Illinois Farm Group Launches Get Out The Vote Campaign
The Illinois Agricultural Association with 185000 farm families and 99 county Farm Bureaus opens a get out the vote drive for the April 8 primary. President Charles B. Shuman says the citizenship effort urges voter participation without backing any candidates. The drive aims to boost rural turnout and involve local service clubs and civic groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Llinois Agricultural Association
Charles B. Shuman
Campagn
Shuman
Mrs Lulu Metz Dies in Virginia
Mrs Lulu Metz 74 lifelong resident of Marshall died Thursday morning at Alexandria Hospital Virginia. Body to Marshall arriving Friday afternoon. She is survived by two daughters Harriott Hopp Richmond and June Daniels Alexandria and two sons John Indianapolis and Richard Robinson. Funeral Saturday 2:00 pm at Moore Funeral Home with Marshall Cemetery burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lulu Metz
Marshall
Alexandria‘ Hospital
Alexandria
Virginia
Fiarriett Hopp
Richmond
June_ Daniels
John
Indianapolis
Ind
Richard
Robinson, Ti
Americas Most Beautiful Refrigerator Wins 1952 Award
International Harvester received Society of Motion Picture Art Directors honors for America’s most beautiful refrigerator of 1952. Eight models from 7.4 to 9.5 cubic feet feature new spring-fresh green interiors and gold accents on colored-door handles and Pantry-Door trim. See the 1952 line on display at R. E. Laird’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Harvester
Society of Motion Picture Art Directors
America
R. E. Laird’s
Farm Home Burns Near Walnut Prairie
The two story frame house owned by Milo Prust, the old Prust home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wilson, west of Walnut Prairie, burned Wednesday around noon. Most household goods were destroyed in the blaze. The incident followed by a separate notice of the Cork and Pheanis wedding at Lawrenceville performed by Rev. A. O. Yates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wilson
Prust
Milo Prust
Walnut Prairie
Cork
Voters urged to register or update at County Clerk office
The notice emphasizes the March 10 cutoff for registration before the primary. It announces services for new registrations transfers name changes by marriage or other updates and asks voters to ensure their address is current. County Clerk staff offer assistance with these important matters.
Farm groups hold annual Clark County meeting
The Clark County Farm Bureau Clark Service Co Clark County Soil Conservation District and Clark County Health Improvement Association held their annual meeting at Marshall High School gymnasium with about 700 attendees. Tim ois Farm Supply president Fred Herndon spoke on farming topics. Max Stephen was elected Farm Bureau president. Alfred Seidel and Forrest Arnold were named directors in respective townships. Clark Service Co directors were re elected Glenn Atkins Randall Lindley Barney Smith and Arthur Welsh. The cooperative, owned by county farmers, has four million dollars in business over 17 years with cash savings of more than 270000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County, Farm Bureau
Clark Service Co
Clark County Soil Conservation District
Clark County Health Improvement Association
Marshall High School
Fred Herndon
Timois Farm Supply
Max Stephen
Martinisvile
Farm Bureau
Anderson
Darwin
Alfred Seidel
Robert Maurer
Casey and
Parker Townships
Forrest Arnold
Max Stephens
Glenn Atkins
Randall Lindley
Barney Smith
Arthur Welsh
Clark County Farmers
Real Estate Transfers Listed for February 1952 Deeds
A chain of warranty deeds recorded for February 1952 covers transfers in sections 33 21 24 28 15 and townships 12 11 10 14 9 and ranges 11 12 14 providing parcels in Martinsville Marshall Woodford Dulaney addition and other mapped areas with nominal sums noted. Names include Jonas Goucher Russell Sutton Clark Brown Atkins Davidson Norton Scott Miller McKittrick Ellington Cole Craig Stanfield Cole Slick and spouses and involved properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonas Goucher
Russell
Ruth Sutton
Lewis A
Glenna C. Clark
Hershel A
Opal L. Brown
L. H
Hattie Atkins
O. N
Lillian Davidson
Martinsville
Elva Norton Scott
Quimba
Wanda Norton
Ben and
Frances Miller
Aubrey and
Mabel McKittrick
Marshall High to Perform at Eastern Illinois Choral Festival
Marshall High School chorus directed by Vaughn Arey will join about 1 000 singers from 15 schools at the Eastern Illinois Choral Festival on March 1 at 7 30 p m in Casey High School gym. The Marshall basketball team hosts Charleston High on Friday for two games, with a 6 45 p m opener. School board elections set for April 12 with petitions due March 21.
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Marshall High School
Vaughn Arey
Sth
Annaul
Charleston High Trojans
Hawks and Owls Work as Tenants on Shining Waters Farm
The author muses on local hawks and owls as beneficial tenants at Shining Waters. Illinois law protects many raptors while focusing threats on chickens. Observations of Screech owl and Sparrow hawk near the house illustrate a balanced rural ecosystem amid birds and other wildlife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter
Shining Waters
James Whitcomb Riley
Illinois
Indianapolis
Dorothy Frances Guerney
God
Conservation District Elects Directors at Clark County Meeting
At the Clark County Soil Conservation District annual meeting on February 23 at Marshall High School three men were elected for two year terms: Raymond Reedy Marshall Illinois Lawrence Lucan Marshall Illinois and Harold Howe Martinsville Illinois. Other board members' terms run to 1953: Mack Strohm West Union Illinois and Menford B. Kline Casey Illinois. Richard S. Souder will assist as district farm planner. The first board meeting is March 6 when officers will be elected.
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Clark County Soil Conservation District
Marshall
Marshall High School
Raymond Reedy
Ill
Lawrence Lucan
Harold Howe
Martinsville
Mack Strohm
West Union
Menford B. Kline
Casey
Soil Conservation District
Clark County
Richard S. Souder
Soil Conservation Service
Losers' Party Held by Marshall Night Home Bureau
The Marshall Night unit of Home Bureau held a spaghetti supper on February 27 at Mary Lou Blundell's home to celebrate the losers con test and honor the winners. Hostesses included Blundell Lowry Spittler Hawker Tingley Little Jared Lee. Fifty-fifty prizes were awarded to Helen Spotts and Catherine Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Night Unit
Home Bureau
Mary Lou Blundell
Claudia Lowry
Wanda Spittler
Clarence Hawker
Margaret Ann Tingley
Alice Little
Mildred Jared
Catherine Lee
Helen’Spotts
Jane Murphy
Margaret Turner
Vernice Tingley
Vivian Gentry
Phyllis Morin
Irene Shonk
Josephine Kirby
March Snedeker
Maxine Hurst
Lorene Spittler
Ina Faye Miller
Kathryn Norton
Evelyn Melton
Clarene Hawker
Helen Spotts
American Legion Post 90 Plans March Meeting and Donations
Clare County Post 90 of the American Legion schedules a regular meeting for March 6. The board voted to fund a quail breeder for the Young Quail project and to donate 2500 dollars to the Heart Fund. The post reaches 511 members, nearing the all time high, and a commanders and adjutants dinner is set for March 5 for Cumberland, Edgar and Clark Counties.
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Clare County
American Legion
Legion
Cumberland
Edgar
Clark Counties
Wayne and Glenn Rollings in military service
Wayne Rollings stationed in Japan near Yokohama reports windy cold weather with little snow. Glen Rollings at Broxie Mississippi enjoys spring weather with birds singing and flowers blooming and good year round fishing. They request letters from friends. Wayne DM 8 2313464 A B Co One Navy No 3923 FPO San Francisco CA. Glen Cpl Glen Rollings A F 17293116 3315 Tag Sq Box 402 Keesler AFB MS.
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Wayne
Glenn Rollings
Clyde Rollings
Marshall
Japan
Yokohama
Glen
Broxie
Mississippi
Wayne L. Rollings
A. B. Co
Navy
Fleet Post Office
San Francisco
California
Cpl
Glen E. Rollings
Tag Sq
Keesler Air Force Base
Wallace McIlvaine Wedding Ties Thurman Wallace and Miss Jacqueline McIlvaine
Thurman A. Wallace formerly of West Union and Miss Jacqueline Mc Ilvaine were married last Saturday February 23 at the bride’s parents home in Indianapolis. A quiet reception followed and the couple left for a short wedding trip to southern Illinois and Missouri. They will reside in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurman A. Wallace
West Union
Jacqueline McIlvaine
E. W. Mcelvaine
Indianapolis
Tlinois
Missouri
Birth Announcement for Phyllis Elaine Ligget
Mr and Mrs William Ligget route 5 Marshall announce the birth of a 6 pound 6 ounce girl Phyllis Elaine at Union Hospital Terre Haute February 24 at 627 AM Mrs Ligget is the former Imogene Eaton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William, Ligget
Route 5
Marshall
Phyllis Elaine
Union Hospital
Terre Haute
Ligget
Imogene Eaton
Marriage License Granted for Don Craig and Doris Dill
Don Craig aged 30 of Martinsville and Doris Dill aged 22 of Martinsville have been issued a marriage license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Craig
Martinsville
Doris Dill
Farm Sale Near Oliver Sets 6744 Acre Price
Ben Forsythe sold his 6744 acre farm half a mile south of Oliver for 60 dollars per acre to Will Eldredge of Swango. Next Tuesday K P Lodge event in Marshall invites 35 Terre Haute members to assist with third degree for fifteen candidates. Fred Quinn of Oliver showcased three home built traction engines before age ten and designed a patent reverse engine now in use on his own gasoline engine. A long list of marriage licenses, Marines departures, and Scott Field inductees is noted including George A Smith Arette Wilson and Kenneth Johnson among others. Elmer Gockler leaves for a navy radio job in Corpus Christi.
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Ben Forsythe
Oliver
Will Eldredge
Swango
K. of P
Marshall
Terre Haute
Fred Quinn
George A. Smith
Arette Wilson
Orange Township
John E. Tibbs
Oakland
Elizabeth Foster
Marshall W. E. Buckner
West Union
Stella Cullison
Errol Woods
West York
Pearl Brackney
Hutsonville
Westfield
Sarah E. Snyder
Cleone
Clayton Higginbotham
Wabash Township
Sarah Livvix
H. F. Crumlin
Fidélia Davidson
Kenneth Johnson
Martinsville
Jesse Johnson
Marines
St. Louis
California
Scott Field
Illinois
Fred Lichtenberger
Greetham
Isiah Smith
Martin Lewis Merrick
Carroll Eugene Brown
Lelan Dale Graham
Ralph Harold Jones
Leonard McCrory
Casey
Bernie Eldon Brady
Elmer Gockler
Corpus Christi
Texas
Civil Services
Navy
40 Years 1912 Marriage Licenses Listed
The notice lists marriage licenses issued in 1912 for multiple couples including NC Warren and Sadie Emrick Casey John H Hetherly Martinsville and Mabel Beachout Marshall Henry Newton Bean Dolson Township and Ethel Trene Bony Martinsville Philip A Rhoads and Maud Askin Marshall WM Mumford and Nora Brandenburg Casey John C Batts and Flossie Grey Orange Township. Also reports rural carriers snowbound last week with farmers tunneling through drifts. B F Johnson sold 160 acres in Auburn Township to Henry C Bohn for 4000 dollars. The wind and snow storm Tuesday night and Wednesday described as the worst ever known here. Mr and Mrs Frank Geisert welcomed a baby boy.
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N C Warren
Sadie Emrick
Casey John H Hetherly
Martinsville
Mabel Beachout
Marshall
Henry Newton Bean
Dolson Township
Ethel Trene Bony
Philip A Rhoads
Maud Askin
Marshall Wm. J Mumford
Nora Brandenburg
Casey John C. Batts
Flossie Grey
Orange Township
B. F Johnson
Auburn Township
Henry C Bohn
Frank Geisert
30 Years-1922 Marriage Licenses Match Pairs
A list of 1922 marriage licenses includes James D Stanfield and Sarah Matkin in Marshall township, Vern Pickens and Julia Madden in Marshall township, Charley Curran and Marie Grable in Paris, Ernie Connelly and Laura Cribelar in Johnson township, Charles Watson and Ethel Reedy in Parker township, Albert Buser and Sarah Norton in Marshall township, Ernest Flenner and Ada Guyer in Martinsville, Lester Shanks and Arminta Cox in Crawford county, Ernest Swope and Redyth Towell in Martinsville township, plus births for Frank Berry Julian Jr. in Santa Barbara and Mary Kathryn Foley.
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James D Stanfield
Martinsville
Sarah Matkin
Marshall
Marshall Township
Ernest Flenner
Ada Guyer
Lester Shanks
Johnson
Arminta Cox
Crawford County
Ernest Swope
Orange Township
Redyth Towell
Frank Julian
Santa Barbara
California
Frank Berry Julian, Jr
Julian
Esther Hull
West Union
Pat Foley
Mary Kathryn
Two Teens Die in Indiana Gas Tank Explosion
20 YEARS-1932 Fred Keaton, 15, son of Mr and Mrs John Keaton of Darwin, and his uncle Herman Wingler, 28, of Terre Haute, were burned to death Monday night in Hammond Indiana from a gas tank explosion on a truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Keaton
John Keaton
Darwin
Herman Wingler
Terre Haute
Hammond
Indiana
No, not all tenants are here at Shinings Waters
The speaker affirms the value of the tenants at Shinings Waters, stating the farm would seem poor without their work and presence. The tone emphasizes appreciation for the tenants' contribution to the farm's success.
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Shinings Waters
Self Employment Tax Urges Danville Readers to File
A Danville Illinois notice warns self employed workers such as craftspeople and sole proprietors to file social security tax reports with their 1951 tax return. It notes a 24 percent levy on earnings up to 36000 and urges obtaining a social security account card before filing. Editor's note warns of government change.
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Herald
Danville
Ilinois
United States
Uncle Sam
R. W Hughes
Illinois
Social Security Office
Mr. Hughes
Birthday Party Honors Father With Surprise Celebration
Miss Rosemary Carpenter organized a surprise party for her father’s 45th birthday. Ice cream, cake, pie, and coffee were served to a long list of Carpenters and friends, with John Carpenter as the honored guest receiving many gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosemary Carpenter
Golden Carpenter
Thomas Carpenter
Chester Chilton
George Chilton
Leon Jackson
Phyllis
A. BE. Laird
Dick McMillan
Casey
Gertie Kile
Mary Lou
Nina Ann
Junior Kile
Glenn Arbuckle
Bobby
Billy
Rosemary
Wanda
Genevieve Carpenter
Golda Haddix
Mary Ann Reed
Pie
Lloyd Rodgers
John Carpenter
John
Three Highway Bridges to Be Built This Year
Three reinforced concrete bridges west of Marshall are already under contract and will be built this coming summer on US 40. State official Charles P Casey, director of the Public Works and Buildings Department in Springfield, announced the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
US 40
Charles P Casey
State Department of Public Works and Buildings
Springfield - P
Deaths Mrs Rosa Fraker 85 Wabash Township native
Rosa Fraker 85 lifelong Wabash township resident died Monday at St Anthony Hospital Terre Haute. She is survived by nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 00 p.m at Moore Funeral Home with Rev H J Kemp officiating, burial in Livingston cemetery.
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Rosa Fraker
Wabash Township
St. Anthony Hospital
Terre Haute
Moore Funeral Home
H J Kemp
Livingston Cemetery
Twin boys born to Mr and Mrs Charles A Danner
Mr and Mrs Charles A Danner announce the birth of twin sons Bobby Allen and Billy Joe born Sunday. Mr and Mrs Jake Meehling, residents south of Marshall, announce the birth of a daughter Emma Carolyn last Saturday. Five Points item Mr and Mrs Forrest Tapscott are the parents of a baby boy born Monday February 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A Danner
Bobby Allen
Billy Joe
Jake Meehling
Marshall
Emma Carolyn
Forrest Tapscott
Two Clark County Men Reported Prisoners of War
The Navy Dept states two Clark county youths likely held by Japan. William F. Beuhler from six miles southeast of Marshall and Fen tion R. Quinn from near Dennison joined the Marines and were offshore at Wake Island during the Japanese attack. Barney Millhouse sends a note from Tulsa about car tire troubles and a rough ride.
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United States Navy Department
Clark County
William F. Beuhler
William Beuhler
Marshall
Fen‘ton R. Quinn
Lillard Quinn
Dennison
Wake Island
Barney" Millhouse
Herald
Tulsa
Oklahoma
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Marshall Cemetery
EH. J. Kemp
At Real Estate
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Charles Bush
Midwest
Lloyd Plautschi
University of Kansas
Elmer Renner
The
Board of Education
Wabash Valley Division of School Boards, Association
Mt. Carmel
Ana
My’ Morton
Conservatin District
American Legion News
Wayne and
Wallace-Mcilvaine
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