Road bond measure dominates Illinois session
Springfield dispatch reports the road bill, a hundred million dollar road bond issue, passed the house 100 to 43 and heads to Governor Small for signature. The Omnibus bill was trimmed in the senate, with several fire marshal and Brundage provisions cut. conference committee to merge changes. Governor Small faces reelection talk as good roads emerge as top issue. Fergus urged a reallocation of state funds as the legislature nears adjournment sine die.
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Springfield
Small
General Assembly
Devine
Church, Castle
Igoe
Tice
O’niell
Hurst
House
Brundage
Senate
Illinois
Lizzie
Nwmark
Wright
Meents
Glenn
Hughes
Dailey
G. L
MecMackin
Curran
Smejkal
John B. Fergus
Chicago
Fergus
Sterling
Shanahan
Fifty-third General Assembly
Ifnois
County Road Work Turmoil Amidst B C Machine Chaos
Local road projects stall as county officials grapple with temporary appoint ments and unclear state action. The BC Machine is blamed for disruption while the good roads committee meets repeatedly seeking a path to resume road work. No filings reached highway authorities yet and records delay decisive steps.
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Moore
Highway Commission
Board of Supervisors
Walter Lowe jailed for misuse of booze machinery
Walter Lowe formerly of Martinsville operated a manufacturing business at Walnut Prairie. County officers found the mask and the man bringing Lowe to jail on Saturday. They later located several gallons of liquor.
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Walter Lowe
Martinsville
Walnut Prairie
Lowe
Automobile Runs Over Mrs Knowles Head
Mrs Hershel Knowles sat on the front lawn Sunday afternoon as her husband started the car to test it. The vehicle rolled in gear and struck Mrs Knowles on the head, breaking the chair she sat in. She escaped with the slightest injury.
Kimberlin Divorce Bill Filed In Circuit Court
Ida E. Kimberlin sues Roy Kimberlin in circuit court seeking a divorce by filing a bill. The action flags a dissolution of marriage and related relief. Specifics on grounds and relief are not provided in available text.
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Ida E. Kimberlin
Roy Kimberlin
Bill
Illinois legislature weighs reapportionment and reform
Lawmakers debate apportionment of representation in the General Assembly and Congress. Governor Small disclaims responsibility for legislature actions. Wets led by Rep Thomas O Grady push to repeal search and seizure and prohibition laws, needing 77 house votes with the senate expected to kill it. Measures pass at speed include higher salaries for judges and the Lovejoy monument. Senate bill 105 to grant women equal rights is defeated. Insurance bills loom, with McMackin and Kessinger bills advancing. Rep Moore’s insurance and school district bills may pass.
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General Assembly
Congress
Small
Capitol
Fergus
Thomas “O'Grady
Chicago
O'Grady
House
Dows
Senate
Supreme Court
Lovejoy
Alton
Sénate
McMackin
Kessinger
Rep. Moore
Harding finds split talk has foreign twist
Washington dispatch reports Intimates of President Harding dismiss efforts by foreign-influenced factions to split the GOP over the world court and league of nations. The president backs the party line, supports John Adams as chairman, and plans to push his world court proposal at the next convention despite opposition claims.
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Henning
Tribune
Washington, D. C
Harding
Republican National Committee
National Committee
League of Nations
World Court
John .T. Adams
Iowa
Fred W. Upham
Upham
Europe
Adams
Republican Party
Congress
Drunken driving wreck injures two near Martinsville
Sheriff Turner handled a busy night as two intoxicated men in a Ford runabout collided with a sign post and telegraph pole at the National road crossing of the Pennsylvania railroad near Martinsville. One man injured, the car traced to Rockville Indiana, booze found. Later, Sheriff Turner pursued Earl D. Baker of Evansville and another intoxicated man after they drank and crashed a second car east of Martinsville.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Martinsville
Jn Ford
Lindsey
Wilhoit
Rockville
Ind
McNurlan
Turner
Sheriff Hunts Girl Who Escaped Jail To Return
Sheriff Turner searched the midnight train Saturday night for Mamie Vergerie a 16 year old girl who escaped from the local jail and fled to Harrisburg her home She did not arrive and this week he learns she is returning on her own accord She broke jail at Harrisburg and left a note saying she was en route to Marshall again
Marshall Chamber of Commerce Luncheon Plans Park Extension
The Marshall Chamber of Commerce held a Thursday luncheon with about eighteen attendees. They discussed plans to extend the tourist park by providing more light. Grounds maintenance is handled by John Mathews who lives near the park.
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Chamber of Commerce
John Mathews
Federal officer patrols highway cracking down on violations
A federal officer patrolling the Indianapolis to St. Louis highway stopped drivers who forgot tail lights or speed limits or acted irregularly. The courts are expected to be full today and all jurisdictions along the route report cases stemming from the enforcement.
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Indianapolis
St. Louis
High School Board appoints Harry Stover janitor
At a Monday night meeting the high school board named Harry Stover to the janitor position. Four teaching vacancies remain unfilled for now and will be filled later in the summer.
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High School Board
Harry Stover
Questionable legality of county board of review lineup
Citizens question the legality of the present board of review led by Tim Ryan of Parker John Casteel of Marshall and Harry Prust of York The rule requires two members from the party with the most votes and one from the second party at the prior general election prior to appointments by Judge Harry M Janney Appointments were made by Janney Some residents ask if the county judge will replace the board or allow it to remain illegal and how he can enforce other laws while not following this statute.
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Board of Review
Tim Ryan
Parker
John Casteel
Marshall
Harry Prust
York
Harry M. Janney
Marshall Plans Four Day Chautauqua Program
It is announced that Marshall will host a four day Chautauqua program this summer under the Mutual Morgan Chautauqua Bureau. The exact dates are not yet known.
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Marshall
Mutual-Morgan Chautauqua
Directors Slow in Hiring Next Year's Teachers
County Superintendent travels to Springfield for annual conference at First Methodist Church while reports on teacher hiring remain slow. The list shows numerous districts and clerks with slow, partial returns, urging directors to submit reports so applicants can apply.
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Supt. Bright
Springfield
First Methodist Church
Harold Bright
Boys Carry Guns Near Marshall Found From Hillsboro
Harold Williams and Fred McHenry were found near Koler’s store east of Marshall with loaded revolvers, a knife, and a rifle each. They wore bandit headgear and gave no answers. They claimed to be brothers from East St. Louis but were later identified as from Hillsboro and returned by Sheriff Turner on Monday.
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Harold Williams
Fred McHenry
East St. Louis
Koler
Marshall
Hillsboro
Sherif Turner
Kilborn Regrets Friend's Death in Memoir
The writer recalls Roy Anderson a longtime neighbor and Christian community helper. He notes Roy’s sorrow at the loss, his involvement in Sunday school, and his fondness for croquet and chess. The piece also reflects on Donley’s mysterious disappearance, Byron’s death, and regional rail and road travel comparisons between Vandalia line and Glendale to Los Angeles.
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Roy Anderson
South Fifth Street
Roy
Marshall
Darwin
Byron
Barney
Rockies
Don
Nattle Wooden
Traffic overload at Marshall with heavy weekend flow
Traffic volume surged in Marshall over Saturday and Sunday with cars from many states, especially Indiana and Missouri. The courthouse area saw about 15,000 cars per day during peak hours and around 4,000 in late hours, indicating persistent tourist movement throughout the weekend.
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Marshall
Indiana
Missouri
Court House
Marriages in Terre Haute and nearby areas listed
A list of marriage licenses shows Benj F Summers 22 Terre Haute to Alice Waldron 21 Terre Haute George Wyatt 30 Terre Haute to Hope Leiz 19 Terre Haute Robert L Caldwell 25 Terre Haute to Goldie Davis 19 Terre Haute Carl Ramsey 20 Johnson township to Hazel M Beasley 17 Orange township M nia Aldrich L Secrest 21 Martinsville to Hazel I Shields 21 Casey Harry Gallatin 22 Casey to Cecile Hartman 20 Casey Floyd Poe 25 Flat Rock to El izabeth Bosley 22 Flat Rock
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Benj. F. Summers
Terre Haute
Alice Waldron
George Wyatt
Hope Leiz
Robert L. Caldwell
Goldie Davis
Carl Ramsey
Johnson Township
Hazel M. Beasley
Orangé“township
E . Nia Aldrich L. Secrest
Martinsville
Hazel I.,shields
Casey
Harry Gallatin
Cecile Hartman
Floyd Poe
Flat Rock
Elizabeth Bsleyk
Family Reunion Dinner Honoring Mary Beck and Olive Beck
Mr and Mrs Ernest Boyer hosted a Sunday dinner for relatives including Mrs Mary Beck Olive Beck and Lewis Beck of Denver Col. Attendees included Mrs Viola Boyer Prosper Boyer Ridgefarm Mr and Mrs Lewis Boyer and family Grandview Mr and Mrs C L Boyer and Mary Delbert Stewart Paris and Mabel Elliot Walter The meal featured a lawn dinner felt to be delicious.
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Ernest Boyer
Mary Beck
Olive
Lewis Beck
Denver
Colorado
Viola Boyer
Prosper Boyer
Ridgefarm
Lewis Boyer
Grandview
C. L. Boyer
Mary
Mabel Elliot
Walter
Delbert Stewart
Paris
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G. H. Nicholson
Marshall Blue Grass
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Chas. Slater
Grand Turn
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Casey Tdi OD Oon
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Laura Heimer
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Frances Chenoweth
Forrest Tapscott
Marshall Lamcondo
Roy McNary
D. I. Morgan
Martinsville Oilfield
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John D. Watts
Oilfield
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Ada Hull Anderson
Perisho
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Bet Miller
T. B. Grafton
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Robert Alford Fithian Hedges
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Casey Blow
Fern Short
J. B. Scott
Casey Prumps
Essere
Sylvia Sweet
Alva Phillips
Noah Thornburg
Chas. Misner
Kilborn
Don Anderson
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