Local business changes and baby show chatter in Days Gone By
Walt Cole buys T W Cole interest and moves office above Bryan's hardware. Baby shows sweep towns as churches eye fairs. Jacob G Lucan expands his home with a new roof and two verandahs. Wes Campbell and John T Atkinson head to Nebraska by team to visit a sister.
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Walt. Cole
T W Cole
Bryan
Marshall
Jacob G. Lucan
Wes Campbell
John T Atkinson
Nebraska
Burglars Driven Off By Watchman Report
Forty years ago on a Friday night W. P. Bennett, appointed to assist a night watchman, thwarted burglars attempting to bore into Craspuors store. They dropped tools from John Montgomery's carpenter shop during the escape. Bennett could not identify the suspects. S. C. Brann of West Union visits the Herald. Brann helped plant corn. Will Scott and wife from Paducah, Ky. visit Marshall. Mrs Scott is Alex Payne’s daughter.
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W. P. Bennett
Wm Cuntiorhim
Craspuors Store
John Montgomery
Bennett
S. C. Brann
West Union
Herald Office
Brann
York
Will Scott
Paducah
Marshall
Scott
Alex Payne
Eccentric Sullivan Hermit and Notable Local Tales
Thirty years ago Roland Smythe of Sullivan lived aboard a small houseboat and kept to the Wabash. he is said to have been a companion of John Brown and reportedly carried the news of his death sentence. Ed Jennings sold his jewelry outfit to Charles Taylor and will go to Chicago for optical training. Leo Kadeski in Central America sent magnolia blooms home as a curiosity.
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Roland Smythe
Sullivan Counts
John Brown
Brown
Ed Jennings
Charles Taylor
Chicago
Wedding announcements reveal June nuptials and local marriages
Twenty years ago W Sheppard of Paris announced his daughter Sarah’s June wedding to Attorney W Scholfield of this city amid surprise from friends who learned of his engagement. The bride to be had served as circuit court court reporter here. Clarence G Bailey of Ohio Oil Company married Edith Bush in Anna in a ceremony at her parents home with Rev Craighead officiating. The groom’s Ottawa roots and the bride’s ties to this city mark a notable union, with the couple now staying at her sister’s home.
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W. Sheppard
Paris
Sarah
W . Scholfield
Scholfield
Serge
Clarence G Bailey
Ohio Oil Company
Anna
Edith Bush
Craighead
Presbyterian Church
City
Ottawa
Savageland shines at Pythian Theatre under H D Hummell
Ten years ago the musical comedy Savageland directed by H D Hummell of Indianapolis drew a large audience at the Pythian Theatre. Lydia Treiz and W S Castleman stood out as comedians while Mrs Don Winterrowd Cheater English and 3 D Hummel delivered praised solos. The Rusty Quartet closed the show with two numbers. Harry Downe and Join Prevo passed examinations for the officers training camp in Terre Haute. P P Haelitz traveled to Springfield for instructions.
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Savageland
H. D Hummell
Inianapolis
Fsnai
Pythian Theatre
Lydia Treiz
W S Castleman
Don Winterrowd
Cheater English
D. Hummel
Avergors
Rusty
Harry Downe
Prevo
Terre Haute
Tulsa Woman and Son Visit Dan Roach Family
Mrs. James H. Finn and her son from Tulsa Oklahoma are visiting Dan Roach and family. Mr. Minn, formerly with an oil company in Tulsa, has been transferred to Wichita Kansas.
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Medical Department
Army
James H. Finn
Tulsa
Okla
Dan Roach
Minn
Wicrita
Kas
Country School Commencement Set With Honorary Scholarships
Marshall and Martinsville and Casey pupils totaling 99 graduate from country schools. Commencement will be next Wednesday at the Methodist church with Rev Howard Leach delivering the class address and Miss Ethel Hurst playing the pipe organ. Honors include scholarships awarded to Mary Lore Rolson, Martha McCleary, Edward F Jones, Woodrow Stepp, Edgar Brosman, Harry Imle, Vivian Turner, Catherine Cooper, Glen Funk, Nina Napier, Vern Wright, Milo Collier, Faith Finney, Darrell Chapman, Esther Hasten, and Lina Whitman. The program notes a standard intelligence test with Esther Hasten as top scorer.
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Clark County
Howard Leach
Ethel Hurst
Marshall
Martha M McCleary
Harry Rimle
Vivian Turner
Catherine Cooper
Vern Wright
Lizzie Bierbaum
Thelma Nickle
Clarence Shotts
Francis Becker
Gladys Turner
Roscoe FE Ziegler
Goldie M Smittkaump
Emery Morgan
Mary J Davidson
Roland Junker
Casey Clara N Funk
Faith M Finney
Oliver Phillips
Wilbur Gilbert
Dereen Sharp
Vernon Hudson
Norman Neidigh
Allen I. Orndorff
Manan Orr
John Ho Orr
Crystal B
Orndorff
Lorene Gross
Jamita Foster
Kenneth P Gross
Hazel B
Shore
Wayne Beasley
Cyril Edmond
Walter J Hills
Hettie
Ellen Desis
Norman Callahan
Evelyn E Brookhart
Tennison
Edward F. Jones
Woodrow Gordin Stepp
Mira A Weaver
Ethel M Carpenter
Marion F White
Glen N Funk
Nina A. Napier
Milo E Collier
Darrell Chapman
Esther Hasten
Lina Whitman
Mel- Tose
Mt Pleasant Couple United In Marriage
Theodore Wolfe and Zola Harlow of Mt Pleasant were married Thursday by Rev R C Mowery at the Christian parsonage. The ring ceremony was used. Nellie Hilbert Whitlock, second daughter of Hiram and Myrtle Hilbert, was born March 1 1903 and died May 9 1927 at Hazen sanitarium Paris Ill at 24. Funeral by Rev Geo Fuson. Card of thanks from the family.
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Theodore Wolfe
Zola Harlow
Mt Pleasant
R. C. Mowery
Christian Parsonage
F. Whitlock
Nellie Hilbert Whitlock
Hiram
Myrtle Hilbert
Welch Farm
Walnut Prairie
Hazen Sanitarium
Paris
Ill
Frank
Charley
Mary
Elna
Russell
Nellie
Darwin
Lyman Wilfond
Indianapolis
Ind
Wayne
River View
Chenoweth
Wabash River
Foster Whitlock
West Union
Soln
Grim Reaper
Geo Fuson
Fairbanks
Brick
Paternity charges heard for two men before Squire Craig
Roy Johnson of Toledo and Russell Bays of Marshall appeared before Squire Tom Craig on paternity charges. Both were released on $1500 bond each until the June term of County Court.
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Roy Johnson
Toledo
Russell Bays
Marshall
Squire Tom Craig
Bright named director of Zorah Temple band in Terre Haute
The Terre Haute Tribune published a lengthy feature praising Harold Bright who becomes director of the Zorah Temple band after the temple dedication. He previously led the band in Terre Haute before moving away, and the group unanimously supported his leadership, detailing his early career at Greenup and his musical contributions.
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Zorah Temple Band of
Terre Haute
Harold Bright
Zorah Temple
Terre Haute Tribune
Zorah Temple Band
Mr Bright
Greenup
City Meters Being Tested by Expert
R J Thompson of Westinghouse Electric Company of Cincinnati began last Monday to test and calibrate every electric light meter in Marshall. Herbert Tibbs the city collector says the work will take a month and cover both residential and business districts to ensure meters register correctly for future charges.
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R. J Thompson
Westinghouse Electric Company
Cincinnati
Ohio
Marshall
Thompson
Kester Electric Company
Terre Haute
Herbert Tibbs
Mr. Thompson
Tibbs
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General Motors
General Motors Acceptance Corporation
GMAC
Cau
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