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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1926
Page
3
West York notes a busy weekend with visits from Charleston Paris and Terre Haute families. Local weddings and school events are announced alongside gatherings at Hutsonville and Oblong, with residents visiting relatives in Robinson and Champaign.
Alva Wells and family spent Sunday with cousins the Barnett Sack rider family. Mr and Mrs Fred Philippi and children from Wesley Chapel area visited Wells. James Drake visited his sister Mrs Alice Evans at Oak Hill. Mrs Angie Nida and others spent time with relatives. Residents like Billott, Jessa Spiiker, and family joined Mrs Ethel Elliott and Maynard Melton households in various Sunday calls.
Pearl ronebura and children returned home from West Union where they have been visiting. Jeanie Hewitt visiting. Owen Lee and his mother motored on Saturday afternoon. Rev. Bert Bekler preached at Cooper.
A church meeting Sunday night drew a good crowd. A children’s service is announced for June 1 at the same church.
Mr and Mrs Giles Carney and daughters Fidssle of Paris and Mrs Maggie Lawless were shopping in Marshall Saturday. Mrs W D Downs called on Mrs John Clapp Friday evening. Shelby Redman and wife spent Saturday in Terre Haute. Pearl Redman and niece visited Mrs W D Downs Sunday. Catherine Mercer of Paris visited her parents John and Mrs. Mercer. Ed Todd of Castlefin visited friends Saturday morning. Frank Miller of near Grandview Valley Newhart Buchanan and Graham of Dennison spent Sunday at John Clapp home. Wm Chaney Sr and family spent Sunday on Rocky Branch.
Questions and answers from a 1910s newspaper column cover the Spingarn Medal’s 1914 institution for achievement by American Negroes, why telephone letters W J R M were chosen, where to obtain national bank laws, a Philadelphia Sesqui-Centennial stamp, and the Prince of Wales lineage.
At Gibson City last week a ceremony celebrated the opening of Route No 9 Bloomington to Gibson City a 235 mile stretch across Illinois Governor Len Small spoke praising the road program noting five thousand miles of paved concrete roads built in five years and detailing motor license fee growth and plans to finish the system without new taxes He urged continuing funding from auto fees and a possible gasoline tax only if dedicated to highways.
Washington June 16 The Senate has ordered several investigations that will occupy members through summer and fall. The move tests the extent of Senate constitutional power while aiming to clear pending measures, as long sessions shift workload from the House which remains wary of revenue measures.
William L. Daley reports from Washington that farm legislation and the President's order to draft state officers into federal service for enforcement of prohibition dominate this week's debate. Opponents push Hangen bill features as amendments to the Senate agricultural bill, risking delay in a broader relief compromise. Congress faces anxiety as farm groups flood both houses with propaganda, causing political and economic confusion about the best path forward. The study focuses on the political effects of these proposals.
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