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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1922
Page
1
Editor Eugene Davenport argues a persistent price gap exists as farm product values lag war-time levels while manufactured goods stay high. He cites unemployment, double staffing in mining, and a buyers strike that excludes rural buyers, urging city workers to accept fair wages and full labor to close the divide.
Readers attack the Marshall post office redistricting and six carrier rollout. Local officials Handy and Poorman face questions about service and motives as residents demand candid explanation from the postal department. The letter-writer questions the process and raises concerns about community impact and confidence in the findings.
Returns from Clark County place Allen ahead by about 480 votes with Holaday strong in the north part of the district. McDaniel leads Coles County by 1600 votes while Moore runs with him. Other county races tilt toward Pearce for county judge and Lewis for sheriff with Fredenberger and Bright unopposed for treasurer and county superintendent.
The six team Eastern Illinois Baseball league was formed under the national agreement at Caney on April 2. Franchises go to Effingham Paris Casey and Marshall with two more towns to be added. John Roberts of Paris was elected president and Ralph Brooke of Casey secretary. Directors named include B C Hall Caltex W Snyder Paris Frank Machian Marshall and Adolph Rutlinger Effingham. The season opens April 30 and runs Sundays and holidays to October 1 with thirty games and a double umpiring system.
Oren E Scott of St Louis president of the Marshall Milk Condensary and other stockholders attend a company meeting in the city at 2:00 pm. Also notes on bridge project and local court cases with brief mentions of Sny der and Darwin baseball results and Marshall markets.
Mrs. Garrett Burkett of the southeast part of Marshall died about noon Monday after a long illness. Funeral services will be held at 2 PM this afternoon at the United Brethren church conducted by Rev. Co. A. Curtis. Interment will follow in the city cemetery.
Mrs Emme Gelsert has returned from Paris where she has been with her daughter Minnie at the Paris hospital. Minnie underwent a very serious operation several days ago. Friends of Mrs Harvey Schweitzer plan a birthday postcard shower for her April 23. Cards should be sent Marshall Illinois R R 7. State's Attorney Everett Connelly says the Fish and Game dept forbids fishing in Big Creek from 100 yards west of Blizzard Ford to 100 yards south of the overhead bridge on the National road east of Marshall. A Court of Honor county convention was held here yesterday forenoon in the IOOF hall. delegates to the state convention at Decatur May 2 were Mrs T W F Clark and C BE Beadle. Walter Br Hutchinson was county chairman and Mrs T W F Clark secretary.
Charles Humble aged 54 and Mary Simpson aged 40, both of Indianapolis, obtained marriage licenses.
Worth W. Merritt was elected farm advisor for Clark County at a farm bureau meeting. He comes from Ralls County Missouri where he served as county agent since 1919 after earlier work in Iowa and Missouri. He will start about May 1 and has strong livestock and soil training.
Night watchman Frank Eggebrecht reports that between 1 and 2 a.m. a large touring car stopped before the Marshall State Bank. As he passed the courthouse two shots were fired from the machine. He fled toward Mayor Poorman’s home, the car allegedly followed, and a red light signaled two men by the bank to stand down before the vehicle sped away.
George O. Baird III, receiver for the Gilliland Oil Co and head of several oil interests in Louisiana and Arkansas, has just undergone an operation at the Schumper t sanitarium. His condition is favorable and doctors expect early recovery. Friends are asked not to call before next week and to avoid discussing business for three weeks.
Ed English and Albert Sockler elected to the township high school board while Lloyd Pulver Norman Bennett and C M Bubeck were reelected to the city school board. The city election was quiet with only sixty one votes cast.
The Institute of Politics at Williams College will hold a second session in August with lectures and conferences on international relations. Leaders include Vanderlip Warburg Crosby and experts Blakeslee Hornbeck Shortt Latane Haskins Lord Bowman Grafton Wilson Reeves. Membership is open to history government and economics teachers in colleges and universities.
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