New Minister Don Paden Installed at First Christian Church
The First Christian Church welcomes Don Paden as their new minister moving from Norman Indiana to Marshall Tuesday of last week. He previously led Mundell Christian Church Heltonville Indiana and graduated from Ozark Bible College in 1964. Paden and wife Joann have two sons Timothy Mark and Robert Taylor. He preached his first sermons January 1, the first Sunday of the New Year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
Don Paden
Mr. Paden
Marshall
Norman
Indiana
Paden
Mundell
Stilwell
Oklahoma
Rushville
Jean Reddick
Greensburg
Ozark Bible College
Students Get Finals Survival Kits From Mothers Association
Mrs Leon Fitzgarrald county chairman of the University of Illinois Mothers Association says student survival kits are prepared for delivery January 12 and 13 on campus. The kits include instant soup coffee tea hot chocolate popcorn candy cookies gum and other goodies to help during finals week.
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Leon Fitzgarrald
Illnois Mothers Association
Mothers Ass'n
Office of Dean of Women
Champaign
Ruth Ann Tingley Engaged to Gregory E Jennings
Ruth Ann Tingley of Marshall engages to Gregory E Jennings son of Olen and Mrs Jennings. She is a senior at Marshall High School and he, a 1966 graduate, is in Automotive Tech in Chicago and employed by General Motors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Ann Tingley
Edward A. Tingley
Route 4
Marshall
Ruth Ann
Gregory E. Jennings
Olen Jennings
Michigan Avenue
Miss Tingley
Marshall High School
Jennngs
Chicago
General Motors
Gospel Sing Set For March 30 By Local Jaycees
The third annual gospel sing is planned for March 30 at Marshall high school gym from 8 p.m. to midnight. Featuring the Blackwood Bros. Quartet of Memphis and the Statesman Quartet of Atlanta, the event offers free admission to children under six and tickets available from Ron West at phone 5000.
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Jaycees
Blackwood Bros
Memphis
Tennessee
Statesman
Atlanta
Georgia
Marshall High School
Ron West
Service Manager Attends Midwest Training Conference
Harold Shupa, manager of Clark Service Company in Marshall, joined 23 FS member company managers from Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin at a two day management training conference in Bloomington. The gathering aimed to sharpen decision making through small groups and discussions led by FS Services regional managers and training staff. FS Services, a large Midwest farm supply cooperative, serves farmers with plant food, feed, petroleum, seed, farm chemicals and other supplies from more than 160 county members across Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Shupa
Clark Service Company
Marshall
Illinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Bloomington
FS Services
Midwest
Ilinois
Deaths in Marshall area claim several seniors
Obituaries report Mrs. Mabel H. Arford 93 of Route 2 Marshall dies at Burnside Home with three daughters and three sons among survivors. Funeral at Moore Funeral Home. burial in Marshall cemetery. Also listed are notices for Mrs Dora McCrory 69, Mrs Flossie Burnam 81, Frank Buser 70, George Leasure 92, and Mrs Clara Claypool 85 with survivor details and funeral arrangements varying by individual funeral homes.
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Mabel EH. Arford
Route 2
Marshall
Burnside
Mary Winifred Arford
Marion
Illinois
William H
Louise) Greenfield
Dallas
Texas
M. G
Ruth) Boling
South Bend
Indiana
Edwin H
Pomona
California
Robert A. Tucson
Arizona
Carroll W
Fair Haven
New Jersey
Agnes Irene Smith
I. B. Sifes
Heyworth
Moore Funeral Home
Wayne Glabe
Marshall Cemetery
George Leasure
Lawrence
West Union
J. W
Detroit
Michigan
Pearl Mandel
Munster
Hlma Bartlett
Torrence
Prust-Hosch
Glen Arbuckle
Olive Branch Cemetery
Local Births and Marriages Aboard Mississippi Township Notices
A son born to Mr and Mrs M H McPherson of Pickens Mississippi named William appears among Christmas era records. Marriage licenses list George Jr Parker and Emma Kraemer with Carrie Brewster of Anderson township. Arthur Handsley and Elsie Brown of Wabash township. George Heather Auburn and Orpha Davis Dolson township. Studies note Wilfred Shaw Lyman Booth and Joe Davison returning to State University after holidays. Arthur Welsh returning to Louisville Kentucky College of Dentistry after holidays with his parents.
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Gti William
M. ‘H. McPherson
Pickens
Mississippi
McPherson
George Heather
Auburn
Orpha Davis
Dolson
Wilfred Shaw
Lyman
Booth
Joe Davison
State University
Arthur Welsh
Louisville, Kentucky
Miss Lucille Stafford Weds Henry A Wallace at Terre Haute Home
Forty years ago in 1927 Miss Lucille Stafford daughter of Grace Stafford of Terre Haute married Henry Allen Wallace son of Allen Wallace and his wife at the bride's mother's home at noon on New Year's Day. Miss Gertrude Sharkey and Miss Louise Sharkey left for Streator to teach after holidays with their parents Mr and Mrs W J Sharkey. Miss Helen Baird left for Champaign to resume studies at the University after holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs Ben T Baird.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Stafford
Grace Stafford
Terre Haute
Henry Allen Wallace
Allen Wallace
Marshall
Gertrude Sharkey
Louise Sharkey
Streator
W. J. Sharkey
Helen Baird
Champaign
Ben T. Baird
Birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs John Lewis Jr
Thirty years ago in 1937 in bee danees Mornday Jence Sir Births at Union Hospital Terre Haute, Mr and Mrs John Lewis Jr of Marshall welcomed a daughter named Janice Sunday. The text notes a mild Christmas day and a Deputy Sheriff Tim Bennett seen in yard in shirt sleeves Christmas morning. A year earlier heavy snowfall forced many to stay indoors with four below zero.
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Bee Danees
Mornday Jence
John Lewis, Jr
Marshall
Union Hospital
Terre Haute
Janice
Tim Bennett
Martinsville couples wed and Marshall residents marry
Twenty years ago in 1947 marriage licenses were issued to Robert Duane Downey and Rosa M. Slater both of Martinsville, and Charles QO Thornsburg and Nellie M. Kitch of Marshall. Army discharges listed include Clifford C. Hammond Gardner M. Gaultney Robert S. Sloan and James A. Blundell. Birth notices mention a son for Mr. and Mrs. Martin Tarble of Marshall Gerald Martin and a son for Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wayne Hornbrook in Alhambra California Donald Wayne born to Mr. and Mrs. Leon Cannady on December 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Duane Downey
Martinsville
Rosa M. Slater
Charles QO. Thornsburg
Marshall
Nellie M. Kitch
Clifford C. Hammond
Gardner M. Gaultney
Robert S. Sloan
James A. Blundell
Martin Tarble
Gerald Martin
Donald Wayne Hornbrook
Alhambra
California
Donald Wayne
Leon Cannady
Ten Years Ago 1957 Marriage Licenses and Local News
Ten years ago in 1957 marriages were recorded for Daniel R. Cornwell and Opal M. Graham both in West York and Annapolis. Byron B. Stepp and Eleanor M. Rhoads from Marshall. A Marshall couple Mr. and Mrs. Bill Berner welcomed a son William Frederick. The Morgans welcomed a daughter Kathi Lynn on Christmas Day. Betty Shotts Ritchie, formerly of Raymonds Cafe near Marshall, left Dec 27 from McGuire Air Force Base to an Air Force Base near the Suez Canal region. the plane crashed on landing at Saudi Arabia. Betty is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Terry Shotts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel R. Cornwell
West York
Opal M. Graham
Annapolis
Byron B. Stepp
Marshall
Eleanor M. Rhoads
Bill Berner
William Frederick
Clifford Morgan
Kathi Lynn
Betty L. Shotts Ritchie
Raymond
Route 1
Route 40
McGuire Air Force Base
New Jersey
Air Force Base
Africa
Suez Canal
James S. Ritchie
Saudi
Arabia
Betty
Terry Shotts
Obituary: Harry Murphy of Route 2 Marshall
Funeral services for Harry Murphy of Route 2 Marshall were held Monday at 2 00 p m at Marrs Funeral Home with Rev Harry Goekler officiating. Interment followed in Clarksville. He was survived by a son Austin A Claypool of Marshall, three grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
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Harry Murphy
Marshall
Austin A. Claypool
Marrs
Harry Goekler
Clarksville Cemetery
Food Stamp Program Here February 6 in Clark County
Public Aid Superintendent announces the Food Stamp program becomes effective February 6 1967 in Clark County for needy families. Federally donated surplus foods will no longer be distributed after January 26. Applicants may apply at the Clark County Department of Public Aid in Marshall. Eligibility uses Illinois standards. liquid assets must not exceed 400 single or 600 family. Income limits vary by household size and deductions. Participants purchase stamps with bonus stamps increasing purchasing power by over 80 percent. Stamps may buy food items only and cannot cover liquor tobacco pet foods or household supplies. Public aid recipients in the county are eligible except for nursing homes sheltered care homes aged homes or restaurant meal allowances.
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Fred W. ‘Schaefer
Clark County
Department of Public Aid
Archer Avenue
Marshall
Tlinois Department of Public Aid
Canebeaseadtancssiatedsgiots
Dabsparseybedaconte
Neta Onebete
Marshall Soldier Promoted in Germany
Jerry Siverly 20, son of Mr and Mrs Stanley A Siverly route 1 Marshall was promoted to army specialist fourth class November 30 in Germany with the 24th Infantry Division. A medical corpsman in Headquarters Company first battalion of the division's 21st Infantry near Munich entered active service January 1966 and prior to overseas duty was at Fort Sam Houston Texas. He is a 1964 Marshall High School graduate.
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Germany
Jerry Siverly
Stanley A. Siverly
24Th Infantry Division
21St Infantry
Munich
Spec
Siverly
Ft. Sam Houston
Texas
Marshall High School
Births Notice for Catherine Ann and Dorothy Jane
Ensign and Mrs. Larry King of Spring Valley California announce the birth of a daughter Catherine Ann on December 24 1966. Ensign King is a son of Mr and Mrs Rex W King of the Marshall House Hotel. Mr and Mrs James Barnhart of Hanover Pennsylvania are parents of a daughter Dorothy Jane. Mrs Barnhart is daughter of Mr and Mrs Wilbur Clark formerly of Marshall. Mrs Louise Cork is the great grandmother.
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Ensign
Larry King
Spring Valley
California
Catherine Ann
Ensign King
Rex W. King
Marshall House
James Barnhart
Hanover
Pennsylvania
Dorothy Jane
Barnhart
Wilbur Clark
Marshall
Louise Cork
Mill Creek Water Shed Meeting Sets Clark County Financing Plan
A county wide meeting is set for January 11 at the courthouse to discuss financing options for an planned 860 acre Mill Creek Watershed recreation lake north of Clarksville. The project would include a beach boat launches camping areas and a marina with federal matching funds. failure could yield a 90 acre silt pool for flood control. The meeting aims to gather officials clubs and residents to pursue all funding avenues by mid February.
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Mill Creek
Clarksville
Clarke Center
Clark County
Clark Country
Court House
Gurke Williamson Wedding in Terre Haute Church ceremony
Joy Olivia Gurke and Michael Allen Williamson wed at 1 30 pm December 26 in the First Evangelical United Brethren Church Terre Haute. Officiant Rev Philip Stone with organist Mrs Albert Ambarger and vocalist Miss Ruth Dowell. Guests from Marshall included several Maurers and Ensors.
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First Evangelical United Brethren Church
Terre Haute
Joy Olivia Gurke
Michael Allen Williamson
Roy Beeson
Williamson
Philip Stone
Albert Amberger
Ruth Dowell
Melinda Neely
Daniel Hill
Mark Williamson
Jeffrey Williamson
Raymond Carrol
John Bauermeister
Neely
Leon Petty
Carolyn Funk
Sharon McDonough
Karen James
Chicago
Indiana State University of
University
United States Naval Officer Candidate School
Newport
Rhode Island
Marshall
Robert C Maurer
Arthur M Tarman
Sue Maurer
Felicia Lowry
Phil Ensor
Marriage Licenses Report From Illinois and Indiana
Marriage licenses include Leroy Carpenter 20 Denison Illinois and Sharon Louise Knappe 20 Marshall. Douglas Kent Miller 19 Neoga Illinois and Mary Lou Yarmouth 16 Paris. William McKinley Winkler 22 Paris and Georgia Jane Malone 19. Charlie Tingley returned home New Year’s Day from Union Hospital Terre Haute.
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Charlie Tingley
Union, Hospital
Terre Haute
Mrs John McCauley Passes Away At 85 In Marshall
Evalyn Hybarger McCauley 85 of 715 Plum Street Marshall died suddenly at 1 15 p m Sunday at Union Hospital Terre Haute Survived by daughter Geneviev Schmalhausen of Marshall sister Marie Hamilton Route 2 Paris nephew Lee Hamilton Route 2 Paris She was a member of Marshall Women’s Club charter member of the Gethsemane Shrine and Eastern Star Funeral services held 1 30 p m Wednesday at Marrs Funeral Home Rev Bert McIntosh interment Edgar Cemetery
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Flossie Burnam
Route 1
West Union
Crawford Memorial Hospital
Robinson
Walter
East Alton
Illinois
Harry
Marshall
Russell
Orvaille
Ellen Drake
Christine Brackett
Mary Brackett
Wichita
Kansas
Rosa Tolbert
Prust-Hosch
York Cemetery
Frank Buser
Alton
Tinois
Henry
Jake
Albert
Lizzie Wieland
Clara Douglas
Dennison
Jessie Shufelt
Detroit
Michigan
Grace Walker
Ponca City
Oklahoma
Lucy Opphoff
Terre Haute
Marrs
Marrs Funeral Home
H. J. Kemp
Marshall Cemetery
Evalyn Hybarger McCauley
Plum Street
Union Hospital
Geneviev Schmalhausen
Marie Hamilton
Paris
Lee Hamilton
McCauley
Marshall Women’s Club
Gethsemane Shrine
Eastern Star
Marrs Funeral
Bert McIntosh
Edgar Cemetery
Marshall Woman's Club Meeting Sets Book Review
Marshall Woman's Club will meet Monday January 9 at 1 30 p m in the Methodist church. Miss Rosamond Coldren presents Aunt Rosie's Story Hour a review of Helen Hayes A Gift of Joy. Hostesses include Mrs Earl Elshoff Mrs William Buehler and others with basket project praised for Legion and club support.
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Marshall Woman's Club
Methodist Church
Rosie
Rosamond Coldren
Helen Hayes
Earl Elshoff
William Buehler
Tarquin Bennett
Robert Denny
Cliff Etcinson
Wool Program Incentive payments due for 1966 sales
The 1966 wool and unshorn lamb payment year ended December 31. Clark county ASC chairman Bale Pearman urges sellers of shorn wool unshorn lambs or mohiar to file by January 31 at the Martinsville ASCS office with sales slips.
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Bale Pearman
Clark County
ASC
ASCS
Martinsville
Carpenter Announces Engagement Of Joyce Carpenter To Larry Propst
Mr and Mrs Albert Carpenter announce the engagement of their daughter Joyce to Larry Propst son of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Propst Route 5 Marshall Joyce is a 1966 Marshall High School graduate now at Technique School of Beauty Culture in Paris Larry is a 1965 graduate of Marshalls High School and is stationed at Fort Ord AFB California No date is set Mrs Rex W King returned from Spring Valley California visiting son Larry Ensign King left December 27 aboard the USS Duncan for fifteen months in Vietnam theater of operations
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Albert Carpenter
Rex W King
TWA
Spring Valley
California
Larry
Ensign King
Duncan
Vietnam
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Christian Church
Gospel Sing
Dora
New York
Vashti Huber
Oak Lawn
Ernest Harmon
Akron
Ohio
Prust-Hosch—Funeral Chapel
James Whitkanacknack
Walnut Prairie Cemetery
Clara Claypool
Mill Creek Watershed Meeting
John McCauley
Marshall Woman’s Club
Joyce Carpenter
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