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Newspaper
Spring Valley Gazette
Location
Spring Valley, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1920
Page
4
Music lovers attend a Kazoo Band program at Congregational Church on May 19 at 8 PM. The band showcases unique instruments, with solos and quartets, followed by ice cream and cake served by the Ladies Aid. Tickets cost 35 cents and a parcel post sale offers 25 cent packages.
Highest prices paid for poultry and eggs. Call me before you sell. Spring Valley Poultry Co. 200 W. St. Paul St.
Clean up paint job and paperhanging services offered by H Thomas contact. Ice business job wanted offering service quality. Brick store building for sale join Spring Valley Bank contact W A Tidball Independence Town. Help wanted to sell hosiery with pay per hour or full time position International Stocking Mill Norristown Pa. Health ad promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea spring cleanser purifying stomach and bowels from Thompson Drug Company.
An applicant outlines persuasive, concise marketing skills and years of big sales experience. Claims reliability and ability to work quietly and efficiently. Offers to begin immediately as a Newspaper Ad professional seeking employment.
The report lists the bank at Spring Valley Illinois with assets totaling 710 406.98 and deposits of 594 310.79 as of May 4 1920. It shows capital stock 50 000, surplus 25 000, undivided profits 40 696.19 and notes the cashier Peter Hollerich swears the statement is true before Notary Lorenzo H. Luther. Also mentions the National Council of Women with about 31 organizations and 10 000 000 members.
The Knights of Columbus plan to present The Seven Keys to Baldpate at the Majestic Theatre in La Salle next Monday and Tuesday. Directed by Anna Hocking Smith, the production showcases local talent and follows strong runs in big cities. Advance seats go on sale at the theatre Saturday.
Seniors finish work Friday May 21 with exams for other subjects on May 25 and 26. A Friday dancing party in the high school gym featured Biermans orchestra and good times. Class night is set for May 26 to be presented by the graduating class. Alumni Banquet follows on May 27 with expected attendance of all Seniors and guests.
Doctor Franklin B. Snyder head of English at Northwestern University has been engaged to deliver the Commencement address Friday evening May 28.
Spring Valley Lodge No 1648 Loyal Order of Moose extends gratitude to the public for generous patronage at the Minstrel Show and notes their liberable patron age is appreciated by the committee.
The village of DePue home to the world’s largest zinc smelter reports 2,525 residents in the 1920 census, up 1,189 from 1910 for an 88.6 percent increase. The rise is driven by the Mineral Point Zinc works employing about 1,000 workers. These census figures are the first from Bureau County towns released by the federal census bureau.
William Walker of Chicago visited his parents on the weekend. Several local residents suffer injuries and illnesses including broken ribs, pneumonia, and colds. Recent social events include weddings, visits, and dances with residents from Rockford, Peru, Champaign, La Salle, and Ladd attending functions and family gatherings.
Miss Margaret Fornelli departed late last week for Denver Colorado to establish her new home. She had worked at the Valley Bakery and Confectionery for a year.
San Francisco casket maker W. H. Vincent notes pallbearers prefer pale pink, cerise, rose, blue, lavender, purple and white over black. Striped or green coffins appear. colors reflect the deceased’s last wish. Modern bronze sealed caskets fetch about $2,000 wholesale.
In Port Deposit Maryland the spring migration began with more than half a million geese swans and ducks leaving the Susquehanna flats. The birds departed after 9 p m and flew to Arctic breeding grounds, following orderly formation until daylight.
Joseph Buffo a Spring Valley youth who pled guilty in the Circuit court to burglarizing the Smith Adams wholesale grocery house in La Salle last August and taking tobacco and other articles valued at 500 dollars was taken to the state penitentiary Saturday morning to serve a term of one to ten years. He was in charge of Deputy Sheriff Stedman. The sentence was handed down by Judge Davis.
The Illinois Valley High School Association holds its annual field day at LaSalle-Peru Township High School this Friday. Events begin at 10 a.m. with typewriting stenography oratory and declamation. The track meet starts at 2 p.m. with pole vault likely earlier. Contests include Hazel Sherrard in declamation and Mary Zand in stenography.
Mrs Nicholas Trillet hosted a miscellaneous shower for her sister-in-law Mrs Harry Matone formerly Barbara Collings on East Cleveland Street Friday evening. Thirty nine guests attended with music and congratulations as the couple revealed their secret marriage. Gifts were numerous and luncheon was served as guests wished the couple happiness in their new home.
Ex service men urged to return mailed Home Service questionnaires to ensure records note discharge status and benefits. Those not in need of medical care or compensation should sign and return to keep files complete and verify Victory Button and insurance status.
Lawrence Hense of Heisman Illinois opens a poultry house at 200 W St Paul St in the former Little Joe's saloon building. He will sell poultry eggs and cream.
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