The Hancock-Henderson Quill, Inc.
Compiled and Edited by Virginia Ross
>Media Broadcaster: MARRIED AT FT. MADISON: Paul E. Clarke, whose home is in Brimfield, Illinois and Miss Loava Shiplett of Abingdon, Illinois, were quietly united in marriage last Monday, May 23, 1927, the ceremony being performed in Fort Madison, Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Clarke are members of the local high school faculty. Mr. Clarke has been the coach and science teacher here for the past two year and Mrs. Clarke has taught Latin and Mathematics the last term. The bride was smartly gowned in a tailored suit of beige and wore a small orchid hat with other harmonizing accessories. Mrs. Clarke attended Eureka College graduating with the class of 1926. Mr. Clarke graduated from Knox College at Galesburg and since that time has been engaged in the teaching profession and has accepted a position as athletic coach of the Biggsville High School for the next year.
ANT-SALOON LEAGUE SERVICE-CHURCH NEWS: The Anti-Saloon League will send a delegate from Chicago to conduct the services in the Media United Church next Sunday morning. Rev. Cross entertained the children of the congregation last Sunday morning by delivering a novel service, the topic of which was “Old Dutch Cleaner.” In the evening the church was filled to hear the baccalaureate sermon which impressed upon the minds of the Senior Class of 1927 of Media High School by an address delivered by Rev. Wm. Cross. Garland Taylor sang an appropriate solo, “My Task” and the choir gave an anthem.
RETURNING TO ENGLAND: Miss Meizie Disdell who has lived in the home of her uncle, Rev. Wm. Cross and has been employed as stenographer in the E.G. Lewis Seed Co. for the past nine months, has engaged passage on the Leviathan which sails from New York on June 11 to return to her home near Manchester, England.
WORD FROM FLORDIA -W. A. Keener in Anthony Floridia-“After a long time I will let you know we are still living and enjoying fine health, having bright sunshine every day and a very light rain fall all spring. Bean picking is over here and tomatoes, cucumbers, sweet corn and melons are going to market. Strawberries are gone and blackberries have been ripe a month. We have ripe peaches in our orchard and haven’t had any floods or cyclones and not even a wind storm. We have been eating new corn for a week and the market is seldom without tomatoes. The weather has been mostly too dry for vegetables to do their best but quite a few bean fields made around 75 hampers to the acre netting about $2.00 per hamper. Melons are bringing from $400-800 a car on track but, they will be cheaper soon. Corn has been selling from 25 to 50 cents per dozen…
We expect to move to Reddick, Fla. about June 1st as I have bought property there on the Dixie Highway. It included a new six room house and garage. Everett is there looking after the garage. I am still looking after a bunch of colored tie choppers…Several prospective oil wells are being drilled and they feel mighty sure of striking it as they have stuck gas and a little oil. If they get a gusher, Florida won’t hold the crowds. Quite a lot of building is going on about twenty houses were built in the eight miles between here and Ocalla.” (Both California and Florida seemed to be the promise land. Plenty of sunshine and warm weather as well as being a part of a developing opportunity. Such letter back to the hometown paper inspired young men to explore a chance to be on the ground floor.)
WEDDING BELLS-JONES AND ADAMS: On June 6th at 10 o’clock at the Methodist parsonage in Galesburg occurred the marriage of W. Dixon Jones to Miss Mary C. Adams, both of this place. The Rev. Mr. Bready, pastor of the church officiated using the single ring ceremony. The only witnesses being Miss Lucille Jones, sister of the groom, and Mr. Jack Regan of this village.
The bride was becomingly dressed in a light blue tailored satin crepe dress and wore a large leghorn hat and grey slippers. Miss Jones wore a crepe dress in tan and blue and a tan hat. Mrs. jones is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. K. Adams of Peru, Ind., where she received the high school education and later graduated at the Indiana State University. For the past four years she has been a member of the faculty of the Stronghurst High School and has accepted the position as teacher in Latin and French for another year.
The groom is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Jones has lived here all his life. He graduated from the local high school and attended Gem City Business College, Quincy, Ill. He has been associated with his father in the grocery business since his return from business college and last January became a partner in the A. E. Jones grocery store. Immediately following the wedding ceremony, the couple left for the Dells in Wisconsin on a short honeymoon. Upon returning, they will make their home here.
BOATING ON THE HARD ROAD: Mr. and Mrs. Meredith Lovitt and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Lynch motored to Beardstown last Sunday. The river is still very high and the ferry and motor boat business is thriving. The party engaged a motor boat and took a ride across the river following the path of the hard road which could easily be followed by the rows of telephone poles on each side and which were but partly submerged.
RE-ELECT JUDGES: Judges Willis F. Graham on Monmouth, Walter C. Frank of Galesburg and George C. Hillyer of Macomb were re-elected as circuit judges in the 9th judicial circuit yesterday in an election in which the people showed but little interest. Only 166 votes were cast in Henderson County taking advantage of their rights of franchise.