Senator Paul Graham dies at 45 after Mayo Clinic surgery
State Senator Paul Red Graham of Mattoon died Friday at Mattoon Memorial Hospital at age 45 during his second term representing Coles Clark Douglas and Cumberland counties. He is survived by wife Virginia and two sons Michael 16 and William. Funeral services were held Monday at Mattoon First Methodist Church. burial at Dodge Grove Cemetery. Clark County Post 90 American Legion awarded school medals at Honor's Day with Tony Cork and Pamela Davidson winning top honors in high school and Don Ferris and Donna Lindsey top in junior high. Joe Macey named to represent Post 90 at Springfield in the American Legion Premier Boys program. Charles Crumlin and Dean Murphy assisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Red) Graham
Mattoon
Mattoon Memorial Hospital
Coles
Clark
Douglas
Cumberland
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minnesota
Virginia
Michael
William
Mattoon First
Clark County
American Legion
Charles Trefz
Post
Tony Cork
Pamela Davidson
Larry Wells
Mary Ann Morris
Don Ferris
Donna Lindsey
Vern Nicholson
Beth Williams
Joe Macey
Clark County Post 90
Springfield
Charles Crumlin
Dean Murphy
Trefz
TRW presents plaque to Marshall High students
TRW Electronic Corp. plant manager David Nash presented a plaque to John Macey and Miss Mary Ann Schafer at Marshall High School. The plaque honors leadership in community service, to be hung in the hall with their names engraved.
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David Nash
Marshall Trw Electronic Corp
John Macey
Mary Ann Schafer
Marshall High School
TRW Electronic Corporation
Local Birth Announcements for Fort Wayne and Des Plaines
Mr and Mrs Johnie Theodore Snedeker of Fort Wayne Indiana announce their first child a daughter Lisa Lynn born June 6 at Lutheran Hospital weighing seven pounds The mother is the former Kay Amacher Also Mr and Mrs Johnny Bush of Des Plaines Illinois announce a daughter weighing 6 pounds 4 ounces named Pamelia Christine The mother is the former Suzanne Sokovich Mr and Mrs John Veltre announce a son John Carl born June 15 at St Anthony Hospital weighing seven pounds welcomed home by three sisters
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Johnie Theodore Snedeker
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Lutheran Hospital
Lisa Lynn
Kay Amacher
Chris Amacher
Route 1
Marshall
Johnny Bush
Des Plaines
Illinois
Pamelia Christine
Suzanne Sokovich
John Veltre
St. Anthoney Hospital
John Carl
Circus Parade Route Set For Marshall
The Al G Keley and Miller Brothers Circus arrives in Marshall at 8:00 am Thursday July 1 with a parade at 1:00 pm marching east on Spruce street south on Eighth to Archer west on Archer to Second and north to the fair ground. Performances follow at 2 80 pm and 8 00 pm with advance tickets at Cole's Newsstand or from Marshall Jaycees.
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al G. Keley
Miller Brothers
Marshall
Spruce Street
Eighth
Archer Avenue
Archer
Second Street
Fairground
Cole's
Marshall Jaycee
Local Marriage Licenses Listed for Casey and Delaware Areas
Donald Keith Morey age 22 marries Lucille Marie Just age 18 in Casey. Michael Dennis Kelly age 25 wed Barbara Mary Morrison age 21 in Delaware. Richard Jesse Roe age 88 of West Union weds Linda Marie Lewsader age 19. Marshall Frank Ray Dunahay 24 and Mary Louise Strasser 24, both of Terre Haute, listed for licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Keith Morey
Casey
Lucille Marie Just
Michael Dennis Kelly
Whitehall
Ohio
Barbara Mary Morrison
Delaware
Richard Jesse Roe
West Union
Linda Marie Lewsader
Marshall Frank Ray Dunahay
Terre Haute
Mary Louise Strasser
Martinsville City Council Meeting Updates New Rates
City council on June 14 discussed gas line deposits for two families, selling and replacing a weed mower, and reviewing utility rates for Burnside Home. Junior Chamber volunteers offered spray truck help, bond increases for city collectors were approved, and plans for a new street sweeper were noted. Residential electrical rates may drop to 70 cents monthly, with possible future commercial cuts. Miss Patricia Macey of Martinsville was named candidate for the Hereford Queen contest at the Hampshire State Fair with the banquet on August 15.
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Wayne Pennell
Weed Mower
Lindsey Bros
Peoria
Flowers Sales, Inc
Flowers
Burnside
Chamber of Commerce
J. C's
Patricia Macey
John A. Macey
Martinsville
Hainois
Recital byMrs Marjorie Thompson Pupil Group
Pupils of Mrs Marjorie Thompson present a Friday evening recital at 8 00 p m in Martinsville Baptist Church. Performers include Melane Paul Cathy Bardin Debbie Craig Rosalyn Wilhoit Beverly Keller Don Keller Brenda Davidson Karen Reynolds Susan Miller Wendy Dean Marlene Dean Mike Shotts Deanna Shotts Leslie Miller Jerry Simpson Danny Simpson Kathy l Steva Huckleby Marilyn Dill Caroll Fasig Gary Keller Cynthia Keller Lena Wilson Bernadine Lake Marjorie Thompson Crysts Claypool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Thompson
Baptist Church
Martinsville
Melane Paul
Cathy Bardin
Debbie Craig
Rosalyn Wilhoit
Beverly Keller
Don Keller
Brenda Davidson
Karen Reynolds
Susan Miller
Wendy Dean
Marlene Dean
Mike Shotts
Gary and
Cynthia Keller
Lena Wilson
Crysts Claypool
Death notices for Lycan and Remlinger families
James M. Lycan 81 died at home in Marshall Illinois with services at Clarks ville Baptist Church conducted by Rev. R. L. Norris. Leo Alphonso Remlinger 65 died May 6 1965 in Liberty Saskatchewan with funeral Wednesday June 30 1965 at Marrs Funeral Home and burial in Marshall cemetery.
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James M. Lycan
Marshall
Ilinois
Anna Rae
Lawrence E
Wayne Lycan
Lois Norman
Fern L. Lynch
Zelda M. Bowers
Horseheads
New York
Belle Combs
Marrs Funeral Home
Clarksville Baptist Church
R. L. Norris
Leo Alphonso Remlinger
Liberty
Saskatchewan
Russell
Estevan
Perry
Vina
California
Paul
Wilson
Isabel Peoples
Crooked River
Helen Hurst
Virgil Remlinger
John Boesiger
Joe Remlinger
Margaret Remlinger
Lions Den Hosts Creepers From Terre Haute Event
The Lions Den featured the Creepers from Terre Haute last Saturday with WBOW DJ entertainment during band breaks. Champerons were Mr and Mrs Tom Wernz. A band and WBOW DJ meet are planned for this Saturday night. Mrs H S Ferris joined Mr and Mrs Eugene Craig of Terre Haute visiting relatives in Freeport Illinois last week. They traveled the new Illinois Indiana toll road and Ohio turnpike to Findlay Ohio to visit Mrs Paul Baker. On return they visited Dayton Ohio and Connersville Indiana.
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the Lions den
Terre Haute
WBOW
Champerons
Tom Wernz
H. 5. Ferris
Eugene Craig
Freeport
Ilinois
Paul Baker
Findlay
Ohio
Tom Anderson
Dayton
Paul Y Ferris
Jonett
Louis
Connersville
Indiana
Du Quoin High School Graduate Advances to College
Marthena Carol Red of DuQuoin Illinois graduated from DuQuoin High School on June 6 and plans to study music theatre at Southern Illinois University Carbondale this fall under a tuition scholarship. Her father Jim Red was part of Marshall Township High School’s 1946 graduating class.
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Marthena Carol Red
DuQuoin
Illinois
DuQuoin High School
Southern ‘Winois University
Carbondale
Jim Red
Marshall Township
Local Driving Rodeo Winners Named at Marshall Dinner
At a Marshall Junior Chamber of Commerce dinner Mike Smitley and Jill Zschau won first place in the Jaycee Local Driving Rodeo. They will compete in the State Driving Rodeo at Macomb Illinois on June 27 with possible trip to national finals in Washington DC in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Junior Chamber of Commerce
Mike Smittey
Jill Zschau
Jaycee
Jil
Mike
Mike Smitley
Penni
Clark) Stover
Jeanne Forsythe
Rick Seidel
Jerry Tarble
Clark County 4-H Delegates Attend Illinois State Club Week
Four Clark county 4-H youths and leader attend the 1965 Illinois State 4-H Club Week at the University of Illinois. Theme is The Future 4-H and You. Delegates meet Dr. Evelyn Millis Duvall and Clarence Ropp with workshops and tours planned to guide career choices.
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Clark County
University of Ilinois
IFYE
Evelyn Millis Duvall
Patty Richards
Susan Welsh
Marshall Blue
Sue Kemp
Triple T
Naomi Baker
Merry Sunbeams
Falls From Ladder Breaks Arm at Work
Robert Nickle of Marshall, an employee at Midwest Body and Manufacturing Division in Paris, fell from an eight foot ladder while working and broke his left wrist. Magic Morey is listed as a patient at Union Hospital in Terre Haute.
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William Croddy
Union Hospital
Terre Haute
Robert Nickle
Marshall
Midwest Body & Manufacturing Division
Paris
Magic Morey
Terra Haute
Fifty Years Ago Marriage Licenses and Local News
Marriage licenses listed for Karl Orr, Nellie Leaman, Harry M. Collier, and Kittie Forell. A barn on Harry Findley’s farm north of Marshall burned after a lightning strike, partly insured. Marion County grand jury indicted 128 men for conspiracy. Ann Lovett announces birth of Ann. Earl Finney and Jessie LeSeure wed in St Louis. Indiana State Normal students attending summer term include multiple names. Choctaw item notes birth of Gerald Mitchell on June 15.
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Karl Orr
John Son
Nellie Leaman
Jasper County
Harry M. Collier
Paris
Kittie Forell
Casey
Harry Findley
Marshall
Indiaapolis
Marion County
Temple R. Lovett
Ann
Earl Finney
Jessie LeSeure
Father O'Bryan
St. Frances Xavier Church
St. Louis
Missouri
Jessie Ruttman
Mary Washburn
Carrie Behner
Mildred Washburn
Fannie Luckhaupt
Jack Cline
Indiana State Normal
Terre Haute
Harry Higginbotham
Gerald Mitchell
Marriage Licenses and Births Reported in Casey
Thirty years ago in 1935 Lincoln Bailey 21 and Helen Gardner 18 both of Casey wed. Charles Stanley 41 and Helen Alice Squires 28, also of Casey. A son James Carleton born Sunday to Mr. and Mrs Earl Cole weighs eight pounds.
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Lincoln Bailey
Casey
Helen Gardner
Charles Stanley
Helen Alice Squires
Earl Cole
James Carleton
Marriage Licenses and Windstorm Hit Marshall
Twenty years ago in 1945 marriage licenses were issued to George Shields and Hazel Hazen both of Marshall and Kenneth B Washburn of Casey and Miralda J Ordman of Kenosha Wisconsin. Marshall and Clark County were hit Saturday afternoon by a severe windstorm causing widespread tree damage and property damage.
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George Shields
Marshall
Hazel Hazen
Kenneth
B. Washburn
Casey
J.ordman
Kenosha
Wisconsin
Marshall and
Clark County
Ten Years Ago 1955 Marriage Licenses and Local News
Ten years ago in 1955 marriages include Robert L White 25 and Marjorie E Walsh 17 both of West Union Kenneth L Robinson 23 of Westfield and Barbara Jean Hills 28 of Casey Robert L Gates 20 of Martinsville and Anna Mae Wilkey 22 of Martinsville Births announced of Elizabeth Jane to Mr and Mrs Bernard Staub and Darrell Kirby son of Mr and Mrs Walter Kirby Recent deaths and life events include Paul Crumlin shipping a carload of barley from West Union and John Graham 26 of West Union killed in a Route 1 car crash near Marshall Last week.
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Robert L. White
West Union
Marjorie E. Walsh
Kenneth L. Robinson
Westfield
Barbara Jean Hills
Casey
Robert L. Gates
Martinsville
Anna Mae Wilkey
Bernard Staub
Elizabeth Jane
Robert Masters
Darrell Kirby
Walter Kirby
Worsham College of Mortuary Science
Chicago
Paul Crumlin
John Graham
Route 1
Marshall
Marvin to Enter Lackland AFB Texas for Officer Training
U S Air Force Staff Sergeant Bernard D Marvin son of Mr and Mrs George W Marvin Route 2 West Union has earned a bachelor of science in engineering from Arizona State University and will enter Officer Training School at Lackland AFB Texas to be commissioned a second lieutenant after training His wife Lois is daughter of Mr and Mrs Pete Turn Hutsonville.
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U Ss. Air Force
Bernard D. Marvin
George W Marvin
Route 2
West Union
Arizona State University
Pi Tau Sigma
Marvin
USAF
Airman
Lackland Afb
Texas
Hutsonville High School
Lois
Pete
Turn of
Hutsonville
Payne Dover spike wedding in Carmi Illinois
Pamelia Rae Payne daughter of Mr and Mrs W D Payne of Carmi Illinois married Lorayne Kim Doverspike of Menasha Wisconsin at the E U B church Carmi on Saturday June 12. Attending were Miss Blance Goekler Mr and Mrs Ralph Goekler and Miss Jayne Tryes from Marshall.
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Pamelia Rae Payne
iRev
W D. Payne
Carmi
Illinois
Lorayne Kim Dover
Spike
Menasha
Wisconsin
E. U B
Ilinois
Blance Goekler
Ralph Goekler
Jayne Tryes
Marshall
Band Concert At Courthouse Band Stand
The usual band concert will be held tonight at the courthouse band stand. Residents are invited to attend and enjoy the program in the evening.
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Court House
Engagement announced for Joan Greenfield and Forrest Stewart
Mr and Mrs William Henry Green field of Dallas announce the engagement of their daughter Joan Carroll to Forrest Randall Stewart son of Mr and Mrs Barnard Stewart of Longview Texas Both graduates of Stephen F Austin State College Miss Greenfield belongs to Chi Omega and was Pi Kappa Alpha Dream Girl Mr Stewart belongs to Pi Kappa Alpha He plans to marry August 14 at Highland Park Methodist Church Dallas and live in Austin where he is a UT law student The bride is the former Louise Arford daughter and granddaughter of Mrs Edwin Kirk Arford and the late Mr Arford of Marshall Texas
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Randall Stewart
Barnard Stewart
Longview
Texas
Miss Greenfield
Stewart
Stephen F. Austin State College
Nacogdoches
Chi Omega
Pi Kappa Alpha
Highland Park Methodist Church
Dallas
Austin
University of Texas
Louise Arford
Edwin Kirk Arford
Mr. Arford
Marshall
Ferris Englishs Marriage Planned In Marshall
Rita Lynn Ferris will wed Stanley English at Trinity E U B Church at 406 p.m. on Saturday July 3. The bride’s parents are Mr and Mrs James Bannon of Marshall. The couple plan a life together in Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Bannon
South Tenth Street
Marshall
Rita Lynn Ferris
Stanley English
Hubert English
North Fifth St
Trinity E. U B
Georgia Smitley and George Smitley Divorce Case
New divorce actions filed in circuit court include Georgia Smitley against George Smitley and Dale Reeley against Barbara Kay Reeley seeking dissolution of marriage.
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Georgia Smitley
George Smitley
Dale Reeley
Barbara Kay Reeley
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