Farm Adviser Reports Soybean Prices and Wheat Seeding Tips
Warren Bundy outlines Clark county soybean prices, storage strategies, and seasonal price trends. He advises seeding dates for wheat, dual variety, phosphorus and nitrogen applications, barley seeding rates, and notes feeder cattle price trends. A Clark county livestock outlook meeting is set for September 24 at 7:30 p.m. at the Martinsville American Legion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County
American Legion
Martinsville
Soil and Water Conservation gains in Illinois farms
A U.S. Soil Conservation Service report shows a 20 percent rise in Illinois farmers developing farm conservation plans in the first half of 1957. District co operators up 4 percent from last year, with 21 basic plans completed and 43 new signups. Tree planting up 51 percent and wildlife area improvements 87 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. B. Clark
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Champaign
Ill
Clark
Illinoia
Soil Conservation Service
Kenneth Miller
Clark County
Soil Conservation District
Don Pretzsch
Ground broken for new business building on East Main Street
Fifty Years Ago 1907 notes Ben T. Baird breaking ground on a lot bought from J M Doherty on East Main Street for a new business building. Mrs John Mundy of Walnut Prairie hosted a twelve o'clock dinner for Marshall residents and guests. Congregational Church moves toward major improvements with a committee to sell the parsonage and raise 2500 towards a new church and parsonage on church lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben T. Baird
J. M. Doherty
East Main Street
John Mundy
Walnut Prairie
Mont, Davison
Homer
Eugene
Robert Prewett
Clarence
Will Hogue
Mary
Cora Baird
Jeff Wiser
Marshall
Congregational Church
Local Nuptials and Military Roll Call Highlight Wabash Area
Vern Finkbiner and Cecil Thompson wed at the bride’s home in Wabash township. A large hog shipment from Marshall was sent out by David Setzer and Otto Kuykendall. A list of 44 Clark county soldiers departed Marshall on September 19 for a training camp near Louisville. Dr. P. P. Haslitt has been transferred from Ft. Oglethorpe to Atlanta as junior surgeon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vern Finkbiner
George Finkbiner
Wabash Township
Cecil Thompson
Marshall
David Setzer
Otto Kuykendall
Roscoe Phillips
Casey
Nellie Bunton
Dolson
Clark County
Louisville
Kentucky
Randall Bartlett
West York
Clarence E. Kibby
John A. Medley
West Union
Warren Meukill
Robert Kershaw
Neal Daugherty
York
Wm. W. Kuykendall
West Terre Haute
Noble Coryell
William L. Ellington
Martinsville
Arlie Draper
Vern J. Jones
Herman C. Lambdin
Roy Pittinger
Fred M. Craig
William R. Cale
Robert Lingafelter
Charles H. Gamron
Yale
Owen McGee
Clifford O. Kuykendall
Dennison
Warren V. Keith
Clarence Mullen
Charles Ditzenberger
Melvie Hall
John E. Clark
Elmer Huppert
Clyde E. Smith
J. Ogden Burns
Oliver
Clarence Baggs
Russell Hetherington
Robert L. Wright
Fred Higgins
Ellis Toughton
Okla Lindley
James F. Medcalf
David Grubb
Weat Union
William Shawver
Harry Kirby
Cleo D. Haslitt
Charles Thompson
Elmer A. Mumford
Charles W. Craig
Russell C. Weaver
John C. Pollard
Milo Fessenbeck
Martinaville
Marriage Licenses and Local Notes From Paris Area
Thirty years ago in 1927 a marriage license was issued at Paris to Merrill Snedeker and Bessie Hood. A corn crop outlook warned seed corn would be scarcer next spring. H B OHair purchased the 3 story Claypool building for 18000. Mrs Ramesberger and son Harry Randall returned from Union Hospital Terre Haute after three weeks with a broken arm. Marriage license issued to Austin Blockinger and Fairy Lichtenberger in Darwin township.
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Paris
Merrill C. Snedeker
Marshall
Bessie
Hood
Lena
Indiana
H. B. O'Hair
Twenty Years Ago incidents near Marshall Indiana
Twenty years ago Chris Imle of three miles south of Marshall crushed his left hip while putting hay in his barn. Violet Rhoads and Richard Miller married September 16 in Princeton Indiana. J W Davis Ophir Claypool and Roe Davis found a 3.5 foot rattlesnake on the J W Davis farm in Dolson township. Mr and Mrs Walter Lackey hosted an old fashion charivari and miscellaneous shower for son Glenn Lackey and his bride married August 27 in Terre Haute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Imle
Marshall
Violet Rhoads
Herschel Rhoads
Richard Miller
William Miller
Princeton
Indiana
J. W. Davis
Ophir Claypool
Roe Davis
Dolson Township
Walter Lackey
Dennison
Glenn Lackey
Terre Haute
Local weddings and events mark Marshall area
The reading lists several marriages including Theresa Menestrina from West Terre Haute, Thelma Kallansa marrying Carl Birdwell in Indianapolis, Joan Siverly to Donald Shonk, and R Dean Fox to Elien Kiengesmith in Terre Haute. Also a cornerstone laying for the American Legion Home in Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Marshall
Thelma Kallansa
Indianapolis
Carl J. Birdwell
L. H. Siverly
Joan
Donald Shonk
Howard Shonk
Real Estate Transfers Involving Multiple Quit Claim and Warranty Deeds
A list of 1957 real estate transfers shows quit claim and warranty deeds between numerous individuals, with dates ranging from March to September 1957. Properties include land in sections and townships, lots in additions to towns such as Casey, Marshall, Cumberland and Martinsville, and parcels in Westfield. Dollar amounts are generally small, often $1 or $2, though some conveyances lack explicit sums.
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Delmar J. Connelly
Serena
Dewey A. Connelly
Billie E
Velva Lorene Bartram
Phillip H
Helen E. Outright
Dulaney
Casey
Mary Lou Vicars
Lyman G
Helen M. Cooper
James C
Lois M. Oller
Central Illinois Public Service Co
Glenn R
Lila M. Johnson
Ora E. Thompson
Westfield
Russell R
Esther Lillie Brosman
Robert L. Wilkin
Eleanor S. Cole
Franklin P. Cole
BE. H
Mollie Mitchell
William B. Archer
Marshall
Harry M
Vada E. Moore
F. F
Leona Clem Slusser
Perry
E. P. Daly
Kenneth G
Neta Faye Baggs
Harry Finkbiner
Frank B. Finkbiner
Hugh and
Imogene Smith
Russell and
Mae Lee
Children with crossed eyes risk vision loss without timely care
The text notes that children may not outgrow crossed-eyes and could lose vision if competent care is delayed, even if the eyes later appear normal. It also explains nickel silver as an alloy of nickel copper and zinc used for keys for its strength and corrosion resistance.
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Hudson
Location of the Old Marshall Township High School
A 1947 cyclone damaged the 1904 Marshall township high school, destroying the study hall and much of the roof. The first two floors were usable after repairs, a bond funded a new school in the background, and the old building was demolished in August by West Side Wrecking Co. Terre Haute. The remaining wing will be remodeled for storage and gym facilities, with completion aimed for mid November.
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Marshall Township High School
The
Township High School
West Side Wrecking Company
Terre Haute
Board of Education
Marshall High School opens new music building under construction
The new music building at Marshall High School progresses toward a mid November completion. It will house junior and senior high music departments with choral and instrumental facilities, practice rooms, an ensemble space for 10 to 15, faculty offices, cafeteria storage, a walk in cooler, loading dock, custodian storage, and connecting corridors to the gym and loading zone. The community praises the project as a top local achievement for students.
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Marshall High School
Marshall People Attend Lawrenceville Meeting
A 33 member Clark County delegation attended a three day Jehovah's Witnesses training program in Lawrenceville Illinois. The Marshall congregation heard Watchtower representative Raymond L Anderson discuss lasting peace as Armageddon nears. Baptismal services were held with 17 converts immersed as dedication to Jehovah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County
Jehovah's Witnesses
Lawrenceville
Illinois
O. F. Hartman
Marshall Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses
Lawrenceville Armory
Watchtower
Raymond L. ‘Anderson
New York
Hartman
Christ Jesus
Prince of
Jesus
Apostles
Card of Thanks and School District Bond Notice
Card of thanks from Mia and Ethel Stepp for hospital kindness. Public notice from Marshall Community Unit School District No 2 Clark County Illinois announces intent to issue funding bonds of 85 500 dollars to pay claims, under School Code. A petition within 30 days can trigger a voter vote on the bond proposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mia
Ethel Stepp
Marshall
Community Unit School District NO. C-2
Clark County
Illinois
School District to Seek Bond Authorization Under State Code
The Board of Education of Marshall Community Unit School District No. C-2 Clark County Illinois will call an election by petition within thirty days to issue bonds for a designated school purpose under the School Code. The notice, dated September 20 1957, was issued by the Board Secretary and President, with the date September 12 1957, and is part of the official meeting record.
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Board of Education
Marshall Community Unit
Clark County
Illinois
Marshall Community Unit School District No. C-2
Ilinois
Also Mentioned on This Page
Warren Bundy
Diiness
University of Illinois
Herald Advertising
Omala
Theresa Menestrina
William H
Lulu Thompson
Lillie Belle Napier
Wayne B Simpson
E.t Co
Mae Gordon
John M. and
Ora E. Snyder
Charles W. Cook, Jr
Dora H. Cook
Cumberland
Bertha Zimmerman
Burl
Ruth
Hart
Waranty
Jones
Marshall Township
Carl] Helman
Reto Deco Bec Board Ofretary
Nationwide Sales Co., Co
St. Louis
Missouri
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