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0n October 29t 1929t ilBLACK TUESDAY|| desceided upon the stock market. ''The prices col lapsed amid panic selling. fhousands of investors were wiped out and Americars Great Depression began. Soon after the government had a program going then cal led IJPA (t{orks Progress Administration) This supplied many people with r.rork who otherwise could not find any kind of enploymurt. The prices for the grain raised on the farm in 1932 were very low. Corn sofd for 31.5 cents a bushel in 1932 Oats sold for 15.7 cents a bushef in 1932 Soybeans sold for 54 cents a bushel in 1932 hltreat sold for J8 cents a bushel in 1932 Hay sold for $6.20 per ton in 1932 I! lg33 many farmers had been financially strapped since before the infamous stock market crash of 1929. 0f course, our parents were also in this unp I easant and di ffi cu I t si tuati on . Our father strived and r+orked to give our nother and us children a good and wholesome livelihood and was always concerned about our well-being.
In 1933 our father decided to go into the business of breeding and raising of horses and mules as well as farming. At one time he had four stal lions on the farm. He sold many of the horses and mules and made a good profi t. Horses were valued and sold for $54.00 per head in 1933lfules were valued and sold for $60"00 per head in 1933. fur father and some of the neighbors went together and had many sales on the farm. At these sales they sold horses and mules as well as cattle, hogs, chickens and farm inplgnents. Registered Belgian (Royal Prince)
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Page 4 and 5: FORE}'ORD I, Rosemary Anne Blair ha
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Page 12 and 13: EDWARD BLAIR Edward Blair was a bro
Page 14 and 15: t- UILLIAI{ E BETTY ANN BLAIR I{ERN
Page 16 and 17: ARTHUR E KATHRYN BLAIR HOSS Kathryn
Page 18 and 19: THE BLAIR FAHILY HOME 309 West Edwa
Page 20 and 21: THE BLACKBURNS Thomas Blackburn can
Page 22 and 23: THOI'iAS DONALD & HELEN WITT Thomas
Page 24 and 25: A}IBROSE E ilARTHA WITT Anbrose and
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Page 54 and 55: STELLA AND ROSEI.IARY In 1t40, l94l
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Page 58 and 59: In 1963 while I was working in the
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Page 62 and 63: I,IARIE FLAH STAUOER Harie was born
Page 64 and 65: JEROI{E ANTHONY BLAIR Jerome was bo
Page 66 and 67: He had never had a furlough in all
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Page 70 and 71: PROFESSIOT{AL ACTIVITIES S llernber
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Page 80 and 81: -t f HELEN BI.AIR OIBRIEN Helen was
Page 82 and 83: JOHN PATRICK O'BRIEN John was born
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Page 86 and 87: COLLEEN OIBRIEN ATTOOO Colleen was
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Page 92 and 93: Aloysl Carl and Antoinette Cerny ne
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AUNT LOUISE E HEI{RY BICKEL Arnt Lo
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and stayed with us five children an
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JOHN H. E ELIZABETH CERNY John M. C
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RT. REV. MSGR. THOMAS F. McGRATH 0n
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I wish to mention this coincidence;
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iicnsignor Eagear was ordained on J
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INV1TATION TO ALL FRIET\DS & PARISI
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EARLY HISTORY OF ITLINOIS The flass
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ILLIOPOLIS ItJ,INOIS Every town has
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I I I after her carne John and Jane
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Dedication of the Illiopolis Public
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NIAilTIC, ILLINoIS The territory in
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,b I ,h on Valentinets day, 1F82, a
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An Ancient Irish Prayer €4QSe'"
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governmentat center of a country th
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Passing o:t of Limerick on the road
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lreIand, so that most of the people
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tool but a spade. Only an exception
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they go to work as farm hands, aopr
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SoLDIEF,S ENCAMPED AT THE STATE ARS
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