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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1959
Page
5
A collection of classified notices from Marshall area including rentals on Route 48 and apartments with furnished options, plus sales offers for seeds oats goats and a late model pickup, and contact details for Nellie Newlin Ruth Fox and others. Several entries mention dates in February and March and include phone numbers and locations in West York Clarksville and Marshall.
Reverend E D Haley preached at Armstrong church amid bad roads affecting attendance. Numerous visits range from Alaska to Terre Haute with relatives and friends in Marshall Martinsville Paris Danville Paris and Casey. Hospital stays and weddings are mentioned among households and communities.
Grayden Weier conveys lot 8 block 3 West Union to Wilbur and Myrtle Kelshiemer for $1 by warranty deed dated January 31 1959. Pearl Crouch transfers land in section 19 township 10 range 14 to Albert and Dorothea Abernathy for $2 dated February 7 1959. Albert Abernathy and others deed land in section 19 township 10 range 14 to Lewis Reed and others for $2 dated February 10 1959. Robert E Sloan and others to Ruth Sloan deed land in sections 3 and 35 township 10 and 11 range 14 for $1 dated February 4 1959. John R Clark and others to Arnold and Laura Bohn deed land in section 29 township 10 range 11 dated February 13 1959. Mrs Amanda Fugate visited Friday with Mr and Mrs Louis Liverly. Victor L Anderson and others deed to Layle and Reba Cunningham dated May 12 1957 for Wayne Heckler called on Mr Andreys part of lot 38 original town of Martinsville for $1.
In 1909 Martinsville prepared for April as district life faced a schoolhouse fire at No. 5 in Johnson township destroying contents. Marriages included Harry Reynolds and Mae Sullivan February 17 at St Marys Rectory and William Miller with Anna Berner Sunday evening. Rev Healey arrived to lead St Marys Church while new Methodist seats and an organ awaited dedication March 7. Pipeline gas work and additional licenses noted.
A. L. Coleman and Goldie Anderson of Casey wedlocks recorded. Robert C. Anderson of Parker township and Anna M. Rose of Auburn township, plus John W. Anderson of Marshall and Ruth B. Hess of Marshall. B. M. Davison named state fair superintendent last Wednesday. Fred Imle and family depart from Ernst area to southern Texas. Silas Walker and family relocate from Thermopolis, Wyoming to Casper, Wyoming, formerly Marshall residents.
Thirty years ago Woodford Burnett left for Miami with sister Mrs Richard Hunter of Geneva Illinois. They rented an apartment in Terre Haute until March first. Other Marshall natives include Mrs William Root in Terre Haute and Mrs Oswald Cooper of Cincinnati formerly Miss Margaret Kerr. Mes and Mrs Victor Reynolds went to Aberdeen Mississippi to visit Clarence Craig for two weeks. Jacob Gard, son of Mr and Mrs Ed Gard, is very ill with mumps.
Twenty years ago Raymond Zechau 21 Marshall and Ellen Rowe 19 Martinsville obtained marriage licenses. Mr and Mrs Sam Reedy announced the birth of Samuel Ross February 6. A strong Thursday night wind northwest of Marshall caused property damage including wrecked sheds and damaged roofs at several local farms.
Mr and Mrs Claude Fox of North Michigan Avenue Marshall announce the engagement of their daughter Frances to Herbert A Jillson son of Mr and Mrs B H Jillson of Chicago. Mr and Mrs William Lowe report the birth of a daughter Sunday at Columbus Indiana named Cynthia. Charles T Sweitzer southeast of Marshall injured with a cracked left ankle bone and bruised heel Tuesday of last week while cutting wood a rolling log caused the accident. County Clerk H J Kemp reports bounty paid on 199 faxes up to yesterday noon.
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