General Telephone to Build Snow Dial Facility in Marshall
Ground clearing began at the northeast corner of South Sixth and Pine Streets for General Telephone's snow dial building. The $125000 concrete block structure will be 64 by 57 by 17 feet with beige brick exterior and a steel roof, housing new local dialing equipment and long distance direct dialing facilities for Marshall customers. Groundbreaking is set for Tuesday May 14 after a luncheon at Tom's Restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Sixth
Pine Streets
Marshall
General Telephone Company
Snow Dial
Paris
Orion Cheney
Tom’s
Bree Pele Wegen
Don Guinnip Wins Section 20 Small Grains Award
Don Guinnip of Route 3 Marshall received the Section 20 small grains award from teacher W T Spittler and 4 H advisor F A A. His projects include oats and grain sorghum, hogs, and poultry. He was chosen from five area schools and serves as secretary of the local 4 H chapter, to become president next year.
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Don Guinnip
Robert Guinnip
Route 3
Marshall
W. T. Spittler
Don
Locaal
Old Fashion Cake Party Sponsored by Civic Club
The Marshall Woman's Civic Club and Jaaycees Outdoor Living Show sponsor an Old Fashioned Cake Party in front of the Marshall House on the Court House side at 7:00 p.m. Saturday May 11. Civic Club members should bring cakes between 5:30 and 6:30. Danny Warner is a patient in Union Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry J. Wells
West Point Glee Club
Larry
West Point Military Academy
Glee Club
Blue Island
Tenois
Joe Wells
James Bennett
Marshall
Donald Miller
Cathy
Paul Kesserich
Wisconsin
Cadet Wells
Marshall Woman's Civic Club
Jaaycees
Marshall House
Court House
Civic Club
Engagement Announced for Janet Hills to Bill Carpenter
Mr and Mrs Raymond Hills of 910 Hickory Street Marshall announce the engagement to be married of their daughter Janet Hill to Bill Carpenter son of Mr and Mrs John Carpenter of 15 North Third Street Marshall The couple both are Marshall High School graduates Janet 1965 and Bill 1963 and are employed locally Eastern Express Terre Haute and General Telephone Indiana Terre Haute A June 1 wedding is planned
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Hills
Hickory Stret
Marshall
Janet
Bill Carpenter
John Carpenter
North Third St. Marshall
Marshall High School
Eastern Express, Inc
Terre Haute
Bill
General Telephone of
Indiana
Readers write on family history and county locations
A letter from Mrs. R. C. White seeks help tracing ancestors Samuel W. Brown and Catherine in Clark County 1850 Richland District. A John Brown nearby could be Samuel's brother, hoping descendants may identify parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam W. Brown
Catherine
Calrk County
John Brown
Samuel
Richland
Samuel W. Brown
John , Brown
R. C. White
Vickery
Ohio
Marshall Woman's Club Holds Final Meeting
The Marshall Woman's Club wraps up its current year with a May 18 luncheon at 12 30 p m at the Methodist Church. Executive board members host. Mrs Harry Allen of Allerton, new district president, will install officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Woman’s Club
Methodist Church
Harry Allen
Allerton
Marriage of Nora Kile and Ernest Ohm in county home
The marriage occurred Sunday afternoon at the bride’s home with sister Miss Sarah Kile and Herman Spittler in attendance. Rev. Dierlamn officiated and a wedding repast followed as many friends offered congratulations. Ed Loop praised as a prosperous local farm boy with 37 crop varieties and large livestock holdings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Kile
Ernest Ohm
Sarah Kile
Herman Spittler
Do. R. Dierlamn
Ed Loop
Jones
Oklahoma
Everett—Gobey
Coalmont
Indiana
Muriel Craig
Chris Ryan
Casey
Elsie Elliott
Marvin W. Roderick
Farmersburg
Nora A. Daubengpeck
Casey, Ill
Ivan Liston
Terre Haute
Frances Osburn
West Terre Haute
Drillers Move Rig After Gas Well Discovery East of Westfield
On the Wilhoit farm east of Westfield drillers moved their rig a quarter mile east after striking a gas well several days ago. Oil men expect a local oil pool near the gas well as they continue a second well. A grocery on Archer Avenue was sold this week by Cyril Warner to Miss Irene Walker, former owner Owen Walker. Marriage licenses: William Alvin Ralston 22, Oak and Crystal. Birth notices announce Mary Katherine McConchie born May 5 in Taylor, Texas weighing 6 pounds 14 ounces and Edward Gerald Turner born May 11 weighing 7 pounds 14 ounces.
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Wilhoit
Westfield
Archer Avenue
Owen Walker
Irene Walker
Cyril Warner
William Alvin Ralston
Oak
Crystal
Kenneth L. McConchie
Taylor
Texas
Mary Katherine
Kenneth
Marshall
B. T. McConchie
Edward Turner
Edward Gerald
Local News Roundup From Marshall Area 1948
J Earl Finney receives a gold pin from Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance for twenty years of service at his Marshall office. Miss June Romoser crowned Miss Scotland at Scottland High School night event. Engagements and marriages listed include Stephen Collier and Margaret Elaine Henson of Paris, Ellis McCandrew and Rosemary Henry of Casey, Harold Dahlen and Mary Lou Sayre of Chrisman, and more. Birth announcements note Nancy Jane Claypool of Marshall and Stephen Seed of Robinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J Earl Finney
Locust St Marshall
Northwestern Mutual Fire Insurance Company
June Romoser
Lester Romoser
Cairk County
Scottland
Scottland High School
Rym
Stephen Collier
Paris
Margaret Elaine Henson
Ellis McCandreah
Casey
Rosemary Henry
Casey Harold Dahlen
Warren
Milnois
Olivia Memple
T. William Walter Arledge
Urbana
Mary Lou Sayre
Chrisman
Illinois
Herman Claypool
Route 2
Marshall
Nancy Jane
St. Anthony Hospital
Terre Haute
Joe Dan Seed
Robinson
Stephen
Mr Seed
Everett Seed
Hancock Named Prudential Agent in Marshall
Ten years ago in 1958 L D Bud Hancock becomes the new Prudential Agent in Marshall replacing Henry Semmon who moves to Robinson. Hancock, married with two children Billy 16 and Johny 10, began with Prudential in 1941. He was born in Bridgeport Illinois and lives in Sullivan Indiana awaiting a Marshall move. Also listed are marriage licenses Robert Calvin Ewith 22 and Perry Ann Williams 21 Findlay Ohio Charles W Bussler 42 Clayton Indiana Stella C Cathridge 43 Indianapolis Indiana Richard Lee Arnold 21 Ft Wayne Indiana Jacquelyn Ann Novick 18 Ft Wayne Indiana. Births: Mr and Mrs H D Spittler Jr announce twins Timothy Dean four pounds fourteen ounces and Penelope Jane five pounds fifteen ounces born Sunday at Union Hospital. Mrs Spittler is the former Jean Vanfleet.
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Perry Ann Williams
Findlay
Ohio
Chas. W Bussler
Clayton
Indiana
Stella C. Cathridge
Indianapolis
Richard Lee Arnold
Ft. Wayne
Jacquelyn Ann Novick
H. D Spittler Jr
Union Hospital
Timothy Dean
County Pageant Plans Announced for Clark County Sesquicentennial
Plane finalization underway for the Clark County Sesquicentennial Pageant titled 150 Years From Yesterday. The two evening performances at Martinsville fairgrounds on June 7 and 8 feature a 100 voice county youth chorus with auditions for singers and regional representatives coordinating costumes and song.
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Clark County
Martinsville
Bill Wieck
Marshall
Dorothy Stricklett
Olive Strohm
West Union
Frieda Johns
Casey
Priscilla Wieck
Bast Moore
Deaths mark long life and church service in local obituaries
Obituaries list Rev H Sweitzer 87 of Clark County and Marion. John Arbuckle 63 of Daytona Beach. Everett Clapp 81 of Marshall. Mrs Mabel Figg. Miss Carrie Setzer. and Clay Cork Sr 88. Details note ministries, survivors, funeral times, and burial places in local cemeteries.
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Clay Cork Sr
Prust-Hosch
H J Kemp
Prairie Cemetery
Marriage Licenses for Terre Haute and Columbus Residents
Herschel E. Sandmeyer of Terre Haute and Frances Imogene Deckard of Terre Haute. Robert Joseph Hemmerly of Columbus Ohio and Margie Vaughn of Columbus Ohio.
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Herschel E. Sandmeyer
Terre Haute
Frances Imogene Deckard
Robert Joseph Hemmerly
Columbus
Ohio
Margie Vaughn
Junior High Athletic Banquet At Marshall School
The Mothers Club hosted a banquet for Marshall Junior High teams celebrating a state junior high baseball championship and a Sweet Sixteen finish for the basketball lightweights. Committee members organized the event. coaches were Larry Bailey Tom McQueen and Paul Robinson.
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Marshall Junior High School
Ruth Bennett
Margaret Ferris
Mary Frances Harper
Dean Murphy
Larry Bailey
Tom McQueen
Paul Robinson
H W J Johnson
McNary
Rsh
George Washington University
H V Johnson
Don McNary
MceNary
Dan Harper
Carrol Bennett
Don Ferris
Spring band concert invites community in Marshall
The Marshall Community Schools Music Department invites the public to the annual spring band concert on Sunday May 12 at 2 00 PM in the new gym at 650 East Oldham. The program features James Christensen Tony Malone Becky Hartmann Debbie Martin Rick Perry John Shotts and others performing Rodgers Hammerstein Grusin and Mozart arrangements plus standard marches and popular numbers. The Junior High Band has seventy one seventh and eighth graders under Jane Dobson. The Senior High Band has ninety five students under James Gwyn. A stage band of fifteen performs in a popular idiom.
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Marshall Community Schools Music Department
Oldham and
Hale
James Christensen
Tony Malone
Sound of Music
Rodgers and Hammerstein
John Warrington
Becky Hartmann
Pat McNary
Debbie Martin
Rick Perry
John Shotts
Jane Dobson
Dobson
Indiana State University
James Gwyn
Gwyn
Evansville University
Casey Reading Program Offered At Casey High School
An individualized reading program combining speed reading and reading comprehension will run June 10 to 28 at Casey High School. Fred Dale arranged the course after surveys showed student and parent interest. Eligible are grades 3 through 11 and graduating seniors. Sessions are two hours daily with staggered arrivals 8:30 to 11:80 a.m. instructor Mrs. Lela Brown will lead with three aides.
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Casey High School
Fred Dale
Lela Brown
Marshall Blue Ribbons 4 H Club Meeting Highlights
Marshall 4 H Club met April 30 at Mrs Louis Kuhn home. Talks covered planning a menu knitting stitches fabric suitability and poetry readings. Class of 1938 plans a reunion June 28 at Tom's Cafe and seeks info on Catherine Good Opal Perisho Theodore Crayne and Glenn Whaley from Anne Zschan or Reitha Edwards.
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Marshall Blue Ribbons
Louis Kuhn
Diana Bartrum
Mary
Robin Talley
Kathy Gamm
Marsha Kuhn
Tom’s Cafe
Catherine Good
Opal Perisho
Theodore Crayne
Glenn Whaley
Anne Zschan
Reitha Edwards
Bowling mixed doubles league honors state champions at Tom's Cafe
The Marshall Howl state champion bowling team will be honored with trophies at Tom's Cafe on Saturday May 25 at 6 30 PM. Call 5508 5595 or 5700 to reserve. Mrs Joe Cork returned home May 3 from Union Hospital after a 30 day stay and is recovering well.
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Marshall Howl
Tom's Cafe
Toms Cafe
Joe Cork
Union Hospiariday
Marshall F F A officers pictured for 1968 69
Pictured above are the Marshall F F A officers for 1968 69 from left to right Truman Spittler advisor Charles Kemp reporter Mike Lashbrook vice president Don Guinnip president Larry Williams treasurer Albert Marrs secretary Mike Farris seminal The group includes plans for the FFA State Convention summer programs Sesquicentennial activities and the livestock fair this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall F . A
Truman Spittler
Charles Kemp
Mike Lashbrook
Don Guinnip
Larry Williams
Albert Marrs
Mike Farris
FFA
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bert Collier JR
Bert Collier, Jr
Donna
Russell Grissom
Fairmount
Bert Collier
Danny Warner
Glenn L. Ferguson
Chicago
Cook County Hospital
Mary Alice
Charles
Maude Ferguson
West Uunion
Cassie Pinkston
Wands Nagel Lockport
Ann Neuburn
Beecher City
Ilinois
Orland Park
Orland Park Cemetery
Woman’s Club
H. Sweitzer
Marion
Burnside
United Methodist Conference
Ruth
Norma Pulver
Oak Lawn
Mildred Lasswell
Julian
California
Ina Sweitzer
Glen Sweitzer
Route 4
Marrs
Walter Volkers
Grandview Cemetery
John
T. Arbuckle
Daytona Beach
Florida
Halifax
Neema
William
Holly Hills
Peggy Spivey
Donna Pennington
Divernon
Til
Herschel
Mary Thompson
Ruth Boyer
Roselyn Thompson
Everett Clapp
Clarksville Baptist Church
Rose
Harold
Effie Prince
Ollie Kirchner
Kansas
Chas
Wes
Floyd Hogue
Norris
Clarksville Cemetery
Mabel Figg
St Anthony Hospita
Gertrude Day
Villa Paris
Tilino
Albert Haddix
Greencastle
Dale Day
Don Paden
Chapel Hall Gardens
Elmhurst
Carrie Setzer
R. Friedman
Osser
Sile
D Grusin
R Malley
Maxwell
Mozart
Arr Buehlman
James
Paul Thomas
John P Sousa
America
L. Calliet
F.F. A
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