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Newspaper
Spring Valley Gazette
Location
Spring Valley, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1925
Page
3
The Home Missionary Army church run by Mr and Mrs J P Hibst at 217 S Greenwood St presents the quarterly report ending March 31 1925 detailing services and distributions. It lists activities conducted and aid given to the community during the period.
Representative William E. Hull of Peoria sails September 3 from New York with a delegation to observe South American commerce. The itinerary includes Chile, Buenos Aires, Brazil, and a November 11 return to New York after sixty eight days, with the conference in Buenos Aires October 3 to 13.
Mrs Harold Blake aged 20 died at her home in Seatonville Sunday morning after being stricken at the funeral of her uncle James Brookie. She leaves a husband an infant son and parents Mr and Mrs Wm Campbell. Funeral at Congregational church Tuesday two o clock with Rev John Dornhofer officiating. interment Ottsville cemetery.
Notice to owners or occupants of real estate on West St Paul Street in Spring Valley Illinois between Terry Street and Strong Avenue that all contemplated connections with public sewers water and gas mains must be made before work begins on curb paving and drainage improvements to be performed under an ordinance adopted May 11 1925. After completion no openings may be made in the paved street. Dated May 28 1925 N H Smith City Clerk.
Notice to owners or occupants of real estate on East St Paul Street Spring Valley Illinois that all contemplated connections with public sewers water and gas mains must be made before work begins on widening and paving East St Paul Street with reinforced concrete pavement under a 1925 city ordinance adopted May 11 1925.
The Illinois School Law awards one University Scholarship per county for four years of free instruction at the University of Illinois. An exam is set for Saturday, June 6 at 8 a.m. at the County Superintendent of Schools office. Applicants must be at least 16 and county residents. The morning test covers English, Algebra to quadratic, and Plane Geometry. Afternoon groups include history with language and science, or two languages with history, or history and science combinations. Notebooks in science are required for chosen subjects. Further details at the County Superintendent of Schools office.
The piece urges more fruits vegetables and fluids to beat heat and suggests outdoor activity like golf or fishing to protect lungs. It notes 1258 Illinois traffic deaths last year and questions forming an investigating commission on street and highway dangers as drivers rush to beat trains and horns.
John Heiser, following Miss Keiling and the Adams car, claimed no warning before the lead car slowed abruptly. The leading car’s speed was checked so quickly that Heiser’s two wheel brake vehicle could not stop, resulting in a collision and a judge’s ruling in Heiser’s favor for 175 dollars.
In Judge Geo T. Koenig's Ottawa courtroom on a Tuesday Miss Laura Keiling faced trial over a car incident on the Ottawa to Marseilles road. She testified the La Salle owned vehicle was traveling at about 30 miles an hour.
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