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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1921
Page
1
The Clark County Federation gathers with a 6 30 ladies event at the B church. Addresses and short talks follow. Officers for the ensuing year are elected and the next meeting is set for Marshall.
Everett Slusser chairs the Orange Township Farm Bureau meeting at the American School. Everett Cooper spoke on dairy cattle and soybeans while Albert Wright and Walter Newlin discussed the bureau’s work and local youth education. Two women attended and future meetings may include refreshments.
Clark County Federation of Bankers voted unanimously to close county banks on Wednesday May 18. An all day absorption meeting in Martinsville will begin at 10:00 a.m., with R. S. Hunt as chair and a planned program.
The Federation of Bankers in Westfield voted to close all banks on Wednesday May 18 to attend the Bankers Meeting in Martinsville on that date. The undersigned banks will therefore be closed on Wednesday May 18. Dulaney National Bank Marshall State Bank
The Master Mason degree was conferred here on two candidates Wednesday evening May 4. Invitations were sent to many lodges and about 100 visiting brothers attended from Danville Paris Terre Haute Casey Martinsville Westfield Dennigan Robinson and West Union. A banquet was served at 7:00 p m by the Congregational church ladies.
The Clark County Medical Association held a business meeting and elected officers G. D. Highsmith president, J. Weir vice-president, and R. A. Mitchell secretary-treasurer. Plans were made for the state meeting on May 17, 18, and 19.
Mrs J Rooker returns to Macon Missouri after a week with relatives in Terre Haute and Indiana guests. Memphis visitors Maxine Goodrich joins Harold Goodrich and Mary Farces for summer with her brother. A long list of local arrivals and gatherings includes school graduates from St Anthony's hospital and visits by Hunt siblings, Davison family dinners, and theater outings with friends and breakfast parties at Millcreek.
In Clark Edgar Cumberland Coles Vermilion counties a disputed convention met in Mattoon over Democratic nominations. Critics say the gathering was illegal, as the law requires a county seat meeting. Vermilion delegates opposed the process and three counties supported, creating intra party divisions. Vivian Sullins visited relatives in town.
Lawrence Farlow secretary of the farmers grain dealers association spoke to local farmers Thursday at West Union outlining elevator gains. He said farmers elevators have grown and ship over half the state grain from 700 elevators. Attendees voted for a cooperative elevator and started a stock subscription with a committee named to circulate the blanks.
Marriage licenses issued include Ernest L Atkinson 48 of Paris to Lelia Crum 35 of Paris and Dan W Gard 23 of Darwin township to Edith Robinson 19 of Darwin township. The township high school board met Friday night and re employed Harry A Hopwood and Miss Laura O'Dell with another meeting planned to consider further applications.
At the school board meeting Thursday night vacancies were filled. Esther Goodwin was hired for the north side first room. Eva Stevens moved to the north side sixth room and Irene Crew of West Union was chosen for the south side sixth room. Lizzie Reynolds was assigned to the south side fifth room.
A quote from the Birmingham Age Herald questions an ethnographic boundary, calling it an imaginary line mostly in the minds of idealistic statesmen and unlikely to appear significantly in history or geography.
Clark County post 90 American Legion plans a Saturday afternoon meeting at 3300 D. TM in Marshall to organize a women’s auxiliary. Representatives from the local post will assist in planning. eligibility extends to mothers wives daughters and sisters of veterans who served 1917 to 1918 and died or were honorably discharged before 1920. Fifteen applications are needed to grant a charter.
A fragment from the Younes town Telegram presents a dialogue on consistency. It features a freckle-faced girl in a polka dot dress leading a coach dog as an illustrative example.
An Birmingham Age-Herald note describes a test on a new hire by leaving a dime novel where he can find it. Mr Duthwaite mentions tomorrow a stricter acid test to gauge honesty and behavior on the first day.
The Detroit Free Press quotes Thomas A Daily, Irish poet, joking about Irish questions. He recalls a Dublin dinner anecdote with a pretty Irish actress debating who goes to church or theatre and what people wear.
A northern schoolboy Wesley at the north side school asks his mother for help with a three syllable word heard in garage talk about a new automobile. The Indianapolis News notes how vocabulary and syllables intersect home and school conversations as the boy learns new words.
A Birmingham Age-Herald quote portrays a defendant pleading for leniency. The judge replies by offering a prison stay with access to a library to study more complex words. The exchange highlights courtroom humor and a light reminder about education.
A humorous schoolboy breakfast exchange about starting a lesson on molecules. The boy mentions the term and his work, the mother notes its difficulty, and a punchy line about the father unable to keep his eye on his own studies.
The James O Heyworth Construction Company achieved a new road building milestone on the National Road west of Marshall by laying 1241 feet of 16 foot concrete pavement in a single day. The crew, led by W. M. Dutelle and Jesse Kirby, included nine track workers, nine form setters, and a 200-man mixer section, with Geo. W. Wells coordinating plans and garnering crew support. Since spring, average daily pavement reached 750 feet, aided by nineteen 60 ton cars of material used to date.
Fleming R. Black county clerk was notified by Louis L. Emmerson secretary of state that Senate Bill No. 125, having passed both houses and received the governor's signature, eliminates separate ballots and ballot boxes for women. The law declares a vote is a vote regardless of gender.
The Church of God social in the basement raised a large sum to support rebuilding the parsonage. An abundance of eaten items was shared on Friday evening. Mothers Day services were observed across town with notable attendance numbers and several families visiting relatives.
Westfield notes list Mrs. R. W. Webb of Princeton visiting friends for the weekend. Ralph Ewing and Leo Bell, students in Terre Haute, were over Sunday with their parents Mr and Mrs N R Bennett who spent winter in St Petersburg. Helen Williams visiting daughter of Mrs Bella Williams spent over Sunday at Champaign. Mr and Mrs Park Irwin of Charleston were guests of Mr and Mrs G M Collins. C Vanscoyk had an operation in Paris for an abscess removal. R H Parker and grandson Edward returned Sunday from Martinsville where they spent several days at the springs. Mrs Frank Ault of Paris came Tuesday to visit her sister Mrs R C Wilhoit.
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