Oil field activity in Marshall area expands with new wells
In the Marshall field of lower Wabash township a new well on the Frank Machian farm shows a stronger than 350 barrel initial test. A rotary rig moves to a location north of Machjan on the Fenton Cooper farm as casing is set. Spudder moved to Mary E. Lee well. pumping to start soon. New wells staked on Russel Craig and Liffick sisters farms. A rotary rig near Hill farm two miles northwest of Marshall is drilling. the Hill farm well, shallow 40 years ago, now deep and gas producing but oil elusive. Cline interests of Indianapolis drill the Hill and Elbridge pool wells, with Elbridge casing set and completion imminent. Over 1,000 barrels per day oil trucks are moving from Elbridge field through Marshall. Hill seeking location for tank trucks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Frank Machian
Marshall Field
Lower
Wabash Township
Fenton Cooper
Spudder
Mary E. Lee
Russel Craig
Liffick Sisters
Hill Farm
Hill
The
Herald
Frederick B. Cline
Indianapolis
Cline
Elbridge Pool
Edgar County
Elbridge Field
Sohio Oil Co
Martinsville
Short Session of Circuit Court in Marshall
Judge George W. Bristow of Paris presided in Marshall for a circuit court session. Motions to dismiss or answer were ruled, with deadlines set for responses and amended complaints. Case details include Everett Short and Elmer Short deed dispute and claims involving Bridgeways, Inc. and the Johnson estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Bristow
Paris
Marshall
Everett Short
Elmer Short
Howard Warner
John T. Peek
M. L. Behner
Chester ‘Claypool
Bridgeways,, Inc
Cane
Civil Service Openings At West Union
A Seventh United States Civil Service Region notice announces November 1 1949 as the opening date for applications for a substitute clerk position at West Union Post Office. The wage is 1065 per hour and applications are accepted until further notice. A divorce case Vera Tharp versus George Tharp and May Wells versus Hartsell Wells appears in court records. Mrs H J Kemp underwent an operation at Union Hospital last week and is reported to be improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Region
New Post Office
Chicago 7
Illinois
United States Civil Service Commission
West Union
H. J. Kemp
Union Hospital
Illinois Junior Dairy Winners Earn Certificates of Merit
Four Marshall area Junior Dairyman winners Robert Fraker Carroll Bender Wayne Black and Diane Hammond received certificates of merit from John H Kraft president of Kraft Foods at an Indianapolis award dinner. The event honored 125 project winners from 11 states and featured all expense trips to the International Dairy Exposition. Kraft emphasized continuing dairy education through 4 H FFA and FHA, with 500 entrants in 14 states this year and plans for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Area
Robert Fraker
Carroll Bender
Wayne Black
Diane Hammond
John H. Kraft
Kraft Foods Company
Indianapoli
Henry F. Schricker
Indiana
Kraft
FFA
FHA
Marshall, Ilinois, Area
Indianapolis
Vincennes field trip by Marshall High history class
Marshall high school history students sponsored by Miss Ralston and Mr Holler toured Vincennes Indiana on Monday November 7 visiting Harrison House Old State House and grave of Francis Vigo. They heard lectures from the George Rogers Clark Memorial superintendent and St James Episcopal rector and toured the Old Cathedral Crypt Library and the University of Vincennes led by a knowledgeable guide. The bus driver praised the group as one of the finest he had ever transported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall High School
George Rogers -Clark
St. James * Episcopal
Cathedral
Ibrary
University of
Vincennes
Grace Wolpert Keene To Perform For Marshall Schools
Marshall High and Marshall Junior High host actress Grace Wolpert Keene at 10:00 a.m. on Monday November 14 in the high school gym. The program blends dramatic recital with current literature and a wholesome view of family life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall High
Marshall Junior High
Garce Wolpert Keene
Grace Wolpert Keene
Marshall High School choir elects officers and plans festival
Marshall High School Chorus chair announces officers for the year John Strong as President Joan Findley as Vice President John_barlage as Secretary Treasurer Phyllis Baker as Librarian and Wand Sweitner as Accompanist. The group schedules a Choral Festival at Robinson on December 10 and plans an operetta in spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall High School
John ‘ Strong
Joan Findley
John
Barlage
Phyllis
Marshall High Band Plans Monthly Concerts
The Marshall High School Band led by President Charles Perkins and officers Sue Maurer Phyllis Baker and Harry Waight displays a strong year. The group plans several monthly concerts and received praise for performances at football games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall High School
Charles Perkins
Sue Maurer
Phyllis Baker
Harry Waight
Marshall
Hi Y Service Pin Ceremony At Congregational Church
Sixteen new HI Y members will receive pins after the morning service at the Congregational church on Sunday November 13. The ceremony honors the late Reverend Roland Bristol a former YMCA secretary in China and longtime promoter of the club in Marshall. Public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
Roland Bristol
Marshall
Bristol
China
Birth Announcements From Betz Veach and Rains Families
Mr and Mrs Dwight Betz announce a daughter Sandra Darlene born Sunday at St Anthony Hospital weight seven pounds. Mr and Mrs Paul Veach of Tillamook Oregon announce a son Aaron Paul born October 24 weight eight pounds four ounces their second child. Mr and Mrs Sidney Rains of Indianapolis announce a son born November 8 at Methodist Hospital weighing seven pounds thirteen ounces, grandson of Mr and Mrs John Amacher of Marshall, mother Betty Ruth Amacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight Betz
Sunday
St. Anthony Hospital
Sandra Darlene
Paul Veach
Tillamook
Oregon
Aaron Paul
Sidney Rains
Indianapolis
Methodist Hospital
John Amacher
Marshall
Betty Ruth Amacher
Cooper Wish: Kenneth Duane Born In Terre Haute
Mr and Mrs Harry Cooper of Marshall welcome their first child a son Kenneth Duane born November 2 at St Anthony Hospital Terre Haute weighing seven pounds three ounces Mrs Cooper formerly Miss Reta Michael
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Cooper
Marshall
St. Anthony Hospital
Terre Haute
Kenneth Duane
Cooper
Reta Michael
Mrs Anna Mathew Admitted To Union Hospital
Mrs Anna Mathew of Terre Haute formerly Marshall was admitted to Union hospital for treatment last Saturday.
Dedication of Casey Lutheran Chapel Next Sunday
Three services mark the dedication of the new Lutheran chapel at the corner of Colorado Avenue and Sixth Street in Casey. Pastor Oscar Gerken oversees the English Gothic building completed under 8500 dollars with donated labor and materials. Public invited to attend the dedication services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Avenue
Sixth Street
Casey
Legion
eThe Casey Lutheran
Oscar Gerken
Marshall
Pastor Gerken
Ohio Oil Company Wins National Safety Awards
The Ohio Oil Company earned two first prizes and a certificate in the National Safety Council contest for the year ending June 30, 1949. J C Askam accepted the honors in Chicago. Refining Division and Wholesale Marketing Department won top group B awards with no lost-time accidents. The Lovell Wyoming refinery has had no lost-time accidents since 1938, and the two refineries have processed over 17 million barrels of crude oil without a lost-time accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Oil Company
National Safety Council
J. C. Askam
National Safety Congress
Chicago
Ohio
Robinson
Illinois
Lovell
Wyoming
Clark County Postmasters Attend Convention
A national postmasters convention was held in Chicago last week with Postmaster General Jess M Alderson and assistants, several senators and congressmen attending. Clark county delegates McNary Marshall Barkley Casey and Wiser Martinaville reported it a fine convention with much accomplished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jess M. Donaldson
McNary
Marshall
Clark County
Barkley
Casey
Wiser
Martinaville
Edith Mae Pickens and Wayne F. Cooper wed at Martinsville
Clifford Pickens of Marshall announces the marriage of his daughter Edith Mae to Wayne F. Cooper on November 6 at the groom’s parents home in Martinsville. Rev. G. W. Gibison officiated. attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Savage of Terre Haute. A family reception followed. couple will reside on a farm southeast of Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Pickens
Marshall
Edith Mae
Wayne F. Cooper
Fred Cooper
Martinsville
G. W. Gibison
Robert Savage
Terre Haute
Marriage Licenses Report From Casey And Surrounding Areas
James Clem age 30 and Mary Manning 25 both of Casey. Dean Roberts 23 and Margaret Rude 20 of Casey. Stanley Brandenburg 24 and Carolie Black 20 of Casey. Wayne Cooper 22 of Marshall with Edith Pickens 18 of Terre Haute Indiana. John Bushart 45 of Westfield and Archie Watson 45 of Westfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Harry Clem
Casey
Mary Louise Manning
Dean Roberts
Margaret Ellen Rude
Stanley M. Brandenburg
Carolie June Black
Wayne Cooper
Marshall
Edith Mae Pickens
Terre Haute
Indiana
John E. Bushart
Westfield
Archie P. Watson
Freak Ear of Corn From Marshall Appears at Herald Office
Ernest Marvin, a Marshall resident, brought to the Herald office last Saturday an ear of corn showing half white kernels and half red kernels, each color section solid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Marvin
Marshall
Herald Office
Illness Reported For J. O. Philtinne In Terre Haute Hospital
J O Philtinne has been seriously ill for the last two weeks at St Anthony Hospital in Terre Haute and press updates indicate his condition is improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Philtinne
St. Anthony Hospital
Terre Haute
Local notes on construction plans and community events
Workmen excavate on the Pythian Temple lot with foundation planned for fall. Miss Lulu Deaner celebrates seventh birthday with a surprise party after school. A shoe polish scam in Marshall tricks victims until one man resists. Ross Holler and Cant Dixon near a deal to buy Ed Howell’s implement business. Dr Whiteside plans last Marshall visit after thirty years. Central Union and Long Distance Telephone offices to move to Bland's drug store. Anderson township: Joe Burns Lee Jay and Grandpa Garwood attend Ed Garwood’s dinner in Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pythian
Lulu Deaner
Marshall
Ross Holler
Cant Dixon
Ed Howell
Whiteside
Central Union
Green & Harlan's
P. L. Bland’s
Anderson Township
Joe
Burns
Lee
Jay
Grandpa Garwood
Ed Garwood
Forty Years Ago Hogs, Sheep, Fire Hit Casey Area
1909 items note hog sales at Grandview Dolson prices per hundred and stock hogs, Fitzgarrald flock losses of sheep due to predation, a fire destroying 40 acres of D B Miller orchard near Casey from a locomotive spark, Casey plans a public water fountain and a Fifth avenue lawn contest winner the Lesevre sisters with several honorable mentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandview
Dolson
Charles Fitzgarrald
D. B. “Miller
Casey
Committee On Water
Fifth Avenue
Locust Street
Lesevre
Dr. Bradley
J. Lt. Keifer
H. M. Janney
Hugh Reynolds
Sam Prevo
West Union to Get Electric Light and Power
A 1919 note says West Union will receive electricity from the Marshall Ice and Power Company until spring when Martinsville plant supply begins. Clarksville forms a farmers club with 30 members. Officers elected are Bruce Clapp president John Schwartz v p John Graham treasurer Col J B Arvin secretary. Farewell dinner honors Mr and Mrs Walter Brown bound for San Francisco with many Marshall Terre Haute Livingston residents present. Sophia Keys travels to Hutsonville and then to Kankakee to be with her daughter who will enter hospital for an operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
Marshall Ice and Power Company
Martinsville
Clarksville
Farmers’ Community Club
Bruce Clapp
John Schwartz
John Graham
Col
J. B. Arvin
Andrew Kesler
Walter Brown
San Francisco
California
George Snedeker
James Reynolds
Claude Thompson
Terre Haute Haute
Cleo Murphy
Henry Wyrick
Robert Finkbiners
Chris
Fred Tingley
George Smitley
Andrew Dunkel
Nelle Kesler
Marshall
Hal Kesler
Livingston
York
Sophia Keys A
Hutsonville
Randall Blaker
Kankakee
Ben Foster
Local News Highlights From 1929 Include Injured Farmer And PTA Drives
Harold Liverly of near Allright fell into a farm ditch Friday and dislocated his right elbow. Parents and teachers meet at North Side and South Side schools to organize a PTA. Marshall club sponsors Christmas seal drive for Clark County Tuberculosis Association with officers C E McMorris P E Cox Alma Shipe and J J Rademaker. Ralph Seigel of West York visits home from aviation school in St Elmo over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Liverly
Allright
North Side
South Side
Clark County Tuberculosis Association
Marshall Business and Professional Women's Club
C. E. McMorris
P. E. Cox
Alma Shipe
J. J. Rademaker
Ralph Seigel
West York
St. Elmo
Ira Seigel
Hadley Named Head of Red Feather Services Plan
A Marshall effort to consolidate fund raising for Salvation Army Boy Scouts Girl Scouts USC and polio cancer and heart funds into a single drive was discussed at a Tuesday Legion Memorial meeting. C M Hadley leads a committee to draft by laws for the new Marshall Red Feather Services or Marshall Community Chest with a target date for initial organization by January 24 1950 and a first combined solicitation planned for October 1950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Legion Memorial
Concensus
Community Chest
Marshall Red Feather Services
Marshall Community Chest
C. M. Hadley
Former resident Mary L. Doherty dies in California
Mrs. Mary L. Doherty widow of James Doherty formerly of Marshall died October 24 in Los Angeles California. She is survived by three sons and one sister Mrs Addie Campbell of Marshall. Body brought to Terre Haute and burial held at Highland Lawn cemetery on October 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary L. Doherty
James Doherty
Marshall
Los Angeles
California
Addie Campbell
Terre Haute
Highland Lawn Cemetery
Admissions and Dismissals at Paris Hospital November 2 9
Paris Hospital reports admissions including Carrie Grubb Jess Ingale Fame Frink Claude Fasig for surgical and medical treatment from November 2 to 9. Discharges include Robert Tapscott infant son William Eldon Callie McGinness Velma Ingram and Velma Ingram from West Union. Two births noted Keith Leon and Brenda Sue Siverly Gard born November 4 with weights listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris Hospital
Carrie Grubb
Marshall
Jess‘ Ingale
Fame Frink
Martinsville
Claude Fasig
Robert Tapscott
William Eldon
Callie McGinness
Casey
Velma
Vernon Ingram
West Union
Raymond Siverly
Keith Leon
Siverly
Frank Gard
Brenda Sue
Harold Ritter joins Sea Owl crew for Atlantic exercises
Harold Glen Ritter of Marshall serves as a fireman and USN member aboard the submarine USS Sea Owl during Navy joint fleet drills off Argentia Newfoundland. The exercise involves the submarine and other fleet units practicing marine maneuvers and readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Glen Ritter
USN
Marshall
Navy
Argentia
Newfoundland
Funeral attendance at Martinsville for Sylvan Perisho
Jesse Spraker and Cecil Wells of East McDaniel attended the Martinsville funeral for Sylvan Perisho on Sunday morning. Roberta Joy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Joy of Dennison, fell while playing Monday and broke her right arm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Spraker
Cecil Wells
East McDaniel
Sylvan Perisho
Martinsville
Roberta
Bert Joy
Dennison
Thanksgiving dinner hosts and local school honors noted
A 1939 report recalls a Thanksgiving meal at William Miller's home with Leroy Lamb, Fred Geisert, Werschel and Virgil Rhoads families and others. Clarksville school pupils named for first quarter averages include Kathryn Staub and Alvin Miller among 15 students. L K Voris funeral held in Neoga with J L Hawker and others. D A Macklin family moves into new North Seventh Street home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Miller
Leroy Lamb
Paris
Fred Geisert
Martinsville
Werschel Rhoads
Virgil Rhoads
Richard Miller
Marie
Hermene
Erma May
Leland Wayne Miller
Clarksville School
Kathryn Staub
Alvin Miller
Wanda Spires
Mary Jane Reeley
Rosalee Walker
Helen Hornbrook
Ida Jean Lovell
Donald Staub
Jimmy Irwin
Charline Miller
Chester Morgan
Marylen Miller
Wayne Lucan
J. L. Hawker
D. L. Richards
Mary Farris
Neoga
L. K. Voris
D. A. Macklin
North Seventh Street
Virgil Hurst
Also Mentioned on This Page
Vera Tharp
George Tharp
May Wells
Hartsell Wells
Illinois Junior Dairy
Kew
Hadley
RED Feather Services
Paris Hospital News
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