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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1936
Page
4
Crowe home coming attendees from this vicinity visit Sunday afternoon. Jesse Samuel Stanfield dies in Russell Kansas hospital and funeral held at Mt Olive Church with burial at Cox Cemetery. several relatives attend from nearby towns.
Mrs. Elsie Combs spent Friday evening with Mrs. George Hutchings and daughter June. Several families and relatives visited each other Sunday and Saturday in the area, including Spires, Fox, Clapp, Marrs, Walcott, Liffick, and Combes households. A birthday gathering for Virginia Swartz occurred Saturday evening.
Mrs Frances Miller hosts visits with Orvel McCarty and family of Atwood Illinois and Henry Miller and wife. McCarty formerly Miss Bonnie Miller. Gene Arbuckle and family visit Marshall Shotts. Otis Williams and Mildred and Junior spend time with Mrs Mary Carpenter. Marjorie Higginbotham and Doris Higginbotham visit Martha and Margaret Miller. Jesse Jackson has Sunday dinner with Camie Thompson.
Mrs Maude Miller reports a well attended associational Sunday school convention with eight churches represented. Visitors include Bud Ash and Maggie Miller, Fred Imle, Ada Buzzard, Ralph Marrs, Bobby, and others from Terre Haute English Marshall Denison Grand Turn and Marshall. WPA crews install a new concrete culvert on Choctaw road south of Mill Creek hill.
Mr and Mrs Chas Prevo transact ed business at Marshall on Tuesday with Otho Burman and Lon Orville also present in the local notes of West Union.
Shoppers and residents visited friends and neighbors across the region last week. Entries include Garnet Ogle delivering cane to Auburn for Ernest Nicol, Dr S Cullop of Marshall visiting locals, Vince Williamson of Trimble calling on the Williams family, W D Burnett of Marshall conducting business, J N Hillard of Robinson visiting, Charles Chambers of Quaker Lane calling on John Coryell, Allen Collier moving into a vacated property, Ben Bartlett of West Frankfort visiting relatives, Albert Poorman transacting business in Charleston, James Ferguson and family moving to Missouri, and Robert Ferguson calling on Sam Nichols and others.
Ohio notes list neighbors visiting neighbors and helping with harvest. Ira Cannady and family worked for Charlie Strohm last week while Fred Rodrick assisted Glen Heleine with corn. Several families visited relatives in Terre Haute, West Union, and with John Van Fleet and Mrs. Ida Riggs.
Miss Daisy Draper hosts and visits recur as families in Washington and surrounding areas share weekend and weekday guests. Notices mention Mr. and Mrs. Robinson, the Haddix, Lichtenberger, Draper, Salter, Bender, Newlin, and several others joining relatives at homes, parks, and local venues.
Drillers at the oil well resumed work Friday evening. Quentin Paddock of Urbana visited home folks over the weekend. Levi Tagg of Robinson delivered a truckload of coal for the oil well Saturday morning. Albert Haddix and his father Adam made Marshall calls Saturday morning. Miss Cleoma Clough stayed with her uncle Everett Hollenbeck’s family in Washington Center this week. Mr and Mrs Wayne Hunt of Snyder hosted the weekend at Clarence Hunt’s home. Junior Kiger and James Baggs traveled to Terre Haute Saturday afternoon on bicycles. Mrs Lilly Cummins and her daughter spent days at the home of the latter. Clarence Hunt went to Indianapolis Monday to sell calves and returned Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Commodore Frakes visited Friday and Saturday.
Marshall callers report visits from Mrs. Raymond Low and family and others. Emery Tharp works for Roy Dickerson while Dr J R Wilson and wife of Prairie Creek visit family. Wells in town run dry per reports. John Bush returns home from Greenup Illinois for weekend. Roy Dickerson attends a reading circle at West Union. Harman Renshaw and Harry Marvin noted among residents in the area.
Sunday school at 9 30 at the M E Church Regular preaching services at the church of Christ Saturday night Sunday morning and Sunday night. Mr and Mrs Henry Bohn of Snyder were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Ernest Newlin and family. Donald Winters of Terre Haute visited his parents Henry Winters and family Monday. Mrs Essie Mount of Terre Haute called on her sister Mrs Lelia Evans at evening. T C Bailiff attended an all day meeting and basket dinner at Willowek church Sunday. Mrs F Seymour visited Mr and Mrs J G Harrington Miss Cecil Bell and R L Bell and family at Paris Wednesday. Miss Cecil Bell recently operated on for appendicitis returned to Cicero Illinois Friday. Mr and Mrs I Seymour visited Miss Florence Seymour Sunday on LaMotte Prairie. Mrs Guy Hagar Mr and Mrs Leo Reynolds and children Mrs Joe Murray and children accompanied Mr and Mrs Percy Elliott and sent to Terre Haute Sunday and spent the day with Orin Ruby and family and Misses Lenore and Mary Hagar. Mrs Melroy Burner of Paris spent a few days last week at her home here. Mr and Mrs W C Miller and son Lewis and Mrs Abbie Lewis accompanied Eugene Probst and Miss Norma Bell Miller of Paris to the home of W J Miller and family near Porterville a week ago Sunday and spent the day. Mr and Mrs John Athey and sons spent a week ago Sunday with her parents Mr and Mrs Merle Anderson and family near Rosedale Indiana. Mrs Thomas Stone and daughter returned Friday to her home in Texas after an extended visit with her parents Fred Blair and family.
Mrs Greely Brown spent the weekend with sister Alice Wyrick. Clifford Morgan recovers from a hand injury in Gary mills. WDZ correspondent day at Tuscola park drew 6 000 attendees with press cards issued. James Ridgway left for Texas on business. It notes farm reputation and premium markets for above average offerings.
Local item dense with names and moves recounts dinners visits and home changes. Residents include Miss Ola Collier Louis Myles Donna Louis Eva Bender Clarence Collier and others with notes on Sunday school and church gatherings. Several moves near Avon and Jewett, plus farm remodeling and new barns.
Melrose revival meeting continues as residents report visitors and dinners. Mr and Mrs Snavely called on Ernest and Mrs Wells. Rev Roscoe Moore had Sunday dinner with Frank Phillips family. several families shared meals and prayers across the community. Mrs Will Hix is ill. Marjorie Beasley returned home from Otto Cornwell's. William Medsker sick but improving. numerous local families hosted dinners and visits Sunday including the Dunlaps and Kinderdines.
Mrs Alice Tharp, Mrs Esther Strohm, and Mrs Elsie Tingley of Hatton helped Mrs Goldie Lee of Ernst peel and can tomatoes Tuesday. Mrs Beulah Miller of Ohio vicinity visited her parents Perry and Mrs Tharp of Hatton Thursday. Robert Ogle and sister Lola visited Mr and Mrs Russell Haddix and family and Mrs Ola Haddix of Hatton Sunday. Mrs Mary Salter is poorly. Mrs Stella Haddix of Hatton called.
Sunday gatherings fill Clarksville and Paris with kinship visits. Families including Reeley Tate Sims Davis Nicholson Montgomery Claypool and Bushmeyer share meals and call on relatives. Dolson Chapel music note mentions a piano tuner from Danville.
Mrs H H White hosts, Reena Bartlett visits Emma Hodges and Nora Brown. Charley Barkalow and family visit Roy Barkalow for the winter. Nora Brown weekends with Orlandocker and family. Mrs Robinson and son visit Wiley Kinderdine and wife. True Thompson family dine with Ike Thompson. Gene Buckner family dine with Hugh White.
Lavaughn Sheffner and his wife and Mrs Leo Lingar Ker and Peby spent Sunday with Carroll Shaffner. Gale Barkalow, a Charleston college student, was home from Thursday evening to Sunday. Oscar Shaffner and his family shared Sunday dinner with Mr and Mrs George McCollum.
Local social notes describe visits and dinners among Marshall Terre Haute Paria and Allright residents. Families including Higginbothams Williams Mac Thompsons and Hursts are listed with weekend gatherings and Sunday calls. Everett Higginbotham worked near Marshall and visited family, while Louise Thompson joined Mrs Thompson for an afternoon call on Clarence Anderson’s farm.
The store announces a three day sale September 26 28 and 29 with extra 5 percent heat on all sales of two dollars or more. See a line of shoes oxfords and hosiery and nothings with many bargains in dry goods.
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