Flora Journal-Record

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The Flora Journal-Record
PART ONE
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VOLUME  XIII THB «OCKNAli. Vol 68      No. IT
FLORA. ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. APRIL 23. 1925
NUifBER 32.
^KCIAL StrBSCRIPtlON »    ' ARRANOBMENT FOR MAt
Beginning May 1. and eontinning
^ throughout    the entire    montb, the
'JFIora   Journal-Record   has  arranged
- '"A apeclai subscription offer.
•«    'The   United    Brethren    church in
Flora   is   now   erecting a    modern
Cburch edHlce. We believe West Flora
,ahonld  have an  adequate  house  of
:.j9irorsblp. There are many people liv-
,'i|Jag in that portion of our city. We
l^'^w'e glad thta churcb ta meeting this
-aeed. They shonld be encouraged 'n
tbta good  work.  We wtah to assist
Bia BQTFTIAN BNTBRTAINMBNT
' The Baltimore and Ohio Egyp- ttans, an organisation composed ot employes of the Baltlmora and Oblo, are putting on a tree entertainment at the high school gym next Wednes¬ day evening. There will be talks by raUroad officials, and a program of ten numbers that ta really tine Those on tbe program are donaUns tbelr servicas. and tbey comprtao some of the best talent in Flora.
Admiasioa Is to be by ticket, and the ticketa are free. Just ask any member of the committee fop the namber you want. The members of
..AmA fn order to do so, made them a
'proposition that during the montb of 'he committee bave been potsed Sn May we would donate to their church the bultatin boards. Remember the, building fund 25 per cent ot all, date, Wednesday, April 29, at f money they    would collect    on sub-1 o'clock.   Bverybody  Is  urged   to get
.seription to tbe Journal-Record. {a ticket and come enjoy yourself.
The ladiea' aid of the church has Following the entertainment tbeee accepted the offer and tbey will can-' will be a dance at Trainmen's hall, vass for subscriptions. This offe'siand this Is also free. Members of tbe everyone an opportnnlty to help .committee will give these ticketa to these people In psying for their those who ask tor them at the hlgii building.      'The subscription price ot I school  on   Wednesday  night.   If you
.the Journal-Reeord ta $2.00 per year. 'Sl.OO for six months. The aid Is an- tborised to solicit subscriptions at tbls rate, giving receipts for all mon¬ ey paid them. It you want to help them, don't pay us—pay them. We pay them their per cent. It is a good cause—worthy of every citizen's aid.
HAXoara proclahation
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To AU Citisens of Flora:
Wheress, National and Local Clesn Up Campaigns have resulted in many advantages to community life in safe¬ guarding health, promoting thrift, furthering flre prevention, stimulat¬ ing civic pride and making the home and city beautiful, and
Whereas, Plora community and civic organizations have asked for a designated clean up week io our city.
Therefore, I, Oeo. J. Price, Mayor of the City of Flora,    d(^ hereby rv . quest and   urge all   citizens   to   ob¬ serve the week beginning
NEXT MONDAY, APRIL J7th, as clean up week in our city, by col¬ lecting, refuse of every kind on their premises and streets and alleys ad¬ jacent to their properties, placing the same In receptacles and havlni? it hauled to the city garbage ground south of town. This action is taken for the individual and collective wel¬ fare of our people to avoid possible epidemics during the coming hat weather, and we trust the citizeiis ' WiU co-operate In a aplrit ot • civic pride that Flora may be both health¬ ful and beautiful.
Dated at Flora, IU., this 23rd of AprU, 1926.
OBO. J. PRICE, Mayor.
SENIOR    CAA88    PLAV
want to dance or watch the others dance, ask for the tickets.
TRBSSIiAR  STORE  BIO  OPEHaNG
In this issue of the Journal-Record will be found a page ad, tailing about tbe grand opening of the Tresslar 5-1 Oc and Variety Store on next Saturday, April 25th, at 9:00 o'clock a. m., in the new store room one door west of the Flora National bank.
Tbe Tresslars have a Chain of stores, f)ve In Indiana, and three in Illinota. there being one at Olney and one at Salem. Their headquar¬ ters are at BicknelU ind.
They are pnttlng in a fine, new stock and Invite the public to call next Saturday. Read the big ad for particulara  on  page  8,  section  tw.i.
NBW B. A O. TRAIN SCHEDLLB
FOR Hl'NDAV, APRIL 26
Next Sunday, AprU 26th, there wUI go into effect tbe most far-reaching time card chaages that tbe B. A O. railroad    has made in aeveral   years.
RAILROAD NOTES
Ity F. H. WRIGHT, Correspondent
MISS  WHITE  rOMPLKTKH
TRIP AROI \D WORLD
Two tast trains Nos. 23 and 2, will be and relatives at Omaha dtacontlnued. and there   will be   two |     Mr. and Mrs. Billie Baker ot Chris- new Pullman O-ains   Nos. 1   and   .«. topher. vtaited In Flora    last    weak paasing each at Flora, at 2:SO p. m., with Mr. and Mrs. C   F but not receiving paaaengera.    Putt
Mtss Nellie M. White, dangbter of the late    Samuel, White,    ona ot the
Ml.  ...A u_   D.i 1. iiMi      .. .....    founders   of   Flora,   spent   Thuraday, . .       . ,
"nfi*" ?.-„'*'', v..   •"?,""!* In Flora, a guest of her cousin. May-1 which had had two prevloua meeta.
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OLNEY' WINS DUAL MBBT
The first 'meet ot the season for tbe locals was lost to Olney at the Fairgrounds track here' last FrtdaF. the     exjierlenced       Olney     sqt^d.
son, Ralph Jr., ore
Sunday only.
UNIFORM FLAGS FOR FLORA
Walter Maas and Frank Chaney, acting as a committee from tbe Flora t^mmerclal Club, are this week so¬ liciting our businees men, taking or¬ ders for uniform flags. They have met with a most gratifying response, more than 30 orders having be>n signed.
Tbese uniform flags are being used in practically every city and make a fine display on spectal occasions. They are placed in the outer edge of the concrete walk and the staff is IS feet high and the flag Is 4z« feet. The small cost of $4.00 InsUiled makes them very desirable, or •¦^
lnj( on these two new traina has •-i- eaaioned many changes in time t,t otber trains and nearly the entire pMKenger train schedule has been cbanged.
jf The new time card for Flora ta as Remember  tb^jfollows:
MAIN LINE WESTBOUND
No. S, 4:a0 a. m.
No. «I, 5:30 a. m. ;
No. 21, S:S2 p. m.
N. 67, 4:00 p. m.
No, 767, 6:10 p. m
KASTBOUND
No. 68, 10:46 a. m. «,
No. 22, 11:86 a. m. -Z
No. es,