Legislature Nears Close of Short Labor Session
Springfield June 20 The fifth fifth General Assembly nears adjournment as a brief week of work is planned. Speakers and lobbyists clash over reapportionment and gasoline tax measures while leaders push orderly progress to finish the session. A two cent gasoline tax with refunds to producing counties advances in the house and faces senate opposition from Chicago interests. Reconsideration looms as the Senate reconvenes with administ ration hopes for the needed votes to pass.
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Springfield
Chicago
Scholes
Ableaders
Mdar
Membe General Assembly
Capitol
Senate
House
Boas
Gangsters Planned Assassination of Chief Stack
During the investigation into a double murder over months gangsters plotted to kill Chief Stack. They spread false crews to dishearten him and arranged raids with warned sheriffs to provoke a fatal clash. The assassination was the true motive and came close to success multiple times.
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Stack
Sheriff’s Office
Chief Stack
Capt. Stack
Barberry Eradication Campaign Expands to Marion County
Federal barberry eradication efforts move into Marion County with surveys planned in coming weeks. Inspectors will visit every home and property to locate and destroy common barberry bushes seen in lawns cemeteries parks woodlands pastures and along fence rows to curb the spread of black stem rust damaging grain crops and reduce losses.
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Marion County
Illinois
Finois
Representative Branson Sees Busy Springfield Week Ahead
Bob Branson, our representative in Springfield, returned to the capital Monday and told a Registry representative he expects the session to close this week. He noted last week was very busy and this week promises continued activity.
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Bob Branson
Springfield
Capital
Legislature Faces Final Session Hurdles and Veto Risk
Observers note the calendar driven process with strict discipline over thirty years and expect lawmakers to clear remaining bills before sending measures to the governor for approval or veto in the closing hours.
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Derline
Five Generation Portrait Tells Ancestral Lineage And Ages
The caption lists five generations from back to front including Mrs. N. M. Gray aged 84 great great grandmother and Lora Margaret Wilson as mother. Clara Gray 61 and Margaret Freyer 44 also appear, with Minnie Wilson 24 and Sami Hawkins as a younger generation.
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N. M. Gray
Clara Gray
Margaret Freyer
Minnie Wilson
Lora Margaret Wilson
Salem Moguls Game Story From Patoka Visit
A Salem Moguls spectator recalls a Sunday incident where Mr Savage of the Salem Moguls visited Patoka and observed a rough game against the East St. Louis Giants. The match ended with a 13 to? score and the Giants blamed the misplayed play on the tie grip.
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Mr Savage
Salem Moguls
East St. Louis
Rudimen
Contractors Complete Route No. 16 in Illinois
The Department of Public Works and Buildings reports the completion of State Highway No. 16 from Staunton to Mt. Olive. The road runs from Chicago to the Wabash river, connecting with Route 4 at Staunton and linking Chicago with East St. Louis terminals.
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Springfield
Department of Public Works and Buildings
Staunton
Mt. Olive
Chicago
Wabash River
East St. Louis
Sunday School Attendance Highlights Local Religious Group
Sunday School attendance noted by Baptist and Methodist churches with total 259 attendees. The Religious Advancement Organization urges better church participation as Patoka wakes up to the trend.
Sunday School Class Meeting at Walker Home
Ever Ready class of the Sixth South met at Misses Thelma and Lu Walker’s home on Wednesday, June 15. Attendees included Alice Mar, Dorothy Logan, Dona Nesbit, Tred Geiseling, Pauline Chandler, Beth Simcox, Ina Anderson Purcell, Walter Chandler Snyder, and John Wesley il. The evening featured games and music with refreshments served.
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M Ch South
Thelma
Lu Walker
Alice Marorothy Logan
Dona _ Nesbit
Tred Geiseling
Pauline Chandler
Beth Simcox
Ina Andermeth Purcell
Walter Chandler Snyder
John Wesley Il
Let 'er Go Benny' Navy Action at Nanking Highlighted
In March the American Navy near Nanking intervened under Lieut Commander Roy Campbell Smith and Commander Smith and Commander Staudt, provoking discussion of executive decisions. The press later reported he earned a Medal and praise for protecting American lives and property during the incident.
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Nanking
China
Roy Campbell Smith
Benjamin F. Staudt
Smith Yealidf
Benny
Com
Smith
Daily Press
Navy
War Department
Birthday party at the gym honors Car line and Nelly Snow
A birthday gathering is set for Thursday night at the gym honoring Car line and Nelly Snow. The event invites community members to celebrate the two individuals in a small, informal program.
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Car’line
Nelly Snow
Indiana man to head Rotary International
Huntington, Indiana resident Arthur H. Sapp at the World Rotary meeting in Ostend Belgium has been chosen as president of Rotary International. Fellow attendee Mr Goin of Centralia is also at the gathering.
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Arthur H. Sapp
Huntington
Indiana
International Rotary
Ostend
Belgium
Mr. Goin
Centralia
Cubs Twelfth Win Yields $20 475 Pyramided Bet
A Chicago merchant reportedly won $20 475 after betting $5 on the Cubs to win 12 straight games. The bookie confirms the wager and the stingy, climactic payoff after the Cubs secured their 12th consecutive victory on June 16.
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Chicago
Sunday School Convention of Foster Township Event Schedule
Program for Sunday, June 26, 1927 includes 9:30 Model Sunday School Theo Arnold 10:30 Lesson Application C C Lowe 11:00 Sermon Rev Kapp Dinner 2 pm Singing by Schools 2:30 Address Reports to young folks County Secretaries and children Pro Bertlett Washington 3:00 Short talk by Supt of Schools Election of officers W H Jones Township Pres
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Theo. Arnold
C. C. Lowe
Kapp
Bertlett
Waskington
W. H. Jones
Cardinals Hoist 1927 Pennant Flag
Cardinals celebrate 1927 pennant with a double bill as St. Louis revels in a rare championship moment and a festive day at the ballpark.
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Cardinals
St. Louis
Former Vernon man weds Miss Huston in Effingham
Carl H. Little formerly of Vernon married Edna Huston of Lawrenceville at the M. E. parsonage with Rev. J. E. Shafer performing the ceremony. The couple secured the required documents before the wedding.
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Rrr
Vernon Mar
Effingham
Carl H. Little
Vernon
Edna Huston
Lawrenceville
M. E. Parsonage
J. E. Shafer
Johnny Simcox Sings for Ashley Merchants in Narrow Defeat
Local baseball figure Johnny Simcox joined the Ashley Merchants against a St. Louis side, coming up short in the ninth frame 8 to 7. The Merchants schedule a rematch with another St. Louis industrial team next Sunday.
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Johnny Simcox
Ashley Merchants
St. Louis
Vernon Wins Great Ball Game
A large crowd watched Vernon defeat Flora 7 to 6 in a fourteen inning baseball duel last Sunday. The home team mounted a late surge to clinch the win in a marathon game.
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Vernon
Vernons
Flora
Benoist Oil Well Reported Day
The Fairman vicinity test well by Benoist Bros and others is a cluster well. Promoters are praised for the development effort though financial success did not come. The project reached the Sandoval oil strata before fading.
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Fairman
Benoist Bros
Sandoval
Friday Prayer Meeting and Sunday Preaching Services
The notice announces Friday evening prayer meetings and preaching services on the third Sunday and at night. The public is invited to all services.
Vernon Band Concert Delayed Then Rescheduled
On account of rain the Vernon Band did not perform last Friday night but will carry out the same program tonight Friday June 24.
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Vernon
Illinois Patrol Solves Double Murder of Lory and Mrs Price
Springfield June 20 Captain John Stack of the Illinois State Highway Patrol credits the force with solving the double murder of patrolman Lory Price and his wife. Indicted are gangsters Charles Birger Connie Ritter Ernest Blue Leslie Simpson and Riley Simmons based on Art Newman’s confession corroborated by the victim’s wife. Newman implicated Birger in luring the patrolman to his car and firing from a machine gun near a Williamson county roadhouse then overseeing the wife’s abduction and murder at an abandoned mine shaft.
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Springfield
Illinois State Highway Patrol
John Stack
Lory Price
Riley Simmons
Illinois
Washington County
Chief Stack
Art Newman
Birger
Newman
Price
Marion
Fred Wooten
Shady Rest
Hich A
Williamson County
Stack
Shelton Brothers
Quincey
Collinsville
Joe Adams
West City
California
Wichita Falls Couple Preparations for Visit from Griffin Family
Mrs. Max Conrey and her son Thurman of Wichita Falls Texas are expected soon to visit her parents A A Griffin and wife. It is possible the Griffin couple will accompany the daughter home later in the season to end the winter.
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Max Conrey
Thurman
Wichita Falls
Texas
A. A. Griffin
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Charlie Birger
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