State Parks and Memorials Highlight Illinois Heritage
A new booklet from the Department of Public Works and Buildings outlines the Illinois park plan under Governor Emmerson. It notes recent acquisitions like Black Hawk Watch Tower Park and White Pine Forest Park, plus sites such as Fort Massac and Cahokia Mounds under Harry H. Cleaveland. The report also covers license plate renewals, coal campaign gains, school property value jumps, and new Agriculture Department appointees along with several state issues and upcoming court decisions.
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Department of Public Works and Buildings
Mlinois Park
Louis L. Emmerson
Black Hawk Watch Tower Park
Rock Island
White Pine Forest Park
Ogle
Vandalia Court House
Douglas Monument
Fort Massac
Fort Chartres
Old Salem Park
Starved Rock Park
Shabbona Monument
Fort Crewe Coeur
Metamora Court House
Lovejoy Monument
Garrison Hill Cemetery
Cahokia Mounds Park
Campbell’s Island Monument
Illinois Produce Marketing association organized in Illinois
Articles of incorporation filed in Springfield form the Illinois Produce Marketing association under the Illinois Agricultural association with headquarters at Bloomington. Officers include President S M Elkins Vice President William Krause and Secretary Treasurer Claude J Martin. Directors represent multiple counties across the state.
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Illinois Produce Marketing Association
Springfield
Illinois Agricultural Association
Bloomington
S. M. Elkins
McLean County
William Krause
Logan County
Claude J. Martin
Mason County
Richland
Edwards
White
Crawford
Adams
Brown
McDonough
Hancock
Macoupin
Scott Counties
Executor's Notice for George W Green Deceased
Samuel E. Robinson named executor of George W. Green late of Marion County Illinois announces he will appear before Marion County Court in Salem at the January Term on the first Monday in January for claims against the estate and to settle accounts. He asks all indebted persons to pay promptly. November 8 1929. Basil Wilson attorney.
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George W. Green
Marion
Illinois
Marion County
Salem
Samuel E. Robinson
Basil Wilson
Hoover Peace Efforts Highlight Springfield Recovery
Henry Kohn director of purchases and supplies and longtime friend of Governor Emerson has recovered sufficiently to leave Springfield hospital and return home to Anna indicating ongoing efforts toward lasting world peace.
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Hoover
Henry Kohn
State Department of Purchases and Supplies
Emmerson
Springfield
Anna
Largest strip mine opens near Duquoin in Illinois
United Electrical Coal company opened the world’s largest strip mine west of Duquoin on November 7 amid 20 000 acres of strip coal land. Four units operate, with investment in the millions. Governor Emmerson may travel to Washington after the December congressional session to seek federal aid for the Illinois waterway, needing five more millions beyond the current twenty. Soybean Marketing association directors will meet in Chicago December 4 at the Illinois Agricultural association offices.
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Albert L. Culbertson
Delaware
113Th Illinois Infantry
Militia Bureau
War Department
Washington
Emmerson
Secretary of War
Illinois
American Red Cross
Duquoin
United Electrical Coal Company
Congress
Chicago
Soybean Marketing Association
Co-Operative
Illinois Agricultural Association
Illinois corn yield beats earlier forecasts in federal report
The federal crop report as of November 1 shows yields of late Illinois crops substantially above earlier expectations. Gains are attributed mainly to unusually favorable October weather boosting production prospects for corn and other late varieties.
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Illinois
Illinois Iowa route debate on Lincoln Memorial highway
A Illinois Iowa comparison shows Illinois second to Iowa in length as a committee gathers evidence from two associations on the Lincoln Memorial highway route. After data is compiled, H H Cleaveland and Frank Sheets will study the findings to decide routing. no action yet. Mrs. John C Searle of Rock Island has two sons serving as legislators in Illinois and New York. Truman G Searle, of Rochester New York, was elected to the New York Assembly and is a cousin of Rep. Clinton J Searle.
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Lincoln Memorial Highway
H. H. Cleaveland
State Department of Public Works and Buildings
Frank Sheets
Rock Island
Ilinois
New York
Truman. G. Searle
Rochester
N. Y
Clinton J. Searle
Albany
Truman Searle
Geneseo High School
Augusta College
University of Illinois
College of Law
Columbia, University
New York State
Patner
Johnson & Searle
No Hunting Names Ad Campaign Notice
A small classified item announces a no hunting policy with a rates note of five cents per name per week and invites readers to submit names to run.
Notice Restricts Hunting on Local Farms by Signatories
A group of landowners announces they will not allow hunting or trespassing on their farms with gun or dog. The list names M. Lee and many neighbors including Chas Meador Oscar Caldwell Cyrus Nichols J W Black and others.
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Harmon Hampy
Wm. A. Ververs
Tfe
John Frahs
Pope Sisters
F. Barnes
V. O
DuComb
Bud Johnson
M. Lee
Chas. Meador
J. T. Boring
J. A. Caldwell
Wm. Jones
Oscar Caldwell
A. D. Nichols
W. K. McNicol
Lafe Bassett
W. A. Neilson
J. A. Bassett
Jas. McNicol
H. H. Jones
Joseph Knight
E. G. Arnold _Elmer Berry
M. C. Souter
Cyrus Nichols
Mary E. Nichols
Blanche Doolen
W. R. Williams
Fred Atkins
Nm. McNicol
H. R. Livesay
J. T. Walton
A. L. Irvin
A. W. Foster
Merle Jones
S. B. Foster
Cyrus Arnold
Chris Neilson
C. A. Walton
J. W. Black
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Vandalia
Alton Road
Hagarstown
Shoemaker
Altamont
John Deere
Osborne
Ladies OF
B. F. Woolsey
Harris and Hooker
Patoka High School
Cruse
Floyd B. Cain
Centralia
Gray Bros. Barber Shop
Ka and
Vernon
Corno
Patoka
George J. Wasem
State Capitol News
Secretary of State
Wm. J. Stratton
Francis G. Blair
Education Press
Clarence F. Buck
State Department of Agriculture
C. C. Alexander
F. J. Santee
Sterling
H. C. Barth
Amboy
C. F. Harre
McLeansboro
S. A. Ridgeway
Geneva
Ray H. Schertz
Eureka
Bureau of Animal Industry
Eric Nelson
Big Rock
P. E. Denner
Deland
Divisions of Foods and Dairies
D. W. Griffith
Abraham Linecoln
Otis F. Glenn
Newport
Rhode Island
Carlstrom
Andy Hall
Eliza
Mercer County
John Bishop
Mississippi River
Oscar E. Carlstrom
Charles E. Durst
Wheaton
Illinois Farmers’ Institute
H. E. Young
Mr. Durst
State University
Union
Cook
State Capitol
Charles Curtis
Grocery Central In Baking Co
Anton Altadonna
MAE Eagan Auto and Property Insurance
Earl Graham
Carl Cunningham
East Broadway
Lucas Crawford
J. M. Smith Vernon
Phillips
Magnesia
U. S
Iowa
Ke Bea
THE
Blue Goose Garage
L. E. Belcher
Salem Battery Co
Patoka Farmers Elevator
FOX Ill'nois Theatre
Ill
Harold Lloyd
Nancy Carroll
Helen Kane
Jack Oakie
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