County Board Clashes Over Judges and Road Projects
County board tackles semiannual reports and appoints election judges amid party lines over Douglas township. Debate centers on party definition and Buser’s authority to name a judge. Road funding, shed location, and courthouse improvements also discussed with several items postponed or approved.
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County Board of Supervisors
Clark County
Douglas Township
S. H. Elledge
Lee
Henry Buser
Hiedge
Buser
Chas. Myers
Sol Handy
Democratic Central Committee
Two Alleged Rosbers in Plymouth Rock Inn Robbery Case
Frank Hurley and Harvey Meads ows of Paris were arrested by Paris police and confessed to the Plymouth Rock Inn robbery on November 23, 1924. They named Vern Elkins as a co offender and admitted involvement in three Paris grocery store robberies. Meads ows posted a $1000 bond. Hurley remains jailed. They are bound over to the circuit court for trial at its next session.
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Rosbers
Plymouth Rock Inn
Frank_Hurley
Harvey Meadows
Paris
Vern Elkins
Chester
Plymouth Rock
O’hair
Elkins
Southern Illinois
Marshall
Meadows
Joe Redman
Zorie Redman
Hurley
Deaths of Three Local Residents Include Infant Boy
Charles Lewis Burger aged 3 days died Saturday. burial at Ziegler cemetery after services at home in Anderson township. Katherine Louise Howerton aged 2 died Tuesday. services at home with Rev J I O Neal. burial in Marshall cemetery. Richard Duran aged 70 died Tuesday at his east Marshal home. funeral at Green Ness church with Rev J Evans. burial in Green Wozs cemetery.
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Charles Lewis Burger
Herman R. Burger
Anderson Township
Ziegler
Katherine Louise Howerton
Clarence Howerton
J. I. O'Neal
Marshall
Richard Duran
Marshal
Green Ness
Rev
J . Evans Oi'chting
Intermieni
Green Wozs
Casey Restaurant Robbery Nets Cash From Mayfield's
Two men robbed Mayfield's restaurant on East Main Street in Casey Illinois yesterday morning. They forced Oscar Law to the floor at gunpoint and took about $29 from the cash register plus $1.10 Law possessed. An accomplice waited outside in a car as they fled the scene.
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Casey
Illl
Mayfield
East Main Street
Oscar Law
Law
Bond Request Blocks Release of Coles County Auto Thief
Vernon Howell alias Charles Charleston II, alleged auto theft gang member, remains jailed in Coles County after asking bond exceed 3.5 million dollars. He faces 140 counts tied to 35 stolen cars including larceny, confidence operations, receiving stolen property, and altering serial numbers. Howell formerly ran a Mattoon auto business and allegedly sold 26 cars to Casey Ford dealers Hargrave and Bratton.
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Charleston
Coles County
Vernon Howell
Howell
Mattoon
Justice of Peace
Perry W Grove
Casey Ford Dealers
Hargrave and
Bratton
Sunday School Convention Held at Emmanuel Church
The district No 7 Sunday School convention of Anderson Melrose and Darwin townships meets at Emmanuel church four miles south of Marshall starting 9 45 am. Program includes devotional by I W English lesson by J L May remarks by J L Hawker music by J W Adams talks by Rev Lee Guyer roll call reports finance remarks and election of officers.
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J. L. May of
Marshall
Anderson
Melrose
Darwin
Emmanuel Church
I W. English
J L. May
J. L. Hawker
J W. Adams
Lee Guyer
Ruth Washburn
J. T. Watson
B.C. Earhart
Open house week at University of Illinois for farmers
Farm Advisor Worth W Merritt announces an open house week June 22 to 27 at the University of Illinois. Plans include conducting interested Clark county farmers through experimental fields with a potential tour to the campus on Thursday June 25 if enough participants sign up.
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University of Illinois
Worth W Merritt
Clark County
Building to be painted red with grey trimmings this week
Mrs. J. R. Burnett owner of the Whitlock Variety building plans a repaint this week. The structure will feature a red exterior with grey window and cornice trim.
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J. R. Burnett
Whitlock Variety Store
Vandalia Grocery Change of Hands Unfolds
Como Murphy sold the Vandalia grocery to Cleo Murphy who took possession on June first, marking another ownership change in the town last week.
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Vandalia
Como Murphy
Cleo Murphy
Local Advertisers Ignore Hy Local Newspaper Columns
Readership in Hoy Local Newspaper faces weak advertiser support as many avoid the columns. Businesses offer few excuses for not using Hy Local’s space, citing vague reasons and low impact.
Congress Looms as Anti Busi ness Groups Prep Attacks
Washington dispatch notes that with Congress convening in winter and a Supreme Court ruling on trade associations looming, anti business forces may push Sherman and Clayton Act reforms. Analysts foresee efforts to coordinate power resources into a national system, reviving Muscle Shoals debates and boosting industrial demand for a so called super power.
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Senate
House
Supreme Court
Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Congress
Boston
Convention to Be Held in Paris for Sunday School Meet
The Illinois Sunday School convention meets in Paris from June 16 to 20, the first time in 25 years. Expected 1000 plus delegates and many world renowned speakers, including WC Pearce, Bishop E H Hughes, Hazel A Lewis, Rev Franks D Getty, Rev E W Halpenny, Prof Joseph M Artman, Irene Rockenbach, Rex Q O Tomes, and others from Chicago, St Louis, Charleston, Gary and Lansing.
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Paris
Thusand
WC. Pearce
New York
World Sunday School Association
E H
Lansing
Michigan S S Association
Rex QO
E Tomes
Gary
Ind
Central Christian Church
Chicago
International Council
Clarence Wright
Mich
Young Peoples
Vick S S Association
Edw
Rd Bartlett
Greencastle
de Pauw University
Tourist Praises To-Rest Park and Camp Keeper
A Marshall Chamber of Commerce letter from a California tourist thanks the city for maintaining the To-Rest park. The writer lauds the elderly camp supervisor as a true Christian and efficient in duty, signing W. A. Moates of San Diego.
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California
Marshall Chamber of Commerce
Busy Bee Cafe Robber Caught in Paris
Arthur Baker of Charleston was arrested Sunday by Sheriff J M Turner for the Busy Bee Cafe robbery on March 12. About 23 dollars in cash and cigars were taken. Attendant Hughie Hornbrook identified Baker after attending local races, and Baker posted a 1000 bond signed by Frank Newell Earl Abernathy and W P Walsh. Preliminary hearing set for Tuesday at 9:00 AM.
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Arthur Baker
Charleston
J M. Turner
Hughie Hornbrook
Paris
J. M. Turner
Marshall
Hornbrook
Baker
Frank Newell
Earl Abernathy
W. P. Walsh
Martinsville Boy to Graduate West Point This Year
Ralph T Garver of Martinsville will join 31 former Army enlisted men in the 1925 West Point graduating class next Friday. He served two years as an enlisted man before entering the academy and held sergeant rank in the cadet corps. He earned the war department expert rifleman medal and is a qualified marksman with the automatic pistol.
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Ralph T Garver
John VJ Garver
Martinsville
Army
United States Military Academy
West Point
Garver
Students’ Army Training Corps
Fourth
T S. Cavalry
Military Academy
Corps of Cadets
War Department
Plans for Marshall July Fourth Jubilee Fireworks
Clark County post No 90 gathers for a big July 4 celebration in Marshall with a Queen of the Carnival contest offering 10000 in gold or a Niagara Falls trip. More than 80 000 votes have been distributed at local businesses as ballots are urged for early casting and a large fireworks display is announced with plans to feature Niagara Falls and other wonders.
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Herald
Perce Cox
Clark County
Wabash Valley
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Legion Post
Marshall
American Legion
Cox
Liberty Variety Store Opens with Sale Week
The Liberty Variety Store opened on Wednesday with a sales event running through Saturday. Owners Mr and Mrs W A Satterfield of Robinson moved to Marshall to reside there and run the new shop. The former Gold Crust Bakery space was redecorated in white and cream with new counters lighting and a bright red exterior, showcasing an up to date variety store.
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Liberty Variety Store
W A Satterfield
Robinson
Marshall
Golden Crust Bakery
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York Road
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Mill Creek
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Melrose Township
Davison
Nick Hurst
Everett Connelly
Lem Atkins
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Henry Morgan Casey
U. S. Parcel
Ross Lee
J. E. Turner
Henry Montgomery
David Zeller
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M. Saiter
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Fred Abel
Frank Cule
O. A. Keiser
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Morris
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Thornsburgh
Howard Taggart Mack Vance
Ottie Davison
Harry A Thompson
Alva Wells
Elmer Snively
W Gilbert
Orange
Hobart Howe
Charley Misner
Parker
William Abel
C. E. Reeds
R. C. Daughettee
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M. M. Weaver
Norman Forsythe
Septer
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Hal H. Kesler
Thomas Liffick Westfield Wallace Swinford
D. A. Lee
O. T. Redman
York Marion Collier Co
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Ivan Kreamer
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Bill Booster
Cowell
Grand Jury
Mickie
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Ly Wm L. Dailey
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court of the United States
W. A. Moates
San Diego
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Atlie Perdue
P L. Lacy
J H Maurer
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