Pre Thanksgiving Turkeys Seized in West Union Case
Deputy sheriffs raided the home of Cecil Counterman and his brother Elmer near West Union after an investigation by Lyman Shawver. They found two turkeys, one cooking and one in the ice box. The men, aged 75 and 61, were bound over to the grand jury in Marshall with $1000 bonds each. Cecil posted bond and was released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman Shawver
West Union
Milo Pearce
Willie Shawver
Cecil Counterman
Elmer
Marshall
Grand Jury
Cecil
Marshall on the Air Tomorrow Saturday
WPRS Radio Station Paris and Homer Newman of the Strand Theatre present Marshall on the air Saturday afternoon from 3 to 4 pm. The program will run for at least four to five weeks with a one hour screen program beforehand and an amateur show of local interest afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPRS
Paris
Homer Newman
Strand Theatre
Marshall
Former Clark County Man Dies in Washington
Charles L. Barr aged 64 a former Martinsville resident died at his Aberdeen Washington home Wednesday night His body will be returned to Greenwell Funeral Home in Martinsville funeral arrangements are not complete He is a brother of Mrs J C Atkins 712 Plum Street Marshall
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Barr
Martinsville
Aberdeen
Washington
Greenwell Funeral Home
Mr. Barr
J. C. Atkins
Plum Street
Marshall
Mrs Ed Fredenberger Breaks Hip In Fall
Mrs Ed Fredenberger fell and broke her hip at her home on North Street. She was taken to Paris hospital where she is in room 209. Yesterday she was in good spirits and a wheelchair was needed briefly by nurses on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Aisiainest
Paris
Mrs Hattie Hall Dies Suddenly at Home
Mrs Hattie Hall aged 68 died suddenly from a cerebral hemorrhage at her home two miles north of Marshall on Route 1 at 9:00 Wednesday. Survived by husband Cary and four sons Fred Hall Washington DC Owen Hall Arthur Hall Waukegan IL and Harry Hall Chicago. Body taken to Marrs Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Hall
Marshall
Route 1
Cary
Fred Hall
Washington, D. C
Owen Hall
Arthur Hall
Waukegan
Illinois
Harry Hall
Chicago
Marrs
Choctaw Homecoming at Millcreek Church Celebrates 36th Year
The Choctaw homecoming was held at Millcreek church on Sunday August 26 with 9:30 Sunday school and a preaching service led by Elder Chester Chilton. A noon dinner followed and memorial services honored many members as officers for next year were elected and plans announced for the 1952 gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millcreek Church
Chester Chilton
All Singing
America
Herschel Cline
Lizzie Garner
Lucy Chambers
Henry Hugh White
Carrie Dunlap
Davis
Clarence Edgar Anderson
Charles Grant Hollenbeck
Ella Morris
Perry Jackson
Lona Perry Jones
Mack Gard
George Walker
Hosea Hill
Roy Morecraft
Sylvester Petry
Jake Sweet
Laura Belle Williams
Elder Chilton
Blizzard
Ben Strohm
Norton Sisters
Luther Weir
Mildred Chilton
Ella Morgan
Mrs. Chilton
Ruby Serwise
Virginia Norton
Gladys Anderson
Katie Beard
Anna Weir
Thomas Kuehner
John B. Carpenter
True Thompson
Charles Clapp
Norton
Sam Mattis
Volley Williams
Golda Blizzard
Cora Eckle
Ida Morgan
Emmanuel Services Set September 3 to 16
Evangelistic services at Emmanuel United Brethren church run from Sunday night to September 16 with Miss Mabel Rife of Columbus Ohio as evangelist and musical leader. She preaches leads song each evening and plays trumpet and melophone. last year she preached at Zion church and proved a Bible preacher and soul-winner. Sunday services start 7 30 p m and weeknights at 7 45 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmanuel United Brethren Church
Mabel Rife
Columbus
Ohio
Miss Rife
Zion Church
Hutchens Celebrate Forty Fifth Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Frank Hutchens celebrated their forty fifth anniversary at their Marshall home last Sunday August 26. The entire family attended including Lewis Hutchens Don Hutchens Mc Hutchens Dean Whitaker Doris and Harry Peters and Robert Whitaker of Gary Indiana. A bountiful dinner was served and Rev Eugene Stauffer and Wm Garwood visited in the afternoon. The couple received presents including a potted plant from the First Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hutchens
Marshall
Lewis
Don
Hutchens Mc
Dean
Whitaker
Doris
Harry ‘Peters
Robert Whitaker
Gary
Ind
Hutchens
Deaths Harry L. Marvin 60 at West Union
Harry L. Marvin aged 60 died suddenly at his home near West Union Friday night. He is survived by wife Eda two daughters Helen Marvin of California Eleanor Hudspeth of Gary Ind a step daughter Dorothy Wudlac Denver Colo a step son Richard Haddix of near West Union and three sisters Maggie Clatfelter West Union Agnes Klinefelter South Bend Indiana and Florence Webb West Terre Haute Funeral services were held Tuesday at Prust Funeral Chapel West Union with Rev Ben Starwalt officiating Burial was in Walnut Prairie Cemetery with Masonic rites by York lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry L. Marvin
West Union
Eda
Helen Marvin
California
Eleanor Hudspeth
Gary
Ind
Dorothy Wudlac
Denver
Colorado
Richard Haddix
Near West Union
Maggie Clatfelter
Agnes Klinefelter
South Bend
Indiana
Florence Webb
West Terre Haute
Prust
Ben Starwalt
Walnut Prairie Cemetery
York Lodge
Woman's Club Speaker Talks on Garden Blooms
Mrs. Austin Claypool guest speaker at Casey Junior Woman's Club. Newly elected eighteenth district Garden Chairman she discussed decorative plant growth and future club programs on flower arrangements and continuous bloom in gardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Claypool
Casey
Woman's Clubs
Claypool
Engagement Announced for Susanna Sweitzer and Kenneth Prumphrey
Mr and Mrs Charlie Sweitzer of Marshall announce the engagement of their daughter Susanna to Cpl Kenneth Prumphrey son of Mr and Mrs Artie Prumphrey of Casey Kenneth recently returned from Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Sweitzer
Marshall
Susanna
Kenneth Prumphrey
Artie Prumphrey
Casey
Kenneth
Korea
Marshall pair obtain marriage licenses
Ben Washburn aged 18 and Joan Thompson aged 18, both of Marshall, plus John Stanley Arney 19 of Martinsville and Kay Crewe Cronk 17 of Martinsville obtained marriage licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Washburn
Marshall
Joan Thompson
John Stanley Arney
Martinsville
Kay Crewe Cronk
Births of Linda Sue Smitley at Union Hospital Terre Haute
Mr and Mrs George Smitley announce the birth of a 6 pound 3 ounce girl Linda Sue born Sunday at 11 00 am at Union Hospital Terre Haute. The mother is formerly Georgia England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Smitley
Linda Sue
Union Hospital
Terre Haute
Georgia England
Land Transfers Recorded in Clark County Deeds List
A long list of warranty deeds dated 1950 1951 details transfers of lots in Dulaney s and Perry s additions Casey and Marshall sections townships 9 11 12 range 11 12 14 with prices mostly $1 2 or 555 including properties in Woodford Dulaney s first addition and Ferguson s Flossie Mumford cases with buyers such as Harold P Shields Hor ary M Grant Virginia Davis Jacob Lycan and Bernard Pine among others and noting dates August 1951 August 1950 October 1950 May 1951 and November 1950.
School Year Staffing Announced For 1951-52
Superintendent and Board of Education reveal hires for clerical payroll, enrollment and grades, bookkeeping and secretarial work. Staffing lists include 55 teachers 1200 pupils 115 bus drivers 10 janitors cafeteria staff and 20 student workers with assignments across the Ohio North and South schools and the high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. M. Hadley
Board of Education
Delores Tingley
Lucille Litteral
Emma, Fritcher
Martha Bush
Ellen Cole
Mary Hornbrook
Elna Nelson
Transportation Department
Lester Littoral
Ray Baggs
Virgil Woods
Yun
Luthur Morris
Jefferson ‘Booker
Thurman Rhoades
Maxine Baughman
George Butcher
George Kile
Herman Carroll
Hugh Hutchings
Martin O’rourke
Fred Buckner
North
South
Ohio
Reunion and bean dinner in Robinsons grave grounds
Fears Post No 549 G A R plans a reunion and bean dinner next Tuesday at Robinson's grave near the state line with a morning program and a night camp fire. A feature is a presentation of lath from the old Lincoln homestead in Springfield secured by Millard Hedrick and Will Hippard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fears
Robinson
State Line
Lincoln Homestead
Springfield
Millard Hedrick
Will Hippard
Canton Dixon
Ross Holler
C. A. Dixon
Ross
Clarence
Ed Findley
Marshall Township
Work on Chicago road nearing completion after noon finish
1921 Thirty Years Ago James O Keyworth completed the Chicago road work by laying 874 feet south of the Pennsylvania railroad. Oversight includes the overhead bridge at the Pennsylvania railroad and the stretch between the Big Creek bridge and the north pavement under the Big Four as Parrish and Bell continue. Robert Dulaney left to resume studies at West Point Military Academy. Marriage licenses issued for Roy Davis and Lola Doolittle, Charley Baggs and Helen Thompson, Riley Simpson and Della Johnson, L H Reed and Fay Davis, William Pennell and Stella Hood, Ed Walters and Tillie Carter, Homer Jean and Marie Cafin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James O. Keyworth
Chicago Road
Pennsylvania Railroad
Big Creek
Parrish
Bell
Marshall
Chicago
Robert Dulaney
West Point Military Academy
West Point
New York
Roy Davis
Orange Township
Lola Doolittle
Charley Baggs
Wabash
Helen Thompson
Terre Haute
Riley Simpson
Casey
Della Johnson
Casey L. H Reed
Martinsville
Fay Davis
William M. Pennell
Anderson Township
Stella M. Hood
Ed Walters
Tillie Carter
Homer Jean
West Union
Marie Cafin
Lions Football Opens With 45 Boys In First Practice
Martinsville fielded 45 players for the initial football practice Monday with more expected as school opens. Practices run each morning and afternoon. the squad features twelve returners from a strong track year and pledges to be scrappier and faster than in recent seasons. Season tickets are on sale through squad members for games against Martinsville, Charleston, Linton, and Effingham with a 7 30 p.m. start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions
Marshall
Bush
Robinson
Martinsville
Charleston
Linton
Indiana
Effingham
Deed Transfers and Local Move Mentioned in Marshall Notices
Wiliam and Lavena Clatfelter deed to Arlos Drake dated June 2 1951 conveys west 66 feet of east 180 feet of north half of block 39 Woodford Dulaney addition to Marshall. Michael and Madelyn Kwasinsky to J E and Virginia Malloy deed dated August 18 1951 conveys lots 7 and 8 block 1 in W E Scholfield subdivision to Marshall. Essie Claypool to Fred L Blundell Sr and Nettie Blundell deed dated August 30 1951 conveys property in original town of Marshall for $1. W E Morris and Jennie M Morris to E Clarence Shawver deed in section 21 township 9 range 14 for $1. Jennie B Conrad to George B Deahl quit claim deed dated April 17 1942 conveys part of lot 50 in the original town of Marshall for $1. Mr and Mrs Roy Thompson and family moved to Chrisman on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam
Lavena Clatfelter
Arlos Drake
Woodford Dulaney
Marshall
Michael
Madelyn Kwasinsky
J. E
Virginia Malloy
W. E. Scholfield
Essie Clay
Twenty Years Ago Visitors Attend Osage Wedding and Local Heist
Mr and Mrs Harry Wright and family returned from a ten day trip visiting relatives in Oklahoma and Kansas including an Osage Indian wedding in Pawhuska where fifty horses were presented and a Ford Coupe given as a marriage gift. A night at Marshall saw a Pennsylvania railroad station safe blown with cash about fourteen dollars and checks around twenty one dollars. New births announced include Fred Thompson in Covington Indiana and Frederick William Lewis Jr in Wabash township, former Marshall residents listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Wright
Phyllis
Harnett Wright
West Union
Bartlesville
Pawhuska
Oklahoma
Arkansas City
Kansas
Tulsa
Harry Taylor
Marshall
Pennsylvania Railroad
Fred Pennington
Covington
Indiana
Fred Thompson
Frederick W. Lewis
Wabash Township
Frederick William, Jr
Marshall Gears Up as Army Passes Through Town
About 5,000 troops and 700 trucks moved through Marshall on a military convoy from Fort Custer Michigan to Pine Bluff Arkansas for army maneuvers. The event marked the community’s early defense preparations in 1941 and showcased the transport through the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
U. S
Fort Custer
Michigan
Pine Bluff
Ork
Three Indiana Boys Land in County Jail
Three young boys from Clinton Indiana were arrested west of Marshall after entering the home of Marion McConchie and taking small articles. Armstrong Rush and Royer were arraigned and bound over to the grand jury under bonds of 1000 dollars each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Armstrong
Herman Rush
Albert Royer
Clinton
Indiana
Marshall
Marion McConchie
New Lights For Marshall
Marshall has expanded its street lighting with 7000 dollars worth of new equipment funded by the parking meter fund. Forty two poles support 500 watt bulbs, lighting Archer avenue to Plum Street and around the courthouse square, with possible additional lights along North Sixth street to the high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Illinois
United States
Archer Avenue
4Th Street
Michigan
Plum St
Court House Square
North Sixth Street
Newport Family Back From Mississippi Valley Tour
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Newport and their son Stephen returned last week from a scenic tour of a portion of the Mississippi Valley. They were joined at Nebo Illinois by the Rev and Mrs Robert Hale and children Bobbie and Carolyn. They visited the U S government Synthetic Fuel Demonstration plant at Louisiana Missouri Stark Brothers Nursery and the Mississippi Valley Christian Service Camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Newport
Stephen
Mississippi Valley
Nebo
Mlinois
Robert Hale
Bobbie
Carolyn
Louisiana
Missouri
Stark Brother’s Nursery
Clarksville Birthday Club Meets With Hostess Francis Lee
Mrs Francis Lee hosted the Clarksville Birthday Club on August 23. Rachel Hutchings called the meeting to order. Lucille Kirchner was absent. Members present included Hazel Sanders Ella Keeley Rachel Hutchings Alpha Morgan Dorothy Simms Cletus Baker and Francis Lee. Guests included Mrs Robert Wallis Linda Shelley Sanders and Creta David and Gary Morgan Phyllis Ramona Donna Simms Mary Frances Elizabeth Johnny and Jimmy Lee. Afternoon entertainment followed by sandwiches cake and tea. Next meeting to be hosted by Ella Reeley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Lee
Rachel Hutchings
Lucille Kirchner
Hazel Sanders
Ella Keeley
Alpha Morgan
Dorothy Simms
Cletus Baker
Audrey Lucan
Bertha Buckner
Robert Wallis
Linda
Shelley Sanders
Creta
David
Gary Morgan
Phyllis
Ramona
Donna Simms
Mary Frances
Elizabeth
Johnny
Jimmy Lee
Ella Reeley
Births and Marriages and Army Notices From Marshall
A notice summarizes births for Donald Lee Bradley August 19 in Fort Wayne Indiana and Larry Jean Thompson August 20 at Fort Jackson. It states Miss Marguerite Wallis daughter of Mrs Mayme Wallis of Marshall and Charles Inge of Salem Illinois welcomed a son at Paris Hospital. It notes Ruth Virginia Strohm and William Foley set to marry September 1 in West Union Baptist church. It lists local residents with upcoming service days and Lloyd Brady Murphy Edginger Newlin Connelly Bays Hills Eddinger and Herman Lashbrook transfers and departures to San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Effingham
Ashley
Clyde Bradley
Ft. Wayne
Indiana
Donald Lee
Clyde
Albert Bradley
Marshall St
John Thompson
Columbia
South Carolina
Larry Jean
Station Hospital
Fort Jackson
Thompson
H W Findley
Charles Inge
Salem
Illinois
Paris Hospital
Inge
Marguerite Wallis
Mayme Wallis
Charles G Strohm
West Union
Ruth Virginia
William Foley
Paris
West Union Baptist Church
Lloyd Edison Brady
Walter Elledge Murphy
Dewayne Henry Newlin
Warren Joe Connelly
Earl William Bays
William Darrell Hills
Gerald Eddinger
Herman Alford Lashbrook
San Francisco
California
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clark County
ED Fredenberger
Emmanuel
Miss Mabel Rife
Woman's Club
Rte Percy
Thelma
Stanfield
Faye
Cork
Stanley F
Butt
Archer
Harold W
Sylvia “Ton
Herschel P
Florence’ Prince
County of Clark
Leon
Evelyn Milam
Richard T
Daugherty
Cora Davis
Earl Spence
W. S
Peter
Charles H
Orpha Mabe
Noel
Goldie Yount
Roy and
Maude Ramsey
Jad Cannaday
Slection
Frances Nelson
Lyman
Eliza
John A
Bertha Stag
Nora
Dulaney
Grace Heath
Ted G
Mildred Tyler
Clara Chrysler
Acel C
Bette J. Brandenburg
Forrest E
Gwendola M. Thomson
Harold P
Frances K Shields
Perry
Fred L
Nettie E. Blundell
Percy Stanfield
Wm. B. Archer
Raymond L
Iola Ellen Low
Albert
Jessie A. Mayor
Ollie Hackley
Housing Authority
Ethel Troughton
R. O. Taylor
Ferguson
Flossie Mumford
Nellie Hilland
Gustave Ritter
Dillard
Mildred Wilson
W. S. Peter
Bernard
Doris Pine
Baggs
Benjamin H
Mary T. Stephens
Maxine Bowen
Laura Mae Fancher
W. W. Combs
Hattie M. Monk
Harry M
Maude M. Grant
Dean Monk
Jacob G. Lycan, Jr
Maude Lycan
Virginia Davis
High School News
Charles Bush
W. J. Drew
First Congregational Church
Chas
R. Carter
Tillie Washtler
Harry L. Fogles
Westfield
Alva W. ‘Woodburn
P. E. Read
Hutsonville
H. D. Bullard
Roy Thompson
Chrisman
Clarksville Birthday Club
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