Illinois Brief Notices Reflect Local Deaths and Votes
William H F Knees a Moline florist for 48 years died of heart disease at 79. Mahomet wet and dry election voided and liquor sales not illegal. Frank Carlson estate divided among 22 cousins about 500 each. Mrs Alvina Oldenburg and daughter Evelyn Helmke killed crossing by a train at Crete. F W Heckenkamp's wife died in Quincy survivor of four daughters and five sons. Frank Penney funeral honors in Aurora. Illinois Socialists shift to a federated party at Decatur convention. Elgin board ratifies keeping two Higin high school faculty after a 1000-student strike ended. Chin chick bugs threaten crops. 1935 losses expected high. Open mural competition invites Illinois artists with 4696 for decorations in nine post offices. Lockport power plant rehab 60 percent done. new turbines by July 15. Fox Lake postmaster Howard L Scott resigns as county GOP chair. Downstate districts may get larger share of school fund per Kerner. Col Henry B Davidson dies in Springfield. Robert Simpson injured at St Charles State School Boys escape incident.
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William H. F. Knees
Moline Florist
Charles M. Webber
Champaign
Mahomet
Frank Carlson
Andover
Alvina Oldenburg
Beecher
Evelyn Helmke
Crete
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
F. W. Heckenkamp
Western Catholic Union
Joe Heckenkamp
Quincy
Heckenkamp
Aurora
Frank Pinney
Company C
One Hundred and Twenty-fourth
Illinois Volunteers
Decatur
Socialists of
Illinois
Elgin
T. A. Larsen
Clifton E. Adams
Midwest
W. P. Flint
State Natural History Survey
Urbana
Federal
Treasury Department
Vandalia
Melrose Park
Carthage
Moline
East Moline
East Alton
Gillespie
Wood River
Fairfield
Lockport
Chicago Sanitary District
Horace P. Ramey
PWA
Howard L. Scott
Lake County Recorder
Fox Lake
Lake County
Republican Central Committee
Scott
Executive Committee
Ralph Pihl
Zion
Church of
Otto Kerner
Thomas P. Gunning
Princeton
Illinois State ‘Teachers’ Association
Cook County
Kerner
Edward J. Barrett
Henry B. Davidson
Stader
The
Grand Anny
Bop
Springfield
Davidson
Board of Education
Robert Simpson
Appointed Work Relief Executive
Morris L. Cooke an Atlanta engineer was named head of the rural electrification division of the Works Progress Administration. He said electrification benefits farm homes and farms, noting about 86 percent of farms lack electricity and that the program speed is expected.
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Morris L. Cooke
Atlanta
Works Relief Administration
Cooke
Congress
National Geographic and Army Build South Dakota Stratosphere Camp
Preparations for another stratosphere flight are underway by the National Geographic Society and the U.S. Army with a camp under construction near Rapid City South Dakota. Army trucks unload equipment as first camp activities begin. The prior American record was 61237 feet set at Akron Ohio on November 30 1934 by Lieut Com T G Settle and Maj C L Fordney.
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National Geographic Society
United States Army
Rapid City
S. D
Lieut. Com
T. G. Settle
U.S. N
Maj. C. L. Fordney
Marine Corps
Akron
Ohio
Pilot Dr. John D. Brock Honored for 2000 Consecutive Flights
Kansas City sportsman pilot Dr. John D. Brock was honored by the National Aeronautic Association in Washington after achieving his two thousandth consecutive daily flight.
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John D. Brock
Sportsman Pilot
Kansas City
National Aeronautic Association
Washington
The Supper Jesus Gave His Friends Lesson Summary
Matthew 26 and I Corinthians 11 outline Jesus instituting the Lord supper on the Passover night, using bread and the cup as symbols of his body and blood. It memorializes Christ, proclaims his sacrificial death, and anticipates full redemption. Eligibility rests on understanding its meaning, church membership, and orderly conduct.
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Jesus
Christ
Lord
Jesus Christ
God
Freedom and Triumph Through Duty and Will
The passage contrasts external compulsion with inner resolve, asserting freedom lies in obeying duty willingly. It frames discipline as liberating, presenting duty as a guiding force that yields peace and triumph rather than subjugation.
Seed Thoughts on Faith and Grief
A short reflective piece asserts that grief can drive growth and that rainfall nourishes the earth, while praising God as Father and Christ as love, hope, and joy. The text emphasizes universal acts and the divine presence guiding creation.
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Lord
Christ
Involved Mathematics and the Vast Growth of Knowledge
A Collier's Weekly piece by C. H. Austin from Bradford, Mass., notes that modern mathematics has expanded so greatly that twenty gifted men would not master it all. It argues even higher arithmetic challenges exceed the grasp of two geniuses, with meetings delivering dozens of papers where only a small portion is fully comprehensible to any individual.
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C. H. Austin
Bradford
Mass
Collier’s Weekly
Poltroon Potters Scene Provokes Quip About Haircuts
In a brief jest, Mrs Potter remarks on her husband’s short hair while Mrs Cotter calls him a coward, capturing a wry domestic exchange with sharp humor.
Thedford's Black-Draught Laxative Advertisement Story
A vintage ad describes bilious attacks dizziness and fullness after meals relieved by Thedford's Black-Draught. Mr M L Simmons of Pickens South Carolina testifies it cleanses the system and makes one feel a hundred percent better. Thousands prefer this purely vegetable laxative.
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Thedford
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