Obituary of Rev Hodge Murphy from Marion Kentucky
Rev. Hodge Murphy born Sept 15 1861 in Marion Kentucky died July 16 1938 after long illness. He married Anna Hamilton 1883 then Della Martin 1891 and Ida Mead 1901, leaving several children and a large kin group. He preached in Kentucky Illinois and retired in Marietta Illinois with a long church career and family memorials. Funeral July 18 at Marietta Church with interment in Marietta Cemetery. many relatives and friends attended from several towns.
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Hodge Murphy
William
Susan Murphy
Marion
Kentucky
Crittenden County
Anna E. Hamilton
Sheridan
J. E. Boyd
Archie V. Murphy
Marietta
Illinois
Marvin E. Murphy
J. Bryan Murphy
Methodist Church
South
W. D. Humphrey
Waverly
Ilinois
Murphy
Harry Hudson
Ray Micenheimer
J. M. Micenheimer
M. C. Micenheimer
Leta
Freda Kearns
Mich
John Nelson
Plymouth
Ill
Roy Caldwell
County Feeders Market at National Stock Yards
Kinmundy stockman E K Jenkins sold spring lambs averaging 90 pounds at the National Stock Yards on July 27 for top price 9.25 dollars per cwt. Julian Nochman of Kinmundy sold hogs averaging 183 pounds on July 25. Mabel Foster of Salem received 9.25 dollars per cwt for 68 pound native spring lambs through Producers.
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E. K. Jenkins
Kinmundy
National Stock Yards
Julian Nochman
Mabel Foster
Salem
Love as Lesson-Sermon in Christ Science Churches Sunday
Sunday services across Christian Science churches focused on love with the Bible Golden Text praising God’s goodness and mercy. The Lesson-Sermon included Psalms 23 and 145 passages and Mary Baker Eddy’s Science and Health asserting God’s unchanging wisdom and Love and that the infinite cannot do less than all good.
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Churches of Christ
Scientist
Mary Baker
Eddy
Glamour and Gags Surrounding World's Fair Promises
The piece mocks the flood of hype for the 1939 New York World's Fair. It lists grand but fantastical displays from a 200 foot steel globe to a 700 foot spire, a 65 foot George Washington statue, a 50 foot sun dial, cow milking on a revolving platform, a parachute drop, railroading drama, a night fountain show, a flying airplane illusion, fluorescent trees, a rocket to Mars, a Romanesque amphitheatre, and a large model of New York City, questioning if the fair can deliver.
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New York
George Washington
Mars
Rome
Revival Meeting At The Christian Church Progresses
The revival at The Christian Church continues with Bro. Birch delivering stirring gospel messages each evening. Music contributions praise God with Sandoval Church Orchestra performing Tuesday and Odin Church delegation sharing Wednesday.
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The
Christian Church
Bro. Birch
Sandoval Church
Odin Church
God
Virgil Livesay Sustained Broken Back In Accident
Virgil Livesay, a former Kinmundy resident helping Clyde Ballance build a new house, fell from a 20 foot ladder on weather boarding, hitting a scaffold brace and breaking a vertebra. He was taken to Effingham Hospital in serious condition, later described as improving but needing about three weeks of treatment.
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Kinmundy Express
Livesay
Virgil, Livesay
Clyde Ballance
Effingham Hospital
Preparing For Test Well North Of Vernon Ill
A rig moved onto the Morey land near Vernon North limits and is being overhauled. The lease was not drilled earlier. operations to begin after overhaul. Small city tract leases west of the railroad are in progress as the test could trigger an oil boom for Vernon.
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Morey
Vernon North
Vernon
Southern Illinois
Broken Drill Stem Causes Shutdown At Meyer Well
The Taylor Drilling Co. No. 1 Meyer well in Section 6 East Fork Township near Patoka was shut down midweek as a drill stem twisted and the broken section remained unrecovered at press time. Elder A. L. Smith of Dix will preach at the Baptist Church Sunday at 10 30 a m.
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Meyer Well
Taylor Drilling Co
Meyer
East Fork Township
Patoka
A. L. Smith
Dix
The
Baptist Church
Adams Oil & Gas Co. Completes 59 Patoka Wells
Adams Oil & Gas Co. has completed 59 producing wells in the Patoka field after adding No. 1 Chas. Cox to the pump early this week. The No. 1 Cox sits north of No. 2 Nattier, with further drilling ongoing at City Park and L. W. Ballance leases as contractors refine No. 2 Village of Patoka and a third offset well to Cypress Oil & Gas Co. No. 6 Claude Adams. Royalty payments will flow to Patoka from five wells.
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Chas. Cox
Adams Oil & Gas Co
Patoka
Cox
Nattier
City Park
Village of Patoka
City of
L. W. Ballance
Cypress Oil & Gas Co
Claude Adams
Taylor Drilling Company
Fire Destroys Ehrat Farm Barn Near Shobonier
A large cow barn on the Wm Ehrat farm five and a half miles southeast of Shobonier burned Friday night. The blaze started around 10 PM as 4 H Club members were leaving. About 700 bushels of wheat and hay were lost with $2000 in damages, partially insured. Rebuilding is planned immediately.
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Ehrat
Shobonier
4-H Club
Second Test In Pope Township Near Completion
The Whisenant No. Joe Carter in Section 15 Pope Township Town 4 nears Benoist sand depth and should finish by week’s end. Located about two miles south of the Mueller lease well, the tests draw interest northwest of Patoka in an area not previously tested. The No 1 Mueller was a dry hole at Benoist depth.
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Joe Carter
Pope Township
Carter
Patoka
Mueller
Mrs. Cecil Elliott Visits Hudspeth Family in Centralia
Mrs. Cecil Elliott of Centralia spent Wednesday at the home of her mother, Mrs. H. G. Hudspeth, in the local area.
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Cecil Elliott
Centralia
H. G. Hudspeth
Jacob Muck Celebrated His Eighty Sixth Birthday
Relatives and friends gathered July 31 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gray in Cartier Illinois to honor Jacob Muck on his eighty sixth birthday. A bountiful dinner followed with guests including John Muck William Lehman Earl Muck Elmer Muck Rudy Muck Lida Muck Ernest Muck Ida Pilubeil Emma Rubin Minnie Petzold John Pansch Joseph Schmidt Arthur Muck Violet Viola Menk George Menk Henry Muck Paul Raffel Russel Norton Gladis Mae Charles Hunt Bob Hunt Joseph Muck Patoka Herman Muck Arnold Muck Margaret Gray Frances and Charles Gray of Cartter Illinois.
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Robert Gray
Cartier
Illinois
Jacob Muck
John Muck
William Lehman
New Athens
Ill
Earl Muck
Elmer
Rudy Muck
Lida Muck
Ernest Muck
Lebanon
Ida Pilubeil
Emma Rubin
Minnie Petzold
John Pansch
St. Louis
Joseph Schmidt
Webster
Arthur Muck
Violet
Viola
Bob Burdick
Decatur
George Menk
George
Filmore
Henry Muck
Paul Raffel
Russel Norton
Gladis Mae
Charles
Bob Hunt
Ramsey
Joseph Muck
Patoka
Herman Muck
Odin
Arnold Muck
Margaret
Salem
Frances
Cartter, Ill
Wells to be drilled on 1000 acre Foster lease blocks
Drilling commitments for two wells were made on a 1000 acre Foster township block in sections 17 16 20 and 21 during the latter part of last week. Land owners have arranged to turn over acreage for a well with two groups pursuing east and west 500 acre halves. The A D Nichols well lies farther east in unexplored territory of the new Illinois oil development. If producers emerge, nearby areas may open to exploration and boost activity in the district.
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Foster Township
A. D. Nichols
New
Illinois Oil Development
Sandoval
Cattle and Hog Markets Show Modest Shifts at National Stock Yards
The National Stock Yards close shows small changes across cattle hogs and sheep. Yearlings and beef cows rise while native and western steers stay steady. Hogs finish mixed with steady to firm early trading and some weakness late. Lambs remain largely steady with packers paying $8.75 to $9.25 for bulk consignments. Top weights and feeders command the highest bids, with beef cows and cutters trading in narrow ranges.
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St. Louis
Packer
All Star Team Beats Pana Then Falls to Salem
The All Star team beat Pana 1 to 0 in five innings before rain stopped play. They were later defeated by Salem 9 to 4 on the road. A game with Alma is planned for Saturday night as part of the city league schedule.
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Pana
Patoka
Don Eagan
All Stars
Salem
Alma
Tigers
Vernon
Cubs
Pirates
East
West
Aee Pet
Reece West
Marion County Sets 1939 Wheat Allotment at 9855 Acres
Marion County announces a 1939 wheat allotment of 9 855 acres as part of Illinois share totaling 1 789 192 acres from the national 55 000 000 acre program. Farmers meeting allotments qualify for price and conservation payments and future loans.
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Marion County
County Agricultural Conservation Committee
State Committee
Champaign
Illinois
Test Well Drilling Near Ramsey Illinois
The Forster well on the Chas Thull farm two miles east of Ramsey shut down briefly this week for repairs. Drilling resumed midweek and Friday night a small gas vent was encountered causing excitement as residents await the test results for Ramsey City.
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Forster
Chas. Thull
Ramsey
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Rev
National
Christian Science Churches
World's Poultry Congress
Cleveland
Ohio
United States
Hall of Youth
Cleveland Public Auditorium
Virgil Livesay
Vernon, Ill
Patoka Field
Ehrat Farm
Foster
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