Local News Breathes Small Town Life in Illinois History
Reports from the week include visits by residents Fritz Brit and Wayne Beckwith, a Goldfield doctor on sick calls, and Mrs. Byron Brink’s return after a relative’s January death. Fred Rasmussen targets a sale next week as Mrs. P. H. Thiel visits Des Moines, while Art Collins buys flour under new rules. The Junior Class play Country Folks impressed at the Vernon Theatre, and the water tank overflowed causing slippery Main Street conditions with Harry Beckwith scraping by.
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Vernon Theatre
Main Street
Harry Beckwith
Harry
Local notes and war era market chatter from town
Mod. Hall visited Bes Moines. George Yeoman family and J A Ross with daughter Marie and grandson Rolando traveled from Penton and returned toward Richmond Indiana. Fred Walkner Harvey Balle attend Tractor School at Algona. Newspaper mentions groundhog, war optimism and prices from Berlin, sugar, bacon and food costs. A South Carolina training camp shows a private promoted to corporal for truck driving. he is a university graduate and a great grandson of General Ulysses Grant.
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South Carolina
America
Uysseau
Grant
Candidacy Clash Echoes in Long Political Text
Fragmentary OCR passage outlines a heated race for Congress with mentions of candidates, allegations, and public sentiment. It references names, years, and local figures, hinting at campaign tension and calls to defend positions amid a charged political atmosphere.
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Ilinois
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Richardson's Hardware
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Des Moines
Nellie
Wayne Beckwith
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Art Collins
Wne
Art
MW Packer
Orsant
T. G. Sterritt
B. F. Fogg
US. Marine Camps
Ull Durham
U.S
France
A. A. Wallgren
U.S. Marines
Uine ‘Bult
Durham
SCRA
the Universal Car
Americ
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Detroit
Whyte Auto CO
Lone 22
Goldfield, Lowe
Mod. Hall
Bes Moines
George Yeoman
Penton
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Stock
Chicago
Marie
Roland Gwin
Richmond
Ind
Rolando
Indiana
Fred Walkner
Harvey Balle
Traetor
Algona
Berlin
Duster
Worp
Wolf Chemical
Quincy
A. R. Martin CO
United States
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Beaver
Norway
Humboldt County
Iowa
Ford Motor Co
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Livermore
VER
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Avery
Corinth
Congress
Amin Chanee
SEARS
la J. Dickenson
Kossuth County
W. HL
Helmke
Renwick
Fatal King
Comedy Weekly
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