Hall Township High School Sees Strong Week Of Progress
Hall Township High reports a vigorous term start with the third six weeks beginning and top academic and extracurricular activity. Football under Coach Keith wins the Illinois Valley championship with a perfect season except for a 14 0 loss to Moline, plus a 38 0 win over La Salle. basketball prospects rise with 30 plus tryouts and a Dec 15 opener against Princeton. An Honor Club assembly showcased music and readings, and the Urbana convention highlighted Hall Township High School’s progress. The community is urged to visit and support the school’s endeavors.
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Hall Township High
Hall Times
Hail High
Township High School
Keith
Moline
la Salle
Ladd
Bender
Jacobowski
Thomas
Nesti
Hill
Orloff
Dwyer
Campeggio
Blum
Baladinski
Rasbidowski
Taggart
Hall Gymnasium
Princeton
Lyceum
Loretta Dwyer
Lois Grivetti
Michael Bender
Albert Steffen
High School Press Association
Urbana
Illinois
St. Cyril College of Chicago
Times
Hall Township High School
All Alike in the End Verse on Prohibition’s Reach
A reflective line notes that despite dry laws the sailor keeps a port and the farmer rye, the cotton man gin, and the sea coast its bar with none spared from a bier. The piece emphasizes universal habits persisting amid prohibition.
Appolo Theatre Owner Vows 12 Month Morals Crackdown
W O Stevens of Princeton vows a year long crackdown after criticizing local posters for a musical comedy. He appoints himself Assistant Morals Inspector and targets indecent exposure lotteries bootlegging and immoral behavior, warning the town may be cleaned up or face persecution by officials.
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W. O. Stevens
Appolo Theatre
Princeton
Princeton Council
Parke and Nurse Edith Eynon Wed in Spring Valley
David Parke, district manager for Wayne Nursery, and Edith Eynon, a Dayton-born nurse, united in marriage by Judge James Dewey at his West St. Paul Street home in Spring Valley on Thanksgiving eve. The couple were attended by Vida, Bradley and Alcide Mercier and will reside in Spring Valley.
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David Parke
Edith Eynon
James Dewey
Annual Farm Bureau Meet in Princeton with Lunch and Elections
The Annual meeting of the Bureau County Farm Bureau will be held at Apollo Hall Princeton in conjunction with the Corn Show on Wednesday December 12. Reports of officers and farm advisers begin at 10 30 am. A covered dish luncheon at noon at City Hall is hosted by the Home Bureau and guests are asked to bring food and utensils. After lunch officers and directors for next year will be elected at Apollo Hall followed by a joint program with two speakers.
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Bureau County Farm Bureau
Apollo Hall
Princeton
City Hall
Farm Bureau
Home Bureau
Jail curbs prisoners plans to escape jail
A jail delivery plot by four inmates at Bureau county jail was foiled Tuesday afternoon by Jailer Alex Dahl and deputies. Prisoners Van Bleck John De Shot Adams and Collins were moved to separate cells to hinder further escape attempts. A spring saw caused by a damaged watch helped delay the plan while investigators watched for weeks.
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Alex Dahlgren
Bureau County
van Bleck
Rockford
John de Shot
Sheffield
Adams
Collins
Knox Hotel
Gustavson
The China Shop operetta at Hall on December 14
A new Chinese operetta titled The China Shop will be staged at Hall on December 14. The mock Ping Pong scene features Fat Sing and Sing Fong, with cast members including Cecelia De Filippi and Albert Steffen, and tickets priced 35 cents on sale from December 7.
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China Shop
Fat Sings
Sing Tong
Fat Sing
Sing Fong
Mah Jong
Doris Shurtz
Marguerite Noles
Fag Sing
Lotus Blossom
Cecelia de Filippi
Paty Ite
Joe Eschenbaum
Fong
Albert Steffen Mush Lush
When a Feller Needs a Friend at Seatonville
The True Blue Sunday School class of Seatonville Congregational presents a three act farce at Seatonville Village hall Friday Dec 7. Cast includes Tom Denker played by Arthur Rolander Bob Mills by Oss Wen, Mrs Reese landlady from Over There, Liz stepdaughter, Mabel Cherry Bing Dickson Liz’s steady Neil Champley William Denker Tom’s uncle Alice King Tom’s aunt Elaine Lynne Alice King’s Ward Lottie Gronbach Angela Scott Bob’s fiancée and others.
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True Blue
Seatonville
Oss
Reese
Liz
Mabel Cherry
Bing” Dickson
Neil Champley
William Denker
Tom
Pansat
Roy Wixom
Alice King
Weiseshak de
Lottie Gronbach
Elaine Lynne
Shiba
Lottie Froelich
Angela
Scott
Bob
Aman
Mary
Westclox to occupy new Peru office in January
Westclox plans to move employees to its East Fifth Street office in Peru after year end. Builders work on marble mouldings and interior finishings while steam heat dries the structure. A pedestrian tunnel under East Fifth Street will connect offices with the main factory as concrete pours continue.
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Western Clock Company
East Fifth Street
Peru
Westclox
Illinois
Married at Arlington in St Patrick's church
Pather Fitzgerald of Arlington married Miss Rose Flanagan of Arlington and Theodore Hopp of Peterstown at 7 o'clock mass. The bride's sister Veronica Flanagan and groom's brother L Hopp attended. After a brief honeymoon they will reside on a farm in Troy Grove Township.
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Pather Fitzgerald
Arlington
St. Patrick’s Church
Rose Flanagan
Theodore Hopp
Peterstown
M'sa Veronica Flanagan
L. Hopp
Troy Grove Township
Streator Criticselects All Star Football Team
The Streator Critic names its Illinois Valley Conference all star selections with Hall earning three first squad spots and Dwyer named to the second team. The list includes players from Ottawa and Streator, with positions at tackle guard center end quarterback and backfield roles across first and second elevens.
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Hall
Nesti
Jacobowski
Eschenbaum
Dwyer
Edd
John
Antram
Ottawa
Hendrickson
Meagher
Isos
Dekteor
Hackensmith
Cathine
Hosutt
Grried Sedoulor
Alan Freebury Weds Doloras Roach in Streator Ceremony
Miss Doloras G. Roach and Alan Freebury of Springfield were married at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Streator. The ceremony followed nuptial Mass with Father Parker officiating. A breakfast for sixty guests was held at the Elks Club and a reception followed at the Roach home. The couple will reside in Springfield after their honeymoon in St Louis.
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Doloras G. Roach
Alan Freebury
Springfield
Streator
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Father Parker
Frank Roach
Louis Lenz
Elks Club
Elks Cafe
Mrs. Freebury
Roach
la Salle
St. Mary’s Convent
Heenan’s
Harry Cassiday
Spring Valley
Alice Freebury
Ottawa
John Hanlon
Madison Street
St. Mary’s School
St. Viator’s
Bourbonnais
Notre Dame
State Corporation Department
Dean Madden
Helen Ward
Lee O'Neil Browne
L. M. Harvey
Mary Hanlon
Fred Hanlon
Virginia
Catherine McCormick
Cornelius Dwyer
Anna Nulty
Susanne Hanley
Harry A. Cassiday
Harry, Jr
Artist at Work Sparks Candid Opinion Exchange
In a brisk studio moment, an eager visitor questions the piece while the artist contemplates the work, prompting a blunt verdict about its value. The exchange captures a tension between critique and creative aspiration in a creative space.
Wild Cats Triumph in Thanksgiving Rain Over Kankakee Electrics
In heavy rain at Thanksgiving, Spring Valley Wild Cats defeated Kankakee Electrics 19 to 0 on a muddy field. A fast but error prone Kankakee halfback prevented any threat, while Crawford capped the scoring with a sensational 40 yard kickoff return and strong field play.
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Wild Cats
Kankakee Electrics
Kankakee
Spring Valley
Crawford
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