Local teams clash in Ozark area basketball week notes
Odin Ramsey and Patoka feature in a string of area games. Salem, Mt. Vernon, Olney and Vandalia appear in close contests with Witt and Staunton posting solid tallies. Ram’s squad withdraws from the schedule as regional travel impacts next season's slate.
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Odina Ramsey
Ram
Montgomery County
Odinna
Sparta
Farina
Salem
Mississippi
Mr. Vernon
Vernon
Salem R High
Kinmundy
Bedly
Olney
Minu
Illierence
Odin
Patoka
DeLay
Ramsey
Howaii
Gunn
Witt
Mt. Vernon
Swi Tzer
Walker
Martin
Steinhauer
Vandalia
National 4-H Camp to Be Held in Washington DC
A national boys and girls 4-H club camp will take place in Washington DC in June 1928 under the U S Department of Agriculture. Each state may send two boys and two girls assisted by a state Extension Service member. The event aims to prepare youths for farm leadership and share first hand information on regional agricultural problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
United States Department of Agriculture
C. W. Warburton
State Agricultural Extension Service
Warburton
Reverend J M Smith Attends Meeting in Kell Salem
Reverend J M Smith traveled to Kell arday to assist in a meeting and is well known there. En route he visited Salem, meeting friends along the way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Smith
Kell
Arday
Salem
Ted Friends
Predict Radio Tele Vision Sets Soon to Be Ready for Home
Report covers Dr E F W Alexanderson demonstration in Schenectady showing home sight and sound via television. RCA and GE officials foresee mass produced TV receivers within five years and predict TV will become an art and industry alongside radio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Fuller
Schenectady
N. Y
E. F. W. Alexanderson
General Electric Company
Radio Corporation of America
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Alexanderson
Radio Laboratories
David Sarnoff
Boulder Civil War Vet George Clark Dies at 92
George Clark 92, a Civil War veteran from Co. K 3rd Illinois Cavalry, died at a daughter’s home in Centralia after four years there with daughter Alta Walker formerly of Patoka now in Detroit. He spent most of his life in Boulder where he was born. Funeral services were conducted Friday evening at the Boulder M E Church by Rev. J M Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Clark
Co. K
Illinois Cavalry
Centralia
Alta Walker
Patoka
Detroit
Mich
Clark
Boulder
M. E. Church
J. M. Smith
Illinois paved roads reach six thousand two hundred twenty four miles
Illinois reports 6,224 miles of paved roads, up from 5,486 at the start of the year with a 761 mile addition. Wisconsin claims 2,282 miles plus 329 more, per Robert Kingery of the Chicago regional plan commission. By 1928 total paved miles in both states near 9,000.
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Illinois
Wisconsin
Robert Kingery
Chicago Regional Plan Commission
The Register Advertising Pitch Poem
A playful verse urges readers to buy The Register for news and advertising. It promotes advertising cows and well drilling, touts editor satisfaction, and notes farmers flocking to Centralia for purchases, urging continued newspaper engagement.
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Register
Centralia
Millionaire Banker Giannini Gifts to California Agriculture
A. P. Giannini plans to give a large portion of his Bancitaly fortune to agriculture in California. One million dollars supports the Giannini Foundation of Agriculture Economics at the University of California, with five hundred thousand for a campus building to aid farmers, dairy and livestock sectors. The gift, announced by James A. Bacigalupi for Bancitaly directors, marks a shift from banking to broad agricultural welfare.
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Robert Fuller
San Francisco
A. P. Giannini
Giannini
Bank of Italy
Bancitaly Corporation
James A. Bacigalupi
California
Giannini Foundation of Agriculture Economics
University of Califfornia
National City Bank of New York
Patoka High vs Vandalia in tight 22 21 game
Vandalia defeated Patoka 22 to 21 in a close Friday contest. Patoka independents beat Mt. Vernon 48 to 18, then lost to Louisville 52 to 27. Odin team visits Patoka Feb 11 with an eighth grade curtain raiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka High School
Vandalia High School
Vandalia
Patoka
Mt. Vernon
Patoka Independents
Louisville
Odin High School
Odin
Beckemeyer
Silas Marner
Francis Gaston
Roll Of Honor Names and Honorees
Roll of honor lists numerous names including William Smith Clara Sterling Mrs John Nagel J L Davidson Mary H Perry Esta Stewart D Leo Freyer Mrs Geo Perkins Jeff Smith L J Peek J N Jones August Ververs H W Walker C V Doolen A M Peek C N Cruse Louie Wasem Albert Snyder J Galyean T W Oates Ella Spencer Mrs Rada Meryman Mansel Tune John A Metzger Geo W Christie Chas Lutz Mrs Glen Williams Flora Dickey Ira Martin Roy Thompson Sarah Richardson Mary Pribble Ben Livesay Mrs Fannie Crowder A R Biggard S E Al tom Robt Arnold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Smith
Clara Sterling
John Nagel
J. L. Davidson
Mary H. Perry
Esta Stewart
D. Leo Freyer
Geo. Perkins
Jeff Smith
L. J. Peek
J. N. Jones
August Ververs
H. W. Walker
C. V. Doolen
A. M. Peek
C. N. Cruse
Louie Wasem
Albert Snyder
J. Galyean
T. W. Oates
Ella Spencer
Rada Meryman
Mansel Tune
John A. Metzger
Geo. W. Christie
Chas. Lutz
Glen Williams
Flora Dickey
Ira Martin
Roy Thompson
Sarah Richardson
Mary Pribble
Ben Livesay
Fannie Crowder
A. R. Biggard
S. E. Altom
Robt
Arnold
Well Known Flora Man Loses Buick Sedan
Wayne Harris of Flora reports his new Buick sedan was stolen from his home and remains missing after a week. Harris, known locally as promoter of the Republican Register scrap four years ago, says a thief took the car during the past week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Harris
Flora
Republican Register
Wayne
Mr. Harris
Dempsey II Meets Tunney in West Street Preview
A preliminary Dempsey versus Tunney bout was held on West Street Saturday amid applause. Both camps expressed satisfaction with the workout though Dempsey sports a swollen eye and is expected to be ready to defend the title later.
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West Street
Dempsey
Tunney
Fruit Growers Address Centralia Meeting
The Southern Illinois Fruit Growers held a large meeting at Centralia last Saturday. Walter Parks was re elected Secretary and Treasurer of the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Southern Illinois Fruit Growers
Centralia
Walter Parks
Lincoln Memorial Highways Bills Promote Illinois Lincoln Sites
Congressman Henry Rathbone introduces two Lincoln Memorial Highway bills to link Beards town and Peters burg, and Mattoon to Janesville, with hard surface roads passing through key historic sites tied to Abraham Lincoln and his era. Hearings will be held soon as Rathbone urges support to create a connected modern route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Congress
Henry R. Rathbone
Beardstown
Petersburg
Case
Rathbone
Lincoln
Armstrong
Clary Grove
New Salem
Illinois River
Ann Rutledge
Peds 129
Asta Park
Shiloh
Thomas
Sarah Bush Lincoln
Committee On Roads
House of Representatives
Ilinois
Congressman Rathbone
Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Europe
Wormwood Urged to Fend Off Corn-Borers
French scientists propose introducing wormwood into U S corn regions to combat the corn borer. Dr E Roubaud of the Pasteur Institute presented the idea noting the pest feeds and breeds on wormwood in France and may be deterred by its presence in American fields.
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United States
E. Roubaud
Pasteur Institute
French Academy of Science
France
Roubaud
Illinois Blue Book 1927 28 highlights from state data
The 1927 28 Blue Book is praised as a comprehensive Illinois data compilation. A business visit by Joe Langenfeld of Langenfeld Stlndson Essex Motor Co. occurred in Patoka, and local bakery ads promote hot cross buns and half price clearance on sweaters and lumberjacks at Altom’s with sales in Altoms.
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L. L. Emmerson
Illinois
Joe Langenfeld
Langenfeld Stlndson-Essex Motor Company
Centralia
Salem
Patoka
Staley'’s
Altoms
Patoka Bakery
Al‘tom
1928 will mark change in size of paper money
The 1928 change introduces smaller one and two dollar notes with standardized designs and portraits. Washington on the $1, Jefferson on the $2, Lincoln on the $5, Hamilton on the $10, Cleveland on the $20, Grant on the $50, Franklin on the $100, McKinley on the $500, Jackson on the $1,000, Madison on the $5,000, and Chase on the $10,000 notes. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing expects higher efficiency and longer bill life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Fuller
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Treasury
Washington
Jefferson
Monticello
Lincoln
Lincoln Memorial
Hamilton
Treasury Building
Grover Cleveland
White House
Grant
Benjamin Franklin
McKinley
Jackson
Madison
Chase’s
County Tax Books To Be Out Soon
County Clerk and Treasurer announce tax books ready around Feb 20. Treasurer Walter Winkler has appointed collectors Vernon Patoka Carrigan and Sandoval to handle this year’s dues with a countywide plan aiming to save 600 to 900 dollars annually.
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Walter Winkler
Vernon
Patoka
Carrigan
Sandoval
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Iil
Giant Financial Institution
Country Boy
Dempsey II
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