Fall Festival in Marshall Plans Two Day Event
The fourth annual Fall Festival in Marshall runs today and tomorrow with a parade at 2 00 p m Saturday events include trampolin and baton exhibitions 8 00 p m The Three Jays headline. Sunday features chicken barbecues free entertainment Tom Gary Sherry and the Jackson Township Band plus a street dance and Fall Festival drawing.
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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 In Marshall
Earl Crowder of Sullivan Illinois visited Mr and Mrs Harry Findley at 810 North Seventh Street Marshall. They recalled Westfield College years 1901 1902 and a rule that expenses over 150 prompted school investigations. They shared rooms meals coal oil stove wood costs and frugal practices of sixteen students and Findleys roommate financing.
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Earl Crowder
Sullivan
Illinois
Harry Findley
North Seventh Street
Marshall
Crowder
Mr. Findley
Westfield College
Westfield
Findley
Dennison Young Man Completes Air Course
2/C Jerry Robinson son of Mr and Mrs Perle Robinson of Dennison has completed an instruction to Diesel Engines course through the United States Armed Forces Institute in Madison Wisconsin on August 23 Airman Robinson is a Marshall High School 1960 graduate and serves as a motor vehicle repairman at Tinker Air Force Base Oklahoma He continues education in the voluntary world wide education program for armed forces members.
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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
Connection: David Brann Dies in Fullerton California
David Brann aged 65 known to Clark county residents died Wednesday August 30 in Fullerton California. He leaves widow Ella and son Robert Brann both of Fullerton and brother Allen Brann of Dayton Ohio who visited in July and early August. Funeral service and burial were in Fullerton. Brann had worked in the Fullerton insurance business for twenty seven years.
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David Brann
Clark County
Fullerton
California
Ella
Robert Brann
Allen Brann
Dayton
Ohio
Brann
Marshall Methodist Men to Hear George B Robinson Sr
George B Robinson Sr, field director for Chaddock Boys School in Quincy Illinois, will be guest speaker at a Marshall Methodist men meeting September 11 at 6 30 pm. He has years of youth and church work including eighteen years as a Boy Scout executive and roles with Illinois schools and the Methodist temperance board. Mrs Hollenbeck and Miss 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
Last Year’s Queen Crowned for Fall Festival Anniversary
Sharon Coryell, crowned queen of last year’s Fall Festival and 125th anniversary, has reigned since September. She will lead this year’s parade and speak at 7:45 Saturday night to welcome guests and crown Nancy Young, honorary queen of the 1961 festival. Sharon is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Gordon Coryell of West Union and a senior at Marshall High School.
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Sharon Coryell
Sharon
Nancy Young
Gordon Coryell
West Union
Marshall High School
John J Metz obituary in Fort Lauderdale
John J Metz, about 54, died Monday in Fort Lauderdale Florida. He was a resident impacted by the local community death notice recorded in this paper.
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John J.metz
Fort Lauderdale
Florida
Two local deaths and services in Marshall and Kingsport
Martha Sathre Holmstedt 77 died Sunday in Kingsport Tennessee. Survived by husband Nels Hjalmer Holmstedt. son Marshall Sathre. stepson Stanley Holmstedt. brother Pierre of Norway. Funeral Tuesday in Kingsport. burial at Marshall Cemetery with Rev. Swain. Clay B. Montgomery 86 died Saturday at 613 Locust Street Marshall. Survived by wife Charlene LeFever and Mary White. sons Dewey Ralph Montgomery and John Montgomery. sisters Stella Gore and Sue Williamson. 11 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. Funeral at Marrs Funeral Home then Christian Church. 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
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 12-Foot Corn Stalk From Wabash Township
Herbert Stoelting brings a twelve foot tall corn stalk to the Herald office this week. The stalk bears two unusually large ears of corn showcasing a remarkable local harvest in Wabash Township.
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Herbert Stoelting
Herald Office
Sale Tonight List of Livestock Breeds and Sellers
Sale tonight Friday at 8:00 p.m. features consignments including Chester Whites by JRex Coleman and E O Skidmere Duroes. Pine Hampshires by Hugar McConchie Duroes and Robert Etcinson Tamworths John Shires Don May Stone Yorkshires Poland China by Elmer Settendert. Auctioneer listed as oe euctionser.
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Sagen Consignora
Jrex
Coleman
Chester Whites
E. O.” Skidmere
Duroes
Ronald
Local Socials and Public Notices Across Marshall and Wabash
A social event reports Miss Hattie Clark hosting guests on Monday evening with attendees list including Louise Barclay Ruby Ross Hester Shipe Madden Laufman and others. Public works show Arnold & Company beginning road improvements south of town with a trial construction ongoing. Marriage licenses issued include Roywine Schooler Jolingo Frederick list and several others in local townships. Fred M Craig and Mildred Smith wed in Martinsville and Arthur Tarman resigns county treasurer post to move to Chicago for new job.
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Ter
Marshall
Wabash Ler Casey
Roy Jeffords
John
Pear
Tom Fishback
Haute
Henry
Selman
Don
wWinterro
Arnold & Company
Roywine Schooler
Jolingo
Nannie ‘A. List
Johnson Township
Lee
Garver
Auburn Township
Florence Miller
Dolson
Fred M. Craig
Martinsville
Mildred Smith
Fred Kallansa
Marshall Township
Margaret E. Garner
Fred Abel
Arthur Tarman
Chicago
Richard Cole and Nelva Boren wed in Carthage
Thirty years ago in Carthage Texas Richard Cole of Del Rio and Nelva Boren of Carthage married at her grandparents home at 10 00 AM Tuesday. Also announced were the marriage of Thelma Hughes and Thomas W Liffick planned for August 29 in Paris. Marriage licenses issued to Howard and Neary both Marshall and Wilma Smith 30 also Marshall James Conover 87 and Opal H Rogers 38 of Martinsville. Marshall High School reports 265 enrolled and fair catalogs for the Marshall Community Fair at Marshall Township High School for September 24 25 26 were mailed.
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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
Marshall High School
Marshall Township High School
New Teachers at Marshall Community Schools Introduced
The board of education greets twelve new teachers at Marshall and community schools led by Miss Carolyn Neal Spanish at the high school and Mrs. Marilyn Flowers in the commercial department. Others include Miss Sylvia Thompson language arts seventh grade, Miss June Norton 5-D South School, Mrs. Beals 6-A Boy’s School, Mrs. Barstow eight grade, and Miss Helen Kirk algebra at the high school. Also joining are Mrs. Jean Orton third grade North School, L. R. Orton eighth grade math, Peter Grubb sixth grade South School, Dean Murphy industrial arts, and Robert Weist social studies and coach at the junior high. Gene Wilson was absent. The new hires come from Eastern Tennessee University and several colleges.
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Carolyn Neal
Sylvia Thompson
June Norton
Buelah Beals
Marilyn Flowers
Sditods
Norma Barstow
Helen Louise Kirk
Jean Orton
L. R. Orton
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 Issued in Columbus and Indianapolis
Several couples were granted marriage licenses in Columbus and Indianapolis. Names include Lucille Whitacre 19 and Hawes 25 from Greenup and Columbus. Everett Leffen 24 and Ronnie Lilly 19 from Indianapolis. Louis Bailey 22 and Gloria Carm er 29 from Indianapolis.
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Dean “Hawes
Greenup
Pre
Lucille Whitacre
Local Weddings Announced in South Bend and West Union
A marriage is planned for next Monday morning in South Bend Indiana between a bride and Miss Lil lian Murphy with a license issued to Leo Wernz and Reba Oglesby of West Union. Other licenses listed include William Foley and Ruth Strohm of Paris and West Union residents. The note also records the August 30 marriage of Miss Lela Augustus and William Lackey in St Louis and Fenton Junker and Frances Austerman wedding near Marshall in Fairfield Illinois.
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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
Ilinois
Ten Years Ago In 1951 Russell Lee Buys Brosman Locker Plant
Russell Lee of Lower Wasbash township closes a deal with Claude Brosman to own the Brosman Locker Plant in Casey. Marshall residents Charles Ferris and wife announce the birth of a son at Paris Hospital. Marriage licenses issued for Warner Griffith, both of Casey. Max Sweet of Martinsville and Joan Wood of Martinsville. William Wallace and Jeanne Wright of Marshall. Kenneth Pumphrey of Casey and Susanna Sweitzer of Marshall.
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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
Frank Hornbrook’s Ninety Fifth Birthday Celebration
Mr and Mrs Foster Hornbrook hosted an ice cream and cake gathering last Sunday evening in Marshall to honor Frank Hornbrook on his ninety fifth birthday. Attending were J R Hornbrook Cliff Hornbrook Madge Buckner Bertha Hornbrook and the guest of honor Frank Hornbrook. Also present were John Montgomery and children from Denver Colorado and Mary White of Whittier California called here by the death of C B Montgomery. Mrs Pat Smith is a surgical patient at St Joseph Hospital in 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
O'Rourke's Family Welcomes Son John Kenny
Mr and Mrs Joe O Rourke announce the birth of a son at St. Anthony Hospital Terre Haute on Sunday September 2 weighing seven pounds named John Kenny. This is their third child. Mrs O Rourke is the former Inez Remlinger.
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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 session.
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Marshall Lions
School Board to Hold Regular Session and Hear 1961-62 Levy
The board of education will meet in regular session at the high school Thursday September 14. The final hearing on the 1961-62 appropriation ordinance certificate of levy will be held in the office of the superintendent of schools Monday September 11. The board will make the final approval of the budget for the school year 1962-63 at the regular meeting.
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Board of Education
Superintendent of Schools
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Fullerton, California
Neal Hollenbeck
Florence Hodge
New York
FT. Lauderdale, Fla
Ruth
Carolyn Wenthe
Dick Metz
Harriet Hopp
Richmond
Virginia
June Daniel
Fairfax
Raneed
John Strohm
Charles G. Strohm
Marshall Community Schools
Arriage
Marshall High
St. Elmo
Jleltermmen
Mars
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