Crawford Farmer Dies In Route 1 Crash Near Marshall
Fay E. Duncan aged 71 died after his International pickup collided with a passenger car driven by Mrs. Dallas Shawver of Marshall on Route 1 north of Marshall near the Velsicol plant. Authorities reported Duncan may have suffered an attack before the crash. Shawver was treated and released. Duncan’s body was moved to Buchanan Funeral Home in Robinson after the Marrs Funeral Home transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay E. Duncan
Marshall
Velsicol Corporation
Dallas Shawver
Duncan
George T. Mitchell
Shawver
David Tityes
Marrs
Buchanan
Robinson
Clark County Fair Board Elects Five for Three Year Terms
The Clark County Fair Board met at Marshall High School on January 9 with about 75 association members attending an oyster supper and annual report. Five members were nominated and elected to serve three year terms, and a future plan for fair improvements was discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County
Roy Thompson of Chrisman Dies New Year’s Day
Roy Thompson age 43 of Chrisman formerly Clark county resident died New Year’s Day at Paris Hospital after months of illness. Survived by widow Margaret Scott and three children Judy Gary and Janice. Born in Clark county son of Fred and Ruth Thompson. Served in the army from 1941 to 1944 discharged at Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana. Funeral services were held January 4 at Chrisman Methodist Church with burial in Woodland cemetery Chrisman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Thompson
Chrisman
Clark County
Paris Hospital
Fred
Ruth Thompson
Margaret Scott
Judy
Gary
Janice
Thompson
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Chrisman Methodist Church
Woodland Cemetery
Sweitzers Visiting Laswells in California
Rev and Mrs O H Sweitzer now of Marion Illinois formerly of Marshall arrived this week at the Laswell home Route 1 Box 2473 Marcos California. They expect to stay in California two or three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. H. Sweitzer
Marion
Ilinois
Marshall
Lions Club Meeting Sets 1961 Agenda and Pool Debts
The Marshall Lions Club opened 1961 with talks on community needs including grade school and nursing home. A pool audit showed $2500 debt paid plus $1200 interest from pool earnings and concessions. The next meeting is Wednesday January 18 at the Colonial Kitchen with a surprise feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Lions Club
Progr
Colonial Kitchen
Selective Service Calls for February Inductions in Clark County
Local board No. 94 in Clark County has ordered four registrants for induction and ten for preinduction physical examinations for February 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service Local Board No. 94
Clark County
Armed Forces
Young Republican Meeting in West Union Friday Night
Clark county Young Republicans will hold a meeting Friday night January 20 at the I O O F Hall in West Union starting at 7:00 o clock. A soup supper will be served and everyone is cordially invited. John A Milton 21 Quincy Illinois and Mary Lou Walker 19 Quincy Illinois are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County
West Union
Union Hospital Announces Refresher Course for Nurses
Union Hospital invites graduate nurses to a 30 hour Refresher Course with lectures demonstrations and return demonstrations starting January 30 on Monday nights from 7 to 10. A 2 pm January 15 Refresher Tea in the Student Nurse Auditorium will feature hospital leaders and district nursing officials. Contact Virginia Smitley at 2111 Marshall for information and registration. first class limited to 20 by order of registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Hospital
Ellen Church
Prudence Appleman
Burnita Hershfield
Ruth Storaash
Indiana State Nurses Association
Jane Lee Jenkins
Terre Haute
Hester Bigger
Sullivan
Betty Garvin
Brazil
Marguerite Butts
Clinton
Paula Bland
Farmersburg
Virginia Smitley
Marshall
Prudence Appelman
Madelon Reeves
Delia Owen
Dortha Payne
Mary Roberts
Georgia Cotton
Dads Night at P T A Set for January 16
The P T A meeting at South side school on Monday January 16 at 7 30 p m will honor Dads. Martha Ann Bush and her Baton Tairling students perform and Dr Barton executive director Wabash Valley Interstate Commission speaks on conservation Education in the Valley program. Chili Supper planned for the 9th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Side School
Martha Ann Bush
Tairling
Barton
Wabash Valley Interstate Commission
Wabash Valley
Vacation Report from Florida Trip of Local Residents
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Bohn and Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Etcinson spent ten days in Florida. They visited Mr. and Mrs. Herman Imle in Englewood and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Hollenbeck in Lake Placid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Bohn
Cliff Etcinson
Florida
Herman Imle
Englewood
Lawrence Hollenbeck
Lake Placid
Salvation Army Pickup in Marshall Next Monday and Tuesday
The Salvation Army truck will visit Marshall on January 16 and 17 for clothing, newspapers, and magazines collection. Residents are asked to place items on the porch or curb for pickup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salavation Army
Marshall
Spivey Divorce Case Filed in Circuit Court
Carolyn Spivey by Frances Tharp as mother and next friend sues William Spivey for divorce. Dorothy Mae Poorman underwent an appendectomy at Union Hospital on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Spivey
Frances Tharp
William Spivey
Dorothy Mae Poorman
Union Hospital
Home Bureau Rally Day Set for January 30 at Marshall
The 1961 Home Bureau rally day will be January 30 at the American Legion Home in Marshall starting at 1 00 p m Local residents and visitors from Clark County and nearby areas attend The program features Miss Carol Laine of Shell Oil Co speaking on Fun in Travel Also planned are a feather hat parade a garments parade and crafts displays with prize voting Also urged is countywide attendance with car pools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Bureau
American Legion
Marshall
Clark County
Carol Laine
Shell Oil Co
Laine
Revival at York Methodist Church Begins February 1
Rev. Vernon Prufett announces a 12 day revival at York Methodist Church from Wednesday February 1 to Sunday February 12 Evangelist Rev. Lloyd Gower leads the services each evening at 7 30 o clock The general public is invited to attend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Prufett
York Methodist Church
Lloyd Gower
Marshall High School Offers Adult Art Class In Marshall
The Marshall High School and the Distributive Education Department announce an adult art class starting around March 1 11. R H Johnson of the University of Illinois leads final arrangements with Robert Maxwell as instructor. Eleven meetings total thirty two hours with a thirty dollar tuition plus supplies. Registration closes January 23 and contact Mary Ann Moore at the high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall High School
Distributive Education Department
R. H. Johnson
University of Ilinois
Robert Maxwell
Taylorville
Illinois
Indiana Teachers College enrolls 4521 students this fall
Enrollment at Indiana Teachers College Terre Haute reaches 4521 for the fall semester, an 11 percent rise from last year and 140 percent above 1953. The freshmen class is largest with 1608 students. The male to female ratio is 54 percent to 46 percent. A long list of enrolled students across Clark and surrounding townships is provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Indiana Teachers’ College
Terre Haute
Dixon
Thomas Edward Jones
Keran Stoclting Tyler
Tyler
Phillip Douglas Antholt
Goarwcuen
Stephen P. Arney
9Th St
Beulah Opal Beals
Anne Burnett
Jota Fred Bush
Marth- Bush
Mildred Bledsoe/Bush
Wm. Cr. Tared
Merlyn
Bite Dean Garver
Velta Trene
Phillip BE. Fawkger
Ralph Marshall
Arthur Delbert Miller
Joyce Hermene Miller
Ejilene Minnich
Wilkey Newlin
Mary June Norton
Ronald Dean Pemberton
Larry Wayne Permeil
Michigan Ave
Pine
Cartha
Wiley Co. Smith
James Russell Stahl
Ashi
Terry Edwin Stepp
S. Michigan
Paula Joan Stepp
N. Std
Robert Dale Veach
Richard Lynn Volk
S. 8Th St
George
Frederick Wieland
S. 7Th St
Nancy Yeley
Union
Charlotte Sue ‘Ledermame
Alice Louise Morton
Ann Jeannette Morton
Eggy Lou Morris
Loyd 5
Nichols
Dorothy Milfred Wilson
Weet York
Howard Stanley
Real estate transfers listed from Martinsville and surrounding areas
A series of warranty and quit claim deeds dated 1959 to 1961 show transfers of lots and land in Martinsville and nearby towns. Notable entries include Charles V. Trotter to Dale Chrysler, Clouse family, McKinney to Staley, Kirchner trustees, and others with prices ranging from $1 to $10. Also mentions S. D. Daily as a patient in Union Hospital Terre Haute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles*v
Alta E. Trotter
Dale L
Martha L. Chrysler
Randall's
Martinsville
Charles
Emma Marcene Clouse
Orman
Helen Marle Clouse
John Weir
South Park
Marshall
Easter
R. T. McKinney
Grandel FE
Janet L. Staley
Oscar
Lucille Kirchner
The
Mutual Clarksville Co
Robert H
Geneva P. Elliott
Ernest and
Irene Wilson
Evertt A. Reid
John E
Vera D. Jesek
Westfield
John D
Mae Bennett
Howard E
Wanda R. Winters
Jean
John Cooney
Edward W
Frances J. Evans
James Franklin
Nina Novella
Blankenbeker
Kenneth
Cora Blankenbeker
Dale F
Minnie E. Reeder
Rex Wetherhold
Dulaney
Casey
Edgar A. Rowe
E. Rowe
S. D. Daily
Union,Hospital, Terre Haute
Dennison Revival Opens Tonight at Methodist Church
Tonight January 12 revival meetings begin at 7 30 oclock at Dennison Methodist Church with evangelist Rev. Maurice Stevens of Wilmore Kentucky as a speaker Rev Stevens will join Rev E C Ham the pastor in inviting everyone to attend the Diana Camp event and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennison Methodist Church
Maurice Stevens
Wilmore
Kentucky
Stevens
Diana Camp
E. C. Ham
Mrs. Jayne Kerr Honored With Surprise Evening Social
Mrs. Jayne B. Kerr received a BI surprise Monday evening from her lady friends. The event featured card games and a prize awarded to Mrs. Sol Handy. A Terre Haute license was issued Saturday to Archie Schlosser and Lena Albrecht. Marriage licenses were issued to Elmer Shawver of Parker township and Bertha Seaton of Martinsville township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jayne B. Kerr
Sol Handy
Terre Haute
Archie Schlosser
Allright
Lena Albrecht
Ernst
Elmer B. Shawver
Parker Township
Bertha A. Seaton
Martinsville
Forty Years Ago 1921 South Dolson Notices
Hershel Knowles and wife announce the birth of a daughter on January 9. Mrs Knowles, formerly Bessie Buehler, is the daughter of George and Mrs Buehler. Bonnie Cole wintering in Bartow Florida with Harry Cole. Arthur Poorman attends Len Small governor inauguration in Springfield. Clifton Clough and Lulu Sweitzer wed at the Drake home with John Sweet officiating. Lu Holler engaged to Betty Holt of Evanston. Esther Riley hired as bookkeeper at Marshall Auto Sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dolson
Hershel Knowles
Knowles
Bessie Buehler
George Buehler
Bonnie" Cole
Bartow
Florida
Harry Cole
Arthur Poorman
Springfield
Len Small
Clifton Clough
Lulu Sweitzer
John Sweet
William Drake
Daily
Dini
University Net Illinois
Lu Holler
Ross Holler
Marshall
Betty Holt
Evanston
Esther Riley
Marshall Auto Sales
Marriage Licenses in Casey Area in 1931
The list records marriages in Casey and surrounding towns with couples including Raymond Poe aged 123? and Mabel Wilson 19 Casey. Floyd A. Drake 27 Marshall and Mary Louise Parker 20 Paris. Richard Haddix 19 West Union and Gertrude Craig 17 West Union. George Hollingsworth 28 Marshall and Thelma Griffin 18 Oliver. Also report of seven hogs missing from Otho Miller near West Union and the birth of a baby boy to Roscoe and unnamed mother in Nelson residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Poe
Casey
Mabel Wilson
Floyd A. Drake
Marshall
Mary Louise Parker
Paris
Richard Haddix
West Union
Gertrude Craig
George Hollingsworth
Thelma Griffin
Oliver
Otho Miller
James Roscoe Nelson
Roscoe Nelson
Findleys Celebrate Triplets Twin Births in 1941
Twenty years ago in Terre Haute Mr and Mrs Oriel Findley welcomed twins James and Jane born January 4 marking their third set of twins. The Findleys previously lived in Marshall and Mr Findley is the son of Robert Findley. Also noted is a departure of Mr and Mrs Russell Myles and Mrs Genevieve Spittler to Arcadia California after two weeks with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oriel Findley
Terre Haute
James
Jane
Marshall
Mr. Findley
Robert Findley
Russell Myles
Genevieve Spittler
Arcadia
California
Logan Myles
Ten Years Ago 1951 Marriage Licenses Noted
Ten years ago Clyde A Griffin 20 of Paris wed Jennie Hollingsworth 17 of Marshall. John William Coble 29 of Greenup married Inez Loleta Jones 33 of Casey. Magnolia Petroleum Company completed five water pressure tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde A. Griffin
Paris
Jennie Hollingsworth
Marshall
John William Coble
Greenup
Inez Loleta Jones
Casey
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Soil Conservation Meeting to Feature William H. Stauffer Speaker
Clark county soil conservation district announces its twelfth annual meeting with William H. Stauffer as speaker. The event Tuesday January 24 1961 at 6:30 p m at the American Legion Hall in Martinsville features Stauffer a Mennonite pastor and farmer renowned for building a 450 acre farm and organizing soil conservation efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Abel
Clark County Soil Conservation District
William H. Stauffer
American Legion Hall
Martinsville
Wm. H. Stauffer
Pennsylvania
Bluffton College
Oberlin Graduate School of Theology
First Mennonite Church
Sugarcreek
Ohio
Soil Conservation and Extension Service
Farmers Institute
God
New York
Minnesota
Kansas
Indiana
Michigan
Illinois
General Conference of Mennonites
General Board of
Christian Service
Church Extension Services, Inc
Legion Auxiliary January Meeting Set at Legion Home
The American Legion Auxiliary will meet next Tuesday January 17 at 7 30 p m at the Legion Home. Plans for the eighteenth district meeting on March 18 will be made and a film strip on the March of Dimes progress will be shown. All members urged to attend and help make 1961 successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Home
Deaths Charles E Bierbaum at 76 in Marshall
Charles E Bierbaum 76 died Saturday at home route 1 Marshall. Survived by wife Mabel son John A Bierbaum route 1 Marshall foster daughter Frances McCartney Indianapolis brother Stanley Bierbaum route 4 Marshall and five grandchildren. Services held Tuesday 10 am Moore Funeral Home and burial in Marshall Cemetery conducted by Robert Luse Christian Church pastor. Max E Howell and wife and daughter return to Norfolk Virginia after holidays in Evansville Indiana. Mrs Howell is former Miss Mary Jo Manhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Bierbaum
Route 1
Marshall
Mabel
John A. Bierbaum
Frances McCartney
Indianapolis
Stanley Bierbaum
Moore Funeral Home
Robert Luse
The
Christian Church
Marshall Cemetery
Max E. Howell
Norfolk
Virginia
Evansville
Indiana
Howell
Mary Jo Manhart
Bruce Allen Kirby Born to Mr and Mrs Dale Kirby
Mr and Mrs Dale Kirby of Terre Haute announce the birth of a son at Union Hospital on Sunday December 8. The baby weighed 6 pounds 5 ounces and is named Bruce Allen. Mother Ilene Rodgers of West Terre Haute is the new mother. Paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Walter Kirby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Kirby
Terre Haute
Union Hospital
Bruce Allen
Ilene Rodgers
West Terre Haute
Walter Kirby
Wells on the Carper Farm Spur Repressuring North Martinsville Field
Wells on the John Carper farm south of Martinsville advance re pressurizing an old field where the original discovery was made years ago with expectations of good results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Carper
Martinsville
Also Mentioned on This Page
Crawford Farmer
Fair Board News
Clark County Fair Association
Sweitzers
Laswells
Lions Club Meeting
Selective Service News
Young Republican Meeting
John A. Milton
Quincy
Clinois
Mary Lou Walker
Tilinois
Forrest Duran
Mary Katheryn
Donald R. Stanfield
Percy Stanfield
Dad
Salavation Army Pickup
York Church
Mary Ann Moore
the Marshall High School
Marshall Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Business Education Department
Business Department
Betty Crocker
Linda Mitchell
Linda
Mall
George Mitchell
Jostens
To Morrow
John Hollenbeck
St. _Anthony Hospital
Co Reae Estate
Dennison
Axeebly
Iase
Legion Auxiliary
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