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Newspaper
Spring Valley Gazette
Location
Spring Valley, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1920
Page
7
Sunday June 20 schedules include 10 a.m. Sunday School and 11 a.m. short sessions. A 3:30 p.m. district meeting led by Bro Gale for the official Board. 7:30 p.m. first sermon by Bro Gale. Junior League at 2 p.m. A social is set for Wednesday June 16 at 7:30 in the basement. Bring a friend.
Next Sunday at 11 a.m. the Congregational Church hosts a union service with M E participation on child welfare. Evening program at 8 includes the children of the S S presenting recitation song and pageantry. program features songs readings and addresses by Rev J J Jones and Rev C L Mills with primary departments and a round table.
The La Moille Gazette ceases publication after heavy losses from rising paper and operating costs. Editor Carl B. Unholtz states last issue was skipped and he has moved to Princeton with no announced plans.
The Supreme Court ruling upholding the eighteenth amendment and Volstead Act triggers imminent surges in illegal whiskey prices. Bootleg liquor has ranged 50 to 60 dollars per gallon and could rise to 100 to 200 dollars, while a drink may fetch 75 cents to a dollar in weak enforcement. Distillers will push stock via the drug trade with prescriptions. enforcement is expected to tighten nationwide as legality is established.
A Sunday night program titled Gods Flowerland will be presented by the Bible School at 8 o clock. The tale follows a lonely orphan who meets Hope Truth Joy Summer and many angelic attendants. Through these divine messengers she learns about God and finds friendship.
Rumor or report says the last coal mine in Grundy county town South Wilmington may close permanently. Once about 4,000 residents, the town now numbers around 1,000 as two mines closed due to near exhausted coal and costly safety requirements, pushing inhabitants toward Marseilles for better prospects.
The Toggery in Princeton owned by Clarence F. Anderson was burglarized late Sunday night June 7 with nearly $1,000 of merchandise stolen. Suspects are local, but no arrest yet. bloodhounds from Peoria unavailable Monday morning due to another case.
Marty N Fahy son of Representative Micheal Fahy of Toluca and former Spring Valley resident is appointed United States Commissioner at Springfield by Judge Louis Fitz Henry of the Federal court.
Sheriff Spaulding and Deputy Folks raided the home of Lany Dobrich in De Pue and found ten gallons of moonshine. Dobrich pleaded guilty, was fined ten dollars plus costs, and committed to the county jail to serve the fine.
Fred Gunther quits the ice business and has sold his teams. He says he cannot meet competition. He charged 12.00 per ton for ice to private houses while Mr. Barto charged 9.00, a lower rate also to business houses.
The boat was part of a 59-strong North Sea mine clearing fleet that removed 55 000 mines. After returning home the fleet staged a large reception in New York City. Some ships endured up to 25 days at sea amid harsh North Sea storms. The work, deemed impossible by others, was completed ahead of schedule by the U S Navy, earning a bold no 38 remark.
The article explains federal land banks may charge only rates set by the board and the farmer’s rate cannot exceed one percent over the bond rate. If bonds sell at three percent, the farmer pays four plus one percent amortization, totaling five percent with all bank expenses. Loans last thirty-three to thirty-six years, with no forced prepayment unless the borrower defaults. Early repayment is allowed after five years.
The text surveys mortgage interest across U S regions before the Farm Loan Act. Rates vary by state group from about 5.38 to 10 percent, with higher peaks up to 16 percent including commissions. It notes New England 5.5 to 6.2 percent, Middle Atlantic 5.6 to 5.8, East North Central 5.8 to 6.2, West North Central 5.9 to 8.7, South Atlantic 5.6 to 9.6, East and West South Central 7.1 to 9.4 and 8.4 to 9.6, Mountain 8.9 to 10.5, Pacific 7.6 to 8.7. Rates can conceal harsher realities.
Navy gas engine school trains sailors to take engines apart and study ignition devices on airplane engines. Recruits receive full pay during a four year enlistment and gain high level skills for service or civilian garage work after completion.
Mrs. Mary Savant filed a personal injury suit in Princeton circuit court against Spring Valley Coal Company for the death of her son Anton Savant at the Dalzell mine in May 1916. The case was settled for 400 dollars.
Ten years ago H H Von Schlick of 305 Penn Avenue Pittsburgh became a benefactor as millions praise Bulgarian Blood Tea. The Bulgarian herb mix supposedly cleanses the blood and organs, restores vigor, and helps sickness, with a claim of worldwide use and free distribution before shifting to mass production.
The report shows freight and passenger rate hikes under federal control totaling 1.835 billion dollars through July 31, 1919, while wage increases for July 1919, tied to employment and hours worked, reached 1.7745 billion dollars, or 97 percent of the rate revenue.
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