Robert Lincoln Dies at His Summer Home in Vermont
Robert Lincoln eldest son of President Abraham Lincoln and last surviving member of the Civil War era family died in his sleep at his summer home Hildene in Manchester Vermont. He would have turned 83 in August. He never sought office but held high public and business roles including Secretary of War and U.S. minister to Great Britain.
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Robert ‘Todd Lincoln
Abraham, Lincoln
Hildene
Manchester
Vermont
United States
Great Britain
Harrison
Robert T. Lincott
Marshall
Herald
Clark County
Azo
Athon
Robt. T. Lincoln
Clark E. Carr
Hon. E. Callahan
State Committee
Clarks County
Harlan
Col. Robt
T. Lincoln
Ws. Thompson
Col
Clark
Carr Hone
Callagan
Lincoln
Imaar
Newt McCann
Vorth
Marshall House
Linebin
Callahan
SQUIRE CRAIGN MARRIES THREE COUPLES THIS WEEK
Three couples wed this week in Carbori Lyford and Marshall Casey by Squire Craig and Tom Ortis. Floyd Ne Pri Lehara and Rona Archer of Carbori united Wednesday. Clyde Harger and Billy Park of Lyford Monday. William W. Tingley of Marshall and Rhoda Mills of Casey married Tuesday. Speeders arrested by Wallace in St Louis. J W Holloway and G P Atterborne fined five dollars plus costs.
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Floyd Ne Pri. Lehara
Rona Archer
Carbori
Indiana
Squire
Tom Craig
Het Clyde Harger
Biili Park
Lyford
Squire Craig
William W. Tingley
Marshall
Rhoda Mills
Casey
J W. Holloway
G P. Atterborne
St. Louis
Missouri
J. W. Wallace
Tom Ortis
Night shows and features at Clark County Fair
Oscar Shawver of Martinsville states Martinsville water works completion removes dust nuisance and enables three big nights of entertainment. The Clark County Fair runs August 24 to 27 with nightly programs Wednesday to Friday, plus big band stock parades horse show free acts and fireworks alongside midway attractions. Saturday fair is canceled due to school starts and to focus on three days and three nights.
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Oscar Shawver
Martinsville
Clark County Fair Association
Shawver
Clark County
Keystone Station Erection Near Catholic Church Site
Work has begun on a Keystone filling station on the old Besser triangular lot east of the Catholic church. The 40 by 54 foot trash shed style building will feature two glass sections and a steel office with a lunch room and electric refrigeration. All Keystone products will be sold there. Russell Nightlinger, local agent for H. B. OHair owner of Keystone stations, says completion is expected in 30 days.
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Keystone
Besser
Russell Nightlinger
H. B. O'Hair
Clark County Picnic Set in Chicago at Jackson Park
Frank M. Hurst of Chicago announces Clark County picnic near the old German building at Jackson Park Chicago. The event will be Sunday afternoon August 8 inviting all Clark County people in or near Chicago to bring lunch and enjoy the afternoon together.
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Frank M. Hurst
Chicago
Marshall
Clark County
Jackson Park
Mr. Hurst
Safety First Speed Second in Marshall Traffic Signs
City officials install stop and go signs at key intersections citing safety over speed. State officials reportedly object, while Marshall police insist speed limits exist. The Herald cites state statute setting local speed limits and prima facie evidence rules for safe driving.
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Marshall
J. W. Wallace
Local Dollars Return Through Marshall Patronage
The message urges spending at Marshall area stores to cycle money locally, boosting business, taxes, and community improvements. More patronage leads to bigger stores, wider stock, and better service, reflecting the town’s growth through local commerce.
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Marshall
Mushall
Advertising Affects Dinasaur Biz with High-Test Ads
A playful ad sales pitch argues high-test gas and bold ads can boost business. It imagines cars reacting to advertisements and teases the impact of marketing on customer speed and appetite.
Detroit Bank Bandits Sentenced to Life in Michigan
Three Detroit men William Mc Fadden James Bylander and Arthur Sheehan were captured in Marshall two weeks ago and sentenced to life imprisonment. Police found 3800 dollars, guns, ammunition, and a deposit slip tying them to a Plymouth bank robbery where a bank employee was wounded a policeman killed and one gunman died.
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William McFadden
James Bylander
Arthur Sheehan
Detroit
Mich
Marshall
Michigan
C. W Roth
Champaign
William Conner
Urbana
Plymouth
Five Persons Injured in Wreck Near Greenup
Five people were seriously injured when their car struck a concrete culvert a mile east of Greenup on the National highway and plunged into a ditch. The party, from Bloomfield Missouri, was en route to Detroit Michigan. Mrs W Alexander and Mrs Ruth Ellis were among the injured. Mrs Alexander suffered internal injuries, others had cuts a broken arm and wrist and a dislocated shoulder. They were taken to St Anthonys hospital Effingham.
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Greenup
Ill
Here
Bloomfield
Detroit
Michigan
W. Alexander
Alexander
Ruth Ellis
St. Anthony'’s Hospital
Effingham
Legionaires to Attend Old Settler Union in York Illinois
Clark county American Legion plans a Veteran's Day program at York Illinois on August 5 with talks by Wm R McCauley former Illinois department commander and Scott W Lucas current Illinois department commander. Post members urged to attend night address and drum corps to perform with arrangements at the Monday meeting.
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Clark County
York
Illinois
J. Earl Finney
Clark County Association of the American Legion
Finney
Aftenoon
Wm. R. ‘Bill’ McCauley
Ilinois
American Legion
Scott W Lucas
Department of Illinois
Lucas
Teen Couple Wins Refused Terre Haute Marriage License
Miss Dorothy Smith aged 16 and Edward Smith aged 17 secured a marriage license in Terre Haute after rejections in Tuscola Paris and Marshall despite maternal accompaniment and parental consent. Rev J C Ford united them at St Mary's M E church at 5 pm. couple to live in Chicago where the groom holds a job.
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Villa Grove
Cupid
Dorothy Smith
Edward Smith
Terre Haute
Ind
Tuscola
Paris
Marshall
Smiths
J C Ford
St. Mary’s M. E
Chicago
Reverend Black Unites Martinsville Couple in Home Wedding
Lewis J Hutchens of Martinsville and Rosa E Brown of Marshall wed Tuesday afternoon at 3 00 o clock with Rev D T Black performing the ceremony at his residence.
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Rev. Black
Lewis J Hutchens
Martinsville
Rosa E. Brown
Marshall
T Black
Special Board Meeting planned Monday at 1 PM
The board of supervisors will hold a special meeting Monday at 1:00 PM to act on road improvements in Anderson township at township expense.
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Board of Supervisors
Anderson Township
Gresham Freed After Court Fine Payment
Melvin Gresham charged with intoxication released from jail Tuesday and paid a five dollar fine plus costs in Squire Tom Craig's court. Police officer J W Wallace says the case was settled after prior agreement.
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Gresham
Melvin Gresham
Squire Tom Craig
J. W. Wallace
University of Illinois director convalescing after appendicitis
London reports athletic director at the University of Illinois is convalescing from appendicitis surgery and progressing well. Also lists several marriage licenses including Thomas Jones and Edna Ranard, Rick Flood and Fannie Vlahek, Clarence Brown and Helen Bishop, and others with ages and places.
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London
Daly
Ree Huff
Athletic Directi Tae
Ta University of Illinois
Thomas"Jones
Dugger
Indiana
Edna Ranard
Sullivan
Ind
Rick A. Flood
Casey
Fannie Vlahek
Clarence Brown
Ashburrow
Helen Bishop
Effingham
Carl Staley
Annabel Felkamp
Lewis J. Hutchens
Martinsville
Rosa Brown
Marshall
Clyde Harger
Lyford
Ruth Falls
William Wr. Tingley
Rhoda Mills
Harold 2F. Spear
Terre Haute
Mr. Fanchon Mace
Brasil
Lightning Strikes West York Barn Burns Corn and Car
A barn on the Rodney L Bell farm at West York was struck by lightning Sunday afternoon, burning the 300 bushels of corn hay and a touring car inside. The car was insured. The clipping also mentions a circuit court case, Claude Mauk et al. versus H C Montgomery et al., a partition matter, and a divorce action Pine Shields versus Henry Shields.
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Martin New
Rodney L. ‘Bell
West York
Claude Mauk
H. C. Montgomery
Et al
Pine
First Combine to Appear in Clark County
Everett Taubeneck of J I Case showcases a small Case combine on Raymond Sackler land east of Marshall. The tractor pulled unit threshes soybeans, sweet clover and wheat in a single operation and will be demonstrated soon, the first of its kind in Clark county.
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Everett Taubeneck
J. I. Case Threshing Machine Company
Raymond Sackler
Marshall
Raymond Sockler
J. I Case Company
Clark County
Taubeneck
Tlinois
Thnois
Wright Receives Large Wheat Yield
Albert Wright of the West Union area obtained Purkoff wheat seed through Clark County Farm Advisor Worth W. Merritt. He sowed the seed on lime treated clay land and produced a 58 percent yield, about 50 bushels and 25 pounds per acre, while Ohio Turnbull wheat yielded Wright 40 bushels per acre. Purkoff wheat, a Purdue breeding line, is not yet widely available.
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Albert Wright
West Union
Worth W. Merritt
Clark County
Purdue University Experiment Station
Lafayette
Indiana
Ohio
Turnbull
Wright
Claypool Relocates to Robinson for Lincoln Refining Work
Mr and Mrs Roy Claypool moved to Robinson in the latter part of last week to establish a home. Mr Claypool transfers from the Marshall office of Ohio Oil Company to work for the Lincoln Oil Refining Company which is building a large refinery at Robinson.
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Roy Claypool
Robinson
Mr. Claypool
Marshall
Ohio Oil Company
Lincoln Oil Refining Company
Lincoln Company
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Craign
Fair Association
Wallace
The
Mickie
St. Anthony's Hospital
Legionaires
Old York
Scott Lucas
Drum and Bugle Corps
Ryat
INS
Circuit Court
Aone
Ee Ny
Raymond Leckter
Claypool
the Herald
A. H Martin
R. J. Tennery
David Hughes
E. EB. Slusser
Bruce Evans
Robert Babcock
Frances Miller
C, W. Wells
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