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The Decatur Daily Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 5

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PAGE TTVE Friday, October 8. 1937. THE DECATUR REVIEW Tuscola Horseman Fined STUDY TRAFFIC HAZARDS AT NEW SCHOOL Murder Charge Filed aw. -ifWw officer, that hi actions anight teat him flS. "It will be worth tit to make i critter lay down," Ponder retorted.

So the offirer brought him before Against Windsor Man State's Attorney Files Complaint Against Jones In Stabbing He vil arretted Wednesday and charged with disorderly conduct ften.h tried to make his horse do tricks on the street in front of a Tuscola tavern. He commanded the horse to lie down once and tied up traffic during the act. When he tried the trick the second time, he was warned by Raymond Howard, city For Street Performance By Staff Correspondent. TUSCOI.A John Ponder. Tuscola, paid 940 Thursday for a free show he put on Wednesday after Lincoln Plans Yuletide Fete Contracts Signed to Bring in Colorful Parade on Dec.

15. By Staff Correspondent Police Magistrate r. w. aidtjikwi. who decided the performance waa Iworth only $940.

SHELBVVILLE A murder charge was filed yesterday against Byron noon on Sales street here. Jones, 41, Windsor restaurant and I o-r tavern owner, who was named by a coroner's jury as the man who fatally stabbed Falph Banks, 3V Windsor, in an argument in the restaurant doorway Tuesday night. No date has been set for a hearing. State's Attorney Kenneth F. filed the charges, said.

The coroner's jury recommended that Jones be held under $2,000 bond for investigation by the grand jury. State's Attorney Kelly said Jones stabbed Banks during an argument after the restaurant operator ordered the Windsor man to leave because he had been drinking. Hmri Or Ta Cntir ICtTILBT VALUES Tkas Brm tm CXUBBATHKI OF T0B 8VBHTII jv Staff Correspondent LINCOLN Lincoln's counterpart tc the Veiled Prophet parade of St. Louis will be staged here on Dec. J5.

whicn has been designated as Santa Clans day. when merchants n( the city will co-operate in sponsoring a Vuletide Pageantry parade arij will furnish entertainment fpr Lincoln children on the courthouse square throughout the day. Contracts with the Thatcher-S'anberry productions. Fort Dodge, have been signed for that company to stage its parade and Chntmas entertainment, according to an announcement made by the Chamber of Commerce Thursday. The forenoon parade will include fairyland floats, cathedral chimes, clowns, bands and 100 people in There will be a Mother Goose float, one representing the Old Lady in the Shoe, and many Following the parade, two Tuscola Phone Change Won't Block Service NAML CONSERVATOR SULLIVAN A Jury in county court returned a verdict judging Ethel A.

Loving, of Bethany, to be feeble minded. Eunice Loving was appointed conservator. TUSCOLA Some night soon, just after the stroke of twelve, the city of Tuscola will have a new telephone system and telephone subscribers won't know anything about it until they start missing the noises and chat of cross line conversations. There will be no disrupting of service when the new cables are installed throughout the city, George Bauman, manager of the company here, said Thursday. The new cables will be strung on the new poles along with the old and the old will be cut off during early morning hours.

Work on the change is progressing rapidly with the new poles ready" to be placed in almost the entire southern section of the city reindeer. Eskimo dogs, a camel, and Shetland ponies will be exhib- ted on the square for the rest Always The Lowest Prices In Decalur on Guaranteed Shoe Repairing Ik ri-V Ladies' Heel Caps 6c Ladies' Half Soles Men's Half Soles 36c Rubber Heels 16c lEWis GREENBERG S04 North Water Street Hr1 Door North of F.lrfnrado hl town. The students now walk on the shoulder of the highway until they reach the city walk. Mayor Spresser of Taylorville expressed the opinion that something should be done to lessen the dangers now present as a result of the heavy traffic past the high school. He said that he could not offer any official suggestions.

however, since the building is located outside the city. iMnl i i ef the day. Children will be given free pony rides and gas balloons wih prizes attached will be released. Tuscola CCC Camp" (lets New Enrolees By Staff Correspondent TUSCOLA With the leaving of 102 youths from the Tuscola CCC camp Thursday came the word that 171 boys from troop 15R6. which has been encamped at Mitchell.

Ind. will arrive here Friday at midnight to become new occupants of the camp. Th previous members of the Tusmla unit were scattered in Northern Wisconsin camps at Blarkwell. Cavour. Scott Lake.

Mountain and Perkinstnwn. Some of th members had been enrolled hr for the full two years the cam operation. Car' Samuel Patterson. Tus-ro'a commander, said he did not believe that he and the rest of the present officers here would re-mam stationed at Tuscola. He said he had received no definite word about his future location.

Students attending the new Vandeveer high school at Taylorville. located on route 24, face hazards because of heavy automobile traffic. The building is shown (top) situated beyond the residential district. The other views indicate congested traffic, and a group of students walking on the right side of the road instead of on the left, facing approaching traffic. USE nuieisrmmiiocxcutM Dry akin makea wrinkle appear much aooner and your complexion YOUR CREDIT necomea Harsh and coarse.

Help overcome this condition with the proper type of lubrication. i 4Sc Dowca42c a WooEx an H. 9 1 New School Route Dangerous Taylorville High School Officials Survey Hazards Faced by Pupils in Crossing Highway. By Staff Correspondent the building during hours of heavy TAYLORVILLE School off i-! traffic. Jobless Jump dun.

Use I Blanksin Newspapers' By S'aff Correspondent WASHINGTON The national, urmployment census office began i ge'tmg results from its jobless i cials of Taylorville township high May Extend Harrison Street school are making a study of the It is Pr. Armstrong hope that the traffic hazards involved in the proposed plan of extending Harri-travel of students to and from the street to route 24 will be put in-new Vandrveer school building lo-'to effect soon. If that were done. eS cold ere SALE PRICE 1 it clears th. sVdn as pointed out.

the extension would come out just east of the high school, and students could go south on it. avoiding the long distanc? now being traveled along route 24. At present there is no sidewalk A popular match style featured at a very low price. It ia Jeweled. Sold regularly at $15.00.

catrd on route 24. nearly a mile from town. Owing to the location of the new building, situated on the north side of route 24 between Taylorville and Springfield, it is necessary for all of the pupils to cross this busy count, today aitnouEn the census even begin until next month. Several newspapers have published reproductions of the which postmen will dis-trrite Nov. Ifi and 17.

Unemployed persons have begun filling in these reproductions, dipped frm the newspapers, and sending them here Yesterday's first mail II of them. One of those who filled out a form appended a note saying he was the postman might o.er!ook him in the official dis- PEAU SECHE products are made by Wriqht Lawrence. for a distance of 400 yards from the Impressive dinner ring aet with seven diamonds in Seven diamond engagement ring and harmonising nine wedding hand. highway and travel along it until' edge of the school grounds. A city Chicago's leading prescription druggists.

smart mounting. walk on the opposite side of the road extends from that point into For Sale by 1 TTOWX DRUGS and all leading druggists they reach the edge of Taylorville. Check Auto Traffic Under the supervison of Principal P. T. Walters, a check has been made of the number of cars passing the school during the two one-hour periods when the students are on the highway coming to We Test Your Eyes FREE! SALE PRICE Four diamonu A sturdy, dependable, guaranteed ladies' watch that sella rerularly for $35.00.

My First SALE PRICE a 542 Solitaire of fUshinr brilliance in a streamlined mounting: Was 115.00. Four smaller aide dia mond and large center diamond engagement ring. OfflEGK A PR more than paid for my glasses! Handsomely styled ease with an attractive link band. A Jeweled and guaranteed movement. Waa $lfiJ0.

A special Anniversary feature while they last trhtitior, Census officials said th're po chance of this, that the rirds will be delivered to every in the country'. Austin7Wolfwills Filed in Effingham By Staff Correspondent FFFINGHAM Two wills were filed for probate in the office of County Clerk Clarence Stockman Wednesday. Charles Wolf, who died May 12. leaves his entire esate to Bertha Marre Wolf, his wife, for the duration of her life. Th property is to be divided among their children, Arthur and Seneca Wolf, and Mrs.

L. F. Shull. following Mrs. Wolfs death.

The estate includes the Wolf home in this rity and some personal possessions. The will of the late W. W. Austin left nil the real estate and personal property to his widow. Mrs Mamie Austin.

Witnesses were Ruth Deihl and Edward A. Feldhake. Mrs. Austin was named executrix. Partition Suit Filed In Monticello Court MOXTICELLO Complaint for partition was filed in the office of Carrell Foster, circuit clerk, by Raymond H.

Groff through his attorney. R. Shonwiler. this week IWendants named included Jesse Groff. Rth Groff.

Thora B. H-nrincks. John A. Witted. Sarah Groff.

Oscar J. Berry, conservator 'or Sarah Groff. Lydia Viola Groff. individually and as executrix of the estate of Franklin H. Groff.

defeased, and Bern ice Groff. and returning from the new half million dollar building. The results indicated that between 7:30 and 8:30 a. 404 cars passed. 194 toward Taylorville and 210 toward Springfield.

Between 2:50 and 3.50 436 cars passed the building. 228 toward Taylorville ana 203 toward Springfield. Besides the hazards involved at these two hours, there is a danger encountered by the students in going to and from night football games, or other evening activities at the school. A check of the mode of travel used by students in getting to school revealed that 200 walk. 150 ride bicycles, and 3fi0 arrive in cars.

A great number of the boys riding bicycles park them across the road from the building although there is a room in the school adequate for the storage of 250 bicycles. In order to avoid the traffic hazard during the lunch hour, students are not permitted to leave the building from the time classes start in the morning until they are dismissed in the afternoon. Dr. G. Armstrong, president o( the board of education, expressed the hope that some of the several things now being discussed as means of lessening traffic dangers at the school will receive definite action The Parent-Teachers association, he said, is planning to take up with the highway department the possibility of securing a WPA patrol in front of BECK'S EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DRIVE increased my efficiencyresult: I lo more workand pel a bonus! SALE PRICE SALE PRIC Handsome three diamond rinc in a monotint of unique design.

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