Railroad Brakeman Crushed And Dies After Arm Loss
Clyde Spankler 31 a Rock Island freight brakeman died at People's hospital Peru shortly after his arms were crushed under a moving train in the Peru yards He was rushed to hospital where surgeons amputated both arms but he succumbed to shock and head injuries He lived in Blue Island and was married The accident occurred during yard switching with no witnesses and investigators suspected a fall on ice as the cause
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Clyde Spankler
Rock Island
People’s Hospital
Peru
Spankler
Blue Island
Corley
Peru Boy Narrowly Escapes Death After Auto Collision
Eight year old Wilson Smith was struck by a car driven by John Benedict of Spring Valley on west Fifth street as he and his brother William returned from school. The wagon was being driven by Steve Cork when Wilson was hit and dragged slightly before the car was stopped. He was unconscious for four hours at home where a physician found no broken bones but possible internal injuries.
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Wilson Smith
John Benedict
Spring Valley
West Fifth Street
Arthur Smith
Peru
Wilson
William
Steve Cork
Market Gardner
Benedict
Mrs Rosalia Noel Dies At Peru Hospital
Mrs Rosalia Noel 68 a lifelong Peru resident died at Peoples hospital at 2 40 Monday morning after Brights disease. She was active in Ladies of the G A R and American Legion Auxiliary and survived by nine children including Chester Noel of Spring Valley and Joseph Noel of Peru. Funeral services were held at 2027 Main Street with interment at Peru City cemetery.
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Rosalia Noel
Peru
Peoples Hospital
Bright
Chester Noel
Spring Valley
Noel
American Legion Auxiliary
Christina Lutz
Elizabeth Koehler
Joseph
William
Jamestown
N. Y
Chester
Bertha Hopkins
Granville
Hermenia Zimmermann
Robert
Joseph Noel
Main Street
Peru City Cemetery
Mrs. William Gunther Hosts Mrs. Lawrence Muir Party
Mrs. William Gunther entertained many friends Friday at her East Erie Street home in honor of Mrs. Lawrence Muir. Guests included Mrs. Ben Gross Mrs. Mary Cummings Mrs. Wm Campbell Misses Tillie Wayker Bertha Wayker Lydia Legette Elsie De Costa and Freda Wayker. Games and refreshments followed with Muir receiving several pretty gifts.
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L. Muir
William Gunther
East Erie Street
Lawrence Muir
Muir
Ben Gross
Mary Cummings
Wm. Campbell
Tillie Wayker
Bertha Wayker
Lydia Legette
Elsie de Costa
Freda Wayker
Aged Man Dies. Anton Alsiauskas 75
Anton Alsiauskas, 75, died Monday at the county institution. A former Spring Valley resident, his body was brought here for burial. He is survived by seven daughters and one son. The funeral was held Thursday at Immaculate Conception Church with interment at St. Ann's Cemetery.
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Anton Alsiauskas
County Institution
Spring Valley
Immaculate Conception Church
St. Ann’s Cemetery
La Salle Man Fined $500 in Liquor Cases
Andrew Koslowski of 1157 First Street La Salle pleaded guilty in three liquor law charges in County Court. He was fined 500 dollars plus costs totaling 560 dollars, among the highest fines in La Salle county courts for possessing intoxicating liquor selling liquor and maintaining a nuisance.
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Andrew Koslowski
First Street
la Salle
Toluca Pitcher Signs With Peoria Baseball Club
John Fenoglio of Toluca signs a contract to pitch for the Peoria baseball club. He has built his reputation in semi pro circles around Toluca, most recently with Lacon in 1924, and has faced several Bureau County teams.
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John Fenoglio
Toluca
Peoria
Lacon
Fenoglia
Expert Hair Stylists at Nagle and Spaulding
Ladies in Princeton can have hair bobbing or shingling done by Nagle and Spaulding barbers, praised for expert technique. Mr Nagle follows tips from top hairdressers. thinning and shaping thick hair is offered for 40 cents.
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Princeton
Nagle and Spauldings Barber Shop
Nagle
Bureau County Considers 35 000 Road Construction Request
Bureau County officials discuss adding 35000 to the annual 25 cent state aid tax to fund five miles of new road construction under Section 15D. The plan aims to build one mile in each district and align with state paving plans from a forthcoming 100 million bond issue. The county budget totals 212460 for the year, down from 224000 last year, with funds to come from unspent appropriations.
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Bureau County
Board of Supervisors
Connors
Ohio Township
Rudolph Valentino in The Sainted Devil at Valley Theatre
A big Sunday show at the Valley Theatre features Rudolph Valentino in his last big special The Sainted Devil with the Valley Theatre orchestra. Two vaudeville acts follow including George and Harry Warren in comedy and harmony and the Cornelias in comedy and variety. A matinee is scheduled with candy for children.
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Valley Theatre
Rudolph Valentino
Valley Theatre Orchestra
George
Harry Warren
Cornelias
Tax bills mailed last Saturday in Bureau County
County Treasurer A. Simington mailed about sixteen thousand tax bills from Princeton to Bureau County townships on Feb 7. Taxes are due now. delinquency and penalties apply after May 1, with tax sales set for June 22 on all unpaid taxes.
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A. Simington
Princeton Post Office
Bureau County
Simington
Masonic Dance at La Salle event notice
The Eastern Star and Masonic Dance of La Salle Chapter No. 531 will be held at the Auditorium in La Salle on Wednesday evening February 25. Durt's Troubadours, a ten piece orchestra, will provide music. Eastern Stars Masons and their friends are invited. Also classified ad for Rawleigh product sales with no experience required offering $2,000 to $5,000 yearly.
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la Salle Chapter
la Salle
Durt
The Great White Way at Liberty Theatre Next Sunday
Enthusiastic response to last week's Liberty Theatre program builds to a standout showing next Sunday and Monday with The Great White Way starring Anita Stewart and Ned Wayburn among a starry cast. Critics hail it as a landmark gay life picture with a famed horse race and fight scene.
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Liberty Theatre
Great White Way
Ziegfield
Anita Stewart
T. Ray Barnes
Ned Wayburn
Fay King
Tex Rickard
Irvin S. Cobb
George McManus
Neil Brinkley
Pete Hartley
Damon Runyon
Hal Coffman
Sunset Trio
Liberty Theatre Orchestra
Mystery surrounds Bertha Wakeman's death in shooting
Miss Bertha Wakeman, 19, was found dead with a revolver beside her in a corncrib at her father's barn near Morris early last Thursday. She had been skating Wednesday night near home while her parents and brother went to a basketball game. Her brother Russell reported hearing her enter and leave the house and the parents later found her missing. No motive for suicide was known.
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Bertha Wakeman
Morris
Coal City
Russell
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C. A. Mason
Spring Valley, Illinois
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
I. J. Jagodzinski
Insurance Spring Valley
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Valley Auto
Big Valley
Putnam
Marshall County
Rawleigh
America
W. T. Rawleigh Co
Dept. Peel Freeport
Jeet Ria
the Liberty
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Illini Auditorium
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Dart’s
Troubadours
Peoria, Illinois
Bernie Scholtz
Paul Whiteman
Orchestra of
New York
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Spring Valley City Bank
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