Fall Festival in Marshall Opens With Parade and Events
The fourth annual Fall Festival in Marshall runs today and tomorrow with a Saturday parade at 2 30 p m and a full lineup of entertainment. The Three Jays perform at 8 00 p m with trampolin and baton exhibitions earlier. Saturday features chicken barbecues 11 00 a m and 5 00 p m, a parade at 6 00 p m, German Band at 7 00 p m, Queen presentation at 7 45 p m, Jackson Township Band at 8 15 p m, Fall Festival Drawing at 9 30 p m and a street dance at 9 45 p m with Jim Davis calling. A-1 Amusement Carnival operates throughout the event.
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Marshall
Ratarts
Three Jays
Tom’Gary
Sherry
13Th and
Archer Avenue
Queen
Tom Gary
Jackson Township
Brazil
Indiana
Jim Davis
Fa-1 Amusement Carnival
Westfield Schoolmates Visit. Memories From Old Westfield
Earl Crowder of Sullivan Illinois visited Marshall with Mr and Mrs Harry Findley at 810 North Seventh Street They were schoolmates at Westfield College in 1901 and 1902 The college had rules on expenses and investigations The two paid one dollar weekly for a shared room Sixteen students paid a woman a quarter weekly to cook Their roommate supplied three cents for coal oil and Findley bought oil The pair bought four foot wood and cut it for stove use to save costs
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Earl Crowder
Sullivan
Illinois
Harry Findley
North Seventh Street
Marshall
Crowder
Mr. Findley
Westfield College
Westfield
Findley
Denison Airman Completes Course At Madison WI
2/C Jerry Robinson son of Mr and Mrs Perle Robinson completed a course in Instruction to Diesel Engines through the United States Armed Forces Institute Madison Wisconsin on August 23 Airman Robinson is a Marshall High School graduate of 1960 and serves as a motor vehicle repairman at Tinker Air Force Base Oklahoma He continues education in service through the voluntary world wide education program for armed forces members
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Robinson
Perle Robinson
R. J. DennIson
United States Armed Forces Institute
Madison
Wisconsin
Airman Robinson
Marshall High School
Tinker Air Force Base
Oklahoma
Armed Forces
William Brann, 65, Insurance Agent Dies in Fullerton
David Brann aged 65 a Clark county resident died Wednesday August 30 at Fullerton California. He leaves widow Ella and son Robert both of Fullerton and brother Allen Brann of Dayton Ohio who visited in July and early August. Funeral was held in Fullerton and burial followed. He had worked in the insurance business in Fullerton for twenty seven years.
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David Brann
Clark County
Fullerton
California
Ella
Robert Brann
Allen Brann
Dayton
Ohio
Brann
Kickoff Banquet Speaker George B Robinson Sr At Marshall
George B. Robinson Sr field director for Chaddock Boys School in Quincy Illinois will be guest speaker for Marshall Methodist men on September 11 at 6 30 p m He has long been active with youth and church work including Eighteen years as Boy Scout executive and education roles in Illinois church activity and temp erance boards. He will discuss Boys Will Be Men Mrs Neal Hollenbeck and Miss Florence Hodge have returned from a theatre tour in New York.
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George B. Robinson
Chaddock Boys School
Quincy
Ilinois
Methodist Men of
Marshall
Robinson
Illinois
Methodist General Board of Temperance
Washington, D. C
Central Illinois Conference
Mr. Robinson
Neal Hollenbeck
Florence Hodge
New York
Sharon Coryell Crowned Last Year’s Fall Festival Queen
Sharon Coryell, crowned queen of last year’s Fall Festival and 125th anniversary, has reigned since September. She will lead this year’s festival parade and speak at 7 45 p m Saturday to welcome attendees and crown honorary queen Miss Nancy Young of the 1961 festival. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Gordon Coryell of West Union and a Marshall High School senior.
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Sharon Coryell
Sharon
Nancy Young
Gordon Coryell
West Union
Marshall High School
John J Metz Obituary From Fort Lauderdale Florida
John J Metz aged about 54 died last Monday in Fort Lauderdale Florida. The notice records the death and location with no additional biographical details available.
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John J.metz
Fort Lauderdale
Florida
Two Local Residents Die in Marshall Area
Martha Sathre Holmstedt age 77 died in Kingsport Tennessee. Survived by husband Nels Hjalmer Holmstedt son Marshall Sathre Chicago step son Stanley Holmstedt Norway brother Pierre Norway. Funeral services held Kingsport Tuesday. graveside service at Marshall Cemetery Thursday. Clay B Montgomery age 86 died at 613 Locust Street Marshall. Survived by daughters Charlene LeFever and Mary White sons Dewey Ralph Montgomery John Montgomery. sisters Stella Gore Sue Williamson. many grandchildren. Remains at Marrs Funeral Home then to Christian Church for services. burial in Marshall Cemetery.
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Martha Sathre Holmstedt
Kingsport
Tennessee
Nels
Hjalmer Holmstedt
Marshall Sathre
Marshall
Illinois
Stanley Holmstedt
Chicago
Ilinois
Pierre
Norway
Marrs
Marshall Cemetery
Robert Swain
Relating
Clay B. Montgomery
Locust Street
Charlene LeFever
Marshall, Ilinois
Mary White
Whittier
California
Dewey
Ralph Montgomery
John Montgomery
Denver
Colorado
Stella Mae Gore
St. Petersburg
Florida
Sue Williamson
Miami Shores
Marrs Funeral Home
Christian Church
Robert Luse
Big Corn Stalks Tall From Wabash Township
Herbert Stoelting brings a twelve foot tall corn stalk to the Herald office this week. It bears two unusually large ears of corn.
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Herbert Stoelting
Herald Office
Auction sale notice with livestock consignments listed
Sale tonight at 8 00 p m features consignors including JRex Coleman Chester Whites E O Skidmere Duroes Ronald Pine Hampshire Hugar McConchie Duroes yes Bennett Bons Poland 3 Robert Etcinson Tamworths John Shires Don May Stone Yorkshir Poland Chinas Elmer Settendert with auctioneers listed
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Sagen Consignora
Jrex
Coleman
Chester Whites
E. O.” Skidmere
Duroes
Ronald
Rural Pageant And Road Work Highlight Monday Events
A detailed local fragment notes a social gathering at Miss Hattie Clark's home with guests including Louise Barclay and Ruth Ross. It mentions Arnold & Company beginning road construction with an 80 foot trial section and lists several upcoming marriage licenses and a county treasurer staff change as Arthur Tarman resigns for a Chicago job.
Marriage Notices and School Fair Announcements
Thirty years ago in 1931 Richard Cole of Del Rio Texas and Nelva Boren of Carthage Texas wed at her grandparents home in Carthage. Plans announced for marriage of Thelma Hughes Terre Haute and Thomas W. Liffick Marshall on August 29 at Paris. Marriage licenses issued to Howard and Neary ages 45 Marshall and Wilma Smith age 30 Marshall. James Conover 87 Martinsville and Opal H Rogers 38 Martinsville. Two hundred sixty five pupils enrolled at Marshall high school. Catalogs for Marshall Community Fair at Marshall Township High School September 24 25 26 prepared and mailed. Twenty years ago 1941 John Strohm son of Mr and Mrs Charles G Strohm of West Union...
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Richard Cole
del Rio
Texas
Nelva Boren
Carthage
Thelma Hughes
Terre Haute
Thomas W. Liffick
Marshall
Paris
Howard
Neary
Wilma Smith
James Conover
Martinsville
Opal H. Rogers
New Teachers at Marshall Community Schools
The Marshall community welcomes twelve new teachers pictured in two rows. Names include Carolyn Neal Sylvia Thompson June Norton Buelah Beals Marilyn Flowers Norma Barstow Helen Kirk Jean Orton L R Orton Peter Grubb Dean Murphy Robert Weist and Gene Wilson though Wilson was absent. All are highly qualified with degrees from Eastern Tenots University Indiana State College Louise Falls College New Mexico Highland University Bradley University and Wabash College.
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Carolyn Neal
Sylvia Thompson
June Norton
Buelah Beals
Marilyn Flowers
Sditods
Norma Barstow
Peter Grubb
Dean Murphy
Robert Weist
Gene Wilson
Board of Education
Marshall
Community
Eastern Tenots University
Indiana State College
Louix Falls College
South Dakota
New Mexico Highland University
Bradley University
Wabash College
Marriage Licenses Listed For Multiple Couples In State
Several couples received marriage licenses including Dean Hawes 25 of Greenup and Lucille Whitacre 19 of Columbus, plus Daddies Gray 25 and Solo mon 25 of Columbus and Indianapolis pairs Everett L Leffen 24 with Ronnie Lilly 19, Louis Bailey 22 with Gloria Carmer 29 of Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Ld Dean “Hawes
Greenup
Pre
Lucille Whitacre
Local Fragments Report Upcoming South Bend Marriage
The notice lists a marriage to be held next Monday morning in South Bend Indiana between a groom Leo Wernz and bride Reba Oglesby both of West Union, with other license details for Leo and Reba and additional marriages noted in Paris and St. Louis. It records the marriage of Lela Augustus to William Lackey at St. Louis on August 30 and announces Fenton Junker’s engagement to Frances Austerman of Fairfield Illinois as announced by his parents Ernest and Mrs Junker southeast of Marshall.
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South Bend
Indiana
Lillian Murphy
Leo Wernz
West Union
Reba Oglesby
William L. Foley
Paris
Ruth Strohm
Lela Augustus
William Lackey
St. Louis
Ernest Junker
Marshall
Fenton
Frances
Austerman
Fairfield
Illinois
Russell Lee acquires Brosman Locker Plant in Casey
Ten years ago in 1951 Russell Lee of Lower Wasbash township completed a deal with Claude Brosman making Lee the owner of the Brosman Locker Plant in Casey. Also reported are births and marriage licenses including a Marshall birth, a Paris hospital birth, and several Casey and Martinsville marriages.
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Russell Lee
Lower
Wabash Township
Claude Brosman
Lee
Brosman
Casey
Charles Ferris
Marshall
Paris Hospital
Charles Warner
Veryl Griffith
Max Sweet
Martinsille
Joan Wood
William J. Wallace
Jeanne Wright
Kenneth Pumphrey
Susanna
Sweitzer
Ninety Fifth Birthday Observed by Foster Hornbrook
Mr and Mrs Foster Hornbrook hosted ice cream and cake Sunday evening for Frank Hornbrook of Marshall in a ninety fifth birthday celebration. Attending were J R Hornbrook Cliff Hornbrook Madge Buckner Bertha Hornbrook and the guest of honor. Also present were John Montgomery and children of Denver and Mrs Mary White of Whittier California after the death of C B Montgomery. Mrs Pat Smith, a surgical patient at St Joseph Hospital Tampa Florida, room 121.
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Foster Hornbrook
Frank Hornbrook
Marshall
J. R. ‘Hornbrook
Cliff Hornbrook
Madge Buckner
Bertha Hornbrook
John Montgomery
Denver
Colorado
Mary White
Whittier
California
C. B. Montgomery
Pat Smith
St. Joseph Hospital
Tampa
Florida
Births Reported in Terre Haute Area
Mr and Mrs Joe O Rourke announce the birth of a son named John Kenny on September 2 at St Anthony Hospital Terre Haute weighing seven pounds This is their third child Mrs O Rourke formerly Inez Remlinger Mr and Mrs Dean Dawson announce the arrival of their first child a boy named Howard Eugene at Union Hospital Terre Haute Monday weighing three pounds fifteen ounces Mrs Dawson formerly Sharon Stout
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Joe O'Rourke
St. Anthony Hospital
Terre Haute
John Kenny
O’rourke
Inez Remlinger
Dean Dawson
Marshall
Howard Eukene
Union Hospital
Dawson
Sharon Stout
Marshall Lions Hold Intra-Squad Football Scrimmage
The Marshall Lions staged a Thursday evening scrimmage at the local field. The varsity split into two units for a mock game while freshmen and sophomores were introduced in an intra-squad scrimmage.
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Marshall Lions
School Board Sets Dates for Budget Hearings and Approval
The board of education will hold a regular meeting at the high school on Thursday September 14. A final hearing on the 1961-62 appropriation ordinance and levy certificate will be held in the superintendent’s office on Monday September 11. The board will approve the 1962-63 budget at the regular meeting.
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Board of Education
Superintendent of Schools
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Dick Metz
Harriet Hopp
Richmond
Virginia
June Daniel
Fairfax
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Ter
Wabashen Casey
Roy Jeffords
John
Pear
Tom Fishback
Haute
Henryselman
Don
wWinterro
John Strohm
Charles G. Strohm
Marshall Community Schools
Helen Louise Kirk
Jean Orton
L. R. Orton
Arriage
Marshall High
St. Elmo
Jleltermmen
Mars
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