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Brief News Notes From Edwardsville Area
Local notes report a bouncing son born to Mr. and Mrs. John Norbury. A marriage license was issued in St Louis to Albert L. Pritz and Eric L. Billings of Alton. I W Cook named to Shurtleff College executive committee. Thomas Hardy hospitalized in St Louis with inflammatory rheumatism. Edwardsville Driving Association to hold July 4 race meet at Center Grove park. Prof. Cooper Groves resigns to become Nashville public schools principal. Bridge work on Vandalia Line underway near here with pile driver crew. Nursing class graduation at Granite City Lutheran hospital scheduled next Thursday. John M Pearson, 77, dies at Godfrey. longtime county political and lodge figure. Norma Stolte and Stella Lovet face medical events with promising recoveries. Postmasters across Madison County receive pay raises, notably Brueggemann in Alton and Crossman in Edwardsville. Rambo injured in yard accident near Effingham after foot pinched by moving cars. treated and sent home.