County Board Allows 3090 for Sheriff Equipment Purchase
The county board approved spending to equip the sheriff with a machine gun several sawed off shotguns handcuffs tear gas and revolvers with part of the gear to be issued to home guard units. A bankers association delegation influenced the decision citing security needs after a bakery burglary yielded about 76 dollars.
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County Board OF Supervisors
Shley
Board of Supervisors
The
County Bankers Association
William Conway Pays Fine and Is Released from Jail
Wiliam Conway of Milledgeville was released from the county jail last week after paying a $200 fine and costs. He had been found guilty of driving while intoxicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Conway
Wiliam Conway
Milledgeville
James Conley Fined for Leaving Accident Scene
James Conley of Savanna was fined 10 dollars and 26.50 dollars costs after being tried for leaving the scene of an accident without reporting to authorities. His car is believed to have collided with a vehicle driven by Henry Grebner of Stockton last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Conley
Savanna
Conley
Henry Grebner
Stockton
Callahan posted extra bond for Jan. 9 sentencing
Lou Callahan of Savanna, arrested on liquor charges after the Nov. 14 raid, was ordered to post an extra bond of $1,500 to insure appearance for sentencing January 9. States Attorney Eston summoned him after Savanna Times Journal reported Callahan’s alleged nonappearance. Callahan posted the bond and denied making the statement. editor Pickard supported that the office should be told he would not appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Callahan
Savanna
Carroll
Eston
Callahan
Savenns Times-Journal
Eaton
Pickard
Sheriff to Padlock McGuire Building on Liquor Charge
Judge Grove grants a bill for injunction to padlock Barney McGuire's premises after raids found liquor there. McGuire pleaded guilty to operating a slot machine and was fined. Other defendants Goss Ginie and Fredericks were given continuances until December 19 for preliminary hearings on charges from the raids. Senator Glenn changes West Point exams date for nomination, shifting to Saturday morning January 9.
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McGuire
Barney McGuire
Hhredt Goss
Fred Ginie
Garrett Fredericks
Nefoent
Glenn
West Point
Civil Service Commission
Haa
Sly
Otis Glenn
Jokes and scrambled lines point to awkward stage banter
The garbled dialogue features characters like Brown, Jones, Aristal and Gries in a fractured setup about acoustics and a dentist. Sentences jump topics, with disjointed phrases about sitting back, hearing, a wife, a post, a burn, and a drill. The overall piece reads as a muddled comic sketch with incomplete lines.
Legion Meeting Friday Night in County Seat
American Legion members and veterans of all wars are invited to a county meeting and social at Legion Hall in Mt Carroll on Friday December 18 1931 at 8 p.m. Posts should send numbers by December 17 to arrange refreshments and publicity requests high turnout.
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MT. Carroll
American Legion
Veterans of All Wars
Big Legion
Carrell County Council
Savenna Winnia
Legion Hall
Carrell
Legion
Mt Carroll
Alfred A. Whetsler
Early Christmas News Call Teed Up For Papers
The notice asks readers to submit news items as early as possible to help publish by Thursday. It specifies calls for news on Saturday and Monday to ensure timely Christmas edition distribution.
Argo-Fa township notes on surveyors church service and local news
Federal men inspect Argo Fa area with six surveyors on a major route. Wattlesworth oversees grade stakes and Daggett bridge. Church services occur every other Sunday. Dorothy Holm sideswiped John Cooper’s horse. animal treated, car undamaged. Call for Christmas postcard drive to hospitalized Harry Carpenter. Local plowing, milk checks, injuries and recoveries noted. Social events include Checker Club with 22 players. Jake Stickel treated crowd to oysters. Residents move to nearby farms. several names and relocations listed.
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Argo
John Cooper
Harry Carpenter
Clinton Hospital
Thomson
Harry
Kal Carpenter
Emyree
Stong
Howard
Clarence
Bob Dyson
Carpenter
Adelia Nipe
Cecil Imel
Jimmy Blair
Joe Wilt
Suth
Bill Moore
Harvey Satin
Stickel
Will Holm
Lartz Farm
Harold Libberton
John Carroll
Dwane McCullough
Hiram George Farm
George Jetiing
Che
Ed Sack
Dixon
Moyer
Hiram George
Chadwick
Christmas Ecard Plan and Road Interview Schedule
A couple approves sending an ecard to Harry Carpenter and Jane Lamb hospital in Clinton Town. Officials from the road committee and state engineers may visit early next week to discuss right of way with farm and property owners on Highway 171 Thomson and Chadwick road. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Johnnie Johnson on Wednesday December 46.
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Harry Carpen
Harry Carpenter
Jane Lamb
Clinton
Thomson and Chadwick
Supervisors Road
Johnnie Johnson
Magazine 15 Pal for Boys
A discussion of The American Boy Youth’s Companion magazine as a formative influence on boys ages ten to twenty. It highlights its wholesome stories, adventure, sports and career guidance, praising coaches, athletes and editors for shaping character and life choices.
York Center school social and pasty sale set for December 18
York Center school plans a Christmas social and pasty sale at the school house two miles south of Argo on the Thomson Argo Va road. The program features local and outside talent with Hans Von Smash guest. Includes student acts, piano solos, and a Kriss Kringle monologue, plus a subscription pitch for American Boy Youth's Companion.
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York Center School
Argo-Fa
Thomson-Argo- Va
Modern Philosophy He Chooses Honeymoon Budget Debate
A quip about affording a honeymoon surfaces amid dialogue on divorce costs and polio protection. Rural voices claim self reliance and challenge officials, while a tourist asks about health safeguards. The exchange reflects fiscal strain and local skepticism toward authority.
Hard Times for George-James foole Trio
Three first grade girls dialogue three boys outside Peari Rawlins A Baby s Stocking Ruth Cooper A Christmas Truth Alvin Porter Play No Christmas in the House School Piano solo Mrs A Norman Deu tsche After the program a pastry and candy sale will be held. There will be plenty of hot dogs ice cream and sandwiches to refresh you. Everybody is urged to attend and bing a friend.
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George—James Foole
Peari Rawlins
Ruth Cooper
Alvin Porter
A. Norman Deutsche
Hans von Smaak
Bing
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Court House News
Garl Surfas
Harold Abbott
Abbott
Home Bureau Coop Investment
Home Bureau
Galena
Brown
Gries
PAL
Arthur Deutsche
Hans von Smash
Lafayette Blvd
Detroit
Michigan
Chris
Mary Kness
Santa Claus
Roberts Hook
Devember—Pasty Kness
Alla Porter
Ray Cooper
Blanche Seim
Domngs
Four
Mothers Alway
Luella Kness
Kriss Kringle
Eleanor Mohrman
Pearl Evelyn Rawding
Shoe of
Stocking
Harold Porter
Norma Johnson
R. M. Garrett Jeweler—Optometrist
Hil
Vos
Glenn B. Laughlin
Ann Stiteley
Beauty Shop
Illinois
Fuller
R.g.fuller
Leone Young
Kathryn Coats
Savanna, Illinois
Childdren
Keyser Silk
Bemberg
Arleigh Young
Savanne, Illinois
Savanna Hanover Road
Savanna Cleaners and Dyers Inc
National Ass'n of Cleaners & Dyers
O. H. Emnyre
H. L. Spearman
Hubert Bolland, Thomson, Agt
John L. Brearton
Savanna, Ilinois
James R. Kelly
Cities Service Company
H. P. Greison
Iil
G. E. Guenzler
Main Street
A. O. Elliott Jewelry Company
Square
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