Ford Day a Big Feature of County Fair
The 1923 fair drew record crowds with Ford day events. Trade displays showcased Overland Willys Studebaker Chevrolet Packard and other makes. Mundy won sixth in a race. about 1 000 Ford cars were present and 400 entered contests. Saturday attendance was strong and horse Sweepstakes premiums were awarded in the morning. Auto races highlighted the afternoon followed by vaudeville at the amphitheatre Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butek
Overland
Willys
Knight
Studebaker
Chavrolet
Cadiac
Dodge
Fort Wayne Years Ago Scenes of Townwide Excitement
Forty years ago a scene of wild excitement on the streets drew crowds toward Doherty's party as observers recount the chaotic scene. Proposals for a school building expansion are argued amid a busy term with ninety-two pupils in one room and sixty eight in another, while several residents note visits and moves in the community and a later decade recounts local names and trips.
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Doherty
Pariety
802 Herald
West
Chicago
Ment
Annie Sanderson
Lynn
Danville
The
Herald
W. T. Martin
Lizzie
Scpnt
Terre -Haute
Overland Prices Fall Steeply in Marshall Run
Albert Sockler, Overland dealer, slashes prices as Overland models drop. The touring car now $556, roadster $556, Bird Touring $768. Closed coupe $825 and sedan $878, down from prior levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Sockler
Overland
Willys-Knight
Prather Connelly Wedding Held in Paris
Miss Lillie Prather and Joe T. Connelly wed Saturday afternoon at the First Baptist Church in Paris. The couple, both of Charleston, were attended by Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Beasley and Charles Prather. Rev. Gordanier officiated. Mrs. Connelly is a Charleston teacher. Connelly graduated in agriculture from the University of Illinois and plans to teach vocational agriculture in Marshall High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Gordanier
Yastor
First Baptist Church of
Paris
Lillie Prather
Joe T. Connelly
Charleston
B. L. Beasley
Chas. Prather
Rev. Gordanier
Mr. Connelly
Shurtleff College
Charleston Teachers’ College
Aurora
Connelly
Teachers’ College
University of Illinois
Alpha Tau Alpha
Sigma Delta Sigma
Marshall
Frightened horse causes accident near Dennison
Glenn Sefter ind Velva Spencer were badly cut by glass Sunday night on their way home from church. A horse driven by Waller Yergan became frightened by a milk can on the roadside and plunged through the windshield. The occupants were only slightly scratched while the horse was fatally hurt. They were taken to a doctor by Harlie Welch for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Sefter
Ind
Velva “Spencer
Harris Welch
Dennison
Waller
Yergan
Harlie Welch
Injured in Fall from Truck in Catlin Indiana
Harry Norton aged 25 son of Mr and Mrs Tess Norton was severely injured Saturday morning when he fell from a truck in Catlin Indiana He was brought to Union Hospital at Terre Haute After examination doctors initially feared a fractured skull but x rays showed the injury was not a fracture
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Harry Norton
Tess Norton
Catlin
Ind
Norton
Union Hospital
Terre .Haute
Sheriff's Raid Seizes Liquor at Walnut Prairie Barn
Early Saturday Sheriff Turner States Attorney Connelly and Deputy Faunce raided Ed Stuck's Walnut Prairie property finding 15 gallons mash 10 gallons home brew and 10 gallons grape wine. They arrested Ed Stuck and William Becknill of Hutsonville but Becknill cannot post bond while Stuck posted bond. Stuck serves on Walnut Prairie school board and runs the town elevator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner
Connelly
Faunce
Ed Stuck
Walnut
Prairie Rand
William Becknill
Hutsonville
Stuck
Becknill
School Board of
Walnut Prairie
Motorcade Passes Through Marshall in Coast to Chicago Run
A motorcade of thirty cars starting in Gulfport Mississippi sails toward Chicago with a Friday stop in Marshall. The trip marks the first sociability run from the Mississippi Gulf Coast to the Chicago highway, with ten cities represented and a Terre Haute lunch en route before continuing to Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Gulfport
Miss
Chicago
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Chicago Highway
Terre Haute
Public Library Adds Several New Books to List
Marsh all public library expands monthly with new titles. Notable additions include Webster’s International Dictionary with reference history and a range of adult and juvenile fiction and non fiction titles across multiple authors and subjects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Library
Marshall Public Library
Arcadia
Maine
Bob
Bradford
Hironchlls
Rowland
Willoughby
Elizabeth
Johnny
Knut
Godsa
Washington Flags at Half Mast Reflect Mourning Era
Washington, the City of Flags, mourns in half mast for thirty days in respect to President Harding. The rapid news from Japan’s disaster reaches during the mourning period, stirring public reflection on national and international affairs as senators hint at World Court engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Washington Night
Warren G. Harding
Japan
Washington
Geneva
League of Nations
Harmor
Congress
United States
Europe
Harding
World Court
Radio
Forty Years Since Marshall’s First Telephone Exchange
Mickie recounts handling a 25-phone switch in Marshall Illinois near the Wabash River forty years ago. He served as manager wire chief and operator, noting 10 cent calls to non subscribers and messenger trips for Terre Haute. He reflects on the evolution to modern exchanges and the growth from a single wire ground circuit to complex systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Kilborn
Ilinois
Marshall
Wabash
Terre Haute, Indiana
Terre Haute
Daily Press
Walter Adams 22 Dies of Typhoid Fever in Asbury
Walter Adams age 22 son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Adams of Asbury died Friday from typhoid fever Funeral services were held Sunday at the Livingston church with Rev D T Black officiating and interment followed in Livingston cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Adams
Joseph Adams
Asbury
Livingston Church
Rev
D. T. Black
Livingston
Ku Klux Klan Meeting Set for Charleston
A full day and night Ku Klux Klan meeting will be held at Charleston fair grounds on Tuesday September 18. National and state officers and speakers are scheduled to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KU Klux Klan
Charleston
Fair Grounds
County Board Holds One Day Annual Session
County board of supervisors met in an annual session yesterday afternoon adjourning to 9 this morning. Minutes from the last meeting were read and bridges in Anderawn Orange and Wabash townships were approved. A US Department of Health representative spoke on tuberculin testing of cattle. No appropriation was made, but the issue will be considered today as about forty farmers attended. Maybe girls dont blush nowadays because there is nothing to blush about.
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County Board of Supervisors
Anderaqn
Orange
Wabash
United States Department of Healture
Vocational Work to be Held in Clerk's Office
C H Clark field agent for the division of vocational rehabilitation of Illinois will conduct sessions on the third Wednesday of each month from 11:00 a m to 2:00 p m starting October 1 1923 at the county clerk L H Atkins office Urbana. The division is newly established and operates through the state board for vocational education with federal cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Clark
Urbana
Division of Vocation Rehabilitation of
Ilinois
L. H. Atkins
State Board For Vocational Education
Homecoming at Dolson Chapel September 23
A Dolson chapel homecoming is planned for September 23. Rev. E. D. Wamaley of Indianapolis will address the children after Sunday school and deliver a homecoming sermon at 11:00 a.m. He will speak again at 2:30 p.m. on Law and Temperance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolson Chapel
E. D. Wamaley
Indianapolis
City Council Meeting Delayed To Wednesday
Marshall Illinois city council met on Wednesday due to a Monday holiday and raised the night watchman salary by fifteen dollars while directing the ordinance committee to draft a traffic law in line with state statute. A resolution commemorating Gilbert F. Grider of Mattoon Illinois cited his death in service and extended condolences to his family.
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Gilbert F. Grider
Marshall
Clinoiz
Minute Book
City Council
Accident Abroad? Shooting Injures Hunter Near Livingston
Merrick Callaway, while hunting near his home north of Livingston, accidentally discharged his firearm after the gun wedged between rocks. He was treated at C. D. Mitchell's office where his little toe and a bone in his forefoot were amputated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livingston
Eleanor Smith
Terre. Haute
Merrick Callaway
Mr. Callaway
Macklin Found Not Guilty After County Court Hearing
In Lawrenceville county court on Friday Frank Macklin was acquitted of unlawfully driving a motor vehicle after a collision with a buggy last year. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
of the People
Frank Macklin
Lawrenceville
Marriage Licenses Granted in Indiana Towns
Ernest C. Scott age 23 of Terre Haute marries Ferrice McCosh age 18 of Terre Haute. Arthur Stages age 21 of Marshall weds Ruth F. Morgan age 20 of Marshall. William M. Taylor age 23 of Robinson ties with Audrey Roe age 18 of Palestine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest C. Scott
Terre Haute
Ferrice McCosh
Arthur Stages
Marshall
Ruth F. Morgan
William M. Taylor
Robinson
Audrey Roe
Palestine
Real Estate Transfers Listed for Martinsville and Nearby
Multiple transfers recorded including Sarah A. Lafferty to Lillie Fleger for a Martinsville lot at 1050 dollars and Rosa P Douglass to Chester Sna for Martinsville lot at 2 dollars. Other deeds cover land in 5-14-12 29-11-13 22-11-11 and nearby areas with values from 1 to 425 dollars. Named parties include John R. Kelley Lewis Kelley H B Kelley Emmett A. Craig and wives J D Payne David R. Martin Harry Smitley Lydia Dailey James R Gilbert Clarence Gilbert Louisa J Anderson Levi Horton and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah A. Lafferty
Lillie Fleger
Martinsville
Jackson R. Bardin
Nora Craig
Rosa P.douglass
Chester
Snavery
John R. Kelley
Lewis Kelley
H. B. Kelley
Emmett A. Craig
L. B. Anderson
Darwin
J. D. Payne
David R. Martin
Harry Smitley
J. D. Fugna
Sarah E. Bruce
Casey
Lydia Dailey
Mabel Kennedy
McKeen
James R. Gilbert
Clarence Gilbert
Louisa J. Anderson
Levi Horton
Recorder of Court of Honor to Have Office
Abie Clark, recorder for the court of bonus, has secured the office over the corner pool room. Starting September 20, he will be there from 1 30 p m on Thursdays Fridays and Saturdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Bell
Abie Clark
Court of Bonus
Sha
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