Millcreek Watershed project outlined at Marshall chamber meeting
About 150 residents from Marshall and surrounding Clark County attended the Marshall Chamber of Commerce spring meeting. E N Steely Soil Conservation Service outlined the Millcreek Watershed Project which includes about 85 000 acres and two Clark County reservoirs. The plan emphasizes land treatment flood retention channel and ditch work with water supply and recreation possible. government funding covers most flood costs with matching funds for recreation use. Bill Beach Purdue Extension discussed recreation as a growing industry with nationwide spending in the tens of billions and local per visit expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Clark County
Marshall Chamber of Commerce
Frank Mitchell
Joe Moschenrose
Chamber of Commerce
Moschenrose
Lyman Shawler
Millcreek
E. N. Steely
Soil Conservation Service
Steely
Bill Beach
Purdue Cooperative Extension
Millcreek Wa
United States
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Kentucky
Minnesota
Lions pancake and sausage supper at Marshall High School
Marshall Lions Club sponsors its annual pancake and sausage supper in the Marshall high school cafeteria on Thursday April 16. Serving begins at 6 PM and runs to about 8 PM, with tickets sold by fifth and sixth graders from local elementary schools. Proceeds help retire the swimming pool debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Lions Club
Marshall High School
Marshall Community
Marshall Young Man Editor Brazil Times
Pil Junker former Marshall resident becomes editor of the Brazil Indiana Times replacing Jim Dressler who leaves after four years to edit two Plainfield weekly newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Brazil Times
Pil Junker
Brazil
Indiana
Junker
Jim Dressler
The
Times
Plainfield
Marshall to vote for two on school board April 11
Marshall voters will elect two members to the Board of Education at a polling held in the Marshall high school gym on Saturday April 11 from noon to 7:00 PM. Incumbents seeking three year terms are Dr. George Mitchell and Joe Welsh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Marshall High School
George Mitchell
Joe Welsh
Marshall Student Receives Conservation Scholarship
Tim Cork son of Rex and Mrs Cork was named the Conservation Workshop Scholarship recipient by the Woman's Civic Club of Marshall. Alternate Jime Wetzel will attend as the reserve. Tim will spend a week at Southern Illinois University this summer learning about soil minerals water forests fish and game resources. The selection cited interest scholastic ability citizenship and career plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim Cork
Rex Cork
Conservation Workshop
Woman's Civic Club of
Marshall
Jime Wetzel
J R Wetzel
Tim
Southern Ilinois University
Illinois
4-H Share the Fun Festival Set for April 11 at Casey
Clark county 4-H clubs present the Share the Fun Festival Saturday April 11 at 7 30 p m in Casey high school gym. Ten 4-Hers MC the program with no admission charge. Entries include Med Tack Amateur Show School Daze Hillbilly Band and 4 H Hootenany. The winning act represents Clark county at the Illinois State Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County
Tarean
Home
Ornninal County
Casey High School
Warren Bundy
Marjorie Houghland
M-C
Republican Meeting At Martinsville Hosts Wayne Jones
Clark County Young Republican Club will hold a meeting and pot luck supper at American Legion Home in Martinsville tonight. Wayne Jones, candidate for Congress, will be guest speaker. All Republican Club members are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County
Young Republican Club
American Legion
Martinsville
Wayne Jones
Republican Club
Births in Terre Haute Martinsville and Mtanitano notices
Mrs. Jack R Hewitt and her husband announce the birth of daughter Constance Jean on March 24 at Union Hospital Terre Haute. Mr and Mrs Harold Watson welcome daughter Lisa Kay born March 28 weighing 8 pounds 15 ounces their fourth child. Michael Anthony born April 6 to Gerald and Mrs Carolyn Mce Conchie Robinson. Steven Bradley born April 3 to Dennis and Mrs Mary McNulty Williams of Mtanitano Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack R. Hewitt
Marshall
North Ninth Street
Terre Haute
Constance Jean
Union Hospital
Hewitt
Marilyn Havens
Olive Havens
Mr. Hewitt
E. B. Hewitt
Harold Watson
Indianapolis
Lisa Kay
Ben Miller
Martinsville
Gerald Robinson
S Son
Michael Anthony
Carolyn Mce- Conchie
Dennis Williams
Mtanitano,llinois
Son
Steven Bradley
Mary McNulty
Color, hair and skin guiding spring fashion choices
Home adviser notes select colors by personal coloring. Cool and warm color groups suit different skin tones, eyes, and hair. Mixed coloring offers wider options, with contrasts, brightness and lighting affecting appearance.
Illinois oil well tops 100 barrels per hour near St Franc isville
Fifty years ago in 1914 a lease two miles north of St Francisville near the Big Four road yielded a major Illinois find. The well reportedly produced about 100 barrels per hour, with continuous oil spouting to the height of the derrick. Professors Williams and Harnish notify Marshall school board they will not return next year. Also listed are several marriage licenses including Ray Fawley and Minnie Travioli and others from nearby townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Francisville
Big Four Road
Illinois
Lewis Williams
W. E. Harnish
Marshall High School
Ray Fawley
Marshall
Minnie Travioli
Wabash
Edward H. Buckley
Dora Opal Montgomery
Martinsville
Jesse Haddix
Dolson
Ola Landreth
Frank J. Geheb
Darwin
Gertrude Ingram
Effingham
Forrest W. Tapscott
Nellie Thompson
Auburn Township
Daniel Walters
Casey
Mae E. Barnes
Tuscola
Forty Years Ago 1924 Marriages and Local Notices
Marriage licenses reported include William Ruffle Root and Virginia Shaw in Terre Haute and Ralph Wolfe with Nilda Sweet in Martinsville. An infant twin death is noted for Allen and Alice Reeley of Clarksville, while Charles W English announces a baby girl Alma Louise born Monday. A Choctaw item mentions John Blizzard killing a large four-foot black snake. Grendel Bennett of Champaign spent the week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Bennett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mearriag
William Ruffle Root
Terre Haute
Virginia Shaw
Marshall
Ralph Wolfe
Orange Township
Nilda Sweet
Martinsville
Allen
Alice
John Reeley
Clarksville
Charles W English
Alma Louise
John Blizzard
Grendel Bennett
Champaign
Norman Bennett
Birth Announcement for Hurley Couple’s Child
Thirty years ago the Hurleys welcomed a new baby in 1934, noted as a birth in the family record. The item records the parents Mr and Mrs Hurley and marks a significant milestone in their household history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. and Mrs. Hurley
The Smear Boys Now In Operation In Illinois Primary
The article accuses a group termed the Smear Boys of using fair and foul methods to defeat Charles H Percy for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in Illinois upcoming in the primary. It notes not all operatives are Republicans and warns a weak GOP candidate benefits the Democrat contender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H Percy
Illinois
Deaths in West Union and nearby areas obituary report
Obituary notices list Bertha Strine 73 of West Union and Royce Combs 63 of St Louis with surviving family. Other deaths include William G Ziegler 81 of Marshall and Carmin Stornanullo's daughter Mrs Warner traveling to East Boston for funeral. Services held at local churches and buried in Harrison Baliff and Marshall cemeteries.
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Bertha Strine
West Union
Union Hospital
Terre Haute
Sylvia Bellis
Gary
Indiana
Otto Strine
East Gary
Dean Leroy Strine
Magpie Crozier
Gary Indiana
Alonzo Haddix
Ind
Roy Haddix
Crown Point
Royce B. Combs
Clark County
E. Grand Street
St. Louis
Missouri
Antionette
Carrol Jane Cellis
Victoria Blackburn
Ann Billings
William Bishoff
Belle Combs
Marshall
Mary Waymire
Pearl Schwabe
Champaign
Illinois
Sidney Combs
Middletown
Woodrow Combs
Marrs Funeral Home
Ronald Warnimont
Baliff Cemetery
William Warner
East
Boston
Massachusetts
Carmin Stornaullo
Local Births Marriages and Obituaries in Indiana News
Findley 8 girl born to Mr and Mrs Charles H Patton of Wabash township on April 3 named Phyllis Mae. Nettie Frances born to Mr and Mrs Forrest Duran of Locust street on April 2. Mrs Harry Janney, 78, died April 8 at R of P Home in Decatur. Marriage licenses issued for Herman J Miller 25 and Joy Lichtenberger 26 both of Marshall. Roy Wells 59 and Dainie Harper 51 both of Marshall. Greta Eileen Beuhler of Indianapolis married Corporal Glen Elvin Cheesman of New York in Terre Haute on April 7. Mrs Emma Shipe died in Houston Texas. Cadet Ralph Warren Prevo left for California camp after visiting his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Wells
West Union
Dainie Harper
Marshall
Greta Eileen Beuhler
William B. Beuhler
Indianapolis
Glen Elvin Cheesman
New York
Terre Haute
Emma Shipe
E. M. Payne
Houston
Texas
Ralph Warren Prevo
California
Ralph Prevo
Martinsville papers sold to new Jacksonville buyers
Ten years ago in 1954 the Martinsville Planet and the Westfield Review changed hands last week, sold by Howard Hamilton to Robert Morris and Thomas B. Comerford of Jacksonville. Lieut and Mrs James Hornbrook announce the birth of a 7 pounds 14 ounces son born March 31 in Chula Vista California. Harold and Mrs Fisher of Marshall announce the arrival of an 8 pounds 6 ounces son James Edward born April in Union Hospital Terre Haute. he is their seventh child.
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Martinsville Planet
Westfield Review
Howard Hamilton
Robert Morris
Thomas B. Comerford
Jacksonville
James Hornbrook
Chula Vista
California
Harold Fisher
Marshall
James Edward
Union Hospital
Terre, Haute
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay on Stage Tonight
The Curtain Kimbrough presents a high school production featuring Cornelia Otis Skinner and Nancy Dollas in Our Hearts Were Young and Gay. The show opens April 9 at 8 00 p m at the American Legion Home with reserved seats available at Blankenship's Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duchess Leitch
Evangelistic Revival At Success Church Near Vermilion
G W Gibson former Marshall Christian Church minister leads nightly revival at Success Christian Church two miles east of Vermilion Tinois. Larry Scott serves as song evangelist and Doug Wilson pastors. Meetings run nightly at 7 80 through Sunday night April 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Success Christian Church
Revival
G. W. Gibson
Marshall Christian Church
Vermilion
Tinois
Larry Scott
Doug Wilson
Warning on Students’ VA Benefit for Deceased Veterans’ Children
Edward B. Akin announces a timely warning to parents and guardians about the State Educational Benefit under the Veterans' Children Educational Opportunities Act. Eligible children aged 10 to 18 may receive 150 per school year. claims for 1963-1964 should be filed now. Contact Illinois Veterans' Commission offices or Walter B Tucker at Hotel France in Paris for details. In Clark county, Walter Tucker is available Wednesdays at the county courthouse in Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward B. Akin
Diinots Veterans’ Commission
Mr Akin
Iinois Veterans’ Commission
Walter B Tucker
Illinois Veterans’ Commission
Hotel France
Paris
Clark County
Walter Tucker
Marshall
Rex Wright Named Manager of Fruit Belt Service Co
Rex Wright, formerly sales manager for Effingham-Clay Service Co, began April 1 as manager of Fruit Belt Service Co in Vienna Illinois. His remit covers seven southern Illinois counties with seven petroleum salesmen and three feed and plant salesmen. He is married to Betsy Clark Wright with two children Scotty and Tracy. Siege Landreth of Marshall entered Paris Hospital for treatment last Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Wright
Effingham-Clay Service Company
Effingham,Illinois
Army
The
Fruit Belt Service
Vienna
Illinois
Fruit Belt Service Company
Clark Service Company
Rex
Harry Wright
West Union
Betsy
L. A Clark
Martinsville
Scotty
Tracy
Wrights
Siege Landreth of Marshall
Paris Hospital
Dog N Suds Bowl Team Wins 1964 Heart Fund Event
The Dog N Suds bowling team won the 1964 Heart Fund Bowl. James Jackson presents the trophy donated by Moschenrose Jewelers to team sponsor Darrell Harlow. Left to right: James Jackson, Darrell Harlow, Paul Remlinger, Ray Murphy, Bill Smitley, and Charles Hubbard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Jackson
Moschenrose Jewelers
Darrell Harlow
Paul Remlinger
Ray Murphy
Bill Smitley
Charles Hubbard
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Chamber OF Commerce Meeting
LIONS
School Board
George Renner
Joseph B. Geheb
Order of Eastern Star
Will
Golden Age Club
Henry Morgan
Cayuga, Indiana
Share
Marjorie M. Houghland
William G. Ziegler
Roscoe Ziegler
R. 2
Mary Norton
Lucille Ziegler
R. 1
Eleanor Ziegler
Moore Funeral Home
H. W Johnson
Marshall Cemetery
Veteran Information
DOG 'N Suds
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