Shobonier Church Notices and Local Social Items
Sunday services listed for Shobonier and Kaskaskia churches with Sunday School and preaching times. Reports attendance and collections at Shobonier, Luster Chapel, Haley Chapel, and Kaskaskia, plus community events including a Reno Nevada race record and a church banquet for children. Local visits, school staffing, sports attendance, and political nominations are noted, along with various residents’ activities and meetings.
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Shobonier M. E
Kaskaskia
Shobonier
Luster Chapel
Haley Chapel
Maxwell
Reno
Nevada
Harry Metzger
Ed Perryman
Salt Creek area reports post election notes and local travel
Following the election several sites will host future follow ups while Harley Cole kept roads passable last week. A baby boy was born to Charley Shepard and wife. Walter Enloe improves after days in bed. Dock Shepard recovers from a lame back. Grandma Wall suffers La Grippe. John Shepard and John Stone visit Neck on Sunday. Lloyd Cooper led Sunday prayers at the Neck. Joe Beckler moves to the Walter Enloe home. Theodore Stone visits the Neck. Harley Cole and John L Belcher ship veal calves to St Louis. Some gardeners plant potatoes. Rev Mitzel preached at Mound Chapel. Elisha Payne is not feeling well.
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Salt Creek
Harley Cole
Charley Shepard
Walter Enloe Hasen
Dock Shepard
Grandma Wall
la Grippe
John Shepard
Shattuc
John Stone
Sandoval
Lloyd Cooper
Joe Beckler
Walter Enloe
Theodore Stone
John L. Belcher
St. Louis
Mitzel
Mound Chapel
Elisha Payne
Baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Orval Jones
Bear Creek district notes welcome a baby girl born last Thursday night. Mother and infant are reported healthy. Penny Lake reports road work on Monday. Darrel Linton visited Pa toka area seeking spray material for peach trees. Eighth grade students enter an essay contest at Brown's Business College on "Life of Lindbergh." Linton later returns from Texas.
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John Anderson
Texas
Darrel
Beryl Linton
Mr. Parks
George Walton
Standard Oil
Vernon
Asher Brummitt
Orval Jones
Orval
Penny Lake
Darrel Linton
Patoka
Brown’s
Business College of Centralia
Col
Lindenberg
Lindenbergh
Local Notes and Social News From Cattle Dehorning to Town Convention
MC Haney Homer Osborn dehorning cattle for neighbors Monday. Asa and Flora Mulvaney welcome a new boy. Mrs flu Dorris improving, Abner Greenwalt and Eli Howard ill. Eldon Williams visited with Chas Gray. Jacob Muck and J R Gray attended George Muck funeral at Lebanon. Perry Smith and Robert Yeck with Clarence Smith Saturday. Miss Mary Finch visited Miss Helen Chandler. J F Dorris and Guy Chandler on business at Patoka Monday. Township convention elected Democrats and Republicans for town offices. Walter Somerville visited relatives at Odin. John Albert’s wife gave birth to a baby boy Monday. John Fulton on business at Dorris store. Mrs H W Somerville ill with severe cold.
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Homer Osborn
Asa Mulvaney
Flora Dorris
Abner Greenwalt
Eli Howard
Eldon Williams
Chas, Gray
Jacob Muck
J. R. Gray
Mucks
George Muck
Lebanon
Perry Smith
Robert Yeck
Clarence Smith
Mary Finch
C. C. Jones
H. H. Maxey
Walter Somerville
Odin
John Albert
John Fulton
Dorris
H. W. Somerville
Township conventions nominate tickets
Republican and Democrat township conventions listed nominees for Supervisor Town Clerk Assessor Commissioner Justice of the Peace and School Trustee across Vernon Foster Sandoval Kaskaskia townships with named candidates and vacancies noted. Strong entities include Vernon Foster Sandoval Kaskaskia townships and nominees such as C A Nattier Harold Jolliff John A Miller William Godel Roy Jones James Lawson Nathan Keist Noah Thomas Ed Doudera Willie Lowe Virgil Livesay T M Jones H H Jones Harold Harvey W W D Newman Wm Seidel Jr Estella Yarbor Chas Meseke Pete Anderson Oscar Sears Loren Morey Frank Libell Herman Morey J R Wehrle Gene Carmen Ed Sprinkle.
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Vernon
C.A. Nattier
Harold “Happy” Jolliff
Mr. Lawson
Rufus Stephens
John A. Miller
William Godel
American Legion Hall
John Simcox
Roy Jones
James Lawson
Nathan Keist
Foster Township
Tra Y. Caldwell
Guy Arnold
Ed Doudera
Willie Lowe
Virgil Livesay
Elmer Berry
Noah Thomas
Edwin Arnold
A. I. Eagan
H. H. Jones
T. M. Jones
W. H. Jones
A. D. Nichols
Warren McNichols
Sandoval
Worth Eagan
George Promey
F. J. Hagedorn
Richard Evan
Harold Harvey
Wm. Seidel, Jr
Harry Arrowsmith
Kaskaskia Township
Loren Morey
Frank Libell
Herman Morey
J. R. Wehrle
Gene Carmen
Ed Sprinkle
Estella Yarbor
Chas. Meseke
Pete Anderson
Oscar Sears
Horseradish Prices Jump After Floods Hit Regions
Chicago reports a 300 percent price surge to 27 cents a pound as Mississippi floods wipe out whole horseradish counties. Wild horseradish is being substituted in boiled beef processes.
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Chicago
Ill
Sinois Chamber of Commerce
Blind Miss Getz Regains Sight by Radio Incident
Miss Joan Getz, who had been blind since birth due to injured optic nerves, suddenly recovered her sight while listening to a radio program in Lincoln Nebraska. She described feeling a shudder and a flash of vision as the music played.
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Lincoln, Neb
Mar
Joan Getz
Miss Getz
Nokomis Firm Install 30 Lines in Illinois
Nokomis Illinois Consolidated Telephone Company completed a 30 line installation as part of a local network upgrade reported in the W. Illinois Weekly Industrial Review. The project expands communication capacity for area businesses and residents served by the utility.
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Nokomis
Illinois
Illinois towns report rail, road, and public works projects
Readable snippets from numerous Illinois locales show bids on a fire engine in Cairo, paving between Hecker and Red Bud, a Cahokia gas franchise proposal, bond votes for new school buildings, and design work on bridges and streets. Several cities add banks, stores, hotels, and industrial plants, with rail traffic and cattle shipments noted in Lomax and surrounding areas.
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Seaton
Urbana
Illinois
Cairo
Troy
Troy Exchange Bank
Hecker
Red Bud
Belleville
Cahokia Gas Company
Louisana
Marissa
Freeburg
Silver Creek
Freeburg-Fayetteville
Lomax
Lomax Commercial & Trust Savings Bank
Santa Fe
Perry
Crane Company
Jerseyville
Jersey State Bank
Pearl and
Main Streets
Lawrenceville
J. C. Penny Company
Store
Springfield
R. F. Meredon & Company
Ferris—W. Bolton
Chicago
Waukegan
Marberite Corporation
Milinois
Babcock Company
Milwaukee
McHenry—Building & Loan Association
N. Menard Ave
W. Adams Street
Washington and
Austin
Damen Avenue
Zeigler
Bell & Zollar
Moose Lodge
Holman
N. Oak St
Evanston
Hill State Bond & Mortgage Co
Abingdon
Kirkwood
Glen Flora Ave
Chicago & North Western
This City
Omaha
Neb
Carpentersville
Warmington
Fulton County
Elgin-Evanton Road
Peardstown
Ilinois Publi Service Company
Here
Clayton
Beardstown
Jacksonville
Selock
Most Dangerous Animal Not Lion But Farmer's Domestic Bull
A big game hunter notes the domestic bull as the world’s most dangerous animal. An Eastern farm journal cites fatal bull incidents over decades, urging caution around herd bulls, especially in pastures and stalls. Experts describe bulls as deadly when owners lower guard, despite moments of seeming docility.
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Africa
Michigan
Michigan State College
Silage methods favor higher silo and less tramping
Wisconsin farmers report skipping trampling by filling silos higher with distributer pipe and topmen feeding. They say silage settles better and more can be added sooner, while experts note lower power needs. Slower cutter speeds and medium flywheel sizes improve efficiency.
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University of Wisconsin
New York College Reports Ventilation Plans for Dairies
A. M. Goodman of the New York State College of Agriculture at Ithaca says two winter seasons show dairy barns and staties can stay dry with proper ventilation using one to two chimneys. Upper outtake sections can be installed when lofts are full, reducing labor and costs.
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New York State College of Agriculture
A. M. Goodman
Ithaca
N. Y
Barn Space for Cow Ventilation Over Cubic Foot Per Cow
The text argues ventilation matters more than air space per cow and recommends 600 to 800 cubic feet of space per animal. It notes an efficient ventilation system is essential and specifies outlet flue area of 86 square inches per row with a larger intake area required.
Wills Almost Entire Fortune To His Pet Dog
Denver residents report Fred H. Forrester left almost his entire $110000 fortune to his dog Shep and to Colorado canine residents. Relatives protested but were overruled as the money is deemed a legitimate charity fund managed by the Colorado Bureau of Child and Animal Protection. Shep mourned his owner for days.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado Bureau of Child and Animal Protection
Forrester
Shep
A New and Better Way to Steal Chickens Found
John Pilska devised a method to steal chickens from a Winkler chicken house in Stevens Point on March 19. He used a heated rod to coax chickens through a hidden aperture, then removed the rod and gathered about 100 pounds of poultry before being caught. He is held on a $500 bond.
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Stevens Point
Wis
John Pilska
Thomas Winkler
Pilska
Farner Wakes Growth in Barren Iceland Fields
Reyjanvik Iceland March 19 ration's cultivation has become a national slogan as land reclamation around Reykjavik marks five years of effort. Bogs have turned to green meadows and many agricultural experiments prosper, with crops thriving despite prior beliefs.
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Reyjanvik
Iceland
Mar
Reykjavik
Congressman Keeps Grant Era Cigar For 48 Years
Wethersfield Connecticut March 19 Hart Fenn congressman from the first district preserves a cigar handed to him by Ulysses S Grant during the Garfield Hancock campaign. The former newspaper man kept it in a tin box and has treasured it since the moment Grant shared a second cigar with him.
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Wethersfield
Hart Fenn
Connecticut
U. S. Grant
Grant
Fenn
Rebekah Lodge St Patrick's Party Delight
Rebekah and Odd Fellow lodges hosted a St Patrick's party on Saturday night March 17. Members invited guests as the room featured green white decorations and shamrocks. Misses Ruby Eagan and Blanche McCallen organized music games contests and refreshments of peaches with whipped cream and angel food cake.
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Rebekah
Ruby Eagan
Blanche McCallen
Salvation Army Home Appeal Organized for Four Counties
The annual Salvation Army home service appeal to raise funds for relief charity welfare and uplift work in Marion Clinton Jefferson and Washington Counties begins in April. The Centralia American Legion post sponsors the drive with Evangelist John M. Linden directing four county efforts from Centralia Chamber of Commerce offices. Quotas banks and treasurers will be appointed and work starts immediately to gather contributions for the county’s needy.
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Salvation Army Home Service
Centralia American Legion Post
Marion
Clinton
Jefferson
Washington
Centralia Chamber of Commerce
John M. Linden
Hutsonville-Mt Carmel Basketball Bridgeport Meet Recap
Hutsonville defeated Mt Carmel in a Bridgeport tournament game as Crowds groaned for the majority and cheered for the minority. Mt Carmel showed long shots, but failed to convert. All star selections include Kamp Mt Carmel and Rains Hutsonville with Stulz Mt Carmel as center. State finals begin with Witt vs Collinsville and Benton vs Canton, then West Aurora vs Rochelle and Griggsville vs Hutsonville. Easter cards advertised at Altoms.
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Huts
Mt. Carmel
Bridgeport
Hutsonville
TreCoy
Moore
Rains
Dunham
Montgomery
Crum
Kamp
Stulz
R. Kamp
de Leonard
Eaton
Davidson
Tae
Lowe
New Resident Seeks Proof Who Is Alive Among Merchants
A newcomer asked us to verify which local merchants are alive. We state they are all alive and walking about, though the questioner remains skeptical. We offer a year’s subscription for the best written answer.
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New Town
Ed Belcher Injured in Fairman Auto Crash
Ed Belcher and his wife, in a new Chevrolet, were involved in an auto accident at Fairman on Monday night. Belcher suffered a broken leg and was struck after driving on the slab by a car driven by a resident east of Centralia. Both vehicles were damaged and Belcher was reported to be improving as expected.
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Ed Belcher
Fairman
Mr. Belcher
Centralia
Household Science Club Meeting Urges Women to Vote
The Household Science Club meets Saturday March 24 with a guest policy of 10 cents. The subject is Better Citizenship urging women to vote and members should notify the refreshment committee.
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Household Science Club
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Do. M. Miller
Everett Wilson
Hurricane Township
Vandalia
C. M. Miller
Maxine
Doris
Carl Beck
Gus Denning
Thomas Yarbrough
Meseke
Bear Crefk, Dist
MC Haney
W.linois Weekly
Industrial Review
Mickie
Jaye
Wisconsin
New York College
Farner
Rebekah Lodge
ST. Patricks Party
Ssalvation Army Home Appeal
Altoms
California
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