennes and Louis. The piece envisions a broad booster sweep from children to dads and mummies, calling for solid backing in the election.
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Vincennes
Louis
Katie Willett Died December 2 1927 In Shobonier Illinois
Katie Willett born September 3 1870 in Bond County Illinois died December 2 1927 age 57 years 2 months 29 days. She married Arewine Willett October 3 1889 and had four children Ferden George Willie and Ethel. She was united with Shobonier Baptist Church and later Kaskaskia M E Church. Her life centered in Shobonier with a strong spirit of hospitality and Christian duty. She leaves a husband three sons a daughter one brother and three granddaughters and many relatives and friends.
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Katie
Brank
Hiley Potter
Bond County
Illinois
Marshfield
Missouri
Shobonier Baptist Church
Arewine Willett
Ferden
Vandalia
George
Willie
Ethel
Sholonier
Wm. Potter
Nevada
Kaskaskia, M. E. Church
M. E. Church
Retailer Ad Offers Nickerchiefs and Hosiery
An advertisement for Christmas gifts lists nickerchiefs hosiery and neckties from Altoms, urging shoppers to buy.
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Altoms
Virgil Walker 1927 Obituary from Patoka Illinois
Virgil Morton Walker aged 34 died November 29 1927 after years of ill health. He was born February 22 1893 in Decatur Illinois and lived mostly in Patoka with time in Moneaqua and Chicago. He served in World War I and was a longtime member of Island Chapel church and I O O F. He married Goldie Lee 1915, Verna Nelson 1920, and Emily Birley 1924. Burial was at Patoka cemetery with American Legion pallbearers.
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Virgil Morton Walker
H. W. Walker
Decatur
Illinois
Moneaqua
Illinois Central
Goldie Lee
Verna Nelson
Emily Birley
Island Chapel
Virgil
Patoka
Robert
Chicago
Everett Merryman
Oral Walker
Vandalia
Dessie
St. Louis
Ruby
Mary Bowers
Simla
Colo
M. E. South Church
J. M. Smith
R. Willis
Patoka Cemetery
American Legion
Fred Gilley
Harold Joliff
Everett Purdue
Clark Simcox
Noble Bryant
Millard Rogier
Willie Perkins
Roy Thompson
W. W. Murfin
Oscar Davis
Dale Altom
Robert Walker
Dessie Walker
Sarah Birley
Ernest Birley
Joseph Birley
Walter Hibbard
James Birley
Moweaqua
Tommy Nickolay
Chrisie Nickolay
Sandoval
Supreme Court to Hear Gasoline Tax Case December 16
Springfield Ill December 6 Under the schedule announced by the supreme court arguments will be heard on December 16 in the case filed by the Chicago Motor Club involving the validity of the two cent tax on gasoline used by motor vehicles in Illinois. Oral arguments will be made by Chicago Motor Club counsel while Attorney General Garlstrom will submit a brief for the state. The Kane county circuit court upheld the act. The law taxes two cents a gallon and distributes revenue to state and counties for road construction. It is expected to yield about 1,000,000 dollars a month. Collection is by the Department of Finance.
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Springfield
Ill
Supreme Court
Chicago Motor Club
Illinois
Garlstrom
Circuit Court of
Kane County
Department of Finance
Carlstrom on State Tour for Governor Bid
Attorney General Oscar E. Carlstrom of Aledo, Republican gubernatorial candidate, announces a state tour. He schedules visits Patoka on Tuesday at 9 a.m. Sandoval Odin and Salem on Wednesday, Iuka and Clay on Thursday, Centralia Monday night, then returns here the next morning.
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Oscar E. Carlstrom
Aledo
Patoka
Chicago
Clinton County
Sandoval
Odin
Salem
Iuka
Clay
Centralia
Carlstrom
Emmerson
Lake Michigan
Thompson
Supreme Court
Corn King for 1927 Is Brother of Local Man
C E Troyer of La Fontaine Indiana crowned North American corn king for 1927 at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. He exhibited Reid’s Yellow Dent corn from a 70 acre field, winning with ten ears each having twenty rows and sixty kernels per row. He farms with his brother Alva, alongside their cousin Dave Troyer of the local area, on about 400 acres in Indiana.
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C. E. Troyer
la Fontaine
Ind
Reid
Troyer
Chicago
Alva
Dave Troyer
Indiana
Dave
Patoka High School Visitors and Local Mishap Notes
On account of a frozen radiator on the Ford, Russel Snyder and John Smith and Miss Martha Simcox were Patoka high school visitors Monday. We are wondering if Teacher Miss Anna hurt the ditch, she fell into Tuesday night. Mrs. Blanche Humes came down from Heyworth last Sunday and visited with home folks, returning to her home Thursday morning.
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Russel Snyder
John Smith
Martha Simcox
Patoka High School
Anna
Blanche Humes
Heyworth
First of state super highways bids opened in Illinois
Springfield December 5 bids for the first super highway within fifty miles of Chicago were opened by the Division of Highways. Low bid 694 449 by O Connor and Sons Fort Wayne Ind covers 165 40 miles paving and five bridges on State Highway Route No 49 for Kankakee Will and Cook counties. Additional bids listed many counties Iroquois Franklin Kankakee Will Cook Adams Woodford LaSalle Perry Massac Washington Cumberland and Lee with bids for sections 112 112B 14X 49 116 102 109 158 131 and more. Bridge section 128B contract to Button Brothers for 16185 awarded.
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Springfield
Ill
Division of Highways
Department of Public Works and Buildines
Chicago
Kankakee
Harvey
Will
Cook
O’connor & Sons
Fort. Wayne
Ind
Iroquois
Franklin
Adams
Woodford
LaSalle
Perry
Massac
Washington
Cumberland and Lee
Iroquois County
Ridgeville
Hartman Clark Brothers
Peoria
Franklin County
Harden Construction Company
Will and
Cook Counties
Fort Wayne
Adams County
Camp Point
Peter Simons
Quincy
Woodford County
Benson
Thompeter & Sons
Peru
Starved Rock Park Road
LaSalle County
C. F. Breedon
Perry County
William Lough & Sons
Marion
Metropolis
Hamilton-Hoffman Construction Company
Carbondale
Washington County
Hoyleton
D. C
Vernon Concert Band Delights Local Gym Audience
The Vernon Concert Band conducted by Fred Brown gave a well received show at the Vernon gym Wednesday night. A blizzard kept many from attending, but the program proceeded with the clarinet duet by Fred Schafer and Prof. Quivran noting James Corridori as the latter’s performer. Mervel Willett’s song Me and My Shadow earned a double encore.
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Vernon
Fred Brown
Fred Schafer
Quivran
James Corridori
Supreme Court Opens Regular December Session
Springfield dispatch reports the Supreme Court convened today for the regular December session. Under the law terms of the upper court begin on the first Tuesday in February April June October and December.
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Springfield
Supreme Court
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Pennsylvania
Board OF Supervisors
Katie Willett
Virgil Walker
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