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Appointment Resolution - July 29, 1974
This is the re-appointment resolution for Dean Holcomb and Jon D. Robinson.
David Marshall's Appointment Letter - April 25, 1978
This is the Board appointment letter for David H. Marshall.
Appointment Resolution Letter - September 13, 1977
This is the appointment resolution letter from Phyllis E. Grotjan, City Clerk, to Shirley Moore to announce her appointment to the Library Board.
Charles S. Hankins
Photograph of Charles S. Hankins (d. 10/1/1933). He was the former owner and operator of the Decatur Independent Telephone Co., which he sold to the Illinois Bell Telephone Co. in 1907. He was a pioneer in the use of underground telephone cables,…
Tags: 1897, 201 N. Main St., biography, Charles S. Hankins, City Council, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL, Decatur Independent Telephone Co., Illinois Bell Telephone Co., nomination for mayor, Photo File: Biography, real estate, Republican County Central Committee chairman, underground telephone cables
Philip Kayser
Photograph of Philip Kayser (b. 5/23/1868, d. 1/24/1932). Kayser was the constable in Decatur Township, a city commissioner, and a member of the city council. He came to Decatur from Indiana in 1902 to help build the Decatur Bridge Co. plant, and…
Charles H. Goodmiller
Photograph of Charles H. Goodmiller (d. 10/28/1952). Goodmiller built the first grocery story and filling station at Wyckles Corner, and became known as the "Mayor of Wyckles Corner". At 16, he began working for the former Mills Lumber Co., and…
J.L. Drake
Photograph of J.L. Drake (d. 11/2/1925), a prominent Decatur real estate and insurance man. He was a member of the city council for 4 years. Drake owned a building in the Columbia Block at 330 N. Main St, and a home at 439 W. Macon St. The…