Centralia Business Men's Luncheon Attended by Local Farmers
Among the list of attendees at the Centralia Business Men's banquet and luncheon Saturday were BH. L. Martin C. M. and Artie Roies Carson Chandler George J asem John Rogier C. F. Davis T. Walter P. J. Mojonnier and Robert Norris.
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Centralia Businessen
BH. L. Martin
C. M
Artie Roies
Carson Chandler
George Jasem
John Rogier
C. F. Davis
T. Walter
P. J. Mojonnier
Robert Norris
Centralia Murder Case Shocks Illinois Central Town
John Kaelin, a Centralia watchman, shot Ill inois Central machinist A W Frantz three times after a Friday altercation. Frantz died Saturday night at St Marys hospital. Kaelin was arrested by Chief Arthur Cunningham and held in Clinton county jail amid jurisdiction disputes among Marion Clinton and Washington counties. Eyewitness accounts differ, with self defense claimed by Kaelin and others saying tickets for baseball sparked the incident.
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John Kaelin
Centralia
Illinois Cental
A. W. Frantz
Illinois Central
Frantz
Kaelin
Young Frantz
St. Mary’s Hospital
Arthur Cunningham
Washington County
Clinton Couunty
Clinton County
Marion
Clinton
Washington
Transcontinental speed record broken by two motorists
Pak cs and John Wieber of Portland Oregon set a new transcontinental record from San Francisco to New York in 79 hours 55 minutes, besting the previous 83 hours 17 minutes. They left May 31 at 10 a m and arrived June 3 at 8 55 p m eastern daylight time, driving 3585 miles via Lincoln Highway through Illinois and Indiana.
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Pak Cs . Millersofts
John Wieber
Portland
Oreon
San Francisco
Cal
New York City
San Franciso
New York
Lincoln Highway
Ilinois
Dubuque
Fort Wayne
Ind
Sunday School Class Meeting Organizes at M E Church
The Ever Ready class of the M E Church South met at Rev. Monroe Smith’s home on June 1 to organize and elect officers. Iaa Anderson was teacher. Dorothy Logan president. Kenneth Purcell vice president. Lucille Briton treasurer. Pauline Chandler secretary. Francis Gaston assistant secretary. Refreshments followed and games entertained attendees. The next meeting will be at Thelma and Lucille Walker's home.
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M. E. Church South
Monroe Smith
Iaa Anderson
Dorothy Logan
Kenneth Purcell
Lucille Brit
Pauline Chandler
Francis Gaston
Assess
Thelma
Luville Walker
Fancy Work Club Entertained at Mrs Delay Home
The Ladies Fancy Work club met at Mrs. Josephine Delay’s home on Friday June 13 with members including Mrs. Katie Nattier Dana Jennings DuComb Potts Carrye Alexander Winnie Spurgeon Elsie Gray Mae Good Bessie Murfin Gladys Martin Mary Wasem Jessie Masten Juenita Parks and Georgia Cruse. The program featured contests prize winnings shared by Spurgeon Gray Potts and Masten and a paper read by Mrs. Parks. Refreshments were served by the hostess with help from her sister Martha Simcox. The July meeting will be with Mrs DeComb.
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Ladies
Josephine Delay
Katie Nattier
Dana Jennings
DuComb
Potts
Carrye Alexander
Winnie Spurgeon
Elsie Gray
Mae Good
Bessie Murfin
Gladys Martin
Mary Wasem
Jessie Masten
Juenita Parks
Georgia Cruse
Spurgeon
Gray
Masten
Parks
Martha Simcox
DeComb
Mrs Bertha Danbury Visited Patoka Tuesday
Mrs Bertha Danbury of Vernon was in Patoka on Tuesday for undisclosed reasons, with local observers noting her visit.
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Bertha Danbury
Vernon
Patoka
Centralia Election Echoes Honor Of Local Winners
The piece lauds multiple local candidates Griffin Lender Farrell Osterholtz Broeker and others as honest, capable leaders. It frames the voting as a decisive sweep with each figure described as trustworthy and aligned with civic duty and national loyalty.
Announcement of Post Master Exam July Sitting
An upcoming postmaster examination aims to fill a vacancy created by J. W. Alexander. Three applicants competed previously. no appointment was made. A second test is planned for mid July in Vandalia Cairo and Bloomington. Applications close June 29 and cards go out in about ten days. Salary is 1700 dollars.
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Wasneia
J. W. Alexander
Vandalia
Cairo
Bloomington
Civil Service Commission
Senate
United States Civil Service Commission
Washington, dC
Vernon Concert Band Program June 10 1927
The Vernon Concert Band presents a Friday program at 8 o clock featuring marches overtures waltzes fox trots and novelty numbers. Selections include The Shriners Parade La Paloma The Dancing Dolls Sally Trombone The Gypsy Festival Parade of the Elephants That Certain Party and Georgia Girl among others.
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Vernon
Shriners
de Luca
New Dawn
E. Russel
Hayes
Chenette
Kahn
Georgia
King
Settlement in Len Small inter-est suit ends long conflict
After six years the state records show Len Small and Gov. Smail settled the high profile tax case for 650000. The agreement states Small's liability is limited to interest on funds and that Curtis reinvested funds in Packers notes. Attorney General Brundage had sought over a million with substantial claimed earnings.
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Len Small
E. C. Curtis
Curtis
Chicago Packers
Packers
Grant Park State Bank
Governor Small
Brundage
Sangamon County
Small
Supreme Court
Master In Chancery
Briggle
Curtises
Carlstrom
Edward J. Brundage
Chicago Tribune
Millikin University Announces Henrietta Clark Graduate
Miss Henrietta Clark daughter of Mrs Bettie Clark and formerly of this place graduates from the Millikin University Music Department this year.
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Millikin University
Henrietta Clark
Bettie Clark
Household Science Club Considers State Federated Talk
The Household Science Club met Thursday with officers present. A quorum issue delayed a vote on becoming State Federated. Members were urged to attend the next meeting to vote. The group planned summer dramas for Farmers Institute benefit.
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Household Science Club
Farmer’s Institute
Prem
Geo. Wasem
Harry Ford
Willis Boys
Georgia Cruse
Harold Bonney
Grover Malan
Bonnie Hill
Alice Britt
First Governor of Illinois Shadrack Bond 1818 1822
Shadrack Bond served as Illinois first governor from 1818 to 1822. Bond led the new state during its early years after statehood and helped set territorial foundations.
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Illinois
Shadrack Bond
Illinois Governor Len Small Cleared In Mineral Bank Case
The case against Governor Len Small ends with the state receiving 650000 of a claimed 1025484 from the Curtis brothers owners of Grant Park bank. Judge Burtch accepts a stipulation paving Small’s immunity and a decree will formalize repayment of interest on public funds. Small remains politically invulnerable with a large defense fund and broad allied support across the state.
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State
Ilinois
Len Small
Small
Curtis Brothers
Grant Park Bank
Frank W. Burtch
Oscar E. Carstrom
Charles
Sangamon County
Old Court House
V. Small
Ngfield
Farmers discuss limestone value at Marion County meeting
Marion County Farm Bureau members from eleven counties gathered at Hopkins Farm and Odin Experiment Station despite wet weather. They reviewed limestone and phosphate benefits, noting wheat yield increases and economic margins for lime and rock phosphate use.
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Hopkins Farm
Odin Experiment Station
Illinois
Hopkins
Marion County
Governor Proclaims Flag Week And Flag Day
Springfield June 6 Governor Small issues proclamation designating June 14 1927 as Flag Day and June 8 14 as Flag Week urging daily flag displays at public buildings businesses and homes with school and church observances and special patriotic exercises to mark the sesquicentennial of the flag’s adoption.
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Springfield
Ill
Small
United States
Union
Len Small
Illinois
Local Visitors Spend Time With Residents
Ben Livesay of Decatur is spending the week here. Robt Place of Middletown Ohio is visiting his mother Mrs Melindia Place.
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Ben Livesay
Decatur
Middletown
Ohio
Melindia Place
Jacksonville Deaf Band Tour of Eastern States
The Boys Band of the Illinois State School for the Deaf at Jacksonville will tour the eastern states presenting concerts in 76 towns across Pennsylvania Virginia West Virginia and Maryland. The band will be absent during June July and August and return around September 1 to resume studies.
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Springfield
Illinois State School For the Deaf
Jacksonville
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Farmers Institute Meeting Set for June 16 1927
A Farmers Institute meeting is called for Thursday night at 8:00 PM on June 16 1927 at Farmers Elevator Marion County. The event includes committees for premiums reception grounds arrangements program and entertainment soliciting and advertising with officers named. Those on the committees and all interested are invited to attend.
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Farmers Institute
Marion County Farmers Institute
Patoka
Geo. Wassem
John Rogier
Roy Malan
Geo. Nattier
Lottie Ballance
Nellie Belcher
Joe Wickenhouser
W. HH. Cain
T. B. Walker
W. W. Muffin
J. M. Smith
Helen Chandler
Cemetery Association Sets Fourth of July Picnic Committees
At a special meeting in the Bank rooms this week the Cemetery Association formed action groups for the Fourth of July Picnic. Entertainment includes John Simcox Oscar Hill and O A Nattier. Music by Maurice Ballance Marion Ellis and E L DeLay. Advertising by George Wasem George Nattier and Wm Cain. Grounds by B E Rogier Wm Gaston Roy Jones and Chas Cox. Stands by Roy Malan Eli Logan Z E Irvin and Jas Griffin Thos Haley. Soliciting chaired by Mrs Melindia Place Mrs Artie Rogier Mrs Nellie Belcher Mrs Oscar Davis Mrs Philip Mojonnier Miss Anna Belcher and Mrs Jas Griffin.
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Bank Rooms
John Simcox
Oscar Hill
O. A. Nattier
Maurice Ballance
Marion Ellis
E. L. DeLay
Geo. Wasem
Geo. Nattier
Wm. Cain
BE. L. Rogier
Wm. Gaston
Roy Jones
Chas. Cox
Roy
Local visitors and travel notes from Patoka and surrounding areas
Mrs Laura Haley plans a long visit to Hast St Louis this Saturday. L E Green and family of Vernon visited Patoka Wednesday night. Miss Edith Marshall of Oklahoma visits the Livesay families for a few days while enroute to Chicago.
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Laura Haley
M E South Church Announces June Services and Events
The M. E. South Church posts a June schedule led by Harold Joliff with midweek prayer and Sunday School at 9 30 a m on June 12. Rev Frank Brockelmeyer will preach at 11 00 a m June 12, Epworth League gathers at 7 00 p m with Kieth Purcell, Maurice Ballance leads 8 00 p m service. Pastor R E Willis invites all to attend.
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Harold Joliff
Frank Brockelmeyer
Epworth League
Kieth Purcell
Maurice Ballance
R. E. Willis
Sunday School Attendance Counts at Patoka
Total Sunday School attendance for Patoka on June 5 was 303 but expected higher, as reported by the Religious Advancement Organization. The note records a discrepancy in attendance figures for the event.
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Wehberg Kb Oer
Patoka
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Centralia Business Men
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Chas. D. Lender
William Farrell
Egypt
Osterholtz
Home Sweet Home
C.T. Broeker
U. S
Land of the
Free
GOV. Small Inter
Millikin College
Marion County Farm Bureau
Farmers Institute TO Have Meeting
Walter Parks
Cecil Martin
Millard Rogier
T. P. Walker
James Thompson
Fred Gilley
Leona . Walz
Ralph Willis
Wes Martin
Ed Anderson
John Jennings
Wanda Tillman
J. M. Emerson
F. M. Smith
Chas. Hill
S. M. Spurgeon
Dale Altom
Fred J. Blackburn
Artie Rogier
T. EB
Cemetery Association
M. E. South Church Services
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