Illinois Armistice Observances and State Reports
Illinois marks Armistice Day with patriotic exercises in many schools. The state health department notes rising diphtheria scarlet fever and whooping cough cases. A memorial to Mrs Vern Hall Detweiler is voted for the Wanois congress. Plans for baldness treatment at University hospitals are announced. Illinois agriculture reports 1931 ferns production at 338 180 000 bushels and potatoes at 4 592 000.
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Illinois
State Department of Health
Vern Hall Detweiler
Wanois Congress of Parents and Tealers
Yanville
State Department of Agriculture
Verne Hall Detweiler
Illinois Congress of Parents and Teachers
Illinois Congress
Rockford
Death of Hon. Fred J. Kern Editor at Seville
Hon Fred J Kern editor of the ocrat died at his home in Seville on November 9. He served as a respected member of the community and contributed as a longtime journalist and public figure.
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Fred E. Sterling
Fred J. Kern
Ocrat
Seville
Mr. Kern
Belleville
Illinois Senate
Altgeld
Illinois Leaders and Events Highlight State Proceedings
The item notes political figures like a Belleville mayor and Illinois officials, plus a November arson inquiry by State Fire Marshal Legreidh. It covers seed show entries, December tax-rate talks, rising farm electrification, and a large Legion unemployment relief program with a 600-community reach.
Disease patterns in state hospital inmates noted
J. S. W. McKelvey states inmates in mental hospital wards have fewer appendicitis, duodenal and gastric ulcers than the general population. He credits regular meals and careful diet selection in institutions for this immunity.
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J. S. W. McKelvey
Department of Public Welfare
Gas rate cuts approved for multiple Illinois towns
Natural gas at temporarily reduced experimental rates has been authorized for Peoria and nearby communities including Peoria Heights East Peoria Pekin Bartonville Creve Coeur Cuba Havana Eden Tripoli Farmington Elmwood and Yates City. Reductions range from 54 percent to 32 percent below old rates.
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Peoria
Peoria Heights
East Peoria
Pekin
Bartonville
Creve Coeur
Cuba
Havana
Eden
Tripoli
Farmington
Elmwood
Yates City
America’s World Responsibilities by H. J. Haas
H. J. Haas of the American Bankers Association argues that as the world’s financial leader the U S must accept growing global duties. He notes past depressions and recoveries, urging confidence and collective effort to meet future economic challenges.
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H. J. Haas
American Bankers Association
Bankers urged to curb gossip and defend public trust
The American Bankers Association warns that banks are semi public institutions with mutual obligations to customers and the community. It urges bankers to counter idle rumors by using bank slander laws where available and to build public opinion on protecting banks from misinformation.
What Can Be Done for Farmers to Cut Costs at Home
Farmers should abandon false hopes of outside aid and reduce costs by producing more in house. By growing their own feed and limiting cash purchases, producers can lower input costs as prices fall. The text urges maximizing self sufficiency and economies in production to survive low price levels.
Community gathers for corn harvest at Steiling home
Thirty four men and boys and nineteen wagons collected an eighteen acre field of corn Thursday at the home of Mrs. Mary Steiling. Mr Steiling was taken to the hospital at Anna three weeks earlier and Mrs Steiling expressed gratitude for the successful harvest. Several local residents are noted visiting relatives and neighbors with volunteers sharing updates and social calls across the area.
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Mary Steiling
Mr. Steiling
Anna
Steiling
Mildred Brown
Decatur
Peoria
Chas, Ballance
Vandalia
Genevieve
Cogunice Payne
John W. Lake
Radford Chriss
Paul Protz
Everett Wernsman
Wearline Jake
Earl Leninger
Emmet Caudle
Southeast Town Couple Dines Out
Ed Belcher and his wife shared a dinner outing in Southeast Town. The brief note records a simple social moment with no additional details.
Family visits and social calls across towns
On Friday Mat Belcher and family visited, Frank Bradford and family called on Luther Williams and family Sunday. Joseph Yardley and family spent Sunday with Joseph Knight and family. Dan Reeter and family visited Clarence Bowen and family Saturday. John Williams and wife with Mrs. Joe Yardley and Miss Genevieve Woods shopped in Centralia Monday. Ed Belcher and Calvin Belcher and wives called on friends in St. Louis Wednesday, Mr. and Mrs. Pete Bopp called on Mat Belcher and family Sunday evening.
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Mat Belcher
Frank Bradford
Luther Williams
Joseph Yardley
Joseph Knight
Dan Reeter
Clarence Bowen
John Williams
Joe Yardley
Genevieve Woods
Centralia
Ed Belcher
Calvin Belcher
St. Louis
Pete Bopp
Renault expedition seeks silver in Galena 1721
Philippe Renault led 500 Dominican slaves and 200 French artisans to Galena Illinois in 1721 in a quest for silver.
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Philippe Renault
Galena
Illinois
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Aurora
J. L. Bongston
Maywood, Moss
Arch and Educational Hospital of
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Medical School of the Unity of Illinois
Public Welfare
A. L. Bo
Char
Stuart E. Pierson
Illinois State Teachers Association
Springfield
Robert C. Moore
Gaena
Louis L. Emmerson
Research and Educational
Ital
Univer of
R A. Bickel
The
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Illinois Journal
Ill- Municipal League
J. Root
States Weather Bureau
Ngfield
Illinoisiver
Gilbert Lake
George Washington Thal Commission
Hotel la Salle
Francis G. Blair
A. J. Cormack
Sol Bloom
George Washington Bicentennial Commission
Lucile Pauls
J. Lewis
Mary Clarke
Emmerson
Apiary
Illinois. State Bookkeepers
Illinois Seed
College of Agriculture, University of Illinois, Urbana
S. L. Legreidh
Edward J. Barrett
Oscar Nelson
American Royal Livestock and Horse Show
Kansas City
Cohen
Overstreet
Matthews
Frederick
Wells
America
Mary
Ely
Library Extension Division
Abraham Lincoln
Rome
Italy
Henry Nelson Gay
Italo-American Society
Mr. Gay
Lincoln
American Legion
the Legion
Federal
State Department of Labor
Ivan Elliott
Frederick J. Ashley
LaGrange
E. K. Smith
Arvid E. Anderson
Emil Schlipf
Andrew J. Percival
Edward A. Miller
National Association
Stombaugh Brothers
Lake Brothers
Arline Lake
Norland Brewer
Mildred
Gilbert Brown
Clarke Linton
Herschel
Dean Lawrence
Dale Mahon
Genevieve Ballance
Coquice
Calvin
Clyde Payne
Pauline
Cecil Robertson
Verne Wyant
Hazel Jones
Alice
Edna Gray
Marion
Scott Hollenbeck
Wayne Doolen
Harold Jarrett
Robert Jackson
Melba Hathaway
Everett Epps
Harold Thomas
Jerald Metzger
Reba Meadors
A. Brummitt
A. Mitchell
Owaneco
Lawrence Robertson
Wm. Jones
Patoka
Carl Easton
Grandma Dowell of
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P. B. Simcox
Fleischmann
Purity Baking Company
Fred Brown
Vernon
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