Big crowd at Eastside Park marks summer peak day
Sunday at Eastside Park drew a record turnout with Abe McClellan noting tables stretched 320 feet for picnickers and several reunions including families from Knox county. An unusual number of visitors from Illinois attended as rural and city schools near reopening in September. An impromptu fiddle program drew lively participation, while notices listed farm gear and seed rye for sale.
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Eastside Park
Abe McClellan
Abe
Cosby Familes
Wilson
Westons
Knox County
Robinsons
Freelandsville
Mr. MacClellan
Ilinois
Grasse
Viehe
Bicknell
Ogden
Clark
Glendale
Market Summary of Corn, Cattle and Hogs Across Cities
The report notes corn prices and mixed yellow No 3 and No 1 Timothy from the Minneapolis area with prices around 17.50 to 18.00 per unit. Chicago live cattle and sheep markets show declines and varied prices, while Cincinnati reports slow cattle and steady hog and sheep markets with top quotes and receipts figures. Cattle totals include 21,000 at Chicago, 3,000 at Cincinnati, with hogs around 2,400 in Cincinnati and 24,000 in Chicago, illustrating uneven demand and price shifts across major markets.
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Anapolis Gra
Timothy
Clever
Chicago
Cincinnati
Choice
Aes
Maples Cut for East Fourth Street Gas Station Site
Shade trees valuable to homeowners were removed at East Fourth and Walnut streets to clear space for a new gasoline station. Construction began with cutting several maple trees on the Fourth Street side of the old Zinkan property to make way for the project.
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Fourth
Wallnut Street
Fourth Street
Zinkan
Washington marks centennial as Miss Stalin honored
Washington Hl celebrates its 100th anniversary this month with special honors for Mary Stalin who enters her fiftieth year in teaching at the primary school. Her pupil will present a life story drama. Washington Ind honors Miss Ophelia Roddick, a longtime primary teacher and Sunday school superintendent, remembered after death as a pillar of service.
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Washington
Mary Stalin
Ind
Ophelia Roddick
Presbyterian Sunday School
You may eat your cake and have it too two cakes
A quirky note suggests splitting into two cakes to enjoy immediately and later and warns that peach preserves keep much better if stored in a closet hidden from children.
Residents question road fixes that lag behind new car sales
A reader voices frustration over deteriorating roads despite buying a new car, asking why county authorities fail to repair the streets promptly. The note highlights ongoing concerns about infrastructure and local governance.
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Swarkaleen
O'Donnell — Hard, Co
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Meade
Kentucky
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L. D. Hovey
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Arthur Lents
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Temple Court
Everett. True
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