Fifty Years Ago 1911 Marriage Licenses and Tragic Drowning
Fifty years ago reports list marriage licenses to George Leder mann and Hattie Higginbotham of Anderson township. Alf Chronic and Ida Cooper of Cumberland county. Jefferson Kelley and Nal cyon E. Hammond of Martinsville township. Lee N. Guyer of West York and Cora N. Cooper of Melrose. Forrest G. Blaker of Mt. Carmel and Vera Carlyle of West Union. Clayton Spittler and Edith Craig of Anderson township. A 21 year old, Walter Stewart, drowned in the North Fork Ambraw river near Cloone after being swept from his horse by floodwaters. his body recovered the next day by Clark Hallmond Jr about a mile south of the entry point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ledermann
Hattie Higginbotham
Anderson Township
Alf Chronic
Ida Cooper
Cumberland County
Jefferson Kelley
Nalcyon E. Hammond
Martinsville Township
Lee N. Guyer
West York
Cora N. Cooper
Melrose
Forrest G. Blaker
Mt. Carmel
Vera Carlyle
West Union
Clayton Spittler
Edith Craig
Walter Stewart
Ambraw
Cloone
Clark Hallmond, Jr
Marriage Notice for Guy C Hasten and Elvena Bartlett
Forty years ago in 1921 announces the marriage of Guy C. Hasten and Elvena Bartlett both of Melrose township aged 20. Also updates on road paving from South Sixth to Grand Turn and a Michigan Ave project between South Sixth and Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy C. Hasten
Elvena Bartlett
Melrose Township
South Sixth Street
Michigan Ave
South Sixth
Main_Street
Grand Turn
Marshall
Casey
Reno Schlosser
Fred Behner
Bicycle accident injures local youth near Plum and Eighth
Thirty years ago in 1931 Ray Washburn was injured Monday evening around five at the Plum Eighth streets corner. He rode with a younger brother on the wheel when they collided with J H Maurer s Ford sedan traveling north on Eighth. Marriage licenses listed for several couples including Sherman Burton and Zetta Polly Richard Mason and Rosa F Carpenter Elmer Fortner and Doyne Williamson Virgil Zackary and Blanche Melton Joe Bradford and Pauline Phillips Frank P Read and Gladys Barrowman George Musgrave and Vivian Romack Alfred Kimsey and Lucille Beckel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Washburn
Plum
Eighth _ streets
Ray
J. H. Maurer
Eighth Street
Sherman Burton
Indianapolis
Zetta Polly
Casey Richard Mason
Paris
Rosa F Carpenter
Marshall Elmer Fortner
Newport
Indiana
Doyne Williamson
Births and Marriages Noted In Local News 1941
Twenty years ago in 1941 Mr and Mrs Fayette Edens of St Louis announce the birth of a daughter at 6 pounds 15 ounces. Wednesday morning Mr and Mrs James Craig of Marshall announce a son at Union Hospital Terre Haute last Tuesday. Marriage licenses listed for Omer Thompson and Esther Kuhn, Ralph Gentry and Vivian Etherton, Robert Gard and Lorene Stanfield, Earl Bays and Ruth Simpson. Miss Lorene Stanfield and Robert E Gard wed at the Gard home with Rev H C Barron officiating. Precipitation details recount a total of 4.58 inches for September with varied daily rainfall and notable dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette Edens
St. Louis
James Craig
Marshall
Union Hospital
Terre Haute
Omer Thompson
Esther Kuhn
Ralph Gentry
Vivian Etherton
Robert Gard
West Union
Lorene Stanfield
Earl Bays
Ruth Simpson
Casey
Othel Stanfield
Robert E. Gard
William Gard
Wm. Gard
H. C. Barron
West Union Church
Ten Years Ago 1951 Marriage Licenses and Births
Ten years ago, 1951 marriage licenses granted to Wm. K. Elkins 26 Oblong and Norma Jean Harner 22 Casey, Wilson C. Baker 38 Terre Haute and Lois M. Frischkorn 30 West Terre Haute, Holland G. Jenkins 26 Girard Illinois and Doris Higginbotham 23 Marshall. Mr and Mrs William Arney announce the birth of a 7 pound 6 ounce son on September 25 at St Anthony Hospital. Mrs Arney is the former Mary Adams. J- Groves and Sona Company of Minneapolis Minnesota...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. K. Elkins
Oblong
Norma Jean Harner
Casey
Wilson C. Baker
Terre Haute
Indiana
Lois M. Frischkorn
West Terre Haute
Holland G. Jenkins
Girard
Tllmnois
Doris
Higginbotham
Marshall
William Arney
St Anthony Hospital
Arney
Mary Adams
It is not what you know but what you show warns party members
A Communist Party USA leader Gus Hall urges destruction of incriminating documents amid opposition to the Internal Security Act of 1950. The message touts a deceptive party line, prices of appealing reforms, and attacks on education culture and unions while warning against anti communism without a positive alternative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Hall
Communist Party
Hall
United States Supreme Court
Hitler
Lions swimming pool season shows profit and high turnout
Preliminary audit notes a profitable season with $1,000 added to the Lions treasury. Over 20,000 swimmers paid to use the pool and Red Cross instructors from three towns aided in teaching more than 500 students. Festivals in Westfield, Palestine and Marshall involved various units. Bowling committee reports the traveling team won 3 of 4 points at the Mattoon Region IE meet and has entered teams in local Legion Lanes leagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Treasury
Red Cross
Westfield
Palestine
Marshall
Mattoon
Legion Lanes
School schedules dismissals and board meeting posted
Marshall Community schools will dismiss for the Eastern Division Institute at Charleston on Friday October 13 and for the county institute at Casey on Friday October 20. The board of education will meet Thursday October 12 at 8:00 p m in the superintendent’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Community
Eastern
Charleston
County Institute
Casey
Board of Education
Superintendent of Schools
Highway project advances with lane detour setup near Livingston
A 1200 foot concrete strip is poured on the south 24 foot lane east of Marshall to allow detouring while the north lane is poured. The crew then moved equipment to the Illinois Indiana state line to begin laying the north lane westward. Orin Reynolds, 66, died Tuesday afternoon of a heart attack on his Edgar county farm south of Cherry Point road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Livingston
State Line
Orin Reynolds
Cherry Point Road
Edgar County
Four County Special Education Program Formed
Ten schools in Coles Douglas Cumberland and Clark pool resources to form a four county special education program serving about 15000 pupils. Mattoon district 2 chosen as administrative district with an executive council. Virgil Judge elected chairman Charles Dintelman secretary and W A Bozarth vice chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coles
Douglas
Cumberland
Clark
Villa Grove
Newman
Tuscola
Arcola
Oakland
Charleston
Mattoon
Neoga
Casey
Marshall
Community Unit
Virgil Judge
Charles Dintelman
W. A. Bozarth
Clare County Program Cost Tied to Enrollment
Myron R. Tedrick notes the program cost should scale pro rata with the number of children enrolled in Clare County. The statement emphasizes paying a proportional share based on student participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myron R. Tedrick
Clare County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ole Romour
the Herald
Vincennes
Gospel Meeting
Church OF Christ
N. 2Nd St
Special Song Service
Wilton Moore
Paris, Il
Four County Special Education
Kay Co
West 77144
Richfield, Minn
John Deere
Weet S. H
Kewanee
Ill
South 9Th Street
Marshall, Ill
Marjorie Lewis
Dewey
John W. Lewis
R. E. Bishop’s
South 9Th ST
Bishop & Gard
Squire
Fitzgarrald Motors
Harold Kintz
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