Wandering Scrapbook of Harold Bell Wright and Southwest Travels
The writer recalls train travel through Hooker Oklahoma and Liberal Kansas during a snowstorm, visits Tucson and Mesilla Valley, notes Spanish and Mission architecture, and comments on Arizona weather, farming in New Mexico, and farm relief politics including the McNary Haugen bill. He praises small town citizenship and reflects on homecoming.
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Tucson
Harold Bell Wright
Illinois
Local commerce change and social notices in days gone by
In Days Gone By Darwin Prewitt sold his confectionery on the east side of the square to John Swope. Mrs Sue Wilson visited in Marshall last week as guest of Mr and Mrs G A Hippard. The Teacher's Association will meet at Martinsville next Saturday. The Friday night lecture by Pres Allen will not take place. The third regular ball of the Dancing Club was held in Harland's Hall last Friday. crowd sizes varied possibly due to Hammonds sermons or weather. Visitors from abroad included John Ewart of Martinsville P Brokaw of Terre Haute Miss Fannie Vance and Ed Parrish of Paris and W A Wright of Kuttawa Kentucky.
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Darwin Prewitt
John Swope
Sue Wilson
Marshall
G. A. Hippard
Martinsville
Pres. Allen
Harlan’s Hall
Hammond
John Ewart
P. Brokaw
Terre Haute
Fannie Vance
Ed Parrish
Paris
W. A Wright
Kuttawa
Kentucky
Marbles and Tops Spark Local Kids Interest
Children embrace marbles and tops as a favored pastime blocking sidewalks. Strong winds from Friday night to Sunday morning caused fence and small tree damage. Sons of Veterans Camp to muster in Palestine Crawford County Thursday evening led by Captain Ogden Greenough. Bert Hogue travels to Martinsville to manage Milo Janes' new bookstore.
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Sons of Veterans
Palestine
Crawford County
Kilborn
Ogden Greenough
Bert Hogue
Martinsville
Milo Janes
Thirty Years Ago Town Clerk Candidate Aaron Snyder
Aaron Snyder is announced as a candidate for Town Clerk praised as bright and capable. Also noted are Hon F W Booths bills to require telephone offices in county seats and to cut election judge pay to 2.90 a day.
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Aaron Snyder
F W Booth
Marshall township election backs single highway commissioner plan
Ten years ago the Marshall township special election chose the single highway commissioner system by a wide margin 438 to 93. At the Pickens home eight miles northwest of Marshall Miss Oretha Pickens and Grover Lewis wed in a noon ceremony with Rev. H G Sandmeyer officiating. The couple will start housekeeping on a farm near the bride’s parents. Antoine Forbeck suffered a severe injury at the Besser building Greencastle Ind while working on scaffolding crushing a hand with probable injuries.
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Marshall Township
James Pickens
Marshall
Oretha Pickens
Grover Lewis
H. G. Sandmeyer
Mrs. Lewis
Antoine Forbeck
Besser
Greencastle
Ind
Wedneaslay
West Liberty Social Roundup Highlights Local Visits
Miss Lena Webright spends days in Westfield. Mr and Mrs Elmer Marrs with Marie Jane visit Westfield. Zollie Marrs party from Kansas Ill visits family. Billie Fitzgerald and Irma Hinkle return from Five Points visit. Local families host relatives and friends across West Liberty area with multiple calls and gatherings. Newt Brosman returns from Denver after a year away.
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Lena Webright
Westfield
Elmer Marrs
Marie Jane
Zollie Marrs
Kansas
Ill
Billie Fitzgerrald
Buckle and Tingley Families Host Weekend Guests
MT. PLEASANT Mr and Mrs Elmer Buckle were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Don Tingley. Mrs Jennie Sweet spent Friday with her daughter Pearl Tingley. Harry Tingley of South Dolson visited his parents Mr and Mrs Reuben Tingley. Mrs Chester Kurts spent Wednesday afternoon with Mrs Olin Sweet.
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Rexford Sweet
Roy Bridgett
Olin Sweet
Carrie Tingley
Hazel Sweet
Dorothy Bridgett
Don Tingley
Walter Harlow
Marge Sweet
Martinsville
Elmer Buckle
Jennie Sweet
Pearl Tingley
Harry Tingley
South Dolson
Reuben Tingley
Chester Kurts
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A. B. Chapin
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Mike
Marshall Herald Telephone No
Clark County
Harry B. Potter
Post Office
Marshall, Clinofé
Hooker
Oklahoma
Liberal
Arizona
Phoenix
Mia
Mr. Henry Mechling
George Banta, Sr
Peo
Mesilla
New Mexico
Rio Grande
el Paso
Texas
Las Cruces
Coolidge
Great Southwest
Congress
The
Farrer
Ben Whitehead
Laura Wadsworth
LaPorte
Casey
Coonrod Chickadonz
Th Wabishadles Telephone Co
Vandalia
Decatur
Tll
Court House
West Liberty
Irma Hinkle
Birdie Groves
Chas Reed
Five Points
Walter Cox
Lafe Marrs
Ralph Marrs
Wilbur Curtright
Nora Statesman
Mollie Curtright
Frank Hinkle
Mrs Watson
Charley Buckler
Ivan and
Kenneth Cox
Roy Hinkle
Newt Brosman
Denver
Colo
Robert Craig
Mrs Carl Patchett
MT. Pleasant
Indove
Marshall Battery Co
Willard
the Herald
Murrmann’s
Murkmann
City Drug Store
St. Fritch Drug Store
St. Wrights Drug Store
United States
Murrmann
E Radio
Water Kent
Machlan
Garage & Marshall
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