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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1963
Page
2
A non profit plans an open house to display a residence offering housing for retired people and for those requiring medical and nursing care. It aims to provide comfort security and relaxation as one of the finest institutions of its kind.
The county election contest over about .73 votes in precinct three at Marshall seeks the office of Clark County Treasurer. Judge Sunderman, Coles County, postponed hearing due to other cases and illness delays. Voters report a very light city election with several write ins and low totals.
Mrs. John W. Tumey and her son Kenji traveled from Chicago to Anchorage via nonstop flight to join her husband with RCA in Glenallen Alaska. She has lived in Marshall since September and regards Marshall as a pleasant place to live. Her hometown is Yokosuka Japan. Mrs. Ed Tumey accompanied her daughter-in-law to Chicago then returned home.
Clark County Republican Clubs announce a pot-luck dinner Friday April 26 at 6 30 p m at the K P Lodge in Marshall. County Republicans invite members to attend and share dishes.
The report notes a marriage in Paris involving Robert Markle and Niza Redifer from Terre Haute. It also recounts Miss Inez Karg from Findlay visiting Mr and Mrs Charles Smith, describing her journey through a flooded Ohio district and a dining car derailment during a washed out section.
Revival services begin Monday April 22 at 7 30 PM at Mt Moriah Baptist Church. Rev C C Campbell pastor Marshall Baptist Church will deliver gospel messages and invites the general public to attend.
The regular P T A meeting will be held Monday April 22 at 7 30 p m in the new high school gymnasium. The junior high band directed by Don Miller will perform and new P T A officers will be installed. Refreshments will follow. The Home and Garden department of the Marshall Woman's Club meets April 22 at 1 30 p m at Colonial Kitchen with Mrs William Tingley speaking on Hat Making and an election of officers planned.
Forty years ago in 1923 Mr and Mrs Emmanuel Bee celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at home with a family reunion. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Fr Ez Lesure and daughter Jeanette John Lesure and son John R Dot Mr Carmel. A fire at W W Ralston home on North Sixth Street damaged the roof and the cause was unknown. Fire department responded quickly using chemicals. Miss Vivenne Cheek, teaching at Devonport Town, visits her sister Mrs E J Gittel during spring vacation.
Mark Edens reports finding mushrooms on Route 7 after mushrooming Tuesday. He carried nine large specimens, four weighing 3 pounds 3 ounces, sponge-like and edible, brought to the Herald office for inspection. Charles Veach of Allerton and his sister-in-law Mae Smith of Houston visited Saturday afternoon with Dianna Linton and Vern Church family members.
Twenty years ago in 1943 Linda Kay Imle was born April 12 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis weighing 8 pounds 3 ounces. Wes Millhouse and Martha Buckner announced their daughter's marriage to Wendel Buckner amid navy leave and Pacific service. Marriage license issued to Edgar S. Tingley and Virginia Barrett.
Mary Alice Kemp was born weighing 8 pounds 15 ounces at Paris Hospital last Saturday morning to Mr and Mrs Joe Kemp south of Marshall. Marathon Service Station owner Henry W Bryant sold the business to Harold O Martin after 21 years. C W Hornbrook reports his daughter Minnie Ellen Kancaster of Boise Idaho entered the T B Sanitarium Gooding Idaho for at least eight months. John Cooney of Chicago welcomed a baby girl born April 20. his wife is former Jean Prust daughter of Milo Prust of West Union.
Rev and Mrs Robert S Swain of Taylorville Illinois announce the engagement of their daughter Eleanor to Kenneth Macke son of Mr and Mrs Arnold Macke of West Union The couple are both enrolled at the University of Illinois and plan to marry on June 16.
Marshall Lions readied for swim season after winter damage to the community pool. They will attend a zone social in Martinsville on the 18th with wives, then travel to Decatur on the 21st for Region 1E convention. A joint meeting with Rotary is planned on the 28th to discuss the nitrogen plant at Terre Haute. Annual pancake supper at the school cafeteria in connection with the open house. Lions join the Wabash Valley Association. Readings list new members from Ohio, Illinois, California, and Indiana. New circuit court case Virginia Beck vs Rebecca Stanton and others, partition.
Homer Guinnip 75 died at Paris Hospital on April 12. Survived by wife Carrie, five daughters, one son, one sister, seventeen grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral at Marrs Funeral Home with burial in Marshall Cemetery. Reva Jane See 44 died at home in rural Paris on April 12. Survived by husband Loren, two daughters, two sons, mother, three sisters, two brothers and two grandchildren. Funeral at Bell Ridge Church. burial in Edgar Cemetery. Bryce D Drake of Martinsville named to Dean's List at Rose Poly and pledges Tau Beta Pi for scholastic excellence.
Marshall Mississippi bride Carole B Lewis and Stephen P Arney prepare for a candlelight ceremony April 6 at First Methodist Church. The couple, residents of Marshall and Springfield, are after a reception, with attendants and sorority sisters from nearby colleges.
Dr. Morris Fishbein of Chicago will headline the Illinois Heart Association 19th annual meeting and delegate assembly on May 4 and 5 in Peoria. The two day event at Hotel Jefferson draws heart unit delegates from 99 counties with the Saturday dinner featuring his talk on New Aspects of Heart Disease. Wilfred Shaw of Marshall will attend as the Clark county delegate.
The after prom committee met and set plans for a party at the Colonial Kitchen after the event. Madame X the fortune teller may attend to tell fortunes. Souvenir pictures will be available from a renovated picture studio. A continual bingo game with prizes and favors is planned, with half hour drawings for big prizes. Attend and bring stamp books this week. Earl Lowry of Detroit visited Marshall recently. Mrs. Howard Young is a patient at Union Hospital Terre Haute.
A group of young people was received into membership at the First Methodist Church in Marshall on Sunday, April 7. The class completed thirteen preparatory sessions prior to their reception, with front row names Martha Olsen Rebecca Crow Cathy Huffington Nancy Plew David Setzer and back row Christine Gamm De Ann Lawrence John Setzer.
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