Mrs Mamie Hester 63 Dies in Mt Vernon Hospital
Mrs Mamie Hester 63 of Sandoval Illinois died July 10 at Jefferson County Memorial Hospital Mt Vernon after surgery in failing health. Born January 23 1887 in Marion County she was daughter of Jesse and Nancy Wood. Survived by two daughters Oma and Wilma at home a son Orville Sandoval three grandchildren one sister and three brothers. Funeral July 12 at Shattuc Methodist Church Rev Guy Watson presiding burial Sandoval Cemetery.
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Mamie Hester
MT. Vernon Hospital
Sandoval
Illinois
Jefferson County Memorial Hospital
Mt. Vernon
Hester
She
Marion County
Jesse
Nancy Steele Wood
William
Goldie
Oma
Wilma
Orville of
Shattuc Methodist Church
Guy Watson
Sandoval Cemetery
Illinois State Fair Ticket Orders Overwhelm Springfield Office
Mail orders for 1950 Illinois State Fair events flood the Springfield fair office. General manager H W Hube Elliott lists events with prices: Aug 11 quarter horse and stock horse shows 50 cents. Rural Chorus pageant and queen selection from 1.00 to 1.50. Aug 12 harness races and W L S Barn Dance at 1.00 to 1.50. Aug 13 Veterans Day 0.25. Aug 14–18 Grand Circuit harness races 1.50.
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Springfield
H. W. —“‘Hube” Elliott
Elliott
Illinois Rural Chorus
W.L.S
Grandstand
Illinois State Fair announces Aug events and Bob Hope shows
Schedule lists Aug 19 100 mile auto race with grandstand prices 3.50 2.50, Bob Hope evening show 3.00 2.00, Aug 20 motorcycle races and more Bob Hope, ticket requests sent to the Illinois State Fair Ticket Office. Article notes lake building in Illinois by landowners with Dept of Conservation, 2047 acres proposed or underway since June 1 1949, no taxpayer cost. Also mentions Canadian geese population shift due to earlier hunting restrictions.
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Bob Hope
Schwartz
Illinois goose hunting zones narrowed in state bulletin
A 144 page bulletin titled Canadian Geese of the Mississippi Flyway issued by the Illinois Natural History Survey at Urbana outlines shooting limits. The hunting season in Illinois is now concentrated mainly along the Illinois River valley and the Horseshoe Lake region.
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Illinois Natural History Survey
Urbana
Illinois
Illinois River
Horseshoe Lake
Marion County Sets 1950 Wheat Loan Rate at 2.12 per Bushel
Elmer L. Porter announces Marion County basic price support for 1950 wheat at 2.12 per bushel, up from 2.08 in 1949. Eligible producers must meet acreage allotment rules. loans and purchase agreements available through the county office until January 31, 1951 with a maturity date of April 30, 1951 or earlier on demand.
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Marion
Elmer L. Porter
PMA
Porter
1950 Wheat Support Program Details Announced
Porter outlines storage allowances for the 1950 crop similar to last year. Producers storing 1949 grain earn 7e per bushel. Wheat must grade No 8 or better or No 4 and 5 if test weight or durum content meet standards to qualify for loan or purchase. Full details at the county PMA office. producers may contact officials anytime.
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Porter
PMA
Man Porter
July hottest month in Illinois tied to 1936 record
A study by University of Illinois geographer Prof. John L. Page finds July is the hottest month in Illinois history, with a 115 degree record set in 1936. Readings show Chicago 73.1, Freeport 73.7, Urbana 75.3, Carbondale 79.8, while July 1949 was warmer than average.
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Illinois
Urbana-Champaign
John L. Page
University of Illinois
Chicago
Northwestern Illinois
Freeport
Central Illinois
Urbana
Southern Illinois
Carbondale
Record Temperatures Highlight Illinois July Extremes
Carbondale reports the state’s highest July temperature on record at 115 degrees in Greenville during 1986, with Bloomington Quincy Mt. Vernon and Sparta at 114 and Cairo Chicago at 105. Lake Michigan influences Illinois July averages from 72.3 at Waukegan to 80.2 inland at Quincy.
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Illinois
Greenville
Bloomington
Quincy
Mt. Vernon
Sparta
Cairo
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Waukegan
Illinois Records Record Low Temperatures and Gardening Tips
The article notes Illinois logged a record low of 35 degrees below zero at Mt. Carroll on January 22, 1930. It adds guidance from Illinois College of Agriculture small fruit specialists that the best time to renew a strawberry patch is early summer or soon after harvest. It also mentions aluminum roofs reflecting up to 95 percent of radiant heat.
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Illinois
Mt. Carroll
Illinois College of Agriculture
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Nettie Meredith
Paducah
Kentucky
Ed Wood
Alva Wood
Colordao
Fred Wood
Minnesota
West’s Service CO
Vernon, Ill
Illinois State News
West Broadway
Centralia, Ill
Prairie Faget
Vandalia
Tire Repair Service
Tank Wagon Service
Griffin’s Service Station
Patoka, Ill
Ill
State Department of Conservation
Leonard Schwartz
Fairbanks-Morse
Snyder & Foltz
Patoka, III
COX & Martin
Patoka
Illinois Power Company
Call West’s Service CO
Vernon, ‘Ill
MAE Eagan Insurance Agency
A-1
Patoka City Park
THE
Lions Club
Ziegler Stoker
ROYAL
Vigo
RED Seed
Patoka Elevator Co
George J. Wasem
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