Roving Soldier Sends Word From Dover Delaware
Corporal Robert E. Horner writes from Dover Delaware about his new camp and daily life. He notes a small city, warm weather compared with Bradley Field, a weekday curfew, and meals at the base. describes moving between assignments and a shift to a new anti aircraft unit. He recalls a risky incident when nine airmen bailed out of an A 29 over New Jersey with one injury and a total loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol
Camp
Wilmington
Dover
Marshall
Atlantic Ocean
Bradley Field
Conn
P. X
Lincoln’ Air
Nebr
Swith
312Th Base
Air Base
M. P
Trenton N. J
Court Actions Include Partition Suit and Divorce
New circuit court filings show Clara J. Davis and others sue Minnie Meader for partition. Darrell W. Smith seeks divorce from Ruby A. Smith. Clara L. Davis and Neva B. Spence join Minnie Meader in a partition complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara J. Davis
Minnie Meader
Darrell W. Smith
Ruby A. Smith
Clara L. Davis
Neva B. Spence
Illinois Agricultural Association reports rural Illinois schooling gaps
The Illinois Agricultural Association IAA progress report says many rural schools in Illinois are inadequate to meet farm children’s needs. Enrollment declines from 1940 to 1900 range 53 to 65 percent, with many districts under 15 pupils. The report urges tailor made local solutions and keeps rural community control of schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Imois Agricultural Association
IAA
Chicago
Thinois
Farm Bureau
Downstate
George Richardson
Spring Grove
H. J. Schroeder
Pectone
Everett Phelps
Rockton
Lloyd F. Larson
Earlville
Leo Knox
Morrison
Glen Proutz
Ashton
Will Parks
Reynolds
Leo Walter
Prairie City
Clyde Collinson
Galva
J. W. Cateron
Fairview
C. Leland Monier
Sparland
James A. Briggs
Neponset
Howard Stuckey
Plane makes hard emergency landing near Marshall
A two passenger plane was forced down Friday last south of Marshall, just north of the A D Swinford farm residence. It touched ground in a field east of Route One, tore through woven wire fences, and stopped close by. No major injuries were reported, and plane damage appeared minor.
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Marshall
A. D. Swinford Farm
Route One
Boys in Service: Local Relatives and Friends Mention Promotions and Returns
Relatives and friends of Marshall area service members share news of promotions and home visits. 2nd Lt Garver Frazier of Camp Fannin Texas earns first lieutenant. Pvt Garret L Alexander lands in England. Lt Russell G Irwin earns pilot wings at Pawpa Texas and visits family in Marshall. Various others are noted with furloughs, hospital recovery, and upcoming arrivals from Pearl Harbor to Quonset Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garver Frazier
Camp Fannin, Texas
Russell G. Irwin
Clark Irwin
Dennison
Pawpa Army Air Field
Pawpa
Texas
George Washington High School
Indianapolis
Ind
Irwin
Allison
General Motors Corporation
General Motors Institute
Flint
Michigan
Farr B. Irwin
Herbert B. Irwin
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Irswin
Deaths Lena Saiter Dies at 77 in Marshall Area
Lena Saiter died at her daughter’s home north of Marshall Monday at 4 PM aged 77. She leaves a daughter Mrs. Anna Nicol of R R 1 Marshall and four sons Herman and Fred Saiter of Marshall Ben W Salter of Mattoon and John G Salter of R R 4 Marshall. She also has brothers Fred Hawker Hazel Dell Illinois and John Hawker R R 4. Funeral at Zion Evangelical church Wednesday at 2 PM conducted by Rev. Hasewinkel. burial Zion cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Saiter
Charles Low
Marshall
Anna Nicol
Hazel Dell
Minois
John Hawker
R. R
Moore
Zion Evangelical Church
Hasewinkel
Zion Cemetery
John Fox Brought Here for Marshall Burial
The body of John Fox a former Marshall resident who died at Greenup was brought to Marshall Wednesday for burial in Marshall Cemetery He left Marshall around 1895 and is brother in law to Mrs Etta Baird and Mrs Jennie Smith of Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fox
Marshall
Greenup
Fox
Etta Baird
Jennie Smith
Marriage Licenses and Moving Reminders
Oliver Avery Franklin aged 18 of West Union wed Davy Ethel Dunagan aged 16 of West Union. Mrs. H R Blough recently visiting Marshall left Chicago to settle in Denver Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Avery Franklin
West Union
Davy Ethel Dunagan
H. R. Blough
Marshall
Chicago
Denver
Colorado
Liggetts Celebrate Golden Wedding in Terre Haute
Mr and Mrs Fred Liggett longtime Wabash township residents marked fifty years of marriage with an open house at their Terre Haute home. The couple has five children and one grandson living abroad, Junior Ramsey, who sent flowers from England. Guests included many relatives and friends as the home was decorated with flowers and plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Liggett
Wabash Township
Terre Haute
Junior Ramsey
England
Mrs Liggett
Mrs. Liggett
Harry Matthew
Wilburn Liggett
Clarence Baggs
Betty
Luella Weaver
Claude Ramsey
Roy Joy
Judith Ann
Pearl Robinson
Betty Liggett
Peggy Liggett
Pearl Wade
Bobby M. Liggett
Walter Edens
Fred Tingley
Oscar Whitten
James S. Wyrick
Archie Andrews
Jane Matthew
Wm. Price
Warren McInturff
Gail Simpcoe
Mary L. Shotts
Harry Anthony
Virginia Goodrich
Joe Grubb
Virginia Matthew
Margaret Shea
Lenore Shannahan
Harold W. Lane
John A. Lane
Ralph B. Dosch
Bob Liggett
Virginia McGill
Court Suit Delays Clark County Tax Statements
Clark County tax statements are delayed due to a mandamus suit in the Illinois Supreme Court against the Director of Revenue over certification of railroad and capital stock assessments. The court plans to rule at the March term starting March 18 1944, with no tax rate determined until certifications arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County
Supreme Court
H. J. Kemp
Supreme Court of
Department of Revenue
Phillip W. Collins
Seabee Virgil Lowry Receives Commendation at Aleutians
Virgil Lowry CM 2/c Seabee, Anadarko Oklahoma, nephew of Arthur Lowry of Marshall and grandson of Mrs Mary Clatfelter, earned a commendation from Vice Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher for aiding in evacuating a fellow sailor twelve miles through a snow storm for an appendicitis operation. The act occurred while serving in the Aleutians for nearly a year and temperature froze medical kits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Lowry
I. H. Lowry
Anadarko
Oklahoma
Arthur Lowry
Marshall
Mary Clatfelter
Frank Jack Fletcher
Lowry
Seabees
Aleutians
Successful Drive in Clark County Raises $600 for Paralyisis Effort
Chairman Dr. Frank Mitchell reports a successful infantile paralysis drive in Clark county totaling $600. Theatres raised $175. churches, schools, and individuals contributed $425.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County
Frank Mitchell
Stratton Begins Downstate Tour For Secretary of State
Illinois State Treasurer William G. Stratton announced a campaign for the Republican nomination. He will tour 20 Southern counties starting February 22 with meetings in Carlinville and visits across Litchfield Vandalia Effingham Flora Olney Newton Robinson Lawrenceville Fairfield Albion Mt. Carmel Carmi McLeansboro Harrisburg Shawneetown Cave in Rock Elizabethtown Golconda Metropolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
William G. Stratton
Illinois
Carlinville
Macoupin County
Stratton
Litchfield
Greenville
Vandalia
Effingham
Flora
Olney
Newton
Robinson
Lawrenceville
Fairfield
Albion
Mt. Carmel
Carmi
McLeansboro
Harrisburg
Shawneetown
Cave In Rock
Elizabethtown
Golconda
Metropolis
Boy Loses Life on His Birthday on Trimble Road
Jack Compton aged 17 died after riding a gasoline bicycle from Trimble toward his home when an automobile struck him on a hard road. He had lived with his parents Mr and Mrs Ben H Compton, formerly of Marshall, now in Hutsonville. The incident occurred Tuesday night around 10:00 p.m.
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Ben H. Compton
Marshall
Compton
New York Central
Hutsonville
Jack
Trimble
Primary Filings Since Last Week Reported
Primary filings listed for Herald Republican coverage include Committeemen York-Chas. O. Highsmith Orange-John Lindley Parker-Joseph W. Elliott Jr. Martinsville-W. R. Stanfield Casey 3 Roy M. Goodwin Democratic State's Attorney Harry J Buxbaum Coroner J E Gallagher Democratic Committeemen Dolson J E Downey Martinsville Lester Burton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Herald
Republican
York
Chas. O. Highsmith
Orange
John Lindley Parker
Joseph W. Elliott, Jr
Martinsville
W. R. Stanfield Casey
Roy M. Goodwin
Democratic
Harry J Buxbaum
J .E. Gallagher
Dolson
J. E. Downey
Lester Burton
Bond Sales at Marshall Township High School
Students and staff report war bonds and stamps sales at Marshall Township High School totaling 105.10 dollars this week and hope to surpass it next week. Local residents report robins seen at several homes on Archer Avenue and South Fifth Street. Several residents from West Union and Decatur traveled for visits, including Flora Gard and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Township High School
E. E. Howell
South Fifth Street
Will Gard
Flora Gard
Gordon Coryell
West Union
Decatur
Mary Mount
Coryell
Robert Prust
Hog Law and Town Tales From Days Gone By
A historical column recalls yesterday’s hog law taking effect to curb street trespass by unpierced hogs. It notes a westbound visitor with two steers causing a town-wide mud scramble, local progress of the Batson family, a mystery about nighttime music now linked to the White Elephant Band, a Big Creek dump slide, and a wild weather swing ending with a frozen ground and a toppled locust tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Link Batson
Saybrook
McLean Co
Jim Drake
Chick Greenough
Hamad Bert
Angels
White Elephant Band
White Elephant
Big Creek
Fifty Years Ago Marriage Licenses and Local News
1894 list of Feb marriage licenses issued to residents of Wabash and surrounding townships with names such as Liggett Wyrick Finkbiner McDonald Eveland Evans and more. Local notes include continued Herald subscription, political hustle for superintendent, and residents moving between farms in Jasper County and Sailor Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred J. Liggett
Note B. Wyrick
Wabash Tp
Emanuel Finkbiner
Ida McDonald
Wabash
Edward Eveland
Eva Williams
Johnson
Columbus Marshall
Julia M. Evans
Melrose
Herman Seidel
Louise Wagner
Terre Haute
John A. Kettering
Belle King
Martinsville
Sara Murphy
Auburn
Susie Smitley
Marshall
Wm. J. Devlin
Alice Reasor
Geo. Swartz
Clara McGovern
Terre Hautee
Nancy FE. A. Burton
Anderson
Edward Grant
Libbie Zane Spangler
Melrose Tp
Elmer H. Jackson
Lizzie A Souder
Plainfield
Sherman Shorter
Daisy Thomas
Chas. Dix
Ida Stewart
J A Hutchison
Louden Co
Tude Brown
Albert Smith
Jasper County
Charley Slusser
Sailor Springs
Forty Years Ago Shipe Resigns Deputy Clerk Post
1904 notices report Charles Shipe resigning as deputy circuit clerk and accepting a new position with a continuation noted on page 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Shipe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Delaware
Robert Ei
Horner
Myrtle Wallace
Werdsuchter
Fred Walcott
Sylvia Sweet
North Eleventh Street
Kenneth Ward
Mary Ann
Ben Forsythe
Archer Avenue
Herschel Morris
Appleton
Wisconsin
Wweek
Coral Morris
J. W. Alexander
Pvt. Garnet L. Alexander
Gene Kile
Ernest Kile
Quonset Point
Rhode Island
Robert Lowry
Great Lakes Hospital
William Grant
Marines
R. G. Kurtz
C. C. Carroll
George Farris
Hubert Brann
Ralph Dodd
Herman’ “Miller
Ge Haran
Serwise
Stationta In
India
Lucy Chambers
Pearl Thompson
Camp Perry
Virginia
Theodore Thompson
Pfc
Don Abel
Scott Field
Harry C. Simpson
North Michigan Avenue
Fred Abel
Pfe
Leon Canady
Virgil
Orlando
Florida
Ira Canady
Fred Strohm
Michigan Avenue
Harold Rose
Dayton
Ohio
Jane Forsythe Rose
Paris
Liggetts
Seabee
William G, Stratton
E. J. McCormick
Bertha Carpenter
West Archer Avenue
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