Local notices and oil site blaze report
Marriage licenses issued in Johnson and Marshall townships include Otis W. Gross and Grace Spivey and J Everett Robinson and Flossie Brandenberg. A lightning strike caused a large oil gusher near St Francisville killing one man and destroying eight 1000-barrel tanks. 15 drills are now active nearby. Seaman Harry Martin on the battleship Utah is noted at Vera Cruz. A tornado near West York killed Mrs. Jane Nidey. Kansas and Westfield railway land sale at Paris for 6000 dollars to Price and Cowley. terminal plans for Casey. Ku Klux Klan meeting held in court room with Bob Evans of East St Louis speaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis W. Gross
Grace Spivey
Johnson Township
St. Francisville
Harry Martin
Marshall
Utah
Vera Cruz
Jane Nidey
Matthias Nidey
West York
Colorado
J. Everett Robinson
Casey
Flossie
Brandenberg
Mason Horsley
Wabash
Evelyn Finkbiner
Marshall Township
Kansas and Westfield
Edgar and
Clark Counties
Paris
Price
Cowley
Brocton
Coles County
James Scott Griffith
Chicago
Jessie B. Lee
Harry B. Downey
Orange Township
Grace Blankenbeker
Bob Evans
East St. Louis
Births and a murder case date set in 1934
Birth notices report a son for Mr and Mrs Lester Pine of Wabash township on April 21 and a son Harvey Aden for Mr and Mrs Aden Redman northwest of Marshall on April 19. Last Saturday Judge Platt of Danville denied a venue change in the Hubert C Moor murder case and set trial for Monday May 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Pine
Wabash Township
Aden Redman
Marshall
Harvey Aden
Platt
Danville
Hubert C. Moor
Local Patrolman to Leave Marshall for New Jersey
Twenty years ago 1944 Wilbur Clark a longtime Illinois State Highway patrolman plans to resign and move to Sea Isle City New Jersey with employment as editorial assistant at Garden State Publishing Co. Births include Karen Lee Kammacher in Terre Haute and a son born to Capt and Mrs David Illyes of Lake Wales Florida. Pfc Billie Forrest Marrs and ten others died when their flying fortress crashed near Ardmore Oklahoma. Marriage license issued to William D Hills and Betty Dean Kelley both of Martinsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Clark
Marshall
Clarks
Sea Isle City
New Jersey
Garden State Publishing Co
Ray Kammacher
Paris
Karen Lee
Union Hospital
Terre Haute
David Illyes
Lake Wales
Florida
Billie Forrest Marrs
Ardmore
Oklahoma
William D. Hills
Betty Dean Kelley
Martinsville
Ten Years Ago 1954 Local Accidents and Births
Michael Wallace seven was injured by a truck with a broken arm leg and head cut. Omar Blankenship announces birth of a daughter weighing 6 pounds 3 ounces at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. Dale Veach brought 187 mush rooms from Clark Center to the Herald office claiming they were found under two ash trees. Marriage Licenses list Charles Finney and Marcella Anderson both of Casey and Bill Finley and Wanda Slagley of Marshall Martinsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Wallace
Willard Wallace
Walnut Prairie
Omar Blankenship
Blankenship
Marshall
Union Hospital
Terre Haute
Dale Veach
Clark Center
North Center Community Club Meeting Friday April 24
The North Center Community Club will meet Friday, April 24 at 7 30 p m The Villagers from Martinsville will entertain Refreshments will be as usual Mrs C A Dixon was a Sunday dinner guest of Mr and Mrs William Dixon and children
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Center Community Club
Martinsville
C. A. Dixon
William Dixon
Choosing a new range by weighing needs and costs
Extension advisor Marjorie M Houghland urges shoppers to match spring range choices to cooking habits and budgets. Consider price, frequency of baking, entertaining plans, features used, and whether a built in or freestanding model fits current and future kitchen space.
Births in Anchorage and nearby share new arrivals
Mr and Mrs John W Tumey announce the arrival of daughter Katherine Midori on April 18 at Presbyterian Hospital Anchorage weighing 6 pounds 4 ounces welcomed by brother Michael Kenji Paternal grandparents Edward Tumey Sr of Marshall The mother is Mari Sckimizu formerly of Yokosuka Japan Mr and Mrs Allen Boyer announce their first child a son John Allen born April 15 at Union Hospital weighing 6 pounds 11 ounces Mrs Boyer is the former Susan Coleman Mr and Mrs Kenneth Whitkanack announce a daughter Gwyn Lynette born April 12 at Union Hospital weighing seven pounds first child The mother is Beverly Scott
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Tumey
Anchorage
Alaska
Katherine Midori
Presbyterian Hospital
Michael Kenji
Edward Tumey
Marshall
Mari Sckimizu
Yokosuka
Japan
Allen Boyer
Union Hospital
John Allen
Kenneth Whitkanack
Gwyn Lynette
Beverly Scott
Missionary to Head Hunters to Show Slides at Trinity
The Rev Paul B Schwarze the sole white Protestant missionary in the Skyam River area will present colored slides on his pioneer work in western Borneo at Trinity Church Marshall on Wednesday April 29 at 7 30 pm He is due to return to Borneo in August to continue among the Dyaks, former head hunters The pastor Willis O Simpson invites Trinity members friends and the public Judy Beltz had surgery at Union Hospital last Friday room 422
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul B. Schwarze
Skyam River
Borneo
Trinity Church
Evangelical United Brethren
Marshall
Schwarze
Westmont College
Santa Barbara
California
School of Missionary Medicine
Los Angeles
Wheaton Graduate School
Wheaton
Illinois
Willis O. Simpson
Trinity
Watershed Tour Planned in Sullivan Indiana
The Clark County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Mill Creek Watershed steering committee sponsor a Bus seron Watershed tour in Sullivan Indiana. Attendees meet at the Farm Advisor's office in Marshall at 12 gon Friday April 24 and visit flood retention dams under construction. The tour aims to end by 3 30 p m and return to Marshall by 5 00 p m. Open to all interested participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County Soil and Water Conservation District
Mill Creek
Thompson completes six months of nursing program at Lake View Memorial
Miss Janet Thompson daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray Thompson Rural Route 1 Danville Illinois was capped in a ceremony at Lake View Memorial School of Nursing The event marked the close of six months of the three year nursing program Thompson a 1963 graduate of Marshall High School
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Thompson
Ray Thompson
Lake View Memorial School of Nursing
Danville
Illinois
Thompson
Marshall High School
Braynard Daughter Sharon Engaged to James Hilbert
Mr and Mrs Meyrl Braynard announce the engagement of their daughter Sharon to James Hilbert son of Mr and Mrs Vern Hilbert. The couple plan a May 17 wedding at the First Congregational Church Marshall at 3 00 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meyrl Braynard
Sharon
James Hilbert
Vern Hilbert
First Congregational Church
Marshall
Republican Luncheon at Paris Features Phyllis Schlafly
Edgar County Women's Republican Club plans an area luncheon at the Paris Moose ballroom on Wednesday April 29 at 12 30 p m for Mrs Phyllis Schlafly Jr of Alton president of the Illinois Federation of Republican Women She is noted as a speaker author and to testify at Atomic Test Ban Treaty hearings Reservations to Mrs Douglas Dewey in Marshall
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar County Women’s Republican Club
Paris
Paris Moose
Phyllis Schlafly Jr
Alton
Ilinois Federation of Republican Women
Schlafly
Washington
U. S. Senate
Congress
St. Louis
Douglas Dewey
Marshall
Model Misses 4-H Club Meeting Report
The Model Misses 4-H club met at Sharon Burkybile s home on Thursday April 16 with fourteen members and two guests present. Karen Koutsoumpass spoke on hem finishing and Debby Francis on choosing your pattern while Sharon Burkybile demonstrated banana bread making. The meeting adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Model Misses 4-H
Sharon Burkybile
Karen Koutsoumpass
Debby Francis
Library Assistants Association Elect Officers
Miss Mary Robinson and Miss Patty Fetters of Marshall were elected secretary and reporter for the Lincoln Trail-7 division of the Illinois Student Library Assistants Association at Marshall High School. Others elected include President Evelyn Goodrich and Vice President Mike Enderbradee. Dieterich and treasurer Gene Finley, Westfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Robinson
Patty Fetters
Marshall
Lincoln Trail-7
Illinois Student Library Assistants Association
Marshall High School
Evelyn Goodrich
Arthur
Mike Enderbradee
Dieterich
Gene Finley
Westfield
Clark
Coles
Cumberland
Douglas
Edgar
Effingham
Moultrie
Mary Amadi
Port Harcourt
Nigeria
Africa
Miss Amadi
Indiana State College
Mildred Frazier
Barbara Lashbrook
High School Library Club
Lincoln Trail 7
Mary Reoking
Kay Dunn
Linda Dandeman
Janice Morton
Mary Jane O'Rourke
Cindy Smitley
Kay Fetters
Ins
Marsha Gilbert
Judy Prather
Virginia Miller
Beverly Sloan
Next _row
Mildred C Frazier
Helen Andrews
Barbara Juna Kirkland Dieterich
Lola Sistler
Elizabeth Bevington
James R Haskett
Sullivan
Martha FE. Noyes
Mary C Amadi
Allegra Wilber
Neoga
Steve Bender
Gerald Waters
Mike Endebrack
Danny Richardson
Michael Dean Bernard
Marshall family in Anchorage earthquake relief report
Mr and Mrs Edward Tumey of Marshall report their son John Wie Tumey Kenji and Dori are safe after the Good Friday quake in Anchorage Alaska March 27. Major buildings sank and the shore dropped. The Tumeys sustained minor damage with a trailer crack and ground fissures but are grateful for safety and salvageable belongings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Tumey
Marshall
John
Tumey
Kenji
Dori
Anchorage
Alaska
4Th Avenue
Shore
J. C. Penny
L Street
McKinley
Cordéua
Clark County Scholarship Winners Named in Illinois
The Clark County scholarship committee reports two four year tuition exemptions at six state universities for top scorers on the ACT from the November 1963 and February 1964 tests. Winners are Dixie D Morgan of Marshall and Michael McClellan of Martinsville. Due to factors beyond control, several items are missing this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County
Tlinois
Myron R. Tedrick
Ilinois
Dixie D Morgan
Marshall
Michael McClellan
Washington Street
Martinsville
Death notices for Stockwell and Thompson in Terre Haute area
Two obituary notices from Union Hospital Terre Haute recount Ben H Stockwell 75 and John W Thompson 70 passing away. Stockwell survived by wife Florence son evangelist Chelsea Stockwell sister Jennie Taylor brother Zearn Stockwell and three grandchildren. Thompson retired from Pennsylvania Railroad and is survived by wife Anna sister Della Scoggins and nephew Charles R Sullivan. Both funerals were held at Moore Funeral Home with burials at Black Cemetery and Marshall Cemetery respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben H. Stockwell
Union Hospital
Terre Haute
Florence
Evangelist Chelsea Stockwell
Zearn Stockwell
Pobeblo
Colorado
Jennie Taylor
West York
Moore Funeral Home
Leon Finney
Black Cemetery
John W .Thompson
Marshall
Pennsylvania Railroad
Anna
Della Scoggins
Los Angeles
Charles R. Sullivan
Moore Funeral
H J Kemp
Marshall Cemetery
Marshall Methodist Choir offers Palm Sunday cantata My Redeemer Liveth
The Marshall Methodist choir plus members from local churches presented the cantata My Redeemer Liveth on Palm Sunday afternoon. Front and middle rows feature director Carol Sulli van and pianist Helen Moore with a long list of community members including Mary Kay Mitchell Lisa Smitley Ellen Wetzel Priscilla Wick Kathy Coldren and more. The third row lists Harold Fellshoff William Coldren William Goodwin Terry Howard Herman Seldel and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
My Redeemer
Mary Kay Mitchell
Lisa Smitley
Ellen Wetzel
Priscilla Wick
Kathy Coldren
Jane Pearce
Chris Bennett
Janet Huffington
Helen Moore
Harold Fellshoff
William Coldren
William Goodwin
Terry Howad
Herman Seldel
James Goodwin
Ronnie Eitel
Larry Miller
John Hancock
Doit Lichtenberger
Also Mentioned on This Page
North Center School
Judy Beltz
Indiana
Sharon Braynard
Library Assistants Association
Marshall Methodist Choir
Vaughn Arney
Carol Sullivan
Marthann Bush
Anne Zschau
Susan Moore
Diane Simpson
Berniece Brosman
Janet Hills
Carol Coldren
Diane Gentry
Lola Ann Goodwin
Michele Blundell
Jane Dyes
Judy , Olsen
Connie Claypool
Janice Gagen
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