Marshall Fall Festival Announces September 10 11
Marshall announces its annual Fall Festival on Friday September 10 and Saturday September 11 events begin with a 4 PM street carnival Friday and run to midnight Saturday Highlights include an auction of new merchandise Friday at 7 PM a teenage dance at 9 PM Saturday events start with Indian ceremonies at 12 30 PM a parade at 2 PM bands antique cars horses and 25 trophies 4 PM Lions Club chicken Bar B Q 7 30 PM concert 5 00 6 00 PM cake walk 7 PM western square dance and a Zenith console color TV draw all events carried by closed circuit TV via General Telephone Co and open to all residents
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Marshall
Lions Club
Jackson Township
Marshall Lions Begin Season With Soap Game
The Marshall Lions opened preparation for the 1966 season with 83 candidates turning out. A soap game at Lion field on September 2 drew admittance via a soap bar for charity, as coaches Bennett and Veltri reported strong early progress and noted ten varsity lettermen and promising underclassmen. Season tickets and pocket schedules are available from players and coaches.
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Marshall Lions
Lions
Lion Field
O’colck
Marshall
Bennett
Veltri
Waugh
McNeill
Frosh
Spires Gas Station Burglary Arrests After Tuesday Entry
Ron ald Hargis formerly of Marshall and Jack Vaughn were arrested about 2:00 a.m. Wednesday after breaking glass in the grease room and entering Spires Gas Station on US 40 northwest of Marshall Tuesday night. They were found in the Davis Cafe in Casey and slated for a hearing the next Wednesday September 8 at Clark county jail.
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Spires
New US
Marshall
Ronald Hargis
Jack Vaughn
Clark County
Davis Cafe
Casey
Local Graduates Reach Milestones At Eastern Illinois University
Sharon Sue Bohn, daughter of Fred O. and Mrs. Bohn of Broadlands, Illinois, completes her Bachelor of Science in elementary education and music at Eastern Illinois University after student teaching. She earned Who's Who recognition and the Livingston C. Lord Scholarship as a top junior in elementary education. Her sister Sheryl is a sophomore at Eastern Illinois. In a separate incident, Gerry Henderson, Harry Caivir Custer, Joe Drum, and others broke into Leroy McCammon's home in Lower Waba Township near Marshall, taking guns, a chain saw, and flashlights. They were arrested by Vigo County officers. Henderson drew nine months at Vandalia Penal Farm, Dunn three months, and Custer two years probation with 90 days to serve in jail.
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Sharon Sue Bohn
Fred O. Bohn
Marshall
Broadlands
Illinois
Eastern Ilinois University
Charleston
Bohn
Livingston C. Lord
Sheryl
Eastern
Gerry Henderson
Harry Caivir Custer
Joe Drum
Terre Haute
Leroy McCammon
Lower
Waba
Vigo Courit
Pearce
Henderson
Joe Dunn
Jack Custer
Clark County
Marshall PTA Names 1965 Scholarship Winner Tony Cork
Tony Cork is the Marshall PTA scholarship award winner for 1965. He ranks in the upper fourth of his class and will enter the teaching profession after graduating. Tony will enroll at Wabash College in Crawfordsville Indiana this fall. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Rex Cork of 906 Cedar Street Marshall.
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Tony Cork
Marshall Pta
Marshall
Tony
Wabash College
Crawfordsville
Indiana
Rex Cork
Cedar Street
Cub Pack 81 Holds Hike and Bobcat Inductions
Cub Pack 81 led by Den Mothers enjoyed a Lincoln Trail outing with 52 scouts families and guests. Joe Curtis officiated the Pack meeting in Palestine Illinois with group singing and six new Bobcats honored along with Lion and Bear and silver and gold arrowpoints awarded to several members.
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Lincoln Trail State Park
Joe Curtis
Palestine
Illinois
Greg Swisher
Mike Marvin
Peter Dixon
van Snedeker
Harold Guthrie
Gary Huey
Randy Beltz
Jim Pearce
Tad Wells
Bob English
Tom Deahl
Freedom Homecoming Held Next Sunday
Freedom Homecoming is planned for Sunday September 5 with a basket dinner at noon and an afternoon program. Danny Arbuckle, son of Mr and Mrs Warren Arbuckle, returned last Saturday from Union Hospital in Terre Haute. Mrs John Weir, former Marshall resident, is a patient at St Marys Hospital in Decatur. Mrs Harry Matten is a surgical patient in Union Hospital Terre Haute, room 333.
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Freedom
Danny Arbuckle
Union Hospital
Terre Haute
Dan
Warren Arbuckle
John Weir
Marshall
St Mary’s Hospital
Decatur
Harry Matten
Marshall Teachers in District C-2 Plan for 1965 66
The Marshall Community Unit School District C-2 outlines 1965 66 staffing and enrollment: 82 teachers and 4 administrators, total enrollment about 1755 students K12. District covers 21.5 square miles with 7,000 people. 1964 assessed value 23 726 622 dollars. Thirteen new faculty members will teach from Indiana State University Keene State College Southwest Missouri State Eastern Illinois University and Milwaukee State Teachers College.
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Marshall Community School
C-2
Marshall Community Unit School C-2
State Department of Public Instruction
Marshall Schools
Indiana State University
Keene State College
Southwest Missouri State
Eastern Illinois University
Milwaukee State Teachers College
Selective Service Notices Preinduction Exams Set
Clark County Selective Board schedules fourteen registrants for preinduction armed forces physical examination on September 29, 1965. Registrants include Daiane P. Garver and Marshall Gordon L. Cannady.
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Selective Service News
U S. Army
Daiane P. Garver
Marshall
Gordon L. Cannady
Clark County Selective Board
Armed Forces
Choice Making session announced for Martinsville
Clark County Home Adviser invites residents to a September 30 meeting on choosing wisely at 7 30 p m in the ASCS office basement Martinsville Miss Jeanne Hafstron from the University of Illinois extension staff will lead The Clark County Homemakers extension Association sponsors the event admission is free Enrollment closes September 17 with a minimum of 26 attendees needed to hold the session Watch this column for updates
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ASCS
Martinsville
Jeanne Hafstron
University of Ilinois Extension
Clark County Homemakers Extension Association
Clark County Home Adviser
Marshall
Casey Company Guard Duty at Murphysboro Trial
The Casey military company was sent to Murphysboro for guard duty at the trial of Joseph Deberry the Negro accused of murdering Mrs James H Martin Deberry confessed to killing the woman and was sentenced to be hanged Marriage license John Fain Jr Casey and Marie Biggs Cumberland county H A Baughman and Elsie D Gossett both of Casey
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Casey Military Company
Murphysboro
Joseph Deberry
James H. Martin
Deerry
John Fain, Jr. Casey
Marie Biggs
Cumberland County
H. A. Baughman
Elsie D. Gossett
Casey
Marriage Licenses and Legion Honors in Illinois
Weldon Dix and Hattie L Clements of West York obtain a marriage license. Don Lichenberger of Darwin township marries Neema Bowen of Darwin. Capt Arthur Poorman recently moved from Marshall to Chicago Heights is honored at the state American Legion convention in Quincy and elected as one of four Junior vice command ers. Mr and Mrs Harold Forsythe announce the arrival of a baby girl Nadine born Sunday morning.
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Weldon Dix
West York
Hattie L Clements
Don Lichenberger
Darwin Township
Neema Bowen
Darwin
Arthur Poorman
Marshall
Chicago Heights
The
American Legion
Quincy
Illinois
Harold Forsythe
Nadine
Thirty Years Ago 1935 Local Notices
Marriage licenses issued Forest F Robin son Marshall and Naomi Myles Marshall. Frank Barrett announces the arrival of a 9 pound baby boy last Thursday. Fenton Cole displays a 12 foot tall corn stalk at Cole & Cole building. Pythian Theatre patrons see Gene McCormick, Marshall’s trombonist, now with a New York orchestra. Harlem, New York, has the nation's largest negro population. Since Jan 1 1934, 22 banks insured and 51 uninsured have closed.
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Forest F Robinson
Marshall
Naomi Myles Marshall
Frank Barrett
Fenton Cole
Cole & Cole
la Cole
Johnson Township
Pythian Theatre
Lvening
Twenty Years Ago-1945 Incidents and Notices
Eph Hawkins, 73, was struck Sunday night about 10 o clock at Clarksville by an unknown driver. Marriage licenses issued to Forrest Hughes and Anna Higdon. Shanks and Marie Johnson. James Polk and Helen Carnover. Pfc Harold T Craig and Mrs Craig announce the birth of son Jerry Stephen born August 25. J C Waller of Hickory Ridge announces marriage of daughter Eva to Willis Phillips of Marshall.
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Eph Hawkins
Clarksville
Forrest Hughes
Akron
Ohio
Anna Higdon
Casey Lowell BE. Shanks
Martinsville
Marie Johnson
Casey
James W Polk
Westfield
Helen F. Carnover
Goodland
Kansas
Harold T. Craig
Italy
Craig
North
Michigan Avenue
Jerry Stephen
J. C. Waller
Hickory Ridge
Arkansas
Marshall
Eva
Willis Phillips
Clark County 4-H Barbecue in Martinsville Sept 4
Clark County 4-H plans the 17th annual barbecue in Martinsville at the American Legion and Fire House. Two-thousand meals will be served in two shifts with beef from Blue ribbon steers and support from local banks and companies. Proceeds support county 4-H club programs.
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Clark County
Martinsville
American Legion and Fire House
Bob G Stephen
Fred Bright
Frank Martin
Terre Haute
Martinsville State Bank
R. W Electronic Sep and Clark Service Company
Agriculture Club
Warren Runds
Patton’s Third Army unit ships to Pacific Islands
Pvt. James Blundell, stationed in California, sends word to his parents Mr and Mrs Charles Blundell that his division is leaving for the Pacific Islands. Ernest Gibbons of Marshall and Mrs Bessie Knowles of Terre Haute wed at the Christian parsonage on Saturday August 18, officiated by Rev G W Gibson.
Births and marriages from Martinsville and West Union
Births announced for Martha Ellen Wal lace on August 21 and Susan Flaine born last Friday to Leon Garner. Darrell James, James Dale born last Monday to Raymond Spires in Torrance California. Mrs Emma Reynolds of West Union reports the marriage of her daughter Mary to William Marvin of West Union on Sunday September 4. Marriage licenses listed for James Gab bard and Vern McMahan. Jack Fasig and Marolyn Kammacher, both Martinsville.
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Virgil Wallace, Jr
Route 4
Martinsville
Martha Ellen
Leon Garner
Susan Flaine
Raymond Spires
Torrance
California
Darrell James
James Dale
Emma Reynolds
West Union
Mary
William E. Marvin
George M. Marvin
City Council Approves Insurance Renewal and Street Repairs
Mayor Wayne Pennell called a special council meeting on August 23 with all members. The city renewed its liability policy with James Claypool after discussions with two insurers. A second motion barred machine digging without a permit, punishable by 1000 to 5900 dollars. Additional funds of 1500 were allocated for 11th Street repairs from general funds and motor fuel tax. The session centered on sewerage and drainage plans in Marshall and potential water-rate impacts. A meeting with the health board was planned for more information.
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Wayne Pennell
Cities Lability
James Claypool
Strohm
Low
Athey
Trefz
Thompson
Lowry
11Th Street
Marshall Mr Lang
Cithes
Board of Health
Last Band Concert Ends This Season Friday Night
Tonight Friday September 3 the last band concert of the season features a good selection of marches and popular pieces.
Deaths Irvin C Datly 63 Oliver area Marshall region
Irvin C Datly aged 63 formerly of Oliver vicinity north of Marshall died at Yellow Pine Alabama last Friday at 1200 am He is survived by his wife Frances one sister Mrs Bernice Milligan Route 3 Marshall and several nieces and nephews Funeral services were held at 100 pm Tuesday at Marrs Funeral Home Rev H J Kemp officiated Burial was in Forsythe cemetery
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Irvin C Datly
Oliver Vicinity
Marshall
Yellow Pine
Alabama
Frances
Bernice Milligan
Marrs Funeral
H J Kemp
Forsythe Cemetery
Births of Rodney Vincent Pellum and Terrell Leigh Johnson
Mr and Mrs James Pellum announce the birth of a son Rodney Vincent at Union Hospital on August 26 weighing seven pounds thirteen ounces. Also celebrating is Mr and Mrs W E Johnson of Greensboro North Carolina with the birth of their daughter Terrell Leigh, their first child, mother the former Ann Terrell.
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James Pellum
Union Hospital
Rodney Vincent
Rosemary Drummond
W .E. Johnson
Greensboro, North Carolina
Terrell Leigh
Ann Terrell
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Spires Gas Station
Draft Board
John H. Hammack
Selective Service
Arthur Green Chapman
Carbondale
Mildred Donovan Madison
Charles William Shaw
Janice Mae Tallman
Dale Scott Anderson
Thelma Louise Thacker
Greenwood
Tod Eugene Harrell
Linda Lou Rowan
Europe
David Ferris
Louis Ferris
Connersville
National Teachers Association
Dale Hunt
Donald Hunt
Wichita
Hartford College
Connecticut
Paris
Leston
Wabash
Mary Lou Meyer
Rhonda Kerley
Lincoln
Mr. J
Rudolph Bell
Susan F. Clouse
Jack Ro Clouse
Sharon Spencer
Paul F Spencer
Dulaney National Bank
Estate of Alta
Gilbert
Harry B Black
James M Gabbard
Vern F McMahan
Jack R. Fasig
Marolyn Kammacher
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