Companions and Controversy Shape 1920s Public Life
The piece mixes labor politics with social topics from 1920s America. It notes soft coal labor tensions in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, government price interventions, a planned reform for women workers in Germany, and a speculative discussion on marriages and divorce among notable figures. It references Coolidge, William Green, Haldeman-Julius, Lindbergh, Marie, and public figures like Ford and Mussolini, tying civic concerns to personal choices.
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Coolidge
William Green
American * Federation
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
United
Man Escape From County Jail Reported
A man identified as Billy Startzell of West Virginia allegedly escaped from the county jail Sunday morning. He reportedly used a dummy in his cot to mislead guards, walked out with two companions who had been jailed since October on a Ford coupe theft charge in Martinsville.
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Biliy Startzell
West Virginia
Startzell
Jake
Fmllett
Martinsville
Mrs Lycan Ends Life at North Fourth Street Home
Mrs Lyman Lycan 76 committed suicide Monday afternoon at her North Fourth Street home using a clothes line tied between rooms. Her husband found her when he returned about six, after a day at Hanley's grocery. A note blamed failing health and fear of burden. Funeral held Wednesday at Congregational church. burial in Marshall Cemetery. Survived by husband, an adopted daughter Mrs Clifford Washburn of Greenville, two brothers Rev D Z Black and Flem Black, and sister Mrs Cyrus Johnson of Franklin Ind.
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Lyman Lycan
North Fourth Street
St *Hanley’s
R. C. Mowery
The
Christian Church
Clifford Washburn
Greenville
D. Z. Black
Flem Black
Marshall
Cyrus Johnson
Franklin, Ind
Marshall Cemetery
Farm Bureau Plans Annual Clark County Meeting
Clark County Farm Bureau members completed plans for their annual meeting at Martinsville. The executive committee includes J. Q. Snedeker T. N. Wright C. B. Drake Guy Murphy and E. E. Slusser. The session is set for December 21 in Marshall from 10:00 to 3:30 with pre registration by 11:00 for the car of line stone. R. E. Apple notes the program will be announced later.
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Clark County Farm Bureau
Martinsville
J. Q. Snedeker
T. N. Wright
C. B. Drake
Guy Murphy
E. E. Slusser
Court Room
Marshall
Linestone
R. E. Apple
Clark County
Marshall to install curbs at filling stations for safety
City Council met Monday night and voted to require all Marshall filling stations to build curbs separating their driveways from sidewalks creating a safety zone for pedestrians. Regular bills were approved and the session adjourned.
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Marshall
Judge Gard Buys 100 Acre Prevo Farm at Public Sale
Judge Jed Gard purchased the 100 acre Clarence Prevo farm across the Wabash on the Indiana side at an administrator's sale in Terre Haute Monday. The price paid was $9,027.
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Judge Gard
Jed Gard
Clarence Prevo
Indiana
Wabash
Tetre Haute
Ad Directs Small Ads To Trade With Unknown Friends
A home paper column urges readers to advertise to strangers who run businesses. It suggests introducing your name and store to build familiarity and trading relationships with people you do not know.
O Hair Speaks At Dairy Short Course
S. Love of the Sugar Creek Creamery and O Haire spoke at a Clark county dairy short course held at the high school. O Haire estimated Wisconsin dairy output at 100 million dollars and urged farmers to start on farm manufacturing. He described the dairy cow as the machine and skim milk plus by products as the feed bases, citing an Ohio feeding test with skim milk valued at 75 cents a quart and corn at 1.72 per bushel. About 35 farmers attended. next meeting will feature S Love discussing rearing the dairy calf.
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W. S.o’hair
Paris
O'Hair
Miadis
Clark County
Ohio
O’hair
S. Love
Sugar Creek Creamery
Danville
Bids Opened for Marshall Street Paving by Local Committee
Local Improvement Committee met at city hall and opened bids for South Fifth and North Seventh streets in Marshall. Bids from Wm L White Terre Haute 319455.28 and others list D W Carnine Sullivan 16866.00 R C Gallatin Martinsville 17419.58 John Cline Paris 15800.22 for Fifth street. Seventh street bids include White 20647.00 Sullivan 18238.00 Gallatin 18653.50 Cline 17240.00. Contracts to be awarded tomorrow at 1:00 p m.
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South Fifth
North Seventh
Marshall
John McCauley
Ben T. Baird
Mark Stewart
Wm. L. White
Terre Haute
D. W. Carnine
Sullivan
Ill
R. C. Gallatin
Martinsville
John Cline
Paris
William L. White
Marriages Registered In Indiana For Local Couples
Edward Tingley 21 of Darwin wed Esther Sanders 18 of West Union. Marion A. Bowen 21 of Linton wed Anna L. Humphreys 18 of Linton. George C. Falkingham 26 of Mattoon married Nellie Mae Forsythe 19 of Paris. Charles W. Bain 32 of Sullivan wed Thelma A Culbertson 21 of Terre Haute. Oral Reedy 22 of Shelburn wed Lora Evinger 19 of Terre Haute.
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Edward Tingley
Darwin
Esther Sanders
West Union
Marion A. Bowen
Linton
Ind
Anna L. Humphreys
George C. Falkingham
Mattoon
Nellie Mae Forsythe
Paris
Charles W. Bain
Sullivan
Thelma A Culbertson
Terre Haute
Oral’ Reedy
Shelburn
Lora Evinger
Recent Deaths in Local Area Amid Funeral Notices
Obituaries report George Hall age 85 died at daughter’s home in Dennison with services led by Rev. Glendenting and Rev. White. interment Forsythe. Mrs. John Phelps died at 29, funeral in Palestine after transfer to Darwin. Homer Hollingsworth 32 died at Paris hospital. service at Marshall Christian church. Mrs. Frank Hoenig 50 died near Spiketown. funeral United Brethren church. Mrs. Henry Tracy 47 died in West Union. funeral at Sumner. Wash Krenger 87 died near Walnut Prairie. funeral at West Union Baptist Church.
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George Hall
Ed Wolkers
Dennison
CG. E. Glendenting
North Terre Haute
T. M. White
Forsythe
John Phelps
Harvey
Marshall
Scott Figg
Darwin
Palestine
Homer Hollingsworth
Paris
Christian Church
R. C. Mowery
Frank Hoenig
Spiketown
United Brethren Church
I. B. Sipes
Henry Tracy
West Union
Sumner
Thelma
Wash Krenger
Welnut Prairie
Baptist Church
Union
Eho
Fred
Ands
Albert
Soro
Mando
Aype and Walker Spons Jr. Accept Bank Position
Aype and Walker Spons Jr. has accepted a position at the Indiana State Bank in Terre Haute, marking a career shift for the two men and signaling changes at the local financial scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aype & Walker Spons Jr
Indiana State Bank
Tarre Haute
First Basketball Game of Season and Club News
The season opens with about forty boys reporting for basketball practice under Coach Don Ping. A grab-box tournament is planned with five or six teams for the championship. Football captains Ray Hornbrook and Rex Cork were chosen at a banquet with speeches and toasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Ping
Ping
Frank Casteel
Caslon Bennett
James Stover
Paul Shepler
George Lindley
Junior McGee
Dean Findley
Chester Buckner
Bernell Combs
Glenn Bradbury
Russell Myles
Elmer Fawley
George Cole
Toledo
Palestine
Tri County Funeral Directors Meet Elects Officers
The Tri County Funeral Directors Association held its regular monthly meeting Tuesday at the American Cafe with a 6 30 dinner and a business session at the National Dixie Hotel Parlor. Rev G G Ross spoke to the group and officers elected for the coming year were R L Root president Frank Cook vice president and C M Bubeck secretary treasurer.
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Tri-County
American Cafe
National Dixie Hotel
G. G. Ross
Congregational Church
R.L. Root
Robinson
Frank Cook
Paris
C. M. Bubeck
Marshall
BK Women's Club appoints child welfare committee
At the regular monthly meeting the Woman's Club appointed a child welfare committee to oversee work in Marshall. Chairwoman Mrs. R. A. Mitchell leads with members Mrs. Jay Swern, Mrs. Chas. Cole, Mrs. C. M. Sullins, Mrs Carl Taubeneck, and Mrs. E. L. Taylor. The group will collect children s wearing apparel donations at Mrs. Mitchell s home.
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Woman's Club
R. A. Mitchell
Jay Swern
Chas. Cole
C. M. Sullins
Carl Taubeneck
E. L. Taylor
Marshall
Mitchell
Legion Appoints Building Committee for Hall Project
At Clark County Post No. 90 American Legion meeting a building committee was formed to arrange the construction of a Legion Hall. The Christmas baskets are organized by Fred Moore Roy McNary and Frank Meehling. Leon Cox Fenton Cole and George Farris were named to plan a minstrel show.
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Clark County
American Legion
Fred Moore
Roy McNary
Frank Meehling
Leon Cox
Fenton Cole
George Farris
Miss Lucille Fishback Weds Archie Shook at Mattoon
Miss Lucille Fishback and Archie Edwin Shook were married at the bride’s parents’ home in Mattoon on Thursday evening. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. J M Lively with forty relatives present. Dorothea Fishback of Marshall played Lohengrin’s march on piano. The reception followed. Mrs Shook is active in church and WCTU. Mr Shook works for a tea and coffee firm and will reside in Terre Haute.
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Dorothea Fishback
Near
Marshall
Lucille Fishback
Mattoon
Archie Edwin Shook
J. M. Fishback
J M. Lively
Lohengrin
Shook
Eastern Star
W. E. Shook
Terre Haute
Mrs Shook
Scholfield Debating Club Holds Tryouts and Initiation Plans
Scholfield Debating Club held its regular meeting on Monday at 7 30 with tryouts by Ernest Imle Margaret Buckner Lawrence Goekler Louise Trefz Glenn Tapscott Genevieve Myles Edward Doll Wilma Geisert Martha Spangler The club will initiate new members at the December 19 meeting after judging by vote Prof B D Hudson spoke on What I Think Con cerning the Club The Gils Athletic Club met Tuesday at 7 15 in the high school assembly Martha Spangler gave two readings and plans for a Christmas party were made Thalian Society opened November 28 sponsoring new faculty Miss Holman and Mrs Kuntz were introduced Committees were appointed A banquet for agriculture boys and their fathers with speeches by President George Ellis J Q Snadeker and Prof Allyn from Indiana State Normal featured the evening with the high school orchestra and mile quay isi.
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Ray Hornbrook
Rex Cork
Logan Myles
R. R. Geddes
John Scholfield Debating Club
Ernest Imle
Margaret Buckner
Lawrence Goekler
Louise Trefz
Glenn Tapscott
Genevieve Myles
Edward Doll
Wilma Geisert
Martha Spangler
B. D.hudson
Gils Athletic Club
B. D. Hudson
Thalian Society
Helen Holman
Kuntz
George Ellis
J. Q. Snadeker
Prof
Allyn
Indiang State Normel
Mile Quay Isi
Wabash River Rising Above Fall Levels
Reports from West Union and West York indicate the Wabash River is at least 6 inches higher than last fall. The writer has covered hundreds of acres in the floodplains along the river. Damage is limited as most corn crops have already been harvested.
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West Union
West York
Wabash
Thompson Refuses High Price for Six Head Cows
Lyman Thompson of near Marshall refused an offer of 160 dollars for six cows. Kesler, a local official, reported the incident and noted the price was deemed too high. The brief note records the reaction and the local response to the bid.
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Thompson
Lyman Thompson
Marshall
Hai NH
Kesler
Independent Black Crows Form New High School Rivalry
Marshall reports the Independent Black Crows basketball team organized with James Farmer as coach and George Farris as manager. In their first game at the high school gym they lost to Don Ping’s team 23 to 18. Malloy led the Black Crows with 12 points. Buckner had 11 for the Red and White.
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Marshall Black Crows
Donning
Black Crows
Erdice Brockway
Woodford Burnett
Charles Danner
Glenn Fredenberger
John Hollenbeck
Homer Hurst
John Lewis
Joseph Malloy
John Metz
Sam Prevo
Eli Seville
Carlos Stewart
Don Heidbreder
Marshall High School
Keifer Drug Company
Farris
Johnson
Boston Store
Faring
Helidbreder
Seville
Metz
Malloy
Prevo
Fredenberger
Stewart
Hurst
Ping
Buckner
Combs
Bennett
McGee
Findley
Lindley
Stover
Corn and Poultry Show Slated for Martinsville Next Week
The Clark County Corn and Poultry Show will unfold in Martinsville at the Flenner building Wednesday through Saturday December 14 to 17. The Martinsville Agricultural Club will give away three poultry mash feeders. Moving pictures on poultry care will play each afternoon at the Opera House.
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Clark County
Martinsville
Dan Fawley Keeps Spot in Millikin Basketball Cut
Decatur Dec 3 Dan Fawley of Marshall survives first cut for Millikin University basketball as a guard in early practices. The squad sits at twenty six and will be reduced further after the opener with Sparks College.
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Dan Fawley
Millikin
Decatur
Marshall
Sparks College
Willmann and Miller couple wed on Thanksgiving Day
Harry J Willmann son of Mr and Mrs Fred Willmann and Mabel W Miller daughter of Mrs Katherine Miller both of Marshes united in marriage on Thanksgiving Day at 4 00 by Rev D A Kroft at the Evangelical parsonage A wedding supper followed at the bride s home south of Marshall Immediate families attended The couple will reside on a farm south of Marshall
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Harry J. Willmann
Fred Willmann
Mabel W. Miller
Katherine Miller
Marshes
D A. Kroft
Evangelical
Marshall
Ars. Willmann
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