PRACTICE BLACKOUT FRIDAY EVENING IN CLINDIS STATE
A detailed wartime blackout drill is scheduled Friday evening 9 to 10 o clock for the entire State of Clindis outside Chicago. The local defense corps will mobilize under blackout rules with signals from the electric plant whistle. Citizens must extinguish lights, with traffic dimmed, and pedestrians and vehicles moving only under specified signals.
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Clindis
Chicago
Marshall
Defense Corps
J. Earl Finney
Administrator Named in James A estate
Charles F. Snider was appointed in county court to serve as administrator in the estate of James A Snider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Snider
James A., Snider
Superintendent of Schools to Take Office Monday
Fred Huffington, elected county superintendent of schools in the November election, will assume duties next Monday. He succeeds J. R. Hornbrook, who has served eight years in that role and will teach at Marshall Township High School next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Huffington
J. R. Hornbrook
Mr. Hornbrook
Marshall Township
Jury Returns Accidental Death Verdict in Marshall Case
A coroner's jury in Marshall returned an accidental death verdict after a gunshot incident near the Plymouth Rock Inn. Clyde H. Knowles and Clyde Jr. tried to drive mules off Route One when a shot fired. The deceased was Col. Tucker, formerly of Terre Haute, survived by Elizabeth Tucker and relatives. Funeral services were held at Marrs Funeral Home with burial in Woodlawn cemetery in Terre Haute.
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Marshall
Wilbur Clark
Clyde H. Knowles
Plymouth Rock
Tucker
Elizabeth
Anna E. Doty
Decatur
Ilinois
Marrs
Leslie C. Archer
Marshall Methodist Church
Woodlawn
Terre Haute
Platt Rules Casey Wet by One Vote in Court
Circuit Judge Casper Platt of Danville ruled Casey was wet by one vote after a contest following April 20 election results showing Casey dry by three votes. In Ward Three the judge voided that election, and tallying the remaining wards gave a one vote majority for the wets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casper Platt
Danville
Casey
Judge Platt
Pupil Registration Planned at Marshall Township High School
Marshall Township High School will hold student registration on August 10 and 11. Seniors register August 10 from 9 a.m. to noon, juniors 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., August 10, sophomores August 11 from 9 a.m. to noon, and freshmen 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. August 11. Principal Robert C. Grant supervises to prepare programs and cards for fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Township High School
Robert C. Grant
Boys in Service Carding Addresses of Local Servicemen
Local brief lists numerous Marshall area servicemen and family addresses. Entries name Quentin Morris, John Koutsoumpas, Arthur Welsh, Herschel Morris, Samuel Bradley Jr, Emil Welsh, Robert Bolling, Harry Bamesberger, Robert Tingley, Lt Quentin McNary, Lawrence Gaskill, Verner Adams, A L Kibby, William Kibby, Lawrence Kibby, George Moye, John Hoback, Walter Pine, George Kile, Robert Haddix, George Haddix, Joseph Garwood, with ship and base locations including Appleton Wisconsin Pampa Texas Camp Swift Texas Camp Ord California DeLand Florida Ames Iowa Fort Davis North Carolina and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Kibby
Marshall
A. L. Kibby
Camp Ord
California
A.L. Kibby
Co. A
Fort Ord
William N. Kibby
Camp Davis
North Carolina
Lawrence E. Kibby
Walnut Ridge
Arkansas
Birth announcement for Kannmacher son in Gary Indiana
Mr and Mrs James Kannmacher of Gary Indiana welcomed a son born July 29 weighing 6 pounds 14 ounces. The mother, Florence Guinnip, is the daughter of Harry Guinnip of Marshall. This is the first boy in three generations for Mrs Guinnip's family line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Kannmacher
Gary
Ind
Kannmacher
Florence Guinnip
Harry Guinnip West
Marshall
Blood plasma unit here August 9 10 11
Clark County adults aged 18 to 60 will donate a pint of blood plasma when the Indianapolis Blood Donors Center mobile unit returns to Marshall for a three day visit August 9 10 and 11 Appointments are available through Mrs Mildred Kuntz or Mrs Chas McMorris Donors should avoid solid foods four hours before their appointment Only fruit juices black coffee tea and carbonated drinks are allowed prior to donation Plasma saves lives doctors say the life saving value outweighs early cosmetic effects of burns and infections
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ceMyehs
Jim Wise
Cincinnati
Pearl Harbor
Clark County
Indianapolis
Mildred Kuntz
Chas. McMorris
Draft board news by the secretary boys listed for army service
The following list of boys are listed for army service including Lonnie Edwin Baker Callye Williams Kenneth Paul Lindley Thomas LeDoit Kelly Medford Etnire Walter Lloyd Greever Claude McClean Belt Max Eugene Hollenbeck Robert Fason Bell Rex Cox Franklin Wallace Gray Dewey Overmeyer Frederick Harding Jones Robert Dean Houk Russell K Williamson Sam Glenn Finkbiner Cyril Laverne Lewey Bar Benjamin Evans Fred Schafer George Louis Prewett Merle Ellis Snider Donald Eugene Whitson Lester Spraker Donald Lee Findley Lawrence Eugene Groves Daniel Eckle Amacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lsted
Lonnie Edwin Baker
Callye Williams
Kenneth Paul Lindley
Thomas LeDoit Kelly Medford
Etnire Walter
Lloyd Greever
Claude
McClean
Max Eugene Hollenbeck
Robert Fason Bell
Rex Cox Franklin Wallace Gray
Dewey Overmeyer
Frederick Harding Jones
Robert Dean Houk
Russell K, Williamson
Sam Glenn Finkbiner
Cyril Laverne Lewey Bar
Benjamin Evans
Fred Schafer George Louis Prewett
Merle Ellis Snider Donald Eugene Whitson
Lester Spraker
Donald Lee Findley Lawrence Eugene Groves Daniel Eckle Amacher
Deaths and Notices from Marshall Area Obituaries
Two obituaries from Marshall region detail Charles Henry Ohm age 80 dying at home with funeral services led by Rev. Leslie Archer and burial in Marshall cemetery. Emma Louise Davidson age 65 died at 204 Hickory Street with services by Rev. Archer. Also a hunter’s notice notes season openings across southern central and northern zones with daily limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Louise Davidson
Hickory Street
Marshall
Robert’ Davidson
Dorothy Davidson
Cleveland
Ohio
Robert, Jr
Blourh
Leslie Archer
Marshall Cemetery
Suimit
Mundy Named to Panel on Child Welfare Consolidation
Elmer J. Schnackenberg informed Rep. J. S. Mundy of Marshall that he is appointed as a member of the six member commission to study consolidating child welfare functions. The panel, created by a bill passed in the last session, includes three Senate and three House members and will serve until July 1, 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer J. Schnackenberg
House of Representatives
Springfield
Rep. J. S. Mundy
Marshall
Senate
House
New Assessment in Casey Township Seeks Reassessment
A Casey township committee appeared before the Clark County Board of Review at the courthouse in Marshall last Monday and obtained a reassessment of all township property. After reviewing recent assessments, the committee concluded tax receipts for the coming year would be insufficient to meet township obligations and requested another reassessment.
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Casey Township
Clark County Board of Review
Court House
Marshell
William G Stratton May Run For Secretary of State
William G Stratton of Morris Illinois, elected State Treasurer in 1942, may enter the April primary for Secretary of State. He carried the Clark County Republican primary in 1942 by 2193 votes and won Clark County in the fall race over the Democrat by 1095 votes.
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William G. Stratton
Morris, Iinois
Stratton
Clark County
Real estate transfers list of 1943 deeds and prices
A series of warranty and quit claim deeds dated 1943 record transfers among Lucy M Best Thea I Elston Ester and Ralph Prevo Charles W Kelley Virginia Kelley Nellie M Kearns Eva Kearns Ruth G Hansen Louis J Doll Lavern Johnson Irene Johnson Frances Johnson O R Stanfield P C Stanfield John J Madden and Sylvester N Gallatin executor. Properties span sections townships and ranges including West Union Dulaney's addition and unspecified land parcels with prices from 1 to 4 dollars.
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Lucy M. Best
Thea I. Elston
Ester
Ralph Prevo
Charles W
Virginia Kelley
Dulaney
Marshall
C. M. Kearns
Nellie M. Kearns
West Union
C. M
Eva Kearns
Ruth G. and
C. A. Hansen
Louis J. Doll
Lavern
Irene Johnson
Frances Johnson
O. R. Stanfield
P. C. Stanfield
John J. Madden
Sylvester N. Gallatin
Three Negros Injured in Ohio Car Wreck Near Weaver
Three Black passengers were injured when a car veered near Weaver and struck a culvert about 3:30 am. Marrs ambulance took them to Union hospital in Terre Haute. all injuries were not serious.
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Ohio
Weaver
Marrs
Union Hospital
Terre Haute
IN DAYS GONE BY Fifteen Cents A Gallon For Blackberries
Local column notes a price for berries at the Herald office and lists social and civic details. Miss Nellie Stephenson returns from Collinsville after a visit. Lodge and board supervisors names and meetings are recorded for various towns and districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald Office
Nellie Stephenson
Collinsville
Livingston New Hope
Marshall
I, D, Quick
Melrose
W. Kreager
Martinsville
John Warren
Orange
S. C. McDaniels
Parker
N. P. Daughetee
Wabash
H. W.haslett
Westfield
J. R. Shuey
York
Omer Shawler
Birthday surprise honors Darwin’s Levi Hewitt on eighty third year
The Hewitt family celebrated Levi Hewitt’s 83rd birthday with a joint surprise party in Darwin township. About 84 guests attended a generous dinner, gifting the couple with a rocker for each, a handkerchief, and other mementos. Levi, a long time resident, has eleven children, 34 grandchildren, and ten great grandchildren, and is remembered as kind and genial. Bartlett Kuhn & Co. of Terre Haute ordered no future wheat, corn, or oats contracts, directing T. W. Clark of Marshall to pay 40, 37, 28, and 17 cents respectively for No 2 wheat No 3 wheat corn and oats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Clark
Marshall
Bartlett, Kuhn & Co
Terre Haute
Livi Hewitt
Mr. Hewitt
Jacob Fishback
Rocker
L. Murphy
John Sachs
John Thompson
Wm. Travioli
Leed Sears
Sarah” Hewitt
Jake Liffick
Sherd Cooper
Elias ‘Hewitt
O. S. Francis
Andy Liffick
Milt Mullen
Lenhart Leasure
Henry Lewis
Norman Bridget
Abner Cooper
B. J. Hughes
Frank Cruzan
William Hughes
Miss Ora Hewitt
Levi Hewitt
Darwin
Hewitt
Forty Years Ago Father Welcomes Baby Girl at Marshall House
In 1903 a local item notes J. W. Lewis of the Marshall House glad to be father of another daughter, making three girls in the family. The report also covers church dedication plans for a new A B church in Melrose township, a tale of a farmer’s telephone mishap, assessors’ county valuation near forty million dollars, a Darwin-North marriage, a Summer afternoon club gathering with a photo guessing contest, and Will Rector’s fall from a ladder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Lewis
Marshall House
John
A. B
Potters Hall
Melrose Township
J. A. Hawkins
Westfield College
L. H. Cooley
Paris
Edgar County
Jerome S. Gallatin
Darwin Township
Mary Roush
P. R. Ducey
Sam Prevo
Seymour Hurat
J. W. Ineram
Will Rector
Also Mentioned on This Page
VEACH
Grove
Platt
Quentin ‘Morris
Quentin’. Morris
Y. S
Thatcher Hall
Edmond
Oklahoma
John Koutsoumpas
Thomas Koutsoumpas
Submarine School
New London
Connecticut
Arthur J. Welsh
Frank Welsh
Army
Pampa Army Air Field
Pampa
Texas
Tae
Herschel Morris
Navy
Appleton
Wisconsin
Herschel Morris A
Ormsby Hall
Lawrence College
Samuel
Bradley, Jr
Fes
Ft. Jackson
South Carolina
Sam Bradley
Emil D. Welsh
Emil D.welsh
Camp Curtissair
Cayuga Rd
Buffalo
New York
Robert Bolling
C. M. Bolling
North Eighth St
Cpl
Co. B
San Bruno
Harry R. Bamesberger
Harry Bamesberger
Robert R. Tingley
Robert.'s. Tingley
Marshall Route 5
Keesler Field
Biloxi
Mississippi
Quentin McNary
Leroy McNary
Quentin’ McNary
Co. F
A. P.O
Camp Swift
Lawrence Gaskill
Missouri
Pvt
Verner Adams
Ft. Leonard Wood
Fred Adams
Walter
Mary
George Moye
Camp Howze
J. G. Moye
North Seventhstreet
John Hoback
Walter Pine
Percy Pine
George E. Kile
Ernest Kile
DeLand, Florida
Robert Eugene Haddix
Russell Haddix
Marshallis
Diesel Co
Ames
Iowa
Joseph R. Garwood
Camp
Detroit
Michigan
True Garwood
Draft Board
Charles Henry Ohm
Ed Saiter
Helen Ohm
Ernest Ohm
W. A. Thornton
Venus Ohm
Marrsh
Rep. Mundy
REP
J. S. Mundy
Secretary OF State
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