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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1928
Page
8
The ad promotes Hercules brand paints varnishes and enamels with savings of 50 cents to one dollar per gallon. It notes high daily volume, claims better value, and lists related hardware items with a rear driveway and parking space.
Dr Fred Fender and wife and Mr and Mrs Owen Fender of St Louis and Mr and Mrs Joseph Fender of Martinsville came Wednesday to visit their mother Mrs W C Fender and their grandfather Joseph Goble. Cleo Williams of Evanston visiting his parents Mr and Mrs Frank Williams. Glenn Pinnell and Harold Walker, University of Illinois students, were weekend guests. Mrs N R Bennett returned home after months at her winter home in St Petersburg Florida.
Miss Stella Hueston travels to Terre Haute for a seven month business course at the Wabash Commercial School. Mrs Kenneth Taggart hosts NW Club at her home with needlework and refreshments for listed members and guests. Rev and Mrs W O Barnhart entertain M C H S faculty at their home with games and refreshments for attendees including Mr Mrs Harold Bright and others.
Dr and Mrs A S Phelps and daughter Florence Lawrence known as Pidrence Hollingsworth arrive in Martinsville to visit Mrs Phelps sister Mrs Julia Miller. The doctor plans a short stay while Mrs Phelps and Mrs Lawrence stay longer.
Attendees including Mr. and Mrs. Don Rowland and Mrs. Caroline Mills and son Harland and Mrs. Caroline Green joined the funeral Sunday afternoon in Charleston. Ira Drum was laid to rest at the Diana cemetery. Casey post office installed a new electric driven stamp canceling machine replacing an unsatisfactory hand operated model. Stanley F. Orr graduated from John B. Stetson University on May 29 with an A G A degree and plans to drive home with his mother starting June 1.
Miss Bess Broadstone, president, traveled to Marshall to organize a 30 guest dinner at the Marshall House Monday evening June 11 at 7:00. About 65 women from Marshall, Robinson, Lawrenceville and Palestine are expected to attend to form a local club for Marshall.
Wabash township Sunday School Association will hold its annual convention at the Dennison M. E. church on Sunday June 17 an all day meeting. Children’s Day services will be held at Choctaw church south of Marshall Sunday night June 10.
Wilbur Menke of Paris was refused permission to open a poolroom in Marshall. A sidewalk ordinance orders a new sidewalk on Spruce street and South 14th street. Bills for the month were allowed. Graveling petitions for North Fifth from Main to Spruce and Chestnut from 11th to 8th were sent to the street and alley committee. Obituaries note Mrs. James H. Hilbert of Darwin township dies aged 69. Funeral at Hatton church. Mary Jane Cooper, 83, dies in Wabash township. services at her residence. Foreclosure case: Casey Illinois Loan and Building Association vs.R F Reeds and Eva A Reeds.
Charles Lawrence Myers, 47, died Sunday at the residence in Douglas township. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Oliver church with Rev. Bert Eckel. interment Forsythe cemetery. Survived by wife, five children, six brothers. James Fawley, 86, died Friday at Marshall residence. Service held Sunday. body shipped to Newark, Ohio for burial.
The record lists cases including Association vs Arthur Osborn and Daisy Osborn and B F Johnson vs Don F Romines in foreclosure proceedings. Emily Black vs J I Brydon concerns partition. A divorce filing Rose Koblegard vs Mark Koblegard. Macke cemetery east of Marshall hosts a Sunday program June 10 with speakers Rev D A Kroft Rev Bert Eckle and Rev I B Sipes of Marshall.
Memorial services will be held at Macke Cemetery. Further details are not available in the readable text.
Quote from the San Francisco Chronicle notes the futility of staking prejudice against another’s common sense. The fragment reflects a debate about reasonable disagreement and logic.
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