French Debt to United States Sparks Official Irritation
Washington reports a growing official irritation over Frances refusal to repay the four to five million dollars owed to the United States. President Coolidge supports a strictly American policy, demanding a clear plan of when how and at what rate France will repay the debt. A ten year moratorium proposal was met with strong public resentment.
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Washington
America
France
United States
French Republic
Coolidge
M. Clemertal
Herrick
New York
Ben
Uncle Sam
Illinois Central may appeal injunction on Edgewood cutoff
The Illinois Central will decide within 80 days from January 10 whether to appeal a temporary injunction signed by Judge Foell. The order blocks consolidation with the Southern Illinois and Kentucky railroad and from purchasing or operating it. The president said the decree does not prevent building the Edgewood cutoff and that other halted acts were authorized by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central
Appelate
Foell
R. V. Fletcher
Dc. H. Markham
Illinois Central Railroad
Cook County
Illinois
Southern Illinois and Kentucky
Markham
Southern Illinois
Kentucky
Interstate Commerce Commission
Annual Meeting of Patokan Farm Loan Association
The Patokan National Farm Loan Association held its annual gathering last Tuesday. Officers elected for the year include President William Williams and Vice President J P Crawford with Dean F Blankinship as Sec Treas. Directors are W L Outhouse J W Simcox Wm A Ververs. Loans total over 35000 with 19 members. Loans run at 5.5 percent under U S Government supervision. The association paid a 1 percent dividend to stockholders after expenses and reserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka National Farm Loan Association
Wm. Williams
J. P. Crawford
Sec.Treas
Dean F. Blankinship
W. L. Outhouse
J. W. Simcox
Wm.a. Ververs
Oscar Caldwell
O. F. Davis
J. M. Hopkins
Elmer Berry
F. H. Brock
Revival In Progress At M. E. Church Draws Many
The revival continues at the M. E. Church with increasing attendance and interest. Rev. Henley conducts alone as the Bible Institute feature draws crowd after crowd showing strong engagement in Bible study.
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M. E
Henley
Bible Institute
Delayed Publish Due to Mechanical Trouble at Register Shop
Mechanical issues in the Register shop caused a several hour delay this Thursday and some material was omitted.
World War orphans to be cared for endowment plan
The American Legion begins a $5,000,000 endowment to aid 30,000 World War orphans and fund a permanent rehabilitation program. Illinois is among initial states, with Charles G. Dawes leading local support alongside leaders from business and military groups. The fund aims to provide homes and selective care rather than impersonal treatment, with $225,000 annual income forecasted.
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American Legion
Ilinois
Howard P. Savage
State Department
Coolidge
Illinois
Charles G. Dawes
John Barton Payne
American Red Cross
Medill McCormick
Marshall Field III
Milton J. Foreman
Indianapolis
Beau Kemp
Philip B. Stapp
Chicago
Savage
United States
School Notes Exemptions Reach Various Subjects for Semester
Most pupils kept late hours studying for exams this week. Students with an average of 90 or above in a subject are exempt from that subject exam. Exemptions include Otis Beckett and Stanley Wasem in Solid Geometry. Darrel Caldwell, Jacob Davis, Genevieve Ballance in Algebra I. and several others across Geometry, Economics, English, Science, History, and Latin. The note also mentions changes in second semester work and calls for parent cooperation. The local basketball team, now practicing in a hall, lost to Odin 20 to 9 last Friday and expects a victory against Iuka next.
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Otis Beckett
Stanley Wasem
Darrel Caldwell
Jacob Davis
Genevieve Ballance
Forrest Bricker
Milton Peddicord
Ross Stonecipher
Bruce Carter
Mary Williams
Nellie Davis
Ruby Eagan
Frances Blinkinship
Ruby Cain
Milton Pedicord
Maxine Johnson
Baptist Church Sunday Schedule
Sunday School at 9 30 a m Practing service at 10 45 a m The Lord s Supper observed after church B Y P U at 6 p m Evening service at 7 p m
Golden Seal blankets turn winter into summer
Altoms presents a claim about Golden Seal blankets that promise warm comfort while sleeping, blending seasonal contrasts. The fragment hints at product messaging but lacks concrete details on company, model, pricing, or availability.
State Purchases Four Million Barrels Cement
The Department of Public Works and Buildings says contracts were awarded for about four and a half million barrels of Portland cement for the 1925 road program. Bids opened December 18, 1924 showed lower or equal prices to last year across most courses. Fifteen cement firms offered 6.6 million barrels, over two million more than needed, enabling bid-ready work on approximately six hundred miles of road contracts. Colonel C. R. Miller and N. T. Shets praised the bid results and anticipated active 1925 road construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Public Works and Buildings
C. R. Miller
N. T. Shets
Dry McCurdy Oil Well Declared Dry by Journal Report
The Oil and Gas Journal reports seven Illinois field wells last week with three dry and 128 barrels produced. The McCurdy well on the John Baxter farm in Pope township Fayette County is labeled a dry hole, with uncertainty about who authored the report and possible misrepresentation to deter investment.
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McCurdy
Baxter Land
Oil and Gas Journal
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Illinois
John Baxter
Pope Township
Fayette County
We did tell who got the Chevrolet car
A reader asserts the paper disclosed that Loren Cope of Tonti Illinois drove a new Chevrolet away from Patoka a week before last. The piece notes Post Office regulations ban advertising or announcements of this kind from mail and cites similar past incidents in Salem and Greenville.
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Loren Cope
Tonti
Illinois
Patoka
Post Office
Salem
Greenville
Income tax in a nut shell for individuals in 1925
Individuals with net income of 1000 dollars or more or gross income of 5000 dollars or more must file returns. Married couples with net income of 2500 dollars or more or gross income of 5000 dollars or more must file. Filing period runs January 1 to March 15, 1925. Collectors of internal revenue handle filings. Rates include 2 percent on the first 4000 dollars above exemptions, 4 percent on the next 4000, 6 percent on the balance, and a surtax on net income over 10000 dollars.
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Internal Revenue
Local Visitors and Holiday Travel Notes
Bryant Cox visits relatives and friends here. Mrs. Louie Wasem tends a serious hand cut from a fall on ice and a milk bottle. Mrs. Ollie Farmer and niece Esther Davidson plan a Florida trip by Farmer auto around Monday and will meet Mr. Farmer enroute. Salesmen offer wool shirts at wholesale prices at Al Toms.
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Bryant Cox
Louie Wasem
Ollie Farmer
Esther Davidson
Florida
Farmer Auto
Farmer
Altoms
First Week Skirmish Over Illinois Senate Appropriations Leader
The fifty fourth General Assembly closes its first week with the Appropriations chair still unsettled. Senator Harry G. Wright of DeKalb previously headed the panel and led a major $1,375,000 cut in the last biennium. Support for his return faces opposition, and caucus decisions loom in two weeks as lawmakers and the public watch allocations closely.
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Fifty-Fourth General Assembly
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Harry G. Wright
DeKalb
General Assembly
Tragic Death of Lewis W Bohner Near Sandoval
Lewis Bohner aged nineteen was found dead in a barn near his Sandoval home after an overnight absence. A shotgun lay beside him as Coroner Anderson conducted an inquest and ruled the death a suicide. Funeral services were held Thursday evening.
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Lewis Bohner
Sandoval
Young Bohner
Odin
Anderson
Easton
Sue Easton
Bank Robber Hall Rearrested After Escape Toward Taylorville
Hall, recently returned to Marion County to testify in a perjury case, escaped near Coulterville while being transported to Chester pen. He was recaptured at Bulpitt near Taylorville by Sheriff Andrew Flesher and handed to Marion County officers. His step-brother and mother were arrested for shielding him. Reports claimed a shooting during the escape, but officials say he slipped free by removing handcuffs and leaping from the car.
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Hall
Marion County
Luka
Salem
Chester Pen
Depuy
Russell
Coulterville
Bulpitt
Taylorville
Andrew Flesher
Christian County
Maroa Hardware Sale Nullified Reopening in Decatur
Rogier and Alexander, retiring from Maroa hardware, withdrew the sale due to unnoted indebtedness. They return to the restaurant business in Decatur, later trading the Decatur cafeteria for Sullivan real estate housing the Post Office and a local newspaper.
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Rogier & Alexander
Maroa
Decatur
Alexander
Rogier
Sullivan
Sullivan’s
Strike Foul Slightly Injures Charley Lutz
Charley Lutz suffered a blunt blow during a Monday evening incident when a mule struck near his eye. The blow was ruled foul but he is reported to be recovering and essentially all right after the accident.
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Charley Lutz
Charles
Charleys
Mr. Easter Moves to Carroll Farm in Oakley
Mr. Easter of Oakley arrived Thursday with his personal effects and relocated to the Carroll farm, marking a new residence.
Mrs Wilton Dies Sudden in Patoka Funeral Held
Patoka mourns Mrs. Rudolph Wilton who died suddenly during noon hour with heart trouble, coroners verdict cites heart failure. Born Ella Jane Pauley June 12, 1848. survived by husband Rudolph Wilton two daughters Polly Outhouse and Blanche Humes, among many grandchildren and relatives. funeral at M E Church with Rev. Carleton.
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Patoka
Rudolph Wilton
Monroe Hopkins
Methodist Episcopal Church
Mound Chaapel
M. E. Church
Illinois
Henry Carter
Louis B. Carter
Decatur
Ilinois
Polly Outhouse
Blanche Humes
Heyworth
Eliza Farmer
David Pauley
Staunton
Frank ‘Pauley
I. W. Wilton
Santa Anna
California
M. E
Carleton
Joe Humes
L. Carter
Carl Silkey
Dave Pauley
Card of Thanks for Burial Help and Flowers
The family expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for support during the burial of their companion and mother. They thank those who assisted by words and deeds and for the beautiful flowers. Signed by R Wilton, Mrs J M Outhouse, L B Carter, Mrs E M Outhouse, Mrs J H Humes.
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R. Wilton
J. M. Outhouse
L. B. Carter
E. M. Outhouse
J. H. Humes
Patoka Business Men's Association Elects Officers
The Patoka Business Men's Association held its annual meeting in the Bank Directors room last Thursday. Dr. Zobrist was chosen president with J. W. Delassus as vice president, Austin Good as secretary, and D. F P. Blankinship as treasurer. Committees were named to report at the next gathering Wednesday.
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Patoka Business Men’s Association
Bank Directors
Dr. Zobrist
J. W. Delassus
Austin Good
D. F P. Blankinship
Rabid Dog of H Chance Killed After Biting Stock
Last Friday a dog belonging to Harry Chance behaved oddly and bit stock and chickens at several locations. The dog was killed and sent to Chicago for testing. researchers found brain cells with evidence of hydrophobia in the report received Tuesday morning.
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Harry Chance
Chicago
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Iuka
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Baxter
OIL Journal
Lewis W. Bohner
Maroa Hardware
H. Chance
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