West York Church Ministers and Farm Visits Highlight Week
Eld Geoforad of Shelbyville will preach at the Church of Christ Sunday. Brice Green of Quaker Lane won 12 prize for a Hereford calf at the Chicago International stock show. Various locals attended alumni meetings, church events, livestock shows, and visits in Terre Haute Paris and Hammond. Health updates note Hurley Murphy slowly improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eld Geoforad
Shelbyville
Church of Christ
Brice Green
Quaker Lane
Chicago
R. Bell
Hitneis University
Ike Seymour
Mollie Lewis
Hutsonville
Justine Davids
Wayne
Harold
Leonard Davids
Gary
Ind
Angeline Wilson
Terre Haute
Farmersburg
Louise Smith
Oblong
Mary Helen Lindley
Paris
Harrington
Cecil Bell
John Athey
Frank Nn
Claud Life
Harry C. Ferriman
Robert Murry
Robinson
Will Holaday
John Seigel
Miss Wells
West Union
John Thomas
Grant Elliott
Martinsville
Raymond Melton
Will Blaker
West York
Mesdames
Will Musgrave
Chase Rains
Dee Rains
Will Miller
James Lindley
Ollie Lindley
Noble Hurst
Hursonville
Mack Bruner
Chas Bruner
Marshall
W E. Ormiston
Annapolis
Rev J I O'Neal to Fill Appointment Next Weekend
Rev J I O'Neal from Marshall will fill his appointment at this place next Saturday night and Sunday night. Misses Nancy Claypool and Frieda Bishop spent the weekend in West Terre Haute. Misses Marie Murphy from Mar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J I O'Neal
Marshall
Nancy Claypool
Frieda Bishop
West Terre Haute
Marie Murphy
Mar
Obituary of Mrs Frank Haenig
Mrs Sidney Johnson Haenig born September 9 1877 in Marshall township died December 4 1927 aged 60 years 2 months 25 days She married Frank Haenig October 30 1895 and had 11 children including Mrs Russell Fitzpatrick Mrs Archie Veters Mrs E C Stanton Mrs Glenn Belo rne Nellie Herman Anna Mildred George Frank and Virginia At home Surviving are her husband the children one sister Mrs William Woodsmall Interment in the Marshall cemetery Funeral services were held Tuesday at United Brethren church Centenary with Rev I B Sipes officiating
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Johnson Haenig
George
Eliza Johnson
Marshall Township
Frank Haenig
Russell Fitzpatrick
Kansas
Archie Veters
Paris
E. C. Stanton
Cincinnati
Ohio
Glenn Beimore
Marshall
Nellie
Herman
Anna
Mildred
Frank
Virginia
William Woodsmall
Rosedale
Ind
United Brethren Church
I. B. Sipes
Marshall Cemetery
Weekend social visits noted in Dunlap area
Herbert Stoelting andwife visited Frank Welsh and family at Dunlap. Aaron Weaver of Asbury spent Sunday with his parents. Charles Sweitzer and Glenn Sweitzer with Myles Pulver and wife. Mrs Verlin Murphy of Cooper Chapel weekend with her parents. Paul Wyrick visited aunt Susan Wyrick at West Terre Haute. John Snedeker and family toured Spelterville with Markie Eden and family.群
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Stoelting
Frank Welsh
Dunlap
Aaron Weaver
Asbury
Mr. Weaver
Charles Sweitzer
Glenn Sweitzer
Myles Pulver
Verlin Murphy
Cooper Chapel
M. ML. Weaver
Paul Wyrick
Susan Wyrick
West Terre Haute
John Snedeker
Local families visit over weekend and midweek
Ralph Jackson and wife of Ernst visited Perry Jackson and family on Sunday. Elexie Thompson of Marshall spent Wednesday with his parents Mr and Mrs David Thompson. Ben and Elsie Strohm of Avon and Eld Grant French of Mt Carmel visited Mrs Hattie Blizzard and children Frank Johnson and Estella Johnson and son near Paris spent Monday with Edward Burger and wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Jackson
Ernst
Perry Jackson
Elexie Thompson
Marshall
David Thompson
Ben and Elsie Strohm
Avon and
Eld
Grant French
Mt Carmel
Hattie Blizzard
Frank Johnson
Estella Johnson
Near Paris
Edward Burger
Maude Blizzard Visits Mrs. Anna Coldren at Marshall
Maude Blizzard spent the past week visiting Mrs. Anna Coldren at Marshall. The two women shared time in the community, with no additional events recorded in the accessible text.
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Maude Blizzard
Anna Coldren
Marshall
Local visits and social gatherings near Annapolis and Mt Olive
John Phillippi and Alva Wells were in West York on business Monday. Leon Sackrider spent Wednesday night with L. B. Wilbert and wife near Annapolis. Fred Stanfield and Alva Wells attended Odd Fellows meeting in Annapolis Thursday night. Oma Stanfield of Annapolis spent Monday night with his daughter Dessie Drake and family on the county line. A. E. Francis and Mrs Esther Wheeler and Frances shared dinner with Mr and Mrs Reasor Wheeler near Mt Olive Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Phillippi
Alva Wells
West York
Leon Sackrider
L. B. Wilbert
Annapolis
Fred Stanfield
Oma Stanfield
Dessie Drake
A. E. Francis
Esther Wheeler
Frances
Reasor Wheeler
Mt. Olive
Residents Remembered and Visiting Guests in Terre Haute
Mrs Thomas Brown was called to Terre Haute Saturday morning by the death of her sister Mrs Anna Den non. Miss Ruby Ramsey spent Saturday and Sunday with her aunt Mrs Ben Engle near state line road. Mrs Elsie Ramsey and son Don spent Saturday with her parents Mr and Mrs James Kirby near West Terre Haute. Owen Ramsey and family spent Sunday in West Terre Haute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Brown
Terre Haute
Anna Dennon
Ruby Ramsey
Ben Engle
State Line Road
Elsie Ramsey
Don
James Kirby
West Terre Haute
Owen Ramsey
Family Visits Highlight Scots Community Connections
Mrs Malinda Williams of Scotland spent a few days last week with Otis Williams and family. Otis Williams was a Marshall visitor Thursday taking his mother up to Howard Williams. Wesley Carpenter spent Sunday with John Carpenter and a family. They were joined in the afternoon by T A Carpenter and Mrs. Lucy Chambers and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malinda Williams
Scotland
Otis Williams
Marshall
Howard Williams
Wesley Carpenter
John Carpenter
T A Carpenter
Lucy Chambers
Local residents spend Sunday with friends and relatives
Avon Mr Cartright of Choctaw spent Sunday afternoon with Ed Shick. Ben and Elsie Strohm spent Sunday with Mrs Hattie Blizzard and children. Miss Dorothy Halil spent Sunday with her mother at Farmersburg. Mr and Mrs Ray Thompson spent Sunday with her parents at Snyder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr Cartright
Choctaw
Ed Shick
Ben and
Elsie Strohm
Hattie Blizzard
Dorothy Halil
Farmersburg
Ray Thompson
Snyder
Social notes from local Johnson and surrounding towns
Mrs Claire Taylor of Johnson spent Monday with Mr and Mrs Sears. Mr and Mrs Baggs attended a birthday dinner at their son Martins home in Spiketown. Mr and Mrs Robert Tingley of West Union spent Monday at the Sears home. Isaac Kesler of Marshall spent a few days with his sister Mrs Will Traviola.
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Claire Taylor
Johnson
Sears
Baggs
Martin
Spiketown
Robert Tingley
West Union
Isaac Kesler
Marshall
Will Traviola
Fashionable Days Gone By Auction Socialities
A nostalgic note mentions birth announcements in cards and the fad of auction socials where masked ladies in long gowns are bid for escorts. It also recalls the Terre Haute House using gasoline for gas and a city gas price clash. The piece questions whether Marshall could support a night school and asks if professors could test a trial.
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Terre Haute
Marshall
Hurley Swern learns jewelry and repair trade in Marshall
Forty years ago Hurley Swern trains in jewelry and repair at H F Balsley. H C Howell and son Will open a harness shop in Lockard building adding farm implements in spring. Hugh Johnson and Delia Handley wed Sunday at Eli Ray’s residence with Elder W T Gordon officiating. Rev Finkbiner of Haubstadt visited Marshall last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hurley Swern
H. F. Balsley
S. H
Marriages and town notes from Carmi and nearby towns
Thirty years ago Albert Naureth married Bird Myers in Carmi and works in a local butcher shop. Byron Anderson reports Charlie Huston, found in Devore, singing in the church choir and well regarded. Burglars roamed Mrs. Jones residence stealing pie coffee and more. tramps suspected. Frank Norton and Josephine Norton wed in Marshall by Judge Hollenbeck after a Terre Haute visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Naureth
Carmi
Bird Myers
Byron Anderson
Greencastle
Devore
Charlie Huston
Charlie
Divorced Couple Seeks Reunion After Earlier Split
A divorced couple, who separated years ago, have decided to try reconciliation and renew their relationship. The move follows renewed contact and a hopes for a fresh start after prior marital dissolution.
Historic saloon sold and new bus line noted
Twenty years ago Charles Murphy sold his billiard hall to Ben Forsythe who then sold his interest in the saloon business to his brother Jim to run the new venture. Snow fell daily for five days but did not stay. Rectors added a fine new bus to their transfer line and Mr Cheno weth expects a new one this week. Marshall has more buses and cabs than many cities of this size. Harlan went to Pimento Indiana on Thursday after a whip bequeathed by his uncle Howard. The whip is a six horse team piece with ivory handle gold trimmings whalebone body and rawhide sash about thirty feet long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Murphy
Ben Forsythe
Jim
Mr. Chenoweth
Marshall
Harlan
Pimento
Ind
Howard
Ten Years Ago Ben Baird Sells Grocery to J W McGowan
Ten years ago Ben T. Baird sold his g rocery business to J W McGowan who assumed charge on Saturday. McGowan came from Marinette Wisconsin but has spent most of his life in western Indiana. He is an experienced, pleasant businessman expected to be a strong addition to Marshall. He will move his family here soon.
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Ben T. Baird
J. W. McGowan
Mr. McGowan
Marinette
Wis
Indiana
Marshall
J. M. Hooper
George Ragan
Robert S Frazier
Chicago
Illinois
M. E. Church
L. F. Kiplinger
Kipiager
Strength in Quietness and Private Fortunes in a Storm
An aphoristic reflection notes that quiet minds resist confusion and fear, persisting through misfortune in their own private space as a storm rages outside. The source attributes the sentiment to Robert Louis Stevenson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Louis Stevenson
Tomorrow Never Comes Says Woman Says CTH Does Better
Atchison Globe notes a saying that promises improvement but finds tomorrow brings similar results, reflecting local skepticism about progress and reliability in community efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison Globe
Fragmentary Tribune Verse On Rain and Injustice
A marginal quip notes rain and umbrellas as symbols of justice, reflecting a satirical outlook in a short Aid to memory style item from The Seattle Tribune. The fragment hints at unfairness and restraint under a just man’s umbrella amid a rainy scene.
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Just Man
Seattle Tribune
Old term castor sugar points to granulated sugar in old cookbooks
The phrase castor sugar, common in cookbooks from fifty or sixty years ago, referred to what is now called granulated sugar. The term appears in older culinary texts and reflects historical naming of sugar types.
Hi Bo Sage of Chinatown Declares Loyal Bond
Washington Sun quotes Hi Bo the sage of Chinatown saying a true friend is never lost and a worthy companion remains with the dame, a notion on friendship and loyalty.
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Hi Bo
Chinatown
Washington Sun
Linen thread industry founder credits woman in Scotland
The linen thread industry began with Christian Shaw, a woman who started making thread near Palsey, Scotland, around 1700. This marks an early female role in industrial development.
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Christian Shaw
Palsiey
Scotland
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