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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1928
Page
8
A long column debates aging, wealth, and health with references to Darwin, Morgan partners, and population math. It critiques extra weight on the heart and promotes rat-proofing and cautious public health ideas. A separate sports note reports Marshall Black Crows losing to Casey Shamrocks 65 to 26.
Miss Ruth Washburn of Marshall sails with her sister Mrs. S E Litteral and husband Jeff from Indianapolis on the S S Transylvania for a three month tour of Europe. They will visit Madeira Lisbon Madrid Algiers Cairo Athens Rome Naples Nice Paris and London before returning home.
January 17 marked the deadline for Marshall residents to apply for the four year postmaster position. Eight candidates including N. T. Booth and Arthur Deaner seek the job as John W. Lewis retires. The winner will be chosen by the Civil Service Commission and Congressman's Holaday with final approval by the postmaster general.
Radio entertainer Chubby Parker from WLS Chicago will perform with banjo at the Pythian Theatre on Thursday night February 2. He previously drew large crowds in Marshall last year with old time tunes including A Stern Old Bachelor and Knickety Knackety Now Now Now. Theatre manager Eon Cox says many requests brought this one night only engagement.
Foster Whitlock son of Mr and Mrs Charles Whitlock West Union and Bernice Prevo daughter of Mrs Lou Prust West Union married in Lawrenceville on January 18 They will reside in West Union where Whitlock is manager of Simpson Lumber Company after spending several days in Vincennes Indiana
An early advertisement urges readers to subscribe and enjoy the family journal’s local news features humor and money saving ads. It touts general news entertaining pieces pictures and notes for alumni and locals.
Illinois Governor Frank Lowden Small denounces the U.S. Senate’s refusal to seat Frank L. Smith, arguing it infringes Illinois voters’ rights and threatens constitutional government. He praises Smith’s stand against trading rights and asserts credentials were lawfully issued by Illinois to represent the state.
Four Montrose residents were in a car struck by a Pennsylvania train near a Montrose crossing. Sones Wells aged 64 and Clyde Clark 24 were killed instantly. Otto Schultz sa died at Effingham hospital, while his son-in-law Charles Houser died later. Houser drove the car and blocked by box cars on a side track, witnesses say. Clyde Wells, brother of one victim, witnessed the crash from a following car.
Terre Haute Ind Jan 21 A marriage license was issued to Bert Patrick 33 of 1920 North Third street railroader and Alrena Briscoe 65 Marshall Hl at home.
A fire burned a small hole in the roof of Albert Sockler’s residence on South Fifth Street Sunday evening about 10 o’clock. Marshall Fire Department responded after Miss Blanche Craig noticed the blaze. Mr. and Mrs. Sockler were away returning from Lovington when the fire was found.
Verling Murphy of Wabash Township purchased two purebred Jersey cows from Trimble Bros of Trimble Crawford County. He plans to use them as foundation stock for a Jersey cattle herd. The D A R's will meet at Mrs O A Keiser's home on Monday February 6.
Springfield Illinois January 23. Of the 71 county and other fairs in Illinois last year 48 have tentatively set dates for 1928 expositions. Clark Martinsville August 14 to 18 Coles Danville August 28 to September Crawford Robinson August 6 to 10 Cumberland Greenup August 20 to 25 Illinois-Indiana Fair Danville August 26 to September 1 Illinois State Fair Springfield August 18 to 25.
Mr and Mrs John E Bigwood and Mr and Mrs Chalmers Aklin, all of Terre Haute, were injured Sunday morning seven miles north of Marshall when their Dodge roadster burst into flames after a purse dropped on the heater. Mrs Aklin dropped her purse and could not locate it. the blaze singed left legs and a wrist while Bigwood burned his right wrist. They drove to Marshall for aid then were taken home to Terre Haute after treatment by Dr C L Neubert.
Paris Illinois reports a couple from West York received a marriage license on Saturday. George Tuttle age 23 and Dorothy Drake age 19 were issued the license in the city.
Ed Bethards longtime manager at Central Winds Public Service Company in Marshall is transferred to the Paris C I P S S office. He will move with his family around March 1 and the Marshall office will be covered by the Paris office during the transition.
Westfield defeated Garfield to win the Martinsville preliminary in the Wabash Valley basketball series. Martinsville lost the morning game 19 to 13 and many other preliminaries were listed with teams advancing to the Terre Haute finals.
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