Water tank collapse leaves Warren without fire protection
The Warren water tank collapsed this week, spilling 55 000 gallons of water and destroying the tower and structure. An engineer had warned the tank unsafe, and the city now lacks water and fire protection for homes. The column also notes an early election schedule, dubious campaign finance claims about Will Hays, and ongoing automotive industry updates amid an anticipated early spring.
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Warren
Illinois
EAL Farmer s Club Pro gram March 22 1928
Program at 7 30 P M includes aging citation Blanche Seim amonica Club My Trip to Alaska Att A F Wingert Mr Carroll Citation Roderick Geary asic Merle Furnes acting Louisa Dachler asic Mrs Shrier nzing A QUOTATION doin t be what you ain t and other verses about honesty and character.
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EAL Farmer's Club
Blanche Seim
Amonica Club
Alaska
A. F. Wingert
Mr Carroll
Roderick Geary
Asic
Merle Furnes
Louisa Dachler
Mrs. Shrier
Nzing
Fairhaven News Highlights And Obituary Of Hazel Larson
Fairhaven notes show Mrs Chas Sucher visiting Mt Carroll for teaching exams and Grace Neary at Savanna teacher institute. Obituary details Hazel Larson six, left life March 14 1928 at Freeport hospital. Community learns Omar Larson recovering after hospital operation and church prepares Easter program.
Transformed By Beholding and Lenten Call to Cleanse
Weekly M E Church notes urge Lent focus on Christ’s sacrifice and personal renewal. Ministers emphasize spring house cleaning of sin, drawing near to God, and sermon topics The Way of The Cross and The Open Sepulchre with midweek prayer and Epworth League services led by Pastor C H Duvall.
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Epworth League
C. H. Duvall
Fiddlers Contest At Opera House Saturday Night
Community event at the Opera House on Saturday March 24 offers a fiddlers and dancers contest with $30 in cash prizes. Anyone may enter by contacting Irve Riattindals or arriving early, no admission charge, judges from the audience will select winners, with accompanists provided if needed. The piece notes local interest and additional political chatter in town.
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Opera House
Irve Riattindals
Charleston
New Books At The Library
The library reports twenty new titles added to bring total holdings to about sixteen hundred. Selections include The Making of An American, an early Jacob Riis autobiography, and a roundup of juvenile titles. The note highlights Theodor Roosevelt’s praise for Riis and features Girls and boys titles, recent adventures, and a list of sixteen additional books for younger readers.
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Dan
Jacob Riis
Weumark
Amfrica
New York City
Norway
Pat
America
Theodore Loosevelt
Theodor Roosevelt
New York
Jizhts Cp
Jean Dare
Joan
Everbody
Slacme
Chug
Reynolds
Heath
Stearns
Black Sambo
Rebison Crusco
Nida
Lawson
Chas
Macomber
Falcows
Right of Way Papers for Route 78 Near Morrison
State highway engineers complete surveying on route 78 from Morrison to Mt Carroll and Engineer Gacke announces right of way papers ready in two weeks. If property is opened promptly, grading contract may be awarded soon and concrete laid this fall. Project touted as key to Morrison business. public support urged.
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Morrison
Mt. Carroll
Gacke
Dixon
State Highway Department
Baptist Items A C Lilly Pastor Church Services And Notices
A C Lilly, pastor, announces Sunday services at Tomal Mo and 7280 2 OM with Sunday School at 11 00. Ladies Aid to meet at the parsonage Thursday. Gilly’s telegram reports his father’s death in Oklahoma. he left for there the same evening and may miss Sunday services. Several on the sick list. attendance and Sunday School small, thirty five present. Miss Mildree Holland visited family. Mrs Herman Francke spent days with Savanna friends. Philip Switzer will not return home for spring vacation as the College Symphony Orchestra tours northern Illinois, likely to Lanark about the 28th and ending at Oak Park.
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Tomal Mo
Ladies Aid
Gilly
Oklahoma
Mildree Holland
Herman Francke
Savanna
Philip Switzer
College Symphony Orchestra
Ilinois
Lanark
Oak Park
Weekly Notes of Christian Church Weekly Notes
A lively week at the church with growing Bible School interest and a new personal workers band forming for an evangelistic camp. Sunday services showed attendance gains, the TNT and choir featured duets and a male quartet is planned for next week. A spring fancy work sale by the TNT Club is set for April 10 with a homecoming planned for May.
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Bible School
Schaich
Hattie Wilcow
W. A. Adams
TNT
Winnie
Bess
T. N. T. Club
Thomson News From The Review Ten Years Ago
Ten years back in Thomson Review dated March 20 1918 reports Elmer Cochran’s son Thomas dies in Tucson and is buried in Thomson. Bids sought for building the high school. April 2 town election ticket listed for clerk assessor road commissioner and school trustee. Local moves include George Laning to Kirkland and Mrs Minor house occupancy. many social notes plus farm, church and sale notices.
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Chas Nipe
Harry Stoner
Harry
Ray Moyer
New York
France
Ray
James Libberton
Geo. Potter
Thomson
Mary Parson
Person
Arthur Robison
Elgin
Hanover
Frank Imel
Elmer Lawrence
Paul Lewis
Camp Grant
Ervin Lewis
Walnut
A. Lewis
Esther Clark
Chicago
Cattermole
Sheerer
W. H.simpson
Richard
Frederick
Burnett
Savanna
Church of Christ
Geo
Laning
Kirkland, Il
George
Field
Ebner
Mrs. Minor
K. B. Carpenter
Messers
Charles Turney
A. D. Melendy
Kyle Melandy
M. Tucker
L. B. Sears
Jaemes Sorenson
Bayard Lewis
Henry Kane
Ernest Whitney
Yates Move to Ohio Illinois Home Shifting
Mr and Mrs Ames Yates moved their household goods and supplies to Ohio Illinois this past weekend and are expected to be settled. Mrs Yates and a Bermett boy rode in a light Ford delivery truck to the new location while George Potter loaded the ginad and delivered the farm goods earlier in the week.
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Ames Yates
Ohio
Othey
Yates
Bermett
George Potter
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Melair
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Ofdiana
General Motors
Whippet
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Fairhaven
Chas. Sucher
Grace Neary
Teacher’s Institute
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Fred Gieson
Milledgeville
Will Hartman
Business Iin
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Wmanson
Adam Heinze Jr
Freeport Hospital
Guinther
Hazel Larson
Hazel
Hazel May Larson
John
Edith Larson
Fairhaven Township
Methodist Memorial Hospital
Freeport
God
Guardian Angel
Intitute
Ohn Bradenburg
Fehr
Omar Larson
Omar
A. C. Greenawalt
Ruben
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Conrad Miller
Fair Haven
Bertha Hartman
Chadwick
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M. E. Church Notes
M. E. Church News
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A. C. Lilly
Christian Church
Christian Church Notes
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John Carpenter
Roberta Lewis
Ralph Atherton
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