Shobonier News Notes Local Arrivals Departures and Visits
Mr and Mrs J H Metzger announce the arrival of a baby boy at the home of Mr and Mrs Fred McElhaney in Albuquerque New Mexico. Cordelia Metzger is the local name Mrs M is better known here. Prof Bailey who led the Shobonier schools for three years and his family return to Sullivan. Mrs Crawford re employed Ira Brown to head the grade school replacing Mrs Deerin Genevieve Metzger chosen for Estella Yarborough’s post. Rollin Cox and J M Emerson visit about local improvements while Dees is in Kentucky. Ed and Henry Blankinship visit Centralia as does Henry from Stringtown. Mrs C R Dees and children also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Metzger
Fred McElhaney
Alburqurke
New Mexico
Cordelia Metzger
Bailey
Shobonier
Sullivan
Crawford
Ira Brown
Deerin
Genevieve Metzger
Estella Yarborough
Rollin Cox
Pope Township
J. M. Emerson
Patoka
Dees
Kentucky
Ed Blankinship
Brother Henry
Centralia
Henry Blankinship
Stringtown
C. R. Dees
Centralian Visitors Attend Tilinois Show
J. H. Metzger and Grandma Dees visited Centralia on Tuesday afternoon and attended the show at the Tilinois venue, matching the local interest in the event.
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J. H. Metzger
Grandma Dees
The
Tilinois
Barbour license bill defeated in house vote
State Capitol notes report Senator James J. Barbour of Chicago introduced an automobile drivers license bill that failed in the house after passing the senate weeks earlier. The measure received 66 votes in the house, 11 short of a constitutional majority.
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James J. Barbour
Chicago
House
Senate
Lincoln Monument Rebuild Bill Reported for Passage
The bill, funded at 175000 dollars by Representative Homer J. Tice to rebuild the Lincoln monument per Governor Emmerson approved plans, has been reported to the house for passage. Work is expected to begin about July 1 as it passes through both chambers.
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Homer J. Tice
Greenview
Lincoln Monument
Emmerson
House
Senate to decide $5,000 session pay for assembly
The bill to grant assembly members a $5,000 salary per session has cleared committee and passed the House and now awaits Senate action.
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Assembly
Senate
House
Health Chief Warns Golf Overuse Harms Players
Dr. Andy Hall state health director warns that playing eight holes of golf may demand energy equivalent to lifting oneself to the top of the world’s highest skyscraper five times, signaling potential danger from overexertion.
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Andy Hall
Reapportionment Bill Moves After House Passage
The house approved Rep. Reed F. Cutler's measure to allocate $1,625,000 from the 1927 gas tax to counties, with the remainder staying in the treasury. The bill progresses to the senate for consideration.
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House
Reed F. Cutler
Lewistown
Treasury
Senate
Bill to consolidate insurance receiverships awaits governor
Senator Earl B. Searcy of Springfield introduces a measure allowing the state director of trade and commerce to remove and consolidate all insurance company receiverships in Springfield. The bill now awaits Governor Emmerson's signature.
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Earl B. Searcy
Springfield
State Director of Trade and Commerce
Emmerson
Speaker Shanahan Receives Gavel From Amboy Citizens
David E. Shanahan is presented a gavel carved from a tree that grew inside the foundation of his Amboy birthplace in Lee County. Rep. George C. Dixon delivers the gift on behalf of Amboy residents from Dixon.
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David E. Shanahan
Amboy
Lee County
George C. Dixon
Dixon
House backs bill on buses with pneumatic tires
The house passed a bill introduced by Rep. Joseph L. Rategan of Chicago requiring motor vehicles carrying more than seven passengers to be equipped with pneumatic tires.
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House
Joseph L. Rategan
Chicago
McAdams Bill Grants Quincy Widow Veterans Admission
Mrs. Mary Cowan McAdams of Quincy sees a bill approved allowing widows of veterans over 60 to be admitted to the Quincy home. The measure advances the welfare of senior veterans' widows through state support and facility access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Cowan McAdams
Quincy
Quincey Home
Senator Bailey seeks 25000 for Danville Cannon monument
Senator Martin Bailey of Danville introduces a bill to reallocate 25000 for a Joseph G. Cannon monument in Danville. The prior appropriation will lapse July 1 due to no work completed.
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Martin Bailey
Danville
Joseph G. Cannon
Lincoln nomination biographical sketch noted by editors
Dr. William E Barton told the Illinois State Historical Society that early Chicago headlines relied on a Pennsylvania editorial for Lincoln’s biographical sketch. Illinois institutions push Buy Illinois Coal with 200 Catholic churches in Springfield Diocese switching to local coal. Illinois strawberry carloads rise to 400. Flood control funding of 1 million and lake level study for the purchases department proposed by Rep. King.
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Abraham Lincoln
Chicago
Pennsylvania
William E. Barton
Lincoln
Illinois State Historical Society
Springfield
Illinois
James A. Griffin
Edw. A. Wieck
Illinois Coal Sales Association
William E. King
Department of Purchases and Construction
Foster Bill Proposes $1.1 Million for Normal School Improvements
Representative James H. Foster of Macomb reports a bill to appropriate 1,107,412 dollars to the state department of registration and education for permanent improvements at the state normal schools.
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James H. Foster
Macomb
State Department of Registration and Education
Illinois Guard Staff Additions Named Colonels
Governor Louis L. Emmerson appoints Howard P. Savane Earl Thornton William E. Buehler and Charles M. Hayes to the Illinois National Guard staff all of Chicago with the rank of colonel as commander-in-chief.
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Louis L. Emmerson
Illinois National Guard
Howard P. Savane
Earl Thornton
William E. Buehler
Charles M. Hayes
Chicago
Mutual benefit associations attract over one million in Illinois 1928
George Huskinson state superintendent of insurance announced that more than a million dollars flowed into mutual benefit associations in Illinois during 1928.
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Mutual Benefit Associations
T Illinois
George Huskinson
Weather summary notes March to April vegetation loss in Illinois
Illinois vegetation grew beyond normal in March and early April but shed much of its grain later in April. W F Feldwish, meteorologist in charge, issued the summary for the Illinois section.
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Illinois
W. F. Feldwish
Chicago Traction Bills Move From House to Senate for Study
Traction bills that have lingered in the Illinois General Assembly for twenty years passed the House by a surprising majority and now go to the Senate for committee review by the Public Utilities panel.
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Chicago Traction
Illinois General Assembly
House
Senate
Committee On Public Utilities
Governor Proclaims Memorial Day for May 80
Governor Emmerson issues a proclamation designating Thursday May 80 as Memorial Day. The action formalizes a time to honor service members and observe related ceremonies statewide.
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Emmerson
Miners Strike Down Battery Lamps in Illinois Mine Bill
Southern Illinois coal miners celebrate a senate victory as Senator Charles H. Thompson of Harrisburg sees his bill prohibiting battery fitted lamps in mines pass unanimously. The measure clears the chamber with a 33 to 0 vote.
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Illinois
Senate
Charles H. Thompson
Harrisburg
Senate approves bill to fund city highway improvements
The senate passed a measure introduced by Senator Epler Mills of Virginia authorizing highway commissioners to use funds for improvements in cities and villages.
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Senate
Epler C. Mills
Virginia
Road crews swell as state program expands
More than eleven hundred men have been added to the state road building forces in recent weeks. Three thousand men and 275 teams are now employed on road work.
Armory Bills Pass Senate Heading to Governor
Representative Alexander Wilson of Cairo seeks $200000 for a Cairo armory and Representative W C Chynoweth of Decatur seeks $125000 for a Decatur armory. Both measures have passed the senate and were sent to the governor.
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Alexander Wilson
Cairo
W. C. Chynoweth
Decatur
Senate
Representative Crowley Bill Targets Underage Tobacco Literature
Representative Leo Crowley of Peoria introduces a measure making it illegal to supply any female under 18 with literature relating to buying trial cigarettes. The bill carries penalties of up to a $500 fine or up to one year in jail.
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Leo Crowley
Peoria
Abt Bill Expands State Highway Patrol Passed Senate
Senator E. J. Abt of East St. Louis saw his highway patrol bill raise the force from 100 to 300 members approved by a 38 to 6 senate vote and sent to the house for consideration.
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E. J. Abt
East St. Louis
Senate
House
Confirmations of Walsh and Buck as directors named
The appointments of M. F. Walsh from Harvard as director of registration and education and Clarence F. Buck from Monmouth as director of agriculture have been confirmed by the authorities.
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M. F. Walsh
Harvard
Clarence F. Buck
Monmouth
Agriculture
Senate
Dr Caldwell Syrup Pepsin A Classic Laxative History
In 1876 Dr Caldwell began practice amid harsh purges for constipation but rejected them. His 1892 laxative, Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, a mild liquid botanical stimulant, became widely sold for women children and the elderly. It was marketed as relief for headaches biliousness indigestion loss of appetite and more. Obtainable from local druggists or by writing Pane Pepsin Dept BB Monticello Illinois for a trial bottle.
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Caldwell
Monticello
Ilinois
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Haeton
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REX Motor CO
Salem, Illinois
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Committee On Appropriations
Centralia, Illinois
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Ford
Dewitt Motor CO
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