Harvey stage production draws large crowds at Legion hall
Marshall high school students staged Harvey directed by Miss Julia White with Deb bie Martin Camille Stallings Terry Pancake and others. Thursday crowd near 200 Friday night at 325 as the Broadway hit comedy about Elwood P Dowd and his invisible friend Harvey played to local audiences with student director Lynn Macke and stage manager Steve Setzer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Harvey
Marshall High School
Julia White
Debbie Martin
Myrtle Mae Simmons
Camille Stallings
Vera Louise Simmons
Terry Pancake
Elwood P. David
Sallie Guinnip
Maid
Connie Kirchner
Lynn Macke
Steve Setzer
Elwood
Terry Lerner
McCann House Purchased for Clark County Museum
The Clark County Historical Society purchased the McCann House for 3000 dollars to be used as a Clark County Museum. About 4500 dollars of the 9000 dollar restoration goal remains to be raised. The museum aims to serve the county as a cultural and educational institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCann
Clark County Historical Society
Clark County
15 Year Old Randy Welsh Kills Buck on Illinois Trip
Randy Welsh a 15 year old hunter shot and killed a 3 point buck during a three day trip to Golcoda Illinois with Herschel Livinxs and sons Jack and John. He fired a single shot and killed the deer during the first hour of the first day while alone. The hunter had just celebrated his fifteenth birthday the day before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randy Welsh
Arthur Welsh
Golcoda
Illinois
Herschel Livinx
Jack
John
Randy
Engagement of Marcia White to William Pendley announced
Mr and Mrs Rex White of Covington announce the engagement of their daughter Marcia White to William R Pendley son of Mr and Mrs Earl Pendley of Paris. The couple plan a March 29 wedding in Covington. Marcia is a senior in the Indiana University School of Nursing Indianapolis. Pendley teaches at Marshall Junior High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex White
Covington
Marcia
Wiliam R. Pendley
Earl Pendley
Edgar St
Paris
Miss White
School of Nursing
Indiana University
Indianapolis
Pendley
Marshall
Kindergarten Farm Unit Builds Hands On Learning
Kindergarten pupils explored farm life through a unit with Flowers Sales Inc. bringing John Deere equipment on November 19 and 20. A culminating trip to the Welsh farms let children see the animals up close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flowers Sales, Inc
John Deere
Marshall Class Room Teachers Dinner Invite
The Marshall Class Room Teachers Association hosts a dinner on December 2 at the Carenial Kitchen. Retired teachers are specially invited and interested individuals should contact the South School office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Class Room Teachers Association
Carenial
South School
Lincoln Trail Chapter Hosts Colonial Naturalist Film
The November Lincoln Trail Chapter of the Illinois Audubon Society screened The Colonial Naturalist about Mark Catesby. Attendees included many residents from Oblong Paris Robinson and Marshall and the next meeting is Friday December 20 at 7 00 p.m. at the Cole home with plans for the Christmas Bird Count.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Trath
Tlinois Audubon Society
Colonial Williamsburg
Virginia
Mark Catesby
Catesby
Royal Society
London
Fred Barrick
Oblong
W. A. Dennis
Beth Dunn
Barbara
Dorothy Dunn
Paris
Clara Williamson
Robinson
Brad Bartram
Marilyn Brady
Don Burns
Frederick Carrol
Drew Casteel
Fenton Cole
A. Connerton
Celia
Garver Frazier
Mike
Grover Hartman
Florence Hodge
Neal Hollenbeck
Virgil Hurst
Susie Ligget
Alfred Seidel
Fenton Shirely
Carole
Marshall
Adin Baber Presents Program At Society
Adin Baber of Kansas Illinois spoke on The Seven Alleged Mothers of Abraham Lincoln at the Clark County Historical Society November meeting. Baber, noted Lincolniana author, shared material from original research to be published next year. Over fifty people from Minnesota and Indiana attended. next society meeting is December 12 at Marshall City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adin Baber
Kansas
Illinois
Abraham Lincoln
Clark County Historical Society
Baber
Marshall
Walter Bur Dick Chapter DAR Holiday Meeting
Members of the Walter Bur Dick Chapter D A R will meet Monday December 2 at Mrs Dan Gard's home. A 130 dessert and Christmas party with a gift exchange will follow. Mrs E J Harrington will present the program, with songs and American Music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Burdick
Daughters of American Revolution
Dan Gard
E. J. Harrington
Kile Promoted to Master Sergeant at Ft. Benning
Henry Kile of 302 Beech Street Marshall receives promotion to Master Sergeant at Ft. Benning Georgia. The ceremony featured Col. Robert Piper commander of The Candidate Brigade and Lt. Col. Bob Oglesby commander of the Brigade 6th Student Battalion Officer Candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Kile
Beech Street
Marshall
Ft. Benning
Georgia
Robert Piper
Bob Oglesby
South Central Illinois ISU Alumni Hold Meeting at Tom's Cafe
The South Central Illinois ISU Alumni group met at Tom's Cafe on Thursday November 14 with about fifty alumni and guests attending. President Don Stanfield chaired the gathering and Mrs Mary Kay Stanfield served as corresponding secretary. Dale McKee arranged the meeting with alum from Crawford Edgar Clark Coles and Cumberland counties. Dr Robert Drummond and Dr Wayne Schomer spoke on student life concerns and campus relations for ISU's 13 000 students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana State University
Tom's Cafe
Don Stanfield
Mary Kay Stanfield
Dale McKee
Wayne Schomer
Schomer
McKee
Drummond
Crawford
Edgar
Clarr
Coles
Cumberland
Collision Kills Man Here Monday
An 11 a m Monday head on collision west of Marshall on U S 40 killed Sam Ashwood 51 Indianapolis. The Aero Mayflower Transit district manager died when his car struck a truck driven by Walter McDonnald Kansas City Mo McDonnald was treated and released at a Terre Haute clinic Ashwood's body went to Marrs Funeral Home and was moved to Farley Funeral Home in Indianapolis for services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Sam Ashwood
Marshall
Ashwood
Walter McDonnald
Kansas City
McDonnald
Terre Haute
Aero Mayflower Transit Co., Inc
Marrs
Farley Funeral Home
Adult Farm Classes Open With Profit Factors Topic
The first of ten meetings starts Monday December 2 in the Marshall High School agriculture room. The session covers Factors Affecting Farming Profits Past Present and Future, with a December 9 talk by a major seed company representative on test plots and yield factors. Mrs Claude Fox returned Saturday from the Paris Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall High School
Marshall State Bank installs burglar proof safe in vault
The Marshall State Bank has installed a new burglar proof safe in its fire proof vault as part of added security for cash and securities. A national drive for War Savings Stamps began this week. Clark county's War Savings quota of 160000 is short by 150000 and failure would mark the first county shortfall in war work. Marriage licenses issued include Golden Perisher and Tina Terrell of Parker township and Charles A Morgan Terrel Haute and Edith Falkner of Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall State Bank
Clark County
Golden Perisher
Tina Terrell
Parker Township
Charles A. Morgan
Forty Years Ago 1928 Kern and Yargus Wed in Marshall
Forty years ago in Marshall Desmond Kern 25 and Ethel Mae Yargus 22 of Chicago were married at 3 PM in Judge Jed Gerds office at the courthouse. The list of other names includes Glen Browning 22 Greencastle and Ethel Barnett 21 Reelsville, plus couples from St Louis Danville Terre Haute and Catlin for a community memorial note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Desmond Kern
Marshall
Ethel Mae Yargus
Chicago
Jed Gerd
Court House
Desmond Kearn
Glen Browning
Greencastle
Ind
Fthel Barnett
Reelsville
Indiana
Robert Hobaugh
St. Louis
Missouri
Neoma Daugherty
Danville
Curtis Jeffers
Terre Haute
Laura Findley
Samuel Kimberlin
Casey
Neoma Jernagen
W A Campbell
Velore Tobias
Marshall Clarence Blubaugh
Catlin
Beulah Moore
Office Move Reported in 1938 Local Notice
Thirty years ago, 1938, J Bayrl Finney moved his Newton Pat Smith building office to the east front room of the Clem Gunder Barber Harry Coldren Jr. shop area near the Pythian Theatre Building. D. C. and Miss Dorothy Ragan wed at 7:30 PM in Washington Presbyterian Church. Lawrence Lucan and Marshall Clapp with Audrey Clapp noted in licenses. Evelyn Marie Bradley born to Mr and Mrs Lawrence Bradley weighing 6% pounds on a Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J Bayrl Finney
Pat Smith
Clem-Gunder
Harry Coldren Jr
Washington
Pythian Theatre
Victor Janney
D. C
Dorothy Ragan
Presbyterian Church
Washington, D C
Hawthorn
Lawrence Lucan
Marshall
Audrey Clapp
Martinsville
Marriage Licenses and Birth Announcements From Marshall Area
Twenty years ago in 1948 marriage licenses were issued to Orville Gardner and Doris Nesler both of Marshall and to Vera Leroy Chapman and Elsie Rose Heatherly of Marshall. Births listed include Kenneth Leroy Shafer born November 15 at Memorial Hospital Lebanon weighing seven pounds fourteen ounces to Mr and Mrs Herbert Shafer formerly Audrey Claypool of Marshal. Also a son born to Mr and Mrs William Kripps of San Diego. mother Loritta Reed. Charlies Prutett and Phyllis LaRue announce Mary Ann born November 20 at Union Hospital weighing seven pounds four ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Gardner
Marshal
Doris Nesler
East Lake
Minnesota
Vera Leroy Chapman
Marshall
Elsie Rose Heatherly
Herbert Shafer
Zionsville
Indiana
Kenneth Leroy
Memorial Hospital
Lebannon Inn
Shafer
Audrey Claypool
H C Veach
William Kripps
San Diego
California
Kripps
Loritta Reed
Charles Reed
Charlies Prutett
Mary Ann
Union Hospital
Phyllis LaRue
Ward LaRue
Ten Years Ago 1958 Maude Miller Yodeling Slim Dallas song ready
Maude Miller of West Union and Yodeling Slim Dallas of Tulsa recorded their latest song Your Love Burned Out and prepared for publication. Birth announcements include Conrad Dawson and Becky Lou Baggs's daughter Anna Rosa. Joseph Gerald Staub, son of Lawrence and Mrs Staub. Lisa Christine Watkins born to James and Peggy Davis Watkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Miller
West Union Land
Slim Dallas
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Conrad Dawson
Carlinville
Anna Rosa
Dawson
Becky Lou Baggs
Clarence Baggs
Lawrence Staub
Monterey Park
California
Joseph Gerald
James Watkins
Lisa Christine
Memorial Hospital
Mt. Vernon
Ohio
Watkins
Peggy Davis
Clark County Teachers Institute holds sessions across Casey area
Two hundred twenty eight faculty and administrators from four Clark County schools attended the Teachers Institute in Casey on November 27. The program included Illinois Education Association and National Education Association reports, with major address “The World in Revolt” by Don Bolt of Brazil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County
Clark County Teachers Institute
Casey
Ilinoig Education Association
Jean Main
Verfill Gregg
Westfield
National Education Association
Don Bolt
Brazil
Myron Tedrick
Eugene Deverick
Tedrick
Deverick
OSPI
Deaths and notices survived across several Illinois towns
Effie Stella McNulty 75 of Clinton died at Paris Hospital. Survivors include husband John E. and children George, John Henry, Elza, five daughters, 21 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Services at Marrs Funeral Home with burial in Marshall Cemetery. Bud Hollenbeck 56, boxer in Terre Haute, died in Ramona California. Wife Nadine and daughter Patricia Hall survive. three brothers and three sisters also listed. Lucie Cook of Table Grove won the 1968 Illinois Farm Bureau Talent Contest. runner-up Margaret Richardson of Marshall. Mrs Robert Langlois to Chicago for visit with John Haine in Petersburg, Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effie Stella McNulty
Route 8
Clinton
Paris Hospital
Freedom Baptist Church
John E. McNulty
George McNulty
Colorado Springs
Colorado
John Henry
Dinuba
California
Elza McNulty
Chrisman
Illinois
Ettswell Rhoads
Marshall
Helen Martin
Denver
Bernice Vernon
Lois Brooks
Barbara Bagwell
Norfolk
Virginia
George Walker
Casey
Thomas Walker
Robinson
Laura Higginbotham Robinson lI
Viola Shotts
Martinsville
Marrs
C C Campbell
Marshall Cemetery
Lincoln
Bud) Hollenbeck
Ram
Va’ Hospital
Sepulveda
Terre Haute
Bud Taylor
Nadine North
Holywood California
Patricia Hall
North Hollywood California
Everett Reseda
Homer West Terre Haute
Grant West Union
Margaret Duvall Hobart
Indiana
Grace Gaber Marshall
Gladys Hewitt
North Hollywood
Lucie Cook
Fulton County
Tillinois Farm Bureau
Tllinois Agricultural Association
Chicago
Margaret Richardson
Birth of Constance Lynn to Davis Kuhn family
Harry Davis of West Union and Mr and Mrs Harold Kuhn Marshall announce the birth of a daughter at Union Hospital on November 22. Constance Lynn weighed seven pounds six ounces and was welcomed home by a brother and a sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Davis
West Union
Harold Kuhn
Marshall
Route 4
Constance Lynn
Union Hospital
City Council Hears bids for substation and central board
A special City Council meeting on November 25 opened bids for electrical material at the power plant substation and control board to tie into CIPS. Central Electric Co. bid 64800 for Section 1 and 7800 for Section 2, while Westinghouse Supply bid 67270 and 7125. The council accepted the Section 1 bid from Central Electric and Section 2 bid from Westinghouse, and authorized the mayor and city clerk to sign. Police staffing was discussed with Chief Callahan seeking six officers. council agreed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Pennell
Control Board
CIPS
Dene Hale
Central Board
Central Electric Co
Fulton Missouri
Gray Bar Electric Co
Springfield
Illinois
Westinghouse Electric Supply
Indianapolis
Indiana
Allis Chaimbers Mfg Co
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Hales
Trefz
Strohm
Fulton
Missouri
Westinghouse Electrical Supply
Turner
Lowry
Dean Callahan
Public Library Opens New Building With Open House
Marshall Public Library celebrated its move to 612 Archer Avenue with an open house attended by about 250 people from Marshall and nearby towns. Visitors toured the bright facility, noted the large work room, and heard a program on Chauncey Rose and Terre Haute development. A memorial fund for Gladewa Mitchell was announced to support retarded children, with donations requested to the First National Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Marshall Public Library
Archer Avenue
Bloomington
Flora
Marinsville
Paris
Terre Haute
Marshall
Lincoln Trail Library System
Marshall Library
Board of Trustees
Friends of the Library
Dan Gard
Nathaniel Foote
National Society of the Colonial Dames
Chauncey Rose
Hulman Memoral Union
Rose Polytechnic Institute
W FE Danner
Election of Officers at Dennison New Hope Lodge
New Hope Lodge 620 of Dennison Illinois holds an election of officers on December 5. Miss Ruey Irwin of Detroit Michigan was a weekend guest of Mr and Mrs L B Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennison
New Hope Lodge
Illinois
Ruey Irwin
Detroit, Mich
L. B Lewis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dennis Miller
John McIntosh
Barry McCammon
Jeanne Sabre
Donna Lindley
Scott Arney
Ixneeling
Danny Turner
James Forsythe
David Holmes
Jim Hills
Nancy Davis
Janet Bennett
Darlena Bartram
Pam Blundel
Judy Cannady
David Wright
Karen Arbuckle
Mike Abel
Steve Hitel
John Lamb
Chris Harrison
Mike lLashbrook
Mark Bennett
Ron Beard
Carroll Duran
McCann House
Audubon Notes
D. A.B
Kile
South Central
ISU
Claude Fox
Lawrence Bradley
East Plum Street
Evelyn Marie
Board of Education
Illinois Schools Boards Association
Marshall High School Alumni Association
Clark County Mental Health Society
Robert Langlois
Nice
Pierce LaMarrs
John Haine
Petersburg
Virgina
Colonial Dames
Mra
Gladva Mitchell
Mitchell
Gladwea Mitchell Merona
Fasil Moore
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