Nineteenth Illinois Office Occupations Conference Planned in Chicago
The 19th annual State Student Leadership Conference of the Illinois Office Occupations Association will be held March 13 and 14 at the Pick-Con gress Hotel in Chicago. About 1,000 teacher coordinators and students from 146 Illinois high schools will attend as they explore cooperative office occupations training and participate in contests in typing spelling bookkeeping and shorthand with area showcases and tours.
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Illinois Office Occupations Association
Pick-Congress
South Michigan Ave
Chicago
Illinois
Ilinois
Dorothy Meehan
Barry Rector
Marilyn Smitley
Cheryl Wilson
Barbara Tityes
Lois Howard
Melissa Gard
Police Arrest List Highlights Marshall City Violations
Marshall City police arrest summary lists multiple traffic and conduct charges. Names include Samuel Brown Alfred Seidel Carol Groves Virginia Mills James Riggs Donna Sims James Lindley George Ray and others with fines from 5 to 165 dollars for offenses such as speeding intoxication stop sign yield right of way and reckless driving. Established to remind residents police are active.
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Marshall
Samuel Brown
Jack Barnhart
Alfred Seidel
Charles Crumlin
Carol Groves
James Riggs
Donna Sims
Virginia Mills
James Lindley
Leo Strohl
Gregory Clark
Stephen Shawler
Joyce Baker
John Myles
Lavern Starkey
Timothy Duke
William Duke
George Ray
Ernest Ray
Gary Certain
Jery Fowler
Morris Tingley
Linda Hutchins
Audubon Meeting Set at Congregational Church
Lincoln Trail Chapter of the Illinois Audubon Society meets Sunday March 16 at 2 p m at the Congregational Church. Miss Carole Shirley will present nature slides and Alfred Seidel shares snapshots taken at a bird feeder. All interested persons are invited.
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Lincoln Trail
The
Illinois Audubon Society
Congregational Church
Carole Shirely
Alfred Seidel
Weighing Marshall’s Law and Order At the Polls
A wide open town may lack police. The mayor’s enforcement—or failure to enforce—the law becomes a key issue. Voters will decide on this leadership and its approach to public safety.
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Marshall
Law and Order
Ninth District auxiliaries meet at Newton Illinois
Evelyn O Rourke Adda Stepp Grace Burger and Mrs Doris Kile attended the eleventh district auxiliary meeting at the American Legion auditorium Newton Illinois on Sunday March 2 Auxiliaries from Tuscola Arcola Charleston Martinsville Decatur Clinton Effingham Altamont Robinson Shelbyville Newton and Marshall were represented Members of Post 5975 and auxiliary ladies plan to visit and entertain patients at the veterans hospital in Danville on Sunday March 16 joining other 11th district members.
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Evelyn O'Rourke
Adda Stepp
Grace Burger
Doris Kile
Eleventh District
American Legion Auditorium
Newton
Llinois
Tuscola
Arcola
Charleston
Martinsville
Decatur
Clinton
Effingham
Altamont
Robingson
Shelbyville
Marshall
Post
Veterans Hospital
Danville
11Th District
Revival at Potters Hall Church Plans Two Week Meeting
Potters Hall Church advertises a revival from March 17 to 30 led by evangelist Don Reed and song leader Wilfred Cunningham. Bible preaching, gospel singing, and music aim to lift homes and spirits each evening at 7:490. The Dow Stepp Memorial Post 5975 held its first meeting March 3 at city hall with Evelyn O Rourke presiding and guests Arlene Keller and Eugenia Cunningham. Next meeting is March 17 at 7 30 at city hall.
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Potters Hall Church
Don Reed
Wilfred Cunningham
Potters Hall Arch
Dow Stepp
Evelyn O'Rourke
Arlene Keller
Eugenia Cunningham
Robinson
City Hall
Bandstand Rehab Plans In Marshall Square
Marshall's Woman Civic Club moves to paint and repair the bandstand and courthouse square. Donation containers will be placed in local businesses to support the project.
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Marshall's Woman Civic Club
Bonds Appropriated for National Road Improvements
The board of supervisors adopted a resolution authorizing the chairman and county clerk to issue advertise and sell 112000 dollars in bonds for the Public Works and Buildings department to proceed with National Road improvements on U S 40. John Hawker plans to reopen a quarry on the Frank Geisert farm after buying rock crushing machinery in St Louis. Marriage licenses issued to Frank Snyder and Carrena Marvin West Union. Rudolph Crawley Stinson and Opal Reinbolt Casey. Harlan Crouch Pearl Shadley Casey. Andrew Eddie Champaign Lulu Smith Marshall.
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Board of Supervisors
Department of Public Works and Buildings
John Hawker
St. Louis
Frank Geisert
Frank Snyder
Carrena Marvin
West Union
Rudolph Crawley Stinson
Opal Reinbolt
Casey R. H. Liffick
Wabash Township
Ruby Frances Fox
Marshall Township
Harlan Crouch
Pearl Shadley
Casey
Andrew Eddie
Champaign
Lulu Smith
Marshall
Forty Years Ago 1925 Big Four lengthens sections
Carlo Division of the Big Four Railroad lengthened sections Monday. Bert Mathews of Marshall remains foreman. his crew has worked twelve years without a personal injury. Fred Keifer began installing a new soda fountain of Japanese marble with electric refrigeration. Marriage licenses list multiple pairs from Robinson, Terre Haute, Paris, Hutsonville, West Union, Vincennes and Seattle.
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Robinson
John Bemis
Terre Haute
Cecilia M. Gravass
James Lucan
Heilen Cassle
Floyd McConchie
Paris
Hisse May Spires
Edgar Stephens
Hutsonville
Helen Elliott
West Union
Melvin Fisher
Vincennes
Indiana
Gertrude McCoy
Fire on Roof Causes Minor Damage at Metz Home
A small fire started on the roof of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Metz’s home yesterday morning causing only minor damage. Also listed are the birth of an eight pound girl to Mr. and Mrs. Porter Casteel in Terre Haute and several marriage license notices.
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Charles Metz
Porter Casteel
Mershall
Union Hospital
Terre Haute
Law firms plan move into remodeled Kalamazoo Store building
Twenty years after 1949 the firm of Grendel and Caslon Bennett bought the building on the south side of the square from Homer Newman, formerly the Kalamazoo Store. They are remodeling it to move their law office there soon.
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The
Law Irm
Grendel
Caslon Bennett
Homer Newman
Kalamazoo
Ten Years Ago 1959 Marriage Ncence Issued in Indiana and Martinsville
Ten years ago in 1959 marriage licenses were issued to Charles Edward Rhea of Indianapolis and Nancy Sue Stricklett of Martinsville. Births announced include Jerry Dale Norton for Dale and wife of rural route 1 Terre Haute born February 16 at Union Hospital, and Crystal LeAnn to William and spouse also born February 16 at Union Hospital. Also Amo uise born February 24 at St Anthony Hospital to Mr and Mrs George Garner. Martha Sue born February 24 at Union Hospital to Mr and Mrs John Meehling of rural route 1 Dennison.
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Charles Edward Rhea
Indianapolis
Nancy Sue Stricklett
Martinsville
Dale Norton
Jerry Dale
Union Hospital
Terre Haute
Crystal LeAnn
William Dewey
John J Meehling
Amouise
St Anthonyospital
Lifficks Celebrate 50th Anniversary With Open House
Mr and Mrs Roy Liffick of Robin son Road Route 1 West Terre Haute observe their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house Sunday afternoon March 9 They were married March 9 1919 near Marshall The couple have two sons and two daughters Jack of Florissant Missouri Fenton of Granada Hills California Mrs Dorothy Linke Columbus Indiana and Mrs Virginia Chapell Stanford Illinois There are twelve grandchildren Clark County Republican Womens Club will meet 21 at 730 pm at Colonial Kitchen in Marshall.
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Roy Liffick
Robinson Road
Route 1
West Terre Haute
Marshall
Liffick
Jack
Florissant
Missouri
Fenton
Granada Hills
California
Dorothy Linke
Columbus
Indiana
Virginia Chapell
Stanford, Ilinois
Spoon River Anthology comes to First United Methodist Church
Veronica Bernarh Matheson serves as tech director for Alpha- Omega Players of North Hollywood who present Spoon River Anthology at the First United Methodist Church in Marshall on Sunday March 23 at 4 pm. Edger Lee Masters wrote the work directed by Drexel Riley, with songs like Paper of Pins and Far Away From Home underscoring tales from A. D. Blood to Zilpha as spirits rise from Cemetery Hill to speak.
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Veronica Bernarh Matheson
Alpha- Omega Players
North Hollywood
California
Spoon River
First United Methodist Church
Marshall
Edger Lee Masters
Drexel Riley
Mid-West
America
A. D. Blood
Zilpha
Marsh
Cemetery ‘Hill
Deaths and local notices from Marshall area
Obituaries for Charles Ray Burton Lee Ora Bishop and Elizabeth Tucker note services and burial details. Also mentions local church rallies, a business sale of Speedwash Clean Laundry to Ray and Faye Murphy, and hospital patients in Union Hospital.
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Cain
Ray
Faye Murphy
Darrell
Rugene Harlow
Murphys
City Council Approves Gas Line and Ordinance Measures
The Marshall city council met March 10 with full attendance. A two inch gas line was approved for a new subdivision north of the city after discussion. The council authorized contacting Lawrenceville officials for data on a security and warning system program. Plans for a mobile home court near Route 1 were discussed, with rezoning to go before the zoning board. Voter registration deadlines were set ahead of the March 14 run-off and March 17 regular election. A contract with John Boswell of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers was debated. a compromise kept superintendents out, and a special meeting was set for March 24 to finalize changes.
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Woody Spittler
Trefz
Lowry
Athey
Bloodworth
Strohm Trefz
Low
Morecraft
Turner
Marshall
Lawrenceville
Leon Fitzgarrald
Don Stanfield
Zoning Board of Appeals
John Boswell
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Athev
Strohm
Pennell
Boswell
Marriage Licenses Reported Across Several Illinois Indiana States
A list of marriage license filings includes Leland E Brown with Bronk Ohto and Vanda Perkins in Brookville Ohio. Theodore English Marshall with Carla Goodwin Marshall. Armon Snedekter with Catherine Callahan Marshall. Delmar Widick with Fay Tedrick in Illinois. Jack Dunne Casey with Betty Scott in Greenup. Roy Feathers with Ada Hay in Terre Haute. Thomas Williams with Barbara Loudermilk in Terre Haute. Larry Shipman with Tanet Tanes Calhoun in Illinois. Gordon Ingle with Donna Ledermann in West Tinion. Tony Maione Marshall with Margaret Kile. Michael Rabey with Mana Snedeleor in Til.
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Leland Earl Brown
Bronk Ohto
Vanda
Sue Perkins
Brookville
Ohio
Theodore English
Marshall
Carla Jo Goodwin Marshall
Armon Snedekter
Catherine Lee Callahan Marshall Delmar Wesley Widick
Macon
Iiinois
Fay Ma Tedrick
Vandalia
Ilinois
Jack Ronald Dunne Casey
Tiinnis
Betty Jane Scott
Greenup
Ti Roy Franklin Feathers
Terre Haute
Ada Carolyn Hay
Indiana
Thomas Albert Williams
Barbara Rose
Loudermilk
Larry William Shipman
Parkersburg
Witness
Tanet
Waly Tanes Calhoun Tinois
Tames
Gordon Ingle Wreat
Vrjan Tionis
Donna Lee Ledermann
West Tinion
Tony Max Maione Marshall
Margaret Anne Kile Marshall Michael Leonard Rabey
Greenin Tinois
Mana Sue Snedeleor Casev
Til
Births William Andrew Pennell in Alma Gordo NM
Mro and Mr Larn Pennell of Alma Gordo New Mexico are the parents of a son born March 3. He weighed eight pounds six ounces and was named William Andrew. The mother is the former May Spencer. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Walter Spencer and Mr and Mrs Wayne Pennell. Mrs Dora McNary arrived March 12 from Sarasota Florida where she spent the winter with her son and family.
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Mro
Larn Pennell
Alma Gordo
New Mexico
William Andrew
May Spencer
Walter Spencer
Wayne Pennell
Dora McNary
Sarasota
Florida
Watchtower speaker to oversee three day Jehovah’s Witness assembly
A. B. Stutler district supervisor of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society arrives in Marshall to oversee a three day Jehovah’s Witnesses assembly at Marshall high school gym March 14 to 16. About 400 delegates from 14 congregations in southeast Illinois and southwest Indiana expected, with talks on Making Wise Use of the Time Remaining and a Sunday public discourse Law and Order When and How. Baptismal services for new ministers slated for March 16 at 1 30 p.m. and a community outreach drive will run throughout the week.
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A. B. Stutler
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society
New York
Marshall
Jehovah's Witnesses
Marshall High School
Stutler
Illinois
Indiana
Taylorville
Pana
Mattoon
Charleston
Effingham
Vincennes
Sullivan
Watchtower Bible School
Gilead
Upstate
Lebanon
Syria
United States
Marshall PTA March Meeting Set At South School
The March meeting of the Marshall PTA is scheduled for Monday March 17 at 7 30 pm in the South School All purpose Room. Rev Burt McIntosh of the First United Methodist Church of Marshall will give the invocation. Basil Moore of the Marshall Blue Ribbon 4-H Club will be the speaker with Will Rogers as the subject. Refreshments will be served.
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Marshall Pta
South School
Burt McIntosh
First United Methodist Church of
Marshall
Mar Ishall
Basil Moore
Will Rogers
Mr Moore
PTA
Andrew Fmert
United Methodist Churches of Marshall Area Meet
The fourteen United Methodist Churches of Marshall and surrounding communities host a pot luck at First United Methodist Church on Thursday March 13 at 6 30 p m. The event aims to discuss The Fund For Reconciliation with Rev Charles Napier and Rev Roger Knox from Fast St Launs Inner-city United Methodist Parish sharing church work in a shim area. Dr Dale Pitcher, executive secretary of the program council of Central Wings Conference, will attend to explain the setup and purpose of the round for reconciliation.
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Marshall
First United Methodist Church
Fund For Reconciliation
Charles Napier
Roger Knox
Fast St Launs
United Methodist Parish
Shim
Dale Pitcher
Off Central Wings Conference
Porpege
Marshall High Variety Show Opens With Circus Theme
Marshall High School students stage a Circus 69 themed variety show featuring about 100 participants. Performances run Thursday March 13 through Saturday March 15 at 7 30 PM at the American Legion Home. Lee Chapman’s mother Mrs Catlin Chapman is seriously ill in Union Hospital Terre Haute.
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Stuents
Marshall High School
American Legion
Lee Chapman
Catlin Chapman
Union Hospital
Terre Haute
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Marshall City Police
Audubon Notes
Potters Hall
VFW
Birch Brackman
Virginia Richart
Kenneth L. Reese
Dundin
Elizabeth Halford
Chrisman
Timois Everett Macke Jr
Nancy Jane Claypool
Clark County Republican Womens Club
Colonial Kitchen
First Methodist Church
Charles Ray Burton
Locust Street
Green County
ofTomas
Eliza Stephens Burton
Loyal Order of Moose Marshall
Martha
Elzenia Bearley
Terre Haute Haute
Linda
Roy
Carisle
Bonnie Kennedy
Marrs
Virgil W Romans
Lee Ora Bishop
Archer Avenue
Paris Community Hospital
Clark County
Josiah
Nancy Fields Bishop
Route 5
Catherine Collier
Jean Wilhott
Don Paden
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Elizabeth Tucker
Dunkel Nursing Home
Cousins
Moore Funeral Home
Woodlawn
Christian Church
Ziden Nutt
Rhodisia
Konrad Stevena
Bell Air
Maryland
Quest
Tucain Christian College
Lincoln
Hospital News
Ragan Hedges
Mildred Fra
Verner Adam i
Watchtower
Pp. T. A
United Methodist Churches OF
Marshall Area
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