Oil Painting Recall of Marshall Courthouse History in 1887
The note recounts an 1887 Marshall courthouse built after the prior structure burned. It cites J. M. Bell of Paris as contractor at 18 964 dollars and mentions the cornerstone laid November 4 1887 with Lt. Gov. J. C. Smith delivering the address. It recalls Aurora and Marshall's competing county-seat history and Ohio River area lore.
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Marshall
Clark County
J. M
Bell
Paris
Ald
J. C. “Smith
Marty
Sur
Bowen's Bluff
Aurora
Timois
Indiana
Court House
Community notes from West Union and surrounding area
Local social calendar detailed visits and gatherings with families from West Union Robinson Terre Haute Marshall and nearby areas. Guests include Shawler Crow Craig Wright Strohm Kearns and Crumlin with multiple Sunday dinners church events and a Home Bureau meeting.
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Omer ‘Shawler
Shawler
Nelle Strohm
Estella Shawler
Will Davidson
Marshall
Shelby Davis
Florida
Harry Davis
Earis Covich
Leta ‘Thompson
Don Hosch
Tuttle
Niagara Falls
Otis Keeler
Leona Highsmith
Harry Craig
Paul Crumlin
Charles Lindley
Robinson
Harry Craig, Jr
Paris
Joe Wells
Clyde Cook
Bud Tingley
Terre Haute
Martin Tingley
Wayne
Tingley
Homer
Lawrence
Lyman Shawler
The
Christian Church
Gertrude Poorman
John
Charity Downs
Velda Clatfelter
Mattie Hurst
Septer Collier
Rockville
Indiana
Fairy Collier
Eva Kearns
Nelle
Chiicago
Kearns
Roy Kearns
Lousie
Anna Porter
Chicago
Laura Crow
Hix
Lydia English Skillman
Santa Anna
California
Fred Cooper
Covina
Bernard Nay
Tuscola
Otho Miller
Crow
John Brooks
Chesterton
Ind
Sue Evans
University At
Bloomington
Irene Cline
Sara Hix
Sue
Clara Nidey
Lille White
Emma _ Reynolds
Nelle Wesner
Lou Thompson
Fanny Drake
Bertha Dolson
Eva Wright
Lola Daughtery
Fikuart
Helen Crumlin
Crumlin
Strohm
Mrs. Slag
Five Points Community News Highlights
Twenty four from this place attend ed the youth rally at the Christian church in Hutsonville. Many local families are noted with visits, travels, and military assignments. university expert advice covers seed wheat, grazing and pasture care, reflecting rural life and agriculture interests of the era.
Ohio Chapel Sunday notices and visits from nearby families
Seventeen attend Sunday school at Ohio Chapel last Sunday. Next Sunday October 25 there is a regular preaching service by Rev. Lloyd Gower of Annapolis. Various local residents visit with neighbors and relatives including the Crumlins, Gard, Wernz, Riggs, and Hollenbeck families. Roy Jackson of Los Angeles visits relatives while Stacy Wernz improves after hospital stay.
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Ohio Chapel
Lloyd Gower
Annapolis
Russell Gray
Carroll Gard
Fairy Imle
Walter Gard
Adah Gray
Fred Wernz
Engle
Stacy Wernz
Stacy
Union Hospital
Roy Jackson
Los Angeles
Calif
Allen Crumlin
Leda Davison
Sharon Parcel
Nina Hollenbeck
Golda Craig
Marie ‘Hollenbeck
Nina
Ida Riggs
Grant Hollenbeck
Russell Crumlin
Gary
Hershel Cline
Choctaw
Administration backs away from retail sales tax plan
Washington reports the Eisenhower administration dropped a proposed retail sales tax after strong public backlash. Officials consider shifting taxes to manufacturers though higher consumer prices are likely. the GOP battles to cut taxes while balancing a rising budget amid costs, commitments, and security pressures.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Treasury Departments
G.O.P
Stevenson Aides Propose Nonaggression Pact With Russia
Stevenson suggested a possible nonaggression pact with Russia to ease European tensions. After a White House visit, the President reportedly showed interest in the plan, saying it could reveal Russia’s true intentions. The National Council of Churches notes a Bible revision selling record in its first year, endorsed by 40 Protestant denominations amid praise and criticism.
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Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Russia
Europe
White House
National Council of the Churches of Christ
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Aurora Bend
Auburn
Clark
Booth Tarkington
Evening Post
the Herald
Shipe
Warren C
R. 2
Inois
West ‘Union
Ruth Wright
Clara Willams
Mrs
Glenn Wilholt
Hutsonville
Lloyd Hendrix
Sharon
Miami
Fla
Beverly Higginbotham
Puerto Rico
U. S.air Force
Hendrix
Lon Linton
Mamie Wright
Clarksville Church
Alice Marie Siverly
Euelah Marie
Wm. McKee
Bert Fiscus
Bud Burkett
Dean Morgan
Carl Morgan and
Lillie Wilhoit
Donna Hutchens
Cora Fiscus
Virginia Morgan
Igons
Alfa Morgan
Lila June
Retha Wilhoit
Luta Wilson
Donnie
Effie Davly
Ed Sutton
Charleston
Mary Baker
Freda Morgan
Naomi Wilson
Mike
Audrian Hendrix
Herbert Hutchens
Savannah
Georgia
Harlan Hutchens
Glenn Wilhoit
Judy
Donna
Linda Lee Gard
Joyce Wilhoit
Dwight Wilson
Norman Macke
Janet Buckner
Grendal Staley
Rex Wilhoit
Richard Alan
Rhonda
Harvey Wilson
Kay
Dwight
Linda
Rex
Joyce
iMr
Everett Allred
Indianapolis
R. A. Fiscus
Dale Withoit
Collinsville, MI
Jennie Withoit
Near
Glenn Withoit
Tyler Timmons
Percy Crumlin
Farmersburg
University of Illinois
Sayg G
University of Illinois Farm Landscape Architect
Ohio
Mrs. Grant Hollenbeck
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