Circuit Court Actions Include Writ Granted in Habeas Case
Last Monday Circuit Court, Judge Bristow presiding in Marshall, granted a writ of habeas corpus for Dean Hardy and scheduled his body to appear September 6, 1947. Similar hearings set for James Clouse. Pine case granted limited farming rights and funds use to cover necessities. Decrees issued in partition suit Susie Murphy et al. v Mann Harrison et al. and in the Ruffner divorce giving custody to Ruth Ruffner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristow
Marshall
Dean Hardy
Joseph E. Ragan
Joliet
Joseph EB. Ragan
James Clouse
Blanche Pine
Clifford Pine
Pine
Susie Murphy
Mann Harrison
Ruth P. Ruffner
Carol Ruffner
Marshall Woman Breaks Hip In Wisconsin Trip
Mrs. Anna Spotts, visiting with her daughter and grandchildren, fell at a Champaign restaurant during a trip from northern Wisconsin. She had her right hip broken, was taken to Burnham Hospital, the limb set, and by yesterday was reported to be improving nicely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Hollenbeck
Anna Spotts
Lakes
Wisconsin
Champaign
Paris Hospital Admissions and Dismissals Update
August records show Harry Griffin of Martinsville and three Martinsville residents admitted for medical or surgical treatment plus two Marshall patients discharged home. Donald Clouse and Arthur Wood admitted for surgical care. Mrs. Dale Murphy with infant Paul A. also discharged. Jacob Buser and Darrell Simons returned home after treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris Hospital
Harry Griffin
Martinsville
Donald Clouse
Marshall
Arthur Wood
R. R
Dale Murphy
Paul A
Marshall R. R
Jacob Buser
Darrell Simons
Cottonwood Homecoming Draws Old Pals To School Event
The Cottonwood annual homecoming was held on Sunday August 10 at the school with a fine dinner under the old oak. A program of music speeches and elections named Jesse Davis as president Oscar Carpenter as vice president Claire McNary as secretary Louise Ellington as treasurer and a committee for entertainment. A large crowd of former pupils teachers and friends attended with many registering names including the Barkalows Moores Morgans Weirs Thompsons Medskers and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cottonwood
Jesse Davis
Oscar Carpenter
Claire McNary
Louise Ellington
Roy Bar Alow
Gussie Medsker
Merle Moore
Roy Barkalow
C.A. Moore
Bert Morgan
R. H. Weir
John Thompson
Harry Medsker
Luther Weir
Dennis Weir
Morton Wilson
Darrel Simpson
Joe Riggs
Carl Lott
Bernell Hills
Hoyle Thompson
LeRoy Drummond
Maggie Drummond
Viola Thompson
Erma Sneed
Mattie Curts
Lola McNary
Mary Davison
Anna Jean Shaffner
Maude Miller
Walter Conner
John Carpenter
John Davis
Ethel Meeker
Ada Meeker
Ray Drummond
Mary Crumlin
Dorothy Crumlin
James O. Thompson
Wayne Davis
Chas. Davis
Sam Mattis
Ray Spivey
Zelna Ellington
Hugh White
Marshall Boys Attend Ball Game
The Ameri can Legion and local softball fans organized a trip to St Louis for 67 Marshall boys to watch the Chicago Cubs play the St Louis Cardinals. Cars for transport were provided by Charles Bush John Metx Ralph Prevo Tom Koutsoumpas Dick Bluddell Dean Spitt Jer Joe Smitley Harlan Litteral Ralph Goekler Homer Brown Ernest Lée and Robert Flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Marshall
Marshall Boys
St. Louis
Chicago Cubs
St.Louis Cardinals
Charles Bush
Ralph Prevo
Tom _Koutsoumpas
Dick Bluddell
Dean “Spitt Jer
Joe ‘Smitley
Harlan Litteral
Ralph Goekler
Mary J Hogue Pioneer of Bitter Root Dies in Hamilton
Mrs Mary J Hogue longtime Hamilton resident dies at 412 No Fifth St Hamilton at 510 pm Sunday funeral held at Dowling Chapel with Rev C G Taber. interment Riverview beside husband Charles E Hogue who died in 1906. Survived by five children Walter Clarence Harry and Mabel Robbins and Earl Robbins twenty one grandchildren thirty great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. T. Hollenbeck
Marshall
Western News
Hamilton
MontAna
Mabel Robbins
Mary J. Hogue
No. Fifth St
Kansas
Hogue
North Hamilton
Clarence
Walter
Spokane
Harry
Earl Robbins
Conner
Methodist Church
Shumaker Family Holds First Reunion at Park
The Shumaker family gathered at a Marshall area park on Sunday August 3 for a musical day of conversation and a noon dinner. An annual reunion was voted to be held the first Sunday in August at the same park with many relatives attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shumaker
Park
Marshall
Harve Shumaker
Thomas
Fern Whitmer
Robinson
Sarah Shumaker
Bertha
Elmer
Paris
Homer Swish
Sammy
David
Dan Shumaker
Carolyn Sue
Mable Maxine
Arbella
Betty Jane
James
Kenneth
James Spratt
Everett Shumaker
Leland, Emery
Duwayne
Gene
West Union
Hutchings Reunion Set for August 24 in Kansas Illinois Park
Fea Hutchings family reunion planned for Sunday August 24 at a park in Kansas Illinois with attendees from the Hutchings line expected to gather for a social event and memories.
Notice for Marshall Merchants to Contact Council Members
All merchants of Marshall not yet contacted to join the Marshall Community Council should see Tom Antholt Lawrence Hazel or James Sinclair for enrollment guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Marshall Community Council
Tom Antholt
Lawrence Hazel
James Sinclair
International Sunday School Convention Reports Faith and Work
William and Mrs. Tingley attended the 21st International Sunday School Convention in Des Moines Iowa July 23 to 27 as Zion Evangelical United Brethren delegates from Marshall. The event drew 6 000 attendees per session with delegates from 48 states eight other countries and fifty Protestant churches. The theme Live Christ Teach Christ guided sessions by leaders including Harold E Stassen and Thomas C Clark and closed with a Drake Stadium worship pageant and closing address by Dr Paul Quillan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Tingley
Des Moines
Iowa
Zion Evangelical United _Brethren church
Marshall
Christ
Evangelical United Brethren
Harold E. Stagssen
Thomas’ Co. Clark
Thomas C. Clark
Jesus
Drake Stadium
Paul Quillan
First Methodist Church
Houston
Texas
Quillan
Births for Red and Forsythe families in August
Mr. and Mrs. James Red announce the birth of a daughter Marthena Carol on August 3 at 8 pounds 12 ounces. Mrs. Red formerly Miss Genevieve Cooper. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Forsythe announce a daughter born Friday August 8 at Union Hospital Terre Haute weighing 7 pounds 2 ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Red
Marthena Carol
Red
Genevieve Cooper
Ray Forsythe
Union Hospital
Terre Haute
Sharon Lou Pennell Born in Paris Hospital
A daughter named Sharon Lou Pennell was born Tuesday at Paris Hospital to Mr and Mrs Wayne Pennell of Anderson Township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris Hospital
Wayne Pennell
Anderson Township
Sharon Lou
Velsicol Wins League Trophy After 12–2 Run
Velsicol, leaders of Post No. 90 League with 12 wins and 2 losses, received a beautiful trophy Wednesday night. Tonight, Marshall Old Timers host West Union, and the American Legion team faces Bridgeport at 9.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Velsicol
Tom's Cafe
Old Timers of
Marshall
West Union
American Legion
Bridgeport
Hurst Reunion Slated at Clark County Fairgrounds
The Hurst reunion will be held at the Clark County fair grounds in Marshall on Sunday August 17. Relatives and friends invited. Bessie Davis Secretary. City water wells work underway with ample supply, reports City Clerk Frank Pearce. Doris Jackson versus Allen Jackson divorce. Jeanne Nicholson versus Vern Nicholson separate maintenance. Betty Bush versus Oscar Bush divorce. Mrs. Theodore Thompson attends a Floral design school in Denver Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County Fair Grounds
Marshall
Frank Pearce
Doris Jackson
Allen Jackson
Jeanne Nicholson
Vern Nicholson
Betty Bush
Oscar Bush
Theodore Thompson
Denver
Colorado
West Union Church Plans Evangelistic Revival
Members of West Union Christian Church announce a revival beginning Monday August 18 led by evangelist John A. Wilson, with Charles E. Troyer assisting. The event aims to mobilize the local community through a series of sermons and outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union Church
West Union Christian Church
WA Wilson
Charles E. Troyer
West Union
Vicinity
Hawker Garlin Schroeder Reunion at Zion
The eighteenth Hawker Garlin Schroeder reunion will be held at Zion on August 24 with an open invitation to friends and family to join the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawker-Garlin- Schroeder
Zion
Illinois Unit District Bill Faces Petition Delays and Rules
The signing of House Bill 575 allows formation of Unit Districts with 2000 people and a $6 million valuation, sparking numerous petitions. Public hearings by the Survey Committee are required, elections fall under general laws, and districts worry over territory changes and timing before September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Snack Shop Changeover Sees New Owner Take Posession
Maurice Fredenberger bought the Snack Shop across from the post office on Monday and took possession Tuesday morning. Hobart Cline formerly ran the shop and continues to enjoy a steady trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Fredenberger
Hobart Cline
IN. DAYS GONE. BY JOHN ORNDORF OF DENVER
John Orndorf of Denver formerly with the 85th Ind visited relatives yesterday. He left the country in spring 1866 and this is his first visit since. A 43rd wedding anniversary for George and Amanda Thompson was celebrated with a dinner party for 25 adults and several children. Attendees included Amos Carlin and wife, Rev. P. C. Carlin and wife, Emma Johnson, Nancy Thompson, David Thompson, Lewis Webb, Harry Redman, and others. Mrs Levi Scholfield of Terre Haute was in the city en route to Darwin to visit S. J. Dickerson's family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Orndorf
Denver
Colorado
Ind
George
Amanda Thompson
Amos Carlin
Willow Hill
P. C. Carlin
Mount Erie
Emma Johnson
Dolson Township
Nancy Thompson
Melrose
David Thompson
Lewis Webb
Harry Redman
Martinsville Township
Levi Scholfield
Terre Haute
Darwin
S. J. Dickerson
Forty Years Ago Mrs Casteel Hosts Sunday School Couples
1907 reminiscence notes Mrs Harry Casteel entertained her Sunday school class and husbands. Details cover a Jamestown exhibition trip by Harry Dulaney and wife, tales of pocketbook loss and honest finder John Sockler, and news of Walter English’s secret Paris marriage to Fannie Arbuckle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Casteel
Harry Dulaney
New York City
John Besch
Darwin
John
Marshall
John Sockler
Ernst
Walter English
Walter
Exemption Board Schedules Ninth On Test Then Marries
Rondel Bartlett, a Melrose farmer, passed the physical with no exemption claim and wed Lucy Pendleton of Orange township at the county clerk's office with Rev. C A Lawrence presiding. County Clerk Morton noted the risk of his early call to service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rondel Bartlett
Melrose
Lucy Pendleton
Orange Township
Rev
C. A. Lawrence
Morton
Behner Grove
Homer Finkbiner
Terre Haute
St. Louis
America
Faye Randall
Wimauma
Florida
Inlaw
Minter Thomas
Audrey Apgar
Indianapolis
Foster Martin Millinery
John S. Ashworth
Helen
Mae
Chester Hybarger
Bushton
Cattle Sale Profits At Home Packing Terre Haute
Clyde H Knowles sold six carloads of cattle near Marshall to Home Packing Company and Valentines at Terre Haute. The six cars brought nine thousand dollars. Tom Koutsoumpas family moved back to Marshall from East St Louis and will work at Keystone Cafe for John Mullen. Mrs William Lagraves and children departed Wednesday for a visit with…
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde H. Knowles
Marshall
Home Packing Company
Valentines
Terre Haute
Tom Koutsoumpas
East St. Louis
Koussoumpas
Keystone Cafe
John Mullen
William Lagraves
Catherine
Marjorie
Aileen
Edwina
Veterans Day Drill Squad and Clown Band Shine at Illinois State Fair
At the Illinois State Fair on Veterans Day Marshall groups entered the Ameri can Legion drill squad with 24 members and a clown band of 10. The drill squad finished second in the state and earned 50 dollars, while the clown band placed third and also won 50 dollars. Members named include Lester Johnson Jr and Frank Archer as leader. The drill squad is noted as the state’s only unit of its kind and members were asked to meet for a group photo at 5:00 p m at the Owen sign shop in uniform today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Marshall
Lester Johnson, Jr
Sam Cullop
Gene Morgan
Lloyd Sweitzer
Harlan Litteral
Ben Harper
Floyd Hamilton
Harry Davidson
Wm. Owen
Dean English
Joe Milton
Wm. Fiscus
Louie Davis
George Geheb
Joe Fetters
Charles White
Leon Cooper
Herman Miller
Robert Garwood
Wm. Sprague
Kenneth Little
Harold Ferris
Frank Archer
Norbet Barlage
John Brandenstein
Glen Ritter
Ralph W. Prevo
Max Brandenstein
Paul Corbin
Vaughn Arney
Benson Trefz
Jean McCormick
Illinois
Owen Sign Shop
Band and choral school starts August 18 at 9
Vaughn Arney announces a two week program at the high school for the band and choral programs. All students must attend to qualify for the marching bands with first football game on September 12. Junior band participants are invited to join a Labor Day parade on September 1. Schedule runs 9:00 to 12:00 with sections and rehearsals all day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Fair Grounds
Mr. Bush
Vaughn Arney
Deaths George Lambdin of Martinsville
George Lambdin of Martinsville died suddenly of a heart attack in Dr. D L Wilhoit office last Thursday morning. The body was removed to Greenwell Funeral Home and the funeral held Saturday at 2 00 PM with Rev Thomas Hendrix officiating. Burial followed at City Cemetery Martinsville. He is survived by his son Otis Lambdin and daughter in law Mrs Lambdin of Findlay Ohio and two granddaughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Lambdin
Martinsville
D. L. Wilhoit
Greenwell
North Washington Street
Thomas Hendrix
Otis Lambdin
Local Marriages Reported for Casey and Terre Haute Couples
Marriage licenses issued for Joseph H. Connelly and Florine Leonore Stifai of Casey. Also listed are Conrad Louis Zimmerman and Zeta G. Newlin of Martinsville, Lane E. Liffick and Emma A. Beerman of Terre Haute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph H. Connelly
Casey
Florine Leonore Stifai
Conrad Louis Zimmerman
Martinsville
Zeta G. Newlin
Lane E. Liffick
Terre Haute
Emma A. Beerman
Sister of Will Castledine Mentioned in Louisville
The fragment mentions Mrs Will Castledine and family at Louisville Kentucky indicating a relative's location in a society or obituary note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Castledine and
Louisville, Ky
Red Foley and Eva entertain at the Fair
Ten years ago Red Foley and Eva were hosted at the fair while others traveled. Elsie Welsh with daughter Mattie and Russell Craig party drove to Kentucky Sunday. Dorothy Moon and Margaret Moon visit Lake Wales relatives for three weeks. Harry Horner family visited Delphi with Courtney Lawson. Fred Abel family and Rose Marie join Terre Haute relatives, then Shreveport trip via Springfield to visit Wes Abel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Foley
Eva
Elsie Welsh
Mattie
Russell Craig
Kentucky
Dorothy
Margaret Moon
Lake Wales
Florida
H. H. Noakes
Harry Horner
Alice
Robert
Courtney Lawson
Delphi
Indiana
Fred Abel
Rose Marie
George Caton
Terre Haute
Shreveport
Henry Abel
Springfield
Wes Abel
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Circuit“ Court
Cottonwood Homecoming
Hutchings
Iliois
Bessie Davis
Secy
John A. Wilson
John A. Wilson Evangelist
Charlys
Hawker-Garlinschroeder
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