New Congress Opens With Republican Control
The Sixty-sixth Congress convened in extra session with Republican majorities in both houses. Speaker Gillett of Massachusetts and President pro tempore Cummins of Iowa were chosen. The era begins after a war that reshaped government and society, demanding practical reconstruction and a new pace of national progress. Public favor favors Republicans, while distrust of Wilson and state socialist fears shape the political climate.
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Repubican
Gillett
Massachusetts
House
Cummins
Iowa
Senate
Party of Construction
Congress
Wilson
America
Marshall Community Club Meeting for Officers Election
The Mar shall Community Club will meet in the court house Friday at 8 o clock to elect officers and conduct other important business. Everyone is invited to attend as the club seeks a united effort to advance its work. John Weir, Pres.
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Marshall Community Club
Court House
John Weir
Mid week service and memorial notices at local church
First Congregational Church holds a 7 30 p m mid week service led by Mrs Wm Machlan. Sunday school continues next Sunday. Memorial services of a union nature will be at the Methodist church with all invited. At 8 p m delegates May and the pastor report on state convention topics. Ray Hugh Kirkland of Terre Haute spoke last Sunday. G R Dierlamm Minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Machlan
Methodist Church
J. d. May
Interchurch
Congregationalism
Ray
Hugh Kirkland
Terre Haute
G. R. Dierlamm
Foreclosures Filed in Circuit Court
New cases include Seymour Hurst versus W H Silver et al for foreclosure and Mattie C. Busby against John A. Busby et al seeking foreclosure.Filed in circuit court, the actions name the parties and request judicial sale to satisfy debts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour Hurst
W H Silver
Mattie C. Busby
John A. Busby
Aviators Visit Dennison Near Doll Farm Field
Aeroplanes have crowded the Dennison area with two flights in recent days. One plane landed near the Doll farm south of town with a crippled engine. A second aviator, trying to avoid a child, steered into a haystack causing substantial damage. A landing field is planned at the site.
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Doll Farm
Dennison
Stock Raisers to Meet for Livestock Breeds
The Live Stock Breeders' Association schedules a meeting Saturday May 31 at the Farm Bureau office. Tormey, Short Horn field rep, and R. J. Evans of the Duroc Jersey association attend. Four livestock breeds likely to organize: Chester Whites, Duroc Jerseys, Poland Chinas, and Shorthorns. All interested are invited.
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Live Stock Breeders’ Association
Farm Bureau
Tormey
Shorthorn Association
R. J. Evans
Duroc Jersey Association
Chester
Poland
Death of John H Davison's Brother Lyman in Los Angeles
Death notice from Marshall reports Lyman Davison, 65, died in Los Angeles after a two week illness. He was the eldest of six brothers, left Marshall fifteen years ago to work as a contractor in California, and suffered a severe injury from a building collapse two years prior. Survived by wife, two sons, mother in her ninetieth year, and five brothers.
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John H Davison
Lyman
Los Angeles
Calif
Mr. Davison
Marshall
California
Community Clearing House Formed for Civic Effort
A council of representative citizens met at the court house last Thursday to organize all civic effort under one head after receiving materials from the Child Welfare Bureau and the Department of Labor. Mrs. J. W. Lewis chairs, Olen R. Clements is secretary, and all city lodges clubs and organizations are represented. The next meeting is set for May 29 at the court house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Child Welfare Bureau
Department of Labor
J. W. Lewis
Olen R. Clements
National Road in Indiana progress reported by state highway official
L H Wright of the State Highway Commission told the Terre Haute Automobile Club there is a prospect to pave the National Old Trails west of Indianapolis this year. The project aims to complete most of the road, though authorities doubt full completion is possible this year. The chief engineer has arrived and work begins.
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Terre Haute
Terre Haute Automobile Club
L. H. Wright
State Highway Commission
Wright
Indianapolis
Marshall City Schools Close Friday for Eighth Grade Commencement
Marshall City Schools will close Friday for the Eighth Grade commencement at 2 30 pm in the M B church. Rev P Raymond Powers will deliver the address. The program includes an invocation overture orchestra songs class song a class address a violin solo diplomas and postlude. Members of the graduating class are Ralph Kuipe Electa Davis Ralph Chenoweth James R Burnett Sr Robert Mathews Margaret Kerr Edwin Booth Waldo Seiple Eleanor Noakes Louise Plaster Glen Ritter Hugh Hughes Alice Horner John Lewis Jr Joseph Turman Harry Drake Purl Stephens Porter Casteel Louis Ferris Harriet Metz Mary Perdue.
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Marshall City
M. B
P. Raymond Powers
P. R. Powers
John Lewis
Ralph Kuipe
Electa Davis
Ralph Chenoweth
James R. Burnett Sr
Robert Mathews
Margaret Kerr
Edwin Booth
Waldo Seiple
Eleanor Noakes
Louise Plaster
Glen Ritter
Hugh Hughes
Alice Horner
John Lewis Jr
Joseph Turman
Harry Drake
Purl Stephens
Porter Casteel
Louis Ferris
Harriet Metz
Mary Perdue
Masonic Banquet Honors Master Masons at Marshall
Marshall hosts a Masonic dinner after conferring Master Mason degrees at the Marshall Lodge hall. Eastern Star sisters provided a three course banquet at the Methodist church with a ten piece Martinsville Casey Greenup Marshall band. Captain Arthur Poorman gave a vivid talk on American noncoms and privates in wartime. Plans include a Masonic outing along the Wabash and a 40 piece Masonic band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Marshall Lodge
Big Business In Railway Ties Expands Operations
Charles A Bruner’s timber business for railway ties grows rapidly. He delivered 25 000 ties in six weeks and 95 000 in ten months. This week he bought 2000 dollars worth of standing timber from Henry Ohm and acquired 40 acres of timber from Hiram Wilson and 40 acres from David Barnett with more deals pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Bruner
Henry Ohm
Hiram Wilson
David Barnett
A Badly Needed Law to Combat Child Abandonment
State Senate bill introduced by Senator Sadler would make abandoning a child under 16 a felony. Penalty set at $300 to $1000 fine and imprisonment from one to three years.
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Clark County
State Senate
Sadler
Weather, postal faults and civil service notes
Burleson disrupts mail service and wire service while the weatherman bungles forecasts. Civil Service Examination at Marshall post office shows no passers among clerks and carriers. another test set for June 14 with details via John Scholfield.
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Burleson
Marshall Post Office
John Scholfield
Post Office
New Industry for Robinson Pottery Plant Chosen
The Robinson Chamber of Commerce secured a pottery manufacturing plumbing fixtures plant for the city. The city donates a site and builds a $16,000 facility to be paid for by the company within three years.
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Robinson
Robinson Chamber of Commerce
County School Notes Diplomats and Promotions Across Districts
List of graduations and promotions across multiple districts including Pleasant Grove Madilan Liberty Square and others. Diplomas awarded to Dennison Myrtle Becker Reed Routledge Clifford Cork and many more with scholarships noted. Promotions listed for numerous students across districts such as Marshall Martinsville and Castlefin VcCture Pikes Peak. To be continued.
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Pleasant Grove
Madilan
Liberty Square
Ruth Elliott
West Terre Haute
Dennison
Ruby May
Donald May
Flossie Hughes
Lena Gallington
Lola Setzer
Stringtown
Livingston
Pleasant Hill
Fishback
Oak Grove
Stump
Baggs
Myrtle Becker
Reed Routledge
Marshall
Clifford Cork
Walter Morgan
Opal Martin
Lowney Turner
Leland Routledge
Herbert Stoelting
Edna Liggett
John Saiter
Mary Hawker
Bertha Maurer
Evaleen Finkbiner
Marian Maurer
Ralph Finkbiner
Florence Pine
Sue Turner
Otto Kuhn
Clarksville
West Liberty
E. Liberty
Germany
Theron Murphy
Percy Murphy
Mable Claypool
Mary Rupp
Mary Rupp. Promotions—Marshall
Aaron Kirchner
Martha Pearce
Jas. Hughes
Lucian Murphy
Cecil Rupp
Austin Claypool
Myrtle Davis
Kathleen Beachout
Marion Clapp
Carl Buser
Greenmoss
Bartmass
Blue Grass
Kelly
Brossman
Jeff Davis
Lincoln
Mart’sville
Viola Walker
John Johnson
Forrest Carper
Glen Hammond
Gladys Cavoll
Roxanna Hammond
Gladys Johnson
Ruby Welch
Russell Doran
Ralph Morgan
Helen Thornburgh Marshall
Ada Smith
Lucille Claypool
Martinsville
Albert Whitson
Hobart Reedy
Dean Hammond
Mildred Bell
Thelma Newman
Ruth Hendrix
Ivan Veach
Margaret Jewell
Ethel Heimer
George Barrett
Osby Claypool
Phillips
No One
Prairie
Frog Pond
Woodlawn
Dorothy Cook
Clyde Brossman
Orion Greenwell
Gertie Tuttle
Margaret Kaufman
Ruth Fasig
Schol
Irene Shaffner
Reba Shaffner
Helen Fraker
Marie Phillips
Thos Phillips
Russell Morgan
Grace Greenwell
Jessie Atkinson
Zola Harlow
Ora Cline
Donald Garver
English
Mozart
Rabbit Ridge
Spiketown
Auburn
Eckle
Kohl
Marshall Rfd
Esther Shonk
Billa Murphy
Glen Steppschol
Cleo Smitley
Mary Coons
Mattie Churchill
Ina Cunningham
Everett Fred
Meeting of Sheep Men to Discuss Wool Sale Plans
A meeting at the Farm Bureau office next Monday evening will unite county wool growers to finalize plans for selling their wool. Mr Heller, assistant secretary of the National Wool Growers association, now with the Illinois Agricultural Association, will explain the cooperative wool marketing plan. All interested are invited to join the discussion.
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Farm Bureau
Heller
National Wool Growers’ Association
Ilinois Agricultural Association
Illinois Agricultural Association
Paris Leader Archie Woods Dies in Auto Crash
Noted Paris resident Archie Woods former county treasurer and Democratic leader was struck and killed by a car near Reservoir Park Friday. The vehicle was driven by Carroll Sizemore 17 son of Sheriff Sizemore who allegedly had been drinking and speeding. He was held to the grand jury on a charge of manslaughter.
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Archie Woods
Paris
Demotic County Committee
Carroll Sizemore
Sheriff Sizemore
Reservoir Park
Young Sizemore
Slaughter
Flyer Has Narrow Escape
Lieut L Fegley of Chanute Field escaped death in Logansport Indiana when his plane wrecked after crashing into trees during takeoff. He and his mechanic suffered no serious injuries after the accident.
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Lieut. L. Fegley
Chanute Field
Marshall
Logansport
Ind
Feater Building West Wall Collapses After Stairway Split
A large part of the Feater building's west wall on the square's north side collapsed Monday night. The wall seemed to be split by the weight of an outside stairway, causing damage and raising safety concerns for nearby pedestrians.
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Feater
The 130th Arrives and Road Work Bids Open
The 130th regiment of the 38th division lands in New York with Company A Casey linked to the arrival. Bids for national highway road work are due next Wednesday for 21 miles 922 feet in Clark County and 21 miles 1 foot in Cumberland County.
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Casey
New York
Clark County
Cumberland County
Joe Jeffers Fatally Shot in Terre Haute Fight
An elderly former Marshall resident and long time Terre Haute police figure Joe Jeffers was shot in a Saturday night incident involving fellow Taylorville native Joe McKenzie who is jailed. Jeffers died the following night from throat jaw and head wounds. conflicting accounts surround the clash. Memorial Day services are planned with sermons by Rev. P. Raymond Powers May 25 and events May 30 at Pythian Theater with Olen R. Clements addressing.
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Joe Jeffers
Marshall
Terre Haute
Taylorville
Joe McKenzie
Jeffers
McKenzie
P. Raymond Powers
Methodist Church
Pythian Theater
Olen R. Clements
Harold Bright
Livingston
Community Sings Draw Large Crowds Each Saturday
The Community Sings bring in very large crowds on Saturday evenings as townspeople join in the singing. With piano and lively leaders, programs are worth hearing. A special program is promised next Saturday night by the Community Association for community benefit.
Real estate transfers and deeds in Marshall Casey districts
A sequence of property transactions shows multiple grants and quitclaims. Names include Geo Maloney Lucinda J Bishop Hiram Seaton Seymour Hurst Geo J Boesinger Geo D Nelson Maude Nelson Leland Hibschman G B Hibschman Mary Linn Albert Neer Elmer Anderson J D Hurst L O Phillippe W C Blankenbeker M S Behner Lydia Swern P E Read Alma Read J C Blankenbeker Alphonso Macey John Weir Leonard Huffman and others transferring acres lots and parcels with prices from 1 to 6000 dollars across Marshall Martinsville Casey Dulaney and Archer subdivisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SC Lowe
Nick Gilbert
Geo Maloney
James Back
Lucinda J Bishop
Hiram Seaton
Seymour Hurst
Geo J Boesinger
Geo D Nelson
Admr
Maude Nelson
Leland A Hibschman
G B Hibschman
Lydia Swern
Orig Marshall
E Read
Alma Read
Archer
Marshall
J C Blankenbeker
Alphonso Macey
John Weir
Leonard Huffman
Dulaney
Casey
County Library Bill Could Extend Services Countywide
The proposed County Library Bill would let a county establish a system serving all residents by contract with an existing library. It is permissive and referendum based and would not raise taxes beyond current funding. Indiana enacted a similar measure. Missouri and Minnesota have bills pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County
Indiana
Missouri
Minnesota
Bread Prices Not to Fall as Industry Agrees
Representatives of grain handlers millers flour jobbers and bakers met with U S Wheat Director Barnes to discuss policy and operation methods. They cautioned that bread prices cannot drop unless flour falls to about eight dollars per barrel, noting current flour costs under the two twenty six cent guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U S
Barnes
America
Train Yourself to Believe the Right Half
A compact reflection on discerning truth in rumor and report urging vigilance in accepting what you hear. It suggests training to separate credible details from speculation and adjusting belief to align with tested facts.
Subscription renewal notice urges prompt response
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Community Clearing House
Frederick Imle
Ernst
Imle
J W Feller
Red Jr
Texas
J. W. Feller
Gon
Holaworth
Jacob Miller
Chris Tule
J. We Trale
Ademmle
William Smig
Miller
C. Ww. Fern
Hexman Imle
Minnie Kadder
M. Myers
Nimale Neukom
Adam Reichert
Serbe
Ada Gard
Raymond Sockler
Flyer
County Library Bill
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