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Newspaper
Spring Valley Gazette
Location
Spring Valley, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1925
Page
2
An advertisement notes a one year paid in advance rate of $2.00 for mail subscriptions. It mentions post office entry at Spring Valley Illinois and second class mail matter status.
The article reflects that Christmas renews people across generations. Elders feel youth again through grandchildren and cherished memories. The season centers on the Babe in the manger and honors the global, world inspiring significance of Bethlehem.
A reflective creed urges starting anew with a higher, fairer standard. It calls for ceasing complaint about others greed and duty neglect, avoiding envy, seeking hidden beauty, and focusing on personal merit and effort.
The county office offers Illinois State Teachers Association programs for December in Springfield with Dallas Love Sharp's two lectures on Five Days and an Education and The Mind of America. Victor Olander to speak on Labor and Education. Meiklejohn to speak on Thinking in a Democracy. Christmas Seal sales progress, Junior Red Cross enrollments at Princeton, Hopkins School health demonstration, Red Oak health play, and a Thanksgiving program at Piper District 85. Teachers’ notes by Mrs. Ethel Sledge.
District 12 United Mine Workers members vote decisively to postpone the regular convention to March 1927. The district board says no business justifies the expense before the national convention, already delayed until 1927.
La Salle residents Jas. Ruchetti Arthur Lewis and Miss Mabel Lewis visited relatives Sunday. Mr. Francisco bought a radio toys and candies for Christmas. Mrs. R. Piercy shopped Monday. Dover residents Ezra Williams and Misses Lucille Celia Wilson called Sunday. Miss Angelina Comincoli visited from Tovoka with parents. Mrs. Barr remains critically ill at Spring Valley hospital. Cherry Theatre features Hoot Gibson Spook Ranch Won by Law Thursday Buck Jones The Trail Rider Milk Bandit Saturday Sunday The Goose Hangs High plus a short subject night Beauty and the Bandit Ace of Spades Rolling Stones Tuesday Harold Lloyd Girl Shy Geo O Brien The Roughneck The Ancient Mariner The Iron Horse coming attractions.
Fred Martin, a Deer Park butler and driver of the car that plunged from Canyon drive into a 100 foot precipice, lies at St Marys hospital in amnesia. He wandered the canyon area for 36 hours after the crash while his companion Anne Currie improves in a separate hospital with shock and exposure.
Scarlet fever prevalence is 25 per cent higher than last year with cases increasing from 109 in the first week of October to 414 last week. Early antitoxin treatment yields favorable results and three injections of scarlet fever toxin given a week apart can immunize a child for a year or more.
A fire of unknown origin swept the job press room and newspaper plant of the Bureau County Tribune in Princeton during supper hour Friday evening. Damage estimated at 5000 dollars, with most losses from damaged machinery and printing materials due to smoke and water.
Sylvester Schneidt of Peru, injured when his auto struck a road on the hard near Wyanet, was taken to Perry Memorial hospital in Princeton with a slight concussion a broken nose and numerous lacerations about the head and is reported somewhat improved.
Widespread approval follows the Postmaster General’s announcement that mail will not be delivered on Christmas Day. The public supports holiday time for postal workers and urges early purchases and handing gifts to postal staff by December 15 to ensure delivery before Yuletide.
William Doran, 85, is in custody in La Salle after confessing to a burglary at S. E. Parker's home. Police say he staged the crime and recovered two diamond rings from a rooming house on First Street, the chief loot.
Joseph Shurman 83 longtime Peru resident died at his home at 10 10 Saturday morning after a two week illness. Survived by wife, one daughter Mrs John Ernat of Granville, three sons Jacob East Chicago Joseph and John of Peru, twenty grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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