Building Contracts Awarded for 17 Miles of Springfield Roads
The state announced road and maintenance contracts totaling about 1.47 million dollars for 17 miles of paving plus nearly 5 miles of grading and bridge work. Low bid per mile was 26 742 dollars by H K Rhodes of Lincoln Illinois, under investigation. Road segments span McLean Williamson Kane DuPage LaSalle Kendall DeKalb and other counties with prices ranging roughly 27 218 to 29 681 per mile. Maintenance and bridge contracts are listed with exact routes and costs. Supervisors plan a meeting next Tuesday per county clerk Fleming R Black.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Monrose County
Cobants
K.rhodes
Lincoln
Ilinois
McLean County
Bay- Green County
Joseph Kea! & Son
Con
Stephenson Couhutes
C. Sc. Vanderpool & Sons
Williamson County
Keokuk
Williamson
Jackson
Keokuk Quarry
Kane
Dupage Counties
Wilson A. Jakks
LaSalle County
Ernest’ ‘Berns
Wilson A. Jaiks
Clay” County
Stressénreuter Broa
Franklin County
Shidler Construction
Cook County
James A., Sackley Go
Cook “County
Farmer & Laing
Ernest
Berns & ‘Co
Apolis
Ind
Kendall County
Ben ‘Bf
Harrison
ILA
Ben F
McDaviess
Chamber of Commerce Banquet and Meeting Report
The Chamber of Commerce held a banquet and meeting in the Sockler garage Monday night with guests Road commissioner George Davidson J M Turner and Henry Miller. Road conditions for Marshall area were discussed and plans made to improve roads for winter. A fall Dollar Day event was set for Wednesday September 14 by local merchants. A committee of Snavely Williams and Hutchinson was named to study a tourists park plan and costs. Difficulty storing limestone due to lack of bins was noted and Sol Handy tasked to find a distribution method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Sockler
George Davidson
Marshall Township
J. M. Turner
Wabash Township
Henry Miller
Anderson Township
Marshall
H.R. Snavely
Williams
Walter F. Hutchinson
Sol Handy
National Livestock Marketing Plan Proposed by Fifteen Experts
Clark county producers await the Borie plan to improve livestock marketing. The committee of fifteen, chosen by the American Farm Bureau Federation, outlines a producer owned cooperative system with terminal and local shipping firms, a seven to fifteen member national board, and ratification by producers between October 15 and November 1.
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B.hy Walworth
Clark County
Borie
Illinois
Chicago
Brvs
American ‘Farm Bureau Federation
Enhoy
Pial
National Association of Cooperative Livestock Producers
Terminal Livestock ‘Commission
Terminal Livestock Commission Associations
Co-Operative Livestock’ Commission
W. J. Carmichael
Louis
Mumford
American Farm Bureau Federation
Mlinois
Fruit and Vegetable
The
Mlinois Agricultural Association
H.% Durst
Sisson Jewelry and Vulcanizing A R Sisson Firm
The article chronicles A R Sisson a Marshall based jeweler and vulcanizer famed for the Sisson registered mark on tires and repairs. It notes his move to a new location near the city hall after prior work in the Red Men building and a garage stint and mentions his reputation and local ties to Jasper and Clark counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R. Sisson
Sisson
Sigson
Charles
M. ‘Salling
Red Men
Fred Wallis
Robinson
Marshall
Jasper County
Clark County
A. R. Sisson
Walworth Employed Again by Clarke County Farm Bureau
The Clarke county farm adviser Walworth was reemployed for a year. The executive committee met to discuss better road conditions, and monthly meetings will move to the farm bureau office in Martinsville on the first Monday. Other topics included news distribution, paying accounts, and routine matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Walworth
Clarke County
Farm Bureau
Martinsville
Tingley Found Guilty On Liquor Charges
Tom Tingley of Casey was found guilty on three counts by a county court jury. The verdict covers one count of transporting liquor and two counts of selling liquor. Judge Pearce will announce the sentence this morning after the opening day of court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Tingley
Casey
Pearce
Hollingsworth Guilty in County Court Gambling Charge
Chatlea Hollingsworth pleaded guilty yesterday in county court to gaming. He was fined $10 and costs. Guests mentioned include Mr and Mrs Rufus Jones and Mr and Mrs Henry Goodwin of New Castle Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatlea
Hollingsworth
C."r. Johnson
Party at Tibbs Formal Host Acknowledges Edna Beadle Return
Robert Tibbs hosted a Thursday evening informal party honoring Edna Beadle as she returns to duties at St. Anthony's hospital next week. Guests included Lucille Sockler Ruth Noakes Lenora Wernz Myra Travell Genevieve McCauley Alice Spotts Eleanor Noakes Mabel Ferris Helen Baird Mar Edna Beadle Jerome Pellum Bernard Nay Bert Dow Kirby Wernz Eugene Craig Russell Jones Harry Drake John Arbuckle Mr and Mrs Frank Iwley of Terre Haute. Refreshments featured fruit punch wafers ice cream and dancing games and music entertained guests.
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Robert Tibbs
Edna Beadle
St. Anthony's Hospital
Lucille Sockler
Ruth’ Noakes
Lenora, Wernz
Myra Travell
Genevieve McCauley
Alice Spotts
Eleanor Noakes
Mabel Ferris
Helen Baird
Jerome Pellum
Bernard Nay
Bert Dow
Wernz
Eugene Craig
Russell Jones
Harry
Marriage licenses issued in several townships and cities
Records show Roy W. McSchooler aged 80 of Johnson township weds Nannie A. List 26 of John son township. Leo Garver 21 of Auburn township marries Florence Miller 22 of Dolson township. Harry R. Wytick 27 of Edgar county weds Inez Frey 20 of West Terre Haute. Fred M. Craig 29 of Martinsville township weds Mildred Smith 18 of Martinsville. Fred Kallanen 69 of Marshall township weds Margaret E. Garner 64 of Marshall. Frank Heath 35 of St Louis Missouri weds Della Raines 33 of St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry R. Wytick
Edgar
Inez
Mi. Frey
West Terre Haute
Sunday school convention closes with new Clark County officers
The 55th Clark County Sunday school convention met August 29 and 30 at West Union. J A May presided, with sermons by W H Stevens and J Q Snedeker, D H Wing spoke on national life. Tuesday featured state and local workers and a list of officers was elected for the coming year. The group also appointed a committee to draft resolutions of respect for Mrs. Hannah Marvin, deceased since the last meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County
West Union
J. A.may
J. “.W. Adama
W. H. Stevens
God
J. Q. Snedeker
D. H. Wing
D. May
Marshall
A. L. Ruffner
Casey
J. W. Adams
Pearl Richards
Martinsville
Q. Ww. English
Lizzie Hutchison
7 Children's
Fan
City Hall Painted to Mark Main Street Building
City authorities decorated the hall front with large letters City Hall at the top and Fire Department above the truck entrance, plus City Light and Water Office on the window. The project reflects the building’s prominence on Main Street.
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City Hall
City Light and Water Office
Printing error at office distorts message
Fragmentary OCR reads like a public notice about printer fingerprints and ambiguous lines. The garbled text hints at a printing error or misprint affecting a Telegram or letterword at an office, with names or terms only partially legible.
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Sherloés
Bownock
Grain and meat markets show mixed weekly shifts across regions
Grain prices varied by market with Chicago December wheat up to 4c and cash No 2 wheat at 1.27 while December corn slipped 1c. Minneapolis and Kansas City posted modest gains, Winnipeg and Chicago September futures mixed. Fruits and vegetables softened in the East with potatoes and greens slipping. hay markets held steady. Livestock prices trended downward in Chicago with hogs and fat lambs lower and beef steady to down. Wholesale meat prices showed broad declines in beef pork and mutton with veal up.
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Chicago
Minneapolis
Kansas
City
Winnipeg
Kansas City
Jersey
Pittsburg
New Jersey
Giants
New York
Baltimore
Colorado
Idaho
Timothy N
Atlanta
Memphis
Omaha
Bbc
Arnold & Co Builds Road South of Elder Lane
Arnold and Co have started construction on the road south of Elder Lane. Work began Monday with an 80 seat trial strip laid to test equipment in order. Only part of their trucks are used as grading toward Sixth Street is completed. The city had to replace light poles over a considerable stretch to meet state highway width specifications.
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Arnold & Co
Lae
Sixth Street
Alehwiy Division
Free Tuberculosis Clinic By Mindis Association At Congregational Church
Dr. George S Palmer president of the Mindis tuberculosis association with Clark County Medical Society will hold a free clinic on tuberculosis at the Congregational church from 1 00 to 5 00 p m tomorrow. Anyone suffering from lung diseases is urged to be present.
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Fleming R. Black
Herald
Board of Supervisors
Chamber Commerce Meeting
Little Stories: ‘of Home Industry
Akron
Ohio
Walworth
Tingley
Tibbs
Roy W. McSchooler
Johnson Township
Nannie “A. List
Johnson
Leo
Garver
Auburn
Florence Miller
Dolson
Fred M. “Craig
Martinsville Township
Mildred
Smith
Fred Kallanen
Margaret E. Garner
Frank ‘Heath
St.Louis
Della Raines
St. Louis
S.S
Mickie
Eres
Story Hour
Nciica
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