Local Notes from Martinsville and Surroundings
Martinsville briefings include visits by Tedge Kinderdine and Chas Howerton’s Marshall trip. Ray Cornwell reelected director after a school election. Measles flare in No 6 school, garden work by local men, and a hot water accident recovery for Ray Cornwell’s son. Prices for eggs and produce listed. old time church service set for May 6. Osby Logue injured in a runaway team accident. Toledo telephone exchange owner. War loan mass comparisons and land value note conclude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Hasten
Martinsville
Sarah Newin
Tedge Kinderdine
Chas Howerton
Marshall
James Howerton
American
Liberty
Herman Lambdin
Alright
D A Freeman
Ray Cornwell
Dad” Ball
Wiley Busbs
Annapol
Henry Green
Mile Bakers Farm
Hewerton
Pome
Edwards ‘Arm
Here
Church of God
Bethel
W R Johnson
Osby Logue
Lewis Logue
Toledo
United States
Continental
Local notes from Martinsville reflect mild illness and community events
The Martinsville column reports several nonfatal illnesses in town, pleasant spring weather, and trips by residents including Mrs. Fairy Rogers and Sperry Claypool. Local visits included Rev WH Ziegler of Marshall and Frank Garver with John Ross, Jr. and wife of Dolson. James Porter was elected board president and Leo Fasig was hospitalized for surgery with a guarded recovery outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairy Rogers
Medford
Okla
Sperry Claypool
J. P Heath
Josiah Bardin
Dolson
WH Ziegler
Marshall
Frank Garver
John Ross
Buaflmeses
C. T. Tehler
Seareeman
James Porter
Z. Wishler
W. K. McDaniel
Board of Education
Myre
Leo Fasig
Terre _Mante
Ben
Will
Aioe
Local families host visits across the community
Ruth Weaver returned home from Hume on Saturday. Lila Wryrick spent Sunday with Rose and Dell Weaver. La Vene Finkbiner was a guest of Florence Liggett Sunday. Pearl Eller visited her mother L. F. Weaver Sunday. James Liggett and son Mack were in Terre Haute Saturday. Vera and Maggie Smith spent Saturday with Lila Wyrick. James Elliott of Indiana visited his brother Wil for the weekend. Ruth Dell Rosa Weaver and Lila Wyrick joined Lula and Hazel Elliott Sunday. Jas Liggett and wife returned to Dennis Sunday after a week with his parents here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Weaver
Hume
Lila Wryrick
Rose
Dell Weaver
la Vene Finkbiner
Florence Liggett
Pearl Eller
L. F. Weaver
James Liggett
Mack
Terre Haute
Vera
Maggie Smith
Lila Wyrick
James Elliott
Indiana
Wil Elliott
Ruth
Dell
Rosa Weaver
Lula
Hazel Elliott
Jas. Liggett
Dennis
Local residents share Sunday visits and patriotic event
John Moke and wife visited relatives in town while M M Landers and family spent Sunday in Terre Haute. Chas Becker and family were at Perry Pine's in Asbury. The group attended the Marshall demonstration Thursday. Wl English, wife and daughter Pearl visited Harry Tingley in Hall vicinity. meee Magics. ané vite 'and A c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Moke
M. M. Landers
Terre Haute
Chas. Becker
Perry Pine
Asbury
Marshall
Wl English
Pearl
Harry Tingley
Hall Vicinity
Ollie Craigs At Asbury and Local Happenings
The piece notes farming optimism with planting underway and fruit trees blooming with expectations of good yields and affordable sugar. Miss Margaret Forbeck will teach in Perisho district near Martinsville next year. The school election produced nine votes with H. C. Grisham and Chas Becket elected to three and two year terms respectively. Wes Huey and Miss Esther Hackett wed recently in Komomo Indiana and visited his father’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie Craig
Asbury
Margaret Forbeck
Perisho
Martinsville
H. C. Grisham
Chas
Becket
Wes Huey
Esther Hackett
Kokomo
Ind
Local Notes: Residents and Visitors Reported
Homer Will McDonald shows a new buggy while Frank Burger displays a 4 x 12 foot flag Aunt Melinda Beachout is in poor health. B F Cleaver was a Marshall visitor last Monday. Clifton Smith plans eight bushels of potatoes. Orchardists were busy last week with their gasoline sprayer. Dora Corner and Lucile Booth of Martinsville were visitors Sunday. Winfield Wyrick and wife visited their daughter. John Johnson, a Terre Haute fireman aboard the Vanderbuilt, spent Thursday with his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F Cleaver
Marshall
Clifton Smith
Dora Corner
Lucile Booth
Martinsville
Winfield Wyrick
Melrose
John Johnson
Terre Haute
Westfield Guests Visit Relatives and Theater Troupe
W Y Hayes of Terre Haute and his son Rolf of Battle Creek were guests of Mrs. Ruth Hays. Beecher Gilbert family and Mildred Gilbert left for Topeka to meet the Burks Show and debut Uncle Tom's Cabin. Several relatives attended a funeral for Mrs Mills. others visited Albion and East St Louis family members. A smallpox case led to immediate quarantine of Dr D R Seneff’s household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W Y Hayes
Terre Haute
Rolf
Battle Creek
Mich
Ruth Hays
Beecher Gilbert
Mildred Gilbert
Topeka
Kans
C W Mills
Gibson
Marsh Mills
Cerro Gorde
Frank Mills
Indianapolis
E. H Shuey
Decatur
FE A Schroeder and Sons
Albion
L. R. Biggs
Paul Blakney
East St Louis
D R. Seneff
Paving of North Fourth Street Completed
The north Fourth street paving is finished. Myron Huston of Macon Georgia visited his father Harry Huston. Mrs P T Peters left Monday for Tulsa to visit her daughter Mrs J R Brooks. Crude oil rose six cents to 192 per barrel. Wm Ward brother of the late B E F Ward died Monday in Martinsville Indiana. Plans advance for a flag raising at Casey on April 29. John McCrory B S Ruedy Geo E Kite W S Emrich James A Harper traveled to Danville for Scottish Rite degrees. W L Davison and son J C visited Casey. Victor Hill, a Casey native, serves in a Canadian machine gun unit near Lens France after enlisting in Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banner-Times
North Fourth Street
Myron Huston
Macon
Harry Huston
P T Peters
Tulsa Okla
J R. Brooks
Ward
EF. Ward
Martinsville
Ind
Casey
Jas. B
McCrory
B. S. Ruedy
Geo. E. Kite
W. S. Emrich
James A. Harper
Danville
W. L. Davison and Son
J. C
Champion
Neb
J. C. Kelly
Victor Hill
Lens
France
Canada
Local harvest notes and community updates from Blue Grass area
A small acreage is broken for corn while peach trees show bloom for a light crop. Mike Schwartz visited Ed Durans near Oakland on Friday to obtain seed corn. Mrs Wilber Hammond rears 960 young chickens the largest flock yet. A child of Charlies Garver and wife was buried in Blue Grass cemetery last week. Mrs Alice Clapp took a short car ride for the first time in two months. Dave Claypool of Kickapoo was…
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Schwartz
Ed Duran
Oakland
Wilber Hammond
Charlies Garver
Blue Grass
Alice Clapp
Dave Claypool
Kickapoo
Couple Married Last Wednesday Attend Funeral
The text notes Chris Hutchings and Mrs. Fern Jones wed last Wednesday and mentions attendance at the funeral of Mrs. Cynthia Claypool. It also reports John Hurst Jr. selling 87 pound hogs at 14.50 per hundred, a record price for fat or stock hogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthia Claypool
Chris Hutchings
Fern Jones
John Hurst Jr
Local Social Roundup and Notices From Marshall
Sunday visits fill the community list as many residents are shown visiting relatives and friends across Marshall and nearby towns. Elections district matters include John Vanfleet being elected school director, with many families mentioned tied to Sunday gatherings and guest visits.
Trust delay unsettles investors
A local trust faces uncertainty as investors weigh implications of delayed actions. Officials say timely decisions are critical to maintain confidence and fund allocations, with stakeholders awaiting concrete guidance and timelines.
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Marshall State Bank
The
Bank of the People
Will McDonald
Auburn
Homer
Frank Burger
Melinda Beachout
Westfield
Doll’s Grocery
D. D. Doll
Ohio Chapel
E. A. Arbuckle
O. C. Shotwell
Curtis Shotwell
Golda Shotwell
Grace White
John Vanfleet
Alma White
Mary Wernz
Roy Bartlett
R. A. Ofle
Ida Craig
Marie Davison
Nina Sims
Mr. Billings
Adah Davison
Golda Irwin
Elsie Strohm
Snyder
Ernst
Robert Geisert
Wilma
Fishback
Will Clouse
John Blockinger
Dan Schafer
Otto Sockler
Pertha Kern
Will Imle
Fred Holzworth
Leonard King
W C Schafer
Reba Craig
Marie
Fred
Harry Ogle
Alex Gard
AVON
Clifton Clough
Mary Hutchinson
Fenton
Palmer Cornwell
Joe Garwood
Walter Garwood
Fritz Bender
Theodore Medsker
Clark Medsker
Chris Koppler
Fred Koppler
Goldie Irwin
Elsie Strobm
Lester Romoser
Effingham
Great Britain
Danish West Indies
Culebra
Porto Rico
Balabec
St Creix
the Hummels 8
Savageland
Red Men
H D Hummel
Hummel
Cornell University
H. D. Hummel
Pythian Theatre
Thurs
Seminole Tribe of Red Men
Eldorado Journal
Savagesitlzland
Selz Shoes
Douglas
Selby
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