Local workers suffer injury and staff changes reported
Myler Faunce on the Baker lease south of Martinsville lost the first two fingers of his left hand last Thursday when caught in the power. Ruth Washburn a north side school primary teacher departs for a European tour with relatives, leaving Miss Helen Grant to fill in. Mark Barkhurst returns from a two week plant tour in Pittsburgh and Oil City to resume his Oil Well Supply Co. job in Bristow. Lois Swallum and Layle Cunningham visit Terre Haute relatives before continuing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myler Faunce
Baker Lease
Martinsville
Ruth Washburn
North Side School
S. E. Litteral
Indianapolis
H. H
Fout
Helen Grant
Washburn
Mark Barkhurst
Oil Well Supply Co
Pittsburg
Oil City
T. D. Barkhurst
Bristow
Okla
Lois Swallum
Layle Cunningham
Terre Haute
Jas. Swallum
Martinsville Notes and Family Updates
Lon Miller of Flora West Virginia reports their son Emery underwent appendectomy and is aboard the U S S West Virginia near San Pedro California. The T A Club met at Mrs Oscar Millers home with many attending. Mr and Mrs R T Garver of Btwnsville Texas welcomed a ten pound baby girl born Saturday. the mother is at the Fasig home in Martinsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lon Miller
Flora
Emery
San Pedro
California
Hubert Deahl
Indianapolis
S. J. Deahl
T. A. Club
Oscar Miller
Chas. Morgan
Chas. Taggart
Carl ‘Low
Carl Beachout
A. L. Moore
Homer Johnson
Geraldine Patterson
R. T. Garver
Btownsville
Texas
Mullins and visitors share Westfield weekend
C S Mullins of San Francisco on the road to Milwaukee for a road meeting spent the weekend with his mother Mrs Ella Mullins in Westfield. Mrs Edgar Haugh of Kansas visited local relatives while the W C T C plans a meeting at Mrs J Stevens home Friday afternoon. Dan Reed and wife and Lee Reed and wife visited D M Evinger region. Joe Redman, son of N E Redman, sailed from San Francisco to Manila for a year or two in the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. S. Mullins
San Francisco
Calif
Ella Mullins
Milwaukee
Wis
Edgar Haugh
Kansas
Westfield
J. ©. Stevens
Dan Reed
Dave Reed
Lee Reed
Casey
Della Perkins
St. Louis
D. M. Evinger
Joe Redman
N. E. Redman
Manilla
Philippine Islands
Sulky riding gains favor amid rural fashion
John Snider plans to move his bakery to the brick corner of Main and Franklin streets. The Quaker City Mill, idle until upgraded, is set to restart operations. Clark County Guards announce a February 22 parade for Washington's birthday. Hugo Faust of Terre Haute visited his father here last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Snider
Main
Franklin
Quaker City
Clark County Guards
Washington
Hugo Faust
Terre Haute
Marriages and local notes from a bygone week
Perry M. Lacy and Mary Ann Scott wed January 8 by J A Gunn Esq. A T Gard performed a Melrose township ceremony January 15. BE Ira Bell the South Side Grocer paid 6 cents for turkeys and chickens. Milo Janney had a skating accident injuring his eye lid but spared vision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry M. Lacy
Mary Ann Scott
J. A. Gunn
A. T. Gard
Melrose Township
BE. A. Snider
Hulda Craig
Ira Bell
South Side
Milo Janney
Thirty Years Ago Wedding In Marshall
Albert C. Kreager of Walnut Prairie and Miss Adda Paddock of Darwin wed in Marshall last Thursday. The bride is daughter of J. W. Paddock. groom son of Wash Kreager. Su Welsh named city marshal and Mike Gayhart special policeman. A Tuesday wind storm caused courthouse damage and other roof and window damage. Lou Kushman started a baggage wagon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert C. Kreager
Walnut Prairie
Adda Paddock
Darwin
Marshall
J. W. Paddock
Wash Kreager
Su Welsh
Mike Gayhart
Lou Kushman
Ohio Oil expands tank farm and oil holdings in Ohio and Kentucky
Twenty years ago the Ohio Oil Co. bought 180 acres at Stoy for a tank farm and improved its Lawrence county holdings by purchasing 680 acres from Red Bank Co with 18 producing wells for about 200 000 dollars. Visitors include Myrtle Milamore and Mary Miller of Findlay and racing figure E C Smithers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Oil Co
Stoy
Lawrence County
Red Bank Company
Myrtle Milamore
Mary Miller
Findlay
Ohio
G. C. Davis
Milamore
Methodist Church
E. C. Smithers
New York City
H. M. Howard
Marshall
National Cash Register Company
el Paso
Texas
Mr. Howard
Lone Star State
Laryngitis in Childhood A Review of Acute Forms
The article discusses common throat affections with emphasis on acute laryngitis in children. It notes symptoms range from hoarseness to loss of voice with fever, and contrasts diphtheria and croup as the most serious throat illnesses in childhood. It warns chronic laryngitis is rare.
Advice On Cold Weather Illness Prevention For Children
The text warns that disease can affect the vocal box and calls for urgent medical attention. It advises gradual exposure to cold, nostril breathing, clearing adenoids, keeping bowels open, plenty of fluids and nutritious food, airing bedrooms, and avoiding close housing. It also suggests home treatments like sweating and inhalations of turpentine, eucalyptus oil, or lime.
Bids Open for 1928 Springfield Road Works
Bids on about 100 miles of pavement and bridge and grading sections will be received by the state department of public works and buildings in Springfield on February 1. Sections listed include Route 121 in Douglas and Edgar counties and Route 130 in Coles county with specific mileages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
State Department of Public Works and
Douglas
Edgar Counties
Edgar County
Coles County
Edgar
Lock of Beethoven Hair Sells to American Collector
An American collector purchased a lock of Beethoven hair with a documented chain of custody. Auten Santer cut the strand after the composer’s death and later passed it to musician Holzl who donated it to the choral society of Funfkirchen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beethoven
Auten Santer
Farmers Mutual Telephone Co raises residential rates
At the annual meeting last Saturday the Farmers Mutual Telephone Co increased residential rates from 35 to 50 cents per month and business rates from 60 to 76 cents. Edward Fishback was elected president, Edward Emerson re-elected secretary, and Ernest Junker named director replacing deceased James Davison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Mutual Telephone Co
Edward Fishback
Edward Emerson
Ernest Junker
James Davison
S. M. Scholfield
Fred Fawley
Tulsa
Okla
Seymour Hurst
Helen
Amelia Grabenheimer
Daytone
Fla
Roy Claypool
France
Accusations as Stones and Reputation
A terse remark frames accusations as moveable stones and potshots that can be hurled by any hand. The speaker cautions against fixed rules that ban demeaning remarks about others’ reputations.
Rabies Can Spread From Various Animals to Humans
The article notes that rabies can be transmitted by many animals including sheep goats hogs chickens and predators like wolves foxes badgers and martens when they bite. It explains affected animals act much like rabid dogs cattle and cats.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rajah
Nancy Ann Miller
Indore
Anmete
Casey Banner
Martinsville Planet
Westfield Review
Jesse H. Jones
The
Houston Chronicle
John Joseph Gaines, M. D
the Herald
Best Buy
Valet AutoStrop
Avery Yi
Razor
AutoStrop Safety Razor Co
First Ave
New York, N.Y
Buick
Flint
Edgar County Buick Co
Paris, Illinois
C. D. Mitchell
Mitchell Bldg
West Side Square
J. E. Millhouse
CORK
Insurance Agency
Walter E. Cork
Illinois
Beuhler Auto CO
Studebaker
Oldsmobile
Marshall Battery Co
Marshall, Illinois
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