Methodist Church Notes Promote Liberty and Faith Across Seas
The article urges readers to support their church and country during wartime with attendance, giving, and prayers. It lists next Sunday's services led by Rev. P. Raymond Powers, outlines sermons on providence and world conditions, and notes the postponed Mattoon District Woman's Foreign Missionary Society meeting and a Liberty Bond push. It also reports local life events including Katherine Turman’s return from DePauw and the quiet marriage of Mrs. Belle Orndorff and Robert Thompson at the Methodist parsonage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County
God's Church
God's Providence
Epworth League
House of
P. Raymond Powers
Mattoon District
Belle Orndorff
Robert Thompson
P. R. Bowers
Methodist
Main Street
Week's Doings Show Social Ties Across Regions
I Ls Whiteside of Herrin visited Marshall on Friday. Families relocate to Terre Haute and Evansville while Paris residents visit friends here. Letters note Kellogg transferred to Chicago medical advisory board and others head to Columbus Barracks for aircraft service. Influenza closes theaters as post office staff fall ill. shipment delays and local visits amid wartime mobilization.
Mrs Briscoe Dies After Long Illness at Casey Home
Mrs. Charles Briscoe died Sunday at her Casey home after years of illness. The body was brought to Marshall for funeral services at St Mary’s church led by Rev Father Wilson. Interment followed in the city cemetery. Cora Anna Robinson, daughter of Nathaniel P. and Nancy Benedict Robinson, born Effingham November 8, 1870, moved to Marshall in 1878 and lived in Casey the last three years. She married Vern English in 1895, who died in 1898, and later married Charles T. Briscoe in 1906. She was known for her kindness and wide circle of friends. Funeral attendance included many friends from Iron Casey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles T. Briscoe
Casey
St. Mary’s Church
Father Wilson
City
Cora” ‘Anna Robinson
Nathaniel P. and
Nancy
Benedict) Robinson
Effingham
Marshall
St. Mary’s of the Woods
Vern English
Briscoe
Iron Casey
Seed corn and limestone efforts in Clark county Farm Bureau notes
Farm Bureau urges farmers to seed corn early and guard against wet falls. Discusses increasing limestone access via local crushers, coordinating groups, and deposits. Encourages aid in locating deposits, four ton initial applications, and blank affidavits at the Farm Bureau office. Also urges wood fuel use, wood timbers in Clark county, and promoting farm advertising and hard roads ahead of the fall vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
The
Fuel Administration
Clark County
Knox County
Clarke County
Martinsville
Essential and less essential foods in wartime
The speaker divides Allied food needs into essentials and less essential items. Meat, wheat, sugar, and fats are vital. perishables and bulky produce are less essential for military aims. A broad food conservation plan is required to ship 17 million tons abroad while reducing domestic consumption and meeting Europe's needs against Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Germany
Camouflage and Memory in a Playful Exchange
Dialogue reveals Mrs Styles recalling her wedding night outfit and Mr Styles recalling a marriage proposal. An Exerciser quips about regular workouts while Mr Chuggins jokes about cranking a filler and repairing a tire. A moth’s mischief is noted as ornamental, boring holes in prominent spots.
Preaching Services at Darwin Sunday Evening
Notice announced preaching services at Darwin for Sunday evening at eight o'clock with public invitation. Quote from W. H. Stephens expresses that despite high cost of living no one is eager to stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darwin
W. H. Stephens
For Sale Registered Poland China Boar
One year old registered Poland China boar offered for sale by Ross Holler Marshall. Contact rural route delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
China
J. H. Maurer
Ross Holler Marshall
Rfd
Also Mentioned on This Page
Methodist Church
Committee On Publicity
Katherine Turman
DePauw University
I. Ls
Melvin Lambdin
Terre’ Haute
Mary Kester
Paris
J. W. Stearns
Clara Schwanecke
Chicago
Lillian Nelson
Charles
Killie
John Newman
Ella
Brazil
Ind
Mrs
Charles Reese
Terre Haute
Eleanor Montgomery
Roy Jefferds
Hurst
South Fifth Street
Abbie Spires
A. E. Spires
France
Lulu Robinson
Evansville
Charles Cole
JA Wilbur F. Kellogg
Medical Advisory Board
West Suburban Hospital
James L. Enoch
Nashville, Tenn
J. H. McDowall
St. Bernice, Ind
Edw. Garwood
John
Wm. C. Taylor
John Shonk
Literary League
Helen Scott
Edward G. Kellogg
Columbus Barracks
Ohio
Buffalo
N. Y
Frank W. Hurst
Mrs. Hurst
Drs. Ross
Fenton Davison
Camp Green
Ft. Oglethorpe,Ga
State Board of Health
Emmett Payne
Virginia
Houston
Tex
Paul R. Gallagher
Columbus
Allen Wallis
T. C. Cork
Great Bend
Kas
Washington, D. C
D. D. Burt and Son
Bellefontaine, O
Harold E. Baker
Dennison
Gretchen Swindle
Franklin Edwards
Springfield
State Council of Defense
Ilinois Tubercular Association
John Brossman
Dixon
Tucker
Oliver
Brossman
Rabbit Ridge
Liberty Loan
Harry Garwood
Charles Briscoe
Farm Bureau Department
E. H. Walworth
J. W. McGowan
Wabash
Mrs. Styles
Mr. Styles
Red Cross
Rosa Sockler
Darwin Road
Tom Clark
Court of Honor
BE. Leseure’s
Yivon
Beech Street
S. Pinnell
Kansas
Rob Baird
B. F. Johnson
Bubeck & Gallagher
Coan
Cole & Cole, Marshall, Tl
Fred Wallis
Kohl Building
East Main Street
Farmers
Ss. Sixth St
Henry Meehling
Seventh St
Good Road
O. E. Cusick
Texas Ave
Texas
A .R. Harding
Charles D. Davison
Main
Main St
Long Beach
Calif
East Main St
W. F. Taylor
F. M. Hurst
C. Parsons
Foster Martin
Herald Office
Everette
Clark
Roush’s
Homer
Roush
Pathé
Pathé Library of Records
America
Bubeck & Gallagher, Marshall
the City Drug Store
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