Two Held for Theft After Labor Day Car Stolen
Deputies tracked a case from Casey to Nashville where Frank Linton led to Clifford Brown, both Indiana natives working in Martinsville fields. Linton admitted Brown planned the theft. Linton carried a revolver. Brown denied involvement. both held on $1500 bonds for default.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Short
Emrich
Casey
Labor Day
Nashville
Tenn
Frank Linton
Linton
Mississippi
Clifford Brown
Brown
Short
Clark County
Martinsville
Ind
Ruttman Hurts Arm Cranking Truck and Local News
Wednesday motor truck incident injures Ruttman, a driver for J. W. McGowan grocery, with minor damage and continued duty. Parker township votes 2 to 1 against building bridges. Wm. Ham, sewing machine demonstrator, ill from apoplexy risk and returns to St. Louis. Road work on the national road advances toward Auburn with large portable concrete mixers. City Council discusses telephone service and a pumping station pump removal in 30 days. Frank Drake promoted to dispatch office at Mt. Carmel after time in Chrisman. Kate Irvin returns from Anna State Hospital due to behavior issues. C. E. Schenck leaves Marshall to lead Home Insurance in northern Illinois counties from Chicago.
Anti-saloon Lecture Set for Marshall by Col Logan Smith
Col Logan Smith will lecture in Marshall under the Anti-Saloon League on Monday September 15. The Meth odist church has been secured for the event and will host the anti-saloon program.
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Col. Logan Smith
Marshall
Reunion at Wm Fox Home
The third annual Fox family reunion gathered at William Fox's home on Sunday September 7. Attendees shared meals and music with a large crowd including Will Fox Chas Fox Joe Fox Mrs Alice Fox Ora Fox Larista Fox Roy Fox Waldo Fox Emil Fox Pearly Babcock Bert Clapp Russell Harris Mr and Mrs Clarence Fox Mr and Mrs Roy Lillick Henry Hornbrook Ed Demagen Mrs Jane Slaple Maude Laith. In the afternoon additional members Wall Clapp and family Gleen Clapp and family Bird and Mrs Emil Clip and Mr and Mrs Alfred Grahany joined the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Fox
William Fox
Will Fox
Chas Fox
Joe’ Fox
Alice Fox
Ora Fox
Larista Fox
Roy Fox
Waldo Fox
Emil Fox
Pearly Babcock
Bert Clapp
Russell Harris
Clarence Fox
Roy Lillick
Henry Hornbrook
Ed. Demagen
Jane Slaple
Maude’ Laith
Wall Clapp
Gleen Clapp
Bird
Emil Clip
Alfred Grahany
Clark County Supervisors Open Annual Meeting
The Clark county board of Supervisors opened its annual session with all members present. Judge H R Snavely argued for hiring a tuberculosis nurse to aid health protection until a sanatorium is built. Road and bridge discussions followed and the meeting adjourned to 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 164.
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Clark County Board of Supervisors
Anderson
Lyman Thompson
Alburn
Burns Hurst
Casey
Charles Botramel
Darwin
John Padgock
Dolson
J. F. Hornbrook
Douglas
Dock Hornbrook
Johnson
N. G. Beeson
Marshall
James E. Millhouse
Martinsville
W. K. McDaniel
Melrose
Bruce D. Evans
Orange
Moonshine Community Fair Planned at Wiman's Grove
Moonshine residents map a large educational fair at Wiman's grove two miles south on Thursday September 18. Most locals plan to exhibit items such as apples corn pig horse cow stalks of corn and clover seed. If silo filling runs during the fair it should be postponed for one day says county farm adviser E H Walworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moonshine
Wiman’s Grove
E. H. Walworth
Racing in Marshall Leads to Court Settlement
Fred Remlinger and William Lowry raced down Locust street Sunday and faced a judgment of six dollars plus costs in Squire Craig's court.
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Fred Remlinger
William Lowry
Locust Street
Squire Craig
Brant Case Continued In Bay Circuit Court Until Sept 19
Brant case continued in Bay Circuit Court to Friday September 19. Marriage licenses for the week: none. The docket lists several 1919 divorce partition injunction and land transfer actions with parties and values, including Cooper vs Cooper, Dehl vs Sherman, Barry vs Alpha Daily, Francis vs Francis, Buxbaum vs Mappins, O Rourk vs Todd, and numerous real estate transfers across Marshall and Westfield areas with amounts from $1,200 to $12,600.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zella Cooper
Jerry Cooper
Phebe Dehl
Edgar N. Sherman
Clara I. Barry
Alpha Daily
W. S. Francis
A. E. Francis
H. J. Buxbaum
Harry Mappins
Mary T. O'Rourk
Rachel A. Todd
Sunday School Convention in Marshall Clark County
The fifty third annual Clark county Sunday school convention at First Methodist Church Marshall ran Tuesday and Wednesday with J W Adams presiding. Leaders included Rev J W Fellers Rev P Raymond Powers and C E Schenck. resolutions praised the work and noted thanks to local citizens and officials.
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Clark County
First Methodist Church
J. W. Adams Ofarshall
J. W. Fellers
C. G Carroll
P. Raymond Powers
Friends of
Ilinois
First Methodist Church of
Marshall
J. W. Adams
I. W. English
E. R. Willams
Diesaings
Tors
Kingdom of God
A. L. Ruffner
Clark County Sunday-school Association
Illinois
Providence
Bro. C. E. Schenck
Chicago
J. Mundert
Association
Jebors
Friday Night Dance At Marshall Club Rooms A Success
Friday night dance at the Marshall club rooms attracted Paris Casey and nearby youths. Fa Smith former Court Reporter and Mr Mrs Charles Smith of Wilberforce Ohio visited Paris Thomas en route after Patrick Smith funeral at Marshall. Smith teaches in Wilberforce schools and once served as court reporter here. Choctaw Homecoming Officers Elected At West Union Fourth annual homecoming August 31 names Claude Blizzard president Perry Jackson vice president Maude Blizzard secretary.
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Marshall Club
Paris
Casey
Charles §. Smith
Wilberforce, O
Paris Thomas
Patrick Smith
Marshall
Smith
Wilberforce
Paris Daily News
West Union
Claude Blizzard
Perry Jackson
Maude Blizzard
Ruth Scholfield Weds Arthur Cromwell in Washington Ceremony
Ruth Scholfield daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Scholfield of Washington and Marshall married Arthur H Cromwell at the First Congregational Church in Washington DC. The ceremony was conducted by Rev Wilbur Johnson on Tuesday September 2 at 2 pm. Cromwell, from New Orleans, works for a ship building company and they will reside there after a visit to Marshall.
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Fred Chelan
Chelan
McCordsville
Indiana
Marshall
Jesus
God
H C. Bell
Ruth Scholfield
Thomas Scholfield
Washington
Arthur H. Cromwell
First Congregational Church
Washington, DC
Wilbur Johnson
Miss Scholfield
Tom
Cromwell
New Orleans
Ruth
Scholfield
Ruth Ifs
John Scholfield
Supreme Court of Illinois
Burst Mail Carrier Singes Through Pilgrim Road Misadventure
The fragment describes a carrier pursuing a disrupted voyage titled Pilgrim's Progress. The narrative hints at repeated failures and a stubborn engine that quits, sending the character into mud. A hopeful tune or pean is promised as the cycle repeats.
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Pilgrim's Progress
World Congress of Working Women Convening in DC
The first world congress of working women will convene in Washington on October 22 with 34 countries represented. Each country may send ten women delegates and ten votes, with credentials from accredited trade union bodies. Delegates will report on women's employment, child labor, and the hour day, seeking remedies for unemployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
World Congress of Working Women
Washington
Raymond Robins
National Trade Women’s League
National Committee
Republican Women’s Executive Committee
Women’s Trade Union League
Rural Mail Delays Spark House Hearing Clash
John A. Mc Sparran of the Pennsylvania State Grange urges the Post Office to stop lengthening rural routes by 5 to 6 miles and instead create real new routes. He warns farmer mail delays miss trains. Senator Moses and Representative Gould join rural critics in denouncing penny wise policies.
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Washington, D. C
Post Office Committee of the House
John A. McSparran
State Grange of
Pennsylvania
Post Office Department
McSparran
Moses
New Hampshire
Plains of Texas
Gould
New York
Empire State
Bank Robbery at Marissa Libery Bond Thefts
Thieves robbed the First National Bank of Marissa Illinois early Thursday taking between 75000 and 100000 in Liberty bonds and cash from the safe deposit vaults. A cash drawer of about 70000 remained sealed. The robbers opened 24 of 62 boxes in the vault and moved the rest to a car to open on the road toward St Louis. A nearby resident heard an explosion about 3 am. Drugstore owner Charles Smith of Freeburg says a big touring car with five men fled toward St Louis at 430 am.
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First National Bank
Marissa
Ill
Marshall
St. Louis
Charles Smith
Freeburg
Jobs on Farms Go Begging in the Midwest
Large numbers of farm laborers are scarce across Illinois Wisconsin Iowa Michigan and Indiana with wages from 40 to 57 a month for single men and 90 to 100 for married men. Housing meals and washing offered to offset living costs while farmers seek hundreds of hands during the coming harvest.
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Chicago
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Iowa
Michigan
Indiana
Mark L. Crawford
Witpols
United States Employment Service
R. MN and AL Meet 7600 Bar LE 8s10 Po AI
Secretary notes indicate meeting between R. MN and AL regarding attendance and bar matters with AI and Meeciars rated to attend.
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R. Mn, AL Meet
TNL AL Will
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L. P. Emrich of
Nashville, Tenn
York Township
Wabash Township
Red Cross Workers
Madilan
Lyman Kuykendall
Wabash’ Township
Church of God
Geo. Paxton
Harve Fasig
Giles Miller
Robert Lindsey
Tinas Cunningham
I Wilworth
Fred Williams
Léverest Carper
Albert Fasig
Crissman
Impl ' Rset
Respacaiyealy
Ruttman
Harry Ruttman
J. W. McGowan Grocery Company
Bridges
Parker Township
Wm. Ham
Bubeck and
Gallagher
Auburn
Drake
Frank Drake
William Drake
Chrisman
Big Four
Mt. Carmel
Kate Irvin
Anna
State Hospital For the
Schenck
C. E. Schenck
State
Tllinois
Court House
Brant
Stephen C. Bradley
Martha Hl. Tibbs
D. S. Lee
W. G. Buckler
Orestus Reynolds
Roscoe Lindley
Eliza A. Stephens
Eva Jane Taubeneck
Honora Bray
Alice Prevo
Mary J. Spraker
Walker Elliott
Annis Thompson
Jemima Houk
Chas. Athey
Edgar J. McCrory
JI. T.epperson
W. R. Bennett
Westfield
J. J. Hinkley
W.H. Drewell
Wm. H. Snyder
George W. Tinch
Jas
Warren Hackett
Dillie Long
Richard Eller
Frank Co
Hippard
Joss Marshall
Matthew C. Stanfield
Calvin Stanfield
Andrew Eller
Harry Eller
Seymour Hurst
Ed. Wallace
Herman Wallace
Emanuel WW. Seaton
Arthur. L. Nst
Brances
Brooke
Alva R. Alkire
J. W. Richards
J. L. May
Congregational School
Raymond Powers
Ethel Hurst
C. E B. Schenck
W. H. Stevenk
J Mundorf
Our Association
C. B. Schenck
Hettie Fisher
York
H. R. Williams
A. H. Flagge
J L. May
J W English
J. W Adams
Jerry Ishler
A. W. Wright
Frank Lenox
Granit Grumlin
Wabash
M. Kelley
Lavina Finkbiner
Cradleroll
Kate Stansbury
Home Department
Tressie Dolson
Chas Killie
S. M. Kelley
Temperance
Daniel Beltz
Fa Smith
Gianes
Congress
Iere
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