West Union P T A lauded for school progress and Colbert visit
West Union's Parent Teachers Association is praised for strengthening school community through cooperation among patrons pupils and teachers. Professor J R Colbert of Marshall High spoke on the value of education character and community support, urging continued home involvement and discipline. The group thanks Joe Connelly for arranging Colbert's appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Bright
Clark County
District of
West Union
Parent-Teachers’ Association
C T Cramer Ralph Espey
Marie Carrithers
Marshall Township
Home and School Association
J R Colbert
Marshall High School
Colbert
Parent-Teachers’ Association of
Marshall Township High School
Marshall
Loebs
Leopolds
Joe Connelly
Martinsville Stores Entered and Robbed
The Ben Flenner & Company store in Martinsville was robbed Monday night of about 1600 to 4000 dollars worth of men’s suits. Intruders entered through a back window, loaded goods into a car backed to the back door, and took one overcoat leaving behind a prior coat. No insurance covered the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Flenner & Company
Martinsville
Deputy Sheriff Arrested Here For Transporting Liquor
John C Snyder a Vermilion County deputy sheriff was arrested by Sheriff Turner after tips that a car near Marshall swayed along the road. He pleaded guilty in county court and was fined 100 dollars plus costs and jailed 60 days, suspended on payment. He reportedly had about a pint of liquor and was heavily intoxicated. He remains a candidate for justice of the peace.
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John C Snyder
Vermilion County
Turner
Marshall
Michigan Avenue
Main Street
Janney
Snyder
Danville
Office of Justice of the Peace
Sheriff Closes Poolroom as Bash Takes Charge
Sheriff Turner shuts the poolroom run by Robi Findley due to a chattel mortgage held by John Bash. Bash has now taken control of the poolroom’s operation.
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Ea Sheriff
Bash
Sheriff Turner
Robi Findley
John Bash
Mr Bash
Outlook for Building Promising, Members Raise Subscriptions
One week ago at the Christian church the plan to add Sunday school rooms was discussed and over a thousand dollars was subscribed in minutes. Last Sunday the matter was revisited and more money was pledged, producing a promising outlook for the project.
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The
Christian Church
Sheriff aims to bring escaped inmate back from Indianapolis
Sheriff Turner received a letter and a photo of Irl Miller who escaped jail last year in our town. Miller is wanted for check forgery and jail escape. Turner will travel to Indianapolis to secure his return. The note remarks that people often act when unsure what to do.
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Sheriff Turner
Indianapolis
Indiana
Irl Miller
Mr Turner
Padlock Club Calls for Silent Speech Initiatives
A chaotic note promotes joining a group named Padlock Club with mottoes urging silence to avoid scandal. It claims benefits and urges broad membership, asserting the club helps others while discouraging whistleblowing. The text blends cryptic phrases and nonsensical slogans.
Layton Sent to Penal Farm in County Court Summary
In the past week the county court docket includes the People of Joe Layton pleading guilty to transporting intoxicating liquor and receiving a six month sentence to the penal farm at Vandalia. John C Snyder pleads guilty to liquor transport, gets sixty days and a $100 fine plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleo Watson
Fred Shotts
Guardian
Casey
Alabama Avenue
Buckeye Avenue
Colorado Avenue
4Th Street
John Francis
Ernest Medsker
Joe Layton
Vandalia
John C Snyder
Forty New Books Added to Marshall Library
The Marshall public library has expanded its collection with forty new books added in recent weeks. Titles span adult fiction including My Book and My Heart and Tongues of Flame, poetry by Amy Lowell, biographies, and juvenile titles such as Rocks Mountain Pipe Tales. The list highlights free fiction and notable works by Zane Grey, Fitzs, and others.
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Marshall
Mark
Poos McFarland
Amos
Calsworths
Needle
Hve Twain
Claus
Widdennutll
Rocks
Children of the
Hedrick Lands Assistant Doorkeeper Post in Senate
Millard Hedrick has been named assistant doorkeeper of the Springfield Senate. The new position pays six dollars a day.
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Hedrick
Millard Hedrick
Senate
Springfield
Family Receives Two Nuts From Son in Miami
Mr and Mrs Allen Wallis received two coconuts in the shell just as they grow on the tree from Mrs Wallis' son Paul Gallagher in Miami Florida. Mr Gallagher said he and his wife went swimming there on New Year's day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Wallis
Wallis
Paul Gallagher
Miami
Florida
Gallagher
Marriage Licenses List From Martinsville Area
Floyd L. Coombs aged 19 of Marshall wed Virgie Hill 17 of Martinsville. Charles Tuttle 42 of Martinsville married Julia BE Hillard 27 of Casey. Wilber Kimmel 21 of Lawrenceville married Beatrice Wilkes 22 of Bridgeport. J E McHenry 67 of Walnut Prairie wed Katie Gammon 51 of Marshall.
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Floyd L. Coombs
Marshall
Virgie Hill
Martinsville
Charles Tuttle
Julia BE. Hillard
Casey Wilber Kimmel
Lawrenceville
Beatrice Wilkes
Bridgeport
J .E. McHenry
Walnut Prairie
Katie Gamron
Marshall Boy Goes to Work with Brother
Ralph Bartlett of Marshall Illinois arrives in Lebanon to join his brother in the printing and publishing business at the Lebanon Advertiser. The younger Bartlett notes he is not as tall as his brother but uses his surplus to spread out, imagining how he would look if he hadn’t worked so hard.
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Marshall
Lebanon
Ralph [ Bartlett
Marshall, Il
The
Ralph
Mickie Urges Readers to Step Out and Make News
A call to action urges readers not to sit around in grumpiness. Mickie encourages getting involved and creating news rather than being left out of the paper.
Local team edge Kansas in low scoring thriller
Coach Brown's red and white quintet beat Kansas 18 to 17 Tuesday evening in a fast game. Early in the match Kansas led 2 to 1 after a Poorman foul, Malloy replaced Booth, and by halftime Marshall trailed 6 to 3 before the third quarter closed 16 to 12 in favor of Marshall. The final period remained tight as both sides traded small gains.
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Brown
Kansas Basktall
Kansas
Poorman
Malloy
Booth
Marshall
Ford Dealers Meet in Dixie Hotel Parlors
About 35 Ford dealers in the district held a morning conference Wednesday in the parlors of the National Dixie Hotel to discuss the local agency business and matters of mutual interest.
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Ford Dealers
Ford Dealera
National Dixie Hotel
Royal Neighbors Install Officers in Marshall Meeting
Marshall club members held a regular meeting Friday evening. The new year installed officers included Oracle Ruth Garwood, Oracle Vanda Wallace, Chancellor Kee Randal, Recorder Mayme Wallis, Receiver Tillian Stover, Marshal Hesse Stewart, Sentinel Anna Sports Outer, Manager Lizzi Sullivan, Faith Laura Hutchison, Courage Edna Riley, Endurance Edie Steele, and Musician Genevieve McCauley. Refreshments were served after the ceremony.
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Genevieve McCauley
Marshall Drops Martinsville Clash in Friday Duel
The Marshall basketball team traveled to Martinsville on Friday and fell 32 to 29. Kannamacher led Marshall with ten points while Switzer top scored for Martinsville with 15 points.
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Marshall
Martinsville
Kannamacher
Switzer
Preacher Accepts Call to Terre Haute Churches
Rev. J. L O'Neal accepts a call to Memorial Park church in Terre Haute and will split time with North Terre Haute church. Two parishioners were baptized at Park church on his first day, as he begins his fourth term at the North church.
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J. L O’neal
Memorial Park Church
Terre Haute
North Terre Haute
Park Church
O'Neal
North Church
Massive Road and Trail Expansion in National Forests
Washington Jan 12 More than 1800 miles of roads and about 5900 miles of trails were built in and around 147 national forests during the fiscal year ending June 3 1927. Maintenance covered 7423 miles of roads and 32105 miles of trails. Total national forest roads reached 767 miles and trails 1555 miles by June 30. Expenditures for road and trail work totaled 9351 142 augmented by funds from states counties and local groups with 31 states and Alaska sharing in annual distributions.
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Washington, DC
The
Forest Service
Secretary of Agriculture
States
Alaska
Preliminary basketball tournament scheduled in Robinson
The Wabash Valleys Association preliminary tourney for Illinois territory schools will be held at Robinson High School gymnasium on Saturday January 24, 1925. The schedule lists 10 am Witley versus Paris and 11 am events including Martinside and Marshal, with multiple afternoon games and officials named from Lawrenceville Robinson and Vincennes.
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Illinois
Wabash Valleys Association
Robinson
Janary
Wtley
Paris
Martinside
Tom New
Family Heads to Florida to Build Future Home
Mrs Earl Mitchell and two children Earl Jr and Dorothea arrive from Middletown Indiana to make permanent home in Tampa Florida They visit Mrs Mitchells parents Mr and Mrs Melvin Tucker at 836 South Dakota Avenue Dr Mitchell will join them soon from Indiana Miss Mollie Tucker of the city greets her return and many friends are glad to see her back.
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Tampa
Fla
Earl Mitchell
Earl Jr
Dorothea
Middletown
Indiana
Mitchell
Melvin Tucker
South Dakota Avenue
Mollie Tucker
Card of Thanks for Family Loss
We thank neighbors and friends for kindness during the illness and death of our mother Herman Little and sisters.
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Herman Little
Addition List of The Heralds Names Items
The list names many individuals including Dr oD Matehell Mrs M F Sehwanecke Beatrice Jaw Kard Neal Hollenbeck Henry Saiter W T Hollenbeck Ruth Washburn J W Alexander Mrs Elizabeth Weber A LD Toman Mrs Eva Kohl Wm Higginbotham Will Abel Owen Perry Pantle Robert H Dow J oM Wilkin Lyman Shank Mrs J Kruse Theron Murphy Mrs Robt Davidson John Brandenstein Mrs Susan Walls Otto Austermiller Chas Lee M H Mount Mrs Frank Harvey C B Mount Chris Amacher Frank Geisert Ed Frendenberger
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M F Sehwanecke
Beatrice Jaw Kard
Bartlete Neal
Hollenbeck
Henry Saiter
Ruth Washburn
W Alexander
Elizabeth Weber
LD Toman
Eva Kohl
Higginbotham
Will Abel Owen Perry
Robert H Dow
Wilkin
Lyman Shank
J Kruse Theron Murphy
Robt Davidson
John Brandenstein
Susan Walls
Otto Austermiller
Chas Lee
H Mount
Frank Harvey
Mount Chris Amacher
Frank Geisert
Ed Frendenberger
Tuberculin Testing Initiative Leads Clark County Livestock
Dr Glen L Allen heads county tuberculin testing with a formal agreement tying farmers to cooperation with the Bureau of Animal Industry and Illinois officials. The document outlines herd testing, removal of reactors within 30 days, and compliance with sanitary measures to achieve tuberculosis free herds.
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Glen L. Allen
Glen L Allen
Clark County
Allen
Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Division of Animal Industry
Department of Agriculture
State of
Ilinois
United States
State Department of Agriculture
Springfield Wilneis
Bureau
Nalb
Amy
United States Bureau of Animal
States Department of Merculture
State Department
Agriculture
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Marshall School
the Association
Mr. Colbert
Bill Booster
Layton
Mickie
Phil Brown
High School
Meorom
Marines
Newton
Wells
Emopire Hendricks i
Vinecennes Secrer
Moreland
Robinson Timer
Gearhard
Ohlone
the Herald
Od Matehell
Ruwner
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