Clark County Farm Bureau food poster contest prizes outlined
Clark County Farm Bureau invites school students to enter the food poster contest with 158 prizes nationwide and 21 local awards. Posters judged on eye appeal originality and slogan aim to improve diet and raise farm income. Top prize includes six expense paid trips to a statewide conference. Entry deadline is October 26, 1959.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County
Clark County Farm Bureau
Don Endsley
Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau Women’s Committee
County Farm Bureau I. A
Hester Newlin
Women’s Committee
Farm Bureaus
Illinois
Marshall Young and Man Charged as Forgers in Paris
John William Johnson, 22, of Marshall, arrested in Paris on check forgery charges. He was arraigned, confessed to forging two checks, and bound over to the grand jury with a $7,000 bond. Nine arrests on similar charges reported in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John William Johnson
Marshall
Paris
Barn Fire Destroys Old Robinson Farm Hay Barn Near Snyder
Rural fire trucks responded to the old Robinson farm two miles east of Snyder on Darwin road now owned by Mary Cole of Marshall. The barn filled with hay was found burning and nearly destroyed before firefighters could save adjoining structures. the hay belonged to Marion Gard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinson Farm
Snyder
Darwin Road
Mary Cole
Marshall
Marion Gard
Sunflower Champion B F Cleaver Grows Giant Bloom
B F Cleaver of Auburn township living west of Clark Center is the champion sunflower raiser to date. He submitted a sunflower to the Herald Office measuring 17 1/2 inches across and completely filled with seed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.F. Cleaver
Clark Center
Auburn Township
Herald
Ripen Slackberries Observed In Auburn October
David Reed of Auburn picked ripe D blackberries at home on a Wednesday and Mrs Reed delivered them to the Herald Office. Several green berries and many blooms were also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Reed
Auburn
Marriage Licenses Record From Indiana Listings
Marriage licenses issued to Donald L. Switzer 25 of Paris and Mildred L. Rosa 31 of Terre Haute. Richard E. Green 20 and Rita J. Drake 19 of Casey. Ray Loehr 29 and Neema Ramasaey 18 of Casey. Ronald L. Freeman 23 and Beverly E. Wilson 22 of Casey. Donald Brown 27 of Hazel Dell Tennessee and Mary P. Sanford 62 of Casey. Monte M. Page 18 of Martinsville and Linda J. Cavolt 18 of Martinsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Lee Switzer
Paris
Mildred Louise Rosa
Terre Haute
Richard Eugene Green
Casey
Rita Jeanne Drake
Ray Loehr
Neema, Ramasaey
Ronald LeRoy Freeman
Beverly Eugene Wilson
Donald Brown
Hazel Dell
Mary P. Sanford
Monte M. Page
Martinsville
Linda Jean Cavolt
Martinse
Dennison Homecoming Plans With Basket Dinner
Dennison residents announce homecoming next Sunday October 11 with a basket dinner at noon and a program beginning at 2:00 PM led by D.8.T.
Boy Missing Since July 19 From Indiana Church Camp
John Collier age 17 5 feet 10 inches slim 185 pounds blue eyes brown crew cut walked away from a church camp near Lafayette Indiana on July 19 with little money a brown suitcase summer clothes and a tan blanket Parents Rev and Mrs Otis Collier 1201 Kenwood Avenue Valparaiso Indiana request information to locate him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John ‘Collier
Otis Collier
Kenwood Avenue
Valpeyaiso
Indiana
Lafayette
Ind
Heart Committee Elects Officers in Clark County
The Clark County Heart Committee held its first fall meeting electing T. R. Lovett as chairman and Mrs. Basil Moore and Mrs. Oscar Kirchner as regional planning board representatives. Officers include Casey vice-chairman Mrs. Mary Puets and secretary treasurer Mrs. Theron Elliott. A $1,812.53 fundraising total for the past fiscal year was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County Heart Committee
T. R. Lovett
Basil Moore
Oscar Kirchner
Kirchner
Julian Lorenz
Mary Puets
Casey
Theron Elliott
Clark County
Clark County Medical Society
Heart Committee
Marshall School Administrators Attend Illinois Conference 1959
Administrators from Marshall Community Unit Schools attended the Illinois Association of School Administrators fall conference September 29 to October 1, 1959. The program included sessions on 1959 legislation and leadership improvement in districts. Bruce Wheeler spoke on Lincolnia, with Dr. Benjamin C. Willis addressing informing the public about schools. Talks on reassessing educational tasks featured Lawrence Martin and Dean L Hasquesh of Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Community Unit
Illinois Association of School Administrators
Bruce Wheeler
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Abraham Lincoln Hotel
Benjamin C. Willis
Chicago Public Schools
Lawrence Martin
Denver Post
Dean L. D. Hasquew
The
Univerisity of Texas
Duffy Daugherty To Speak At Local Banquet
Burton Cline announces that the Quarterback Club will host Duffy Daugherty, famed Michigan State coach, as speaker at the athletic banquet on Monday December 7. The 75 club members will be issued tickets for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton Cline
Duffy” Daugherty
Spartans
Michigan State University
Daugherty
Quarterback Club
Marshall Woman Retires From Railroading
Elizabeth Taylor former Elizabeth Staub retires after forty one years with the New York Central Railroad. She served mainly in the Kankakee area on the Indiana division and will live in Marshall with her sister Georgia Connerton after her husband’s death five years ago.
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Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Staub
New York Central Railroad
Taylor
Kankakee
Indiana
Marshall
Georgia Connerton
Mra Arthur Welsh to Model on Fashion Show TV
Mra Arthur Welsh will model for the Jame-Wolf Co on the Fashion Show airing on WTHI TV October 15 and 20 Thursday morning. She will also guest on the Jim Ray TV Farm Show at noon next Monday October 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Arthur Welsh
Jame-Wolf Co
Wthi-Tv
Jim Ray
New Case in Circuit Court Sam Sklar and Maxine Redman
In Circuit Court new action filed by Sam Sklar and Maxine Redman seeks cancellation of an oil lease held by G. M. Gillespie. The filing alleges grounds to terminate the lease agreement and restore property rights. The case outlines claims for relief and requests court adjudication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Sklar
Maxine Redman
Ve. G. M. Gillespie
Indianapolis Bride, York Man, Orange Couple Tie
A fragment notes marriages including Jacobi Jay ton Indianapolis and Ora Graham York David List Casey township. It mentions Mr and Mrs Clarence Smith welcoming a baby girl born Saturday and John Rademaker recovering from typhoid in Marion before returning to Marshall. W B Hodge hosts a baby girl arrival Thursday.
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Bixth
Lebanon
Jacobi
Jay
Ton
Indianapolis
Ora
Graham
York
David
List
Tae
Casey Township
Orange
Calvin
Pees
Clarence Smith
Igirl
John Rademaker
Marion
Indiana
Marshall
W. B. Hodge
Forty Years Ago 1918 Local Notes and Marriages
Forty Years Ago 1918 item records pumpkin cutting accident injuring Fred Schotts near Grand Tum. Marriage licenses issued for Perry Btrekm of York township to Blanche Wea Inttner of Wabash township and Charles Stanfield of Melrose township to Grace Newlin. other names listed include Clyde Hess and Sylvan Thornton, Hurl Towel and Bertha Sweet, Elmer White and Bettie Lawrence, Lease Dowling, Edith Brandenburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Schotts
Grand ‘Tum
Perry Btrekm
York Township
Blanche
Wea Inttner
Wabash
Charles Stanfield
Melrose
Grace Newlin
Towestalp
Clyde Hess
Martinsville
Vernal
Sylvan Thornton
Arrival of Carroll Lee Marks the Twenty Ninth Week
Mr Glenn Wilhoit announces the birth of Carroll Lee on September 26. Attendees at the National American Legion convention in Louisville included Russell Nightinger Harry Johnson and Frank Arther. Marriage licenses issued Theron Adkins 20 Casey and Edith Arnold 22 Martinsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Wilhoit
Prese
Rae Carroll Lee
Sgh
Wenton
Cole
Russell’ Nighthinger
Harry Johnson
Frank Arther
Jack Cline
A. H. Simpson
National American Legion
Louisville
Kentucky
Theron E. Adkins
Casey
Edith Arnold
Martinsville
Births and Moves in Local News Twenty Years Ago
Twenty years ago in 1939, new births included Charles Joseph Jones in Terre Haute and Gerald Frederick Robinson. Gertrude Logue moved to a new North Sixth Street home. Roy Mathew and family left for Port Arthur Texas for work. English school near Marshall reported eight boys and no girls. Rev. W A Fuson celebrated his 70th birthday recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Jones
Dennison
Charles Joseph
Union Hospital
Terre Haute
Robert Robinson
Gerald Frederick
Gertrude Logue
North Sixth Street
Roy Mathew
Port Arthur
Texas
Marshall
W. A. Fuson
Herald Office
Oil well near Marshall tops two hundred barrels a day
Ten years ago in 1949 the No. 2 Fenton Cooper oil well on the Mrs Minnie Kuykendall farm in Lower Wabash was completed and put on the pump producing over 200 barrels daily. A truck near Clarence Pine farm and cattle rustling at Pine pasture. Howard Harper buys a service station and bulk office. Births include a boy to Mr and Mrs Marion Tharp and a daughter to Mr and Mrs Austin Crocker. Dean Martin and Margie Davis wed at Marshall Methodist church September 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fenton Cooper
Lower Wabash
Minnie Kuykendall
Clarence Pine
Marshall
Pine
Howard Harper
Marion Tharp
Austin Crocker
Mary Lynn
Doit Romines
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Covington
Kentucky
William Koutsoumpas
Dean Marttin
Glen Martin
Methodist Church
Free Movie for Scouts at Christian Church Basement
Explorer Scouts sponsor a free screening of Wood Duck Ways next Thursday at 7 30 p.m. in the Christian Church basement. All Scouts and interested persons are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church
Revival Meeting Set at Darwin Methodist Church
Revival begins next Wednesday October 14 at Darwin Methodist Church and runs through Sunday October 25 with Rev Silveran of Bible Grove Circuit as evangelist and Rev John Hires as pastor inviting all to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darwin ‘Methodist Church
Sunda
Silveran
Bible Grove
M Cary
John Hires
Woman's Club Meeting Sets Annual Birthday Party
Woman's Club will meet Monday October 12 at 2 PM in the Methodist church. Mrs Van Tarble will present current events and Stockwish Studio of Terre Haute will show Decorating For Today. Door prize offered. Hostesses include Mrs Harry Bamesberger chairwoman Mrs E B Morton Mrs Robert Swain Mrs Marry Setzer and Mrs Wilfred Shaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marabel
Woman's Club
Methodist
van ‘Tarble
Terre Haute
Harry Bamesberger
E. B. Morton
Robert Swain
Marry Setzer
Wilfred Shaw
Real estate transfers listed with multiple warranty deeds
A long list of 1959 real estate transfers shows Jesse D. Finney to Remola Harris and others, plus several more warranty deeds transferring lots and land in Casey Martinsville and Westfield, with prices from 1 to 2150 dollars and dates in September October 1959. The entries include ownership changes among individuals such as Freda Fasig Edith Conrad Sylvia Ritter Jerome H Millhouse and Roy Henderson, along with several additions to the Cook or Holler subdivisions and the Peters addition in Casey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse D. Finney
Remola Harris
Lang
Casey
Z. Sinclair
Freda
Wiley Fasig
Mabel Krandall
Herechiel P
Florence Effie Prince
Peters
Lloyd A
Mary Hammond
Edith Conrad
Huckabe
Martinsville
Lawrence
Madge Cook
William L. Cook
HS William L
Virginia L. Cook
Sylvia’ Ritter Millhouse
Sylvia Ritter
Jerome H. Millhouse
Wm. L
Gustave Ritter
R. A. Scott
Westfield
Cecil M
Rosemary V Johnson
C. L
Eleanor Markwell
M L. Cook
Births at Union Hospital Terre Haute and Nearby Homes
William Lester weighs 8 pounds 5 ounces at birth Monday at Union Hospital Terre Haute to Mr and Mrs Raymond Farrell of Martinsville. The mother Gertrude Mae Spencer is daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Spencer. Mr and Mrs Robert Wood of Washington DC announce the birth of daughter Susan Gale on October 1. Dale Finkbiner born October 6 at Union Hospital Terre Haute weighing 7 pounds 11 ounces to Mr and Mrs Dean Finkbiner Route 4 Marshall.
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William Lester
Union Hospital
Terre Haute
Raymond Farrell
Martinsville
Gertrude Mae Spencer
Walter Spencer
Robert Wood
Washington, D. C
Susan Gale
Wood
Ann Macey
Marshall
Dale Finkbiner
Glenn David
Dean Finkbiner
Route 4
Deaths Gene Sherman Detroit Michigan
Gene Sherman died in Detroit Michigan. He was married to Mrs Sherman formerly Gertie McCollum of Marshall and was the niece of Mrs John Rademaker and Mrs Lloyd Pulver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Sherman
Detroit
Michigan
Farm Journal profiles two Clark County women on fall workwear
Two Marshall Illinois homemakers Mrs Harold Newlin and Mrs Arthur Welsh appear in Farm Journal October feature What to wear when nobody sees you. They model shirts slacks coats and actionwear approved on their farms and photographed under Carol Dee Legg supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County Farm
Farm Journal Magazine
Harold
Hester) Newlin
Marshall
Ilinois
Arthur
Agnes) Welsh
Dennison
Tinois
Newlin
Welsh Farms
Carol Dee Legg
Farm Journal
Miss Legg
New York City
Welsh
Jbut
United States
Letter Carriers Hold Meeting at Village Inn Westfield
Clark county rural Letter Car re and auxiliary members met for their fall gathering at the Village Inn in Westfield on September 29. Guests included Mrs Jesse Thomas of Iuka Illinois state vice president of the auxiliary and Mr and Mrs Charles T Andrews of Ashmore Illinois. Officers for the coming year: Fred Weber president Mel Weaver vice president Bill Dixon secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County
Village Inn
Westfield
Jesse Thomas
Iuka
Illinois
Thomas
I. R. L. C Association
Charles T Andrews
Ashmore
Andrews
I R. L. C. Association
H. C. Strader
Lilian Buckler
Fred Weber
Clyde Reeds
S. W Daughettee
Wayne Tichenor
Mel Weaver
Casey
Fred Moore
Aaron Kammacher
Bill Craddy
Bill Dixon
Jack Hanley
Charles Curran
Chris Curran
Robert Davidson
Marshall
Safe harvest campaign targets corn equipment in Marshall
Thirty five members of the Marshall Chapter FFA lead a fall campaign to prevent corn harvest accidents by visiting farm families across the community. Teams review safe operation rules and give a Safe Operator sticker to farmers who commit to safety. The farm wife receives a Remember card for the dining table signaling family involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Future Farmers of America
Marshall Chapter
Allen Boyer
Marshall Ffa
FFA
Marshall at Oblong Tonight Homecoming Events
Oblong Township High School celebrates Homecoming Friday October 9 with alumni coffee hour at 6 00 in the Home Making rooms. The Oblong Panthers face Marshall Lions after the game with coronation of the Homecoming Queen and a dance to follow. Parades are slated for 2 30 p m and 7 00 p m around the football field. No alumni dinner this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oblong Township High School
Oblong Panthers
M4arshall ‘Lions
Friendly Neighbors October Meeting Promotes Safety and Savings
The Friendly Neighbors Home Bureau unit held its October meeting at Mrs Mary Crumlin's home with 16 members. Rose mary Morgan led a minor highway safety lesson for children while Miss Fikuart spoke on nutritious meals for less money. 4-H leaders for 1960 were named as Naomi Baker Lyman Crumlin and Roselyn Thompson. The Merry Sunbeams 4-H club plans January organization and Pennies for Friendship funds aid foreign homemaking programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosemary Morgan
Friendly Neighbors Home Bureau Unit
Mary Crumlin
Fikuart
Naomi Baker
Lyman Crumlin
Roselyn Thompson
Merry Sunbeams
Wilma Morgan
Case
Cline Families Mourn Nephew in Akron Auto Accident
Mr and Mrs Ivan Cline and Mr and Mrs Gene Cline were summoned to Akron Ohio by the death in an automobile accident of a nephew of Ivan Cline. The funeral occurred last Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan Cline
Gene Cline
Akron
Ohio
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Marshall Young
Duffy
Ard Roney Aeepee
Marshall Women Make Farm Journal
Farm Journal, Inc
Washington Square
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
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