School Board Hosts Public Bond Discussion In November
The Board of Education met in regular session on November 14 in the high school cafeteria. A public group discussed funding bonds for completing the building program, leading to a decision to table the proposition for further study. The meeting covered insurance, the building project begun in 1955, and transportation by district buses totaling 58,656 miles in 52 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Superintendent of Schools
Dorothy Clark
Harold Hixon
Ilinoiss Association of School Boards
Dr R C Young to Speak at Marshall Schools Dedication
Dr R C Young, born in Edinburgh October 16 1900, will be guest speaker for the Marshall schools dedication and alumni banquet. He has a long career including World War service, University of Georgia professor roles, and Dollar a Year Man duty. The alumni banquet begins 6:30 p m Wednesday November 27 with music from local performers. The Class of 1932 marks its 25th reunion and reserved gym seats are available for alumni.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Mitnois League
Marshall High School
Arthur L. Redner
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Reaner
American Legion Auxiliary
R.C. Young
Marshall Schools
Dr. Young
Edinburgh
Scotland
Gordon Highlanders
Royal Flying Corps
Young
America
Mercer University
Macon
Georgia
Atlanta
University of Georgia
Treasury Department
United States
General Motors
Warren Tarman
Gerald Ray
Elza Linn
Brother dies in West Germany. Florence Bartach's loss
Florence Bartach receives word that her brother Johnnoé Bartach died November 12 1957 in West Germany. Survived by wife Natascha and three sons Peter Emil Karl and Friedrich Wilhelm. four daughters Katherina Grunnenberg Ebingen Helen Baughman Lake Fork Illinois Erna Elfriede Florentine. a five year old son Jakob Heinrich predeceased. Also four sisters Pauline Brosins Winnipeg Emma C Davis Paris Illinois Alisa Ann Rusycke Argentina and Florence Bartsch Marshall plus grandchildren nephews nieces and a cousin. Mother died in 1941 following father’s 1919 death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Bartach
Johnnoé Bartach
West Germany
Natascha
Peter
Oscheraleben
Germany
Emil Karl
Freidrich Wilhelm
Katherina Grunnenberg
Ebingen
Helen Baughman
Lake Fork
Ilinois
Misa
Erna Elfriede
Florentine
Jakob Heinrich
Pauline Brosins
Winnipeg
Canada
Emma C. Davis
Paris
Illinois
Alisa Ann Rusycke
Argentina
Florence Bartsch
Marshall
Til
America
Joe Be, Lutz
Marshall, Ilinois
Family notices child to undergo major operation in Chicago
Gary Kannmacher seven year old son of Mr and Mrs Frederick Kannmacher 814 Hickory street Marshall taken to Children Memorial Hospital Chicago last Sunday for a major operation scheduled today Friday Parents remained in Chicago after the operation Tom Drummond plans to spend weekend in Louisville with daughter Kathleen a school teacher there
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Frederick Kannmacher
Hickory Street
Marshall
Children’s Memorial Hospital
Chicago
Kannmacher
Tom Drummond
Louisville
Kentucky
Kathleen
Mr. Texas film to be shown at Livingston Church
Billy Graham's Mr. Texas will be shown at Livingston Church tomorrow night Saturday November 23 at 7 30. Everyone invited.
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MR. Texas
Livingston Church
Billy Graham
Death notices from Marshall area list multiple local obituaries
John Philbert Elledge aged 86 died at his son Herbert’s home in Marshall. Survived by sister Alice McCart brother Charles Elledge four grandchildren and one great grandchild. M a rr s Funeral Home held services at 2 00 pm Tuesday with Rev H J Kemp. Burial Grandview cemetery. M M Weaver aged 88 died Tuesday at 5 pm survived by two sons two daughters one sister fifteen grandchildren thirty one great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. Marrs Funeral Home handled services Thursday at 2 00 pm with Rev H J Kemp. Burial Marshall cemetery. James Claude Hogue 63 died Monday at his Chicago home born Clark county. Survived by three half sisters and two half brothers. Body to Moore Funeral Home services Friday at 1 00 pm with Rev H J Kemp. Burial Asbury Cemetery. Hogue was World War I veteran.
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John Philbert Elledge
Herbert
North 10Th St
Marshall
Alice McCart
Spenscer
Indiana
Charles Eledge
Perryville
Missouri
Marrs
H. J. Kemp
Grandview Cemetery
M. M. Weaver
Aaron
Earl
Mra
Mary Miller
Aletha Thompson
Dennison, Til
Vina McKee
Marahall
Marrs Funeral Home
Marshall Cemetery
James Claude Hogue
Clark County
Chicago
Mia
Clayton Rhodds
Ray Bagge
Henry Poorman
Norman Campbell
Denver
Colorado
Allen Campbell
Moore Funeral Home
Asbury Cemetery
Hogue
Oklahoma Statehood Proclaimed by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt signed the proclamation Saturday creating Oklahoma from Indian Territory and making it a state. Local marriage notices include William Lovell and Emma Wanlitler of Marshall, and Joseph Claypool with Marion Hills of Orange township. A fatal wreck near Casey involved Vandalia trains Nos. 12 and 19 in fog, killing Engineer McClellan on No. 12. Levi Garwood, aged 61, hosted a dinner with family in Terre Haute and Marshall relations in attendance.
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Roosevelt
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
State of Oklahoma
William E. Lovell
Emma Wanlitler
Marshall
William Melton
Dolson Township
Sarah L. Neidigh
Martinsville
Casey
No. 12
McClellan
Joseph Claypool
Johnson Township
Marion Blanche Hills
Orange Township
Thomas L. Ausbrook
Mattie Bush
West Union
Roy Garrett
Robinson
Lottie Churchill
Auburn Township
Paris
Ralph Maggart
Ethel Hornbrook
Marshall Township
Levi P. Garwood
R. L. Hunt
J. A. Poorman
Ruth
James Poorman
Terre Haute
Levi Garwood
Harry and
True
Burns Garwood
Edward Garwood
Miss Pearl
Hunt
Nellie
Edith
Purchase of Paris Daily News by Paris Beacon Executed
Announcement in Paris states the sale of the Paris Daily News to E. M. Jenison president of Paris Beacon Publishing Company. H. P. Twyman acted as trustee for Paris News Publishing Company with board authorization. Mariage licenses issued to Aaron Schafer and Nina Sims. Ben Fawley and Lucille Brandt wed in Waterloo. John Geheb hosts Rita Marie birthday party for six-year-old daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Paris Daily News
E. M. Jenison
Paris Beacon Publishing Company
H. P. Twyman
Paris News Publishing Company
Mariage
Aaron Schafer
West Union
Nina Sims
Ben Fawley
Dysert
Iowa
Waterloo
Lucille Brandt
John Geheb
Rita Marie
Virginia Meehbling
Robert Geheb
Mary Catherine Foley
Charlea Geheb
Mary Frances Goodrich
Donald Ferris
City Council Meets Over Sewage Plant Plan
Twenty years ago in 1937 the City Council held a special meeting to discuss action on a sewage disposal plant. Obituary notes include Harry B. Dulaney longtime banker and former president of Dulaney National Bank of Marshall who died at 804 North Sixth Street. marriage license issued to Clyde Eugene Staley and June Evelyn Conel. and Harry Edgar Horner death at 515 North Second Street in Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry B. Dulaney
Dulaney National Bank of Marshall
North Sixth Street
Marshall
Clyde Eugene Staley
Casey
Evelyn Conel
Hary Edgar Horner
North Second Street
Wyrick Jones wedding and local births and marriages
Ten Years Ago 1947 report details the wedding of Miss Rosella Wyrick daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Wyrick to Olen Jones son of Mr and Mrs Albert Jones of Marshall at Trinity E U B parsonage on Sunday November 16. Birth notices list Marilyn Sue Dix November 14 and Elaine Sue Tingley November 11. Doris Jean Hammond daughter of Mr and Mrs Gus Hammond wed Vern Hilbert son of Mr and Mrs George Hilbert near West Union on Saturday morning November 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosella Wyrick
Robert Wyrick
Olen Jones
Albert Jones
Marshall
Trinity E. U. B. Parsonage
Robert Haddix
Marilyn Sue
Wayne Tingley
Elaine Sue
Doris Jean Hammond
Gus Hammond
Vern Hilbert
George Hilbert
Near West Union
H. J Kemp
J P Office Opens Justice of the Peace Room After Face Lifting
Charles Ferris rented the Dr. Weir office building on the west side of the square and redecorated it. He plans to open a Justice of the Peace office in the renovated room in the coming week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Ferris
Dr. Weir
Justice of the Peace
Kankakee Republican Beckman Seeks State Treasurer Seat
State Representative Louis E Beckman of Kankakee announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for State Treasurer. He chairs the House Banking and Building and Loan Committee and co-authored modernization of the Illinois Banking Act. Beckman, a World War I veteran, represents the 41st District including Kankakee Livingston and Ford counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis E. Beckman
Kankakee
Republican Party
Victor McBroom
Illinois House of Representatives
Beckman
House
Banking and Building and Loan Committee
House of Representatives
Livingston
Ford
Grundy
Iroquois
Hospital and political notes from Terre Haute and Kankakee
Hospital items report Carl Max Wernz and Carl Eugene Stewart in Terre Haute area hospitals for pneumonia and sinus surgery respectively. Other patients include Maud Wells, Fred Adams, Bertha Bush, Frieda Morgan, Loretta Vanoven, and Mrs Austin Claypool with surgeries or heart issues. The piece shifts to political coverage noting Representative Beckman’s legislative roles, past service, background, and family in Kankakee and his run for State Treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Eugene Stewart
Carlos Stewart
Union Hospital
Terre Haute
Auxiliary entertaining Golden Age Club at Legion Home
The Golden Age club enjoyed a Friday afternoon program at the Legion Home hosted by the Auxiliary. Songs were led by the group, with readings by several members and solos, followed by Thanksgiving refreshments. They plan a December 21 turkey dinner at Moose Hall as guests of the Moose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Age Club
Legion Home
Heaven
America
Basil Moore
Tillie Prulett
Eliza Kraemer
Josie Bradley
Charity Downs
Eileen Ellington
Marie Curran
Dora McNary
Virginia Shawler
Mary Findley
Lil- Nan Arney
Connie Richardson
Irene Cline
Tillie Pruett
Hattie Locke
Filizabeth Hedges
Addie Hurst
Occa Spittler
Lon Linton
Nettie Dawson
Lillian Burkybile
Clara Walls
Ada Blizzard
Elizabeth Ferris
Louise Frakes
Mary Brewster
Fanice Jackson
Ruth Stewart
Louis Bamesbarger
Jessie Claypool
C W Goekler
Frank Hedges
Homer Guinnip
Clara Hills
Ruth Wright
Fairy Collier
Josie Montgomery
Hattie Hurst
Ollie Tibbs
Births and family notes from Indianapolis and Bridgeport
Mr and Mrs William Masters of Indianapolis announce the birth of their third child a boy named Michael last Saturday. Mr and Mrs James Nestleford of Bridgeport are the parents of their first child an eight pound fourteen ounce son born November 17 at Olney Hospital. Mrs Nestleroad is the former Susan Evans a niece of Mrs Irene Cline. TJ Scott visited Sunday with his cousin H O Scott in Melrosetown ship who is very poorly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Masters
Indianapolis
Michael
Masters
Mary Lou Butcher
James Nestleford
Bridgeport
Olney Hospital
Nestleroad
Susan Evans
Irene Cline
James Daniel
TJ Scott
H 0
Scott
Melrose Township
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Rory Oye
Glenn Rhoads
Larry Wells
Keith Miller
Larry King
Don Stanfield
Jerry Joab
R. C. Young
Charles Herman Shotts
Marsall
Elsie Marie Daugherty
Hutsonville
Carles Davidson
Sullivan
Ind
Opel Willis
Ately
J. P
Hospital News
Carl Max Wern
Harold Wernz
St. Anthony Hospital
Fred Adams
Bertha Bush
Paris Hospital
Frieda Morgan
Loretta Vanoven
Austin Claypool
Legislative Audit Commission
University of Illinois
Elizabeth Gan
William Meehling
Dean Murphy
Eugene Chenoweth
Violet Shaffner
Darrell Kirby
Eugene
Quet
Chenoweth
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