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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1922
Page
8
The Latin club met on Wednesday evening. Zelda Claypool and Lester Honderich led a discussion on Roman customs. The members are preparing a Latin play to be presented at the next meeting.
The junior class held a meeting Tuesday morning and selected the cast for the class play What Happened to Jones. The performances are scheduled for March 13 and 14.
The freshman class aims to sell two copies of the Country Gentleman to raise funds for the freshman picture in the Junior-Senior annual. Fifty students participate, hoping the project covers photo costs.
High school female staff invited to a missionary tea at Mrs Wr Hollenbeck's home Friday afternoon. Post office boxes for teachers were placed in the office last week and crafted by Ernest Bailes. Miss Minnie Curran of Casey visited Marshall high school. Several teachers absent due to illness Opal Martin Thomas Phillips Marie Phillips Grace Ragon and Virgil Gilbert.
The boys in the manual events department are working overtime to finish pieces for a department demonstration to be held late March in a furniture store. Readied items include library tables writing desks piano benches table lamps and upholstered foot stools.
A recently installed power line, completed a few weeks ago, is aiding progress on ongoing work. Engineers report the new structure improves efficiency and reliability for the area.
A Friday morning assembly led by the president discussed paying a class bill for the annual stat. The group decided to host two picture shows at the Pythian Theatre in the near future to cover the cost.
Miss Eunice Gilbert a first grade teacher from the North side was absent last week due to illness. Mrs George Hellauer filled in. The fifth and sixth grades from the South side sang patriotic songs before the high school assembly. Elizabeth Bell praised the tone quality of the students.
John Huen, born January 10 1844 in Butler county Ohio, married Lizzie English January 16 1889 and had a daughter Mrs Nannie Huey. He died February 25 1922 at 78 years 1 month 16 days after months with brights disease. funeral Monday at home with Rev J B McCoy, interred in Marshall cemetery.
In a English school an inspector tested pupils on punctuation when the mayor of Cheesington interrupted claiming it is foolish to worry about commas. The inspector ordered a pupil to write on the board, then the mayor challenged the need for commas. The boy added them, and the mayor fell silent.
Clark County Illinois calls a special meeting of the Board of Supervisors to be held at the Marshall Court House on March 3, 1922 at 1:00 p m for receiving bids on county aid roads and to act on claims and other county business as needed in the meeting notice dated February 1922 signed by D A Lee and D Rose.
County board of supervisors invites sealed proposals for road improvements on routes 7 and 6 in Clark County Illinois. Plans and specs are on file at the county clerk and highway office in Marshall. bids open March 14 1922 with 5 percent certified check required.
Last week the Danville candidate John H Lewman toured the district to meet voters. A former mayor and four term state’s attorney, Lewman is backed by Vermilion county and a strong home support as he runs against Uncle Joe Cannon’s retiring bid.
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