Improvements at Marion Country Club Groundwork
The Marion Country Club boards oversees multi year improvements to the lakeside grounds. The pool gains a white interior finish and new dressing rooms while a new boat landing dock and stone steps improve lake access. A large boat house, new entrance gates for the C and E I railroad, and three new cottages for Miss Nancy Davis ER N Stone and Ralph Mitchell are planned or under construction with a yearly beautification budget including funds for water lilies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Country Club
Nancy Davis
ER. N. Stone
Ralph Mitchell
Ewing Head Not Selected Yet For Baptist College
Dr W P Throgmorton and Dr A J Prince returned to Marion from a meeting of the Educational Board of the Baptist Conference Friday afternoon The election of a new president did not take place but will likely be held at a later meeting An invitation was extended for the prospective president to attend a board meeting Friday June 9 when he is expected to be elected The vacancy follows the resignation of Dr H A Smoot with Prof Griesel acting president pending selection by the board
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Throgmorton
A. J. Prince
Marion
Wing
Educational Board of the Baptist Conference
H. A. Smoot
Griesel
Exams for Scholarships at University of Illinois
County Superintendent J W McKinney conducted scholarship exams for high school graduates at the University of Illinois. Two finalists were Bond of Marion and Ethel Puy of Carterville. Bond is an MT H S graduate and honor student. Puy is a former MT H S student and valedictorian. Exams will be graded at Illinois. winner gets four years free tuition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. .W. McKinney
University Ofllinois
Bond
Marion
Ethel Puy
Carterville
M.T. H
Otis Glass Died Suddenly After Hospital Operation
City commissioner Otis Glass died at Missouri Pacific hospital in St Louis after an operation. He was 40 and survived by his wife and three children Marie Leo and Frank. Funeral plans set for Friday at 2 30 p m in the Christian church with Rev S F Spainhower to assist. burial in Rosehill cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otig Glass
St. Louis
Glass
Missouri Pacific
Mannon
Metropolis
Pinckneyville
Carbondale
Maison
Coal Belt Railway
Power House
Egyptian Powder Company
Missouri Pacific Railway
Cline Cunningham
Hiks
The
Masons
Odd Fellows
Moose
Rebakahs
Marie
Leo
Frank
van Buren Street
Coal Belt
Christian Church
S. F. Spainhower
Herrin
Rosehill Cemetery
Eas t Allen Avenue Dinner Honor for Mrs Woodbridge
Mr. and Mrs. A. EB. Steiger of East Allen avenue entertained with a six o'clock dinner Tuesday evening in honor of their sister in law Mrs J T Woodbridge who has been visiting and will soon depart for home A pleasant evening with music and conversation followed the dinner Guests included Wilt Chapman Er nest Woodard Clara Perry and Miss Wilma Dorthy and Mary Woodbridge Also Mrs A L Compton spent Tuesday in Vienna with her parents Mr and Mrs Mark Whittaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
A. EB. Steiger
East Allen Avenue
J. T. Woodbridge
Wilt Chapman
Wilma
Dorthy
Mary
Young elopers marry after false ages in Gretna Green quest
Four Murphysboro youths and two girls left in a truck to wed, claiming De Soto as home. Licenses were denied in Murphysboro due to youth, but they obtained false ages in Williamson county and were married by Rev. A M Laird in the Christian church. Authorities consider perjury possible. parents seek annulment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Gretna Green
Belleville
Anna
Court House
Sidney Fielding
Gladys Watkins
Ernest Auer
Nez O'Ban
Fielding
17Th Street
St. Louis
Tennesse
Tennessee
Gladys Watking
Charley Watkins
South 17Th
Lincoln School
Inez O.banion
Ed O'Banion
John Auer
Ernest
Inez
Brown Shoe
Sid Fielding
de Soto
F. Davis
Gladys Watlins
Jarnest Auer
Inez O'Banion
A. M. Laird
Christian Church
James Fielding Davis
Basket Dinner at Home of Chas Robinson Near Paulton
A group of relatives gathered at the Chas Robinson farm four miles northeast of Paulton after church at Purdue. Rev Roscoe Clarida preached then a basket dinner was shared under the big oak trees. In the afternoon, games were played with many relatives listed including the Claridas Boles Whorleys Robinson Woodard Ellis Edwards Thornton and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Robinson
Paulton
Purdue
Roscoe Clarida
Big Oaks
James Boles
Patient Ernest Patton Not Improved By Illness
Ernest Patton of 806 North Monroe Street remains ill and unimproved after a week. He has abscesses on both tonsils and continues to experience chills and fever despite treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Patton
North
Monroe Street
Jineh
Grandstand project kicks off at Williamson County Fairgrounds
Work begins on a $25 000 steel and concrete grandstand at Williamson County Fairgrounds to seat about 2500. Decatur Bridge Company awarded the contract. completion expected within 60 days before the fair in September.
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Williamson County Fair Grounds
Ual
Decatur Bridge Company
Sptember
Yair Association
Torelli
Kroneman Brothers
Marion
Illinois
Schedule for Home Bureau June Meetings in Williamson County
The Williamson County Home Bureau announces a June schedule led by Miss Stella Hutson. Activities include conferences at University of Illinois, various unit meetings at Marion Lake Creek Dykersburg West Marion Peaston Pittsburg and Ozark, and an annual library meeting on June 24 with office days and demonstrations such as labor saving kitchens and cheese making.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County Home Bureau
Stella Hutson
University of Illinois
Joanston City
Gillespie
Marion Unit
Lake Creek
Huck
Dykersburg
West Marion
E. D. Grove
Peaston
Miss Haugh
Tusday
Spitznass
Kate Turner
Pittsburg
Southern
Lee Goley
Ozark
Miners Money Withheld in Coronado Case
United Mine Workers report nearly 700000 dollars held in escrow since 1917 to satisfy damages in the Coronado decision. The funds are needed for current strike relief and face at least a 60 day delay, possibly until year end before availability. W H Brooks and Mrs Brooks plan a trip to Norfolk Virginia for a monthlong visit starting Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Coronado
United Mine Workers
Mitchell Oil and Gas opens new service station
The Mitchell Oil and Gas Company opened a new service station at the corner of West Main and North Court streets offering free water, free air, and Crank Case Service along with oil and gasoline. On opening day Red Rose gasoline buyers received a red rose.
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Mitchell Oil and Gas Company
West Main
North Court Streets
H. D. Norris
Marion
C. A. Newton
1St
Dun City
Samuel Dunaway
Auto Bandits Rob Jitney Driver Near Marion
A daylight abduction and robbery occurred when two men aged 23 to 25 hired Robert Smith, a Marion service car driver, to take them to Murphysboro. After tying him to a tree in Crab Orchard bottoms, they escaped while he freed himself and walked to an automobile bound for Marion. The vehicle identified as No. 6006997.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Smith
Marion
Carbondale
Mr. Smith
Murphysboro
Crab Orchard
Smith
Labor decision affects farmers in anti trust ruling
Washington D C June 7 The Supreme Court decision holding labor unions sueable under the anti trust law was viewed by the farm bloc as equally menacing to organized farmers movements They saw no reason the ruling should not apply to farmers cooperative movements The opinion suggested a cooperative association could sue for damages if a farmer’s grant was refused and financial loss proven
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
Memorial Day Story Placed by Congressman Everett Denison
Congressman Everett Denison placed the Story of the origin of Memorial Day in the Congressional Record on May 27. The story was written by a author whose husband founded the day and is described as beautifully told and accurate. J. R. Turner of route five was in Marion on business Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Turner
Route Five
Marion
Four Boys Drowned When Row Boat Overturned
Four boys aged eight to ten drowned after a row boat they were playing in capsized on the St. Lawrence River near Montreal. The incident happened today as the youths were near the shore.
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Montreal
St. Lawrence ‘River
Edington Goes to Springfield
Secretary C. R. Edrington of the Greater Marion Association left for Springfield on public improvements in Leypt and on public utilities. He was joined by Otis W. Williams Will Crawford Robert Williams and Mrs. Edrington to West Frankfort where Benton West Frankfort Johnston City and Herrin delegates met at the West Frankfort Bank and Trust Company. A two delegate from each city will go to Springfield to seek relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Edrington
Greater Marion Association
Springfield
Leypt
Edrington
Otis W. Williams
Will Crawford
Robert Williams
West Frankfort
Benton
Johnston City
Herrin
West Frankfort Bank and Trust Company
Headstones for Soldier Graves Mark Cemeteries in Williamson County
Williamson Post 147 of the American Legion plans a county wide survey to locate all soldier graves, mark unmarked sites with government headstones, and gather service records. They urge families to report grave locations to Adjutant C. R. Edrington at Main 509. The work is state funded with no cost to families. Eighty perished when steamship Villa France boiler exploded near Buengis Aires. The president signed bills to add a dirt farmer on the Federal Reserve Board and increase its membership to six with agricultural representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson Post
American Legion
Williamson County
J. W. Ferguson
C. R. Edrington
Main
Illinois
Edrington
Buengis Aires
Villa France
Parama
Washington, D. C
Federal Reserve Board
Williamson County Home Bureau Elects Officers and Plans TB Efforts
The Williamson County Home Bureau held a Monday meeting with Mrs. J. B. Kerr of the Illinois Tuberculosis Association present. Plans to reorganize and extend activities were outlined and cooperation with the association approved. Officers elected included President Mrs. W. C. Paisley and Vice Presidents Mrs. C. C. Baiars and Prof. J. W. McKinney, with Miss Stella Hutson secretary and Mrs. W. L. Graves treasurer. A nurses committee and board of directors were named, and the annual odd day meeting set for June 24 with officer elections to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County Home Bureau
J. B. Kerr
Illinois Tuberculosis Association
Melinney Ang Othe
Home Bureau
Prof. McKinney
W. C. Paisley
C. C. Baiars
Johnston City
B. F. Parr
Carterville
J. W. McKinney
Snyder Vick
Lillian Russell Dies in Pittsburg at 61
Mrs. Alexander P. Moore known as Miss Lillian Russell the famed comic opera star died in Pittsburg from complications of an injury suffered at sea while on a government mission. She was 61, had been married four times, and after retirement served in government tasks including investigating European immigration to the United States.
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Pittsburg
Alexander P. Moore
Lillian Russell
United States
Jury Selected in Bud Odum Assault Trial
The jury for Bud Odum charged with assault with intent to kill in circuit court was completed Tuesday morning after using the original panel. Attorneys Rufus Neely Ed M Spiller and George White defend Odum while Delos Duty prosecutes. Trial expected to conclude by Wednesday. Shore data about local visits and shopping noted in brief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Odum
Circuit
Quince Ross
Henry Lee
Rosa Huffstutler
Freeman Furlong
Oscar Hanks
Charls Winters
Lawrence Deaton
Harve Sullins
Sue ‘Vlan Bratten
Ora Helple
D. C. Newton
Will McDaniel
Rufus Neely
Ed M. Spiller
George White
Delos Duty
Odum
Thomas Shelford
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Ewing
Baptist College
Paris
Thorne Place
O. A. Morgan
Cline Cuningham
Mr. Parks
Orner
East Thorn
Lou Askew
Rick
South Mechanic Street
Colo
Dena Stanley
Minnie Swafford
Grace McDonald
Colorado
Otis Glass
Coal Belt Electric Railway
A. L. Compton
Vienna
Mark Whittaker
Miss Hutson
W. H. Brooks
B. I. Railroad
Brooks
Fair Grounds
Mitchell Company
Auto Bandits
Rob Jitney
Congress
State Association
T. B
North van Buren Street
du Quoin
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