New King On Throne As Global Affairs Turmoil Unfolds
England reports Edward as Duke of Windsor settling empire affairs while golf and winter sports attract him. In Kansas City investigators prepare to probe alleged voting irregularities from the last election. China endures martial law amid civil uprising and Japanese interference. Madrid evacuates women and children as rebel defense tightens. London cites Eden urging a credible peace plan for Europe. Americas sign a 21 republic peace pact guiding Europe. Roosevelt returns to Capitol for his second term agenda. Pope Pius's condition is reported weaker but expected to recover.
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England
Edward
Windsor
Elinzenfeld
Austra
Illinois Lags in State Support for High Schools
Opinion argues Illinois trails leading states in aiding high school support. Cites New York Pennsylvania California New Jersey Indiana Maryland Missouri Michigan Ohio Utah as examples. Urges action to improve funding and equal preparation for future competition.
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New York
Pennsylvania
California
New Jersey
Indiana
Maryland
Missouri
Michigan
Ohio
Utah
Christmas at the Christian Church Sunday School Program
The Christian Church invites attendees to a full Christmas program with Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. and a Communion service at 10:30 a.m. The day includes sermons, an Endeavor program on December 20 at 6:30 p.m., various songs, and scripture readings led by Lucile Field and others.
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Christian Endeavor
Christ
Little Town of
Bethlehem
Alice Anderson
Arelen Perrine
Brother Perrine
Dickens
Lucille Field
Tris Ellis
Doris Good
Lucile Garrett
Virginia Henry
Lucile Field
Clark Simcox and Family Visit Mr Bonney in Jacksonville
Clark Simcox and family and Mrs. Joe Simeor spent Sunday with Harold Bonney at Jacksonville.
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Clark Simcox
Joe Simeor
Harold Bonney
Jacksonville
New Milk Ordinance Becomes Law After Mayor's Signature
The St Louis Board of Aldermen passed the milk ordinance unanimously on December 11 and Mayor Dickmann signed it Monday. It imposes a four cent tax per hundred pounds to fund milk inspection and requires grading with a 200000 per cc bacterial limit for raw milk to be pasteurized for Grade A. The measure includes 12 amendments and an emergency clause taking effect immediately for most provisions.
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St. Louis
United States Public Health Service
Dickmann
Alderman Walch
Schweppe
Warnick
Health Commissioner
Consumers’ Council
St. Louis Medical Society
M. E. Church South Christmas Program Planned
The Sunday School at M. E. Church South will present a Christmas program Thursday night December 24 at 7 30 with recitations and dialogues by children. A Christmas tree will stand in the church and Santa Claus is slated to appear before the program ends.
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M. E. Church
South Sunday School
Santa Claus
Dick Riley Transferred for Better Treatment in D C
Dick Riley, long hospitalized at Jefferson Barracks Missouri after a June motorcycle crash, was moved Tuesday to a Washington District of Columbia hospital offering advanced facilities and equipment for his injuries.
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Dick Riley
Army Hospital
Jefferson Barracks
Wshington
D. C
Woman's Club Holds Regular Meeting with Christmas Program
The Woman's Club met at the gym Saturday with president Mrs. Roy Jones presiding. Members enjoyed carols, the flag salute, and a Christmas seals sale for Marion County Tuberculosis association. Mrs. Fred Carter and Mrs. P. J. Mojonnier were welcomed as new members.
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Woman's Club
Roy Jones
Walter Diveley
Frank Ballance
Marion County Tuberculosis Association
Fred Carter
P. J. Mojonnier
McKinney
Robert Walton
Florence Cain
Mary Lois McKinney
Doris Good
Helen Troyer
Homer Potts
Bethlehem
E. A. Beckemeyer
Santa Claus
Monoply Party Held At Carter Residence
Miss Irene Carter hosted a Monopoly party Tuesday evening at her father Earl Carter’s home west of town. Attendees included Nel lie Houston Pauline Hayes Maxine Belcher Mrs Marie Thompson and son Jimmy Ross William Carter Robert Hayes Loren Eagan Walter Chandler Luther Ballance and Jmes Quayle. Refreshments were served.
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Irene Carter
Earl Carter
West of Town
Nellie Houston
Pauline Hayes
Maxine Belcher
Marie Thompson
Jimmy Ross
William Carter
Robert Hayes
Loren Eagan
Walter Chandler
Luther Ballance
Jmes Quayle
Roosevelt Leads Landon by 11 Million in Final Count
The canvas of the November 3 election shows Roosevelt ahead of Landon by 11,022,427 votes with only Arkansas and Rhode Island uncounted. Totals list Roosevelt 27,686,788. Landon 16,664,361. Lemke 292. Browder 79,552. Aiken 10,045. Colvin 37,651. scattering 807. total nonusual vote 45,568,279.
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Arkansas
Rhode Island
Roosevelt
Alfred M. Landon
London
Lemke
Thomas
Browder
Colvin
Aiken
Missionary Society Selects Officers for 1937
The Missionary meeting at Mrs. Joe Simcox’s home drew a good crowd. Lora Altom led the devotional. Mrs. Simcox read a story on busyness for spiritual focus. New officers elected include Ethel Rogier president and Lizzie Walton vice president.
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Joe Simcox
Lora Altom
Illinois Sets Record with 1.46 Million Cars Registered
Secretary of State Edward J. Hughes announced 1,458,774 passenger cars were licensed in Illinois during the eleven months ending Nov 30, the highest in state history. Registrations for the period total 1,842,645 for 1935 with revenue of $18,917,280.05, up from last year.
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Edward J. Hughes
Automobile Department
Restaurant Reopens in Cruse Building After Lease Transfer
C N Cruse reopens a restaurant in his building on Friday morning. Previously J C Beery and Robert Eagan ran the B and E Cafe there for several months. Cruse is an experienced operator, having run a restaurant for years before leasing to Berry and Eagan.
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C. N. Cruse
J. C. Beery
Robert Eagan
B. & E. Cafe
Mr. Cruse
Berry
Mr. Eagan
Drouth relief labor suspended and beneficiaries dropped
All persons on drouth relief labor were dropped from the rolls a week ago last Tuesday after the money allocated for that purpose was exhausted.
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Drouth
Real Estate Transfer Completed Last Week
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Beery became owners of the D. R. Livesay place last week and took possession immediately Mrs. Laura Livesay moved to an apartment in the home of Mrs. Florence Simcox.
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J. C. Beery
D. R
Silver Tea Hosts Share Holiday Spirit at Cain Home
Misses Florence and Rubye Cain hosted the December Silver Tea Friday night December 11. Members gathered at the Cain home decorated for Christmas. Donna Jennings led a Luke 2 devotional, prayers by Mae Logan, and a Christmas carol sing. Entertainment followed with Mary Helen Jennings and Helen Troyer. Prizes went to Fayetta Ballance and Bettie Simcox for contest wins. Refreshments were served after a gift exchange, and plans were made to meet in January with Elsie Gray.
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Florence
Rubye Cain
Donna Jennings
Mae Logan
Mary Helen Jennings
Betty Ballance
Helen Troyer
Fayetta Ballance
Bettie Simcox
Elsie Gray
Horner Proclaims Alfalfa Embargo on Weevil States
Gov Henry Horner issued an embargo on shipments of alfalfa and other hay from ten infested states into Illinois on December 10. The order remains until further notice for Nevada Utah Arizona California Colorado Idaho Nebraska Oregon South Dakota and Wyoming. imports allowed with prescribed precautions.
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Illinois
Henry Horner
Horner
State Department of Agriculture
Nevada
Utah
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
Nebraska
Oregon
South Dakota
Wyoming
Dupo Oil Boom Fades as Wells Shrink to Thirty
The Dupo oil boom ends with only 30 of the original 500 wells active in St. Clair County. Inspector Fred Lippert says 16 more wells will be sealed, last week 14 were sealed, and daily output is about 120 barrels. Cupo saw population rise to 8000. now about 4000 remain. Two wells were drilled on the Dupo Community High School lawn, making royalties moot for school taxes.
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Dupo
Sugar Loaf
Fred Lippert
St. Clair County
Cupo
Dupo Community High School
Altom Hosts Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner With Vandalia Guests
Mr and Mrs S E Altom entertained Mr and Mrs F Fasterday and Mr and Mrs Chas Evans of Vandalia at a six oclock turkey dinner Thursday evening.
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S. E. Altom
F. Fasterday
Chas. Evans
Vandalia
New Officers Elected for Marion County Farm Bureau 1937
The Marion County Farm Bureau named officers for 1937 at the December board meeting in Salem. President Roy Malan, Patoka. Vice President C. E. Persels, Meacham. Secretary O. M. Arnold, Foster. Treasurer Archie Beard, Omega. Executive committee includes Malan Arnold Beard Gaston Crippen with Guston from Haines and Crippen from Tuka. A serum association contract and a major soil conservation project were approved with E. D. Walker supervising across counties.
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Marion County Farm Bureau Board of Directors
Salem
Roy Malan
Patoka Township
Cc. EF. Persels
Meacham Township
O. M. Arnold
Foster Township
Archie Beard
Omega Township
Farm Bureau
W. T. Gaston
E. H. Crippen
Gaston
Haines Township
Crippen
Tuka
Boad
Farm Bureau Serum Association
Serum Association
E. D. Walker
Tthe University Extension Department
Pentecost Churches Hold Meeting at Vernon
The Pentecost Churches held their monthly gathering at Vernon on Sunday with many churches represented. A noon basket dinner followed speeches by several speakers. Local attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Fielding Adams, Mrs. George Smith and daughter Claire, Misses Mary and Beulah Wickersham, and others.
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Vernon
Fielding Adams
George Smith
Claire
Mary
Beulah Wickersham
Rufus Stephens
George Wickersham
Fred Leniger
Luther Caldwell
Dan Wickersham
Patoka High School Honor Roll Second Six Weeks
The Patoka High School lists honor roll students for the second six weeks. High Honor Roll includes Betty Wengert Emmett Garrett Mary Eaglin Margaret Jett Maye Fields Nellie Mae Jones Betty Altom Helen Walker Wanda Eaglin Lora Ballance Madeline Green Doris Good. Honor Roll lists Patricia Spurgeon Faye Fields Juanita Easton Lucille Smith Gladys Walker Dale Brumfield Frances Palmer Harold Williams.
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Betty Wengert
Emmett Garrett
Mary Eaglin
Margaret Jett
Maye Fields
Nellie Mae Jones
Betty Altom
Helen Walker
Wanda Eaglin
Lora Ballance
Madeline Green
Doris Good
Patricia Spurgeon
Faye Fields
Juanita Easton
Lucille Smith
Gladys Walker
Dale Brumfield
Frances Palmer
Harold Williams
Christian Church Aid Holds All Day Meeting
The Christian Church Aid convened Wednesday with Mrs. Nelle Quayle. Organizers completed and priced items for the annual Christmas sale to be held Saturday. A noon pot-luck dinner followed.
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Christian Church Aid
Nelle Quayle
Card of Thanks from the Mezeke Family
The Pred Mezeke Jr family thanks neighbors friends and relatives for the wood they made for them.
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Pred Mezeke, Jr
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Anthony Eden
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Vatican City
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Washington, D. C
Landon
Mrs. McKinney
Annabelle Wilson
Leilah Ballance
Ity
Annabelle
Wilson
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CAIN
Ray Malan
Patoka
C. E. Persels
Patoka High School
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