Don Gamble resigns Marshall post for Vigo County music job
Junior high music instructor Don Gamble leaves Marshall Community Schools to join Vigo County School Corporation as Glenn Junior High School music teacher. He trained at Indiana State College 1963 and did practice teaching at Vincennes High School. He led Marshall bands and assisted Vaughn Arney with the 100 piece marching band. A safety program for Clark County residents will be held next Tuesday at 8 p.m. at Marshall Legion Home with Daryl Wilson of Bloomington presenting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Gamble
Marshall Community Schools
Vigo County School Corporation
Gamble
Indiana State College
Vincennes High School
Marshall
Vaughn Arney
Clark County
Marshall Legion
Daryl Wilson
Bloomington
Ilinois
Health and safety code pushes Illinois public schools to update
Illinois public schools must undergo state inspections for health and safety. The Board of Education may levy five cents per hundred dollars to fund three years of corrections if most buildings fail standards. A separate bond issue passed election funding teacher payroll and claims with 1,426 total votes. Also news notes a worker, Kuhn of Marshall, broke his left leg in a bathroom fall and was hospitalized in Haute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
State Department of Public Instruction
Marshall
Board of Education
General Assembly
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Poss Kuhn
Union Hospital
Haute
Handy Colony founder Lowney Turner Handy dies at 60
Mrs. Lowney Turner Handy founder of a Marshall writers colony that trained giants like James Jones died at her home on Saturday June 27 1964 at age 60. Survivors include siblings and in laws. her husband Harry Handy died in 1963. Funeral services were held at Moore Funeral Home with burial at Marshall Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowney Turner Handy
James Jones
Marshall
Handy
James
Fannie Turner
Illinois
Clark County
Tom Chamales
Jere Peacock
Edwin Daly
John Shirrota
Gerald Teschers
Herman Melville
Theodore Dreiser
Harold
Wayne Turner
Commdr Earl Turner
US Navy
Dahlgren
Virginia
Sue Shearer
Gladys Murphy
Indianapolis
Vivian McClean
Centralia
Ilinois
Faye Swain
Cincinnati
Ohio
Sol Handy
Harry
Mrs Audrey Marrs Dies at 48 in Union Hospital
Mrs Audrey Marrs wife of Benton Marrs owner of Marrs Funeral Home and Marrs Furniture Store died Saturday evening at Union Hospital. She was 48.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audrey Marrs
Benton Marrs
Marrs Funeral Home
Marrs Furnitur
Union Hospital
Evansville hosts Indiana Democratic Editorial Association meet
The Indiana Democratic Editorial Association held a meeting in Evansville last week attended by Mayor Terre Haute Don Roberts who announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Indiana governor in 1916. A later note lists marriage licenses in Marshall and Auburn townships plus funeral arrangements for Mrs Marrs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Democratic Editorial Association
Evansville
Don Roberts
Terre Hautt
Indiana
Renzo Evans
Flossie Lee
Auburn Township
Harry Martin
Vera Cruz
John Williamson
West Union
CH & D Railway Company
Marrs
Clark County First Methodist Church
White Shrine
Order of Eastern Star
Pythian Sisters Temple
Marshall Woman's Club
Arthur E. Mil
Marshall
Clara Schaefer
Ernst
Eugene Miller
William C. Burnside
Decatur
Ilinois
Bilinda Burnside
Frazier Lee
Kansas
Pierce Reeds
Martinsville
Gerald E. Tyler
H. J. ‘Kemp
Marshall Cemetery
Norton Abel Tie the Knot in Marshall
Mr and Mrs J B Norton announce the marriage of their daughter Ruth Norton to George E Abel of Chicago. The ceremony occurred Sunday morning at 8 o'clock at the Christian Church in Marshall. Also listed are marriage licenses for George E Abel 28 Marshall and Ruth Norton 29 Marshall. Andy Irwin, 65, was found dead in bed Monday morning at his home three and a half miles west of Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J B. Norton
Marshall
Ruth
George E. Abel
Chicago
Christian Church
Ruth Norton
Andy Irwin
Deaths of Pearl Garver and Gladys Claypool in Marshall
Pearl Garver 85 died suddenly of a heart attack at his home on South 10th Street in Marshall. Surviving: son William L. Garver. sister Mrs. Francis Marrs. brothers Jesse and Charles. Funeral Sunday 1 00 p m at Marrs Funeral Home with Rev Ronald Verimont. Burial Bluegrass Cemetery. Gladys Claypool 54 died suddenly at her residence 614 S Sth Street Marshall. Surviving: husband Arthur M. Claypool. sons Harold William Benny. daughters Dorothy Hazel Joyce Joyce. sisters Hazel Barker Ruth Combs. seven grandchildren. Funeral arrangements pending at Marrs Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Garver
South 10Th Street
Marshall
William L. Garver
Valley Park
Missouri
Francis Marrs
Martinsville
Illinois
Jesse Garver
Charles Garver
Paris
Garver
Five Points
Ronald Verimont
Bluegrass Cemetery
Gladys Claypool
S. ‘Sth
Arthur M. Claypool
Harold L.claypool
William A. Claypool
Benny D. Claypool
Dorothy Claypool
Kankakee
Hazel Givens
Joyce Hoppingarner
Joyce Claypool
Hazel Barker
Gary
Indiana
Ruth Combs
West Terre Haute
Marrs Funeral Home
Indiana State Five-Week Session Attendees Listed
A list shows Marshall students attending Indiana State University in Terre Haute for the first five-week session. Names include Mary Ruth Baker, Gene Arnold Bohn, Marthann Bush, Mildred Bledsoe Bush, Carole Cork, Pauline Cork, Wanda Cork, Don Dawson, Florina Dawson, Earl Elishoff, Mildred Frazier, Emma Gardner, Bill Garver, Warren LeFever, James Lowry, Ralph Marshall, Linda McKittrick, Sidney McKittrick, Arthur Miller, Linda Mitchell, William Morgan, Mary Norton, Ronald Seidel, Cheryl Thompson, Alice Louritus, Mabel Riley Travioli, James Waugh, Eugene Wilson, plus West Union students Nancy Bumpus, Carol Etcinson, Janice Norton, Patricia Nichols, Alyce Baker Solorceyk and Virginia Wilson. Mrs. Bessie Leach of Terre Haute visits sister Ruth Fox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Indiana State
Terre Haute
Mary Ruth Baker
Gene Arnold Bohn
Marthann Bush
Mildred Bledsoe Bush
Carole Jean Cork
Pauline Emma Cork
Wanda Gallington Cork
Don C. Dawson
Florina Dawson
Earl Franklin Elishoff
Mildred Carroll Frazier
Emma Ss. Gardner
Bill Garver
Warren James LeFever
James Michael Lowry
Ralph Marshall
Linda Ann McKittrick
Sidney McKittrick
Arthur D Miller
Linda Sue
Two Weddings Mark Charleston Weekend
Twenty years ago 1944 Miss Lorene Leggett daughter of Mr and Mrs Clark Leggett wed Ray Spittler son of Mr and Mrs Herman Spittler in Charleston. Mr and Mrs Russell Junker announce the marriage of their daughter Betty Joan to S Sgt Wayne L Tingley on June 17. Pfc Charles Haugh left Shaw Field Sumptee South Carolina after a 15 day furlough with his parents and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorene Leggett
Clark Leggett
Ray Spittler
Herman Spittler
Charleston
Russell Junker
Betty Joan
Wayne L Tingley
Charles Haugh
Shaw Field
Sumpi Tee
South Carolina
Births and a death and a barn fire report
Ten years ago births include Thelma Elaine June 28 and Debra Lynn June 28 to Leroy Turner and Wayne Strohm. Dr Alan Davison a 63 year old veterinarian died Sunday at Burnam Hospital Champaign. George Lee barn south of Melrose burned Sunday night around 9 00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quimba Norton
Thelma Elaine
Leroy Turner
Augusta
Georgia
Debra Lynn
Wayne Strohm
Alan Davison
Burnam Hospital
Champaign
George Lee
Melrose
Band Concert Setlist for July Third Ceremony
The program includes Sons Of The Golden West Farrell Music for a Ceremony Morrissey Misty Burke Rhumba Numba Bowles Gypsy Princess Yoder Elmira March Abbott Kissin Counsins Wise The Cardinal Moross Don't Let The Rain Come Down Bowers Mason City March Caneva Hymn and the National Anthem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farrell
Morrissey
Misty—Burke
Bowles
Yoder
Births in Benton Harbor and Marshall Families
Mr and Mrs Robert Johnson of Benton Harbor Michigan announce a 7 pound 1 ounce daughter Elizabeth Ann born June 22 She is welcomed home by a sister Sara Lou Thelma Petty formerly Paris gives birth to Tammy Sue 614 pounds at Union Hospital Terre Haute June 28 Mrs James Waugh at 803 North Sixth Street Marshall reports Catherine Ann born June 23 at Union Hospital Terre Haute weighing 8 pounds 18 ounces
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Johnson
Benton Harbor
Michigan
Elizabeth Ann
Johnson
Phyllis Jackson
Leon Jackson
Sara Lou
Tom Barkley
Union Hospital
Terre Haute
Tammy Sue
Thelma Petty
Paris
James Waugh
North Sixth Street
Marshall
Catherine Ann
Mitchell Edwards wedding at First Methodist Marshall
Miss Kay Mitchell and Ronald F Edwards wed at 7 30 p m in the First Methodist Church Marshall with Rev J Arnold Olsen officiating. Bridal gown of white peau de soie lace featured a Watteau train and veil. attendants wore aqua gowns. Reception at Colonial Kitchen followed. couple departed for Chicago and then London England. Edwards, a University of Illinois graduate, will work with Culliford and Associates in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay Mitchell
Ronald F Edwards
First Methodist Church
Marshall
Frank S. Mitchell
Edwards
E. L. Edwards
North
Nordica Avenue
Chicago
J Arnold Olsen
Berniece Brosman
Gene Wilson
Miss Brosman
Jan Hamilton
Springfield
Carole Woodard
Linda Mitchell
Carole Winke
Fort Madison Town
Colonial Kitchen
George Frock
Memphis
Tennessee
Timothy Keyes
Helen Lehnen
Naperville
Ilinois
Sharon Waxman
London
England
University of Ilinois
Engag ement and teaching hires reported in Marshall area
Miss Christina L Goekler daughter of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Goekler Route 3 Marshall has been employed by Arocola Schools as a high school mathematics teacher. Miss Goekler graduated from Eastern Illinois University this year. Mr and Mrs Donald Abel of Marshall announce the engagement of their daughter Pamela Jayne to Rodney K Overpeck. The wedding is set for August 15 at Marshall Methodist Church. George Wieland of Dayton Ohio spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs John Wieland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christina L. Goekler
Lawrence Goekler
Route 3
Marshall
Arocola Schools
Goekler
Eastern Ilinois University
Donald Abel
Pamela Jayne
Rodney K Overpeck Kingman
Marshall Methodist Church
George Wieland
Dayton
Ohio
John Wleland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs
Faxon
Bessie Leach
Ruth Fox
Mitchell-Edwards
Joseph Szymankowski
A W Seegars
Des Plaines
James Mitchell, Marshall
John Bienle
Misa Colleen Cash
Glenview Tlinois
Dayton Hillsboro
Fort Leonard Wood
Arcola
Sam Zimmersly
Canaan, Conn
Ed Zimmerly
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