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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1955
Page
4
In days gone by marriage licenses issued include Frank Church to Laura Hartman in Auburn and Virgil Haslitt to Nellie Keller in Wabash township. Other notices report deaths, a Terre Haute wedding, local visits, illnesses, and a university economist view on meat prices driven by demand rather than policy.
A compilation notes multiple 1915 marriage licenses from York Arma Fawley and others, plus obituaries including Minnie Kile of Marshall at 42, Amanda Schwartz of Clarksville, and a Clarksville burial. It mentions Miss Helen Hurst’s sixteenth birthday surprise party and a dynamite cap accident injuring D. C. Craig’s son Oliver. It also notes Harry E. Smith’s forthcoming Seattle wedding to Eunice W. Smith.
Thirty years ago marriage licenses list Charles Moore and Marie Rhamy Casey Harlie Dean Reager and Dorothy Shawver John T Sanders and Ida Lewis Abbie Burnsides dies at 41 in Marshall with all her parents already dead Paris Aly Rhoads and Ruth Drake wed Will English visits Findlay Ohio Silas Chambers dies at 43 wife Lucy Carpenter burial in Ohio cemetery Otto McVick Terre Haute related families visit Marshall Parker Davison birthday surprise by neighbors in Marshall area
The announcement states Le Fern Cork, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ben Cork, will wed Carter Adams of Terre Haute on February 16 at Paris. Mrs Malinda Reed, 75, died at her Auburn home and burial followed in Auburn cemetery. Evelyn Gard returned to Lincoln Illinois after visiting her parents in West Union. Virgil Hurst hosted seven tables of auction bridge on North Sixth Street. Delores Holt turned six with 14 friends helping. Roy and Casey Goodwin visited Walter Hutchison and daughter Alma Lea on North Fifth Street. C F Koppler, 81, died at his Anderson Township home with burial in Ohio cemetery. Ten Years Ago 1945 Fenton Macke and wife noted.
Mayor John McCay proclaims February 23 to 28 1955 as Rotary Club Week in Marshall Illinois urging businessmen civic groups churches schools youth clubs and citizens to observe the Rotary Club ideals of service above self signed February 22 1955 by Hubert Ferris.
John Quick expresses gratitude to all who supported his candidacy in the recent Democratic caucus. He notes the help was deeply appreciated and offers thanks to supporters and volunteers.
Harold Moore and children express gratitude to friends and relatives for kindness during Louise Moore’s long illness and death. Also signed by Mr and Mrs Fred Koppler Mr and Mrs Leon Koppler and Mr and Mrs Lester Litteral.
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