Thompson takes second in world tractor pulling at Sullivan
Gary Thompson of Route 4 Marshall placed second in the world championship tractor pulling contest at Sullivan Indiana on September 21. In a field of twenty entrants he pulled 465 ft 114 in behind a 4020 John Deere tractor sold and serviced by Flowers Sales Inc with special credit to their mechanic Ron Howe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Thompson
Marshall
M. & W. Gear Company
Sullivan
Indiana
Flowers Sales, Inc
Ron Howe
Legion Auxiliary Meets At American Legion Home
The American Legion Auxiliary met at the American Legion Home on September 17 at 8 o'clock with President Nancy Setzer presiding. Beth Williams reported on her Clintons State participation. Opal Murphy to be Girgis State Chairman for the 18th district. Tray favors for Danville Veterans Hospital planned for October 15. Over 200 guests attended a tea for Mrs. Richard Ogilvie on September 23 at Dr. and Mrs. George Mitchell's home with notable Republican and local leaders in attendance. Tom Deahl received the God and Country Award on October 29 at Marshall First United Methodist Church. Duane Schoening presented with Arthur Allen present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
American Legion
Nancy Setzer
Beth Williams
Clint Girls State
Opal Murphy
Girgis
Veteran's Hospital
Danville
George Mitchell
Richard Ogilvie
Blue Ribbon
Illinois
Gyn Sherrick
Down State Women
Ogilivie
Blaine Burke
Charleston
Hazel Watson
Republican Womenn
Coles
Fidgar
Tom Deahl
Sam Deahl
Burt McIntosh
Marshall First United Methodist Church
Duane Schoening
Terre Haute
Black Hawk
Wabash Valley Council
Boy Scouts of America
Arthur Allen
Wabash Valley
Marshall Junior High Wins District Baseball Meet
The Marshall Junior High boys claimed the district title with wins over Homer 20-0 Crestwood 7-0 and ABL 10-0. Wilson pitched a no hitter against Crestwood and Johnson a perfect game against ABL. They advance to the Ramsey Illinois sectional on Friday October 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Junior High
Homer
Crestwood
ABL
Wilson
Johnson
Marshall
Ramsey
Llinois
Grayville
John Veltri
Athllt
Martinsville FFA Hosts Chill Supper and Trail Ride Event
The Martinsville FFA chapter will host a chill supper before the Marshall Martinsville football game. An all day trail ride is planned for Sunday October 6 at 10 00 am starting at the Marshall fairgrounds. A potluck dinner follows. The Clark County Trail Blazers sponsor the ride. Mrs Alice Manning is a patient in Union Hospital. wa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Future Farmers of America
Martinsville
Marshall, Fairgrounds
Clark County Trail Blazers
Alice Manning
Union Hospital
Birth of Daughter for Mr and Mrs W D Anacker
Mr and Mrs William D Anacker welcomed a daughter weighing six pounds twelve ounces born Wednesday September 25 at Union Hospital. The baby was named Robin Linn, and the mother formerly Sandy Propst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. D. Anacker
Union Hospital
Robin Linn
Sandy Propst
Fall Revival at First Baptist West Union
The First Baptist Church of West Union holds a fall revival from October 7 to October 13 with services at 7 30 each evening. Evangelist Rev. Geo Leathers Sr song leader Rick Perry Marshall High senior. Nursery care provided. Pastor Rev Otis Simmons invites the public to attend all services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church of
West Union
Geo. Leathers, Sr
Rick Perry
Marshall High Senior
Otis Simmons
Local Marriage Licenses and Society Notice
Marriage licenses listed for numerous couples across Indiana Illinois Kentucky and Washington. Also a note of a Clark County Historical Society meeting scheduled October 10 at 6:30 at Cottonwood Community House with bring your own wieners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County Historical Society
Cottonwood Community House
Clark County Fifth in Illinois War Savings Sales
Clark County ranks fifth among Illinois counties for war saving stamps with a quota of 274993 dollars and 58 percent sold. The final installment was due October 1 and payments can reach secretary Miss Nelle Warrner at S M Scholfield law office. Hospitalities include a $2 donation from Mrs H D Lamb to the local chapter and new members David Nicholson, Mrs David Nicholson, Mrs Alice Prevo, Dick Miller, Marshall. Renewals listed for Edith Shaw, Fred Shaw, Ogden Fraker, Mrs Charles Stoelting, Mrs Wm Machlan, Elsie Coldren Abram Coldren, Louis Kerr of Marshall. Marriage licenses issued to Jonathan Ellington and Lelia Mae Spittler. Leroy Swick of Loda and Marie Holman of Mestville, Til.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County
Illinois
Nelle Warrner
S. M. Scholfield Law Office
H. D. Lamb
David Nicholson
Alice Prevo
Local Tennis Winners Highlight Clark County Tournament
Miss Nellie Kearns and Miss Elizabeth Reglin win doubles at the Clark county tennis tourney in Martinsville. Kearns takes second in singles, and Marshall township high school plans to add two tennis courts for visitors next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Kearns
Elizabeth Reglin
Clark County
Martinsville
Kearns
Casey
Westfield
Marshall Township High School
Marshall
Poultry Business
New York Central
College of Agricultre
University of Tinois
C. W. Early
Marion
Tllinois
Golda O'Neal
Charles Anderson
Terre Haute
Juanita LaRue
Lawrence C. Speraza
Buffalo
New York
Vivian Keifer
Jesse Lathrop
Paris
Gladys Renshaw
Darwin
Audie King Cox
Sullivan
Indiana
Mary Susan Dunnaker
Ind
Emmet Elledge
Watson
Olline Hughes
Charleston
Russell A. Stepp
Dennison
Rosella Weiska
Custer Park
Otis K. Shaffer
Helen McNary
Martinsvile
Charles A Higelberger
Indianapolis
Hilda Vilent
Dulaney Bank
Harold Cooper
Judge Jessie Sumner first woman county judge in Illinois
A brief noting Judge Jessie Sumner of Watseka as the first woman elected county judge in Illinois. Also reports births, anniversaries, and local notices including Alpha Lambda Celts membership, Order of Eastern Star anniversary, a new shoe repair shop, and marriage licenses in Marshall area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Sumner
Watseka
Illinois
Joe Gunder Jr
Donald Joseph
Welcome Buckle
Atlanta
Georgia
Judith
Linda Kann- Macher
Marshall High School
Alpha Lambda Celts
Marshall Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
M. Adams
Seventh and Locust Street
Marshall
Emmett Johnson
Minnie Lucille Durnal
Martinsville
Lucille Pennington
Alc
Bred P. Pennington
Jack
Deaths and Local Obituaries in Clark County Area
Obituary notices list Maude Anna Spangler Walls Walls family survivors and passage September 1968 with descendants in Illinois and Indiana. Flo Deardorff Ruth Irene Rich Charles Berner Ed Beckwith and others noted with service details and cemeteries. Clark County sesqui centennial calendar and Halloween events at Marshall Martinsville Centre Point listed with local prizes and parades.
Baby Kevin Lee Born to Mrs. Laufmann on Monday
Lewis Monday, a boy weighing nine pounds, was named Kevin Lee. The mother is the former Nancy Lou Laufmann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Monday
Kevin Lee
Nancy Lou Laufmann
Walter Burdick Chapter opens new year with Constitution Day program
Walter Burdick Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution met Monday September 16 observing Constitution Day with a dessert meeting led by Regent Mrs Guy Mauk Martinsville. John A Kesler Terre Haute spoke on Constitution Heritage. Members listed include Mrs Walter Newlin Miss Margaret Mae Elliott Casey and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Burdick
Daughters of American Revolution
Guy Mauk
Martinsville
Dan Gard
John A Kesler
Terre Haute
Kesler
Walter Newlin
Margaret Mae Elliott
Casey
Ruth Linn
Fred Strohm
C E Benner
A P Myers
Leanora Linn
Fairy Phillippe Martinsville
John Newberry
Bertha Amacker
Irene Cline
Flossie Williams
Clara Kesler
FE J Harrington
Willi Gehe
Walter Craig
Marshall
Fred Phillippe
Effingham
Ian Wabash Valley Chapter
Woman's Department
Alert
Wabash Valley DCs Attend State Reception Luncheon
Seven members of the Wabash Valley Chapter Daughters of the American Colonists joined a luncheon at Stouffer Inn and a Governor's Mansion reception honoring Mrs Carl Walker McMurray of Marion North Carolina, national president of the DAC. Guests included Mrs Beecher Foley and others from Indiana chapters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash Valley
Daughters of the
Stouffer Inn
Governor's Mansion
Carl Walker McMurray
Marion
North Carolina
McMurray
Beecher Foley
Dan Gand
Byron Brown
Larry Snow
Kreig
Lillian Goss
Misa
Catherine Clark
Terre Haute
Indiana
Sanders Announcement: Ethel Marie Engaged to Breese
Mr and Mrs John Chester Sanders of Martinsville announce the engagement of their daughter Ethel Marie to Thomas Joe Breese son of Mr and Mrs John Reese of Case. The wedding is set for October 12 at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Randall
Austin Street
Paris
Randall
Faye Fox
Larry
Jeffrey
Loren
Jacksonville
North Carolina
Vietnam
Jim
Pillipines
Stanley
John Chester Sanders
Martinsville
Ethel Marie
Thomas Joe Breese
John Reese
Case
First Baptist Church of
Marshall
Len Volk Returns Home From Union Hospital
Len Volk is reported to have returned home from Union Hospital. The note requests subscribers to include a return address when writing to the Herald about the paper or any item needing a reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Herald
Len Volk
Union Hospital
Marshall Schools welcome new faculty and plan reforms
The Marshall school system outlines orientation for new faculty, expanded guidance services with Indiana State University interns, and increased cooperation with area institutes. The board meets October 10 to discuss an Area Vocational School concept, inservice education, and expanding industrial and automotive programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Indiana State University
Board of Education
Crawford County
Clark County
Taypeda
Marshall High School
Eastern Ilinois University
Singspiration at Potters Hall Church Next Sunday
Potters Hall Church will stage a fifth Sunday singspiration next Sunday night at 7 30 p m featuring several musical and reading presentations. Attend for an evening of worship and blessing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potters Hall Church
County Clerk Office to Open Eight to Eight
Next Monday October 7 the county clerk office will be open from 8 a m to 8 p m for voter registration or transfer of names.
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Preo
Legion Auxiliary
Ogilvie Tea
Wea
GOD and Country
FFA
Charles Arthur Roach
Kathryn Marie Pearson
West Terre Haute
James Campbell Jr
Kodak
Kentucky
Beverly Jean Graham
Roy Lee Chasten
Pimento
Donna Fay Claypool
Joseph Edward Macey
Diane Almeda Gentry
Gerald Daniel Russell
Ruth Malone
Terre Haupte
Ralph Fred Davis
Chrisman
Mary Frances Edwards
Ilinois
Elmer Franklin Stewart
Brazil
Anna Mae Hughbanks
Loren Dale Cannady
Til
Carol Georgene Ryerson
Westork
Henry Kerrick Culbertson
Lenora May Birchfield
Borton
Sonny Clyde Bass
Bellingham
Washington
Carole Ann van Dyken
Lyden
Donald Eugene Creamer
Donna Jean Shadwell
Decatur
Carvel Booth Dillback
Evansville
Edith Mae Winstead
Fred Eugene Fitzsimmons
Edith Pauline Brady
Kansas
JuHus Carl Harmon
Chicago
Frances Baltazar
Maude Anna Spangler
Elizabeth
William Clough
Maude
York Township
Maude Clough
George Walls
Hatton
Illinos
Bertha Correll
Elsie (Lindley
Emma Louise
Bradshaw
George Allen Walls
Maude Walls
James Benjamine Spangler
Anna Mae (Knopf
Benjamine Coolidge Spangler
Maude Spangler
Flo Deardorff
Clay County
Benjamin
Sarah (Johnson) Veach
Farl Steverwald
Route 5
Paul Deardorff
Lois Mace
Audubon
New Jersey
Florence Wheeler
Elva Murphy
Leona Martin
Hudson
Anna, Veach
Renschler
Center Point
Ruth Irene Rich
the Union Hospital
Patricia Clouse
Opal Shigley
Anne= Arbor
Michigan
Donald
Santa Susana
California
Thomas
Leonard
LePorte
George
Reseda
Charles Ross Berner
France
England
Clara Berner
Albert
Wolf Point
Montana
Zion United Methodist Church
H. V. Johnson
Zion Cemetery
Ed Beckwith
Route 2
Laura
Virgil
Louis
Owen
Columbus
Max
Prust- Hosch
Walnut Prairie Cemetery
Lions Club
Abraham Lincoln
Davis
Shadrock Bond
Betsy Ross
George and Martha Washington
Daniel Daniel Boone
Merchants of
Marshall Martinsville
Lincoln Trail
Ilinois Audubon Society
Wabash River
Staite Park
OAC
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