Two New Boilers Installed at Light Plant Cary
At a regular city council meeting plans noted two new boilers installed at the light plant. An insurance representative spoke on coverage for the boilers. The council discussed sewer connections for the Ohio Oil Company office and permitted Joe Williams to tap into Gar Wood lateral. Stop and go signs were proposed for Main with Sixth and Fifth streets. Library board members Fred B. Keifer Norman Bennett and Mrs. R. A. Mitchell were appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O ON SR An
E. L. Taylor
Ohio Oil Company
Joe Williams
Wabash, Valley Telephone Company
State Commerce ‘Commission
H. M. Janney
E. E. Howell
Fifth ‘Street
George Fartris
Fred B. Keifer
Norman Bennett
R. A. Mitchell
Main
Sixth Streets
Main and Kirth
Marshall Dermands
Pilgrim Holiness Church Holds Casey Missionary Convention
The Pilgrim Holiness Church under Geo A Smith will hold a missionary convention in Casey NL from June 22 to 27, 1926 in the tabernacle. Organizers urge attendance noting the event is extraordinary and not to be missed.
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Tabernacle
Casey, Nl
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Marshall’s Fame Spreads To New York City
A quirky note shows Mrs John Egan of New York bought a ticket to Marshall Illinois and the agent joked about the town. The item ties Marshall to New York through family roots and local lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
New York City
Former Marshall Woman Falls Again on Her Hip
Word reached here that Mrs. Joe Starks of Long Beach California fell Saturday May 29 and broke her hip again. She has been an invalid for years after a prior hip fracture. While in the kitchen her crutch slipped causing the injury. Mr and Mrs Starks are former Marshall residents well known locally.
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Joe Starks
Long Beach
Calif
Marshall Dairy Calf Club Impresses Chicago Readers
The Prairie Farmer notes the Marshall Illinois dairy club showing Holsteins distributed from the Big Four Dairy train on May 4. W. W. Merritt supervises Clark County activity with Joe T. Connelly leading Marshall. Students plan multiple calf shows this fall and near calving time, with cash prizes from the Marshall Township High School board and local merchants and a purebred calf prize offered by breeder T R Lovett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Farmer of Chicago
Marshall Dairy Calf Club
Marshall, Ill
Dairy Club
Marshall Club
Clark County
W. W. Merritt
Joe T. Connelly
Marshall
Royal Arch Mason officers installed in ceremony
The Royal Arch Mason officers were installed Friday evening by B. tl Taylor. Named: Arthur Deaner High Priest Clarence Hawker King Max eswin Scribe Ross Stewart Treasurer C. M. Bubeck Secretary J. R. Burnett Chaplain R. L. Hunt Captain of Hosts H. B. Potter P S Harry Findley R A C Alfred Seidel S 3rd V Harry Coldren M 2nd V Roy Dickerson M 1st V Edwin Clapper Sentinel and Warl Dickerson Steward.
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Royal Arch Mason
B. Tl ‘Taylor
Arthur Deaner
Clarence Hawker
King
Max
Eswin
Ross Stewart
C. M. Bubeck
J. R. Burnett
R. L. Hunt
H. B. Potter
P. S
Harry Findley
Alfred Seidel
Harry Coldren
Marshall Tourist Park Records 123 Cars in May
The Marshall Tourist Park reported 123 cars in May, up 13 from May of last year, reflecting a rise in park activity and visitation.
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Marshall
Get the Rat slogan aids Clark county farmers
W. W. Merritt urges farmers to use the slogan Get the rat and adopt cyanogas to rid farms of rats. Demonstrations by the Clark County Farm Bureau show gas methods near Martinsville and offer group demonstrations for members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Merritt
Clark County
Golden Cunningham
Martinsville
Farm Bureau
Mr. Merritt
Merritt
House Destroyed by Fire on North Second Street
A two story house occupied by Mrs Mayme Schwanecke on North Second Street was gutted by fire yesterday afternoon around 1:00. Walls and roof collapsed. only a few furniture items and some clothing were saved. The fire origin could not be determined.
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Mayme Schwanecke
North Second Street
Marshall Boy Completes Law Course at University
Grendel Bennett son of Mr and Mrs Nofan Bennett has completed a law course at the University of Illinois Champaign Urbana He will take the state bar examination on July 26 and then he will locate in Paris where a tentative partnership with Attorney Wilbur Hickman has been formed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grendel Bennett
Nofan Bennett
University of Mid Nois
Champaign-Urbana
Paris
Wilbur Hickman
Bus Driver Arrested on Speeding Charge in Local Court
Ted Craig a Wabash Valley Transit Company driver was arrested Monday for speeding and fined ten dollars plus costs in Squire J L May's court. William Starks of York faced a fisheries code violation and was fined twenty five dollars and costs totaling twenty seven dollars.
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Ted Craig
Wabash Valley Transit Company
Squire J. L May
Wiliam Starks
York
Illinois
Squire J L. May
Mickie Urges Local Groups to Appoint News Reporters
A local column urges every lodge and society to appoint a reporter for timely news to be shared with the home paper. The call emphasizes keeping the community informed about all functions and activities.
Mattoon Rotary receives speaker’s bell and gavel
Emegt Sc Tacker of the Mattoon Journal Gazette gave a speaker’s bell to the Marshall Rotary Club last Thursday evening. H B Potter presented the speech and it was accepted by President H R Snavely. The bell bears a Rotary emblem with the words Marshall Rotary Club and is mounted on a base with a wooden gavel for calling meetings to order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emegt Sc” Tacker
Mattoon- Journal-Gazette
Marshall Rotary Club
H. B. Potter
H. R. Snavely
International Rotary
Old-Mother and Daughter Banquet At Methodist Church
A Mothers and Daughters banquet was held Tuesday evening at the Methodist church with about 50 in attendance. Women prepared the program, men and boys served. The program included solos, toasts, talks, and pledges by both mothers and daughters emphasizing ideal womanhood and mutual respect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Mother O' Mine
Mary Johnon
Pearl Baker
Eleanor Snavely
Mrs . R. Colbert
Mra Arthur Heinlein
Welch Buys National Cafe From Lycanz This Week
Spey HW US Glen Welch purchases Hes National Cafe from R B Li Breit ee B mony ing. Welch is son of syn pand Jt iS Roe Welch. Sale completes this week amid local business activity.
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Spey HW
Glen Welch
Syn
Pand Jt
Roe Welch
Hes National Cafe
R. B Li Breit
Deaths and Funerals From Spiketown and Clarksville
Virginia Rose Gedorkis infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Pete Gedorkis of Spiketown died Monday from whooping cough and pneumonia. The funeral was held Wednesday and burial at Marshall cemetery. Mrs Glen Morgan age 26 died Monday night near Clarksville. She is survived by her husband four sons Chester Mitchell Harold Doit Thomas and Arviet Glen Jr her father Shadrick Thomas of California three sisters Mrs Gertrude Thomthy Rae and Mrs Emma Fox of Clarksville a brother Floyd and other relatives. Funeral services were to be held Friday with Rev W A Puson at Clarksville cemetery.
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Virginia Rose Gedorkis
Pete Gedorkis
Spiketown
Marshall Cemetery
Glen Morgan
Clarksville
Chester Mitchell
Harold
Doit Thomas
Arviet Glen Jr
Shadrick Thomas
California
Niss Gertrude Thom
Thy Rae
Res Haute
Emma i Fox
Wertmother
Floyd
Char Ui
Clarksville Cemetery
Wet
Marshall Boy Transferred Takes Three Months Cruise
Gustave Ritter reports his son Glen, a navy sailor, has been moved from the flagship U. S. Trenton to the battleship New York. The three month cruise will travel in southern waters reaching Cuba to give 500 naval students from Annapolis practical sea experience. Glen played in the orchestra on the Trenton and joins the band on the New York.
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Gustave Ritter
Glen
Navy
New York
Cuba
Ritter
Annapolis
Trenton
American Legion Rodeo to Return to Marshall in July
The King Brothers Rodeo sponsored by Clark County Post No 90 of the American Legion will perform at the County Poor Farm grounds in Marshall on July 9 10 and 11. Perce Cox commander says Jack W King notified that after What Cheer Iowa they will visit Mt. Vernon Ill Decatur Danville and finally Marshall. The troupe adds a group of big warrior Indians to the company.
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Marshall
King Brothers Company
King Brothers
Clark County
American Legion
Perce Cox
Jack W King
Cheer
Iowa
Mt. Vernon
Ill
Decatur
Danville
Marshall Man Specializes on Growing Strawberries
Joe Lutz near Marshall reports strawberries this year fail to reach past quality, despite steady care. He grows Premier Aroma Late Jersey Giant and Chesapeake berries for a select market.
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Joe Lutz
Marshall
Herald
Mr. Lutz
Chesapeake
Marshall Girl Goes To California To Be Married
Miss Helen English left Marshall Sunday for Los Angeles where she married Kenneth Price yesterday. Price’s home is in Terre Haute. The couple will stay in California a month before returning to Marshall to make their home. Miss English is the daughter of Ed English of north of Marshall.
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Helen English
Los Angeles
California
Kenneth Price
Price
Terre Haute
Marshall
Miss English
Ed English
North of Marshall
Gravel train wreck delays Pennsylvania rails near Smithsboro
A gravel train broke down on the Pennsylvania railway at Smithsboro west of Marshall, delaying trains No 20 and 340 into Marshall for about two hours. New court cases in circuit court include Cox Bros vs G W Thompson and several foreclosure and chancery actions involving Ashmore Building and Loan, First National Bank of Westfield, and multiple Irving heirs.
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Pennsylvania Railway
Smithsboro
Marshall
E M Cox
Cox Bros
G. W. Thompson
J. W Graham
Sims & Son
B B. Sturdevant
Garnishee
Ashmore Bldg & Loan Association,& Corporation
Carrie O. Messenger
Charles EB. Rupert
Elmer E Bennett
J. W. Not
W. H Squires
Bill In Chancery
Mutual’ Benest
Life Insurance Co
Beetle Damage to Potatoes and Melons Pushed by County Adviser
Warritt Clarke County Farm Adviser reports striped cucumber beetle causing damage to potatoes and melons. Dusting with a mix of arsenate one part to gypsum twenty parts is advised, adjusting formula on potatoes with calcium to fifteen parts gypsum. Local experts Guy Murphy Mount Rush and Mevrtti recommend arsenate treatment as effective.
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Warritt Clarke County Farm
Thisk
Elypsum
Guy
Murphys c
B. Mount
Rush
Ibis County
Mevrtti
Prospects for Oil Near Marshall Promising Says Smith
Indianaplis oil geologist W A Smith reports good oil prospects in Clark Crawford and Lawrence counties. He has taken leases in Wabash Anderson and Melrose townships and expects drilling to start soon. Smith notes many undeveloped pools await confirmation and urges further locating and leasing efforts.
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Marshall
W. A. Smith
Indianspelis
Marshall Territory
Smith
Wabash Township
Anderson
Melrose Townships
Clark
Crawford
Lawrence
New Automobile Agency for Hupmobile and Star
The Wilson Motor Company of Lawrenceville will establish a Marshall agency for Hupmobile and Star cars. They remodel Mrs Fannie Johnson's East Main building and plan to open early next week. R W Bayne of Lawrenceville will manage the Marshall agency with a service department and parts for both makes. Stock of cars to arrive today.
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Wilson Motor Company
Lawrenceville
Marshall
Hupmobile
Star
Fannieg Johnson
East Main
R. W Bayne
Marshall Agency
Bayne
Missionary Convention in Marshall by Missionary Bands
In the old Evangelical church of Marshall a missionary convention runs June 16 to 20 with two daily services at 2:30 and 7:30 and an all day Sunday service. Speakers are furloughed missionaries from India and Japan including Fred Abel of Clark County now on furlough from Japan. The church was recently sold to Missionary Bands based in Indianapolis and conducted by their representatives. Public service invited this Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Evangelical
Marshall
India
Japan
Fred Abel
Clark County
Foreign Missionary Society
Indianapolis
Indiana
Orient
Correction issued for Mary Overmire death notice
The Herald supplies a correction stating Flora Whitson of Santa Monica California wrote that she was omitted from Mary Overmire obituary. It clarifies surviving siblings Silas Overmire Berkeley Milton Overmire Los Angeles and corrects Walter Overmire Minneapolis as not a brother.
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Mary Overmire
Herald
Flora Whitson
Santa Monica
California
Silas Overmire
Berkeley
Milton Overmire
Los Angeles
Mary
Walter Overmire
Minneapolis
Minn
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Charlie Carpenter
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J. A.barker
W. S. Roberts Grocery Store
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Barker
Emall Child
MT Union
Johnson and Orange
Mt. Union Church
ataten Grant _ EBlott
Chicago Magazine
Marshall Dairy Club
Marshall Boy
Bridge OF Progress
Ug Ip
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Irin Dependenc
Mickie
Mattoon
Welch
National
CAFE
Lycanz
Marshall Man
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Melrose
NEW Automobile Agency For
Hupmobile and Star
Missionary Convention
the Herald
Pearl Garver
Cora B. Holler
W. H. Crossley
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Wilakos Candy Kitchen
Allen Wallis
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Johnson Sarah
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