Hallowe'en Frolic Friday in Marshall with prize list
Marshall hosts a Halloween celebration Friday October 31 featuring magician Jimmie Trimble and a prize program funded by local business groups. prizes include Miss Columbia, Puritan Couple, Witch, Cub Scout and Scout categories, Bride and Groom, Colonial Couple, Dagwood and Blondie, Ghost, and more with parade at 2:00 pm and awards at the bandstand.
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Marshall
Hallowe'en
Hallowe’en
Jimmie Trimble
Hallowe
Columbia
Dagwood
Blondie
Ghost
Negro Mammy
Pickaninny
Donald Duck
Squaw
Dr Edward B Behner Dies at 83 in Paris Hospital
Dr Edward B Behner aged 83 7 months 3 days died Friday at Paris Hospital after several days illness. He leaves two sisters Mrs Charles E Beadle Marshall and Mrs Emma James Terre Haute eight nieces two nephews. Funeral held Sunday at Marrs Funeral Home at 2 pm Rev Frank H Ebright officiating. Burial in Marshall cemetery. Dr Behner practiced veterinary medicine in Clark County 55 years and belonged to Marshall Masonic lodge and Danville Consistory.
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Edward B. Behner
Paris Hospital
Charles E. Beadle
Marshall
Emma James
Terre Haute
Marrs Funeral Home
Frank H. Ebright
Marshall Cemetery
Behner
Clark County
Marshall Masonic Lodge
Danville
Paris Hospital Admissions and Dismissals List
Admissions to Paris Hospital from October 15 to 22 include Mrs. Eldred Hutchings Martinsville for surgical treatment D E Kelley Martinsville for medical treatment Carroll Hinkle Martinsville for surgical treatment Chris Hutchings Martinsville for medical treatment Mrs Ernest Nicol West Union R R 1 for medical treatment Claude Bennett Casey R R 2 medical patient returned home Robert Rasner Marshall R R 4 surgical patient returned home James Bowen Marshall medical patient returned home Dismissals show Claude Bennett Robert Rasner and James Bowen returning home
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Par's Hospital
Eldred Hutchings
Martinsville
D. E. Kelley
Carroll Hinkle
Chris Hutchings
Ernest Nicol
West Union
R. R
Claude Bennett
Casey
Robert
Orange and Black 1947 Automobile Plates Announced
The Secretary of State reports 1947 automobile license plates will be orange with black numerals. Carmin Nelson of Denver Colorado sent an imitation rattlesnake with 18 rattles to his father Dick Nelson of Marshall, coiled to resemble a real snake.
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Secretary of State
Carmin Nelson
Denver
Colorado
Dick Nelson
Marshall
Mushrooms Found Near Marshall Reported by Local Resident
Mrs Harris McCrory of Route 5 Marshall brought to the Herald office a wild mushroom found near her home on Monday morning.
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Harris McCrory
Route 5
Marshall
Herald Office
Harvester Show Draws Large East Clark County Crowd
R E Laird aims Harvester centennial exhibit in Chicago draws a New York Central train with 597 travelers from Marshall and eastern Clark County. Passengers from Marshall numbered 217 with groups from Casey Greenup Newton Yale Oblong Hutsonville and many named locals aboard.
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R. E. Laird
International
Harvester
Marshall
Clark County
New York Central Railroad
Chicago
Harvester’s
Casey
Greenup
Newton
Yale
Oblong
Hutsonville
Robert Robinson
Eugene Low
W. E. Hammond
Fenton Dolson
Wm. Gard
Harry,Wright
John Jackson
Stephen Jackson
Dale Poorman
Jim Ferris
Jim Bounds
Rex Wright
Arthur Guinnip
Robert Guinnip
Chas
N. Glover
Richard Dickey
John Heleine
Doyle Strohm
Rural survey reports urge vast school district cuts
Reports from 65 counties across 10 centers in Illinois during September conferences show districts dropping from 755 to 473. If adopted, the 1948 count would be about one sixteenth of 1945. Thirty six counties favor 184 community unit districts under new laws. nine counties still back dual systems.
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Ullinois
County
65Th General Assembly
64Th General Assembly
Marriage Licenses Listed For Illinois Couples
Raldo A. Stierwalt 49 of Mt. Olive and Mary C. Miller 41 of Panama. Paul Duane Mitchell 19 of Casey and Rosemary Hickox 16 of Casey. Lloyd Allen Lindley 19 of West Union and Fannie Mae Fowler 20 of West Union. T. J. McLaughlin of Decatur and Edith M. Edwards of Decatur.
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Raldo A. Stierwalt
Mt. Olive
Illinois
Mary C. Miller
Panama
Paul Duane Mitchell
Casey
Rosemary Hickox
Lloyd Allen Lindley
West Union
Fannie Mae Fowler
T. J. McLaughlin
Decatur
Edith M. Edwards
Engagement of Miss Ferne Tingley to Charles Compton
Announcement reports the engagement of Miss Ferne Tingley daughter of Mr and Mrs Reuben Tingley now of Chauncey Illinois to Charles Compton of Witt Illinois. Both are students at State College at Charleston. No wedding date is set.
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Ferne Tingley
Reuben Tingley
Marshall
Chauncey, Illinois
Charles Compton
Witt, Ilinois
State College
Charleston
Moving to Arizona as Jarvis family relocates north court case filed
Ed Wallace bought Dorothy Jarvis's Marshall home at 1015 Maple Street. Dorothy and her parents Mr and Mrs Carl Jarvis left for Tucson Arizona. In circuit court Betty Dean Sharpe files for divorce from John H Sharpe.
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Ed’ Wallace
Dorothy ‘Jarvis
Maple Street
Marshall
Dorothy
Carl Jarvis
Tucson
Arizona
Fries for Sale Ad Removed After Chicken Shortage
Roy Thompson of 610 Chestnut Street Marshall posted a three line classified ad in the Herald for fries for sale for two weeks. He returned Tuesday morning to cancel the ad stating he lacked enough chickens to supply the order.
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Roy Thompson
Chestnut St
Marshall
Herald
Clark County Students Attending Eastern Illinois State College
Clark County lists numerous students attending Eastern Illinois State College at Charleston. Names span Westfield West Union Casey Marshall Martinsville and Westfield, including Clifford Thomas Benham Dorothy Jeanne Casteel Martha Fender Eugene Finney Lela Finney Doris Cohoon Doris Jean Cohoon Samuel Deahl William Fasig Downey Leonard Elliott Martha Fender Eugene Finney etc. The notice catalogs many local youths and their hometowns as continuing higher education.
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Clark County
Stucents
Eastern Illinois State College At
Charleston
Clifford Thomas Benham
Westfield
June Eloise Bubeck
West Union
Ellen Ruth Callahan
Casey
Dorothy Jeanne Casteel
Marshall
Mary
Louise Casteel
Marjorie Merle Chickadonz
Carl Wesley Cohoon
Donald
Eugene
Cohoon
Doris ‘Jean Cohoon
Martinsville
Samuel Thomas Deahl
William Fasig “Downey
Leonard, Elliott
Martha Charlotte Fender
Eugene Franklin Finney
Lela Finney
Dallas Hammond
Alice Ann Hawker
Ruth Frances Hawker
Leland Richard Jones
Fenton J. Kelley
Erma Jean Kirchner
Jack Kitchen
Herbert James” “Lee
Raymond Lester Lee, Jr
Martins
Emmett R Sutton
Max L. Sweet
Richard Prather
Watson
Benjamin Harrison Waymire, Jr
James Morgan Weldon
Maude
Tracy Whitson
Perry
Edward Whitson, Jr
Rexford Whitson
Billy
Gene Wood
Marshall Township High School First Six Weeks Honor Roll
Marshall Township High School lists students with top grades for the first six weeks. Students earning 4 A's include Rosemarie Abel Phyllis Baker Charles Perkins Donald Smitley Betty Thompson Dolores Tingley and Jeanette VanFleet. Those with 3 A's 1 B feature Arnold Flood Mary Frances Hornbrook Sara Hughes Nancy Newberry Carole Shirely Mary Staggs Phyllis Wright Rex Wright. 2 A's 2 B's include Nancy Claypool James Fredenberger Bert Kile Dorothy Kreager Sue Maurer Donald Meehling Arlene Siverly Ann Smitley Kathryn Stgub Ardith Stogsdill Joan Expon Janet Venatta and others.
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Rosemarie Abel
Phyllis Baker
Charles Perkins
Donald Smitley
Betty Thompson
Dolores’ Tingley
Jeanette VanFleet
Arnold Flood
Mary Frances Hornbrook
Sara Hughes
Nancy Newberry
Carole Shirely
Mary Staggs
Phyllis Wright
Rex Wright
Nancy Claypool
James Fredenberger
Bert Kile
Dorothy
Kreager
Sue. Maurer
Donald*Meehling
Arlene
Siverly
Ann’ Smitley
Kathryn
Stgub
Ardith
Stogsdill
Joan's
Expon
Janet ‘Venatta
High honors for June Bubeck at State College Charleston
Miss June Bubeck earns high honor status at State College Charleston. She is a member of Delta Sigma Epsilon and has held sorority offices. She belongs to Kappa Delta Pi and Pi Omega Pi honorary fraternities and is active in the commerce club, women's athletic association and Eastern State club.
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June Bubeck
State College
Charleston
Delta Sigma Epsilion
Kappa Delta Pi
Pi Omegs
Commerce Club
Women’s Athletic Association
Eastern State Club
Deaths Fred A Covert of Marshall 77
Fred A Covert of Marshall died Sunday night at age 77. Funeral services were held Thursday at 2:00 PM at Marrs Funeral Home with Rev. G W Gibson officiating.
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Fred A. Covert
Marshall
Marrs
G. W. Gibson
Marshall Cemetery
Subscriptions Expire Dates Warn Marshall Herald Readers
Notice informs Marshall Herald subscribers that a November 1 expiry applies if marked Nov 1 and all subscriptions end on the first of the month they are paid for.
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Marshall Herald
Ray Burkybile Seeks Circuit Clerk Post
Petitions circulate for Ray Burkybile in Clark County as he runs in the Republican primary on April 18. The present clerk is well known for his war-era service discharge work and rationing paper duties.
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Ray Burkybile
Burkybile
Clark County
Car theft charge linked to 1947 Ford case
Richard Hess of Springfield Ohio was brought to Marshall by the sheriff and placed in Clark County jail on a charge of being connected with the theft of a 1947 Ford owned by H L Marvin at West Union on September 22.
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Richard Hess
Springfield
Ohio
Marshall
That
Clark County
H. L. Marvin
West Union
Births Report Several Newborns Across Hospitals
Donald Ray born Tuesday morning at Paris Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Medsker with a weight of 9 pounds 10 ounces. Larry Keith born Sunday at Union Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Farrell weighing 8 pounds 14 ounces. A daughter born at St. Anthony Hospital Terre Haute to Mr. and Mrs. Forsythe of Lower Wabash weighing 9 pounds 6 ounces. Wayne Spires of Marshall and his wife welcomed a son Larry Wayne at Terre Haute’s St. Anthony Hospital Wednesday morning weighing 9 pounds 6 ounces.
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Donald Ray
Paris Hospital
With Gordon
Gordon
Betty Medsker
Don Medsker
Marshall
Medsker
Larry Keith
Union Hospital
Raymond Farrell
Gertrude Mae Spencer
Bill) Forsythe
Lower Wabash
St. Anthony Hospital
Terre Haute
Wayne Spires of
Larry Wayne
Miss Helen Murphy Weds John Olivier in Las Vegas
Hollywood native Miss Helen Joanne Murphy and John Joseph Olivier married October 18, 1947 at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas. The bride, attended by Miss Carla Cartier, wore a royal blue Adrian gown with gold accessories, and they plan to reside at 608 S Cloverdale Ave Los Angeles.
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George Arthur Somerville
Helen Joanne Murphy
Hollywood
California
John Joseph Olivier
West Hartford
Connecticut
Flamigo Hotel
Las Vegas
Nevada
Miss Murphy
Carla Cartier
Beverly Hills
Rudy Reno
Ribs Broken In Play Fight Reported In Marshall
John Brandenstein of Marshall says a friend struck him in the ribs playfully and broke five of them early this week. M Jennings remained silent during a several day stay in Hot Springs Arkansas last week.
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John Brandenstein
Marshall
the Herald
M. Jennings
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Horsedrawn accident halts trains in Terre Haute
A team of sorres horses ran away on Sycamore street near the Van track, plunged onto the iron bridge, and one horse fell while the other was injured. Trains were flagged and tracks cleared after two hours. One horse killed, the other badly hurt.
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Terre Haute
Sorres
Sycamore Street
Sol Handy
West Union
Mattie Handy
Hill
West York
Darwin
Henry Bohn
Pina Lee
Martinsville Mourns Mayor Tarble Move to Charleston
Forty years ago residents in Cloone shed moist eyes as beloved mayor Martin Tarble left for Charleston. Born 1807 he built a vast plantation and provided for 13 children. The note recalls his extravagant dress and ties to the town on Easy Street. Other items note trips to Jamestown exposition, store sale near Salem church, minister Fuson moving to Arkansas, and several marriage licenses in Wabash township.
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Martinsville
Cloone
Martin Tarble
Charleston
Dennison
Washington Hollenbeck
Walter Lackey
Jamestown
Dolson
Clarence Gockler
Salem Church
Allen Claypool
Mr. Gockler
Marshall
Clarksville
W. A. Fuson
Arkansas
Mr. Fuson
Wm. Buchanan
Darwin
Dora Haddix
James O. Horner
Mary Baggs
Wabash
Arthur F. Black
Ona E. Burkholder
Bond Issue Vote on National Road Marks Small Margin
In 1917 Clark County statewide support for a \$112,000 National Road bond issue was narrow with about 1300 votes shy of a majority. Several townships voted against while Marshall and Casey townships supported. Marriage licenses issued include Mile Gorden Green and Lena Ima Guyer. An October snowfall spurs talk of a harsh winter amid sugar shortages warned by Hoover. Mrs Narcissus Hunter and son Ora plan to move to Tulsa.
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Clark County
Douglas
Anderson
Melrose
Orange
Marshall Township
Casey
Martinsville
Westfield
Wabash
Mile Gorden Green
Melrose Township
Lena Ima Guyer
Hutsonville
James H. Davison
Pauline L. Ditzenberger
Anderson Township
Mr. Hoover
Judge Hollenbeck Celebrates 86th Birthday in Marshall
Last Saturday October 25 marked the 86th birth anniversary of Judge Wm T Hollenbeck of Marshall. His daughter in law and two other relatives hosted a dinner at his home. He has lived in Clark County except for school work public service or a Europe trip. He lost one eye fifty years ago yet reads without glasses. He taught school and was County Judge fifty one years ago, with his son John M Hollenbeck serving the last two years in the same office. He served ten years in the State Legislature two years on the State Board of Equalization and two years at the Constitutional Convention. A 1892 Ann Arbor Law College graduate he practiced law fifty years in Marshall retiring in 1942. A Mason he earned a fifty year pin. Unconfirmed reports say he celebrated by, gifting his river bottom farm of about 600 acres to his three sons and their wives.
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Wm. T. Hollenbeck
Marshall
Neal Hollenbeck
John M. Hollenbeck
Wayne Hollenbeck
Europe
Clark County
John M
State Board of Equalization
Ann Arbor
Woman's Club Meets Monday In Home Department Event
The Home and Garden Department of the Woman's Club met Monday afternoon at Mrs. Arthur Lowry's home with hostesses Mrs. Ben Forsythe Mrs. Dick Davidson Mrs. Hobart Cline and Mrs. Flem Black. Mrs. Munson Bolling presided as chairwoman.
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Woman's Club
Arthur Lowry
Ben Forsythe
Dick Davidson
Hobart Cline
Flem Black
Munson Bolling
Howard Harper
Walter Craig
Bert Alexander
Doris Hayes
Terre Haute
Allen Dean
Hayes
Harry Cropp
Louis Hawker
Fenton Shirely
W. E. Camp
Will Davidson
Snyder Community Club Meeting At Snyder School
Snyder Community Club invites residents to a Friday night meeting at Snyder school on November 21. All residents are welcome to attend to discuss local issues and activities.
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Snyder Community Club
Snyder School
Marriages and election mark 1927 district news
Miss Margaret Clay of Byng Inglet Ontario and Burns G Dixon of Marshall wed at the bride’s aunt’s Paris home on Saturday. Walter E Brewer of Terre Haute and Irene Prevo tied the knot at a Terre Haute home of Rev. Moore. Charles A Schuey of Charleston won the district special judicial election by a large majority over Oliver D Mann of Danville Tuesday.
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Margaret Clay
G. W. Clay
Byng Inglet
Ontario
Canada
Burns G. Dixon
Marshall
R. J. Power
Paris
Walter E. Brewer
Terre Haute
Henry Brewer
Mt. Carmel
Irene Prevo
Albert Prevo
Darwin
Rev. Moore
Charles A. Schuey
Charleston
Oliver D. Mann
Danville
Ten Years Ago News Briefs From Marshall
A 16 year old, Donald Lee Riley, son of Mr and Mrs Russell Riley, died at home in Marshall Sunday night. Lester McNary suffered a mangled right hand requiring amputation of a finger and stitches after a corm picker accident. Miss Lorene Snyder and Lloyd Pearce eloped to Princeton Indiana for marriage. W C Anderson and Miss Jean Mock wed in Valparaiso Indiana.
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Donald Lee Riley
Russell Riley
Marshall
Lester McNary
West Union
Drs. Mitchell & Mitchell
Lorene Snyder
Lloyd
Doc) Pearce
Princeton
Indiana
W. C Anderson
Marshall Hatchery
Jean Mock
Tulon
Illinois
Valparaiso
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Hallowe'en Frolic
Sth
Pine Streets
Vaughn- Amey
EB. Behner
Harvester Show
Betty Dean Sharpe
John H. Sharpe
Marshall Twp
Winona’ Beltz
Joan Findley
Betty May Heleine
Carolyn Hendrix
Martha Higginbotham
Lucille Koppler
Jean Lovett
Stanley Nicol
Mary Jo Voorhies
Robert Williams
Phyllis Zimmerly
R. L. Stephenson
Daisy M. Findley
Geo. Breysacher
Ridge Farm
Nettie Morris
John G. Toney
Louie M. Parvis
Marshall Henry A. Davis
Rosella Williams
Edward Hand
Clara Cooper
Ottis Jeffers
West
Hatton
John Clough
Walnut Prairie
Hollenbeck
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