Local notes from Days Gone By feature residents and events
Mrs. Corey Bryan grows radishes in a hot house and gains florist success. John W. Lewis assumes Marshall house management after buying fixtures. Jake Laufman moves with his family into Miss Laura Arbuckle’s house. The women’s club raises over 500 for a concrete walk to the cemetery. A 4 foot by half mile walk costs about 950 at 9 cents per square foot. Marshal Garwood confronts drunken town trouble, detains two men, who plead guilty and leave at dawn. Dr. and Mrs. R L Davison visit Springfield for brother’s appendectomy. Club dessert-bridge hosted by Miss Birlingmier and friends with guests from Anderson and Marshall. Mrs. Craig’s group to visit Findlay weekend. Charles Curran recovering in Paris to return to rural mail carrier duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corey Bryan
John W. Lewis
Marshall House
Jake Laufman
Jake
Laura Arbuckle
John
Woman's Club
Marshal Garwood
Garwood
Beeman’s
Esq. Green
R. L. Davison
Billy
Springfield
John Davison
B. M. Davison
John Hopkins Hospital
Helen Birlingmier
Kermit Cochran
Mabel Nowlin
Miss Birlingmier
Joy Lichtenberg
Knipe family to move headquarters to Olney
Mr and Mrs H H Knipe son of James and niece Ruth Mason Graham plan to relocate to Olney this week as Knipe leads S E L T Long Distance Telephone and Telegraph Co expanding operations require new headquarters. Mrs Edwin Booth hosted the Thursday Auction bridge club with prizes to Mrs Co A Purdum and Mrs Lola Cole and guests including several locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Knipe
James
Ruth Mason Graham
Olney
Knipe
S. E. Tl
Long Distance Telephone & Telegraph Co
Edwin Booth
Co. A. Purdum
Lola Cole
James B
C. Bolton
Jerry Orthwein
J. K. Kerr
Howard Rubel
Jayne B. Kerr
Seymour Hurst
Nellie Stevenson
Melvin Norton
Spiketown
Hunie—Johnson
Pleasant, Grove
M.L. Whitlock
Terre Haute
Jud Harlan
Dinner Hosts and Family Gatherings Highlight 1923 Post
Twenty years ago Mr and Mrs Wm Sharkey hosted a six o clock dinner inviting the McCauleys Rey nolds Reynolds Parisho Knowles Johnson Davison Mitchell Taylor Genevieve McCauley and others. The Eastern Star banquet followed at Paris by the Knight Templars. Mrs Taubeneck was called to Tulsa by illness in her family. Guests from Grandview Terre Haute Brazil and Champaign shared weekend visits with local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Sharkey
John McCauley
Genevieve
John Reynolds
Harry Reynolds
Carl Perisho
Paris
Clyde Knowles
C. R. Johnson
R. L. Davison
C. D. Mitchell
E. L. Taylor
Genevieve McCauley
Knight Templars
W. E. Taubeneck
Tulsa
Oklo
C. B. Hunter
Harry Guinnip
Grandview
Bert Lutz
Terre Haute
Jesse Hunt
Brazil
Ind
Edna Beadle
C. B. Beadle
Wilbur Mundorf
Champaign
Réy
John Mundorf
Differences at Marshall Golf Club Endangers Tilford
Ten years ago disputes at the Marshall Golf Club led organizer George Tilford to threaten two members Victor C. Miller and Paul R. Hill. He was jailed awaiting arraignment before Magistrate Jey Swern for possible peace bond. Mrs Hallouer and Mr Davison depart for Danville after wintering at the Wational-Dixie Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Golf Club
George Tilford
Tilford
Victor C. Miller
Paul R. Hill
Jey Swern
G. C. Hallouer
Danville
Wational-Dixie
Mtr
John E. Davison
Hospitalization and Busy Weekend in Homer
Mrs. Hattie Fraker was taken to Paris hospital last Saturday and her health has declined in recent months. Her son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fraker, accompanied her, and were in Paris Sunday. Numerous local residents visited, hosted meals, or attended church and club meetings, including the Jolly Home Makers, with a birthday observance and a regular meeting featuring prayers, songs, and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Fraker
Paris
Harry Fraker
Harry Conrad
R. L. Braden
Braden
Martinsville
Dan Ellington
Esther
William Conrad
Vernon Conrad
William
George Walker
Ora Cline
Wayne
James Richey
Kansas
Cline
Jess Shaffner
Evansville
Ind
Glen Ward
Julia Ward
Harold Walker
Shirley
Chloa Cartright
Westfield
Alice Bennett
Silas Hiedge
Will McKee
Russell McKee
Clarence Beabout
Lester Beabout
Barbara
Bobby
Casey
Lee Kelley
Opal Kelley
Daisy Sinclair
Ivan Veach
Ed Powell
Deloris Veach
Powell
Nettle Beachout
Anna H. Veach
Clara Beabout
Margaret Beabout
Ella Burger
Mona Kelley
Hester Phillips
Vada Shaffner
Allie Powell
Etta Shaffner
Ethel Fraker
Patents From Enemy Nations to Be Licensable in War Effort
White House announcement says patents seized from enemy nationals will not be sold but licensed to legitimate U S manufacturers by the alien property custodian. Over 50 000 patents valued in hundreds of millions will be vested this year with licenses for war use and national interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United
Washington
White House
Leo T. Crowley
Roosevelt
United Nations
Crowley
City pays 30 days extra for LA service officers and city workers
Los Angeles city employees who enter the armed forces after one year of service will receive 30 full days of extra pay. The ordinance, retroactive to two years before adoption, keeps vacated positions open 30 days to preserve salary for the absentees per Civil Service Assembly guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Civil Service Assembly
United States
Canada
Nazis Bar Marriages Between Germans and Italians
Stockholm report quotes Professor Gross head of the Nazi Institute of Racial Policy saying Germans would not marry Italians or other foreigners, regardless of European unity. He cites modern racial theory and opposes linking racial policy to military or economic integration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Sweden
Europe
Gross
Nazi “Institute of
Suspected Bomb Turns Out Just Bag of Apples
In Hempstead New York police checked a bag left in a tree after a witness reported a bomb. The bag contained hard round objects and a note about sand piles one and a half miles north of an intersection. The bomb squad opened the bag and found apples, part of a treasure hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hempstead
N. Y
Manos Allots Entire Salary to War Bonds in Greece Aid
Whitefish Mont Pete Manos directs his payroll to purchase war bonds. Since last spring he has been saving 125 dollars monthly under an allotment plan. He told the bond sales chairman to take it all until victory, saying his Greek connections are hungry and he can tighten his belt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitefish
Mont
Pete Manos
Greece
How Powhattan County Got Name From Indians
The piece traces Powhatan County naming to two origins the French Huguenot settlers and the Powhatan Indian chief name tied to the Revolution. It notes the county’s 1771 organization and the shift from royal naming after 1776 with emphasis on local roots and place names like the Huguenot Trail along Route 44.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powhattan County
Virginia
Powhattan
George Washington
New World
William and Mary
Elwood
Richmond Times-Dispatch
General Assembly
Corsica Named Most Beautiful Island by Greeks
Corsica, a fortified Mediterranean island near Italy and France, is described as the ancient Greeks called it Kalliste the most beautiful. The article notes its granite backbone, varied coast, malaria in marshes, and nearby Sardinia, with the broader piece touching rubber plant research in the U.S. including goldenrod, Russian dandelion, and cryptostegia as potential latex sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corsica
Genoa
Italy
Bizerte
Tunis
Vermont
France
Sardinia
Strait of Bonifacio
Kalliste
North America
American Chemical Society
H. L. Trumbull
Moscow
Melbourne nurses honored for bravery aboard last Singapore ship
Two Melbourne nurses were decorated for bravery while tending wounded on one of the last ships to leave Singapore. Margaret Anderson won the George Medal and Vera Torney received the Military Division of the Order of the British Empire as bombs and machine-gun fire rained down. They carried wounded to the deck amid smoke and flames, with Anderson protecting a severely wounded man during direct attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Australia
Singapore
Margaret Anderson
Order of the British Empire
Vera Torney
Anderson and
Torney
Anderson
Chemicals Boost Resin Flow From Pine Trees
The U S Forest Service reports that 40 percent sulfuric acid or 25 percent caustic soda solution can raise gum flow in longleaf and slash pines. Field tests show 25 percent lye boosts flow by up to 73 percent, aiding war production alongside a new spraying device under development with government silviculturists and manufacturers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Forest Service
Silviculturists
Christian Science Services and Weekly Readings
Sunday school at 9:30 in rooms at corner Fifth and Locust. Morning service at 11. Reading room hours Wednesday 2 to 5 and Saturday 1 to 3. Evening service Wednesday at 7:45. It notes weed control wisdom and farm soil care with spring plowings as preventive measures.
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Fifth and Locust Streets
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Fragmentary line references danger of scrub fires harming animals and warns against economic ruin and loss of hope or redemption.
Claim Notice in Louise Scott Killie Estate
Notice to all persons that May 3 1943 is the claim date in the Louise Scott Killie deceased estate in Clark County Illinois. Claims may be filed without issuance of summons by or before the date. Co-Executors Ben T Baird Clara Baird Borg Jensen and attorney John M Hollenbeck Marshall Illinois. Advertisement 14-3
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Scott Killie
Clark’ County
Illinois
Ben T. Baird
Clara
Baird
Borg Jensen
John M. Hollenbeck
6Th St
Marshall, Hlinots
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B. A. Lockard
Charles Kennedy
Daniel Golden
Thos. J. Golden
Earry Mitchell
Bloomington Ind
Robert McDaniel
Oliver
Homer
Mrs. Etta Shaffner
U.S
Christian Science Service
Baby
U. S
Marshall Hatchery
Marshall,—Tll
Wm. C. Anderson, JR
Kroger
Kroger Food Foundation
Spotlight Coffee
Ibs
Wilson
Suns
Clover Valley
Wilvesa
Tbs
Imeoe
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