Marshall council swears in mayor and council members
In Marshall on Monday night the new mayor Albert Edwards and re elected councilmen took office. Edwards names committees for light and power streets and alleys and other city posts while Joe Moschenrose joins the planning and zoning board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Albert Edwards
Light
Jack Pine
Herman Saiter
Floyd Cooper
Burns Smith
Caslon Bennett
Dean Callahan
Willie Shawver
Raymond Miller
Harold Dean
Plaining Commission
John McCauley
Joe Moschenrose
Ray Forsythe
Leon Fitzjarrald
Fred Eitel
Wm. Goodwin
Ralph Goekler
Planning and Zoning Commission
Basil Moore
George Mitchell
Arnold Tyler
Elmer Renner
Clarence Irving
John Snedeker
Kenneth Little
Sheriff returns man on larceny charge in Clark County
Sheriff Milo Pearce transported Earl B. Harper after a three year term in the Michigan City penitentiary back to Clark County jail on a four thousand dollar grand larceny charge. Harper is said to reside on North Fourth Street in Terre Haute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milo Pearce
Michigan City
Indiana
Earl B. Harper
Clark County
Harper
North Fourth Street
Terre Haute
Standard Service changes owners at Archer Avenue station
John W Lewis Jr of Marshall purchased the Standard Service Station on Archer Avenue across from the St James Hotel. The station is now open with Myron Lucas as manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W Lewis, Jr
Marshall
Archer Avenue
St. James Hotel
Myron Lucas
Fenton R. Quinn Buys Insurance Agency
Fenton R. Quinn of Marshall purchased the insurance business of James A. Kammacher at 109 North Seventh Street Marshall and took possession Tuesday. The agency will be known as the Fenton R. Quinn Insurance Agency. Mr Kammacher will assist in the office and is undecided on future plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fenton R. Quinn
Marshall
James A. Kammacher
North Seventh Street
Fair Board Meeting Scheduled for May 13 at Marshall High
The Clark County Fair Board will meet Monday night May 13 at Marshall High School. They will set up the fair program, select judges for divisions, discuss fair ground property, and outline track improvements for this year's racing program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County Fair Board
Marshall High School
Fair Board
Allen Davis Joins National Honor Society
Mr and Mrs Shelton Davis report their son Allen Davis has been accepted into the National Honor Society at Capitol Page Boys School. Allen has served as a page since the start of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelton Davis
Allen
Capitol Page
Page
Marshall City Cleanup Begins May 13
Starting Monday morning May 13 Marshall will deploy trucks on streets and alleys for trash collection and general cleanup. Residents should place cans at a convenient point for easy pickup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Marshall Lions Club Chicken Dinner Fundraiser
The Marshall Lions Club will sponsor a five dollar chicken dinner on Tuesday May 28 to benefit the Marshall Community Swimming Pool. Last year the event raised eight hundred dollars toward the pool's debt. The pool opens on May 30 with minor improvements including locker room work a larger concession window and improved filters and tanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Lions Club
Marshall Community
Lions
Poppy Day Appeal Seeks Volunteers for May 25
The American Legion Auxiliary of Marshall urges volunteers to sell poppies on Poppy Day in Illinois for over 25 years. Donors wear poppies and donate at Poppy Dray while funds support sick and needy veterans and their families. Call 5740 or 5540 to help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Marshall
the Legion
Illinois
Dr Foster to Speak at Marshall Woman's Club Luncheon
Dr Betty Foster professor of art at Indiana State will be guest speaker for Marshall Woman's Club May luncheon in Terre Haute on Monday May 13 at 12 30 p m. Her talk titled Dust And Stardust Around The World highlights eight trips to Europe and one world tour last year with a planned ninth tour this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Foster
Indiana S
Terre Haute
Marshall Woman's Club
Kallas
Flaski
Shirley Blankenship
Christine Goekler
Sue Gunder
Charles Garner
Wendell Murphy
Judy Casteel
Carole Lewis
Martha Duran
Carolyn McConchie
Betty Gore
Mr. Kallas
Mr Goekler
Normal
Ill
Ilinois
Shirley
Christine
Marshall High
Real Estate Transfers Include Dozens of Deeds Across Towns
A cascade of warranty and quit claim deeds recorded from 1956 to 1957 shows Gustave Ritter and others conveying lots in Collins addition Westfield to Leon ard and Mary Rogers, and multiple transfers in Martinsville Marshall Casey and nearby areas. Transfers include parcels in original towns and townships 10 to 12 with sums listed as $1 or $2 and one $280 entry, reflecting wide property activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustave Ritter
Leonard and
Mary Rogers
Coneys
Collins
Westfield
Edgar A
Edna A. Rowe
Martinsville
Marshall
James Cannaday
John Eugene ‘Cannaday
Hilda E. Gehl
Barbara Lee Cooper
Long
Casey
Joseph A. Kurts
Vivian H. Kurts
Joseph R
Betty Lou Lowry
Clifford D
Marjorie EB. Atkins
Otis W
Grace C. Gross
Owen J
Ada M. Hendrix
Sylvia Ritter Millhouse
Jerome H. Millhouse
Walter L
Mary Dillier
Mary Diller
Parry
Alan
Audrey Parker
Charles W
Virginia Sweeney
Cloyce
Ina Calvert
Lowell E
Margie Thompson
John Olin Bishop
Margaret Bishop
G. C
Nora Staley
Lafferty
Leona Marrs
Clarence Marra
Marshall High lists occupational assembly speakers and year-end events
Marshall High School held its 1956-57 occupational assembly on April 30 with eleven group presentations by speakers from Rose Poly, Chevrolet, Illini state schools, and St. Anthony Hospital Terre Haute. The calendar includes May 10 district track, May 19 baccalaureate, May 20 honors day, May 22 open house, May 23 eighth grade promotion, and May 24 graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall High School
Charles Corbin
George South
Rose Poly
Bridgewater
Sergeant Hilton
Jet Air Base
Terre Haute
Myron Tedrick
Clark County
Ralph Goekler
Chevrolet Co
Marshall
Lois Jones
General Telephone Co
Warren Bundy
Helen Edwards
Smart Appearance Beauty College
Marshall Young Woman in Western College Choir
Miss Kay Newlin a Western College choir junior traveled to Wabash Men's College in Crawfordsville Indiana on Tuesday April 23 for a joint concert. The event linked Western and Wabash in a department exchange and cooperation plan with Western art majors having attended classes at Wabash. Miss Newlin is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold M Newlin of Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay Newlin
Western College Choir
Wabash Men's College
Western
Wabash
Crawfordsville
Indiana
Miss Newlin
Harold M Newlin
Marshall
Better Mail Service In Marshall As Rail Contract Begins
The Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad wins a government mail contract producing three daily trains from Chicago to Vincennes Evansville Terre Haute and branches to Paris and Chrisman Illinois. The Star Route trucking link hauls mail now. New York Central ceased southeast Illinois service May 3. Businesses and farmers gain earlier daily deliveries due to faster Chicago mail trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Area
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
R. B. Lewis
Chicago
Vincennes
Evansville
Terre Haute
Indiana
Paris
Chrisman
Illinois
Star Route
New York Central System
Winners in County 4-H Judging Contest
Six top individuals in beef hogs and sheep with scores up to 600 are Allen Norton 551 Garvin Manhart 544 Gerald Robinson 644 Jerry Joab 541 Donald Burns 529 Jim Hackett 524. They will represent Clare county at the State 4-H judging contest July 1 at the University. In the dairy division six high individuals Ronny Veach 524 Jerry Alrey 509 Judy Kirchner 505 Bob Millis 500 Joe Boyer 497 Richard Bennett 495. Alternates listed. Seventy four 4-Hers judged in beef sheep hogs Saturday morning at three farms. seventy one judged dairy in the afternoon. Dinner at Legion Home Martinsville. noon lunch courtesy of Heath Sons Dairy Robinson and Clark County Farm Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Bundy
Allen Norton
Garvin Manhart
Gerald Robinson
Jerry Joab
Donald Burns
Jim Hackett
Clare County
University
Keith Burton
Judy Kirchner
Richard Bennett
Carl Helman
Larry Helman
Gene Pearce
Ronny Veach
Jerry Alrey
Bob Millis
Joe Boyer
At University
Roy Farrell
Donald Nash
Ray Rhoads
Leslie Nash
Gary Lamb
Eugene Kelley
Huber Bennett
E. O Bennett
Max Stephens
Winfield Miller
Legion Home
Martinsville
Clark County
Heath & Sons Dairy
Robinson
Farm Bureau
Hospital notes from Union Hospital patients
Odes Starkey was taken to Union Hospital in room 403 after a car accident. Richard Junker remains in room 303 following a car wreck. Mrs. Robert Barrett had a major operation Tuesday in room 218. R. O. Etherton is in room 305 after a severe heart attack. Mrs. Hershel Yoder had a major operation in room 227. Mrs. Paul Wieland suffered a broken right leg while hunting mushrooms and is in room 412. Mrs. Charles Trefz is a patient in room 319. Tom Antholtz returned home Monday from Union Hospital. Paul Wieland of Marshall underwent a major operation in Terre Haute, in room 408.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odes Starkey
Union Hospital
Richard Junker
Robert Barrett
R. O. Etherton
Hershel Yoder
Paul Wieland
Charles Trefz
Tom Antholtz
Marshall
Terre Haute
Oklahoma Gets Water and Marshall High Career Talk
In Berlin Oklahoma rainfall from February 7 to April 30 1957 is detailed by Harvey Macklin with multiple measurements. Ralph Goekler of Simpson Goekler Chevrolet Co gave Marshall High School students a presentation on careers in retail automotive business and invited graduates to tour the dealership. Mr and Mrs Rex Cork attended the Derby in Louisville Kentucky on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Macklin
Berlin
Oklahoma
D A Macklin
Marshall
Mr. Macklin
Ralph Goekler
Simpson- Goekler Chevrolet Co
Marshall High School
Mr. Goekler
Rex Cork
Louisville
Kentucky
Local Marriage News and Civic Notes From Marshall
The column reports weddings including Miss Sarah from BY FROM and ala Pha W LL daughter of Mrs Sheppard, to W B Scholfield of Marshall, and Clarence G Bailey wed Edith Bush in Anna. It notes H CC Bell becoming mayor, school attendance records, a joint calf club startup with 44 calves, and multiple license and appointment updates. It lists many Marshall residents involved in marriages, calf buyers, and public roles. It also mentions injuries from playground accidents at the South School and arm fractures in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W LL. Sheppard
Paris
Sarah
W B. Scholfield
Marshall
Clarence G. Bailey
Ohio Oil Company
Anna
Edith Bush
Walnut Prairie
Elizabeth
T J Alabaugh
Robert C Lycan
A D Lycan
H CC. Bell
Marshall City
Will Baughman
Irene Walker
Mabel Forsythe
Lucy Hooper
Winona Clatfelter
Mary Plaster
Velda Ramesberger
Golda Walter
George Brahany
Martha Green
Wisconsin
Frank Curran
Fay Kessler
Ray Kessler
Donald Kessler
Otto Kuhn
Mary Hawker
Otto Burkybile
J. A. Hutchinson
Milo Combs
Paul Maurer
Bertha Maurer
Pearl Taylor
Fred Mundorff
Maude Lewis
John Lewis
Russell Elledge
Robert Lovett
J. S. Junker
Add
Russell Stockwell
William Lackey
Dennison
Milo Lichtenberger
Doi. Lichtenberger
West Union
Obituaries and local notices from Marshall district
Twenty years ago Abraham Garver died at 84 at his daughter's home in Marshall. Marriage licenses were issued to George Haenig and Dorothy Pruitt both of Marshall, and Carl H Tappscott and Mary Mullikin of Terre Haute. Robert Lemuel Stepp died suddenly at his Mulberry Street home in north Marshall. Five Marshall students enrolled in the spring quarter at Indiana State Teachers College Terre Haute: Bernice Betta Vera Harper John Tharpe Marian Stevens and Jean Stoelting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Garver
Otis Frazier
Marshall
George Haenig
Dorothy Pruitt
Carl H .Tappscott
Mary T Mullikin
Terre Haute
Robert Lemuel Stepp
Mulberry Street
Indiana State Teachers’ College
Bernice Betta
Vera Harper
John Tharpe
Marian Stevens
Jean Stoelting
Circuit Court Session Opens in Marshall with Sentencing
Judge Robert F Cotton of Paris presided in Marshall on Monday. Martin Joseph Bailey received a sentence of one year to one year and three months in the penitentiary for passing a fictitious check. Several civil cases were resolved or continued including dismissals and a divorce for Lena Katherine Gillis versus Benjamin Leon Gillis with $30 paid and a sixty day continuance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert F Cotton
Paris
Marshall
Martin Joseph Bailey
Anna Moore
Gordon Moore
Renner
Trilby D Bosler
Edna P. Bosler
Lou Finney
Edna Finney
Bill
Sulu
Lena Katherine Gillis
Benjamin Leon Gillis
First Holy Communion Held at St Patrick's Terre Haute
Mrs Ed Parker visited her Terre Haute relatives as David Melcho son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Melcho received his First Holy Communion at 7 30 Mass with Msgr H Winterhalter celebrant. Sixty six children in class 410 in the procession. Family meals followed. Ed Parker and Jack Dally joined friends at Kentucky Lake for crappie fishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Parker
Alice Melcho
Terre Haute
St Patrick's Church
David
Joseph Melcho
Msgr
H Winterhalter
Mary
Henry Kress
Margaret Parker
Jack Dally
Marshall
Red Givens
R. A. Mack
Kentucky Lake
Swimming lessons return at Marshall Community Pool
Registration for swimming lessons runs June 3 to 6 with a Red Cross instructor. Two four week sessions start June 10 and July 15 with a fee of 2 dollars for admission though lessons are free. age minimum five. pool opens May 30 for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Community Pool
Red Cross
Local births announced for Stoelting Hollingsworth and Richards families
Mr and Mrs Willard Stoelting announce the birth of an eight pound two ounce boy named Chris Frederick at Union Hospital Friday. Mr and Mrs Ezra Hollingsworth of Martinsville greet a seven pound girl named Cathy at St Anthony Hospital Friday. Mr and Mrs Leroy Richards of Racine announce their second son, seven pounds three ounces, named Scott Alan. Mrs Richards is the former Alice Ann Hawker, daughter of Mr and Mrs Clarence Hawker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Stoelting
Union Hospital
Chris Frederick
Stoelting
Rosemarie Abel
Ezra Hollingsworth
Martinsville
St. Anthony Hospital
Cathy
Hollingsworth
Mayme Lathrop
Leroy Richards
Racine
Wisconsin
May
Scott Alan
Richards
Alice Ann Hawker
Clarence Hawker
Ten Years Ago 1947 Births andDeaths in Casey Area
A May 38 baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Clarence Ledermann of West Union at Paris Hopital. Marriage notices include William Ho ward Colson 21 Casey and Alice Holmberg 19 Casey and Harold Graham 22 West York and Betty G. Hol lenbeck 17 West Union. B T McConchie aged 60 died early Thursday morning at Paris Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Ledermann
West Union
Paris Hopital
William Howard Colson
Casey
Alice Holmberg
Casey Harold Graham
West York
Betty G. Hollenbeck
B. T. McConchie
Paris Hospital
Also Mentioned on This Page
Standard Service
Avis
National Honor Society
DR. Foster
Woman's Club
Better Mail Service
Lewis
Jake Waller
Darwin Township
Magpie
Shields
Vigo County
James F Quick
Delavan
Clara McIitrath
Auburn Township
Arthur Tarman
Republican Central Committee
Springfield
State Auditor
Otis Williams
Clara Carpenter
Don Medsker
Harry Downey
Fort Sheridan
Robert Scholfield
Frank Machlan
FE E Howell
D FE Sawers
C B Montgomery
Charlies Short
Frankie Drake
Frank Drake
South School
William Taylor
Robert Taylor
Circuit Court
Pree
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