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Newspaper
Marion Evening Post
Location
Marion, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1925
Page
3
Local notice mentions visiting relatives and friends in various towns, lists names such as Roy Norman, Curtis Bashamy, Eddie Day, E.G. Jewell, Ada Scott, Jack Hogan, George Fallon, and Maurine Wallace, and notes a delivery service advertisement. Lost and rental items are briefly cited.
The Illinois B P O E state committee opened the Elks State Meet in Murphysboro with hundreds of delegates and grand lodge officials in attendance. After registration, visitors were toured by auto to inspect the tornado devastated region, followed by luncheon and smoker.
B H Schull longtime general superintendent of Cosgrove Meehan Coal Company resigns to become General Manager of Black Servant Coal Company near Elkville Illinois. He will keep Marion Illinois as home and has no relocation plans. Also notes various local ads and notices including sales and visits.
Graduating exercises for Marion Junior High Eighth Grade will be held tonight at the First Baptist church with a program including invocation address and diplomas. The class roll lists numerous students from Marion and surrounding areas.
Washington June 2 The Post Office Department opened its mailing campaign by revealing results from careless practices. It reported 21 000 letters and 803 000 parcels went to the dead letter office last year and 100 000 letters enter the mails yearly in perfectly blank envelopes.
Sale notice offering late cabbage and tomato plants priced 30 and 40 cents per hundred. Address lists 400 W Boulevard Marion Illinois.
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