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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1961
Page
1
The Chamber of Commerce announces a further expansion of the Formalite Plant in Marshall. Plant manager Robert Charles notes the Marshall site will become a large operation producing components for radio and television equipment, continuing a history of growth since 1953 and potentially creating more local jobs.
Congressman Peter F. Mack Jr. advised the President Kennedy to appoint Donald W. Ferris as Postmaster at Marshall Illinois. The telegram from the Herald notes the official recommendation dated Tuesday afternoon.
Heart Sunday will be held February 26 with women’s clubs and rural help in Marshall Martinsville and Casey. The drive aims to fund heart disease research and public education as more than 900000 yearly deaths in the U S are linked to heart and blood vessel diseases and over 500000 youths face rheumatic or congenital heart issues.
The Oliver Go-Getters 4-H club welcomed Ferddie Miller at Steve Davidson's home on February 13. Four new members joined this year. President Bobby Joab led the meeting with pledges, America sung, and reports from Federation delegates. Gene Cline discussed a Mattoon ladies meeting while James Cline and Bobby Joab spoke on 4-H steer selection and calf care. Paul Tingley read on George Washington and Nancy Cline recited Abe Lincoln. Prizes were awarded, refreshments served to sixteen members two leaders and six guests. Next meeting set for March 16 at Norm an Hawker's home near Leander Wright southwest of Marshall.
The Edgar Electric Cooperative Association will hold its 22nd annual meeting at Crestwood School gymnasium in Paris on Route 150 at 1:00 p m Saturday February 25. Dr L H Appel of Lincoln will be guest speaker and reports by officers will be presented. The cooperative serves about 3800 member owners across five counties with 1330 miles of line and assets near 3 million dollars.
The executive committee of the Women’s Society of Christian Service met at Mrs. Emil Bennett’s home on February 15. Members present included Mrs. Dyes Edens Cornwell Miller Hutchens Elishoff Craig Milhouse Arney Abel Hancock Magist plus officers. Mrs. Illyes presided and planned member cards and March program. The treasurer’s report was presented by Miss Milhouse. March 2 at 7 30 p m will feature Mrs. James Claypool as lesson and program leader with theme Giving Thanks in Lent and hostesses named.
The annual meeting and family dinner will be held March 15 at the American Legion dining room in Martinsville. Reservations close March 8. Officers and directors of the association will be elected at the meeting. Miss Flossie Huffington of Marshall is visiting Minnie Durnal in Martinsville and invites friends to visit.
Fourteen schools competed as Marshall High School placed third in team rankings at the Effingham Illinois district contest. Marilyn Quick finished third in comedy reading, Margaret Ann McGee second in extempore speaking, and Phil Moschenrose third in radio speaking.
A district 4-H gathering at First Methodist Church in Mattoon on February 8 drew 147 leaders from Edgar Coles Moultrie Effingham Jasper Cumberland Douglas and Clark counties. University specialists Miss Florence Kimmelshue and F H Mynard led sessions on good citizenship and the brainwashing report from Korean War troops.
The PTA explored findings from a White House conference on children and youth with a panel including Mrs. Beard Irwin Bubeck and others, linking to Marshall schools. In Paris Roundtable 21, Marshall instructors toured Zenith Radio’s assembly plant guided by Lou Scinto. Earlier, 23 industrial arts students toured the local power plant to study generation and distribution with George Walls detailing diesel and generators.
The Conservative Party filed their ticket Wednesday morning for the city election on Tuesday April 18. Candidates include Mayor Ralph Prevo City Clerk Eileen Krock Treasurer Dean Oliver Lawrence and aldermen Gibson Mallory Freeman Bardin Max Zschau Rex King across wards one through four.
Basil Moore of Marshall was guest speaker at a joint Indiana Society of Professional Engineers and American Institute of Chemical Engineers meeting in the Deming Hotel Ballroom Terre Haute. He spoke on Yarns and Stories of Abraham Lincoln sharing entertaining and inspirational short tales illustrating Lincoln’s virtues.
Mr and Mrs Dean Alexander announce the birth of a 10 9 lb boy named Larry Dean born February 19 at Union Hospital. Also Mr and Mrs Eugene Liverly welcome daughter Mary Ann born February 21 at Union Hospital weighing 7 7 and welcomed by sisters Diana and Gloria. Collection figures for March of Dimes 1961 list township totals totaling 4476 17 with multiple communities contributing.
The February meeting of the Women of Zion Aid was held at the home of Mrs. Clarence Hawker. Mrs. Chas Tingley opened with devotional thoughts on the theme the Good Life. Mrs. Ralph Medsker led the business session. Sixteen members and two children attended. The March gathering will be hosted by Mrs. Richard Miller.
Sharon Bartley, age 14, entered Union Hospital in Terre Haute late Monday night for an emergency appendectomy.
William Robert Walters 77 of 814 Maple Street Marshall died early Monday at Union Hospital. Services held at Clarksville Baptist Church with burial in adjoining cemetery. wife Lillie and 20 relatives survive. Lee C Tarble 62 of 507 Poplar Street died Monday at Union Hospital Terre Haute. Services at Marrs Funeral Home. burial Bean Cemetery. Surviving wife Josephine, daughter Betty Lee Turner, step-daughter Patty Griswold, four grandchildren. Tarble family notes church and Masonic ties.
Bob Lovett a former Marshall resident now in Glendale Ohio departed for Europe this week with Mrs Lovett. They plan to tour by car and return home May 15. Clinston Hugh Smith 18 Casey and Karen D Durnal 18 Casey received marriage licenses.
The Marshall Junior High seventh grade basketball team captured the county championship at Westfield, beating Westfield 35 to 16 and Casey 48 to 20 in the final. Arbuckle scored 18 and Johnson 11 in the final, with Gard and Hoytt also contributing strong games. The team finished 8 wins and 6 losses, averaging 28 points for and 25 against per game, Arbuckle top scorer with 126 points.
Elias Hewitt sold his 187 acre Wabash township farm to William S Pine for 15000 dollars. The Ohio Oil Company paid over 50000 dollars in county taxes this week, more than 43000 in Casey township. Marriage licenses issued to Vincent Lowry Parker township and Serena Kimlin Casey township. Ira Winger Palestina Illinois and Alice Gibson Marshall. Russell Orndorff turned 21 with a smoking party for nine friends including Roy Jeffords Bertelsman Platt Williams Newton Huston and others.
Marriage licenses list Claude E. Fox and Pearl Weir both 28 and 25 from Marshall, Luther Johnson 25 and Mary Riley 20 from Marshall, Herman Marrs 21 and Bertha Pearl Fox 20 from Dolson township. Frank Mechling and Abie Henderich bought the D. E. Sowers grocery, taking possession late this week. Duane Prust, 16, was surprised by Doty Dry Goods Co. workers on his birthday, shown a lit cake and festivities upstairs with relatives and friends including M. C. Doty family and many neighbors.
Thirty years ago in Marshall word arrived that H M Dewey sold his Gary Indiana undertaking business to the man from whom he bought. Harry LeSeure of Marshall received a state treasurer notice to report February 16 for duty in Springfield. Marriage license issued for Frank Stewart and Mamie Cline of Marshall.
Film and TV actress Donna Reed named National Heart Sunday Chairman heads an army of more than 1.5 million volunteers who will visit neighbors on February 26 to raise heart fund contributions for the Illinois Heart Association. Kappa Sigma Tau sorority held a rush party at Mrs. Eleanor Harrison’s home with several hostesses and guests in attendance.
Dewey Lawler of Paris and Lillian Morecraft Krahling of Marshall wed in Paris on February 11. C R McNary of Auburn announces Kertha McNary to John M Edwards of Marshall. Robert Lindley and Charles Simpson of Clark County were sent to Chicago for army service. Hubert English and his wife near Marshall announce the birth of Nancy Lu on February 12.
Ten years ago in 1951 births include Luther Harold Morris born February 13 to Luther H. Morris route 2 West Union Iowa and wife Ison. Barbara born February 15 to Dr and Mrs D F Illyes. Billy born February 13 to C W Hornbrank San Co bene California. John A Kesler graduated from Indiana University School of Law in Bloomington on Sunday February 11. George Elbert Jetersen left Marshall February 12 with his family to enlist in the Marines. he and seventeen others took the oath February 13 and were sent to the San Diego Marine base California.
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