Indiana man buys Grabenheimer store in Marshall
Jerome J. Sholem and Myron J. Sholem executors of the Ben Grabenheimer estate announce the sale of the Grabenheimer Clothing and Shoe Store at 524 Archer Avenue Marshall to Lloyd Matthias and his wife Dorothy of Cambey Indiana. Matthias, a Sears Roebuck veteran and ex personnel director at Atkins Law Manufacturing, plans to move to Marshall and occupy 214 N Sixth Street. Their son Jon, 19, attends Franklin College but may return to Indiana State Normal College for summer help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grabenheimer Clothing
Archer Avenue
Marshall
Jerome J. Sholem
Myron J. Sholem
Ben Grabenheimer
Lloyd Matthias
Dorothy
Cambey
Indiana
Matthias
Sears Roebuck Company
Atkins Law Manufacturing Co
Franklin
Ind
Indiana State Normal
Terre Haute
Izola Ferris
David Carrollt
Sam Finkbiner
Sholem
Lincoln Trail Lake Receives Channel Catfish
Two Illinois Conservation Department representatives released about 7,500 yearling channel catfish at Lincoln Trail State Park in Marshall near noon yesterday. The eight inch fish likely won’t attract fisherman this year and stocking will not be annual. in a few years channel catfish may reproduce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illnois Conservation Department
Marshall
Lincoln Trail
Lake
Mar
Ed Brosman Barn Burns Near Martinsville Early Wednesday
A large barn on the Ed Brosman farm about four miles northeast of Martinsville burned at about 4 00 am Wednesday. About 500 bushels of corn, a tractor and plow, an airplane from Willard Wallace southwest of Marshall, a combine, other farming equipment and hay were lost. Some insurance was carried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Brosman
Martinsville
Willard
Wallace
Marshall
Lions Seek Donations to Clear Pool Debt and Support
Marshall Lions sponsor the community pool and abandon the chicken dinner to appeal for gifts. The pool carries 19 250 debt and a 3 500 land note. this year's interest is 1 127 50. Five years of support totals 61 677 46 paid to contractor costs. Red Cross lessons served 1 486 swimmers. 8 500 attended a national meet. May 16 1961 canvass. gifts at banks or Lion members. Rhoda Carpenter a patient at Union Hospital.
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Marshall Lions
Lions
Red Cross
Terre Haute
Paris
SS & Fica
Marshall Hosts E I Conference Track Meet Tonight
Marshall hosts the E I conference annual track meet with nine schools including Casey Charleston Marshall Martinsville Newton Oblong Palestine Paris and Robinson. Field events start 4:00 p m preliminaries 5:00 p m finals about 6:30 p m. Palestine are defending champions from Newton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
E. I
Palestine
Newton
Casey
Charleston
Martinsville
Oblong
Paris
Robinson
RE. I
Red Cross Drive Set for Marshall Saturday Kickoff
An American Red Cross fund drive will be conducted in Marshall on Saturday April 29. Volunteer workers from local service groups will contact business firms and hold a 7:30 am kickoff breakfast at the Colonial Kitchen. Girl Scout Troop 142 led by Wanda Simpson and Alice Little will canvass the business district.
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Red Cross
Marshall
Colonial Kitchen
Girl Scout Troop 142
Wanda Simpson
Alice Little
Marshall Pool
North Center Community Meeting Tonight at School House
Tonight, April 28, the North Center Community Club meets at the school house. Dr. Eugene Johnson from Casey speaks on histoplasmosis and answers questions. An accordion band of Clark county children, aged eight to thirteen, led by Larry Ossland of Charleston, performs. Free sandwiches cookies coffee and Kool-Aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Center
Girl Scout Leaders Meeting Set for May 1 at South School
Local troops convene Monday May 1 at South School from 3:30 to 4:15 PM. Leaders gather to plan activities and coordinate district events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scout
South School
Marshall Community Unit to vote on new school house
Marshall Community Unit School No C-2 holds a special election next Tuesday May 2 to decide on building a new school house. Polls in the high school gym lobby open at noon Central Daylight Time and close at 7:00 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Community Unit
Boy Bitten by Dog Then Head Sent for Analysis
A boy named Kesler was bitten by a dog in Livingston on Thursday. The animal, deemed possibly mad, had its head sent to the Pasteur Institute in Chicago for analysis by Dr. Bradley on Friday. Marriage license issued to Leonard Waller and Margaret Ryan. Several teachers hired for next winter term including Harry Findley, Ernie Murphy, Pearly Babcock, and Hurley Johnson at respective schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kesler
Livingston
Pasteur Institute
Chicago
Bradley
Leonard Waller
Paris
Margaret Ryan
Marshall
South Dolson
Harry’ Findley
Green Moss
Ernie Murphy
Clarksville
Pearly Babcock
Blue Grass
Hurley Johnson
Bartmess
Fort Unspecified Union Quietly Unites Pratt and Smitley
Forty years ago in 1921 Dallas N Pratt of Washington D C and Miss Lucille Smitley daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Smitley formerly of Marshall were quietly married on March 22 in Washington Marriage licenses listed Leo J Wood 27 Petersburg Indiana Ocle Shanks 18 Martinsville Roy Staley 21 Orange township and Cecil Colvin 18 Orange township Carl S House sholder 21 Terre Haute and Mae L Forsythe 23 Terre Haute
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas N. Pratt
Washington
D.C
Lucille Smitley
Charles Smitley
Marshall
Leo J._Wood
Petersburg
Indiana
Ocle Shanks
Martinsville
Roy Staley
Orange Township
Cecil Colvin
Carl S. Housesholder
Terre Haute
Mae L. Forsythe
Crow Evans and Turner Baker nuptials noted in local week
Thirty years ago report covers weddings of Martha L Crow and Ellis D Evans at Marshall Congregational parsonage with Rev. Bristol officiating. Betty Turner and Harry Baker wed at Lawrenceville Court House. Licenses listed for Evans Crow. Baby born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry LeSeure. Gas prices reported in Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Crow
West Union
Martha L
Ellis Daniel Evans
Robinson
Marshall
R. G. Bristol
Betty Turner
Harry Baker
Court House
Lawrenceville
Justice of the Peace
A. L. Crandall
Ellis D. Evans
Martha L. Crow
Harry LeSeure
Family travel notes from 1941 voyage to Pensacola and Tulsa
Twenty Years Ago items report Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bamesberger Sr and Jr leaving for Pensacola Florida for a week's visit with the Larkin Sharps. Mrs Tharp and Mrs Bamesberger Jr visit cousins the Hurst family in Tulsa Oklahoma with Mr and Mrs Carroll and daughter Cynthia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Bamesberger
Harry Bamesberger, Jr
Pensacola
Florida
Larkin Sharp
Tharp
Bamesberger, Jr
Virgil Hurst
Frederick ‘Carroll
Cynthia
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Ten Years Ago 1951 Marriage Licenses and Visits
Marriage licenses list Jack Edwin Cross and Wanda Naomi Washburn both 20 and 17 from Casey and Martinsville. Albert Edward Tingley 19 and Doris Jane Garwood 19 from Marshall. Mrs. Ben Baird travels from Marshall toward El Paso visiting son Ben T. Baird Jr and other states. May 13 plans to visit Chanute, Kansas. Rose Nightlinger and Richard Eakins engage as announced by Neil Nightlinger and wife of Indianapolis now in Monon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Edwin Cross
Casey
Wanda Naomi Washburn
Martinsville
Albert Edward Tingley
Marshall
Doris Jane Garwood
Ben Baird
el Paso
Texas
Ben T. Baird, Jr
Oklahoma
Kansas
Chanute
Neil Nightlinger
Indianapolis
Rose
Richard Eakins
Monon
Indiana
Growth push in Marshall prompts expanded facilities
Marshall Chamber of Commerce reports an 8 percent population rise per the Census Bureau and calls for expansion of utilities recreation and education. The group notes ten years of community cooperation and outlines plans to expand nursing home facilities and related infrastructure.
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Chamber of Commerce
Marshall
Bureau’ of Census Department of Commerce
Post-Prom Party Sponsored By Rotary Club
The Marshall Rotary Club sponsors a post-prom party for juniors and seniors and guests at Colonial Kitchen on May 6 starting 12 30 a m After prom prizes donated by the committee will be awarded every half hour with tickets required for drawings Food games and music are planned as community service effort headed by Dr and Mrs George Mitchell Mr and Mrs Jack Huffington and Mrs Basil Moore
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Marshall ‘Rotary Club
Colonial Kitchen
Rotary Club
George Mitchell
Jack’ Huffington
Basil ‘Moore
Death Notices for Mrs Gertie Johnson and Fred Higgins
Obituaries report Mrs Gertie Johnson 78 of Martinsville died at Schmidt Clinic Robinson with funeral at Moore Funeral Home and burial at Ridgelawn. survivor list including husband Charles Johnson and daughter Gladys Beuhler. Also reported is Fred Higgins 65 of rural Dennison, died at home. services at Marrs Funeral Home with burial at Dunlap Cemetery. survivor details and WWI service noted. American Legion Post No 90 graveside rites recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertie Johnson
Schmidt Clinic
Robinson
Charles W. Johnson
Gladys Beuhler
Marshall
Andy Hardway
Martinsville
Margaret Macklin
Indianapolis
Eileen Daniels
Billy Daniels
Moore Funeral Home
Robert Swain
Ridgelawn
Martinaville
Fred Higgins
Dennison
Marrs
E. C. Ham
Dunlap
Beulah
Elza Higgins
Lester Higgins
West Terre Haute
Indiana
Roy Higgins
Deninison
Maude Rumsey
Heart failure leaflet clarifies misconception about condition
Region VIII Illinois Heart Association releases a leaflet from the American Heart Association explaining that congestive heart failure does not stop the heart. Most mild to moderate cases respond to treatment and hospitalization is rare. Early physician consultation improves outcomes.
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Illinois Heart Association
American Heart Association
Springfield
Champaign
New Heart Association
Local resolve fuels new industrial growth projects
The community shows faith and vision through ongoing expansion efforts. The projects demonstrate citizen engagement and a commitment to economic development, countering any sense of apathy.
General Telephone installs 20000th line in Marshall
General Telephone Company of Illinois announced the Marshall exchange reached its 20000th telephone milestone. N E Klaus noted an ivory desk phone at 1110 Archi Ave Marshall for Keith Cox of the Wabash Valley Boy Scout Council.
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General Telephone Company of Illinois
Marshall Exchange
N. E. Klaus
Keith Cox
Archi Ave
Marshall
Cox
Wabash Valley Boy Scout Council of America
Klaus
Junior-Senior Banquet and Prom Set for May 5
The annual junior senior banquet and prom will be Friday night May 5. The banquet occurs in the American Legion Home auditorium and the dance in the high school girls gym. Theme is Under the Magnolias with Howard Sherron’s Orchestra providing music. Rotary Club and senior mothers sponsor post prom activities. New circuit court cases include Ralph Morgan et al v L P Hambuccher et al and Jean Eleanor Tingley v Hobart Lee Tingley with a praecipe for divorce.
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of the American Legion
Magnolias
Howard Sherron
Rotary Club
Marriage Licenses for Four Couples in Indiana
Jack H. Howerton 41 of Anderson and Margaret M. MacPherson 45 of Anderson obtained a marriage license. Dickey Ray Lamb 20 of Casey and Linda Jeanette Inman 16 of Martinsville also secured a license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack H. Howerton
Anderson
Indiana
Margaret M. MacPherson
Dickey Ray Lamb
Casey
Linda Jeanette Inman
Martinsville
Birth of Edward Randall Wyrick in Terre Haute
Sakari and Paul Lee Wyrick announce the birth of an 8 pound 12 ounce son named Edward Randall born on Wednesday April 19 in Terre Haute. The mother is Barbara Spencer daughter of Walter and Barbara Spencer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Lee Wyrick
Terre Haute
Edward Randall
Barbara Spencer
Walter Spencer
Kansas Man Dies After Heart Attack Near Paris Route 16
Russell Dawson, 75, a retired Kansas school teacher, died Wednesday morning after a heart attack while driving two miles west of Paris on Route 16. He pulled off the road, was taken to Paris Hospital, and died on arrival. He is survived by his wife Lola and daughter Mrs. Sherman Pennell. Funeral services set for 2:00 p.m. Friday at the Christian Church in Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Dawson
Kansas
Paris Hospital
Paris
Dawson
Lola
Sherman Pennell
Forbes- Hutchins-Wilkey Funeral Home
The
Christian Church
Past Future Homemaker Presidents Style Show Honored
The Future Homemakers of America annual style show at the high school gym featured 58 models from Home Economics and FFA wearing self made outfits. Phyllis McConchie welcomed guests as past presidents received red roses. Juniors and chapter members earned Homemaker degrees amid music, skit, and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homemakers of America
Creta Morgan
Lola Ann Saiter
Phyllis McConchie
F F. A
Judy Beltz
Carolyn Martin
Amy Cassady
Oscar Kirchner
George Murphy
Jackie Eitel
Kay Fetters
Ann Shotts
Peggy Garner
Karen Washburn
Donna Farnsworth
Kay Engles
Ella Yeley
Janice Morton
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Grabenheimer
Lincoln Trail Lake
RED Cross Drive
I Chamber OF Commerce News
van Shields
Snyder
Union Hospital
Fea
Roy Scott
Ing
General Telephone Company
Marshall-Paris
General Telephone Company of
Ilinois
General Telephone & Electronics Corporation
New York
N. Y
Ralph Morgan
Grace Coats
Theresa L. Morgan
L. P. Hambuccher
Jean Eleanor Tingley
Hobart Lee Tingley
Sakari
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