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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1918
Page
8
The note urges building a reserve fund for rising taxes and purchasing Liberty Bonds as issued. It argues prudent year long saving and careful spending will meet added responsibilities without straining local business, and offers bank services to assist.
Local notes report shearing payments of twenty cents per head and general good oats. Assessor Martin Snyder nears completion. hog prices at 18 to 20 cents per pound. Hutchings family updates and Paris trip for illness. Baccalaureate service attended by Lindley and family. Red Cross drive surpasses goals. Straberries ripening hindered by cold. seed corn sold at eight dollars for nine bushels. upcoming church services announced.
A busy week ahead in Martinsville as Red Cross drives gain momentum. The town reflects on garden rivalries and upcoming harvests while farmers push toward a big corn crop if weather cooperates. School staff lists include Supt D P McCash and principals Roy Hardway and Jew el Ferguson with several high school posts still to fill. Funeral attendance marks Mrs Rachel Jones with relatives in town. Undine Hess wed Russell McFarland on May 16.
Notes recount Mr Mc Farland working in oil fields and a talented Miss Hess. Red Cross meeting in opera house drew strong attendance. Obituary for Mrs Rachel Jones, 83, longtime Darien and Martinsville resident, Church of God member, wife of Solomon Jones. Funeral at Church of God Bethel with Rev C W Crisman officiating. Interment Kettring cemetery.
Ten members of the local K of P lodge visited Urbana. They toured the University of Illinois and the Rantoul aviation field, viewing aircrew training areas and facilities at a major aviation school.
Charley Milam administrator announces to creditors of William L Milam late of Clark County Illinois that claims must be filed before the August term at Crebb County Court. Creditors asked to present amounts due for adjustment. Immediate payment requested from debtors. Dated May 20 1918. Everett Connelly attorney.
A fragment notes the home of the imported Percheron stallion Geraud with registry numbers 69620 and 131587 mentioned, suggesting an equine breeding or exhibit context.
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