Township High School Opens for Enrollments and New Staff
Hall Township High and Vocational School begins formal opening at 9 30 Thursday for student enrollment and class assignments. The staff includes Miss Edna Beers Latin, Miss Marie Sanders Champaign, and Miss Winnifred Wilson Atwood among others, with Superintendent Monroe Melton and a vacancy in the athletics department.
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Hall Township High and Vocational School
Board of Education
Township High School
Edna Beers
Ida Dyer
Moercaret Fuller
Kewanee
Ilinois
Macomb
Iinois
Knox College
Pauline Kruever
Chicago
Chicago University
Gregg School of Commerce
Agnes McWhirter
Yorkville
Illinois
Augustana College
Aurora
Rock Island
Marie Sanders
Champaign
Winois
University of Ilinois
G Bson City
Minois
Oklahoma
Winnifred Wilson
Atwood
Atwood Township
University of Tlinois
Atics
Congregational Church Notes on Friday Social Evening
The Count on Me class hosts a social Friday night at the Congregational Church with a 25e entry. Dr John A Holmes discusses sixty seven excuses for missing church in his book When Sunday Comes. Next Sunday morning will feature Five Its.
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John A. Holmes
Mike Shows Some Speed in Ottawa Speeder Case
M. J. Looney of Ottawa received the regulation speeding fine last Sunday evening. He admitted speeding but argued the police car violated the limit at over thirty miles per hour. He planned to have his friend Lee O’Neil Browne prosecute the officials, noting this was not his first offense in the speeder's court.
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M. J. Looney
Ottawa
Lee O'Neil Browne
Mike
Home From Poland Polish Corporal Returns to City
Corporal Stanley Placek arrives home after more than two years with the Polish army. Enlisted in Chicago on May 24, 1918, he served in France for a year and fought on three fronts including Ukraine and German and Russian advances. He recalls Bolshevik plunder, praises Polish soldiers, notes U S and French ammunition, decent clothing and rations, and brings home an ammunition belt adorned with coins from eighteen countries.
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Stanley Placek
Mr. Placek
Chicago
France
Poland
Ukraine
Constantine
United States
Placek
Identity of Rock Island victim remains unknown
A man found crushed under a freight locomotive between Spring Valley and Peru was not identified. Coroner's jury returned an open verdict after witnesses testified they knew nothing of the victim, whose body was moved to La Salle and buried in Oakwood cemetery after a funeral at La Salle.
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Rock Island
Spring Valley
Peru
la Salle
Hamilton
Braleman
Oakwood Cemetery
Mahon Rides in Goats Car Returns Home
Tom McMahon plans to return to Newcastle after a pleasant visit with friends. He recalls a wild ride in a runabout on Bureau Doig’s Goats Stunt, claiming the car jumps hills and would require a seat strap to avoid being numbered among the missing. He jokes the car needs a propeller and wings to soar and values the thrill of the bumps.
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Tom McMahon
Newcastle
Tom
Jess Willard
Sam Langford
Bureau
Goats
Band Concert at Starved Rock State Park
Spring Valley Concert Band presents a program at Starved Rock State Park on Sunday, August 22 with conductor A Fontecchio. Selections include marches, overtures, ballets, serenades, piano pieces, and contemporary band works, featuring varied composers and medleys.
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Starved Rock
Starved Rock State Park
Spring Valley
A. Fontecchio
Truck Crash Near De Pue Injures Two Men
P M Barnes of Chicago and A L Morris of Louisiana Missouri were seriously hurt when Barnes’s Ford roadster was struck by a runaway truck on Mecum Link hill near De Pue. Both were hospitalized at Spring Valley, Morris with a fractured hip and possible internal injuries, Barnes with a fractured left arm. The truck owner was A L Une of Annawan. the driver escaped uninjured.
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P. M. Barnes
Chicago
American Tobacco Co
A. L. Morris
Louisiana
Barnes
Mecum
Link Hill
de Pue
Morris
Sprig Valley Hospital
Kaskaskia
Ford
DePue
McDonald
St. Margaret's Hospital
Spring Valley
Ottawa Strike Over Foreman Pay Dispute
A nine hour workday strike by ten section hands on the O P railway followed a demand for foreman James McGarry to be paid $5 a day, equal to his crew. The company refused, leaving McGarry to return to the city and seek mining work.
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James McGarry
McGarry
East Main Street
Ottawa
Me Garry
Victory Medal applications urged for ex-soldiers
The Home Service of the American Red Cross at 201 East St Paul Street has limited Victory Medal application forms and urges ex-soldiers to apply promptly. The Springfield Recruiting Office offers assistance with applications, but currently has no instructions for ex-sailors, which will be arranged later.
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Home Service
American Red Cross
East St. Paul Street
Amy
Springfield
Illinois Firemen Tournament at Springfield Highlighted
De Pue Ladd and Peru will represent at the Illinois Firemen Tournament to be held at the State fair in Springfield on August 19 20 and 21. Eighteen teams compete for 2500 in prizes. Enthusiasm runs high as hose line, ladder, and coupling events draw strong interest. A women only ladder climbing contest is among ten feature events promised.
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de Pue
Ladd
Peru
Springfield
Hia
Falls Unger Moving Train Fatality Near De Pue
James May of Newton Kansas died at Spring Valley hospital after both legs were severed when he and Christopher Gardner of Bowling Green Kentucky attempted to board a moving freight train east of De Pue on the Rock Island road. Gardner testified at the coroner’s jury that the two met in Kansas City on August 13 and rode the freight toward Chicago. May slipped under the wheels while attempting to board. May died Sunday evening from shock and loss of blood. He was a member in good standing of the Odd Fellows Lodge of Depeille California with lodge members helping locate relatives. Remainders were sent to Newton Kansas.
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James May
Newton
Kan
Spring Valley Hospital
de Pue
Rock Island Road
May
Christopher
Gardner
Bowling Green
Spring Valley
Kansas City
Geneseo
Chicago
DePue
de Pune
Odd Fellows Lodge
Depeille
Cal
Big Game at Hicks Park Sunday between Peru Auburns and De Pue
Rival teams Peru Auburns and the De Pue Athletic Association clash at Hicks Park chosen as neutral ground. Peru seeks its recent strong play while De Pue brings Mackey and Williams to bolster a fierce showdown with large town delegations expected.
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Hicks Park
Peru Auburns
de Pue Athletic Association
Peru
Ene Uy
de Pue
Henry
Mackey and Williams
Peoola Battery
Moonshiner Fined in Princeton Court Case
Willam Baltkouski pleaded guilty in county court at Princeton to manufacturing moonshine and was fined 200 dollars plus costs. Mrs. Domenica Piercy was fined 200 dollars plus costs for dispensing hard drinks. the sheriff found a gallon and a half of moonshine from Baltkouski’s wash boiler. The judge originally fined Ricci the bartender, but Piercy protested and the court dismissed the bartender while upholding the fine on Piercy.
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Willam Baltkouski
Princeton
Domenica Piercy
Balt’ Kousxi
Ricci
Deputy Becomes Special Officer for Burlington Railroad
Deputy Pat Folks, long associated with the sheriff's office since Len D. Spaulding's election, resigns to serve as a special officer for the Burlington railroad. He will patrol the Aurora and Galesburg division between Aurora and Burlington, Iowa, starting Monday after meeting railroad officials Sunday. Folks was known as an efficient and courteous public servant.
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Pat Folks
Len D. Spaulding
Burlington Railroad
Folks
Aurora
Galesburg
Burlington
Iowa
Moose Picnic Showcases Lodge’s Food Fervor and Fun
The annual Moose picnic last Sunday drew a large crowd as single men won a 7 to 4 ball game while married men captured the tug of war. Fred Sarture won the peanut race and Charles Kleinfall the shoe race. Paul Yerley claimed the boxing crown and Bobby Bell won the drinking contest amid a festive, ideal day with abundant provisions.
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Fred Sarture
Charles Kleinfall
Paul Yerley
Bobby Bell
Simon Bernstein
Babe Ruth
Officers recover stolen Ford sedan in La Salle joy ride
Harry Wheeler flagged down a non running Ford on East Dakota Street late Sunday. Three young men fled the vehicle, leaving a coat, bathing suits, camera, and advertising fans inside. The car, stolen in La Salle, was found by Officer Hoffman and taken to city hall. No suspects identified.
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Harry Wheeler
East Dakota
Hoffman
City Hall
L. EF. Gonigan & Co
Walnut
Mr. Gonigan
la Salle
Hs Son and Daughter
Starved Rock
Dokey Drill Team to Showcase on Main Street
The Dokey team of Peru will give a public demonstration on Main Street Monday August 23 at 8 o clock. The boosters will appear in full uniform and the event includes a view of the Pythians playground. The Knights of Pythias lodge has progressed this year and recently fitted club rooms above Frank's Department Store.
Deputy County Treasurer Hurt In Auto Accident
Miss Edith Sharp deputy county treasurer sustained serious injuries in an auto accident near Princeton hospital. She suffered a fractured right arm and is expected to require months of recovery after a touring car crashed into a telephone pole while approaching the courthouse yard.
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Princeton Hospital
Miss Sharp
Miss Ethel
Miss Mary Athoff
Court House Yard
S. P. Clark
Princeton
Misses Sharp
Miss Athoff
Park Ave
Misa Fthel Sharp
Miss Edith
Bicycle Light Regulation in Spring Valley
Notice requires bicycle riders to carry lights after dark or face prosecution under Spring Valley city ordinances.
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Spring Valley
Drowned Man in Hennepin Canal Near De Pue Incident
Samuel Ryan of Denver Colorado drowned in the Hennepin canal near De Pue while boating with his brother in law Ford. Unable to swim he fell from a boat as Ford entered the water. his body was recovered after Locks 7 and 8 were drained. Coroner the inquest found accidental drowning and the remains were sent to Denver.
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Samuel
Ryan
Denver
Colorado
Hennepin Canal
de Pue
Fredford
Ford
Roan
Malm
Spring Valley Bride Weds Peruvians Glenry George and Mary Jacobs
Miss Mary Jacobs of Spring Valley and Mr. Glenry George of Peru were married by Rev. Pather Walsh at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Spring Valley. Attendants were the groom’s brother and bride’s sister. A wedding breakfast followed and the couple left for a trip to Omaha after the ceremony. The bride formerly worked at Westclox. the groom is a molder at Mundie foundry. They will reside in Peru.
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Mary Jacobs
Spring Valley
Glenry George
Peru
Pather Walsh
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Omaha
Neb
Westclox
Mundie Foundry
Pern
Durand names Dell Collings as new superintendent
Dell Collings of this city has accepted the superintendency of the Durand Public Schools and will leave for Rockford August 30 for the Winnebago County Institute before taking up duties. The Durand system includes an eight-grade standardized graded school and a four-year accredited high school. Collings secured the post through University of Illinois appointments service.
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Ie. Dell Collings
Dura
Rockford
Winnebago County
Collings
Tomithe
University of Illinois
Mall Township High Announces Early September School Opening
The notice informs pupils and patrons that school opens at 9 30 Thursday morning September 2 for enrollment and class assignment. All pupils must be present. Thursday session ends at noon and regular hours resume 9 10 Friday September 3. Monroe Melton, Superintendent.
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Mall Township High and Vocational School
Jagodzinski's Cash Grocery Ad Highlights Specials
Swift's Pride Washing Powder 25c per package and Swift's Pride Laundry Soap large size 5c. Water Glass for preserving eggs recommended by the Department of Agriculture. Store: Jagodzinski's Cash Grocery.
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Swift
Department of Agriculture
Jagodzinski’s Cash Grocery
The Ideal Tonic Argo-Phosphate advertised tonic claim
An old advertisement touts The Ideal Tonic Argo-Phosphate as the world's greatest tonic for lassitude and run-down conditions. A Boston physician calls it the best tonic he ever used, with Thompson Di Company as the dispenser.
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Boston
Thompson DI . Company
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