1924, News Clippings, July thru September

Posted on by May 24, 2025

All articles extracted from the newspaper, The Marion Daily Republican

July

Miss Beulah Logan of West Frankfort and Harry Miles of Johnston City were married at Marion, Sunday morning at 11 o’clock, by Justice of the Peace George Pritchett. Miss Logan is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Miles of West Frankfort and is employed as bookkeeper at the Union Hospital. Mr. Miles is the son of. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Miles of Johnston City, where he is employed. The young couple will make their home with the bride’s parents at 714 East Fourth Street, West Frankfort. Jul 1, 1924

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1924, News Clippings, April thru June

Posted on by May 23, 2025

All articles extracted from the newspaper, The Marion Daily Republican

April

Little Flossie Allen, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Allen of Paulton died at seven o’clock Sunday night of pneumonia at the age of one month and twenty-nine days. The other children, Clara, age seven, Willie, age (?) and Lossie, age 4 survive with the parents. Funeral services were held at Pleasant Grove by the pastor, Rev. Edwards Monday afternoon with interment at Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Apr 1, 1924

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1924, News Clippings, January thru March

Posted on by May 22, 2025

All articles extracted from the newspaper, The Marion Daily Republican

January

Mayor Henderson’s New Year’s Resolutions are to work harder to make Marion a better place for citizens to live and to further the beautification of Rosehill and Maplewood Cemeteries, so that they can be kept that way permanently. Jan 1, 1924

Sheriff George Galligan started the New Year by cleaning out his basement and fully half a hundred complete distilleries were junked Tuesday morning. Heaped in front of the county jail the immense pile of copper apparatus attracted a great deal of attention and the sound of the junk men’s hammers attracted a number of spectators. A photographer was on hand to make a picture of the collection. The stills were sold to the junk firm of Harry Palleck of Herrin. Jan 1, 1924

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1923, News Clippings, October thru December

Posted on by May 17, 2025

All articles extracted from the newspaper, The Marion Daily Republican

October

Mrs. Marion Webb who resided four miles west of Creal Springs died at her home Saturday evening at six o’clock following a lingering illness with tuberculosis. Deceased was forty-six years of age and leaves her husband, four children, Marion, Amon and twin daughters, Edna and Zedna, all at home to mourn her loss. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon and interment was made in the Webb Cemetery. Oct 1, 1923

Andy Sue pled guilty in county court Monday morning to a charge of making intoxicating liquor and was fined $500 and sentenced to sixty days in jail. Oct 1. 1923

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1923, News Clippings, July thru September

Posted on by May 17, 2025

All articles extracted from the newspaper, The Marion Daily Republican

July

Centralia—The young man, presumably 23 or 24 years of age, who was found dead in the yards of the Illinois Central here last week was identified as Eddie Zebraitus, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Zerbraitus of Herrin, Illinois. The body of the young man was found with a wound in the back of his head. It was thought that the No. 21 southbound train struck him. He carried a letter in his pocket addressed to his brother, Haustin Zebraitus of Chicago. The hat, which he was wearing, bore the trademark of a Herrin clothing store and it was learned from the brother in Chicago that the parents lived in Herrin. Jul 1, 1923

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