Hayes Company Wins State Highway Bid for Seven Miles
Springfield reports the M. Hayes Company won the seven mile Prince ton to De Pue road contract from the state highway department as low bidders. Final signing depends on county right of way progress and unsettled tracts being resolved. Webber & Co. awarded 2000 feet of concrete pavement in Sheffield on Route 7. work advances from Wyanet to the Mineral road.
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Springfield
Princeton
de Pue
State Highway Department
M. Hayes Company
County Road and Bridge Committee
Sheffield
Webber & Co
Wyanet
Railroad Street
Vileir
Spring Valley Man Weds at Rockford
Mrs Elma Thisell of Rockford announces the marriage of her daughter Mabel Elizabeth to Charles Woinine of Spring Valley at Judge Fred Carpenter's office. A dinner at the bride's mother's home followed the service. The couple will reside at 1707 Seventh Street Rockford. Mr Woinine works as receiving clerk at Sundstrand Adding Machine Company. Out of town guests included Mr and Mrs Arthur Thisel of Elgin and Mr and Mrs Constant Woinine of Spring Valley.
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Elma Thisell
Seventh Street
Rockford
Mabel Elizabeth
Charles Woinine
Constant Wainine
Spring Valley
Fred Carpenter
Woinine
Sunds
Stand Oil Station Hold-Up Bandit Flees With Cash
A tall young man robbed the Standard Oil filling station at Third Bucklin streets in La Salle Sunday night. He forced attendant H. Contrey to open the safe and seized cash and coins while warning Contrey and 15 year old Robert Hetherington to stay quiet. The bandit stated he wanted company money and fled south on Bucklin street as police launched a search.
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Abucklin
la Salle
Bucklin Street
Twin Cities
Standard Oil Company
H. Contrey
Robert Hetherington
Contrey
Confrey
Jie
Hetherington
Coufrey
Military Training at Camp Custer
Colonel Noble Bandon Judah reports rising interest in Citizen's Military Training courses at Camp Custer with state youths volunteering to join. He says training equips youths with prevention and self defense, and those completing the courses owe no further service yet gain readiness for any future national draft.
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Camp Custer
Noble Bandon Judah
Down
United States
Stevens Estate Valued At 43000 In Probate Filing
The late H F S Stevens La Salle lumber merchant who died June 3 left an estate valued at 43000 according to a probate petition. It lists La Salle business property and one acre of Oglesby land valued at 11000 plus a retail lumber business money in bank and stock in a banking corporation totaling 32000.
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H. F. S. Stevens
la Salle
LaSalle
Oglesby
Notice for bids on water tank cleaning and painting
Sealed bids will be received by the City Clerk of Spring Valley US for cleaning scraping and painting inside and outside of the City water tank. Bids due by Monday evening June 18 at 8 p m under the supervision of the street superintendent. The Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids. N H W Smith City Clerk.
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City of
Spring Valley US
Weeds and a Blackmail Threat in Narrow Escape
Jim Robertson confronts blackmailer Musgrave demanding nine thousand dollars. Nellie’s kindness contrasts with threat and fear for the wife. A tramp’s death appears to shield Robertson, prompting a dangerous, habit forming plan to hide weed killer.
Slow Process and Truth in a Farmer Lawyer Exchange
A writer notes on aging and reconciliation in a dialog from the Boston Evening Tran script and a Leodon Mall scene where a farmer insists on a full truth to his lawyer. The farmer confirms honesty as his old woman urges him to tell the truth, while the lawyer seeks the complete story.
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Boston Evening Transcript
Farmer
Leodon Mall
Nationalization Plan Proposed for Penn Fields
A miners union plan calls for nationalizing Pennsylvania anthracite mines with control shared by miners operators and the public. It seeks hearings on funding methods and offers an alternative plan to reduce capital investment. The schemes aim to limit investor claims, raise miners’ living standards, and adjust prices to reflect real costs.
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Pennsylvania
United States Coal Commission
Miners’ Union
Commission
Mmines
ILS
Toluca Mine Runs Full Time As Payroll Surges
The Toluca mine is operating continuously and a prosperous Toluca is expected for the year with no likely shutdowns. The mine payroll averages over $90,000 each month.
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Toluca
Congregational Church Notes Summer Meetings Planned
The Ladies Aid and Woman's Missionary Societies wrap up until fall with small gatherings. The Ladies Aid will meet at Mrs. R. W. Browns country home and Mrs. La Due and Mrs. Smith will host on North Greenwood. The Bible School picnic is set for late August to accommodate teachers and students away in summer. Next Sunday the pastor will preach on Our Advocate.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
Woman’s Missionary Society
R. W. Brown
E. A. la Due
N. H. Smith
North Greenwood
Bible School
Vested Choir Concert At Methodist Episcopal Church
The Vested Choir presented a concert Wednesday night at 7 30 in the Methodist Episcopal church. Admission was 25 cents and considered well worth it. Midweek prayer service followed at 7 30 p m and upcoming services include Sunday School at 9 45 a m Morning Worship at 11 a m and Evening Service at 7 30 p m.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Yor cert Pes meant ald happy gay cure then an apple can be sour
Boston Evening Transcript appears to report a fragmentary item about a moral or social observation. The text references happiness, bias, and a caution about inconsistent judgments, but the exact event or context remains unclear from the unreadable OCR fragment.
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Boston Evening Transcript
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H. Hayes Company
Spring Valley, Ml
Alli
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
I. J. Jagodzinski Insurance
Spring Valley, Illinois
Stevens
N. H W. Smith
Austin Fleet
Western Newspaper Union
Nellie
Robertson
Jim Robertson
Musgrave
Tom Musgrave
Jim
Blackmil
Mrs. Robertson
Penn
Congregational Church
M. E. Notes
Peter. Mattioda
Singer Sewing Machines
West St. Paul St
Hicks Park
Spring Valley, Ill
Thurs
Consumers Wholesale Grocers
F. A. Snow, Mgr
P&g
Crystal White
Kirk
Michigan Navy
Alc
Prince Albert Tobacco
Bull Durham Tobacco
Kellogg’s
Rks Pee Ae
Mae
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