Social notes fill Marshall area with showers dances and dinners
Willella Norton and others hosted a shower tea for bride to be Leda Renner at Seven Acres on Feb 7. Numerous locals attended. gifts funded an electric sweeper. A Lions Pep Club dance on Feb 14 honored Marshall high school basketball and crowned two sweetheart queens. Many home gatherings, dinners, and birthday celebrations followed across Marshall and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willella Norton
Ravilla Fairgrief
Nancy
Sarah Fredenberger
Leda Renner
Bride To
Seven Acres
Lewis Miller
Douglas Dewey
Martha Bush
Effie Dancey
John Lewis
Woodrow Burnett
Howard Brown
Fred Bitel
Ray Kammacher
Margaret Hogue
Temple Lovett
Ray Spittler
Fred Boyll
Gladys Ferris
Elmer Renner
Alta Gilbert
Agnes Nichols
Agnes Smith
Martha Renner
Dean Evert
Nelle Hite
Wilfred Shaw
Charles Bush
Harold Turner
Earl Maurer
Arnold Tyler
Oscar Kirchner
Hurley Nichols
Loretta Guinnip
Marion McConchie
Dean Burky Kile
George Kile
George Murphy
Mary Cole
Carl Holler
Bill Elledge
Terre Haute
Lions Club Ad Pep Club
Marshall High School
Social clubs in town host meetings and prize night
The Mothers Club of the Methodist Church met at Mrs Hammond's home with co host Mrs Lowry. Members included Mrs Stoelting Shawver Jones Setzer Rhoads Strohm Low Callahan and Dixon. Mrs Anacker hosted a club meeting with guests including Mrs Wiser Pennington Murphy Taylor Garwood Volk Coleman. Prizes went to Coleman Volk Murphy and Taylor. St Marys Bridge Club gathered with host Mrs Haugh and guests Tarble Ferris Lindley Macey Kannmacher and Meehling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canasta Club
Felecia Lowry
William Lackey
Robert McCourt
John Wieland
Roy McNary
van Tarble
Frank Saiter
Ralph Prevo
Mothers Club
The
Methodist Chhurch
Mra. .C
D. Hammond
Donald Lowry
Willard ‘Stoelting
Dallas Shawver
Max Jones
Ben Setzer
Billy Rhoads
Warren Strohm
Kenneth Low
Dean Callahan
Bill Dixon
William Anacker
Dale Wiser
Lucile Pennington
Thelma Murphy
Mary Lou Taylor
Lorene Garwood
Maxine Volk
Charlotte Coleman
Eamer Haugh
St. Mary’s Bridge Club
Martin Tarble
Donald Ferris
Raymond Lindley
Joe Macey
Aaron Kannmacher
Fred Kannmacher
William Meehling
Kirby Family Dinner Guests At Darrell Kirby Home
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kirby and Dale Kirby, along with Mrs. Sarah Weaver, were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Kirby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Cline
Mia
Milo Prust
Otho Miller
E. D. Evans
Robingon
Rex Cork and
Mrs
Hurley Veach
Clark Center
Walter Kirby
Dale Kirby
Sarah Weaver
Darrell Kirby
Friendly Neighbors Hold February Meeting in Melrose
The February meeting of the Friendly Neighbors Home Bureau unit was held February 6 at Mrs. Roselyn Thompson's Melrose home with seventeen members and one guest. Activities included lessons on population, easy meal plans, clothing construction, and needlepoint, plus a pot-luck lunch and a rally day exhibit bring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendly Neighbors Home Bureau
Roselyn Thompson
Melrose
Fikuart
Fone
Carol Ann Cornwell
Wilma Morgan
Anna Jean Shaffner
Norma Mattis
Helen Williams
Naomi Baker
Merry Sunbeams
Friendly Neighbors
Ruth Boesiger
World Day of Prayer Promoted by United Church Women
Marshall community church women invite all to World Day of Prayer at Armstrong Methodist Church on February 13 with 11 00 a m prayer hour and 1 30 p m talk by Irene Lewis of Terre Haute. Attendees bring sack lunches and coffee is served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brick Church
Council of United Church Women
Armstrong Methodist Church
Irene
W. E.) Lewis
Terre Haute
Lewis
Jochal
Assam
India
Kenneth Dodgeson
Marshall
Duke Family Gatherin Gathers After Tacoma Army Return
A Dennison scene as Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Duke host a Sunday dinner with returning U S Army veteran James Medley and daughter from Tacoma Washington. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Guy Johnson and Guy L Evan Hutser ville Tr Ann Gallagher Marshall Mr. and Mrs. Robert Medley Donna Jane Carol Jean Laurel Peggy Sue and the medley hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Duke
Dennison
Route 1
James Medley
Tacoma
Washington
Medley
U. S. Army
Guy Johnson
Guy L
Evan
Hutserville
Ann Gallagher
Marshall
Robert Medley
Donna Jane
Carol Jean
Laurel
Peggy Sue
Marshall Fire District Orders New Truck
The Marshall Fire Protection District in Rock Island Illinois ordered a new fire truck from Fire Fighter Truck Company, the lowest bidder, at about 16000 dollars. The chassis from Fitzgarrald Motors will be shipped for outfitting with modern equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Fire Protection District
Fire Fighter Truck Company
Rock Island
Ilinois
Ford
Fitzgarrald Motors
Fire Fighter Company
Fire Protection District
Pat Smith
Real Estate Transfers From 1958 1959 in Martinsville Clarksville
Imogene Sullens and others transfer lot 65 in Richarts 4th addition Martinsville to Gladys Bishop by quit claim dated February 7 1958. Werns to Werns convey land in section 2 township 9 range 12 by warranty deed dated February 9 1959. Clapp to Sylvia R Millhouse trustee convey Clarksville lots 1 2 8 block 3 by warranty deed dated February 1959. Rosa L Knox to Roy H and Ruby Liffick convey land in section 26 township 11 range 11 by quit claim dated February 10 1959. Anna Bell Lindsey to Alva H Lindsey convey land in section 21 township 10 range 14 by warranty deed dated March 18 1948.
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Imogene Sullens
Gladys Bishop
Richarts
Martinsville
Leo
Margaret Werns
Mauryice A
Juanita A. Werns
Everett
Rose Clapp
Sylvia
R. Millhouse
Clarksville
Rosa L. Knox
Roy H
Ruby Liffick
Anna Bell Lindsey
Alva H. Lindsey
Polo Introduced to United States in Newport 1877
James Gordon Bennett Jr. introduced polo to the United States, with the game first played at Newport Rhode Island in 1877. Bennett, owner of the New York Tribune, popularized the sport stateide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Newport
R. I
James Gordon Bennett, Jr
The
New York Tribune
Romance in the quiet: Barney and Mrs Cummings wed
Barney Mitchell and Mrs. Cummings solve their noisy neighbor feud by swapping not houses but vows. Al Nelson helped broker a plan that turns the feud into a wedding as the two tenants unite on Barney’s sunny corner lot and decide to live together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney Mitchell
Barney
al Nelson
Mrs. Cummings
Jerry's
Barney's
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