Chamber of Commerce reports steady growth and upcoming fairs
The Chamber of Commerce in Marshall outlines growth over three years with member gains and new income from war era payrolls. Elections elected Benton Marrs, Bill Cauldwell, Heber Nash to the board and Neal Hollenbeck as president with Chas Bush as vice president. Calendar notes Clark County Fair dates and Wheat Referendum polling on July 23 at Sheriff’s Office Court House Marshall and Martinsville City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Marshall
Benton Marrs
Bill Cauldwell
Heber_Nash
Basil Moore
Gene Smith
Howard Young
Neal Hollenbeck
Chas. Bush
Cowboy Pictures
Clark County
Atkins
Clark County Agricultural
Stabilization‘ and’ Conservation Committee
Sheriff's Office
Court House
Martinsville City Hall
Martinsville
Til
Funeral Notices Benton Marrs Aid by Parker Family
Hampton N Parker of Hindsboro Illinois nephew of Benton Marrs remains at the Marrs Funeral Home waiting on the recovery of Darrell Kirby injured in an automobile accident south of Marshall last week Darrell is improving very nicely and his right arm was seized Wednesday during treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton N. Parker
Hindsboro
Illinois
Benton Marrs
Lang
Marrs
Darrell Kirby
Marshall
Darrell
Driver License Office Moves to Marshall on Tuesdays and Thursdays
The driver license men will be in Marshall on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The notice states staffing days shift to Marshall for processing licenses on those days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Marriage Licenses and Reunion Invitation Public Notice
Buford C Balding 26 of West Union and Juanita Berryhill 33 of Calhoun Illinois obtained marriage licenses. John J Meehling 26 Marshall and Delores C Bradshaw 24 Terre Haute also licensed. The Hutchens Johnson reunion is planned for Sunday July 25 at Twin Lakes Paris inviting all relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buford C. Balding
West Union
Juanita Berryhill
Calhoun
Illinois
John J. Meehling
Marshall
Delores C. Bradshaw
Terre Haute
Twin Lakes
Paris
Births in Paris Illinois Family Welcomes Two New Babies
Mr and Mrs Gerald Smith of route 4 Paris Illinois welcomed an eight pound boy named Gerald LaVerne born Sunday July 18 their second child. Mrs Smith formerly Rosalee Maurer. Haylan Litteral and wife welcomed a five pound twelve ounce girl named Robin Jean born July 15 at Union Hospital their first child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Smith
Route 4
Paris
Illinois
Gerald LaVerne
Smith
Haylan
Union Hospital
Robin Jean
Eleanor Meehling Named Delegate to Illinois Leadership Conference
Miss Eleanor Meehling daughter of Mr and Mrs Jake Meehling of Marshall selected by the Marshall chapter of Future Homemakers of America as delegate to the Milnois State Leadership Training Conference at East Bay Camp Lake Bloomington Illinois July 26 to 30 Senior at Marshall High School and president of her local chapter Approximately 560 delegates and 35 counselors from Illinois chapters will attend The Illinois association counts about 27000 members The conference theme Leadership Torch of Democracy will stress leadership techniques and responsibilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Meehling
Jake Meehling
Marshall
Future Homemakers of America
Milnois
East Bay Camp
Lake Bloomington
Eleanor
Marshall High School
Homemakers
Illinois
Homemakers of America
Tlinois Association
Veach, Willie Lyman Veach 69, dies at home in Marshall
Willie Lyman Veach, 69, died at his home on route 2 Marshall at 5 00 am Monday. He is survived by his widow Anna four sons Everett Veach Kansas Minois Lester Veach Marshall Virgil Veach Chrisman and Paul Veach Roseburg Oregon four sisters Meda Cash Paris Ti Mrs Flo Deardorf Brazil Ind Mrs Elva Murphy Marshall and Mrs Leona Martin Indianapolis The body was moved to Marrs Funeral Home funeral services set for Friday at 2 00 pm at Five Points church with Rev A C Northcutt officiating burial at Auburn Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Lyman “Veach
Marshall
Anna
Everett Veach
Kansas
Minois
Lester Veach
Virgil Veach
Chrisman
Paul Veach
Roseburg
Oregon
Meda Cash
Paris
Flo Deardorf
Brazil
Ind
Elva Murphy
Leona Martin
Indianapolis
Marrs Funeral Home
Five Points
A. C. Northcutt
Auburn Cemetery
St Paul Methodist Homecoming Next Sunday
The St Paul Methodist church will hold its annual homecoming next Sunday July 25 after the morning service with a basket dinner. An afternoon program follows. The church sits about 14 miles southwest of Marshall and 6 miles southeast of Martinsville with H J Kemp as pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul Methodist Church
St. Paul
Marshall
Martinsville
H. J. Kemp
Crowded News Week Sparks 8 Page Edition
The Marshall township assessment list this week forced space constraints leading to many items being left out. Staff limitations and hot weather prompted a shorter eight page issue, with plans to return to a larger edition next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Township
Approaching Marriage of Olive Grindle to Hollingsworth
Mr and Mrs Marlow Grindle of Marshall announce the approaching marriage of their daughter Olive to H L Hollingsworth son of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Hollingsworth of Marshall R R 3 The wedding will be at E B U B church in Marshall on Sunday August 1 at 2 00 PM
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlow Grindle
Marshall, R. R
Olive
H. L. Hollingsworth
Lloyd Hollingsworth
EB. U. B
Marshall
Engagement announced for Wilma Macke to Donald Sweitzer
Mr and Mrs Harry Macke announce the engagement of their youngest daughter Wilma to Donald Sweitzer son of Mr and Mrs Everett Sweitzer of route 4 Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Macke
Wilma
Donald Sweitzer
Everett Sweitzer
Marshall
Rain Brings Small Relief to Heat Ravaged Fields
Rain fell across Wednesday and Wednesday night offering limited relief from an extended heat spell that damaged corn beans and pastures. Miss Wanderheads of Los Angeles visiting her aunt Mrs Joseph Cork and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Wanderheads
Los Angeles
California
Sant
Joseph Cork
Days Gone By in Marshall and Nearby Areas
An archival snippet reports Marshall citizens mourning on July 23 with a 9:00 a.m. death, notes residents Laufman Edith Prust and Jesse Gaddin in York Township, and mentions a dry period and flammable guncotton concerns in southern Minolas. It references a church picnic and local families Mary Martin Ina Whiteside Nellie Gassett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laufman
Edith Prust
York Township
Jesse Gaddin
Nellie Gassett
Cnr
Mary Martin
Ina Whiteside
Fish
Cami
Marriage Licenses Reported for Casey Residents
Thirty years ago marriage licenses were issued for Martin C. Mott aged 22 from Casey and Cor Lovett. The couple planned a drive to Vincennes on Saturday to visit old time sites and the Harrison memorial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin C. Mott
Casey
Lovett
Palth
Shaw
Vincenne
Harrison Memorial
Hawker and Payne Wed in Madison Church
Twenty years ago in 1934 Raymond Hawker married Miss Ethel M. Payne on Saturday July 14 at the First Congregational church in Madison Wisconsin. Dr P P Haslitt and sons Bernard and James of Maywood Illinois visited over the weekend to see relatives and learn of the serious illness of Dr Haslitt's uncle Charles Haslitt of West Terre Haute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Hawker
Ethel M. Payne
First Congregational Church
Madison
Wisconsin
P. P. Haslitt
Bernard
James
Maywood
Illinois
Dr. Haslitt
Charles Haslitt
West Terre Haute
Notable Local Deaths and Marriages Mentioned in Marshall Area
Ten years ago in 1944 Dana Emerson of Marshall died of a heart attack in Springfield on Sunday. Henry H. Reynolds, 80, died at his home north of Marshall on Wednesday afternoon. Marriage notices list Charles R. McCarty 21 and Letha Chapman 19, both of Marshall, and Archie Andrews 30 of Paris with La Nora Jane Mathew 24 of Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dana Emerson
Marshall
Springfield
Henry H. Reynolds
Charles R. McCarty
Letha Chapman
Path of
Archie Andrews
Paris
Linton Family Reunion Held At Linton Home
The Linton family reunion was held at the home of Mr and Mrs Chester Linton on Sunday July 18. Illness and heat kept attendance light but relatives from Greenfield Terre Haute Paris and local towns shared a noon dinner and social time. A plan was made to hold the gathering again next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton
Chester Linton
John Cash
Paris
Mra
Arthur Linton
David and
Douglas
Judy
Jacque Richey
Greenfield
Indiana
Beulah Linton
Terre Haute
Ragon Hedges
Harold Claypool
Robert Stephens
Billie Hendrix
Lon Linton
Bobbie
Jackie
Jimmie
Dickie
Faye
Kenneth
Stephen
Warren
Wm. Con
Marcia
Billie Cruthis
Lloyd Hendrix
Barn Fire Destroys Farm Structure Near Martinsville
A large barn on Mrs. Essie Claypool’s farm four miles northeast of Martinsville burned Friday around 9 30 am. The barn and contents valued at about 2500, with 2000 insured, were destroyed. Lester Claypool, her son, resides on the farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essie Claypool
Martinsville
Lester
Joss
Zollie Marra Taken To Union Hospital For Heart Ailment
Zollie Marra father of Benton Marrs was taken to Union Hospital Terre Haute Wednesday morning for treatment of a heart ailment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zollie Marra
Benton, Marrs
Union Hospital
Terre: Haute
Flowers Named NADA Area Chairman for Park County
Charles C. Freed announces the appointment of Robert H. Flowers owner of Flowers & Service as NADA area chairman for Park County. The honor recognizes his efforts for local and state wide automotive dealers and the motoring public. He will liaise between NADA Washington and Clark county dealers and coordinate local dealer actions for programs from NADA and state associations. Flowers has twenty years in the auto business handling Pontiacs on Archer Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Flowers
Flowers ‘Bales &Service
NADA
Park County
Charles C. Freed
National Automobile Dealers “Association
Flowers
Itig
Jowers
Washington, D. C
Clark County
Anc
Ae State
Associant Flowers
Autoco
Marshall Unit Schools 1964 55 Calendar
Marshall Unit Schools 1964 55 calendar outlines the school year with start on August 25 and end around May 25. It lists events and holidays including bus driver checks, staff meetings, Labor Day, Armistice, Thanksgiving recess, Christmas break, spring vacations, baccalaureate and commencements for high and eighth grade students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Unit Schools
Saug
Labor Day
Institute
Legal School Holid
Legal School
Holidey
Legal
Fap Sencol Iaay
Builders Class Picnic at Clark County Fairgrounds
The Zion E. U. B. church Builders class held a picnic at the Clark County fairgrounds in Marshall last Sunday evening July 18. Attendees included Edward Tingley and family Dean Finkbiner and family Robert Finkbiner and family Bob Boyer and family P A Davidson and family Ralph Hawker and family Ralph Medaker and family Wm Tingley and family Robert Beard and family Guy Tingley John W Davidson Leland Miller Erma Miller Mary Ann and two nieces and Ralph Kile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zion E. U. B. Church
Clark County Fairgrounds
Marshall
Edward Tingley
Dean Finkbiner
Robert Finkbiner
Bob Boyer
P. A. Davidson
Ralph Hawker
Ralph Medaker
Wm. Tingley
Robert Beard
Guy Tingley
John W. Davidson
Leland Miller
Erma Miller
Mary Ann
Ralph Kile
Ohio community notes on Sunday school and visits
In OHIO Mrs Grant Hollenbeck reports 14 attending Sunday school last Sunday. Families including Lindleys, Finkbiners, Blankenbakers, Ledermanns and Nortons shared visits with Hollenbecks, Crumlins, Gard, Scott and Thompsons. Relatives traveled from Florid and Indiana to visit. various gatherings occurred at Marshall fair grounds and other local homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lindley
Florid
Bernard Marvin
Lois Zurn
Hutsonville
Paul Finkbiner
Prairieton
Indiana
Finkbiner
Kenneth Blankenbeker
Ralph
Marilyn
Winiford
Percy Crumlin
Clyde Knowles
Marshall
Carroll Gard
True Thompson
Marty Hollenbeck
Wanda Norton
Thelma
Richard
Gus Hammond
Everett Scott
Richard Bumpus
Mra
McCready Named Director of Manufacturing at Velsicorps Vel sicolChicago
Vel sic orporation promotes W K McCready to director of manufacturing for both Memphis Tennessee and Marshall Texas plants with Memphis headquarters. Richard R Schwankl named assistant to the director of manufacturing, based at Vel sicol offices in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. K. McCready
Velsicol Corporation
Chicago
Memphis
Tenn
Marshall
Til. McCready
Velsicol
Clifton Products, Inc
Painesville
Ohio
Atomic Energy Commission
Diamond Magnesium Co
Mathieson Chemical Corp
Virginia
McCready
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Emory,and Henry College
Pratt Institute
New York
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Chlorine Institute
Cynthia
Barbara
Clover Drive
Richard R. Schwankl
Versicol
Schwankl
Ferris reunion set for July at the fairgrounds
The text notes the annual Ferris reunion will be held at the fairgrounds on Sunday July 25. It mentions Mrs. Walter Fawley as secretary and lists attendees including Mr. and Mrs. George E. Jeter, Terre Haute, and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jeter who enjoyed a Fox Ridge State Park picnic on a Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. M. Davis
Gene Rileys
Waukee
Mae Nay
Nay
Carl Hedges
Mayme Flesher
Prairie Creek
Indiana
Clarence Gilbert
Indianapolis
Robert Gelbert
Wilma
Florence Rocker
Danville
Mildred Nuttall
Lawrenceville
Ralph Prevo
Fairgrounds
Walter Fawley
George E. Jeter
Terre Haute
Fred Jeter
Fox Ridge State Park
Birthday Tribute for 83rd Year of Mr Charles Sweitzer
Mrs Charles Sweitzer hosted a Tuesday evening birthday gathering near Marshall honoring her husband on his 83rd birthday. Guests included Mr and Mrs Marion Bartram Mr and Mrs Wayne Sweitzer Mr and Mrs Glen Sweitzer and Wanda and Mrs Iva Crumlin. A delicious supper was served. The Martinsville driver Albert Baggs has license revoked for driving while intoxicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Sweitzer
Marshall
Marion Bartram
Wayne Sweitzer
Glen Sweitzer
Wanda
Iva Crumlin
Albert Baggs
Martinsville
Bartlett-Sundt Wedding in Tucson
Marijohn Sundt daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Sundt and John Frederick Bartlett son of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney G. Bartlett were married July 15 at Saint Phillips in the Hills Episcopal church Tucson in a double ring ceremony. A reception followed at the bride’s home and they will reside at 1994 Washington Denver Colorado after July 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marijohn Sundt
John S. Sundt
el Encanto
Tucson
Arizona
John Frederick Bartlett
Sidney G. Bartlett
Marshall
Saint Phillips In the Hills Episcopal Church
George Ferguson
Mrs. Bartlett
Washington, Denver
Colorado
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Funeral Home
Hutchens-Johnson
Goateau
Marshall On
Batarshy
Aa Rf
Mrs. Grant Hollenbeck
R. R. Schwankl
Ruth Taylor
Ethel Nightlinger
Elsie Bloodworth
Job
Bethel
Fae Vibes
Elmer Fawley
Decatur
Jeff Thompson
Gadsden
Alabama
Mac Nay
Charles Kemp
Zion
Lloyd Vargas
Elizabeth Madigan
Patrick Madigan
Charleston
Wm. Ax and
Bobby
Kokomo
Mae
Bartlett-Sundt
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