Bearded Adam’s Apple Test of a Liar Nonsense Tale
A reminiscence recalls Vice President Thomas R. Marshall in Indiana arguing a liar’s test by Adam’s apple. A county witness with a notorious reputation allegedly proved false on the stand, but Marshall quipped the test was worthless as the man’s beard hid his Adam’s apple. The tale ends with a playful jab at the courtroom wager crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas R. Marshall
Indiana
Farehal
Marshal
Walter
Marshall Iter
Hilltown Notes Spark Fanciful Town Gossip
A fragmented Hilltown column recounts colorful, unnamed locals in raucous vignettes about cars, sidewalks, a new brick building, a tavern and grocery shop, a broom factory, bus delays, housing woes, a Salvation Army rumor, a Grand theater scene, and small-town doings from East Alton to Alton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbene
Sally Reed
Godfoeyell
Carlie Maruk
Bethalto
Howard Dunn
Pletown
Shurtlett
Wood River
Jane
Tenth Street
Hampton Street
Thomas Smalth
Blackie Garr
Mose
Darky
Tom
Blackie
Tim
Frazer
Prestone Meade
East Alton
Salvation Army
Spars Avenue
Jefferson
Alton
College St Dent
Janake
Sunday School Debate and City Power Lines
Amateur dialogue on life and modernity ends with a joke about a boy’s quickness and drivers. The text shifts to a shy exchange about tax deductions, marriage vows, and a couple’s strained goodbye. It closes by mentioning New York City’s electrical power transmission.
Fragmentary obituary snippets and family notes
A jumble of family notices notes birthdays and condolences. Mary Kline birthday referenced as seven, Robert named in a maternal line. Other items mention a seven pound six ounce birth, Art Curts temporarily withdrawn from work, Adam Deahl recovering in California, Evelyn Eisenreich gratitude at a husband’s grandfather’s funeral, and Norma Boyle proud of a new nephew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Kline
Robert
Art Curts
Adam Deahl
California
Evelyn Eisenreich
Norma Boyle
Auxiliary group gears up for March of Dimes drive
The Women's Auxiliary to the Alton Trades and Labor Assembly met at the YWCA on January 15 to organize support for the March of Dimes campaign. The group will run the Wishing Well sidewalk booth at West Street front and Keenges Dime store on January 31. Mrs. Elsie Mt Shepard chairs the committee. assistants include Mrs. Guy Beets Mrs. W. R. Smith Mrs. Jacke C Churchill and Mrs. Paul Whetzo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Trades and Labor Assembly
YWCA
West Se Street
Keenges
Elsie Mt. Shepard
Guy Beets
W. R. Smith
Jacke C Churchill
Paul Whetzo
Belleville Meeting Continues on IWEEAPL League Actions
Belleville witnesses continued discussion of IWEEAPL League aims with emphasis on women’s political role. The meeting finalized executive board members including Guy Harper and Frank Grover, with Jack Churchill reporting donations. Plans for supporting labor-friendly candidates and promoting voter registration dominated remarks, and next gathering was set for February 1 in DuQuoin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iweeapl League
Mrscheppard
League
Guy Harper
Wood River ‘Trades Council
Frank [Grover
Pipefiters
Jack Churchill
Alton Building and Construction ‘Trades Council
Churchill
Larn
Lots Miller
James McRoberts
Southern Tinois Wage Earners Educaational and Political League
East & House
Alton
DuQuoin
Sith
Dally
Westyan-Shurtlett”Pioneer
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Prop
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Dan
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Brea
Aine
Piasa Alton
Louis Sterling
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America
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Remnard
Dan” Callahan
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Kansas
Towa
June Smith
Marie Duetman
Calhoun County
Elaine Turner
Mable Underwood
Milt Reeded
Ruth
Stan Matthey
Corru
Daisy Budy
Bowling
Janking
Edendate Gardens
Ime
John
Wes
New York City
John Dean
West Virginia Federation of Tabor
Truman
White House
AFL
E. A. Carter
Dean
Harley Kilgore
D. W. Va
Smokey Phillips
The
Turner Hall
Bakers
Euwakudville
Charlie Slavik
Opm Private
School OF Dance
Arthur Murray
Delmar
Parkview
Roofing & Siding CO
Delmar Blvd
Belleville
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Uninon Standards
Alton Universal
C.H. Auten
Real Estate
Byron Yancey
Russel Hale
Alton, M
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H. A. Newlin Moving and Transfer ‘Company
Washington Ave
Staten Funeral Home
Staten Funeral
Court St
Ana Spene
Cigar Store
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Wert’s Bottled Gas & Appliance Company
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