Arch of Hope by Barnard Ends in Peace Monument
The Metropolis building once a power house houses George Gray Barnard, famed sculptor who rose from poverty to fame. He spent 18 years on a towering 110 foot monument to peace, titled Arch of Hope, mortgaged his home, faced vandalism, but completed it at 75 before his death.
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McNaught Syndicate
Will Rogers Delivers Rat Problem Satire
Will Rogers jokes about rats consuming vast wealth and cites a Rhode Island farmer image while recounting a frugal Scotch woman who refuses rat cake and vows the pests must starve if food is scarce. The piece uses humor to reflect on excess and resourcefulness.
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Neiter
Funeral rites for infant Phyllis Harmon at Omps Home
Funeral services for infant Phyllis Jean Harmon were held at Omps funeral home on North Braddock Street conducted by Rev. Strieby of Woodstock. She died Wednesday at her parents home 1126 Berryville Avenue and was born February 21. Interment followed at Brucetown Cemetery. Parents Clarence and Marie Harmon survive.
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Brucetown
Desperadoes Halted After Abductions In Midwest Shootout
Two bandits abducted four people in Indiana and Illinois and wounded an Indiana police officer. A pursuit ended near Kankakee Illinois when a police posse killed one robber and wounded the other. Deputies Charles Hahn and Joseph Kowalczyk were taken at La Porte Indiana and released near Cook Indiana after eight hours.
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Treasury Posts Eighth Consecutive Red Ink Year
The Treasury closed its eighth red year with a deficit larger than revenue by 1.36 billion while debt rose about 700 million from the prior year due to idle gold use. Trust funds invested 1.049 billion in government securities, retiring some private-held notes and reducing net debt to trust funds and the Fed. Next year borrowing around 2 billion is planned, with total debt potentially reaching 40 billion. Receipts rose slightly to 6.2 billion. expenditures near 7.6 billion, marking a 1931-like low deficit at about half of last year.
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