Home Bureau Annual Play Day Held in Marshall
The Clark County Home Bureau held its annual Play Day at the American Legion Home in Marshall on a Tuesday afternoon March 25 with about 250 attendees, up from 200 last year. The event featured exhibits from 19 of 23 units, handicraft displays, a pot luck dinner, and afternoon skits and a one act play, reflecting a broader Rally and Achievement Day format.
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Clark County
Home Bureau
American “Legion
Marshall
County Home Bureau
Martinsville
Marshall Night
Eckle
Merle Drake
Shirley Morton
Halleen Gregg
Fay Bennett
Jessie Montgomery
Gertrude Strohm
Bill
Blanche Feyiory
Edith Wagner
Margaret~Turner
Tlinois
Spring Institute Closes Clark County Schools for Two Holidays
Clark County announces a Spring Institute at the Marshall Theatre on Thursday April 10. All county schools will close for the institute and remain closed the next day for Good Friday and a third legal school holiday.
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Clark County
Marshall Theatre
Life of Christ film at Brick Church Sunday night
A special 90 minute service titled Life of Christ will be shown as The Pilgrimage at the Brick Church next Sunday evening March 30 at 7 30. The event invites all parishioners to attend.
Death Notice of Mrs. D. N. Pratt Washington DC Resident
Ward reports the death of Mrs. D. N. Pratt of Washington DC formerly Lucille Smitley. She is survived by husband Dallas a son James a sister Mrs. R. C. Spencer of Marshall and four brothers Glen Smitley Takoma Park MD George Everett and Eugene Smitley of Marshall. Funeral services will be held at Hunterian Funeral Home in Washington Saturday afternoon.
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Ward
D. N.’Pratt
Washington, D. C
Pratt
Lucille Smitley
Dallas
James
R. C. Spencer
Marshall
Glen Smitley
Takoma Park
Maryland
George
Everett
Eugene Smitley
Hunterian Funeral Home
Washington
Snyder M Y F Meeting at Lichtenberger Home
The M Y F of Snyder church held its March social at the home of Mr. and Mrs Doit Lichtenberger with Rosamond Blockinger as hostess. After a devotional, games and refreshments were served to listed members and guests.
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Snyder Church
Doit Lichtenberger
Rosamond Blockinger
Joe McCammon
Jean Woods
Linda
Robert Etcinson
James Drummond
Phil Haddix
Charles
Dolores
Opal Pittenger
Joan Morgan
Marjorie Walsh
Marjorie Tryon
Wilbur
Junior Taylor
Evelyn
Paul Blockinger
Ruth
Sue Kemp
Neema Morgan
Ruth Pittenger
Franklin Walsh
H. J. Kemp
Lloyd Roush
Gertrude Elston
Fairy Blockinger
Entertains
Zion Ladies Aid
Florza Berner
Mabel Hawker
Alice Tingley
Susanna Pumphrey
Una Boyer
Patty
Verna Finkbiner
Louise Tingley
Enora Kance
Polly Dean
Flora Bell
Vivian Maurer
Ethel Pine
Clara Davidson
Norma Seidel
Louise Bubeck
Amelia Sweitzer
Ida
Choir to Present Program at Immanuel church
The American Legion Auxiliary choir will give an evening of sacred and secular music next Sunday at 7 30 p.m. at Immanuel Evangelical United Brethren church. The program includes choral readings of scripture solos and more. The Adult Fellowship invites the public to attend.
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American Legion Auxiliary Choir
Immanuel Evangelical United Brethren Church
Legion Past Presidents Meeting Attended by Mrs Roth
Mrs. Roth attends the Past Presidents meeting of the Legion with other members present. The event highlights involvement of Mrs. Roth in Legion activities and recent community engagement.
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Roth
Frank _ Roth
Jet
The
Legion
A. Piidist
Golden Wedding Anniversary Notice for McCauleys
Mr and Mrs John McCauley will observe their golden wedding anniversary Sunday April 6 with an open house from 2:00 to 5:00 pm relatives and friends are invited Kent McDaniel son of Mr and Mrs Claude W McDaniel Marshall is slowly improving after a serious injury in Urbana last week This issue notes many items were crowded out due to heavy advertising.
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John “McCauley
Kent McDaniel
Claude W. McDaniel
Marshall
Urbana
the Herald
Dolan and Covich Obtain Marriage License
Stanley M. Dolan aged 21 of Robinson and Margaret Ann Covich aged 17 of West York obtain a marriage license.
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Stanley M. Dolan
Robinson
Margaret Ann Covich
West York
Deaths in Marshall Area Comprise Several Notables
Obituaries from Marshall Indiana and surrounding areas report Ernest Shaw 81 of Union Hospital died Thursday night after moving from Indianapolis, Lyman T. Craig 84 of Hume Illinois died Friday at Lakeview Hospital, Mrs. Jessie Montgomery 48 of Marshall died Monday at Union Hospital, Donald E. Graves 45 of Marshall died at Paris Hospital, and Mrs. Rachel Celestine Stricker 76 of Marshall passed away Saturday. Services by Moore Funeral Home and Marrs Funeral Home, with burial in Marshall Cemetery and Blue Grass Church Cemetery, list survivors including spouses, children, siblings, and extended relatives. Memorials note Indianapolis, Danville, Paris, Martinsville, and Gary among residences and cities of death.
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Ernest Shair
Union Hospital
Shaw
Indianapolis
ABC
Marshall
Mater
True . Booth
Edwin Booth
Chicago
Walter Booth
Detroit
the Moore Funeral Home
Alvin Pevehouse
Marshall Cemetery
Lyman T. Craig
Lakeview Hospital
Danville
Ill
Hume
Til
Kermit Craig
Gary
Indiana
Pluma-Hurst
Moore Funeral Home
David Abel
Jessie Montgomery
Ralph
Jane Finkbiner
Lillie Mullen
John ‘Mullen
Palestine
Wayne Mullen
Abilene
Texas
Opal Carlin
Martinsville
Myrtle Mullen
Elmer Wheeldon
Donald EB. Graves
Paris
G. G .Graves
Wiliam Graves
Terre Haute
California
Mattie
Krause
Matis Funeral Home
Rachel Celestine Stricker
Jack Ragains
South Ninth Street
Ragains
Chester Cook
Wm. Knepper
Austin Poole
Robert Hood
Walter Stricker
Scott Flenner
Fifth and Sixth Grade Basketball Teams Start at Marshall
Pictured above are members of the 5th and 6th grades squads in Sugar Creek Consolidated games. Sponsored by Clark County Post No. 90 and the American Legion for the third year, the youth program aims to feed junior and senior high athletics. Coach William Bays and three Legion board members are shown with Marshall school players.
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Clark County Post No. 90
American Legion
Sugar Creek
Marshall
American Legion Board of Directors
William Bays
Marshall High
Indiana State Teachers College
High School Board Sees Resignations and Replacements
Superintendent C M Hadley resigns to take Casey unit superintendency effective April 1. C A Bush named to fill vacancy subject to board approval after April 12 election. Dolores Stout resigns as secretary. Lois Smitley hired to fill vacancy pending April 12 approval. High School band to perform spring concert March 28 at 8 p m in American Legion auditorium. Marshall track team with 18 returning lettermen prepares for tough spring schedule with numerous events listed through May. Three board seats open with petitions filed by Burton Cline Ed Parker and Laufman Forsythe. election set for April 12 1952.
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C. M. Hadley
Board of Education
Hadley
Casey
C. A. Bush
Lois Smitley
Dolores Tingley Stout
Dolores Stout
Robert Stout
Norman
Oklahoma
American Legion
Marshall High School
Bill Hollenbeck
Owen Flowers
Hurdes
Charles Blankenship
Jason Kesler
Harvey Redman
Bob Mars
Jack @rerm
Mearold Rose
Ed Stogsdill
Bill Renshaw
Bob Mather
Ee ‘Haddix
Cowper
Severa
Clinton
Charleston
Greenup
Paris
Eastern State
Linton
Mattoon
District
Burton Cline
Ed Parker
Laufman Forsythe
Ree
Hadley Resigns to Lead Casey District
Marshall Community Unit Schools announce the resignation of C. M. Hadley as superintendent since 1948 to become superintendent of Casey Community Unit School District. President Robert Maurer says Hadley’s departure is a serious loss and replacements will be difficult.
Stauffer to Speak on National Trends in Washington
Rev Eugene B. Stauffer will deliver a message at First Methodist Church this Sunday March 30 at 7:00 PM themed Impressions Gained From Three Days And Thirty-Seven Speakers in Washington. Stauffer participated in the Illinois Methodist Ministers Washington Seminar February 19 to 21 to learn about national and international affairs and trends. All are invited to attend.
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Washington
D. C
Eugene B. Stauffer
First Methodist
Stauffer
Illinois Methodist Ministers
Christian Home Builders Hold Meeting Thursday
The Christian Home Builders Class of Trinity E U B Church met in the church basement Thursday evening. Members present included Rev I E Vanney Floyd Moore Raymond Hills and families Mary Ollinger and children Sally Clara Norton Delbert Prusett Harry Reedy Herman Cork Otho Gurley and their spouses. Guests were Mrs Louise White and Ruthie Bush.
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Christian Home Builders
Trinity E. U. B. Church
I.E. Vanney
Floyd Moore
Raymond Hills
Mary Ollinger
Charles Babcock
Sally
Clara Norton
Delbert Prusett
Harry Reedy
Herman Cork
Otho Gurley
Louise White
Ruthie Bush
Footnotes on City Farming by Blanche Liffick Morton
A city farm narrative describing the apple orchard at Shining Waters planted ten years ago with forty foot spacing per advice from University of Illinois Circular No. 524. The author notes trellis setup, pruning, mulching, and varieties Grimes Golden Red Jonathan Red Rome Turley Winesap. Trees bore last summer providing fresh apples for eating cider sauce butter and canning.
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College of Agriculture
University of Iinois
Urbana
Erna Horsley
Ernest
Nellie Griffin
Jonathan
Rome
Pumphrey Discharged From Army Service
Sgt. Kenneth G. Pumphrey returned from Camp Carson on March 14 with an honorable discharge. A World War I II and Korean conflict veteran, he served in the 807th Station Hospital and on the Character Guidance Council for Special Troops. Mr and Mrs Pumphrey are at home south of Marshall.
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Kenneth G. Pumphrey
Camp Carson
Army
Pumphrey
807Th Station Hospital
Marshall
Birthday Dinner in Honor of Mrs. Alexander
Mr and Mrs Arthur Alexander entertained Sunday for Mrs. Alexander’s 73rd birthday. Guests included relatives and friends from Marshall Urbana Terre Haute Clifton Seeleyville and Seeleyville Indiana along with numerous Maesch and related families and others.
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Arthur Alexander
Indiana
Roy Prujett
Roy Jr
Arthur Edward
Terre Haute
Jesse Smith
Paul Maesch
Barbara Jean
Janet
Sue Ann
John Maesch
Robert
Sam
Billy
Lawrence
Harry Maesch
William Maesch
Harold Maesch
Ruth Ann Newell
Myra Ann
William Pickett
Royal Neighbors Meet in Marshall Social Evening
The Royal Neighbors of Marshall plan a social meeting this evening with a birthday card and hankie shower honoring Marie Kile Audrey Koutsoumpas and Helen Smytley. Also listed are circuit court cases Elnora Throneburg v Clement Throneburg for divorce and Maude Dickey v Wesley Dickey for divorce.
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Marshall
Marie Kile
Audrey Koutsoumpas
Helen Smitley
Elnora Throneburg
Clement Throneburg
Maude Dickey
Wesley Dickey
Also Mentioned on This Page
Spring Institute
Topobserve
Golden ‘Wedding
Harry Kylie
Ernest Shaw
Ronnie Murphy
Grant Prather
Jim Stahl
Robert Stauffer
Burton Bennett
Timothy Keyes
Johnnie Bush
Faris Sweet
Danny Wilkinson
Rob Butcher
Donnie Stanfield
Mike Weger
James Wyrick
Garver Manhart
Jerry Forsythe
Bob Bartram
Fred Eitel
Glenn Rhoads
Keith Miller
Bob Duran
Phillip Junker
Jim Junker
Chester Nally
Max Hutchens
Charles Bush
Vi Uhlir
Bill Bays
High School News
P T. A. Board of Directors
South School
Tipic
Scout Center
Lucile McNulty
John Quick
McNulty
Mary Ann
Doris Yoder
Sharon McBride
Nila Reeley
Susan Coleman
Doris K. Pearce
Sonja Lee
Nancy English
Dickie Pearce
Linda Uhler
Wanda Carpenter
Marilyn Quick
Timmy Keyes
Barbara Buehner
Paula Stover
Judy Stover
Jerry Adams
Grant
Frank Roth
Patriotic Conference of the Legion Auxiliary
Morrison
Madge Burton
Ikena Ettel
Hammond
M. Hadley
Blanche Liffick Morton
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