Sanitary Milk Producers Meet at St. Jacob Illinois
About 3000 dairy workers from fifteen Illinois counties and five Missouri counties gathered at St. Jacob to plan continuation of a dairy strike against Pevery Dairy Company. They denounced a Milk House Moratorium by Health Commissioner Starkloff and urged rescission to protect a $700,000 investment.
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St. Louis
Pevery Dairy Company
St. Jacob
Illinois
Tinois
Misouri
E. W. Tiedeman
Association
Tiedeman
We . Coy Ae Cs
Ceme
Health Department
Taxpayers to Meet in Bloomington Form State Association
Taxpayers from across Illinois plan a Bloomington meeting on October 17 to finalize a state-wide organization called the Illinois Taxpayers Association. Delegates from a dozen counties already formed a temporary leadership with Dr. F. W. Behanan as president and aim to press for tax relief at Springfield and potential special sessions. The group invites all taxpayers to join and expand to every county by year’s end, modeling methods from similar leagues in other states.
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Tillinois
Bloomington
Sinois Taxpayers Association
F. W. Behanan
Peoria
Honorank H. Funk
O. M. Kiest
Lincoln
Ivan Light
Springfield
League
India
Evry
Keller siblings visit with Mrs Simcox a Sunday
Albert Keller and Dan ville’s sister visited Sunday with Mrs Florence Simcox. They are grandchildren of the late Joe Cannon.
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Albert Keller
Danville
Florence Simcox
Keller
Ele
Joe Cannon
Pa toka Schools Board Responds to Anonymous Letter
The Pa toka School Board printed an anonymous missive criticizing school building cleanliness and calling for experienced janitorial staff. The board invited parents and inspectors to tour facilities and stated an internal inspection found conditions satisfactory, suggesting the letter came from someone with a personal grudge.
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Patoka
T. B
Sixtieth Wedding Anniversary Held For Meredith Doolen Family
On September 20 the children and grandchildren of Meredith Doolen gathered at the parental home east of Vernon to celebrate their sixtieth wedding anniversary. The couple spent almost fifty years on the family farm with six children, twelve grandchildren and two great grandchildren present. The event concluded with hymns and a group photo session. Attendees included Oscar Doolen and family Roland Doolen and family Orville Doolen and family Ellis Doolen and family Chester Doolen Mildred Morgan Vernon Hubert Doolen and wife Centralia Frank Brokermeyer and family Patoka.
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Meredith Doolen
Vernon
Childrn
Kansas
Oscar Doolen
Roland Doolen
Orville Doolen
Ellis Doolen
Chester Doolen
Mildred Morgan
Hubert Doolen
Centralia
Frank Brokermeyer
Patoka
Sandoval High Defeated by Odin High in Close Game
Sandoval High School baseball lost 4 to 3 at Odin Grounds on Friday. Sandoval led early, then two errors in the seventh inning allowed Odin to rally. It was Sandoval’s first defeat after wins over Vernon 20 to 0 and the Alumni.
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Sandoval High School
Odin
Odin Grounds
Sandoval Boys
Sandoval
Vernon
Watermelon weighs 137 pounds on display at fair
A giant watermelon weighing 137 pounds is shown at the Marion County Fair and Farmers Institute. Visitors are invited to inspect it Saturday at 2:30 PM and can take seeds home to plant if desired.
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Marion County Fair and Farmers Institute
Wayne E. Young
Local Church News from September 1931
Evangelist Wm K Hong heads a revival north of the Legion Hall starting Tuesday September 22 1981 topics include The Battle of Armageddon Mussolini the Anti Christ and Why the Jews are Returning to Palestine. Good music healing services and a weiner roast are planned with various meetings and programs led by Pastor A Calvin Stewart and others.
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Legion Hall
Wm K Hong
Mussolini
Palestine
Mary Wickersham
Christian Science Lesson-Sermon Highlights September 20
The weekly Christian Science Lesson-Sermon centered on Matter. The Golden Text proclaims heaven and earth passing away but God’s words endure. Psalms 46 cites refuge and strength and calls stillness before God. A passage from Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy argues matter and error are unreal and illness vanishes.
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Churches of Christ, Scientist
Seriaxa
Mary Beker Eddy
M E Church South Seeks Attendance and Spiritual Support
The new conference year opens with encouragement and calls for regular services and in person attendance. Pastor R E Willis invites visitors and outlines Epworth League activities for September 27 at 7 p m with prayers readings and musical numbers led by the orchestra and church members.
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Jesus
R. E. Willis
Epworth League
Bro. Willis
Willis
M E Church Program Highlights Music and Sermon
The bulletin lists a sermon on Luke 6 31 33 titled Standing on the Promises by Marvin Ballance with scripture. A piano solo by Alta Pugh and readings by Mary Alice Field are noted along with a double duet by Field Mulvaney and Quayle. Attendance is 27 with Margaret Ballance leading and announcements followed by a league benediction.
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Marvin Ballance
Alta Pugh
Mary Alice Field
Harriett Quayle
Lucille Field
Ellen Mulvaney
Jesus Is
Margaret Ballance
Evelyn Pugh to Lead Sunbeam Meeting at Baptist Church
Evelyn Pugh will lead the Sunbeam gathering Sunday morning at the Baptist Church. The event invites attendees and seeks participation from families and children in the church program.
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Evelyn Pugh
Sunbeam Meeting
Wo mans Missionary Society Meeting At Vernon Home
The regular meeting of the Wo mans Missionary Society of the M E Church South met at Mrs Delpha Jolliffs Vernon with good attendance. Mrs Willis led devotions and Mrs Carrye Alexander directed the discussion. Next meeting will be at Mrs Wilma Diveleys on the third Wednesday in October. Visitors welcome.
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Woman’s, Missionary Society of the
M. E. Church South
Delpha Jolliff
Vernon
Willis
Carrye Alexander
Wilma Diveley
Fire Prevention Week Proclaimed by Illinois Governor
Governor Louis L. Emmerson designated October 4 to October 10 1931 as Fire Prevention Week urging cleanup of fire hazards in homes businesses factories schools hospitals and public places. He notes 19283 fires in the last year with 879 deaths and calls for year round prevention efforts statewide.
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Illinois
Louis L. Emmerson
Chambers of Commerce
State of
Springfield
Largest Dog Kennels in U S Located in Fayette
Riverview Kennels near Ramsey is claimed as one of the largest dog kennels in the United States. Established eight years ago it sells from 1000 to 2000 hounds yearly. General manager L J Adams notes orders come from across the country and from Central America, Canada and India.
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Riverview Kennels
Ramsey
United States
L. J. Adams
Central America
Canada
India
Clinton Native Ross Walker Visits T B Walker Family
Ross Walker of Clinton is spending the week with T. B. Walker and family, staying at their home as a guest.
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Ross Walker
Clinton
T. B. Walker
U S Air Mail Planes Now Flying 87 000 Miles Daily
The United States air mail service has grown rapidly since 1911. By August 1 this year 16 new or extended routes raised daily miles to 87 000 and total mail weight to 750 000 pounds monthly, with United Air Lines carrying over half of all air mail. Twenty three routes now operate nationwide.
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United States
Nassau Boulevard
Mineola
N. Y
United States Air Mail
Postoffce Department
New York
Chicago
Dallas
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Northwest
San Diego
Seattle
Pacific Coast
Pioneer
Postoffice Department
United Air
Post and Galty
Duck Season Dates Expanded in Fourteen States
Secretary of Agriculture announces amendments to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act Regulations approved by President Hoover. Fourteen states, including Illinois, adjust duck goose brant and coot seasons with no month exceeding November and the changes take effect immediately.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Hoover
Illinois
Hathaway-Conley Wedding Ends In Shobonier
The September 10 1931 wedding united Lester Hathaway second son of Mr and Mrs John Hathaway Patoka with Essie Conley daughter of Mrs Mary Foster Shobonier Illinois The Register learned of the marriage days late and notes plans show the couple will reside in Shobonier for now The account closes with well wishes from friends and family.
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Lester Hathaway
John Hathaway
Patoka
Essie Conley
Mary Foster
Shonobier
Register
Lester
Shobonier
Samuel Adams A Pioneer Revolutionary Leader in Massachusetts
Samuel Adams figures prominently as a key colonist guiding the push toward independence. The United States George Washington Bicentennial Commission notes his role in building public sentiment, leading radical Massachusetts in resisting Parliament’s taxes, and shaping early revolutionary strategy and the Continental Congress.
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Samuel Adams
United States
George Washington Bicentennial Commission
Massachusetts
New England
Samuel
Harvard
Adams
Purchase Street
Boston
Massachusetts Committees of Correspondence
Continental Congress
Congress
Duche
Philadelphia
Washington
John Adams
Jefferson
Hamilton
Madison
Hart and Farmer couple tour Iowa and Wisconsin trips
Mr and Mrs Chas Hart of Wenona Illinois and Mr and Mrs Leo Farmer have returned from a trip through Iowa visiting Madison Wisconsin state capitol and other points of interest.
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Chas
Hart of
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Sanitary Milk Producers
ST. Jacobs
Odin High
Pentecostal Tent Meeting
Christian Endeavor
A. Calvin Stewart
Rugged Cross
the Cross
Anna Belcher
Maud Ellis
Bessie Hill
Mae Eagan
Elizabeth Simcox
Christian Science Churches
M. E. Church
Baptist Church News
Womans Missionary Society Meeting
U. S
Fayette
Joe Hopkins
Salem
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