Football Fever Reaches Stateville Penitentiary Championship
Illinois State Prison at Stateville in Joliet prepares for a grudge football fight between cell houses for the prison championship. Practice has begun though turnout is low with only 22 uniforms funded by the recreation fund, risking improvised relays for the matchup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois State
Joliet
Ill
Pen
Anl
Penn _ state
Cell House
Stateville
Statevite
Schedule decisions shape next season as games planned
Placements are made during Saturday's game and next year's schedule is being arranged. It will include a contest with Pontiac reformatory for the Illinois state prison title and a proposed game with the Evanston police department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontiac Reformatory
Illinois
Evanston
Farmers Embrace Profit Mindset in Modern Agriculture
Dr. O R Johnson of the University of Missouri says farming has shifted from a rural lifestyle to a profit driven business. He forecasts more crop intensive farming, less livestock, and increased corporate ownership as machinery and specialization grow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
O. R. Johnson
Department of Agricultural Economics
University of Missouri
Missouri
Dr. Johnson
Johnson
Baptist Ladies Bake Sale at Washington Cleaners
The Baptist Ladies announce a bake sale at Washington Cleaners on Saturday December 12 at 9 o clock. All Baptist ladies are asked to bring donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist
Washington Cleaners
All Baptist
Cutaway Coats Losing Out in Congress Dress Code
Western and southern senators and representatives move away from cutaway coats and tall hats toward plain business attire while House leaders like Speaker Garner wear sack suits. Observers note more formality among some members from Oklahoma Texas and Arizona, with women lawmakers praised for their dress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Billy the Kid
Dalton
Arizona
Henry F. Ashurst
Senate
House
Capitol
John Nance Garner
Legislative
Hoover
Hughes
Judicial
Garner
Morris Sheppard
Texas
Tom Connally
Elmer Thomas
Dem
Okla
Ashurst
Andrew Jackson
South
Middle West
Anniversary Sodalities Receive Nineteen Members at St Marys
Riverside Iowa December 9 1931 Young Men's and Young Ladies Sodalities of St Marys church marked their twenty sixth anniversary by admitting nineteen candidates. Officers were elected for 1932 and funeral services were held for Mrs James Yansky with interment at Mt Olive Cemetery. Out of town attendees included Bernard Yansky Rochester NY and Wenzel Soukup Lone Tree.
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Riverside
Young Men’s
Young Ladies Sodalities
St. Mary’s Church
Ralph Waldschmidt
Mark Libenguth
Claude Armbruster
Samuel Green
Howard Schnoebelen
Edward Kucera
Marie Fesler
Norma Deutsch
Zelman Schnoebel
Young Men's Sodality
Omer Strabala
Edward Yeggy
Lawrence Yeggy
Young Ladies Sodality
Estelle Crutz
Rose Dautremont
Mary Shebanek
James Yansky
B. Jacobsmeier
Rosary Society
R. H. Heitzman
Martin Kleppfer
C. V. Dautremont
Geo. Waldschmidt
Frank Libenguth
George Schnoebelen
Mt. Olivet
Bernard Yansky
Rochester
New York
Joseph Rhea
Zelma
Richard
James Reha
Emma Prebyl
Nettie
Wm. McQuestin
Iowa City
Wenzel Soukup
Lone Tree
Albert Sharp
Wm. Shalia
Richmond
E. F. Wheelen
Edward Junior
George Wheelan
Washington
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Lemmon’s Jewelry Store
Child's Unions
Grahams Department Stores
Hhose
Gracrest
Gracrest Chifton Hose
Tor Nifts
Silk
Boss
Handakerchtires
Len Florang
Rose Waldschmidt
Gretchen Kloppfer
Ruth House al
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Scott
Spinet
Brunswick
Martha Washington
Scott Furniture Company
North Side
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