Jaycees Announce 1968 Gospel Sing Date
The Marshall Jaycees will host their fourth annual gospel sing on Saturday April 6 from 7 to 11 pm. Past events featured the Blackwood Brothers and The Statesmen Quartets. This year the lineup includes Sumner with The Stamp Quartet and The Imperials Quartet with Jake Hess, all from Nashville Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Jaycees
Jaycees
Blackwood*Brothers
Statesmen
Jes .D. Sumner
Stamp
Nashville
Tennessee
Imperials
Jake Hess
Martinsville Man Lee Kelley to celebrate 90th birthday
Lee Kelley of Martinsville will celebrate his 90th birthday on March 8. An open house will be held Sunday March 10 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the home of Mr and Mrs Raymond Hainley. Kelley formerly managed the Oakley Store in Marshall and is the father of Wandalee Veach.
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Lee Kelley
Martinsville
Raymond Hainley
Kelley
Oakley
Marshall
Wandalee Veach
Lena Brown
Africa
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Woll
Pilgrim Holiness
Tenth
Phim
Miss Brown
Cape Province
South Africa
Mt Frere
Soldier Meneely Serves in Vietnam After Graduation
Sp4 Dallas Meneely of Denison Indiana serves in Nha Trang Vietnam with the 8th Psychological Operations Battalion doing intelligence work. He completed Military Journalism School and Broadcast Specialist School at Fort Benjamin Harrison and the Army's crucial warfare school at Fort Bragg after graduating Gerstmeyer High School Terre Haute in 1963. He was a junior at Indiana State University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas Meneely
Trudy Meneely
Dennison
Brazil
Indiana
U.S. Army
Nha Trang
Vietnam
Meneely
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indianapolis
Army
Fort Bragg
North Carolina
Sp4
Gerstmeyer High School
Terre Haute
Indiana State University
Student Christine Bennett Named to University Dean's List
The University of Illinois informed Mr and Mrs Bennett that their daughter Christine was placed on the dean's list for superior academic performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University OF Illinois
The
Caslon Bennett
Christine
Charles L Woody Dies. Funeral Held for Indianapolis Crane Operator
Charles L Woody 52 of Indianapolis died Tuesday in Community Hospital. A crane operator for Citizens Gas and Coke Utility Co for 21 years, he was WWII Army veteran and a member of Masonic Lodge 715 and the Scottish Rite. Survivors include his widow Irma, three daughters Charlotte Kall Funtee Smith Ada Rather, two sons Charles L Woody Jr Harold Woody, and his father Shirley Wood. Funeral services were held Saturday at Hendry Cumberland Chapel.
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Charles L. Woody
East Prospect Street
Indianapolis
Citizens :Gas and Coke Utility Co
Hendry Cumberland
Woody
Community Hospital
Marshall
Masonic Lodge
Scottish Rite
Irma Woody
Irma Shafer
Charlotte Kall
Brownsburg
Indiana
Funtee Smith
Ada Rather
Charles L. Woody Jr
Sp. Harold Woody
Vietnam
Shirley Wood
Marriage of Mrs Ruth Casey to Fred Sloan in Marshall
The ceremony took place Sunday February 25 at the home of George Sloan in Marshall. Rev Bert McIntosh of the Marshall Methodist Church officiated. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Raymond Hudson. Out of town guests arrived from Owensboro Kentucky Effingham East Peoria Lockport Hume Danville and Redmon Illinois.
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Ruth Casey
Newcastle
Indiana
Fred Sloan
Route 3
Marshall
George Sloan
Bert McIntosh
Methodist Church
Raymond Hudson
Owensboro
Kentucky
Effingham
East Peoria
Lockport
Hume
Danville
Redmon
Ilinois
Selective Service News Reports Local Board 94 Registrants
Clark county registrants for Local Board No 94 will report for induction on March 6 1968 including Gerald W Knapp Marshall Clarence Oda Melton Larry Wayne Vanoven Darthur Donathan Deisher Roy Lewsader and William Edward Sanders Four registrants will report for armed forces physical examination on March 6 1968 in Martinsville West Union and nearby localities.
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Clark County
Gerald W. Knapp
Marshall Clarence Oda Melton
Marshall
Larry Wayne Vanoven
Marshall Darthur Donathan Deisher
West Union
Roy Jersimmon Lewsader Marshall
William Edward Sanders
Martinsville
Marshall Bowl City Tournament Told Separate From Sesquicentennial
The Marshall Woman's Stowling Association says the City Tournament at Marshall Bowl is the Fifth Annual event and not linked to the Sesquicentennial. Mrs Opal Murphy is president and Beulah Crocker secretary. Franklin Fulshoff lies in Union Hospital room 209 after a Saturday broken leg. Mr and Mrs True Garwood have returned from Union Hospital.
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Marshall Woman's Stowling Association
Marshall Bowl
Opal Murphy
Beulah Crocker
Ssec
Franklin Fulshoff
Union Hospital
Mrs. True Garwood
Union
Lions Club Banquet Funds Aid Local Pool Mortgage
Marshalls Lions Club held the spring banquet on March 2 for the Marshall community. 312 tickets sold with receipts of 3125 dollars and expenses totaling 985 dollars leaving 2140 dollars to pay toward the 9000 dollar swimming pool mortgage. Ernie McMillan praised Marshall attendees and thanked organizers.
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George Kile
The
Lions Club
Sylvia Millouse
Ernie McMillan
Marshalls Lions Club
Marshall Commuunity Bool
Ernie MecMillian
St. Louis Football Cardinals
Marshall Lions Club
Marshall
General Pershing Seeks Expanded Shoe Reserves for Troops
General Pershing requests 18 590 pairs of shoes per 25 000 men monthly to build a reserve for all troops in France. The Army currently holds 7 564 000 field shoes and 7 873 000 matching shoes on hand or due. More than a million additional shoes will be needed this year as supplies are accumulated.
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General Pershing
France
Quartermaster General Department
Death notices for Harry J Willmann and Walter W Morgan
Harry J Willmann 75 died Sunday at home Route 1 Marshall a farmer and World War veteran. Survived by wife Mabel three daughters Norma Mattis Clara Low Helen Wernz one brother Martin Willmann one sister Mrs Henry Zimmerman and 12 grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday 2:00 Moore Funeral Home with Vern Fills officiating. Burial Marshall cemetery with American Legion military rites. Walter W Morgan 62 died Tuesday Mercy Hospital Gary Indiana. Survived by sister Estella White two brothers Clifford and Cleo Morgan. Funeral Saturday 1:00 Marrs Funeral Home Rev H J Kemp officiating Interment Livingston cemetery. Visitation after 2:00 pm Friday.
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Harry J Willmann
Route
Marshall
Mabel
Norma Mattis
Martinsville
Clara Low
Helen Wernz
Martin Willmann
Henry Zimmerman
Terre Haute
Moore Funeral Home
Vern
Clark County
American Legion
Walter W. Morgan
Mercy Hospital
Gary
Indiana
Estella White
Clifford Morgan
Cleo Morgan
Ind
Marrs
H J Kemp
Livingston Cemetery
Revival at Potters Hall Church starts March 18
A revival meeting will be held at Otters Hall Church beginning Monday March 18 and ending March 31 with evangelist Jean Bennett. Services begin at 7 30 each evening. The church is on the West Union and Martinsville road 414 miles north of West Union with Wilfred Cunningham as pastor. The Susanna Wesleyan Circle and WSCS of the First Methodist Church meet March 11 at 7 30 pm in the fellowship room. Mrs William Harold Price and Mrs Floyd Rollings of Neoga Illinois present the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otters Hall Church
Jean Bennett
West Union
Martinsville Road
Wilfred Cunningham
Susanna Wesleyan Circle
WSCS
First Methodist Church
William Harold Price
Floyd Rollings
Neoga
Diinois
Marine corporal Bert Collier Jr takes part in Sardinia landing drill
Marine Corporal Bert Collier Jr son of Mr and Mrs Bert D Collier of 1314 Pinte Street Marshall joined an amphibious landing operation on Porto Scuola Sardinia with Battalion Landing Team First Battalion Second Marine Regiment Second Marine Division It was a live fire exercise with field artillery and naval gunfire and aircraft from Shangri La providing air support This was the sixth and final exercise the battalion has participated in since arriving in the Mediterranean.
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Bert Collier, Jr
Bert D Collier
Pinte Street
Marshall
Porto Scuola
Sardinia
Second Marine Regiment
Second Marine Division
Shangri-La
Mediterranean
Marshall Woman's Club to Meet March Eleventh at Church
The Marshall Woman's Club holds its regular meeting Monday March 11 at 1 30 p m at the Methodist Church. Guest speaker Mr Denzil will present a film of Expo 67. Mrs Owen Hendrix chairs the hostess committee with aides Mrs Edlgar Berner Mrs Arthur Haddix Miss Florence Hodge Mrs John King and Mrs E D Berner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Woman’s Club
Methodist Church
Denzil
Owen Hendrix
Edlgar Berner
Arthur Haddix
Florence Hodge
John King
E. D. Berner
Local boxers in Terre Haute draw slated for Paris fights
Forty years ago in 1928 Harold Ferris drew with Harold Hulman at Bud Taylor's gym in Terre Haute. Chick Greasham of Marshall also drew with Kid Porter. Ferris Greasham and White head to Paris Monday to enter Redman's Hall bouts. ref Paul Hill to oversee fights. Marriage licenses listed for Quillen Bohnett Brant Bible Tryon Schaffer Hix Bradley Cox Carson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Ferris
Harold Hulman
Bud Taylor
Terre Haute
Chick” Greasham
Marshall
Kid Porter
Carl White
Chick Greasham
Paris
Paul Hill
Max Quillen
Dugger
Indiana
Lorena Bohnett
Sylvester Brant
Effingham
Charity Bible
Leland Tryon
Gertrude Schaffer
Farmis Hix
Martinsville
Dorothy Bradley
Marshall Leroy Cox
Coles County
Inez Carson
Cumberland County
Marshall House Sold to Mt. Vernon Woman
Thirty years ago in 1938 the Marshall House changed hands as Mr and Mrs B Miller sold to Mrs R M Thompson of Mt Vernon Illinois who assumed management Tuesday morning. Thompson has hotel experience from Mt Vernon Charles Town and Olney and will be joined by her son arriving April 1 to take over the hotel. A marriage license was issued for Donald Drake and Ellen Burnam both of West Union.
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B . Miller
Marshall House
R. M. Thompson
Mt. Vermon
Ilinois
Thompson
Mt. Vernon
Charlestown
Olney
Miller
Vienna
Illinois
Thomp
Marshall
Tom's Cafe Reopens After Month-Long Renovation
Twenty years ago in 1948 Tom's Cafe reopened after a month closed for remodeling. The updated dining room features new wall paper leather seating booths plus a stainless steel back bar and improved kitchen gas equipment. Birth notices include Vernon Russell Kile born February 25 at Union Hospital.
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Tom
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Marshall
Melayde Ann
C. D Hammond
Union Hospital
Jeffery Lynn
Hammond
Mary Adams
Marshall Couple Announce Marilyn Monk Engagement
Ten years ago in 1958 Marshall Mrs Arthur Monk announced the engagement of daughter Marilyn Joye Monk to Donald E Moore son of Paris Illinois. Marilyn is a beauty operator at Louise's Beauty Shop in Marshall and Don is employed at the cereal mills in Paris. A June wedding is planned. Marriage licenses listed include Hut chens and Morecraft, Rhoads and Leinmyer, Rayhel and Burnam, Pennington and Thommason, Salee and Hadge.
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Arthur Monk
Marshall
Marilyn Joye
Donald E. Moore
John Moore
Paris
Ilinois
Miss Monk
Louise
Moores
Cereal Mills
William A Hutchens
Martha Jane Morecraft
Marshall Lloyd Rhoads
Mary Leinmyer
Chrisman
Floyd E. Rayhel
Spelling Bee Delayed to April for Sesquicentennial event
The Sesquicentennial Spelling Bee scheduled for March 8 will not be held until April with the definite date to be announced soon. Also noted are a fatal incident at Union Hospital involving Rev Vernon Sammondy and Rev Viala Finney and an unrelated mention of eye treatment for Mrs Finney.
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Vernon Sammondy
Viala Finney
Union Hospital
Finney
Cheerleaders and Marshallettes Host Banquet Guests
Members of the cheerleader group and Marshallettes acted as waitresses and hostesses for a banquet featuring Ernie McMillan, all pro offensive tackle of the St. Louis Football Cardinals, who served as speaker.
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Ernie McMillan
St. Louis Football Cardinals
Traveling Around Mr and Mrs George Taylor Vacation Salem
Mr and Mrs George Taylor returned from a southern trip visiting Yellow Pine Alabama Tampa Englewood Home stead and Key West. They met friends and relatives including Francis Dailey Father Fred Bender Joe Rackhaus Paula Turner Herman Imle Marie Rogers and the Rogers and Pilkington families. Clyde Pine promoted to First Sergeant in Vietnam, wife Solores and three children await his return in Newport News Virginia.
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George Taylor
South
Mississippi
Yellow Pine
Alabama
Francis Dailey
Fred Bender
Tampa
Florida
Joe Rackhaus
Joe
Rackhaus
Paula Turner
Marshal
Englewood
Herman
Eva Imle
Homestead
Taylor
Marie Rogers
Willard Rogers
Clarence Rogers
Bill Rogers
Carl Tracer
J W. Pilkington
Key West
Dewiston
Black Hills
Lake Wales
Clyde Pine
Helen Hammond
West Union
Phouc Vinh
Vietnam
Pine
Solores
Newport News
Virginia
Births at Fairchild Air Force Base and in Michigan
Lt and Mrs William R Taylor Jr announce the birth of an 8 pound son named Mark William on February 27 at Fairchild Air Force Base Spokane Washington. The mother is Patricia Fetters. Mr and Mrs Ronald Venis of Ypsilanti Michigan are the parents of a son born March 2. The mother is Peggy Hollenbeck daughter of Mr and Mrs John Hollenbeck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R Taylor Jr
Mark William
Patricia Fetters
Taylor's
Fairchild Air Force Base
Spokane
Wash
Ronald Venis
Ypsalanti
Michigan
Peggy Hollenbeck
John Hollenbeck
Marriage Licenses and Social Notes From Indiana Towns
A list of marriage license filings includes Charles Burgman Arhaugh and Lola Ann Fry of Terre Haute, Jerry Max Lawson and Carolyn Faye Keyt of Brazil, Richard Curran and Doris Simpson of Marshall Illinois, James Gataches or Calnehus of Ohio, Cord Wright and Jane Wright of Wilmington Ohio, Carl Tindte and Tessie Stover of Marshall Illinois, and other couples. The column notes travel and social visits, with Mrs Thomason's shop hours on Thursday morning and visits by Mr and Mrs Filmer Titus and by Mr and Mrs William O'Brien and Mrs Bertha O Trie of Annandale Minnesota.
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Charles Burgman
Arhaugh
Terre Haute
Indiana
Lola Ann Fry
Jerry Max Lawson
Rosedale
Ind
Carolyn Faye Keyt
Brazil
Larry Wayne Vanoven
Marshall
Patricia Diane Tingley
Wert Union
Tlinots
Richard Lawrence Curran
Doris Jean Simpson
James Alfred Gataches
Calne Hus
Ohio
Cord-Va
Jane Wright
Wilmirrton
Carl Dean Tindte Moeerhat
Tessie Stover
Marshall Tilinois
William O’brien
Bertha O Trie
Annandale
Minnesota
Filmer Titus
Marshall schools plan March meeting and staff actions
The Marshall Community Schools board meets March 14 to select election judges and clerks and discuss staff employment for 1968 69. Administrators interview applicants as 99 teachers and four admins serve the district. The meeting includes a fish fry for employees, and school dismisses March 18 at 2 pm.
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Board of Education
Marshall Community Schools
Martin Tarble
Willard Stoelting
Ruth Kemp
Gladys Mitchell
Philadelphia
Kemp
Mitchell
Marshall
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Selective Service News
Hogy
Potters Hall
Bev Burkett
Debby Ashley
Marjann Shawler
Laurie Hanley
Cindy Ennis
Camille Stallings
Ann Shawler
Jeanne Sabre
Marjorie Richardson
Shelia Shaffner
Candy Davidson
Kaye Roberts
Violet Shaffner
Penny Lucan
Kay Blundell
Roberta Jones
Patty Stanfield
Carole Strohm
Ma Pars Thernssa
Vor Sanders
Jasonville
Thomason
Fthel Finkhiner
Chester Finkhiner
Costa Mesa
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