78th Morrison Fair Opens Aug 31 With $20,000 in Prizes
The Whiteside County Central Agricultural Society will hold its 78th Morrison Fair from Aug 31 to Sept 3 with about 20 000 in premiums purses and prizes. Department superintendents listed include A Goodenough L A Doering Clare Meakins and Eva Mathew among others. Entries close Aug 21 for A B C D E F stock and Aug 28 for other departments with showings Sept 3 at 9 30 am.
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Morrison
Whiteside County Central Agricultural Society
Morrison Fair Grom
L. A. Doering
Samuel Mathew
Car L. Austin
A. W. Collins
Mrs. W. O. Wyman
Eva Mathew
William Boyd
Miles Hannis
L. A
Election of Officers and Directors at Fair Grounds
Doering vice president W M Denninger secretary and Harold J Mathew treasurer lead the slate. Board directors include Freeman Green Rossee d Clare Menkins Samuel Mathew A L Goodenough A we Collins C T Austin Boyd Kimmel Frank P Norrish. Election held at the secretary's office Friday between 11 and 12 noon.
Open House Marks Kable Brothers Printing Anniversary
Kable Brothers of Mount Morris Illinois celebrates 50 years in printing with an August 23 to 27 observance. The open house occurs August 26 and 27 with prominent publishers invited. President Harry G. Kable and twin brother the late Harvey J. Kable founded the firm in 1898. The plant spans 210 179 square feet and employs 1 000 in a town of 2 500. Kiwanis International lieutenant governor Harold D. Ross will speak at the Mt Morris Kiwanis club event.
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Kable Brothers Company
Mount Morris
Harry G. Kable
Harvey J. Kable
Harold D. Ross
Kiwanis International
Mt. Morris Kiwanis Club
Kable company honors and community events planned at Mount Morris
A town program honors Harry Kable with a 6:00 p.m. meeting on Wednesday August 25 and a 6:15 p.m. dinner at the Grange hall. The occasion features the second public appearance of the Kable chorus and a dedicatory address by Rev. Alfred H. Stone. A softball game follows between Acker's Clothiers and Milledgeville Merchants. The Kable Brothers Company employs 1,000 and pays $72,000 weekly payroll, highlighting Mount Morris as a prosperous community and noting its claim to print more magazines than any other plant worldwide.
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Harry Kable
Grange Hall
Mt. Morris
Route 64
Kable Chorus of
Kabe
Mount Morris Business Men’s League
Harry Ka
Kable Brothers Publishes 169 Page Anniversary Book
The company releases a commemorative 169 page volume with 281 photographs documenting giant operations and personnel. It blends corporate history with a printing processes textbook and highlights pay, holidays with pay, hospitalization insurance, automatic promotions, and wage increases to a top scale.
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Kable Brothers Company
Judge Overrules Motion To Quash Loechel Charge
In Carroll county circuit court Judge Leon A. Zick overruled defense motion to quash an indictment for manslaughter against Colby Loechel Chadwick. Defense then sought a change of venue and a decision is set for August 30 with Judge Zick presiding.
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Carroll
Colby Loechel
Chadwick
Carroll County Circuit Court
Leon A. Zick
Aken
Loechel
Zick
Grant Divorces In Circuit Court Decrees
Two divorces granted by Judge Leon A. Zick in circuit court. Lanark residents John Sjoberg and Augusta Sjoberg obtain a divorce, and Frances Douglas is granted a divorce from Raymond Douglas of Savanna.
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Leon A. Zick
John Sjoberg
Augusta Sjoberg
Lanark
Frances Douglas
Raymond Douglas
Savanna
Protect Forests and Reforestation Costs
It would cost many million dollars to reforest idle forest land but with careful protection and prudent cutting practices the greater part of this area will reforest itself.
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A. I. Goodenough
T! Goodenough
Clare Meakins
Alexander
Carroll County
Martin’s
MT. Carroll
Bright & Gay
Sheer
Ings
Adams & Martin
Mount Carroll, Ill
MGI
Uae
ORS Rts
Andy Genin
Solan
Elyse Knox
John Hubbard
Maric Wilson
Yin
Gio the
OS ST
Rome
Wed
Thurs
The
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Maria Montez
Sears
Sears Order
Clinton
5Th Ave
Times Theatre
Pittsburg
Stee
Marlene Dietrich
Randolph Scott
John* Wayne
Mickey Rooney
Gloria Dehaven
John Emery
Hillary Brooke
Bulldog
WEB
Alcatraz
Charles Starrett Smiley Burnette
Whirlwind Raiders
Marguerite Chapman
Rin Tin
Spencer Tracy
Katherine Hep
Burn, van Johnson
Franchot Tone
Janet Blair
Grant
Illinois
Aivecuia
Scba
Pautoplay
Wryshoutns
Dore Dodson
Doris Dodson
the Fashion Shop
Ella Coates
Stuedemann
Chocolate Elk
Munson
W. A. Stuedemann
Main Ave
Iowa
Creamer
Table Lamp
Cretonnes
Marth Bros
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