Percy Rockefeller Engagement Announced For Chicago Wedding
Senator elect Charles Harting Percy and Mrs Percy announce the engagement of their daughter Sharon Lee Percy to John D Rockefeller IV of Charleston West Virginia. Rockefeller is a Harvard and Yale alum with Peace Corps and State Department service. 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 Four Couples in Indiana and California
Charles Michael Ahnert aged 26 of Peru Indiana wed Judith Joan Elliott 27 of Casey. Frank Allen Winnett 32 of Charlestown Illinois married Monna Louise Carver 29 of Westfield. Richard Lee Ferguson 24 of Decatur Illinois wed Pamela Joy Wager 23 of Decatur. Lawrence Frank Wiedner 28 of Anaheim California married 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
The Poorman flour mill at West Union a major local industry was completely burned early Saturday morning. Marriage licenses list Tarvey Pine and Sadie Downey of Anderson township David Lutz of Dolson township and Gladys M Riggs of Edgar county Russell Secrest Martinsville township and Maude Caruthers Casey Dennis Chapman Orange township and Pearl Misner Martinsville. Announcements: Miss Bessie Lulu Grose and Walter Craig wed in Findley Ohio Saturday November 25 Craig former Marshall telegraph operator in Findlay.
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
Marriages and births reported in 1926 notices
Marriage licenses list J B Kempf 58 Dennison and Anna L McCleave 45 Vincennes Indiana. Jake Meehling 25 Marshall and Philomena Geheb 21 Marshall. Blundell announces birth of baby boy Austin born Tuesday. mother and baby well. Dulaneys begin world trip Tuesday from Marshall. two months in Manila with son Robert in army service. Helen Dickerson and Lee R Joyner wed November 1 1926 Asheville NC. Joyner in real estate.
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
World travel calls Strohm from Owens Illinois position
Thirty years ago 1936 John L Strohm son of Mr and Mrs Charles G Strohm West Union resigns from Owens Illinois Terre Haute to spend a year traveling around the world Russell L Ash six year Hume High School agriculture instructor moves to Martinsville to serve Clark County Farm Bureau as Farm Adviser succeeding R E Apple Mr and Mrs Foster Hornbrook Marshall announce the arrival of a boy Jack Edward Hornbrook at Union Hospital Terre Haute Monday Isabel Perry 82 struck by a buck sheep at her Clarksville home last Thursday afternoon and suffered a leg fracture
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 in Marshall area list new arrivals
Birth announcements for Clark Burns son of Mr and Mrs John Montgomery and Stanley K baby of Mr and Mrs Hubert English. Dewey White daughter in West Terre Haute. Nancy Lou Tingley born November 18. Marriage licenses: Bennett Magill Connerton Routh White Smitley. Service discharges include 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 License and Births
Marriage license issued for Richard Thompson 22 Hutsonville and Patsy Washburn 19 Marshall. Births include a son to Mr and Mrs Frank Flaski Douglas Porter born November 15 and a son to Mr and Mrs Carroll Wilhoit Fort Worth Texas born Friday.
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 Group
Marshall Woman's Civic Club announces a dinner and dance on Saturday December 10 at the American Legion Home. Dinner is served at 6 30 with reservations due by Friday December 2. Reservations chaired by Sarah Barnhart with 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 Public Relations Director
Miss Virginia Wright a Marshall High School student is elected public relations director for the cooperative office occupations program in Illinois for 1966 67 She was chosen for leadership speaking ability and popularity after serving as vice president of area III and attending the State Planning Meeting in Springfield Illinois Also noted are upcoming conferences and a board meeting at Marshall Community Schools and the Illinois joint conference in Chicago involving thousands of school board members and administrators.
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
Ben Hubbard
Illinois State University
Illinois School Problems Commission
General Assembly
Nebers
Thanksgiving Armistice Day celebration at Tom's Cafe
The Thursday Afternoon Club of Clark County held a holiday gathering at Tom's Cafe focused on Thanksgiving and Armistice Days. Co hosts Miss Edna Baker and Mrs. Gladys Martin led activities including readings, poems, and a display of Miss Baker's paintings. World War I nurses attended, sharing memories, and a Christmas flower donation plan was announced. The next meeting will be December 15 with a Christmas dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom's Cafe
Clark
Clark County
Edna Baker
Gladys Martin
America
Gertrude Strohm
Mabie Turner
Ben Ferris
France
Helen Crumlin
Beulah Barnett
Marshall
Jessie Spaugh
Martinsville
Edna Baler
Desert
California
Washington Memorial
Jefferson Memorial
Old Mill Stream
A H Simpson
Allen Kile
Beulah Bartlett
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
Mrs. Clara E Flowers 86 of 6514 North Second Street Marshall died Sunday evening at Burnside Home Marshall. Survived by four daughters three sons a half sister 17 grandchildren and 35 great grandchildren Funeral 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 at Moore Funeral Home Marshall.
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
Jaycee Activities Update and Local Court Notices
The Marshall Jaycees cancel their Christmas wrapping paper project but plan December events including a Christmas Lighting Contest with prize money and free entry forms to be published next week. On December 2 they honor local farmers with the Outstanding Young Farmer award at a free chili supper. January brings the Christmas tree pickup, Jaycee Week, and a DS A awards banquet. Also noted are two court cases including Susannah Pumphrey vs Livestock Leasing and a non-support case Raymond Garrett, plus a divorce case Bertha Miller vs GE Miller and a hospital update for Fannie Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaycees
Marshall Jaycees
Marshall Area
Marshall Masonic Temple
Jaycees DS
Birth of Jennifer Annette Morecraft in Terre Haute
Mr and Mrs Fred Morecraft announce the birth of their daughter Jennifer Annette, their third child, born Tuesday November 2 in Terre Haute. She weighed seven pounds six ounces. Mother is Charlotte Fyfe, with grandparents Emily Bett and Hugh Fyfe on the maternal side and Claude and Mrs Morecraft on the paternal side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Morecraft
Terre Haute
Jennifer Annette
Charlotte Fyfe
Emily Bett
Hugh Fyfe
Claude Morecraft
Schools Examine Latest Equipment At Three Day Display
Schools had a chance to see and inspect new equipment supplies and services showcased by exhibitors over a three day event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hel
Gospel Sing At Oblong High By The Bellaires From Nashville
The Bellaires from Nashville Tennessee will appear in a gospel sing at Oblong High School on Saturday December 3 at 800 pm. The Oblong Jaycees sponsor with Crusader and Chapelaires also singing. Tickets available at the door or from any Oblong Jaycee or high school senior. The group includes Gerry Spencer as lead singer and manager and other members Tom Patterson Nila Patterson Nick Boone Ed LeBlanc and Wayne Kindall. They plan a January California tape for the Pat Boone Show and a Long Beach appearance the same weekend.
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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