Illinois Republican State Convention Set for May 11
The Illinois Republican Party calls delegates to the State Arsenal in Springfield on May 11 at 11:00 p.m. to nominate trustees for the University, elect presidential electors, select appellate court clerks, choose delegates to the national convention, and adopt a party platform. The 1741 delegates are apportioned by county and ward, with representation based on votes for Governor Frank O. Lowden in 1918. Delegates assemble by congressional district at 10:00 a.m. for credentials and organization. Nearby counties receive representation in the convention.
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Il*nois
Republican Party
State Arsenal
Springfield
University of
Chicago
Frank O. Lowden
Spring term teaching moves and local elections noted
Rosa Bohn will teach the spring term at Jeff Davis school while Gertrude Blankenbeker moves from No 1 to Melrose. A single non high school board member will be elected in April and blank petitions are available. Teachers' exams at the courthouse require eight high school units. Eastern and southeastern Illinois will be represented in the state basketball tournament as Olney and Shelbyville compete at Champaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Bright
Rosa Bohn
Hall School
Jeff Davis
Gertrude Blankenbeker
No. 1
Melrose
Vada Veach
Opal Reed
Bert Forester
Court House
Olney High School
Shelbyville High School
Illinois
Champaign
Marshall City
Gladys Allison
State highway bids rejected except federal aid sections
The State Department of Public Works and Buildings rejected all bids for road improvements this year except for the federal aid sections north of Chillicothe and linking the Dixie Highway to the National Old Trails road. Bids on 218 miles came in, but only 39 miles were accepted for Marshall to Ridge farm.
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State Department of Public Works and Buildings
Chillicothe
Department
Lowden
Frank i Bennett
Thos. G. Vennum
Bradt
Clifford, Oder
Marshall
Ridge Farm
Hog Men Organize Chester White Breeders in Clark County
Men raising Chester White hogs formed the Clark County Chester White Breeders' Association to advance purebred Chester White breeding, promote fair exhibits, and cooperate on advertising and sale of breeding stock. Officers include Ed McNarlan president and PF A Williams secretary. The first goal is a pig club for county youth, with up to 50 members accepted by rules and applications to the farm bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. H. Walworth
Chester
Clark County
Poland
China
Duroc-Jersey
PF. A. Williams
Martinsville
Ed. McNarlan
Carl Patchett
A. E
Deaths from a local community roll call
Isaac Osborn 82 died at his daughter's home Sunday. Funeral services at the residence this morning. Lewis E Behner died at his North Second Street home yesterday at 4 00 am. Funeral services tomorrow at 1 00 pm. Ernest Buckner 35 died in Terre Haute Wednesday. Interment in Ohio cemetery. Mattie Quick Douglas died Friday aged 24 years 4 months 27 days. Geneva Louise Wright two daughter of Leander and Barbara Wright of Anderson township died Sunday morning after five weeks illness. Funeral from home yesterday burial Marshall cemetery. John Thomas Spraker 72 died at his farm in Orange township Saturday. He leaves four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Osborn
Wiley
Lewis E. Behner
North Second Street
Ernest Buckner
Terre Haute
Ohio Cemetery
Mattie (Quick) Douglas
Geneva Louise Wright
Leander
Barbara Wright
Anderson Township
Marshall Cemetery
John Thomas Spraker
Orange Township
Real Estate Transfers Listed Across Numerous Parcels
A sequence of real estate transfers shows many buyers and sellers exchanging lots and acres in diverse townships. Transactions include Catron to Carrier Catron for Westfield parcels at 2000 dollars and Moore et al to Sunkel for 349 acres at 38472 dollars, among numerous other deeds and monetary amounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Catron
Carrier Catron
Westfield
A. S. Coryell
Grant Daugherty
York
John L. Bishop
Jacob Clouse
Everett L. Owens
Nellie Stephenson
Mark Stewart
Marshall
Geneviva Moore Et al
Elmer E. Sunkel
Amy Orsborn
Albert L. Neely
Casey
J. M. Heffley
Geo. H. Kerr
Everett Baird
Frank Morgan
William Saiter
Herman
Saiter
John A. Page
Harold H. Hall
Jois Dennison
Otis T. Bell
William Sai
Qireh
Mold
Gertha
Watson
A. Ll. Finkbiner
Lot
Marshall Chamber of Commerce Adopts New Constitution
Rainy Thursday night saw Marshall Illinois members approve a constitution and by laws for the Marshall Chamber of Commerce. The plan outlines departments Agricultural Industrial Organization and Retail with a board of directors and defined membership rules including a $50 annual dues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Marshall Chamber of Commerce
Marshall
Illinois
Board of Directors
Marshall and Clarkounty
Marshall Chamber of Comerce
Board
Nlight
County Supervisors Report on Bridge and Farm Payments
The county outlines work on the New Lincoln bridge with Clark county paying $838.08. Mrs. Tille Isaacs joins Mothers Pension at $18 monthly per child for two youths until age 14. Pearl Garver posts $5,000 bond as county farm superintendent. Poor committee notes six males six females and county farm sales totaling hogs 220 dollars horse 65 dollars stove 5 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newlin
Clark County
Tille Isaacs
Pearl Garver
Committee On Poor
Court Handles Revolver Case and Divorce Verdicts
Zimri Brant faces revolver charges in a dispute with his son in law while Charles Blair is acquitted of intent to kill. The court will hear Mrs. Brant's divorce petition as Shelby Christine is found guilty of larceny and Eddie Pine with Clifford Pine plead guilty to maliciously killing a dog. Multiple divorces are granted including Merrill Bruner alice m bruner Mae Forsythe Vern Forsythe and others. Harry Wilson’s horse stealing case goes to a hung jury 7 to 5 reported this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zimri Brant
Charles Blair
Brant
Shelby Christine
Eddie
Clifford Pine
Merrill Bruner
Alice M. Bruner
Mae Forsythe
Vern Forsythe
Lucy Murphy
Orville Murphy
Zella Richeson
Grant Richeson
Bonnie Cox
Vernon Cox
Bertha Williford
Thomas Williford
Ruth M Stewart
Everett Stewart
Carl Tabscott
Nettie Tabscot
Harry Wilson
Local Matches Reported For Marriage Licenses
James Siverly, 20, Anderson township to Eliza Groves, 18, Dolson. Raymond W. Nichols, 25, Greenup to Opal Reed, 20, Casey. Jesse Shaffner, 35, Auburn township to Vada B. Payne, 31, Auburn township. Emmett Tharp, 21, Darwin township to Sarah Isabel Bartlett, 20, Melrose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Siverly
Anderson Township
Eliza Groves
Dolson Township
Raymond W. Nichols
Greenup
Opal Reed
Casey
Jesse Shaffner
Auburn Township
Vada BE. Payne
Emmett Tharp
Darwin
Sarah Isabel Bartlett
Melrose
Nashville Welcome: Mr Foster Martin Expands in Real Estate
Nashville Banner reports Foster Martin, formerly a leading Illinois dry goods man from Marshall, has moved to Nashville. He bought property at 189 191 Third Avenue North to open the Martin Enochs Motor Company as sole Brunswick tire agents and plans further realty investments and business growth.
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Nashville
Foster Martin
Illinois
Marshall
Martin
Third Avenue
North
Martin, Enochs Motor Company
Brunswick Tires
Nashville (Tenn
Paris Gains From Million Dollar Road Contract Award
W T Blackburn told a Chamber of Commerce luncheon Paris earned a major boost as Alan Parrish secured a million dollar road contract. He praised Parrish bid fairness and noted the Ridge Farm Marshall stretch covers 29 miles of pavement this year making the Chicago to St Louis route 30 miles shorter through Paris.
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W. T Blackburn
Chamber of Commerce
Alan Parrish
Paris
Parrish
Ridge Farm Marshall
Illinois
Chicago
St Louis
Paris News
Edgar County Teachers Call for Higher Salaries
The Edgar County Chamber of Commerce adopted a resolution by Allen D. Albert urging a salary increase for teachers due to higher living costs. It claims teachers are underpaid and many leave the profession, plans a copy to all Edgar County educational boards in Paris News.
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Chamber of Commerce
Allen D. Albert
Edgar Comnt
Paris News
Kansas Looks for Oil in Newman Area
The Louisla Oil Company plans four test holes for oil and coal in Newman. Sullivan Machine Company of Chicago has shipped rigs to Newman. Drilling will begin under L. A. Mylines of the Union State Geological Survey who will direct the drilling locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisla Oil Company
Newman
Sullivan Machine Company of
Chicago
L. A. Mylines
Union State Geological Survey
Paris Raid Seizes White Mule At Severn Hotel
United Marshall C B Stout, Chief of Police Morton and deputies raided the Severn hotel on West Court street Tuesday night. Ezekial Williams, proprietor, was arrested for violating the eighteenth amendment. About ten gallons of white mule and Old Crow whiskey were confiscated as evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Severn Hotel
West Court Street
United Marshall
C B Stout
Morton
Ezekial Williams
Paris Heralds
Oil Well Struck Paying Quantities Near Paris
Oil in paying quantities struck in a well on the Elza N. Blair farm northwest of Paris last week. The Llewellyn Oil company well was shot. Paris Herald reports the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elza N. Blair
Paris
Llewellyn Oil Company
Paris Herald
Save Money on Meat Week Proposes Cheaper Cuts
The justice department announced a campaign urging shoppers to buy lower priced beef pork and lamb alternatives during Save Money on Meat Week from March 22 to March 27 across Illinois Indiana Pennsylvania Iowa Ohio New Jersey Wisconsin Michigan and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Justice
Illinois
Idiana
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Ohio
New Jersey
Wisconsin
Michigan
New York
Knipe to Inspect NL Robinson Telegraph Plant
William Knipe of the Commercial Telephone Company in Carmel visited Robinson on official business. He said extensive improvements are planned for the local plant in coming months and met Local Manager R G Sharp to discuss the work and inspect facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Knipe
Commercial Telephone Company
NL Carmel
Robinson
Knipe
R. G Sharp
Robkinsen News
Republican fights to hold line on subscriptions
The Republican declares it has resisted county paper price hikes while others moved to 32.00. It argues news print shortages persist and warns that worse may be ahead. Mrs. F W Booth of Washington and Mrs Le Osha are noted in the exchange.
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Republican
Lawrencevita Rapublican
Washington
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Edgar County
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