Wedding Friday Unions Ledermann Leasure in West Union
Miss Charlotte Ledermann and Mr. Leasure united at West Union Christian Church on December 22 in a ceremony led by Phil Young. Immediate families attended with a piano program, floral decor, and a reception in the church basement. The couple plans to reside in Villa Grove after January 29 while pursuing studies and teaching duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Chrysanthe
Ehetel Stogadill
Salem
Illinois
Robert Ledermann
Larry Morecraft
Barbara Wright
Long ‘Beach
California
Lawrence ‘Collistoner
Hutsonville
Marshall Man Is Patient In Schmidt Clinic
Monday of last week Mr and Mrs R E B Bishop of Marshall drove to Fiat Rock on business. On returning they reached Trimble when Mr Bishop had to stop and suffered a heart attack. He was taken to the Schmidt Clinic in Robinson for treatment. By Wednesday he was improving and near pneumonia was avoided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. EB. Bishop
Marshall
Fiat Rock
Trimble
Jolly Homemakers Dinner Keeps 1962 Secret Pal Tradition
The Jolly Homemakers held a Christmas dinner at Clara Bertram's Martinsville home with Nettie Beabout assisting. Members present included Arthur Beabout Isabelle Kitchen Jennie McNary Chuck Cuttrell Lillian Burkybile Dorothy Davidson Ethel Fraker Trila Gilbert Martha Hutchens Mona Kelley Mabel Lowry Della Payne Mae Shade Vada Shaffner Anna Veach Pansy Weger Martha Williams Wandalee Veach. After a meal the group held a business meeting and drew new 1962 secret pal names. The January meeting will be at Nettie Beabout's residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jolly Homemakers
Clara Bertram
Martinsville
Nettie Beabout
Arthur Beabout
Isabelle Kitchen
Jennie McNary
Chuck” Cuttrell
Lillian Burkybile
Dorothy Davidson
Ethel Fraker
Trila Gilbert
Martha Hutchens
Mona Kelley
Mabel Lowry
Della Payne
Mae Shade
Vada Shaffner
Anna Veach
Pansy Weger
Martha Williams
Wandalee Veach
Marriages Listed in Local License Column
Marriage licenses issued include Charles L Clapp and Naoma Maxey both of Ashmore Illinois. Billy Nicholson and Mary Reed from Indiana ages 20 and 17. Thomas May and Rosie Schell both Terre Haute. Francis Swengel and Mary Fox of Indiana. Harold Long and Janice Beaman of Indiana. Carl Orrell and Pamelia Spehar. Richard Williams and Kay Kirchner. C. W. Goekler travels to Oklahoma City and Harlingen Texas to visit relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Luther Clapp
Ashmore
Illinois
Naoma Flora Maxey
Billy Guy Nicholson
West Terre Haute
Indiana
Mary Ann Reed
Marshall
Thomas J. May
Terre Haute
Rosie M. Schell
Francis Swengel
Elizabethtown
Mary Fox
Columbus
Harold R. Long
Greencastle
Janice Mae Beaman
Fillmore
Carl E. Orrell
Casey
Pamelia Spehar
Richard Williams
West Union
Kay Kirchner
Engagement Announced for Marilyn Sue Smitley to Timothy Keyes
Mr and Mrs Joe Smitley announce the engagement of their daughter Marilyn Sue to Timothy Keyes son of Mr and Mrs Wilson Keyes The wedding is planned for February 17 at St Marys Church Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Smitley
Marilyn Sue
Timothy Keyes
Wilson Keyes
St. Mary’s Church
Marshall
Marshall Community Schools Schedule and Upcoming Events
Marshall students return January 2 1962 with a basketball game vs Newton Eagles on January 5 at 6 30 p m. Lions travel to Westfield January 9. Board meeting January 11 at 7 p m. First semester ends January 12 and second begins January 15 ending May 25 1962.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Community Schools
Marshall Lions
Newton Eagles
Marshall Court
Lions
Westfield
Board of Education
Superintendent of Schools
Margaret Ferris
Classroom Teacher Association
Unit
Mary Irwin
Lefern Adams
Richard Stoneburner Dies in Terre Haute
Richard Richie Stoneburner 19 son of Mr and Mrs Vincent Stoneburner 1488 Harding Avenue Terre Haute died unexpectedly Wednesday morning. Funeral services set for Friday at 1 00 p m from Frank M Patrick Ryan Funeral Home with many Clark County residents familiar to the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard
Richie” Stoneburner
Vincent Stoneburner
Harding Avene
Terré Haute
Clark County
Frank M. Patrick J. Ryan
Clark County Fair Association to hold annual meeting
The Clark County Fair Association will meet in the Marshall high school cafeteria on Monday January 8 to elect three board members. The annual report will be available to members and oyster stew and sandwiches will be served at 6 30 p m. Members are urged to attend and plans for Springfield January 20 21 and 22 will be discussed. Miss Nancy Young will represent Clark County at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield concurrent with the state meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County Fair Association
Marshall High School
Fair Board
Fair Association
Springfield
Nancy Young
Aliens Must Register Addresses Under New Rule
District director Wilbur T. Flagg of the immigration service announced a new requirement for aliens in the United States to report their addresses to the attorney general each January. Most aliens must file by month’s end, with diplomats, certain international organization personnel, and temporary agricultural workers exempt. Forms available at post offices or immigration offices in January, with penalties for noncompliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur T. Flagg
The
Immigration and Naturalization Service
United States
Post Office
Flagg
Local Obituaries From Marshall Area Seniors and Families
A string of obituaries notes John L. Blockinger 89 former Marshall area farmer died at Union Hospital Terre Haute after 11 days in care. Survived by three sons Everett Austin Roscoe and many grandchildren. Funeral services Sunday at Moore Funeral Home with burial in Marshall cemetery. Other notices list Texie Marie Wallace 58 Dennison died at Union Hospital with Virgil Wallace Sr and many relatives. Funeral at Marrs then Auburn Cemetery. Etta Frances Amyx 77 of Marshall died at home with three daughters and four grandchildren. Daisy Bell Reed 37 of Marshall died at Union Hospital with family ties listed and Marshall Cemetery burial. Bruce V. Liffick 64 of Marshall died. services at Marshall with burial in Marshall cemetery. May include other family connections and local church officiants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Blockinger
Union Hospital
Terre Haute
Everett
West Union
Austin
Roscoe
Route 1
Marshall
Moore Funeral Home
Rev. H. V. Johnson
Marshall Cemetery
Texie Marie Wallace
Dennison
Virgil Wallace
Doris Bender
Jo Ann Racliff
Mascoutah
Audet
Thelma Elizabeth Tingley
Edith Bierbaum
Martinsville
Illinois
Jackie Wallace
Jerry Wallace
Etta Frances Amyx
Plum Street
Louis J. Doll
Carl Hutchings
Keith Thomas
Whittier
California
BE. A. Arnett
Hazel Green
Kentucky
Marrs Funeral Home
Robert Luse
Daisy Bell Reed
Mary Reed
Clifford Reed
Marshalltown
Town
Chester Dean Reed
Dorothy Baker
Paris
Betty Armsmith
Mary Ann Nickleson
West Terre Haute
Robert Hale
Bruce V. Liffick
Walter Liffick
Agnes Seeburger
Cecil Spires
Betty Myers
Thomas Liffick
Springfield
Missouri
Sam H. Liffick
Buffalo
New York
Lawrence Liffick
Chelsia Liffick
Walter Liffick, Jr
Carmi
Marrs
Home Damaged by Fire in Marshall
The residence known as the late Rev J. O'Neal home on South Michigan Avenue in Marshall suffered fire damage on Saturday afternoon last week. Fire crews responded and areas nearby were inspected for hotspots. No injuries are reported and the extent of damage is under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. ¥. O'Neal
Michigan Avenue
Marshall
Marriages and incidents in Marshall area noted
Marriage licenses listed for Samuel White J and Nettle Jones in Marshall and other couples. Emery E. Davis and Mary O. Day wed quietly. fire destroyed an artificial ice plant in Casey with ammonia explosions. Various local social visits, a gas explosion at a power house near Westfield, a fatal runaway incident near Paris, and travel notes on residents and students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel White J
Nettle Jones
Marshall
Marion E. Carpenter
Anderson Township
Margaretta Fauver
Darwin Township
Pearl Smith
Allie Bennett
Orange Township
Emery E. Davis
Mary O. Day
Herbert J. Huey
Bessie Eva Vaughn
Hee A Rahall
Everett C. Alexander
Redmon
Charles Burton Wilt
Denriteon
Charlotte Elin
Vermilion
Charles Weaver
Casey
Dennison
Mary Day
E. M. Pierson
George Fuller
Westfield
I. E. Lee
Marshall Baptist Church
Broughton
Beatrice Flannigan
Forty Years Ago News Briefs From 1921 Local Marriage Licenses
Marriage licenses: Osee Omer Frederick 21 Annapolis to Mary Elizabeth Pugh 18 Annapolis. Okla G Lindley 25 West Union to Rachel Williamson 17 West Union. Russell W Brown 80 Marshall to Oliver Batchelor 24 Oak Park. John E Clouse 54 Marshall to Bertha M Clause 44 Marshall township. A Wabash Valley bus from Terre Haute struck near State Line at 11 am. A. A. Low caused the crash and the bus overturned. eighteen bus occupants bruised. Two homes burned to the ground Monday night. James Knipe, grandson of J. W. Graham, honored by Lake Forest Academy item for Harvard. Jane Morton visiting from Springfield with parents in West Union. County superintendent Harold Bright attended state teachers' meeting with champion speller Bernard Myles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osee Omer Frederick
Annapolis
Mary Elizabeth Pugh
Okla G. Lindley
West Union
Rachel Williamson
Russell W. Brown
Marshall
Oliver Batchelor
Oak Park
John E. Clouse
Bertha M Clause
Marshall Township
Wabash Valley
Terre Haute
State Line
A. A. Low
R. Postlewaite
Warren Tarman
James Knipe
J. W. Graham
Lake Forest Academy
Harvard
Jane Morton
Springfield
James Morton
Harold Bright
Bernard Myles
Clark County
Miss Virginia Bubeck to compete in state spelling contest
Thirty years ago Miss Virginia Bubeck and her teacher Miss Helen Mundorf planned to travel to Springfield for the state spelling contest. On Monday Miss Bubeck would represent Clark county in the competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Bubeck
Helen Mundorf
Springfield
Miss Bubeck
Clark County
Ten Years Ago Births and Marriages in Indiana and Missouri
Births report Carol Ann Hoback born December 20 in Cape Girardeau weighing 5 pounds 13 ounces to Mr and Mrs John Hoback formerly of Marshall. List includes multiple marriage licenses and a Huntingtonburg Indiana wedding. Social notes mention Mary Strohm visiting in West Union and Genevieve Perkins with family visiting Rev C W Perkins in Westfield and James Warner from the Navy visiting Lewis Warner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hoback
Marshall
Cape Girardeau
Missouri
Carol Ann
Paul Eugene Orndorff
Gwendolyn Elaine Rockwell
Terre Haute
Warren Hall
Martinsville
Elnora McKenzie
Casey John Shotts
Norman Starkey
Wilma Jean Brown
C. W Perkins
Westfield
James Warner
Navy
Lewis 3. Warner
Baby Charles William born to Mr and Mrs William Bubeck
Mr and Mrs William Bubeck announce the birth of a son at Union Hospital on Sunday December 24. The infant weighed 5 pounds 11 ounces and is their third child. The mother’s maiden name is June Claypool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bubeck
Union Hospital
Charles William
June Claypool
Wabash Valley Association Plans January Meeting at Purdue
Roy Dee announces the Wabash Valley Association annual meeting will be held January 31 in the Union Building at Purdue University Lafayette Indiana. The board of directors met in Terre Haute with sixty one present and Senator Ellender of Louisiana will speak. The group also supports sugar beet industry in the Wabash River watershed and economic development to reduce flood damages with several senators and representatives planning to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Dee
Wabash Valley Association
Union
Purdue University
Lafayette
Indiana
Board of
Terre Haute
Allen Ellender
United States
Louisiana
U. S. Senate
Ellender
Senate Public Works Committee
Senate
Russia
WVA
Charles Schenk
Knox County
Wabash River
Hartke
Capehart
Dirksen
Hustlers 4-H Club Holds December Meeting
The Hustlers 4-H club met December 18 at Janet and Fred Kuhn’s home. New business covered the Share the Fun festival. Fred spoke on feeding pigs. Members sang Christmas carols and enjoyed light refreshments. The next meeting will be at Janie Johns’ home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hustlers 4-H
Janet
Fred Kuhn
Fred
Janie Johns
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kathryn Ledermann
Marshall Man
Schmidt Clinic
C. W. Goekler
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Elmer Goekler
Harlingen
Texas
Harry Goekler
Marshall Night
Philip Reeds
Stanley Reeds
David Claypool
Terry Claypool
Marilyn Sue Smitley
Richard Stoneburner
Goekler
Elmer
Carl
Louisa Goekler
John Goekler
Robert Babcock
Christian Goekler
Charles Goekler
Clara
ROM A. Aia
Leland St. John
Dorothy Graham
Melrose
Dean Findley
George Mitchell
West Lafayette
Ind
Harry Findley
R. A. Mitchell
Aaron Kammacher
Frederick
J. C. Madden
Luther Gates
Martin ‘Tingley
Ross Clatfelter
Big Creek Bridge
L. M. Scholfield
Findlay
Ohio
Fred Fawley
Bette Lindholm
L. A Lindholm
Kewanee
Rae Woodard
A. L. Edwards
T .E. Crump
O M Morgan
Harvey A. Hurst
May Louise
St. Anthony Hospital
Harriet Davison
Woodcroft
Paul Lashbrook
Elsie Margaret Briggs
Ora Johnson
Harry Johnson
John Thompson
Ft. Jackson
South Carolina
A A Thompson
Tyner
Bremen
Pyane the
Sae Wabash Valley Association Annual Meeting
Christian Perferrers Ete
Marshall Methodist
Marshall Baptist
Snyder Methodist
Setee Meee
Armstrong
Congregational
Grand Turn
West Union Baptist
Tom Wernz
Arnold Tyler
Hustlers
4-H Club
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