Eight priests named Domestic Prelates by Pope will elevate church leaders
The Springfield diocese announces Pope John XXIII elevated eight priests to Domestic Prelates with the title Right Reverend Monsignor. Recipients include Michael F. Donahue of St Mary Marshall and Linus G. Kipping of SS Peter and Paul Springfield, among others. official documents dated February 13, 1959.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donahue
Cavin
Ireland
Kildallon
St. Mary’ College
Langford
St. Kieran College
Kilkenny
Ais
Paris
Illinois
St ‘Stanislaus
Macon
Tlinois
Mary
Quincy
Michael F. Donahue
St. Mary Church
Marshall
Linus G. Kipping
SS. Peter & Paul Church
Springfield
Wm. B. Whalen
St. Paul Church
Circuit Court In Session At Marshal Tuesday
Judge Harry I. Hannah presided as Marshall district court heard cases including a dram shop suit between Marshall L Richardson et al and Fred Carmichael et al with dismissal awarded at plaintiff costs. Administratrix Matilda Walters sought amended complaint. Rickenbeker v Patchett et al involved partition with commissioner report approved. Omer T. Shawler named special master in chancery with $21,000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry I. Hannah
Mattoon
Circuit Court
Marshal
Marshall L
Katherine Richardson
Fred
Mildred Carmichael
Matilda ‘Walters
Edmond Walters
Kenneth Cole
Donald Cline
Elizabeth Nadine Rickenbeker
Lions Club to Meet in June at French Lick
Temple Lovett spent Friday through Sunday at French Lick Sheraton Hotel where the Illinois Lions State Convention Committee booked the hotel for the June 5 6 7 convention. Most requests for accommodations after that date will be rejected as the event draws about 2000 Illinois Lions for the Saturday session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
French Lick
Temple Lovett
French Lick Sheraton
Illinois Lions State Convention Committee
Former Marshall Woman Receives Red Cross Nursing Award
Mrs Blanche L Morton formerly of Marshall now of Indianapolis Indiana was named Marion County outstanding Red Cross nurse for 1959. The award was presented during a Scottish Rite Cathedral ceremony honoring the fiftieth anniversary of Red Cross nursing services with more than 1200 people in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche L. Morton
Marshall
Indianapolis
Indiana
Marion County
Clark County Federated Republican Club March Meeting
The Clark County Federated Republican Club will hold its March meeting at the Casey library on March 26 at 1 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County
Mrs Wright Undergoes Emergency Operation At Union Hospital
Mrs Harry Wright of West Union underwent an emergency major operation Wednesday night at Union Hospital in Terre Haute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Harry Wright
West Union
Union Hospital
Terre‘Haute
Births Notice for Vanessa Gayle and Patty Lynn Kuhn Higginbot ham
Mr and Mrs Clayton E Kuhn welcome daughter Vanessa Gayle born at Union Hospital on March 3. Mr and Mrs Chester Higginbot ham of Paris announce their third child a daughter Patty Lynn born March 11 weighing 7 pounds 12% ounces. Mrs Higginbot ham is the former Beverly Hendrix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton E. Kuhn
Vanessa Gayle
Union Hospital
Chester Higginbotham
Route 5
Paris
Patty Lynn
Higginbotham
Beverly Hendrix
L A Manhart Dies Wednesday at 95
L A Manhart age 95 died Wednesday evening at his son Ray Manhart's home west of Unison. He leaves three sons Charlee Dean Dan and Marshall two daughters Grace Fridy Elizabeth Kraus Mary Jo Howell Eva Imle Margaret Wernz and Bertha Craig. Seventeen grandchildren thirty two great grandchildren seven great great grandchildren and one brother Frank Manhart. Funeral at Zion E U B Church Saturday at 2 PM with Rev H V Johnson officiating. Interment Marshall Cemetery York Lodge No 313 will conduct service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlee Dean
Boston
Massachusetts
Marshall
West York
Dan
Terre Haute
Indiana
Grace Fridy
Evansville
Elizabeth Kraus
Mary Jo Howell
Norfolk
Virginia
Eva Imle
Margaret Wernz
Bertha Craig
Martinsville
Frank Manhart
Columbus
Ohio
Prunt- Hosch Funeral
West Union
Ray Manhart
Zion E. U. B
H. V. Johnson
Marshall Cemetery
York Lodge No. 313
Young Republican Club Meeting Tonight in Marshall
Clark County Young Republican Club will meet tonight at 7:30 in the Scout building at Clark County Fairground Marshall. A square dance and other entertainment follow at 8:00 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County Young Republican Club
Clark County Fairground
Marshall
Death Notice Ausby Ray McCrory 68 Breckenridge
Ausby Ray McCrory 68 of Breckenridge Michigan formerly of West Union died at home on Wednesday. He is survived by a widow three sons two daughters one brother Len McCrory of Danville Illinois and two sisters Mrs Ida Williamson Hutsonville and Mrs Glenn Clements Robinson Illinois. Body to arrive in West Union Friday and be taken to Prust Hosch Funeral Chapel with calling from 7:00 p m Friday. Funeral 2:00 p m Saturday at the chapel burial in Bradbury Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ausby Ray McCrory
Breckenridge
Michigan
West Union
Len McCrory
Danville
Illinois
Ida Williamson
Hutsonville
Glenn Clements
Robinson
Ilinois
Prust-Hosch
Bradbury Cemetery
Three Paris youths enlist for three year Army service
M/Sgt Clyde McKern reports Malcolm Larry Japinga 22 Neil Wilson 18 Kenneth Dale Elder 18 and John Dale Martin 17, sons of local residents, recently enlisted for three years. After eight weeks of basic training at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri they return home for two weeks before starting specialized technical schooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde McKern
Paris
Malcolm Larry Japinga
Neil Wilson
Kenneth Dale Elder
John Dale Martin
Elza Martin
Route 4
Martinsville
Ft. Leonard Wood
Missouri
Soldier’s Family at Home Near West Union
SP4 Clyde L Pine stationed in Greenland reports very cold weather. He arrived Feb 27 in Son dastrom Greenland. His wife Dolores and children Janice and Kevin live with Mr and Mrs Gene Hammond near West Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde L. Pine
Sondastrom
Greenland
Dolores
Janice
Kevin
Gene Hammond
West Union
Marriage Licenses Reported for Dean Evert and Leda Renner
Dean Evert aged 22 of Champaign Illinois and Leda Renner aged 21 of Marshall Illinois obtained a marriage license. Also listed are Bobby Paul 20 of Greenup Illinois and Sue Disney 16 of Casey Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean R. Evert
Champaign
Ilinois
Leda R. Renner
Marshall
Bobby E. Paul
Greenup
Sue Disney
Casey
Foreclosures and Divorce Praecipe Filed In Circuit Court
New court activity shows Cole and Cole sue Shirley Jean Lind ley and others for foreclosure while Norma Maxine Whitford files a praecipe for divorce from Verlin Albert Whitford. The cases indicate ongoing civil proceedings in the circuit court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cole & Cole
Shirley Jean Lindley
Norma Maxine Whitford
Verlin
Albert Whitford
University student injured in Missouri crash near St Louis
Sandra Smith granddaughter of Mrs Ben T Baird and a senior at the University of Misso was seriously hurt in an automobile accident Tuesday March 3. Accompanying her were Miss Hlixa peth Huff and Mrs Denny Griswold. Sandra suffered a fractured fifth cervical vertebra and severe knee injuries when ejected from the car and a power line pole was sheared off. They were hospitalized in Troy and later moved to Missouri Medical Center Hospital in Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa Sandra Smith
Ben T. Baird
University of
Misso
Jaces‘dent
University of Missouri At
Columbia
Sandra
Griswold
Troy
Missouri
Missouri Medical Center
Helen Baird
West College Ave
Jacksonville, Ill
Golden wedding anniversary open house for Perry and Mrs Carpenter
The golden wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Perry Carpenter will be honored next Sunday March 22 with an open house from 2 00 to 4 00 pm at the home of their son and wife Mr and Mrs Eugene Carpenter 512 North Fifth Street Marshall Relatives neighbors and friends are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Carpenter
Eugene Carpenter
North Fifth Street
Marshall
Cancel North Center School Meeting
Due to road conditions there will be no community meeting at North Center School tonight March 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Center School
Auto Crash Injures Martinsville Woman on Route 40
Mrs. Sidney Vargas of Martinsville was injured in a Route 40 accident west of town while en route to Terre Haute where she works. Her car skidded on a bridge and stopped at an embankment foot. Moments later a truck skidded into State Patrolman Roberts' vehicle at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Vargas
Martinsville
Terre Haute
Roberts
I,t Nt
Local marriage licenses and small town notes
Marriage licenses list couples from Anderson and Wabash townships plus Darwin and Auburn areas. Notable entries include Philip Kam macker with Sarah Garver, both in their 20s, and George H Cork with Edith L Dittman, both 22. A Martinsville item notes ideal March weather with sunshine and clouds and a warm spell coming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Kammacher
Anderson
Sarah
Garver
Anderson Township
George H. Cork
Edith L. Dittman
Wabash Township
Forest F. Woodard
Cayuga
Indiana
Mabel Dutro
Westfield
Fred Bender
Anna Timmerman
Darwin
Joseph I. Payne
Vada E. Veach
Auburn Township
C. R. Ramsey
Elsie M. Kirby
Board approves bonds for National Road work and highways chief elected
The 1919 board meeting authorized selling 112000 in bonds for National Road improvements in cooperation with the State Department of Public Works and Buildings. Wilbur Moore was elected county superintendent of highways. A Terre Haute whiskey shipment was buried near Marshall after a gunfight. John Hawker plans to reopen the quarry on the Frank Geisert farm. Marriage licenses issued to Frank Snyden and Carrena Marvin, both of West Union, and Rudolph Crowly Stinson and Opal M. Henbolt, both of Casey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
State Department of Public Works and Buildings
Wilbur Moore
Terre
Frank Geisert
Frank Snyden
Carrena Marvin
Weat Union
Rudolph Crowly Stinson
Opal M. Henbolt
Casey
R. H
Palm Sunday Vesper Service at First Methodist Church
Palm Sunday afternoon at 4:00 p.m. four choirs of First Methodist Church will present their annual Easter vesper service. The program includes hymns, chorales, soloists, and a combined choir recessional. Larry Waugh, Marshall graduate class of ’57, recently home from 14 months in Korea, shares service details and background.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Waugh
Marshall
First Methodist Church
Nordman
Richard Waugh
Dennison
Larry
Seventh Infantry
U. S. Army
Seoul
38Th Parallel
E. A. Turreu
Korea
Tokyo
Honolulu
Travis Air Force Base
California
Fort Benning
Georgia
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indianapolis
Teacher Award Named by 18th District Club
The 18th District Woman’s Club education department selects James E. Bell of Hoopeston Jr High School in Illinois as the Oscar Award winner for teachers. Judges include Mrs. Walter Craig Mrs. Louise Cork and E J Harrington. Bennett chairs the district education department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club of
Miinois
James E. Bell
Hoopston, MI, Jr. High School
Bell
Walter Craig
Louise Cork
E. J. Harrington
Marshall High School
Casey
Grendel F. Bennett
Notable Names Mentioned in Regional Notices
The item lists individuals tied to local townships and towns including Liffick Wabash township Ruby Frances Fox Marshall township Harlan Crouch Pearl Shadley Casey Andrew Eddie Champaign and Lulu V Smith Marshall. It notes the U S Supreme Court upholding Eugene V Debs Terre Haute on espionage charges and his ten year sentence. Dr Ernest Nay Harvard Medical School graduate visited relatives and has a Boston City Hospital surgeon post. Clarence Kibby arrived in New York March 4 and is in Hempstead base hospital recovering from a gunshot wound.
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Liffick
Wabash Township
Ruby Frances Fox
Marshall Township
Harlan Crouch
Pearl Shadley
Casey
Andrew Eddie
Champaign
Lulu V
Boston City Hospital
Clarence Kibby
New York
Hefis
Hempstead
Illinois mid year graduates named at U I
Names of students earning mid year degrees at the University of Illinois announced: Janice Lewis from Marshall route 2 B S Daniel R Reedy from Marshall route 3 A M Jack W Hendryx from Casey route 1 B S.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Illinois
Janice Lewis
Route 2
Marshall
B. S
Daniel R. Reedy
Marshall, A. M
Jack W Hendryx
Casey, B.S
Harrington Purchases Mary Brown Property at Auction
Last Saturday E J Harrington of Marshall bought the Mary Brown estate home and lots at 902 North Michigan Avenue in an auction sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrington
Mary Brown
North
Michigan Avenue
E. J. Harrington
Marshall
Thirty Years Ago 1929 West Terre Haute News Item
Sam Prevo Jr. returns from West Point preparatory school in Washington DC and awaits appointment. Andy Livvix buys five and a half acres on East of West Drive and Mrs Mitchell and Union buy land in Marshall. Marshall Township High School beats Casey Charleston TC Brocton Martinsville to win the district basketball tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Prevo, Jr
West Point Preparatory School
Washington, D.C
Sam
West Point
Andy Livvix
West Dr
R. A. Mitchell
Union
Son George
Marshall
Lakeland
Florida
Arthur Washburn
West Terre
Marshall Township High School
Haute
Paris
Casey
Charleston T. C
Brocton
Martinsville
Spring Institute At Casey High For Clark County Teachers
The Clark County teachers spring institute is set for Casey High School on Thursday, March 26. The program starts 8:30 a.m. with coffee and lunch tickets, followed by an invocation by Rev Jesse Dunn, music by Casey Community Unit Schools, and talks on I E A report, school legislation, and guidance as a means to improve teaching. Afternoon sessions include group discussion on guidance and counseling and a 2:00 p.m. dismissal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County
Casey High School
Jesse Dunn
Casey Christian Church
Casey Community Unit
Ralph C. Brooke
Vergil Gregg
Westfield High School
Myron R. Tedrick
Rudolph D. Anfinson
E.lu
Twenty Years Ago Highlights from Marshall Area News
In 1939 Gordon Gideon killed a wolf east of West Union yesterday afternoon. Porter Casteel and wife of Marshall announce the birth of an 8-pound daughter at Union Hospital Terre Haute Wednesday night. Raymond Zschau of Marshall leaves for Augusta Georgia to join the Augusta baseball team. Kingwood Oil of Effingham plans a rotary oil rig on Swinford farm southeast of Marshall and will drill to the Niagara lime about 2400 feet. Marriage license issued to Everett Macke Jr and Nancy Jane Claypool both of Marshall. Kenneth Clapp of Lawton Oklahoma visited with Glenn Clapp and wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Gideon
West Union
Porter Casteel
Marshall
Union Hospital
Terre Haute
Raymond Zschau
Augusta
Georgia
Kingwood Oil Company
Effingham
Swinford Farm
Everett Macke, Jr
Nancy Jane Claypool
Kenneth Clapp
Lawton
Oklahoma
Glenn Clapp
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RED Cross
Federated Republican Club Meeting
L. A Manhart
L. A. Manhart
Ray
West
Grelock
Young ‘Republican Meeting
Louis
Oakland
Ike, Ea
Spring Institute
Eleanor Swain
George
Haughton
Vivian Hall
Marshall Eastern University
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