Farm Bureau Work Advances in Clark County
Clark County Farm Bureau formed February 8 1918 and grew through 1920. Initiatives included livestock breed improvements soybean cultivation wood and soil programs. Associations such as Short Horn Breeders Duroc Jersey and Poland China arose to boost livestock quality and sales.
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Glark
Ei . H
Walworth
Clark County
Ajo Seit
Farm Bureau
Smith
Minois
Livestock’ Breeders” Association
Duroe- Jersey
Poland
China
Clark, ‘County
Martinsville
Newly Married Girl Drowns in Millcreek Friday
Mrs. Elmer Sanders eighteen year old Kesler, newly married, drowned Friday afternoon near Mill Creek west of Grand Turn while swimming with friends. She fell from a board crossing a washed out hole, clutching a boy then Elden Adams, nearly drowning him. Rescuers failed to free her. verdict accidental drowning. Funeral held at Livingston. burial in Livingston Cemetery.
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Elmer. Sanders
Sats Mill
Thomas
Griffith
Cole
Marshall
Goroner Rogers
Martinsville
Kesler
Hal
Michigan
Livingston
I. Sloan
Livingston Cemetery
Boy Scouts Head to Camp Kreitenstein for 10 Day Trip
Eleven Marshall troop members travel by Scout truck toward Camp Kreitenstein near Reelaville Indiana for a ten day camping excursion. Leaders Albert Sockler and Walter F Hutchingon accompany as far as Terre Haute with a list of attendees including Edwin Pettit Carlos Stewart Harry Sockler John Figg Robert English Roy Baird William Dixon Creal Clark Donald Howell Gerald Thompson Junior Kohl Creal Stout George Taubeneck and Booth Poorman with plans to depart August 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts of the
Marshall Troop
Reelaville
Ind
Albert Sockler
Walter F. Hutchingon
Terre Haute
Edwin Pettit
Carlos ‘Stewart
Harry” ‘Sockler
John* Figg
Caney Business Men Hold Picnic At Fairview Park
Caney business men and their families gathered at Fairview Park for a delayed monthly meeting replaced by a civic picnic. Contests with prizes entertained women and children while a late afternoon baseball game between east and west side business men drew mixed results. New playgrounds were dedicated for children with ceremony and merriment.
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Fairview Park
East Side
West Side
Wm. Haughn
John Q. Clark
Allen
President of Clark County Farm Bureau Writes
A Clark County farmer writes urging farmers to organize the Farm Bureau to 100 percent strength. He rebukes farmers who oppose joining and compares organized agriculture to labor and manufacturers, urging readers to sign up when the solicitor calls and recruit neighbors.
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Clark County
Farm ' ‘Bureau
Parmer
Clark‘County
Pres
Clark Co. Farm Bureau
Kettling
Farm Bureau
Teachers coming to Marshall soon for two day institute
Clark county teachers will meet in Marshall for a two day institute on August 17 and 18 with Jess Castello as principal speaker. Rural teachers attend Thursday while all teachers join Friday. Harold Bright arranges radio demos by Heber Nash and talking machine demos by a Victor expert from Indianapolis. Marshall Chamber of Commerce prepares to entertain the visitors.
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Clark County
Marshall
Jess.Castello
Lemoille
Til
Clark
County “Association
Harold ‘Bright
Heber, Nash and Talking Machine
Redman and Bennet Reunion Set for August 13
The second annual Redman and Bennet family reunion is planned for Sunday August 13 at the old Redman home in the south part of Edgar County Kansas township. Relatives are urged to bring baskets and an old relic for display with invitations sent to all friends. The first reunion last year was enjoyed by all and this year’s is expected to be equally pleasant.
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Redmans
Redman
Bennett
Stead
Kansas Township
Edgar County
Rosanna Gard
Wm. Gard
West
Union
Leo Wernz
Lamont
Roy Diel
Emory Warnock
Palestine
R. C. Fuson
Casey
A. C. Martin
Terre Haute
Clark S. Thomas
Marshall
York
Martinsville Band to Play at Clarksville Ice Cream Social
The Martinsville band will furnish music at an ice cream social in Clarksville on August 11, given by the young ladies of the Baptist church.
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Martinsville
Clarksville
Young Ladies of the Baptist Church
Ballgame Draws Fifty From Local Section in Marshall
About fifty people from this section attended the ballgame at Marshall last Thursday and witnessed a big team play against two small ones.
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West . Union News
Marshall
Man drinks carbolic acid by mistake in Martinsville
R W Ellington of Martinsville misused carbolic acid thinking it was medicine. He drank Friday morning and is reported improving as doctors expect a full recovery. Mrs Ellington was shopping in Terre Haute at the time of the accident.
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R. W. Ellington
Martinsville
Clark County Farm Bureau Seeks Members in Campaign
Clark County Farm Bureau launches neighbor to neighbor enrollment drive starting August 16 to re enroll existing members and bring in new farmers for a three year term. 150 solicitors will operate in township teams with no paid workers led by secretary J H Maurer and adviser W W Merritt.
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Clark County Farm Bureau
Farm Buréau
Clark County
Martinsville
Farm Bureau
J. H
Maurer
J. A. Kettling
Robbers Loot Hornbrook's Store in Clarksville
Robbers entered the front door of Hornbrook's store in Clarksville on Wednesday night and stole about 800 dollars worth of merchandise. No trace of the culprits has been found.
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Py Hornbrook
Clarksville
Paris business men visit Kansas city banquet
Members of the chamber of commerce of Paris visited Kansas last night for a banquet echoing an earlier event here. The Westfield business men quartet provided music and W. R. Forbes served as toastmaster.
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Paris
Town OF
Kansas
Chamber
of Commerce of
Westfield
W. R. Forbes
Civic League Plans Chautauqua Ticket Sales
At a Monday civic league meeting a committee was formed to select seven additional women to assist the canvassing. Miss Nellie Stephenson Miss Gertrude Shaw Mrs C R Johnson and Mrs Cl Parsons head the panel to organize the sale of Chautauqua tickets in Marshall Thursday afternoon.
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Civic League
Women’s Civic League
Nellie. Stephenson
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Clark, County
Pee
Limestone
Limestone. Association
Renee Nner
Millcreek
Jelmer , Sanders
Faye
Wen
Phe
Kreitenstein
J. W
Castello
Lemoille, Illy
Mickie
Pearin Gates
Peter
DR. Thomas
Fenton W. Booth
Indianapolis
H. C. Bell
Washington, D. C
Duane Prust
Harry
Be, B. Coolley
Danville
American Legion
William P. Holaday
Madge Athey
Robert Read
Sullivan
York Sunday School
A. Bailey
Hornbrook’s
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