Local society notes from Venona and surrounding towns
Charles Ong to visit grandmother in Venona while mother stays in Hot Springs Arkansas. Mrs Cressy leaves for Chicago with her daughter after winter visit. Mrs Harold Ong shopped in La Salle. Claud Miller family occupying Orville Robert home for summer. Various visits and travels among local residents. one operation at Peru hospital for James Haddow. Prof Irving Munson did business in Chicago.
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Charles Ong
Venona
Hot Springs
Ark
Mrs. Claud Miller
Orville Robert
Honor System a Failure Warned by Joliet Warden
Joliet prison warden J. Murphy says the honor system is a failure and that men sent to the state farm are chosen for merit. He notes conduct is weighed under a merit rule and cites walkaways as inevitable but mostly compliant, with groups of fifty sent to the farm.
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J. Murphy
Joliet Prison
State Farm
Relatives Featured in Arlington and Peru Visits
Myrtle Carlson spent Sunday in Arlington with relatives and friends. Anna Walker will visit relatives and friends in Peru Friday.
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Myrtle Carlson
Arlington
Anna Walker
Peru
Concrete Wall Caves In At Peru Work Site
Several men narrowly escaped injury when 200 feet of a 20 foot concrete wall collapsed during excavation for a Westclox addition near the Rock Island Railway in Peru. The accident occurred about 10 20 oclock and George Mundie alerted nearby workers to assist, though no help was needed.
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Rock Island Railway
Peru
George Mundie
Mr. Mundie
Lost-Gold Initial Fob With M J R Initials
Reward offered by Gazette office for return of a lost gold fob engraved with initials M J R. Owner seeks prompt recovery and verification of ownership.
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Gazette Office
Local Moves and Family News From Town
B Rosenzweig travels from Chicago by car with Frank and Harriet Gates who just finished eighth grade and start high school in Newark. Mr and Mrs Adolph Rheinhart moved to Rock Island for a night operator job. Mrs Henry Jamerson and her son visit Mrs Jamersons sister Mrs William Bevan at 211 East Dakota Street.
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Frank
Harriet Gates
Newark
Adolph Rheinhart
Rock Island
Rheinhart
Henry Jamerson
Gillespie
Jamerson
William Bevan
E. Dakota St
Apple Crops Look Good Says Farmers
Farmers report the apple crop appears safe despite buds killed by a hard freeze. Bud examination shows many good buds remain, with trees blossoming and hopes for a large crop if temperatures stay mild. Misses Josephine and Mayme Hoffman are expected home Friday from Champaign where they attended the University of Illinois.
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Josephine
Mayme Hoffman
Champaign
University of Illinois
Mr and Mrs Alfred Badhabrle Move to Gary Indiana
Mr and Mrs Alfred Badhabrle and their family have moved to Gary Indiana after purchasing a home there.
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Alfred Badhabrle
Gary
Indiana
Laurer Family Visit Near Peru This Sunday
Mr and Mrs Peter Laurer and their son of Peru spent Sunday at the John Carlier home in a family social stopover.
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W. A. Civerly
Dayton
Ohio
Peter Laurer and Son
Peru
John Carlier
Mrs Clarance Gates Visits Newark Relatives
Mrs Clarance Gates visited relatives in Newark Illinois last week.
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Clarance Gates
Newark
Illinois
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harold Ong
LaSalle
S. H. Rathbun
Milian
Helen Howe
Princeton
Jerome Perkins
Caroline Beyer
George Dyer
Thomas Dyer
la Salle
H. Marshall
Bruce W. Marshall
Mrs. Niemann
Chicago
Mrs. Edward Solomon
James Haddow
William Gunther
Peru Hospital
Mr. Averill
Peoria
Mrs. Wail
Granville
Irving Munson
Dr. Nix
Hermer
Kansas
Illini
W. E. Trimble Greenhouse Co
Brown Bros
Spring Valley, Illinois
B. Rosenzweig
Hartford
Reim
Fort
I. J. Jagodzinski
Spring Valley
Rolando
Standard and
Ladd, Illinois
Wm. M. Scholl
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