Clark County Fair Opens With Night Racing and Pageant
The 65th Clark County Fair opened with large crowds as night harness racing returns for a 14th year in 1961. Premiums total 50000 with strong entries in beef dairy swine and sheep. grand champs listed. A resident named A R Hennessy faced toe amputation at Union Hospital after an incident near Knowles apartments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County
Clark County Fair
Clark County Fairgrounds
Everett Smitley
Fair Association
Wabash Valley
United States
San ‘Ook
Marshall
Voorhee’s Farm
Fairmont
Voorhee's Farm
Nazarene Revival Opens at West Union Church
Revival meetings began Wednesday night at the Church of the Nazarene in West Union with evangelist Rev. Harold Frodge of Panallinois presiding. Services are at 7:30 p.m. daily through Sunday August 20. Pastor Rev. Gene Hammond welcomes the general public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Nazarene
West Union
Harold Frodge
Panallinois
Gene Hammond
Army Parachute Team to Perform at Illinois State Fair
M/Sgt Clyde McKern, local recruiter, announces a U S Army parachute team will give two daily free fall exhibitions at the 1961 Illinois State Fair. The team will represent the United States at the International Meet in Paris, France, with 40 plus nations. Also featured are the Army missile exhibit and the U S Army H 37 helicopter on display for the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde McKern
U. S. Army
U. S.army
United States of America
Paris
France
McKern
Linois State Fair
Department of the Army
Adult farmer tour planned by Marshall group
Truman Spittler and John Hiatt arrange a Browstown station tour for Friday August 18 at 1 00 pm. Marshall high school adult farm class and other interested persons are invited. group departs 10 30 am from the Colonial Kitchen. Browstown station hosts corn sorghum soybeans wheat oats barley with deep plowing minimum tillage weed control and irrigation plans. Bring a neighbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman Spittler
John Hiatt
Pat Johnson
University of Illinois Soil Experiment Station
Browstown
Marshall High School
Brownstown
Deaths and Obituaries In Marshall County Region
Funeral services for Frank Drake age 81 were held at Moore Funeral Home with burial in Forsythe Cemetery. He was a former telephone lineman and electrician, survived by wife Lydia two sons two daughters four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Rose Kile age 93 had services at Marrs Funeral Home with burial in Marshall Cemetery. Surviving are three daughters one son Allen two dozen grandchildren and one great grandchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Drake
Moore Funeral Home
Robert Luse
Forsythe
Drake
Goodwill Nursing
Casey
Lydia
Harry
Marshall
Frank
Chatham
New Jersey
Ruth Holt
Nevis
Minnesota
Bess Adizigian
Stoneham
Massachusetts
Marshall Lodge 133
A. F
A. M
Danville
Rose Kile
Marrs
Willis O. Simpson
Marshall Cemetery
Parole and probation reform urged to curb crime
J Edgar Hoover rails against leniency in sentencing. He cites high crime rates, low jail turns for gamblers, and a pattern of suspended sentences. Hoover argues for stern action and rehabilitative measures to protect society and deter crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Lst
FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin
Clark County Fair Queen Contest 1961 Chosen Friday Night
Clark County Fair selects its 1961 queen from fourteen contestants after a week of parades, judging in dresses and swimsuits, and an evening dinner with judges. Carole Smitley will crown the winner, who advances to the January 1962 state pageant in Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County
Carole Smitley
Springfield
Marriage Licenses and Local Notices Mixed in TolMol SI
The record lists multiple marriage licenses in Marshall area including Hart Smith and Mary Sweitzer as well as Leon Prevo and Cora Cline all from York township. It mentions a dog bitten in a rattlesnake incident and a prairie snake kill. Also notes twins Betty Lea and Fred with August birthdays and a newborn Dorothy Louise born July 31 to Mr and Mrs Fred Covert in Marshall. Births and local business notes accompany regional notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hart Smith
Martinsville
Mary Sweitzer
Casey
Adam Eaton
Marshall
Margaret Stewart
Grover Dillon
York Township
Edith Prevo
Leon Prevo
Cora Cline
Dolson
Dave Montgomery
Betty Lea
Fred
George Sweitzer
Chauncey Littfick
Wabash Township
Niko Ormiston
Gale Remlinger
Stella Higgins
A. O. Dickens
Lakeland
Florida
Dickens
Kirchner & Williams Lumber Co
Fred Covert
Dorothy Louise
Reunion of Friends Thursday August 24
Marshall couple Herman Cork and Lois Switzer wed in Robinson. West Union couple L A Manhart announces Elizabeth Ann Manhart engaged to George Kraus Jr of Evansville Indiana. The eleventh annual Reunion of Friend will be at Wesley Chapel on Thursday August 24 with basket dinner and program. Livingston item notes Richard Darlington and spouse welcome a baby girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Cork
Lois Switzer
Marshall
Robinson
L. A. Manhart
West Union
Elizabeth Ann
Geo. B. Kraus, Jr
George L. Kraus
Evansville
Indiana
Wesley Chapel
Panville
Jacob H. Miller
Ruth EB
Dennison
Livingston
Richard Darlington
Marshall Man Faces Second Leg Amputation
Syvester Gallatin of Marshall is hospitalized at St. Anthony in Terre Haute after losing a leg Monday. This marks his second leg amputation in roughly two to three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syvester Gallatin
Marshall
St. Anthony Hospital
Terre Haute
Mr. Gallatin
New Case in Circuit Court Case of Dickerson Divorce
Garnetta Dickerson files for divorce from Gilbert Lee Dickerson in circuit court praecipe outlines petition for dissolution of marriage and related relief.
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Garnetta Dickerson
Gilbert Lee Dickerson
Births and local real estate changes in Worthington
Twenty years ago in Worthington Indiana Mr and Mrs Ernest Kiefab er welcomed a baby girl born July 31. Mr and Mrs Harold Adams reported a son Richard Billy born Thursday of last week. Benton Marrs bought the Sam Prevo residence near the Herald office on Locust Street and plans to remodel the house and garage into a modern funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Kieffaber
Worthington
Indiana
Harold Adams
Richard Billy
Benton Marrs
Sam Prevo
Herald
Locust Street
Marrs
Marriage Licenses and Local Notices Include Engagement
The notice lists several marriage licenses with ages and locations for pairs such as Thomas A. Comer and Mary E. Ferguson, Robert L. McClure and Mary A. White, and others. It also notes the American Legion Auxiliary meeting on Tuesday August 15 at 8 p m at the Legion Home with a short business session and social hour, plus volunteer help for a Saturday dinner. Finally, Mr and Mrs Frank Coleman announce the engagement of Susan Carol to Allen F Boyer with a church date set at Zion Church.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Frank Coleman
Susan Carol
Allen F. Boyer
Robert Boyer
The
Zion Church
Convention Trip Ends in Truck Crash Near Auburn
Seventeen workers from Versical Corporation left Cleveland bound for a Jehovahs Witnesses convention in St. Louis. Their Ford V-8 struck a slab at a bridge east of Auburn on U.S. 40. A larger truck collided with them, sending three to Paris hospital for repairs. They were later released.
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Robert Mott
Versical Corporation
Cleveland
Ohio
St. Louis
Jehovah's Witnesses
Auburn
U. S. 40
Darkey
Paris
Marrs
Blough
Ten Years Ago News Notices From Marshall Area
Ten years ago Mrs. Mabel Snavely wife of Judge H R Snavely of Marshall died at Union Hospital Terre Haute The Hornbrooks and Cpl Hans Olsen Jr wed at First Methodist Church Marshall Births include a Kuhn daughter at Union Hospital Terre Haute Judge Wm T Hollenbeck of Marshall died suddenly on a Saturday morning
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Mabel Snavely
H. R. Snavely
Marshall
Union
L Hospital
Terre Haute
Mary Frances Hornbrook
J. R. Hornbrook
Cpl
Hans Olsen, Jr
Charleston
First Methodist Church
Clayton E. Kuhn
Union Hospital
Wm. T. Hollenbeck
Mar- Gre
The Big Squeeze on York Township Farmland and Levee Plans
A letter urges residents of York township Clark county to back Unit No 6 levee to protect farms from backwater floods and support government appropriations. It recalls 1954 approval then delay and calls for collective effort at Brickchurch meeting to push funding and construction for long term protection.
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York Township
Tiilinois
Indiana
Brickchurch
Clark County
Births in Ridgefarm and Casey families
Mr and Mrs Jack Ziegler of Ridgefarm Illinois welcomed Brenda Kay an 8 pound girl born August 1. She has two sisters Tonya and Lori. Mrs Zeigler is Jeanette Gibson daughter of Mr and Mrs G W Gibson formerly of Marshall. Mr and Mrs Alfred McNary welcomed a son born Wednesday at Union Hospital weighing 9 pounds 9 ounces. This is their second child. Mrs McNary is former Juanita Swope of Casey now living in Pontiac Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Ziegler
Iridgefarm
Illinois
Brenda Kay
Tonya
Lori
Zeigler
Jeanette Gibson
G.W. Gibson
Marshall
Alfred McNary
Union Hospital
McNary
Juanita Swope
Casey
Pontiac
Michigan
A M A 4 H Club Sponsors Auto Safety
The A M A 4 H club led by Perry Williams and the Marshall City Police will host an auto safety check on Friday August 25 and Saturday August 26 on the north side of the Marshall courthouse. Drivers are invited to bring their cars for the safety check as part of the clubs Safety Activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Williams
Marshall City
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Larry Macey
Til
Kherry Bryan
Homer
Claude Stone Sullivan
Dix
William Wilson
Champaign
Ill
W. A. Warters
Allerton
Lloyd Stone
Hampshire
W. K. Farms
Bridgeport
L. D. Hildebrand
Lerna
A. W. Walker & Son
Poland
Jim Best
E. O. Bennett & Sons
Chester
Charles A. Bailey
Berkshire
W. J. Marten
Altamont
III
Duroc Jerseys
L. D. Hidlebrand
Til. Farnsworth
Joe S Boyer
Joe Boyer
IIL Landrace
Jersey
Harold Williamson
Olney
Dlinois
Guernsey
Mary Damalases
Hume
Don Stultz
Ayrshire
West Unity
West Unity Ayrshire
Idle Farm
Darrell Crest
Atwood
A. R. Henness
Knowles
7Th and
Archer Avenue
Kenneth Cole
Pate
America
Palestine
Seated
Anita Herrington
Nancy Mott
Carol Cork
Pam Abel
Queen
Carol Smitley
Sandra Thompson
Paula Stepp
Martha Rose
Deanne Beltz
Nancy Young
Ann Etcinson
Brenda Bennett
Terry Turner
Elaine Goekler
Trudy Letner
TolMol
Reunion OF Friends
Thomas A. Comer
Mary E. Ferguson
Robert L. McClure
Flat Rock
Mary A. White
James H. Newport
Greenwood
Genevieve J. Maze
Indianapolis
George Robert Rouse
Terre
Haute
Ann Euriga
Terre : Haute
Jerry Dean Fox
Coatesville
Emily Eileen Ko
Legion Auxiliary Meeting
A. M. A. 4-H Club
Auto Safety
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