Flora Journal-Record

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VOLUME XI
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FLORA. ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 22. 1923
NUMBER 23
GREAT SHOE FACTORY
DRIVE IS NOW Oil
Qtiieis of Hora on Tbeir Tods ii Giait E^ort
to Secure FiitMiil Plelfes Uie Tta
Big hlutriil Pfant
OPPORTOraTY NOW IiEICE-.LErS GRAB rr QUICKLY
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Attar two vooka' of praparattom ^d vrganlsatioB, tha liig drire tor .plagaa to aaeare the latoraathmal Co. irtlo* taetory- plant for nora began OB llond»r BorBlag at 10:00 o'clock. At that bout whlstlas sounded the clarioB call to aerriea, and th* aolio- Itlng committee ot more than SO Tolunteera for Flora began bustling with the tme, Plora apirit of progroaa for the town. *
Tbroagfcottt tha daya and    nights
' atnce that time the eommltteea, moat
aaeallently backed by efforts of other
trae eltisens, bare labored    to   "go
orer tbo top" a^i in days ot the World
~W*r drires.
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Aa oanal, thar* hara been dU- leouragemonta aad enconragamanta. Bnmpad at tlmaa, thore hsa also ap¬ peared lhe sUrer liaiiur. The motto * at the workars has i seemed to ba .''^^^natle, keep sweet, nerer give up." With thia spirit sueeeaa will crown the efforts of th* militant hosts ot progress who are fighting for Plora. In this hour of opportunity there are only two elasses ot cltlaens—boosters and knockers, and we are thankful that the knockers are in a very small minority.
Bright r^d tags, reading "I hare iubsorlbed to the factory fnnd, hara ybat" were dlstrfbotsd to.erery one wbo signed , a pledge. BnslnMS hoasea war* ala* taxalabat wtth Mf laA^bhpta, wHh tha same reading. •»
ao0n ¦• thay sign*d up.
A roll at honor haa b**B paatad la the ^how window ot th* Plora Nat- tlonal Bank and tbe namea of snb' scHbers are being added erery day. Tbe big list Is growing tast.
Dp to Thursday noon |4S,000 had been .aigned np and .th* committeaa tealis* that the tull ajnount can ba raised tt every citlsen gires to th* full extent of their ability. It ia no easy task to seenra $76,000, bat Flora miaople hare tha apirit and that is what wins hard battles.
It la np to th* citisenship to a*- cure thla taetory—no taw men oan do it. The beat raaaoalng w* har* heard came from a woman who came into headquarters and hasti- tated between signing $100 or 'fSOO She aald It we gefthe factory I oan afford to gire ItOO, if we don't gat the factory I won't have to pay any¬ thing, so sbe slgiied up the |200.
The Knights of Pythlaa lodge voted $100 to the (nnd and tba U. B. chnrch people roted the same amount. These ~ noble examples sbpuld be followed by other trtpLO" Isations at once, for we want to hare secured practically all the.pledges, by Saturday night.
The teachers ot th* grade and*high schools hare imbibed the btg. hearted spirit and aubseribed liberally.
ARB you FOR OR AGAINST PIjORA? THBtlB U no NBDTRAI. GROVMD.    . . »
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W. A. Colclaanre, aga (3 years, wltfi suicide Int«nt shot himsdt in tb* abdoman with a ahot gaa on Mbnday arenlng. D*ath waa al¬ moat inatantly. Hia hoat* was nerth of Xenta. It was tirought he was temporarily deraaged from wor^ ry. The deeaaaad is aurrired by a wit* and seren children, most ot the ehUdren are grown.
Mr. Colclasure. Itred a number ot yaars northeast ot Plora aad was known as a hardworking, upright and honest man.
Pun>ral serrieea werar conducted from tlM Oak Mouad Christian church on Wadneaday aftornoon.
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TUa ikMi et tk* Pirat Methodlat church enjoyad an oyster snppar in th* basement ot tha chnreh Wedaes¬ day ntght.
Thla ia a monthly affair, being in¬ formal and a good ttnM it always reported.
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Mr. and Mra. L. W. Irwln are rla¬ ttlng hia parenta. Mr. aad Mn. A. W. trwla fal tkia etty. Thay wiU apand tka w«elc-*«d with Mr*. Irwte'a par¬ anta, Mr. and Mrs. Chaa. Tat*, at LAwraBcerlll*.
Mr. aad Mra. Irwta ara awvlng to St. l«nla. Mo., from Pla* Blaff. Ark., wh*r* they har* reaided for th* paat aix years. Mr. Irwin has aee*pt*d a poaitioB with tlM Priadman. Shrtby Sho* Co., in St. Louis.
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Thoa.Rehart Ima Harry Smith tarm northeaat of Plora.
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Mra. H. Schweppe on Monday moming liappened to a aerer* acci¬ dent, her right elbow was badly ternshed and her face lacerated.
Mrs. Schweppe was In her bnggy and came around ths corner at r tha Collins Produce Co., wben her hora* became frighten and ran away. She wai thrown to the parement.
The injured lady was immedtately taken to Dr. Young's'office and mad- teal attention giren her. In th* af¬ ternoon she was taken to ber home flre miles northeast ofFlora, wliar* she Is resting as wall as eonld be *»- pected.
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