Wabash Valley Council Marks Record Scout Growth
The Wabash Valley Council reports its best year in history with 25,189 boys and 2,216 leaders. The council now lists 185 units including 81 Cub packs 82 troops and 22 explorer posts, and four months of membership drive add 11,233 new Scouts.
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Wabash
Boy Scouts of America
SeThis
Wabash Valley
Terre Haute
Methodist Church
Bill Samm
Casey, M
Lions’ Club
Bill Ferguson
Casey
American ‘Legion
Second Christian Church
Térre Haute
Dave Jackson
Breden
Memorial Presbyterian Church
Nesthe
Waa
Switch
Fillmore
Ind
Roy: Buchanan
Putnam District
Borrowing Equipment Landed Man in Court
George Jones of Tennessee who stayed around Darwin and West Union pleaded guilty to petit larceny for borrowing tree trimming tools from Allen Collier without consent. Judge John M. Hollenbeck sentenced him to one year at Vandalia penal farm. Deputy Hutchens escorted him there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Jones
Tennessee
Darwin
West Union
Allen Collier
Revival Services Begin at Dunlap Church
Revival services start next Sunday night January 13 at 7 30 at Dunlap Methodist church. They run each night through January 27 with Rev Ezekiel Hale pastor as evangelist. Special music will feature each service and the public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunlap Methodist Church
Ezekiel Hale
Brothers of Marshall Woman Dies in Olney
Carl Moore, 63, died at Richland Memorial Hospital Olney. Funeral services were held Wednesday at the Hidalgo Baptist Church with burial at Acton Cemetery and full military rites. He leaves a sister Mrs J R Hornbrook a half brother O R Moore of Peoria and a step mother Mrs W E Moore of Hidalgo.
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Carl Moore
Richlard Memorial Hospital
Olney
Baptist Church
Hidalgo
Acton Cemetery
J. R. Hornbrook
O. R. Moore
Peoria
W. E. Moore
New Divorce Case Filed in Circuit Court Geneva Reed vs Clifford Reed
Praecipe filed for divorce in circuit court. Harry Ogle and family moved from Fiat Rock to route 1 Marshall earlier this week.
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Geneva Reed
Clifford Reed
Harry Ogle
Fiat Rock
Route 1
Marshall
Terre Haute couple wed in new St Stephens Chapel
Mias Mahala Wolcott and William Dewey son of Mr and Mrs Everett Dewey both of Terre Haute were united in marriage by Rev Thomas Mabley at 2 00 pm Tuesday. Ronald Dewey served as acolyte. The chapel featured two vases of mums. The bride wore a white jersey sheath with rhinestones and a white orchid bouquet. The groom in navy uniform. Maid of honor Miss Charlotte Coleman wore lavender sheath and carried carnations. Best man William Vogel wore dark blue. Reception for family and close friends in the Parish House with a lace table cloth and large candle. The couple left for a Chicago wedding trip. Mrs Dewey to finish school at State High and enter Union Hospital nursing training after graduation. S/A Dewey to return to the navy for two years.
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Mahala
Jane Wolcott
Fred
Wolcott
William’. Dewey
Everett
Dewey
Terre. Haute
Thomas Mabley
Tienday
St. Stephens Episcopali
Ronald Dewey
Charlotte” ‘Coleman
Marshall High
William Vogel
Indiana State
Annabelle Mason
Maxine White
Chicago
State High
Union Hospital
S/A Dewey
Navy
Funeral Services Held For Local Resident
Funeral services were held Tuesday from Flanner Buchanan Mortuary. The body was brought Wednesday to Marshall Cemetery for graveside services conducted by Rev Louis L Miller.
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Flanner & Buchanan
Marshall Cemetery
Louis L. Miller
Pot Luck Meeting of Mar Do Wn Home Bureau Hosts Nightlinger
Mrs Ethel Nightlinger hosted the Mar Do Wn Home Bureau at her home on Wednesday January 9 with a pot luck dinner. Minor lesson What Is Your Friendliness Score was by Mrs Bernice Gamm. The group elected Miss Sue Jones music chairman. Next meeting set for February 13 at 10 30 at Mrs Maxine Wyrick's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Nightlinger
Mar-Do-Wn
Bernice Gamm
Effie Irwin
Sona Bardin
Opal Bardin
Juanita Allen
Kathryn Lee
Marshall Night Unit
Miss Sue Jones
Marie Curran
May Burnham
Anna Mott
Lilie Ferris
Maud Zimmerly
Ruth English
Lillie Brady
Evelyn Knowles
Lona Bardin
Kathy
Homemakers of Tomorrow 4 H club elects officers
The Homemakers of Tomorrow 4-H club held a Christmas party and meeting at Mrs. Ray’s home on Dec 21. New officers include President Julene Braynard Vice President Linda Walters Secretary Treasurer Nadine Gamm Reporters Pam Payne Janet Junker Program Chair Sharon Braynard Song Leader Janice Davidson Recreation Leader Mary Lou Hurst. Twelve members and one guest attended and refreshments featured cherry pop green popcorn balls and candy.
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Tommorrow
Ray Gamm
Julene Braynard
Linda Walters
Nadine Gamm
Pam Payne
Janet Junker
Sharon Braynard
Janice Davidson
Mary Lou Hurst
Ore
Parental guidance and school efforts target teen delinquency
A national survey shows 97 percent of American teens are not delinquent. The talk emphasizes fatherly guidance, family influence, and community cooperation with schools to curb teenage problems. It notes upcoming Clark County Invitational games at Casey and Marshall prep events, plus rising U.S. population projections toward 221 million by 1975 for consumer needs.
Kirchner Maurer Vows Christmas Eve in Martinsville Living Room
Miss Deloris Kirchner and Robert Lee Maurer wed in a double ring ceremony conducted by Rev. Bernell Hilla. The couple’s living room wedding featured Christmas decorations and was attended by family members and friends. The groom returns to Ft. Leonard Wood for overseas duty in Germany February 9. The bride studies at Eastern Illinois State College in Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Deloris ‘Kirchner
Oscar Kirchner
Robert Lee Maurer
Wilbur Maurer
Bernell Hilla
Martinsville
Mins
wJudy Kirchner
James S. Taggart
John Kirchner
Bernell Hills
Earl Wilson
Dave
Susan
Hotel France
Paris
Ft. Leonard Wood
Missouri
Germany
Walter Burdick Chapter Meets in Casey
The Walter Burdick Chapter of the D A R met at Mrs. K I Crandall’s Casey home for their January meeting. Regent Mrs. Walter Newlin opened the session with the pledge and the Star Spangled Banner. Members from Casey included Flossie Lee and others, with guests Irma Lee Dibble Lola Fitzpatrick and M I Overholt from Casey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Burdick
DA. R
K. ‘Ij Crandall
Casey
Walter Newlin
Fieg
Newlin
Walter Craig
Lee Mansion National Memorial
South
Marshall Man Hospitalized After Heart Attack
W E Morris of Marshall suffered a light heart attack at home last Sunday and was taken to Paris Hospital for observation for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.E. Morris
Marshall
Paris
New Birth Trends Shape Marshall Area School Needs
A demographic chart shows high birth rates rising to an all time high this year, signaling growing populations around cities and future demand for schools and services. Marshall unit teachers met in the high school library to discuss education planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Unit
Cletus Melchior
Ann Kile
Dean Murphy
Miss Nickel
inSpringfield, Dunois
Farm sale and local marriages noted in Auburn region
George Renner bought Robert Hensley’s 196 acre farm in Auburn township while Hensley purchased village property to reside there. Sunday January 6 at Clarksville Otto BE Welsh wed Emma Kirby. Marriage licenses issued to Snyder and Grover, Kemper and Parker, Hendrickson and Snearly, Welch and Kirby, Lowe and Letterman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Renner
Robert Hensley
Auburn Township
Mr. Hensley
Auburn
Clarksville
Otto BE. Welsh
Emma Kirby
Esq
Lyman Beachout
John B. Welsh
W. L. Kirby
W. C. Snyder
Dolson
Nancy A. Grover
Westfield
Charles G. Kemper
Edgar County
Clara Parker
Noah Hendrickson
Casey
Cora Snearly
Rose Hill
Otto E. Wesh
Dolson Township
Charles A. Lowe
Johnson Township
Sarah B. Letterman
Orange Township
Marriage Scenes in 1917 Nod to Norman Davis and Nellie Niedigh
Forty years ago reports recount Norman Davis of Orange township marrying Nellie Niedigh of Johnson township. Jacob Miller, a well known Darwin township farmer, died at 83. Arthur Tarman attended Gov. Lowden's inauguration in Springfield. Auburn note: about 24 youths serenaded Fred Baker and wife. Fred returned with popcorn cake candy and cigars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Davis
Orange
Nellie Niedigh- Johnson
Jacob Miller
Darwin
Arthur Tarman
Lowden
Springfield
Auburn
Fred Baker
Fred
Terre Haute pair wed at Black Hotel in 1927
Thirty years ago Harold Benjamin of Terre Haute and Miss Ruth Wyrick of Marshall united in marriage Monday at the Black Hotel. The Mid-Continent Oil Company leased the John Tumney airincid at the highway intersection. The house is to be moved back and a filling station erected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Benjamin
Terre Haute
Ruth Wyrick
Marshall
Mid-Continent Oil Company
John Tumney
Mrs Kenneth Black of Marshall Dies in Gary Indiana
Twenty years ago in 1937 Mrs Kenneth Black formerly of Marshall died Thursday morning at the family home in Gary Indiana. The Marshall post office building work shows exterior brick nearly complete and interior work advancing. Marriage notices list Koppler and Lila Lee. Washburn and Mildred McMahan. Bakeman and Nellie Newberry. A daughter Jacqueline Ray was born to Floyd and Marshall parents weighing eight and a half pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth’ =Black
Marshall
Gary
Indiana
Hoensey
Leon F Koppler
Lila Lee
Ray Washburn
Mildred McMahan
Virgil Bakeman
Casey
Nellie Newberry
Martinsville
Floyd Harper
Jacqueline Ray
Phyllis LaRue Weds Charles Prusett In Marshall Ceremony
Ten years ago on December 29 1947 at the home of Mr and Mrs Ward LaRue Marshall Phyllis LaRue married Charles E Prusett in a double ring ceremony officiated by Rev E N Wisely Everett Harbor recently bought a 120 acre Fox farm four miles west of Clarksville He lives on the R A Mitchell farm Births include an 8 pound son born Wednesday at Paris Hospital to Mr and Mrs Lawrence Randall and a Sally Jane 10 pounds 2 ounces daughter born at Union Hospital Terre Haute to Mr and Mrs Charles Babcock Also noted Dan Schumaker west of Marshall welcomed a daughter on New Year s Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward LaRue
Marshall
Phyllis
Charles E. Prusett
Rev. E. N
Everett Harbor
R. A. Mitchell Farm
Clarksville
Fox Farm
Lawrence Randall
Paris Hospital
Charles Babcock
Sally Jane
Union Hospital
Terre Haute
Dan Schumaker
Woman's Club Hosts Teachers With Human Relations Talk
Marshall Woman's Club will entertain the unit C-2 teachers Monday January 14 at 7 30 PM in the Legion Home. Russell C. Stone will speak on Human Relations in Action. He is a Kansas City University graduate and former Missouri assistant attorney general and War Labor Board industrial relations expert. Husbands of members invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Woman's Club
War Labor Board
Fred Moore
Victor Miller
Heber Nash
M. H. Matteson
Don Medsker
Body to be returned to Marshall after Saudi crash
A telegram from James Ritchie at Tri Poli says he will land in New York with the body of his wife who died in a plane crash in Saudi Arabia on December 30. The exact arrival time in New York could not be determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
James Ritchie
Tripoli
New York
Saudi, Arabia
January P T A Meeting in Marshall High Cafeteria
The January meeting of the Marshall P T A will be held Monday night January 14 at 7 30 in the high school cafeteria. Mrs Exie Fultz, a Marshall High School alumna, will speak on A Child is a Child of the Wind after music by Mrs Marie Fraker students. A movie for children and a coffee hour follow.
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Clark County
Casey
Hutsonville
Max Zschau
Marshall
Marshall P. T. A
Marie Fraker
Exie Fultz
Marshall High School
Fultz
Osaka
Japan
Vera Bennett
Real Estate Transfers of 1956 57 Includes Warrants and Quit Claim Deeds
The record lists multiple transfers: James A. Smith and others to Otto Watts for sections 23 35 36 in township 9 range 14 for $1. Otto and Irene Watts to James A. Smith for sections 23 25 36. Watts to Mae Jeffs and to Maude Dickey for sections 35 36. Watts to James A. Smith and Mae Jeffs with various section references. Russell S. Brown and others to First National Bank for lot 4 block 27 original Marshall for $1. Beulah Monroe to Aden Newlin for sections 24 26 township 12 range 14 for $2. Charles A. and Merle Moore to Olla and Rory Kirby for section 22 township 9 range 12 for $11 500. Brenton I. Gallatin and others to The Gallatin Co. for section 5 township 10 range 13 for $10.
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Otto
Irene Watts
Mae Jeffs
Maude Dickey
James A. Smith
Mae Jefts
Otto and
Russell S. Brown
First National Bank
Marshall
Beulah Monroe
Aden Newlin
Charles A
Merle Moore
Olla
Rory Kirby
Brenton I. Gallatin
Gallatin Co
New Year Babies and Local Birth Announcements
West Union residents announce the birth of a 7 lb 9 oz boy on January 1 at Sullivan hospital. Frankie Lee named as Sullivan’s first New Year’s baby. Terre Haute couple reveal a daughter Annabelle Lee born January 5 weighing 7 lb 6 oz with three brothers. Marshall-area family notes Harold Dee born at Union Hospital Terre Haute. Shonk family reports a fifth child, a daughter named Cindy Elizabeth at Union Hospital. Gene Clark announces Melinda Sue born seven pounds ten ounces at St Anthony Hospital on January 6. Charles Kemp sails from Jacksonville after ten days leave with Rev H J Kemp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Dee Lindley
West Union
Sullivan Hospital
Sullivan
Indiana
Frankie Lee
Lindley
Shirley Jackson
Rush Cain
Terre Haute
Annabelle Lee
Cains
Marshall
Mrs. Shonk
Union Hospital
Cindy Elizabeth
Gene Clark
Melinda Sue
St. Anthony Hospital
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dunlap
Brothers OF Marshall
Home Bureau
Homemakers OF Tomorrow
U. S
Kirchner
Maurer
Ator Bell
Otto Watts
John Guthrie
Harold Dee
Charles Kemp
Jacksonville
Florida
H. J. Kemp
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