Percy Rockefellar Engagement Details From Chicago Announcement
Senator elect and Mrs Charles Harting Percy of Kenilworth Illinois announce the engagement of their daughter Sharon Lee Percy to John D Rockefeller IV of Charleston West Virginia The announcement traces Rockefeller’s education and public service including the Peace Corps and State Department roles and notes Miss Percys Stanford degree and international experience A March wedding in Chicago is planned
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Harting Percy
Kenilworth
Ilinois
Sharon Lee Percy
John D. Rockfeller IV
Charleston
West Virginia
Percy
Jeanne Dickerson Percy
Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeler DI
New York City
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
New York
Elon Huntington Hooker
Greenwich
Kennedy
National Advisory Council
Peace Corps
Philippines
State Department Bureau of
Atty
Robert Kennedy
State Department
House of Delegates
Kanawha County
Marriage Licenses Granted to Five Couples Map
Charles Michael Ahnert aged 26 of Peru Indiana and Judith Joan Elliott aged 27 of Casey Illinois. Frank Allen Winnett 32 of Charleston Illinois and Monna Louise Carver 29 of Westfield. Richard Lee Ferguson 24 of Decatur Illinois and Pamela Joy Wager 23 of Decatur. Lawrence Frank Wiedner 28 of Anaheim California and Judith Ann Wade 24 of Costa Mesa California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Michael Ahnert
Peru
Indiana
Judith Joan Elliott
Casey
Frank Allen Winnett
Charleston
Illinois
Monna Louise Carver
Westfield
Richard Lee Ferguson
Decatur Illinois
Pamela Joy Wager
Decatur
Lawrence Frank Wiedner
Anaheim
Calif
Judith Ann Wade
Costa Mesa
Californis
Fire destroys Poorman flour mill at West Union
A Saturday dawn blaze leveled the Poorman flour mill at West Union, touted as among the country’s best and a key village industry. Also listed are marriage licenses for Tarvey Pine and Sadie Downey of Anderson township, and David Lutz with Gladys M. Riggs of Edgar county. Additional notices report marriages of Bessie Lulu Grose to Walter Craig in Findlay, with Craig a former Marshall resident and telegraph operator by trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poorman
West Union
Tarvey Pine
Sadie Downey
Anderson Township
David Lutz
Dolson
Gladys M. Riggs
Edgar County
Russell Secrest
Martinsville
Maude Caruthers
Casey
Dennis Chapman
Orange Township
Pearl Misner
Marshall
Bessie Lulu Grose
Walter Craig
Findley
Ohio
Craig
Eunice Craig
Findlay
Forty Years Ago Marriage Licenses and Announcements
Forty years ago in 1926, marriage licenses issued to J B Kempf and Anna L McCleave. Jake Meehling and Philomena Geheb. Mr and Mrs C L Blundell Jr announce a baby boy James Austin Blundell. Dulaneys plan two month Manila trip. Joyner-Dickerson marriage announced with Ashville NC residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J B. Kempf
Dennison
Anna L. McCleave
Vincennes
Indiana
Jake M. Meehling
Marshall
Philomena Geheb
C. L. Blundell, Jr
James Austin Blundell
Harry B. Dulaney
Manila
Robert
Local Notes on Resignations Arrivals and Accident
Thirty years ago John L Strohm resigns from Owens-Illinois Terre Haute to travel around the world for a year. Russell L Ash moves from Hume High School to Martinsville to become Clark County Farm Adviser succeeding R. E. Apple. Foster Hornbrook and wife of Marshall announce the birth of son Jack Edward Hornbrook born at Union Hospital Terre Haute. Isabel Perry 82 is struck by a buck sheep at Clarksville injuring her leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L Strohm
Charles G. Strohm
West Union
Owens-Illinois Company
Terre Haute
Russell L. Ash
Hume High School
Edgar County
Martinsville
Clark County Farm Bureau
Ash
R. E. Apple
Clark County
Foster Hornbrook
Marshall
Jack Edward Hornbrook
Union Hospital
Isabel Perry
Clarksville
Births and marriages noted in Marshall area notices
Births list includes Clark Burns to Mr and Mrs John Montgomery Friday and Stanley K English to Mr and Mrs Hubert English Wednesday. Also a daughter to Mr and Mrs Dewey White West Terre Haute born last week and Nancy Lou Tingley born November 18. Marriage licenses issued for Bennett Magill and Connerton Routh White Smitley with Marshall residences. Service discharges announced for seven individuals including Cooper McDaniel Coryell O Rourke Jones Harper and Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Montgomery
Clark Burns
Hubert English
Stanley K
Dewey White
West Terre Haute
Edward Tingley
Nancy Lou
Joseph Thomas Bennett
Marshall
Martha Veda Magill
Joseph A. Connerton
Theresa A. Routh
Vern C. White
Patricia
L. Smitley
Harold Cooper
John J. McDaniel
Russell A. Coryell
Wm. R. O'Rourke
Robert E. Jones
Everett Benjamin Harper
Harry E. Clark
Ten Years Ago 1956 Marriage Licenses and Births
Marriage license recorded for Richard Thompson 22 Hutsonville and Patsy Washburn 19 Marshall. Births note a boy born to Frank Flaski and wife and a son born to Carroll Wilhoit and wife in Fort Worth Texas with dates framing the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Thompson
Hutsonville
Patsy Washburn
Marshall
Frank Flaski
Douglas Porter
Carroll Wilhoit
Fort Worth
Texas
Civic Club Dinner and Dance Planned by Marshall Women
Marshall Woman's Civic Club will host a dinner and dance on Saturday December 10 at the American Legion Home. Dinner served at 6 30. Reservations due by Friday December 2. Reservation Committee includes Sarah Barnhart chair Marilyn Flowers Rose Gunning Peggy Goekler Ruth Bennett and Priscilla Maurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Woman's Civic Club
American Legion
Sarah Barnhart
Marilyn Flowers
Rose Gunning
Peggy Goekler
Ruth Bennett
Priscilla Maurer
Miss Virginia Wright elected state student relations director
Miss Virginia Wright a Marshall High School student was chosen as state public relations director for the cooperative office occupations program for 1966 67 at the State Planning meeting held in Springfield on November 4 and 5 She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs John Wright of 1014 Archer Marshall and previously served as area IT vice president leading delegates from Champaign Danville Mattoon Paris Shelbyville and Marshall Administrators and board members also met for education conferences in Chicago and at universities to discuss improving high school college preparation and articulation plans through December events and anticipated meetings at local administration buildings in Marshall
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Wright
Ofllinois
Virginia
Marshall
Springfield
Area IT
Champaign
Danville
Mattoon
Paris
Shelbyville
John Wright
Archer, Marshall
Marshall Community Schools
Clark County
Don Grewell
Eastern
Board of Education of
South Sixth Street
Ilinois
Chicago
Illinois Association of School Boards
Illinois Association of School Administrators
Sherman House
Otto Kerner
Sherman Hotel
Joseph Ackerman
National School Boards Association
Ackerman
School Boards
Wendell Pierce
Cincinnati Public School
Compact For Education
Ben Hubbard
Illinois State University
Illinois School Problems Commission
General Assembly
Nebers
Thanksgiving Armistice Days Observed by Thursday Afternoon Club
The Thursday Afternoon Club of Clark County held a Thanksgiving and Armistice Days event at Tom's Cafe with co hosts Miss Edna Baker and Mrs Gladys Martin. Gertrude Strohm read a paper on Thanksgiving since 1778, Mabie Turner recited a poem, and Ken Ferris sang Memories of France. WWI nurses attended, a book display drew interest, and Edna Baker showcased 24 paintings. A Christmas flowers gesture was planned for local nursing homes and a Christmas dinner is set for December 15 at the same venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom's Cafe
Clark
Clark County
Edna Baker
Gladys Martin
America
Gertrude Strohm
Mabie Turner
Ken Ferris
France
Helen Crumlin
Beulah Bartlett
Marshall
Jessie Spaugh
Martinsville
Edna Baler
Desert
California
Washington Memorial
Jefferson Memorial
Old Mill Stream
A H Simpson
Allen Kile
Louise Cork
Tilyes
Blanche Baker
Norma Rains
Hutsonville
Arlene Coryell
St. Louis
Jessie
Rosella Spaugh
Ruth Wright
Mabel Edwards
West Union
Martha Bush
Bertha Craig
Nell Cline
Celia Dodd
Eileen Ferris
Edna Gard
Beulah Huffington
Irma Manhart
Nell Strohm
Flossie Williams
Mabel Turner
Gladys Marvin
Deaths Clara Flowers and Grace Jones in Marshall
Clara E Flowers 86 of 6514 North Second Street Marshall died Sunday evening at Burnside Home Marshall. Survived by four daughters three sons one half sister seventeen grandchildren thirty five great grandchildren. Services held at Marrs Funeral Home with Rev J Kemp officiating. Interment Livingston Cemetery. Grace Jones 87 former General Telephone cashier Marshall died Thursday at Burnside Home. Services pending Moore Funeral Home Marshall. Ra Big Radish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara E. Flowers
North Second Street
Marshall
Burnside
Edna Herring
West
Terre Haute
Myrtle Weaver
Ruth Morgan
Louise Kuhn
Charles T Flowers
Robert H Flowers
Elmer Flowers
Lafayette
Indiana
Mamie Stevens
Marrs
J Kemp
Grace Jones
Miss Jones
General Telephone Company
Moore Funeral Home
Jaycees Year Ahead With Contests and Awards
The Marshall Jaycees outline holiday and winter activities including the Christmas Lighting Contest with prize money for top three places in December and free entry blanks next week. They will honor local farmers with the Outstanding Young Farmer award on December 2 at a free chili supper and conduct a Christmas tree pickup and burn in January. Jaycee Week will feature the Distinguished Service Award banquet. Only revenue effort is selling trash barrels. In court news, Susannah Pumphrey sues Livestock Leasing Inc., while Fannie Thompson fractures a knee and Raymond Garrett faces non-support charges. Bertha Miller divorce and Mrs Lester Veach's hospital return noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaycees
Marshall Jaycees
Marshall Area
Marshall Masonic Temple
Jaycees DS
Births of a daughter for Mr and Mrs Fred Morecraft
Mr and Mrs Fred Morecraft welcomed their third child a daughter born Tuesday November 2 at Terre Haute. The baby weighed seven pounds six ounces and is named Jennifer Annette. The mother is Charlotte Fyfe with maternal grandparents Mrs Emily Bett and Hugh Fyfe. Paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Claude Morecraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Morecraft
Terre Haute
Jennifer Annette
Charlotte Fyfe
Emily Bett
Hugh Fyfe
Claude Morecraft
School equipment and supplies on display over three days
Schools were invited to view the latest equipment supplies and services showcased by exhibitors during a three day display event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hel
Gospel Sing At Oblong High By The Bellaires
The Bellaires from Nashville Tennessee will perform at Oblong High School on Saturday December 3 at 8 00 pm. Gerry Spencer serves as lead singer and manager and is the son of Lloyd and Gladys Spencer. Members include Tom Patterson Nila Patterson Nick Boone Ed LeBlanc and Wayne Kindall. Proceeds support the Oblong Jaycees with tickets at the door or from Jaycees and Oblong High School seniors. The group plans a January trip to California to tape the Pat Boone Show and perform in Long Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellaires
Nashville
Tennessee
Oblong High
Gerry Spencer
Lloyd Spencer
Oblong
Gladys Carpenter
Marshall
Ben Reel
Paris
Oblong Jaycees
Crusader
Tom Patterson
Nila Patterson
Nick Boone
Ed LeBlanc
Wayne Kindall
California
Pat Boone
Long Beach
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Percy-Rockefeller
Miss Percy
Elizabeth Percy
Wilmette
Tilinois
Edward Hunter
George Dickerson
Dickerson
Kenilworth and Hinsdale
New Trier High School
Winnetka
Brillantmont School
Lausanne
Switzerland
Stanford University
Stanford
Tours
Central African Republic
Garner
AIR Force
John W. Garner
Air Charles D. Garner
Pacific Air Force
Charles W. Garner
Helen Dickerson
Lee R. Joyner
Ashville
North Carolina
Civic Club
Ed Jenison
David Bestor
Paris Chamber of Commerce
Adlai Ferguson
WPRS
John Keller
C. H. Watts
Ervisor
General Telephone Co
Fr Windsor
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Allen Bell
Billy Quinn
Tom Merritt
Dick Foley
Livingston Cemetery
Jaycee Activities
Susannah Pumphrey
Livestock Leasing, Inc
Herald Office
Finois Corporation
Clayton D
Fannie Thompson
Terre _ Haute
State of Winds
Raymond Garrett
E. Miller
Bertha Miller
Lester Veach
Gospel Sing
Oblong High School
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