Rough Life of Texas Man Tied to Marshall Robbery
The December 12 1945 incident near Marshall involved James Kammacher and his wife losing about 99 dollars after a hitchhiker Elmar Wakefield from San Angelo Texas vanished with the money. Wakefield later served time in Michigan City penitentiary and was returned to Marshall for a hearing on the robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James ‘Kammacher
Marshall
Harry “ ‘Guinnip
Hogue Farm
Auburn
Elmar
Lee “Wakefield
San Angelo
Texas
Guinnip
Kammacher
Wakefield
Indianapolis
Michigan City Penitentiary
Clark County
Grand Jury
Russel Perisho
Shearing
Kannmacher
Marshall City Council Debates Daylight Saving Change
The Marshall City Council met for its May regular meeting to decide whether Marshall should remain on standard time or shift clocks ahead one hour. A motion to advance the clocks sparked discussion but received no second, leaving the issue unsettled for the benefit of locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Road Improvements Planned in Wabash Township
In Wabash township residents anticipate summer road improvements after bonds of 125000 were approved. Preparatory grading is underway in the southern part of the township and sewer pipe has been laid where needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash Township
New Circuit Court Case Involving Norton Ostrander Partition
John Norton and Joan Ostrander sue Dale Norton and others in circuit court for partition. Mrs. Palmer Burns of route 3 was taken to Paris Hospital on Sunday for a major operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Norton
Joan Ostrander
Dale Norton
Palmer Burns
Route 3
Paris Hospital
Eighth Grade Commencement Held at Dixie Theater
The eighth grade commencement for the non high school territory was held at the Dixie Theater in Union, Illinois on Tuesday evening May 9 at 8:00 p.m. Dr V Dewey Annakiri of Indiana State Teachers College gave the address. graduates include Lee Charles Gilford Goldsmith Jr Frances Merle Barbee and Dickie Lee Biggs with numerous other students listed from Richwood Old No Sir Charles A Kenderdine John Ervin White Winfred F Blankenbeker West Union Maurer Kay Brooks and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixie Theater
West
Union
Tinois
V. Dewey ‘Annakiri
Indiana State Teachers .College
Lee Charles Gilford Goldsmith, Jr., Frances Merle Barbee, and
Dickie Lee Biggs
Old No
Sir Charles A. Kenderdine
John Ervin White
Winfred F. Blankenbeker
Old York
Velma Jarldine Ingram
Leroy Ingram
Larry Bridgewater
John Robert Jackson
Stanfield Buys Tom's Cafe on Archer Avenue
Percy Stanfield purchased Tom's Cafe at 705 Archer Avenue. He took over immediately and appointed William Koutsoumpas in charge. The cafe had enjoyed solid business for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Stanfield
Tom
Engaged: Margaret Hoback to Fred Remlinger of Marshall
Mr and Mrs William Hoback of Marshall Illinois announce the engagement of their daughter Margaret to Fred Remlinger son of Mr and Mrs Gail Remlinger also of Marshall Route 2 No wedding date set at this time
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hoback
Marshall
Illinois
Margaret
Fred Remlinger
Gail Remlinger
Route 2
Devonian target eyed as Marshall area drilling advances
The Smitley farm east of Marshall reports drilling below 2175 feet with expectations to reach the Devonian in 75 to 80 feet. Other wells inch forward in Darwin and Dennison areas as rigs work on fields including Elbridge and Rollings farm projects with progress and improvements noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smitley
Marshall
Yeatex
Marshall Field
Aryl
Chas
Hilbert Farm
Darwin
Sim Darwin
New Territory
Thie Elbridge Field
Dennilgon
Elbridge
van Tarble
Rollings Farm
Wabash
Lions Club Sponsors Circus in Marshall
The All American Circus will perform in Marshall on Tuesday May 9 at 1 45 and 8 00 pm at the Marshall athletic field. Schools will be dismissed so children may attend. Rural and city schools from grades one through six are guests of local businessmen. Admission for junior and high school students is 30 cents. adults pay 60 cents. Proceeds fund the youth center and Scout headquarters under construction at the air grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
All American
Marshall
Scout
Golf Tournament Set for May 7 at Marshall Course
A public golf tournament hosted by Marshall Golf Club will take place next Sunday May 7 starting at 7 o clock p m. The event features Casey as organizer and invites all players to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Golf Course
Casey
Paris Hospital Admissions and Discharges April 26 to May 3
Dr. Bertha McDaniel of Martinsville entered for medical treatment. Jerry Clement from Martinsville, a surgical patient, returned home. Mrs. Freeman Bardin of Marshall route 5, medical patient returned home. Mrs. Floyd Fitzgarrald of Marshall returned home after surgery. Mildred Smith of Marshall route 4, surgical patient returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris Hospital
Bertha McDaniel
Martinsville
Jerry Clement
Freeman Bardin
Marshall
Floyd Fitzgarrald
Mildred Smith
Thompson Shauwer Thompson Wedding at National Shrine
Miss Norma Shawler daughter of Mr and Mrs L A Shawler of West Union wed Francis Frederick Thompson son of Mr and Mrs Foster Thompson of Wilmington NC on April 29 at the Chapel of the National Memorial Chapel Washington DC Dr E B Willingham officiated Matron of honor was Mrs W B Uhlenhop best man was Cecil W Thompson The couple plan a honeymoon at the South Carolina shore and will reside in Arlington Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Aeurial -Baptist Church
Washington, DC
Norma Shawler
L. A. Shawler
West Union
Francis Frederick ‘Thompson
Foster Thompson
Wilmington
North Carolina
E. B. Willingham
W. B. Uhlenhop
Cecil W. Thompson
Claraly Shawler
Eleanor Ferguson
J. E. Becker
Signal Corp. Army
Veterans Administration
South Carolina
Arlington
Virginia
Thursday Afternoon Openings Expand Across Local Businesses
Several local shops announced they will stay open Thursday afternoons this summer reversing the long standing custom of closing for the day. Participating businesses include Cauldwell Nation Co Cohen's Department Store Gene's Jewelry Firestone Dealers Wabash Furniture Hedges Stanfield Nash Ritter Blankenship Doil Lichtenberger Western Auto Marts Coyle King Motors Flowers Simpson Kroger Pearce and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cauldwell Nation Company
Cohen's Department
Gene’s Jewelry Store
Firestone Dealers
Wabash Furniture and
Stanfield Furniture
Nash& Ritter Hardware Blankenship Drug Store
J. & W. Variety
Doil Lichtenberger Applidrice Sales & Service
Western
Marts Furniture Store Co
W. Goekler Coyle-King Motors Flowers
Simpson Chevrolet Co
Ralph Prevo Motor Co
Nash
Clatfelter’s Garage
Glen Martin & Sons Kroger Grocery Pearce Food Market
Willis Pulver and Donna Stone Married in Waterloo
Willis O Pulver of Oak Lawn Michigan and Miss Donna Mae Stone of Waterloo Iowa united in marriage at the First Baptist church Waterloo on April 29 at high noon. Rev O H Sweitzer officiated with Rev Albert Lyle Drake offering the prayer. Dorothy Stone was bridesmaid and Everett Wyatt best man. A twin pair of flower girls and a seven year old ring bearer completed the wedding party. A reception followed and the couple will live with the groom’s parents in Oak Lawn while he finishes college. George Pulver Lloyd Pulver and W M Guenter attended services in Tulsa Cincinnati and Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis O. Pulver
Oak Lawn
Donna Mae Stone
Waterloo
Iowa
First Baptist Church of
Everett Wyatt
Dickey Pulver
Linda Faye
Donna Mae
Paul Behner
Billy
Clark Pulver
Marshall
Harold Stone
George Pulver
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Lloyd Pulver
W. M. Guenter
Cincinnati
Ohio
Armstrong Methodist Church
Ben Setzer
Armstrong
Indianapolis
Vincennes Hospital Treats Hugh White of West Union
Hugh White of West Union was taken to Vincennes hospital Monday morning for treatment. His address is Hillcrest Hospital Room No 7 Vincennes Ind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh White
West Union
Vincennes
Indiana
Hillcrest Hospital
Ind
Reception honors Charlie and Char lie wedding in days gone by
In days gone by the community gathered for Joe Benny's Thursday evening sendoff for Char lie and his bride. Mrs W W Hogue and Mrs True Booth hosted a dinner for Mrs Martha Cole and daughters with twenty one attendees. Sprinkler rounds eased dust for merchants. John Randall family travels from West York to Martinsville en route to Greenup for a mill project. Charlie Switzer of Wabash marries Ina Pulver of Livingston vicinity after purchasing Hazelwood farm lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Benny
Charlie
W. W. Hogue
Post Office Department
John Randall
West York
Martinsville
Greenup
John
Charlie Switzer
Wabash
Hazelwood
Marshall
Miss Ina
James Pulver
Livingston
City Council Orders Six Blocks of Streets Paved
Six additional blocks of streets in the business section were ordered paved by the city council Monday night, which will include the entire public square. Joe Gunder has purchased an interest in the Carroll Clem barber shop. The Ohio Oil Company completed a well in the Illinois field on the Vandermark farm in Lawrence county, a record breaker for the field, drilled into the McClosky sand and good for 2500 to 3000 barrels of fine grade oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Gunder
Carroll Clem
Ohio Oil Company
Dlinois
Vandermark Farm
Lawrence County
McClosky
Dennison Couples Celebrate Upcoming Union and Travel Plans
Marriage license recorded for Dora Jones 27 and Lavenia Finkbiner 26 both of Dennison. Mr and Mrs Harry Cole begin Thursday motor trip to Florida via Nashville and Birmingham. Marshall couple Grant Pritchard and Faith announce engagement to George Arthur Somerville of Detroit with wedding expected soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Jones
Dennison
Lavenia Finkbiner
Harry Cole
Florida
Nashville
Tenn
Burmiingham
Ala
Grant Pritchard
Marshall
Faith
George Arthur Somerville
Detroit
Michigan
European tour planned by Lieut Dulaney and Woodford Burnett
Lieut Robert L Dulaney and Wood ford Burnett departed for New York on Wednesday to sail tonight for a two months tour of Europe. Zella Hollenbeck aged 57 died at her Dennison home on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Dulaney
Woodford Burnett
New York
Europe
Zella Hollenbeck
Dennison
Marshall pool room changes hands as Don Taylor sells to John Cole
Don Taylor sold the corner pool room in Marshall to John Cole and turned over possession Wednesday morning. Benton Marrs, a Benton dealer and undertaker, bought the two story building on the square in Marshall from J W Wood of Martinsville Wednesday. The Hutsonville roller mills burned Monday night around 9 00. Loss estimated near 30000 dollars. George Beuhler aged 64 died at the Schmidt Clinic Robinson last Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Taylor
Marshall
John Cole
Benton Marrs
J. W. Wood
Martinsville
Hutsonville
George Beuhler
Schmidt
Robinson
Volkers Sell Home and Grocery Store in Marshall
Mr and Mrs Walter Volkers who operated a grocery at 412 Plum Street Marshall have sold their home and grocery to Kenneth Low son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Low of 413 North Third Street Marshall. Low will take possession in about a week or ten days. Volkers plan to stay in Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Volkers
Plum Street
Marshall
Kenneth Low
Raymond Low
North Third Street
Marriage Licenses Granted for Two Couples
Jack B. Cobb 21 of Humbolt Clifois wed Dolores Edwards 18 of Mattoon Illinois. Charles Kennedy Jr 28 of Marshall wed Rose Marie Chisler 20 of Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack B. Cobb
Humbolt
Clifois
Dolores
Edwards
Mattoon
Ilinois
Charles Kennedy, Jr
Marshall
Rose Marie Chisler
Mushrooms Brought to Herald Office Near Marshall
George Cork of east of Marshall delivered four mushrooms to the Herald office at noon yesterday. The largest weighed one pound six ounces while another weighed fourteen ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Cork
Marshall
Herald Office
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at Legion Home
North Side School pupils present Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs an operetta in three acts based on Grimm with Paynter adapted story and Grant Schaefer music. The Friday May 5 performance at 8:00 pm lists numerous roles and chorus members including Kammy Keyes Nibbles Carol Curran and King Charles Burrell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paynter
Grant Schaefer
North Side School
Legion Home
Snow-White
Kammy Keyes
Nibbles
Carol Curran
Nutty
Nadine Walkers
Charles Burrell
Tiger Lily
Thelma King
Wistaria
Patty Beltz
Woodsman
Lee Butcher
Frosty Fate
Garnette Martin
Magic Mirror
Martha Bush
Aurora
Kay Stewart
Harley Bennet
Prince
Dennis Jones
Bob Tapscott
Nicky Johnson
Kenny Yoder
Allen Gockler
Ross Reedy
Bobby Butcher
Darrell Huey
Dale Murphy
Charles Gamm
Marilyn Cribs
Theda
Thompson Peggy Hollenbeck
Carol Stanfield
Mary Lou Hurst
Martha Noyes
Larry Rasner
Ronald Roth
Danny Stepp
Linda Uhler
Billy Kiger
Kathy Mott
Billy Tapscott
Mahala Wolcott
Sally Washburn
Bobby Bartram
Lorna Burrell
Beth Heckler
Anne Jensen
Phillip Junker
Kay Wilson
Max Hutchens
Judy Castell
Ben Crocker
Patty Davis
Ruth Findley
Valerie Forsythe
Nadine Gamm
Eldon Hewitt
Judy Kanmacher
Linda Kanmacher
Charles Mason
Rose McCarty
Martha Morecraft
Dee Ann Murphy
Sharon Murphy
Phyllis Quick
Frances Rayhil
Marilyn Rease
Martha Renner
Richard Seals
Carolyn Sumption
Jo Ann Uhler
Billy Wiser
Norma Bartram
Dian Kammacher
Nadine Ogle
Kay Pennington
Faye Nelson
Iris Davis
Arkansans Reject Truman Policies In Humorous Letter
A letter from Harrisburg Arkansas dated January 20 1950 mocks Truman policy ideas and asserts Arkansas independence while noting floods and a friendly Arkansas Mississippi River border. The writers identify as McLins from Wayne County Illinois and joke about building a fence around Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halloo
McLins
Wayne County
Illinois
Arkansas
Hazel Splitters
Truman
Noah
Ark
Infant Cort Allen Marvin Dies in Terre Haute
Infant Cort Allen Marvin, child of Betty Louise and Lewis Allen Marvin, died Sunday at 1 30 PM at St. Anthony Hospital in Terre Haute Indiana. The body was taken to Marrs Funeral Home for brief services Monday at 2 PM with Rev H J Kemp officiating. Burial followed in Marshall cemetery. Survived by parents and grandparents Ernest Marvin Marshall route 3 and Golden Carpenter Marshall route 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cort Allen Marvin
Betty Louise
Lewis Allen Marvin
St. Anthony Hospital
Terre Haute
Indiana
Marrs
H. J. Kemp
Marshall Cemetery
Ernest Marvin
Marshall
Golden Carpenter
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Ruth Ann Ennis
Alvin Stanley Cecil
Linda A. Warner
John Ross Koester
Donna Jane Merrill
Richwood
Pat Erwin
Ida Mae Erwin
Billie and
Garland Lee
Marilyn Ann Findley
Sherman Delores Ann Pittenger, and
Dean Hilbert
West Union Maurer
Kay Brooks
Richard Dickey
Jack M. Williams
Richard Chapman
Butternut Vivian Howe
Gayle Bennett
Crewe Zelpha Mae Crabtree
John Ward Clatfelter
Shirley Gail Evans
Harold Craig
Paul ¥. Hills
Janice Rose Helt
anJe Atkins
Liberty Marilyn Joe Shaffner
Eugene Ingram
Nina Novella Hollenbeck
Reta May Thompson
Tommy Heleine
Etta Mase Vargas
Phyllis Jo Crawford
Washington
Joe McCammon
Walnut Prairie
Mary Frances Wilsa
Stanley Krae‘mer, Jr
Water Oak
Carol Francismith
Pergy. Stanfield
Tom’s
Lions Club
Circus
Paris Hospital News
Louis Doll
C. M. Hadley
Jack Goodwin
Harold Low
L. Doll
al Bennett
Robert Medsker
James Fredenberger
Thompson
Shawler
Vincennes Hospital
Volkers
Wayne County Press
Fairfield
Larkin McLin
Harrisburg
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