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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1921
Page
3
A country schoolmaster tests pupils on who wrote Hamlet. The class grows tense as no one answers before Little Johnny Jones blurts out an answer. The scene ends with a chorus of uncertain guesses.
The Sunday school at 45 hosts a Christmas program Sunday night at 7 o clock. The program includes a cantata Winter Picnic with characters Mrs Smith Francis Chenoweth Dame Christmas Lois Jones Corabell Claypool Mary Montgomery and guests Virginia Morgan Nina Kannamacher Alma Fitzgerald Lucile Shank Ralph Starkey and others. Also features recitations and songs like Joy to the World When Santa Comes My Way Ready for Santa and Jingle Jingle. End with Santa Claus and a church gathering inviting all to attend and support Near East relief activity at the Methodist church Wednesday evening.
The obituary notes Sarahan Bey at Melay died in Ohio and lists family links including five sons, two deceased, and grandchildren. It mentions a Wesley Chapel funeral in December 1902 with Rev Chamness and burial locally, plus other descendants and relatives in Flint Michigan and Westerville Ohio.
The Christmas program by the Congregational church led by Pastor Thomas will be a 4 30 p m vesper service Sunday afternoon featuring a musical Christmas message. There is no morning preaching and Sunday school begins at 10 o clock.
Pastor Mundorf, of the Evangelical church, announces Sunday school at 9 30 a m with preaching at 10 30 a m and 7 00 p m. All are invited to attend these services.
Christian Science services are held in the Pythian Temple with a Sunday service at eleven in the morning and a Wednesday evening meeting at eight o clock. A Sunday school is provided for persons under twenty and meets at nine forty five. The public is cordially invited to attend these services.
United Brethren Charles A Curtis, pastor, announces services at Grace Chapel Marshall Prayer Meeting Wednesday at 7 30 p m Sunday at 9 30 a m Sunday school and a Christmas program by children and young folks with a Centenary service morning, evening with Santa Claus at Friendly Church.
Readable fragments describe Evangelical JB McCoy, pastor, announcing a Christmas program with a morning school event at Grand, and an evening gathering at Big Creek. An annual treatise election is noted for January 1922 at 10:00.
Methodist Pettit pastor leads Sunday school with a Christmas pageant titled Not the World. The Epworth League service follows and the choir will perform at 4 180, with a morning gathering at 10 45 to discuss needs of children worldwide and collection for the mission.
Arthur Leroy Wheeler born August 15 1897 in Crawford county Illinois was killed December 17 1921 in Robinson Illinois by contact with a live electric wire. He married Mary Esther Francis June 16 1918. two infants died in infancy. He grew up near Mt Olive church in Clark County and joined Mt Olive Baptist Church February 15 1916. He lived a faithful Christian life, was married with one daughter and survived by his wife his father and mother one sister and many relatives. Funeral services were held December 19 at Mt Olive Baptist Church conducted by Eld J Felise and Ed G Al Filson with burial nearby.
A dialogue heavy scene unfolds as Alice Seabring arrives with warnings from the British embassy about a confidential mission. aliases, impersonation, and a plan to claim a large property drive tension between Alice, Constance, and their English handlers amid family intrigue.
An obituary notes the death of Verna Eat Ville in Illinois on December 18 1921 at age 1 years 4 days. Survived by her father Hi and numerous relatives including Harvey Thompson.
Charles B Dittman, son of Bernard and Minnie, emigrated from Germany in January 1874 with his parents. The family settled in Marshall, Illinois, where he attended school and grew to manhood before moving years later to the Mt Pulaski area.
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