Local notices and community updates in Terre Haute area
A long list of visits and travels among residents including Miss Irena Marvin Mrs Ruskin Mount and family Misses Carrie Whittaker Emma Bennett and Elizabeth Draper guests of relatives in town Several moves and relocations including Chris Hutchings to Ben Lowry farm Allen Claypool to Marshall Henry Murphy to Mr Claypool’s farm and Roscoe Wright of Paris with wife attend local events The second quarterly conference of the MEE church was held district superintendent O L Markham Rev W L Cunningham assisted Bygone deaths and funerals noted for Cyrus Guyer at Quaker Lane and burial at Draper cemetery Local political conventions nominated township candidates for supervisor town clerk highway commissioner and assessor with Republicans and Democrats naming their choices
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Mienon Satn
Irena Marvin
Ruskin Mount
Terre Haute
Rodney Bell
Babe
Paris
Wood Whittaker
Carrie Whittaker
Emma Bennett
Elizabeth Draper
Harry Newlin
Fred Lo Heat
Winchester
Margaret Rook
R Rader
West Union
Percy Smith
Chicago
Guy Smith
Eldorado
J T Smith
Allen Hix
Roy
Kansas
Percy
Mr Smith
Danville
Aurora Bradbury
Nmmapoli
Joe Busby
Elvina Layton
Henry Bennett
Windsor
Martin Newlin
RO Paty
Pauline
Grassville
Ind
MEE
O L. Markham
W. L. Cunningham
Cyrus Guyer
Quaker Lane
Friends Church
Rey Enos Harvey
Dlesville
Draper Cemetery
Chris Hutchings
Ben Lowry
Blue Cross
John Ross
John WW
B. Hutchings
Sand Prairie
Allen Claypool
Marshall
Henry Murphy
Wr. Claypool
Roscoe Wright
Cyreas Breedlove
Wii- Davis
Ralph
Cate
Taylor
Joe Fitzjarrard
Will Fitzgarrald
Clarksville
Sylvan Richey
Camo Murphy
Lehre Robson
Theodore Jones Aysessor
Frank Hornbrook
S Schwartz
Bruce Clapp
Hurley Johnson
Wm Beadle
M. B. Davidson
Tom Husted
Dexter
Harry Fraker
Chas Husted
Ullom
Ben Stephens
Emma Alrey
Carl Beachout
Adeliah Lowry
Mabel Blankenbeker
Bonnie, Blanche
Dean Shaffner
John Shaffner
Baptist Church
Local Figures Attend Eastern Star Meeting and Visits
Mrs Mars Murphy and Mrs Angeline Wilson attended events in Dolson and Batter communities last week. Mabl Bonester visited relatives near Batter Bruce McNutt joined the Lbutsonville gathering. Mrs Mina Hurst attended the Hutsonville chapter meeting. Cyrus Monroe and his wife returned from Carlyle after spending a few weeks with his parents.
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Mars Murphy
Butkenville
Angeline Wilson
Dolson Viste
John Pewhro
Owaife
Bruce McNutt
Lbutsonville
O ES
Mina Hurst
Hutsonville
Eastern Star
Cyrus Monroe
Carlyle
Martinsville Social Roundup Names and Visits
Miss Ada Guyer spent Sunday with Miss Mary Baker Dewey Connelly was a Martinsville caller Wednesday. Miss Rosa Bohn visited the Lind sey school on Friday Raymond Southard has purchased a new driving horse. Andrew Barbee was a guest of Squire Connelly's Sunday Mr and Mrs. Sebert Wilhoit visited with Arthur Hammond Sunday. Farmers prepare cold beds for the oass crop and a bumper trop is hoped. M. Connelly of Parker township nominated on the Democratic ticket for road commissioner. V seems best for the job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Guyer
Mary Baker
Dewey Connelly
Martinsville
Rosa Bohn
Lindsey School
Raymond Southard
Andrew Barbee
Squire Connelly
Sebert Wilhoit
Arthur Hammond
Pearl
Gladys Connelly
Newton Alrey
Perry Black
Morrell
Indianapolis
Seth Morrell
Kentucky
Charles Grey
U. S. Army
Martinsville Notes on Visits Deaths and Local Events
Martinsville residents report visitors from Terre Haute Weir and Terre Haute families. A Martinsville property sale to Will Eirhart, church revival ends with seven new members, and a local wedding. A child dies from brain tumor and a long time Dr Bruce office building is torn down.
Large Annapolis residence burned on Saturday afternoon
The Watson home at Annapolis was destroyed by fire Saturday afternoon with contents lost. Clyde Smith, son of Will and Mrs Smith, now of Marshall, serves with the American Army in France in the engineers corps. Herschel Hager of West York, moved to Grestnerfield La, has been promoted to chief of the airplane crew and the hand grenade. Across the nation and Illinois, farm labor enrollment for the coming summer is underway. Secretary Wilson appeals to high school principals to mobilize boys 16 to 21 via the United States Boys' Working Reserve, urging school staff and parents to cooperate and enroll pupils for farm service during National Enrollment Week beginning March 18.
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Clyde Smith
Will Smith
Marshall
France
Engineers’ Corps
Herschel Hager
West York
Grestnerfield
Cres
United States
Mlinois
Wilson
Department of Labor
United States Boys’ Working Reserve
Remains of Joseph Foreman Inurned After Terre Haute Arrival
Funeral services held at the Baptist church for Joseph Foreman with the widow and her attorney present. The piece notes good roads advocacy and summer road work, a Coles County man in training at Camp Taylor reportedly died by suicide, and calls for stronger government measures and shipyard labor actions. It also mentions Enrolment week for the United States Boys Working Reserve from March 18 to 22 inviting High School lads to enlist for farm service and training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Foreman
Terre Haute
Webb Johnson
Coles County
Camp Taylor
Congregational Church Sunday Schedule and Activities
The Congregational Church lists services and programs including Sunday school at 9 30 morning worship at 10 45 with the sermon Adding Strength to the Wea Parts of Character, and 7 30 evening sermon Making up Your Mind to Stay Young. The Girls' Choir directed by Mrs Fenton Mathews performs in morning service. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 15 pm focuses on lively Christian living. Boys meet in the gym Saturday at 9 am to discuss future activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wea
Fenton Mathews
Account of Reprisals and Gifted Cigars Clashes
A recruiting officer recalls a tobacco distributor sending a doctor a $10 box of cigars to imply unordered goods. The doctor responds with two prescriptions for rheumatism and dyspepsia and notes a $5 prescription charge, claiming the exchange settles accounts.
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the Bank of the People
Wong Nicely
John Mo Hutchings
Charity Ross
York
Mabl+ Bonester
Lindsey
Geneva Moore
D. L. Fasig
Harold
Weir
Chas. Bair
Amos Johnson
J M Stepp
Warren
Ohio
VanHorn
North York Street
Clarence Marrs
Will Eirhart
Homer
Casey
Banner Times
Clarence Moore
Nellie Cook
Charleston
W J Ruff
R A Stohr
Bolivar
F FE Stohr
Triplehorn
Wellsville
Kas
Kent Morgan
J B. Moore
James Alkire
James Dare
Chas Dare
Harry Cones
Westfield
Bruce
the Herald
M. T Watson
Annapolis
Baltimore
Sam
Congregational Church
Machlan’s
Marshall, Ill
the City Drug Store
North Side Square
Arden EE DS
D. D. Dol.l
van Camp
Marshall, Illinois
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