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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1926
Page
3
Springfield reports September as the peak danger month for typhoid fever with infections rising from August and a high weekly count. Health director Dr. Isaac D. Rawlings warns carriers at gatherings and food service threaten outbreaks, noting one community supper spurred 25 cases.
Local families including Coombes Carpenter Chambers Williams and Lambdin gather for a Wednesday picnic at West Union with many checking in at John Carpenter’s and other nearby homes. A new daughter Margaret Eva born to Thomas and wife marks a noted event.
John Snedeker and family visited John Mathew and wife of Marsall last Sunday. Geo Cork and family and others attended church at Dennison last Sunday night. Thelma Nichols spent the weekend with grandmother Mrs. Andy Cork of Livingston. Ed Setzer and family visited Fred Berner of Bethel. Fannie Nichols and Edna spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Clifford Kuykendall of Dennison. Reverend O H Sweitzer and family returned to Marion where he is appointed pastor for the coming year. Nettie Snedeker of Terre Haute spent Sunday with John Snedeker and family. A reunion for M M Weaver and family and Earl Weaver and family was held at David Coler’s of State Line.
Community members gathered for the Jackson Reunion south of Marshall with about 92 attendees. Families from Avon Terre Haute West Union and Walnut Prairie visited homes and joined gatherings as attendance and neighborly visits were noted. School began Monday with Miss Maggie Canady teaching and twenty nine pupils enrolled.
John Mathews custodian of Marshall Tourist Park reports 16 tourist cars last Wednesday night during a heavy storm though the park did not flood and low areas held no water. By Monday night the park had 12 cars.
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