County Board Road Debates Mended in Blurred Report
A county board meeting transcript is corrected as incorrect names and places are clarified. The writer rebukes misstatements about Martinsville township delegates and West Auburn road issues, suggests many votes were unclear, and compares public hearings to private meetings of officials.
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County Board of Supervisors
Stelledge
Martinsville Township
West Auburn
Ihca
Martinsville
Political Ballot Proposals and Local Candidates Listed
A long list names candidates for statewide and local offices across Illinois including Francis Blair for Superintendent, Charles Vail for Clerk of the Supreme Court, Laura Evans and Helen Grigsby for University Trustees, Henry Rathbone and Richard Yates for Congress, Laura Walmsley and Holaday for Appellate Court, and various county officials. Party lines show Republican affiliations among listed committees. The document also records numerous township and precinct committeemen with locations like Marshall Casey Martinsville and West Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Central Committee
Clark County
Walter E Cork -Kafirman
Marshall
John W. Fredenberger
Anderson
T. A Carpenter
West Union
Auburn
Charles Veach
Casey
J S Parcel
John Burr
Ed Forester Casey
Darwin
Elias Haddix
Dolson
John D Ross
Martinsville
Douglas
Herman Hol Hngsworth
Oliver
Johnson Frank Foster
T P Cleaver
W A
Byrum
HE Ro
Snavely
Marshall Marshall
Walter E. Cork
John Brandenstein
Marshall Welrose
Oscar Edwards Ro
West York
Orange
Crandall R
Parker Charles Gilbert
R. Martinsville
Wabash
John G Snedeker
Readers request clarification on incorrect newspaper notices
Dan W Tibbs protests reports from the Indianapolis market that he has moved to Kansas City. He says he remains in Indianapolis and asks Marshall Herald and Terre Haute paper editors to correct the record and explain the error to avoid misimpressions. Washington dispatch notes coalitions forming as Democrats court dissident Republicans amid primary bitterness.
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Marshall Herald
Terre Haute
Indianapolis
Kansas City
West Union
Marshall
Dan Tibbs
Dan W Tibbs
D W. Tibbs
Dan W
Soap usage in American households grows in 1930s study
A reading on American consumer habits shows households using increasing soap quantities with rising monthly expenditure. Researchers note varied soap types and markets across regions, reflecting broader sanitation trends.
New Brick Pavement Fronting Dulaney’s Building
A brick pavement is being laid in front of Dulaney's building and a new post office has opened on the Paris and Danville railroad at Big Siding named Oliver M 6Scape. The board of supervisors shows little business knowledge while Warren and Walt Bartlett near completion of a wagon yard with stalls and feed boxes for five cents per horse.
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Dulaney
Paris and
Danville
Big Siding
Oliver M
Board of Supervisors
Warren
Walt Bartlett
Forty Years Ago At Dell's Crossing And Surroundings
Forty years ago Bert Hogue worked for Black and Clark during Dell's absence in East Ed Snider and wife visited their nighter Mrs A N Morrow in Dan le last week Delance Wallace arrived from Col s Ind Friday and began his lines as day agent at the crossing Saturday W OD Reeburger from Coatesville began as night agent that evening He works all night Windows in the office were to be shuttered to prevent another tragedy Mrs J W Anderson and her son Waitley of Denver arrived Friday for an extended visit to relatives and friends here Arch is working in the UK express office at Denver.
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Bert Hogue
Black and Clark
Dell
East
Ed Snider
A N Morrow
Dan ‘le
Delance Wallace
Col‘s Ind
Ines
J W Anderson
Uatley
Denver
Colo
Char
Arch
Resignations and church salary hike mark county notes
Twenty years ago Sam Prevo left the Big 4 surveying crew for a Terre Haute position firing a locomotive on Vandalia. Elder Parker Shields announced Rev Voore would return to Marshall next year with the pastor salary raised to 1200 dollars. Simear Hurst plans a two story brick business block on North Hamilton for the gas company offices and supplies. County schools report higher enrollment with Marshall 562 first day, Casey 449, Martinsville and Westfield up, plus gains in smaller towns.
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Sam Prevo
Big 4
Terre Haute
Vandalia Vresiding
Parker Shields
Rev Voore
Marshall
Si.mour Hurst
Hamilton Street
Brian
Casey
Martinsville
Westfield
Farm barn fire near town amid frost and funeral travel
Ten years ago a barn on Ross Holler’s farm north of town caught fire from a grinding engine on the adjacent Shipe farm but quick action saved the structure with little damage. Early frost covered ponds, corn largely safe, late vegetables damaged. Visitors attended Miss Emma Doll’s funeral. T. W. F. Clark family visiting Chicago. Margaret LeGore moved to Springfield to oversee a display department.
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Ross Holler
Chas. Shipe
Will Hippard
Lenore
Springfield
Mary Hammill
Chalmers
Terre Haute
Emma Doll
T. W. F. Clark
Ralph
Harriet Clark
Chicago
Margaret LeGore
Obituary for Wiley Phillipe Wiley W. Phillippe
Wiley Phillipe Wiley W. of Orange township Clark county born May 13 1848 Wythe Virginia died Sept 5 1926 age 78 years 3 months 3 days married Savilla Blankenbeker Jan 14 1872 died 7 children John Winton Orville Howard Pred Anna eldest died in infancy many grandchildren two great grandchildren one sister Mrs Nancy J Vaught joined M E R church Jan 1 1871 near Wesley Chezel. Parish life long resident in Illinois.
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Wiley W
Joseph
Sarah Phillippe
Wythe Co
Virginia
Orange Township
Clark County
Illinois
Savilla Blankenbeker
John
Winton
Orville
Howard
Pred
Anna
Thy Daugtter
Kings
Mrcs
Nancy J. Vaught
M. ER
Wesley Chezel
Pom Thornburg
Gastos
Bolly
Obituary of Joseph Akeman
Joseph Akeman born October 24 1858 in Hopewell Ohio died September 5 1926 aged 67 years 11 months 19 days. He lived in Terre Haute and Tampa Florida and had five children eight daughters two sons. He married Alma McLain in 1889 and Julia Emery in 1912. Funeral services were held at Eaton Ill and burial in Prairie cemetery with ministers Rev R C Mowry and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Akeman
Augustus
Eliza Akeman
Hopewell
Ohio
Christian Church
Alfreta McLain
Alma Foley
Marshall
Mabel Wood
Eaton
Ola Franklin
Potomac
John
Gerald Akeman
Julia Emery
Bloomington
Ind
Terre Haute
Tampa
Florida
The
Eaton, Ill
R C Mowry
Prairie Cemetery
Committee Recommends Springfield Firm for Audit
Charleston Illinois September 17 The Coles Board of Supervisors closed its September meeting with a committee recommendation to hire Bacchus and Bishop Company of Springfield to audit two years of books. The bid covers three copies of the accounts for 1040 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Ill
Coles Board of Supervisors
Bacchus and Bishop Company
Springfield
Administratrix set to present final settlement in Washburn estate
Ruth Washburn administratrix will ask Clark County Court at Marshall Illinois on October 4 1926 to discharge her from all duties in the estate of William W Washburn deceased. Heirs and distributes may appear and resist. Attorney H R Snavely serves as counsel. Advertisement 39-2
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Clark County
Wiliam W Washburn
Marshall
Illinois
Marshall readers weigh value of local advertising schemes
Since early 1926 Marshall residents have discussed various schemes. The column expresses appreciation for the community’s confidence and offers opinions on the value of advertising to meet individual needs, inviting readers to decide how to proceed.
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Marshall Herald Telephone No
Harry B. Potter
Minois
National
Elledge
West Auburn Road
Dewar
Auburn Road
Elledgey
Berg
Spamgetield
Dhners Commree Commission
Wabash Valley Telephone Co
CAASE
Certan
Liners Commerce Commission
Bank of New York
Farm Bureau
Commission
Brennan
United States
Frank L. Smith Dwight
Garrett D Kinney
Peoria
Superintendent OF Public Instruction
Francis G Blair
Supreme Court
Charles W Vail
University OF Illinois
Laura B. Evans
Taylorville
Helen M Grigsby
Pittsfield
William L. Noble
Evanston
Congress
Henry R Rathbone
Kenilworth
Richard Yates
Appellate Court
Third District
Laura B. Walmsley
William P. Holaday
Georgetown
Genral
Harry Baxter Newman Walter BE. Corkes Marshall
John J. Arney
Stanfield
B. Sowers Marshall
Fred Strohm
Prof
L. Brewer
Yours Truly
D W Tibbs
William L. Daley
the Herald
Washington
Washington, D. GC
Wiley Phillipe
Wesley Chapel
M. B
J A Stout
G. E. Baldridge
Springfield Company
Ruth Washburn
H. R. Snavely
Atty. “Advertisement
Willard , Battery
Marshall Battery Co
Marshall, Illinois
Quirer
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of Herald Advertising
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