State Highway Progress Report Praises 1920 Illinois Efforts
The State Highway Department reports August 1 progress on federal aid roads. Illinois laid over 100 miles of pavement and notes specific gains on Lincoln Dixie National Old Trails and Chicago St Louis routes, while numerous contracts remain unfinished due to car shortages and shipping limits. The department outlines material delays from rail strikes coal shortages and car service orders, and details plans to resume barge shipments of cement and continue grading and small bridge work to enable continued paving.
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Chicago
Clinton
Iowa
Marshall
St. Louis
Terre Heure
Chicago-St. Louis
Chicago-Waukegan
Chicago Thru Waukegan
Wisconsin State Line
Chicago-Waukegan Road
Ilinois
Pennsyivania
Thlinois
Car Service Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Atlas Portland Cement Company
Hannibal
Missouri
Alton
East St. Louis
East St Louis
Springfield
Department
Vandalla
Carbondale
Sunday School to Replace Morning Service for Two Weeks
The First Methodist church announces Sunday school at 9 30 with a 15 minute extension replacing the morning service for two weeks. The pastor and church take annual two week vacation. The W F M S Quarterly Tea is set for Friday August 27 at 2 30 at Mrs C M Sullins home. P Raymond Powers, Pastor.
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League and Prayer Meeting
C. M. Sullins
South 6Th Street
Raymond Powers
Marshall Sunday Worship Schedule At Local Church
Sunday school begins at 9 30 a m with preaching at 10 30 a m and 7 30 p m Prayer meeting is Wednesday at 7 30 p m All are invited Pastor J Mundorf leads the services
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Marshall
Christian Science Services at Pythian Temple
Services held at the Pythian Temple with Sunday morning worship at 11:00 and Wednesday evening at 8:00. Sunday School operates at 10:00 each Sunday. all are welcome to attend.
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Pythian Temple
New Operator West Union Appoints Replacement
Clifford Brown resigned as telephone operator at West Union and Nannie Milam is hired to fill the vacancy. The Marshall Chautauqua impressed attendees with larger crowds than expected and will present its final number tonight. Card of Thanks expresses gratitude for sympathy during sickness and death of wife and daughter from Ray Manhart L A Manhart and family J K Terman and family.
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Clifford Brown
West Union
Nannie Milam
Marshall Chautauqua
Chantauua
Ray Manhart
L. A. Manhart
J K. Terman
Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem Marks Entry and Control
William D. McCracken notes Jerusalem’s Jaffa Gate traffic and gates history. He recalls Prince William I’s wide entry and General Allenby’s narrow gate entrance after capture, now barred pending political status decisions.
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Jerusalem
Jaffa Gate
William D. McCracken
Asia
William I
Prussia
Constantinople
Jaffa
Allenby
Mayor selection in London differs from other towns
Sir William Treloar notes in A Lord Mayor's Diary that London’s chief magistrate is chosen through a sequence of steps. An alderman must be elected by ward ratepayers, sworn in by the court of aldermen, serve as sheriff elected by the livery, gain sovereign approval, and finally be elected lord mayor with possible Aldermanic vetoes along the way.
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William Treloar
City of
London
Not a Graceful Stunt From a Story Chronicle
Fragmentary OCR hints at a narrative scene with a dramatic sight and reaction. The readable text mentions a figure leaping and a character named Imace or Immace in a nineteenth century style. Details are incomplete and uncertain.
Dooley-Taubeneck Tie The Knot In Downs Ceremony
Miss Bess Dooley and Mr. I D Taubeneck wed Sunday at the Dooley home in Downs with Rev D K Campbell officiating. The couple plan to reside in Minner Illinois where Taubeneck will serve as superintendent of schools.
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Bloomington
Bess Dooley
I. D. Taubeneck
G. G. Dooley
Downs
D. K. Campbell
E. B. Huffington
Eliza Stephens
Lottie Nelson
Normal
Ruth Gregg
Merrill Lee
Mackinaw
G. C. Phipps
Carmi
John A. Garber
Peoria
Gene
Irene Taubeneck
Marshall
Pool room fight ends with fines in two courts
Chester Montgomery and Roy Garrett clashed over a newspaper sale Sunday morning. Montgomery pleaded guilty to fighting and paid a fine in Squire Sweet’s court. Garrett’s assault case in Squire Craig’s court was dismissed, and Montgomery paid a second fine there.
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Chester Montgomery
Roy Garrett
Montgomery
Garrett
Squire Sweet
Squire Craig
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State Highway Department
Clark County
The
Highway Department
First Methodist
P. m
J. Mundorf
Jay Chautauqua
General Allenby
City of London
Taubeneck
Dooley
Johnnie
Mary
Everett
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