Two Wabash Oil Wells Ready for Completion
In the Marshall oil field Wabash township casing is set in the Glover well and appears promising while the Cox well sees drilling toward acidizing and completion. Steel shortages curb field equipment and slow activity with rumors of Great Lakes Carbon Corporation and Gulf Oil drilling soon in Darwin township and near the Indiana side of the Wabash River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Oil Field
Wabash Township
Glover
Cox
Great Lakes Carbon Corporation
Gulf Oil Company
Darwin
Great Lakes ,Carbon,,Corporation
Indiana
Wabash River
Unusual Book of Poetry by Ross Gains Attention in Marshall
Ross Hugh, known in Marshall and Los Angeles, receives praise for his 88 page dramatic poem Substitute for Fear published by House Warren Hollywood California. He was born on a farm near Marshall and moved to Marshall to live with his aunt, Jennie Ogle. He grew up in the Ross Mansion, a landmark Clark county home. He has published other poetry and is writing a novel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh
Cleveland Ross
Los Angeles
Marshall
House-Warren
Hollywood
California
Ross
Jennie Ogle
Clark County
New Sailor Boy Born to Kemp Family in Norfolk
Mr and Mrs Charles Kemp of Norfolk Virginia announce the arrival of Charles Robert Kemp on September 1. He weighed six pounds fifteen ounces and the mother, Barbara McNulty formerly of Clinton Indiana, is the daughter of Mr and Mrs H J Kemp of Marshall. The father serves in the navy at Norfolk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Kemp
Norfolk
Virginia
Charles’ Robert
Barbara McNulty
Clinton
Ind
H. J. Kemp
Marshall
Navy
Monk announces engagement of Dorothy Monk to Harry Kemp
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Monk announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Dorothy L Monk to Harry L Kemp son of Mr. and Mrs H J Kemp of Marshall. No definite date has been set for the wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur W. Monk
Dorothy L .Monk
Harry L. Kemp
H. J. Kemp
Marshall
Marriage Licenses Registered for Four Couples
Clarence M. Decker and Thelma Nadine Gaddis, both in Casey and Martinsville, are tied to marriage licenses with ages 22 and 16. Kenneth E. Frye and Jo-Ann Johnson, Greenup natives aged 24 and 18, also listed. Ronald D. Janney, 20, Martinsville, weds Maxine Carpenter, 19, Martinsville. Patrolman Dawson from California plans visit to his wife Betty Baggs and son Phil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence M. Decker
Martinsville
Thelma Nadine Gaddis
Casey
Kenneth E. Frye
Greenup
Jo-Ann G. Johnson
Ronald D. Janney
Maxine Carpenter
Pegt
Conrad Dawson
California
Betty Baggs
Phil
Enrollment totals outline at South and nearby schools
The report lists elementary enrollments totaling 746 pupils across South School North Side School Clarks ville Dennison Pleasant Hill and Livingston districts. Junior High holds 209 students with 51 42 161 54 and class counts for 7th and 8th grades. Senior High totals 339 students across Freshmen Sophomore Junior and Senior classes. Admission details set football tickets adults 2.00 students 1.00 at gate 75 cents and 30 cents for students. Homecoming game scheduled October 3 against Oblong with a string of upcoming on campus matchups. Lifetime passes issued to retired teachers and Marshall Community Unit staff for athletic events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South School
North Side
Ohio
Clarksville
Dennison
Pleasant’ Hill
Livingston
Marshall Community Unit
Lions
Panthers
Woman's Club Meeting Set at American Legion Home
Marshall Woman's Club will meet at 2 PM Monday September 8 at the American Legion Home. Miss Thelma Westnitter, Egyptian Music Camp scholarship winner, will report. Miss Mercedes Hurst of Chicago, International Harvester Co representative, will speak to the group and guests are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Woman's Club
American Legion
Thelma Westnitter
Mercedes Hurst
Chicago
International Harvester Co
Benefit Dinner For Charles Prusett At Legion Hall
A benefit dinner sponsored by Vel sicol and Local 641 O W I U will be held Thursday September 25 at the American Legion Home to aid Charles Prusett who was badly burned at Vel sicol. People able to donate chickens may call Andy Turner at 684.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Velsicol
American Legion Home
Charles Prusett
Andy Turner
County funds cover Polio cases says Clark County NFIP
Dear Editor letter clarifies rumors about funding for Polio cases in Clark County. The Clark County NFIP chapter states it will cover all local cases whether treated in state or elsewhere. If local funds fall short, the National Chapter will provide support and follow up on additional care at no expense to families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County
H. T. Bennett
Clark County Nfip
Real Estate Transfers From 1952 Deeds and Ownership Changes
Property transfers shown include Annie Veach to Chester Linton and Mary Linton with $1 deed for land in section 26 township 11 range 13 dated August 28 1952. Other transfers include Aldrich Secrest to Raymond Cartright for lots 3 and 4 in S J Deahl subdivision Martinsville dated August 23 1952 and several similar warranty and quit claim deeds dated August 23 to September 2 1952 transferring lots and land in Marshall Casey and West Union with $1 consideration. A note mentions T Sgt Robert Horner visiting his mother Mrs Ora Horner and relatives on a Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie BE
Willie L. Veach
Chester L
Mary Linton
Aldrich L
Hazel I
Secrest
Raymond
Naomi Cartright
S. J. Deahl
Martinsville
Vernon FT
Edith A. Kile
Thelma G., Murphy
Marshall
Elnora B. Black
Bernard L. Black
Roy A
Edna Fox
Roscoe C
Cynthia S. Hutson
Sycamore
Kenneth and
Elsie Lindley
Thomas J
Ella Wheeler
Mattie Denham
West Union
C. E
Mary B. Davis
Dulaney
George
Genevieve Davidson
Casey
Thomas W
Helen I. Stinson
Lyal
Julia Rollings
Fall livestock outlook meeting set for Marshall high school
The Annual Fall Livestock Outlook Meeting is scheduled Monday September 15 at 7 30 p m in the Marshall High School with Larry Simers Extension Economist as main speaker. The notice also covers soybean losses per acre from combines and tips to calculate losses, plus farm tours and 4 H club updates and soil testing guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Larry Simers
Miss Mamie Fawley Hosts Armory Evening in Honor of Miss Lockwood
North of the city Miss Mamie Fawley entertained about fifty guests from Marshall and Terre Haute last Wednesday with games music and refreshments in honor of Miss Anna Lockwood of Terre Haute. School opens with strong attendance. pupil counts by room list names of teachers and the principal. Bruce Bradshaw once of Marshall now in Paris was discovered with another woman causing a storm with his wife in Terre Haute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamie Fawley
Anna Lockwood
Terre Haute
Cora Baird
Carrie Keller
Emma Benny
Minnie Parker
Nellie Stephenson
Higd
Prof. Beeman
Fannie Andrews
B. A. Sweet
Missy Eunice Gilbert
Nellie Casteel
Flozza Smith
Laura Arbuckle
Auburn
Carrie Fredenberger
Westfield
Bruce Bradshaw
Marshall
Paris
Explosion at Henry Safter farm injures two men near Marshall
A massive blast at the Henry Safter farm southeast of Marshall sent debris across a half mile area. Charles Clouse broke a leg and Roy Clouse was hurt, while six others escaped unharmed. Nearby homes felt the shock, and the event followed oil strikes at E P Pinnell's Westfield farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Safter
Marshall
Safter
Charles Clouse
Roy Clouse
Alr
Mark Stewart
Creal Springs
Herald Office
Cleve Logue
Mary Meehling
St. Mary’s Church
E. P. Pinnell
Westfield
East Beech Street
Pauline Mayer
Richard V. Davidson
West Union
Charles E. Taylor
Methodist Church
Stewart Gilbert
Pauline Burdett
Parker Township
Arthur G. Cavell
Martinsville
Bertha Mapes
Oakland
Claud Lewis
LaVerne Morehead
Casey
Francis Earl Tuttle
Springfield
Lulu Maud Taggart
Paul Hill
Gertrude Noyse
York
Fred Gross
Iona Bell
Johnson Township
Westfield Teacher Miss Lola Archer Weds Glenn Lowery
30 years old Lola Archer of Marshall, a Westfield teacher, married Saturday in Westfield to Glenn Lowery. They plan to reside on his farm near Westfield. Also listed are marriage licenses for Wm. B. Osborn and Ralph Ax. Ralph A. and May Rupp. Francis Liffier and Mattie M. Oder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lola Archer
Marshall
Westfield
Glenn Lowery
Wm. B. Osborn
McKeen
Ralph Ax
Martinsville
Ralph A
May Rupp
Francis Liffier
Mattie M. Oder
Wabash Township
Moor Confesses to Wife Slaying in Clark County Jail
Hubert C. Moor former Robinson high school instructor confessed to shooting his wife in the Clark County jail on Saturday afternoon. The disclosure came after mounting evidence that undermined his story and strained his nerves. Meanwhile Marshall high school reports 309 enrolled students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert C. Moor
Robinson High School
Clark County
Marshall High School
Young Martinsville Men Leave for Army Service in 1942
Ten young men from Martinsville depart for army service on September 7, 1942. The list includes George Russell Malcolm Westfield Hubert Leroy Welsh Marshall James Roscoe Hall Glen Macke Archie Dunlap Welsh Dennison James Junior Doran John Riley Traviell Russell Desmond Kern Jeff Junior Walters Everett Edward Higgins botham Joe Loule Sapp and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsville
George Russell
Malcolm
Westfield
Hubert Leroy Welsh
Marshall
James Roscoe Hall
Glen Macke
West Union
Archie Dunlap Welsh
Dennison
James Junior Doran
John Riley Traviell
Russell Desmond Kern
Jeff Junior Walters
Everett Edward Higginbotham
Joe Loule Sapp
Soldier Sent Overseas After Short Home Visit
Pfc. Charles A. Manhart son of Mr and Mrs Darrell Manhart of near West Union was home fourteen days before shipping to Europe. Inducted January 2 1952 in Joliet Illinois he trained at Ft Sheridan and Scholfield Barracks Hawaii then completed leadership courses. He arrived home on his father’s birthday July 30 and departed Indianapolis August 14 for Camp Kilmer New Jersey and then to Europe for fifteen months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Manhart
Darrell Manhart
Near West Union
Joliet
Ft. Sheridan
Chicago
Scholfield Barracks
Hawaiiian Islands
Charles
Indianapolis
Camp Kilmer
N. J
Europe
Reverend Stauffer to Address Women at Marshall Church
The Women's Society of Christian Service at Marshall Methodist Church opens the new program year with Rev. Eugene E. Stauffer as speaker. Mrs. Josie Bradley leads devotionals, with hostesses listed, and all church women plus friends invited to attend tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Marshall Methodist Church
Eugene E. Stauffer
Josie Bradley
Fred Abel
Willard Stoelting
Doit ‘Lichtenberger
Garnet Elston
Roy Cropp
Deaths John A. Coons 88 at Martinsville home
John A. Coons, 88, died Sunday afternoon at 1 15 at his daughter’s home in Martinsville route 3. Survived by five other children including Daisy Nicholson Paris Ill Izira Hutchings Moline IL Marion Coons Gary Indiana Adam Coons Gary Indiana and Herman Coons Martinsville. Services held Tuesday at 2 at Marrs Funeral Home Marshall with Rev H J Kemp officiating. Burial in Shiloh cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Coons
Minnie Robson
Martinsville
Daisy Nicholson
Paris
Ill
Izira Hutchings
Moline
Marion Coons
Gary
Ind
Adam Coons
Herman Coons
Marrs
Marshall
H. J .Kemp
Shiloh
Farewell Sermons for Two Elders Departing
Elder Warren Sorenson of the Salem church and Elder Milan Hall of The Restitution Church preached their farewell sermons on Sunday. Services followed by a basket dinner at the Richey home in Martinsville. The crowd included Clyde Randall and his wife from Tempe, Arizona, visiting Casey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Sorenson
Salem Church
Ripley, Sr
Milan Hall
Restitution Church
Casey
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Sylvan Richey
Maritinsville
Sorenson
Hall
Clyde Randall
Tempe
Arizona
Ohio
Local Marriage License Records List Names and Ages
A compiled entry lists numerous individuals from Marshall Dennison Casey Westfield and surrounding towns as holders of marriage licenses. It records Richard Henry Lee aged 20 of Marshall and Harriet Jane Washburn aged 18 of Martinsville as a couple granted a license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
Harry Otto Miller, Jr
Chicago
Joseph Leonard Layton
Oblong
James Edward Turner, Jr
Casey
James Ed. Thompson
Marshall
Benjamin Franklin Serwise
Harry Raymond Adams
Westfield
Theodore Thompson Stepp
Peter Anthony Spensberger
Charles David Wyrick
Dennison
William Paul Tefft Westfield
Orville Wyrick
Earl Frederick Kile
Raymond Estes Herrington
Warren Charles Lee
Dudley Frederick Beltz
Donald Eugene Brewer
Earl Sylvester Vanscoyk
Donald Bernard Smitley
Richard Henry Lee
Harriet Jane Washburn
Martinsville
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Mar
St. Elmo
Robinson
Charleston
Effingham
Linton
T—Casey
Woman's Club Meeting
Robert Horner
Irantodul
Ora. Horner
Marshall Man
Mars
Robert
Bob) Hollenslee
Christian Rural Overseas Program
Crop
Bob Maurer
Mr. Maurer
James F. Hitchcox
Cottonwood School
University of Ilinois
Sharon Parcel
Jeanette Behner
Don Slater
Gerald” Jensen
Kenneth Jensen
Joan Morgan
Carolyn McConchie
Warren Wells
Oscar White
Caralee Swick
Wm. D. Crumrin
Keesler Air Base
Biloxi
Miss
Otto Crumrin
Shirley Elledge
Brad
Les Butts
Wayne Crumlin
Herbert Orndorff
Mattoon
Harold T. Craig
PFC
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