New Minister Called to Memorial Christian Church
Memorial Christian Church at 702 Sycamore Street calls Reverend Charles Fassam of Toronto to serve as minister. He will preach at Richland Christian Church in Grays Kentucky before moving to Marshall. He holds a BA in Theology from John Bible College and a BSM in music from Johnson Bible College. He and Irene Fassam marry in 1967. They begin work Sunday July 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Brummitt
Grundy Virginia
Fassam
Johnson Bible College
Knoxville
Country Companies Agent Attends Life Insurance Conference
Bill Tharp, an agent in Clark County, attended an advanced life insurance conference at the company home office in Bloomington from June 23 to 25. The program covered the agent’s role as a life insurance counselor in estate planning, partnerships, self employed retirement plans, tax sheltered annuities, social security, and taxation of life insurance. Tharp has completed multiple company sponsored life health fire and casualty courses and has served in the Country Companies agency force since September 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Tharp
Clark County
Bloomington
Tharp
Marriage of Judith Elaine Olsen to James Riley Allen
Rev and Mrs J Arnold Olsen announce the June 21 wedding of their daughter Judith Elaine Olsen to James Riley Allen at the Lacon United Methodist Church. Officiants were Rev J Arnold Olsen and Rev William R Nordos in a double ring ceremony. Mrs Gertie Scott moved from Union Hospital to Burnside Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J .Arnold Olsen
North Prairie Lacon
Illinois
Judith Elaine
James Riley Allen
Mulberry Street
Marshall
Allen
James W Allen
Lacon United Methodist Church
J Arnold Olsen
William R. Nordos
Boy Scout junior leader training completed in Wa bash Valley
Fifty one boy leaders from twenty nine Troops completed a three day course at Camp Kriet enstein directed by James Green and Lynn Stelle. Certificates awarded to Bill Milton and Don Bender of Troop 81 Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash Valley
Krietenstein
James Green
Terre Haute
Lynn Stelle
Stelle
Camp Krietenstein
Bill Milton
Don Bender
Marshall
Storm shock injures Mrs Simmons and river bank erosion
Mrs G W Simmons of Westfield was knocked down by a lightning flash while lowering a window. Her husband found her under a dining room table and camphor and water revived her after about half an hour, with a burned hand from the metal window fastener. The storm also washed out a 20 by 10 foot river bank north of Water Street at Hutsonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W Simmons
Westfield
Water Street
Hutsonville
Marshall Bus Flip No Major Injuries Reported
A Wabash Valley Transit bus overturned at Hillcrest farm about 12 miles east of Marshall Friday afternoon. No serious injuries. Marshall residents treated by Drs. Mitchell. Marriage licenses listed for plusieurs couples from Terre Haute Mattoon Paris and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Davidson
Genevieve Washburn
Jane Clark
Lucille Mathews
Mildred Irwin
Marshall
Wabash Valley Transit Company
Hillcrest Farm
Drs. Mitchell
Cattle Die in Storm. Local Marriages and Births Reported
George Cork of five miles east of Marshall loses four milk cows during a Wednesday night electrical storm with cattle in pasture. Marriage licenses issued to Ray Daugherty and Mary Cam bridge. George Milton and Betty Worick. Birth announced for Lawrence Edward Jr son of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Gaskill of Fort Wayne Indiana born June 11. Ruth Gokler (Goekler) former.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Cork
Marshall
Ray Daugherty
York
Mary FE
Cambridge
Illinois
George D. Milton
Betty Lee Worick
Lawrence Gaskill
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Lawrence Edward Jr
Gaskill
Ruth Goekler
Annual 4th of July Program at Firemen Park
The West Union Fire Department and American Legion Post 1130 sponsor a full day July Fourth program at Firemen Park. Activities include a parade from grade school to the park, parade judging, bands, country and taped music, tap dancing, a patriotic skit, a 4-H club showcase, and a grand fireworks display. Prizes awarded in various parade categories and refreshments served all day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Tinton
Firemen Park
Marshall Band
Joe
Steve Newport
Don Glenn
Robinson
McKinney Sisters
Merom
Indiana
Reverend Lee Swope
American ‘Legion Post
Marshall
West Union Fire Department
American Legion Post
Charles Bush Reports Largest Crowd Ever at Clark County Fair
Charles Bush said the Clark County Fair drew its largest crowd in years on Monday night. The Cavalcade of Thrills featured stunt drivers who were all women from across the United States, praised for speed and safety as clowns entertained and the show ran with precise timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County
Charles Bush
United States
Birth Announcements From Multiple Families Across Indiana and Illinois
Several birth notices record new arrivals: Jennifer Sue, daughter of Susan Turner and Harold Halt, born June 30 at Paris Hospital in Buch Grove Indiana weighing seven pounds fourteen ounces. Tammy Tre, daughter of Mr and Mrs Chirles Radham, born June 2% at the hospital weighing eight pounds three ounces. Additional births list parents including Brian Andrew Simpson born June 28 1969 at 11:51 pm in Indiana weighing seven pounds ten ounces and 21 inches long. Grandparents and relatives named for each family. Hospital news notes Ralph Jackson and Allen Kile remain patients at St Anthony Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brian Andrew Simpson
Larry and
Linda (Norton) Simpson
Warren Norton
Darrel Simpson
Glenn ‘Martin
Harry .Medsker
Philli Hart
St Francis Hospital
Buch ‘Grove
Indiana
Jennifer Sue
Susan Turner
Wayne Turner
Harold Halt
St Laus
Fill Wiser
Tractor Pulling Contest at Fairgrounds Premiums Listed
Premiums totaling 1050 dollars for classes 6000 9000 and 12000 pounds. Entrants weigh in 12 to 200 p draw for pulling positions parade to fairgrounds 230 pm. Rules require row crop tractors with blocks rubber tires unloaded or loaded at fairground weighed and checked. Drawbar height limited to 20 inches tire pressure fixed after weigh in no dual wheels or tire chains allowed. Driver must remain seated throughout pull and no changes after weigh in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Service Company
Saints Tractor Pulling Association
Rockport Twinols
Dodeo
Terferis
lLurina
Marshall High School First Reunion 1959 Graduates
The 1969 first class reunion gathered June 28 at Toms with many alumni listed by name including Connie Stevens, Anna Gene Smith, Carolyn Bradbury, and Edith Kammacher among others. Also notes a Clark County Fair tractor pull contest rules and schedule details for Western Horse Show events and weight classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshal High School
Toms
Connie
Claypool
Strohm Sut
Hancock
Moore
John McGee
Joe Macke
Evelyn
Washburn
Schlorff
Nick Johnston
Ann
Gallagher
Johnson
Dick Volk
Peggy
Fitzgarrald
Goek
Jer
John Bush
Carolyn
Martin
Tarsley
Carl Claypool
Smitley
Macke
Evan Lucan
Nancy
Lindley
Newlin
Gracie
Tharp
Taylor
Bob Smit
Spectacular July 4 Water Ballet at Marshall Pool
A water ballet and deck show will be presented July 4 at 900 o'clock in the evening at Marshall Community Pool. The cast has forty members directed by Ron Pemberton of the Southern University swimming team and Marthann Rush, dance choreographer. County Clerk H J Kemp reports thirty seven marriage licenses issued in June, a record for any one month in sixteen years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Colck
Marshall Community
Ron Pemberton
Southern University
Marthann Rush
H J Kemp
Burnside Ice Cream Social Planned by Local Guild
Mrs. Irene Cline chairs the annual Guild event with Elsie Jane Marra and Mrs. Frederick Carroll as co chairmen. Tickets distributed to members for sale. Social runs from 6 pm to 9 pm. Proceeds fund twice yearly Licensed Practical Nurse Scholarships for qualified applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Cline
Cochairman
Elsie Jane Marra
Frederick Carroll
Car Damaged by Fire Reported by Herman Little
Herman Little told the Herald that his car caught fire on Thursday of last week due to a plastic seat cover and caused about two hundred dollars in damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Little
The
Herald
American Legion Awards Presented to Local Students
Clark County Post 90 awards certificates and school medals for character service leadership scholastic standing and patriotism. Awards to Don Ferris Jr and Barbara Illyes with runners up Brent Mason and Pam Davidson as honors day nears in 1969.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County
C A Bush
Ameryclarg Legion
Wayne Cooper
Don Ferris Jr
Brent Mason
Barbara Illyes
Pam Davidson
Unclear Traffic Hazard Notes Raise Safety Concerns
Fragmentary report from North Michigan mentions cars driving too fast near a school zone and a near miss involving a rider. It references a marshal efforts to prevent a death and hints at local events and a community dinner. Details are partial and obscured by garbled text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Michigan
Snemig
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Chirles Radham
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Herman Ferrell Craire
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