Remembering childhood days and pioneer spirit
Mrs John L Scutter of Milddietown Pa recalls Wright brothers first flights in Squantuum and the first car a pea green one cylinder Cadillac. She remembers the nine o clock telephone call the McKinley assassination and Admiral Dewey parade in Boston. W them Daisy sled and old neighbors who valued freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Scutter
Milddietown
Wright Brothers
Squantuum
Massachusetts
President McKinley
Boston
Admiral Dewey
Manila
Remembering a Lonely Hometown Fisherman
An elderly fisherman hunter and trapper known for independence vanishes for weeks and is later found dead after breaking a leg near a stream. The tale warns readers to avoid lone excursions and to take a buddy or at least share plans before venturing into remote areas.
West Union Social Notes Highlight Visits and Birth
West Union notes list visits from Oblong and Marshall families including the Utterbacks and Hollenbecks, along with preparations for a birth at Terre Haute hospital. Other entries cover travels to Washington D C and Indianapolis, Memorial Day observances, anniversaries, and a note on rotational grazing to increase pasture use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leona Highsmith
Allen Bercaw
Hazel Nelson
Paris
John Hollenbeck
Marshall
Percy Stanfield
Forrest Ferris
Rex Wright
Fort Ord
California
Eva Wright
Russell Clatfelter
Ini Robinson
Harry Wright
Dorothy McMillan
Springfield
Missouri
Grover Byrum
Indianapolis
Harry Thompson
Olen R. Clements
Chicago
Mack Strohm
Terre Haute
Misa Ona Bartlett
Amanda Bledsoe
Winimac
Indiana
Martha Bush
Beulah Hufington
Bertha Craig
Martinsville
R. R
Nelle Cline
Celia Dodd
Helen Crumlin
Edna Gard
Estella Prust
Stella Shawler
Decatur
Ferris Highsmith
Lyman Shawler
Steve
Ann
Washington, D. C
Bernard Ullenhopp
Francis Thompson
Fred Kidd
Clyde Watt
Kibby
Illinois
Louie Tolbert
Gladys Marvin
Elmhurst
Jack Kraemer
Larry Anderson
Tom Kreameys
Hutsonville
Barbara Ann Wright
Allen Collier
Colliers
Jim Collier
Elizabeth Heleine
Ohio Cemetery Care Noted With Kind Remarks
Nolan Crumlin and helpers received thanks for the fine care given the Ohio cemetery. Numerous compliments were aired about the cemetery’s appearance. Overnight guests included Mr and Mrs Grant Hollenbeck and others en route to Michigan and Cleveland visiting relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nolan Crumlin
Ohio
Grant Hollenbeck
Joe Albertson
Clifford Albertson
Marie Terry
Vienna
Missouri
Michigan
Teves
Memorial Day Family Gatherings and Local Notices
Ohio notes share Memorial Day observances at the Ohio cemetery by the American Legion post in West Union and multiple local visits among residents including the Hollenbecks Bartletts and Grays. Rev. Robert Shephard is set to preach June 7 at 10 30 AM. tomato cracking prompts Illinois researchers to seek crack resistant varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carson Alexander
Chrisman
Anny Bhotwell
Anna Dee Wells
Stanley
Mary Sue
Hermann Bartlett
Fern Wernz
Grant Green
Marshall
Emmett Tharpe
St. Louis
Maude Wells
Roxana
Max Bartlett
Adah Gray
Mabel Gard
Grace Gard
Ida Riggs
Pearl Craig
Robert Shephard
Ohio Cemetery
American Legion Post
West Union
University of Ilinois
The Marshall Herald Promises Weekly Community Coverage
The Marshall Herald, a Good Weekly Newspaper priced at $2.00 annually, offers local news, opinions, and community notices for readers in Marshall and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Herald
Also Mentioned on This Page
Shaye Ritchie
Miami Beach
Wrom
M. X. Gherman
McOgsmelisburg
Communty Press Service
Frankfort
Kentucky
Ruth Wright
Carl Utterback
Oblong
Visi
Howard Utterback
Ronnie
Seaboard
Archer-Ave
Serbonrd
R. H. Gard
Euclid Boyer
Cleveland
Charley Boyer
G. EB. McClough
Art Cooper
Dorothy Wernz
John
Leslie
Wernz
Mrs. Grant Hollenbeck
Rome
Italy
WEW
Clatfelter
S. 5Th ST
Marshall, Ill
Johnson
Stone Dealer
Lee's Garage
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