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Newspaper
Spring Valley Gazette
Location
Spring Valley, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1920
Page
2
The text urges immediate repeal of all war related laws and special acts enacted during wartime. It argues the president should refrain from blocking repeal, while emphasizing goals like peace with Germany, resumption of trade with Europe, and tariffs to shield workers as the new administration takes power.
The Oklahoma oil man Jake Hamon dies after a drunken encounter with his secretary Jara Smith Hamon. She fires a shot in self defense and flees with help from friends, reportedly in Mexico. Hamon, a millionaire, had been intimate with Hamon’s wife.
The public watches with mixed emotions as farm product values drop and farmers face relief questions. Opinions emphasize wartime gains fading and concern grows over the farmer's current earnings and security.
The decline in farm product prices is nationwide and severe. Collateral on which farmers borrowed for their business has shrunk by more than half. A one year moratorium is proposed in Georgia to protect farmers and cotton growers as wholesale farm asset seizures leave many destitute.
The piece notes a national budget surpassing four and a half billion dollars, far above prewar levels, and discusses debt obligations. It commends Congress for plans to spread the debt burden over this decade and to modify the excess profits tax to lessen restrictions on business.
A controversial definition of Jay towns emerges, describing towns that sustain individuals who spend all their time criticizing the municipality they live in. The discussion centers on whether such towns exist and how the behavior impacts local governance and community image.
Voters will elect three judges for each circuit district in June. The thirteenth judicial circuit covers Bureau Grundy and La Salle counties, currently represented by Judges Davis Stough and Eldredge. Davis is favored to run with little opposition in Bureau County.
An unknown intruder tried to rob the Sapp Dahl and Olds store in Wyanet around 1 3 in the morning but was deterred by Lenzora Barkley and his mother who live above the shop. John Green, the night watchman, alerted the depot dispatcher before the freight train halted due to a breakdown between Zearing and Arlington.
On a September day on Mount Washington, Albert Belle secures a future for his daughter Lila by inviting Ann Joyce to become her mother after Ann's mother dies. The story follows grief, quiet longing, and a hopeful sunrise as Belle vows to provide care and family for the child.
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