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[Donation Toward New Library]
Martin Spangler, chairman of the drive to build a new Marshall Public Library, accepts a check from Glenda Liston. Almost every club and organization in Marshall, Texas contributed to this fund drive.
[Library Benefactor George Olincy]
George Olincy, benefactor to the Marshall Public Library building project. He was chairman of the Andrew Norman Foundation and offered a challenge grant toward a new library building to Audrey Kariel, Project Director. He suggested that the challenge be given to the Friends of a Public Library rather than the city of Marshall. The Friends were able to match the challenge. The cooperation of the city, the library trustees, and the Friends ensured a successful building project that has been a source of civic pride.
[Marshallites Celebrate the Opening of Marshall Public Library]
Louis and Audrey Kariel, left, talk with Dr. and Mrs. H. D. Bruce, right, at the reception to celebrate the opening of the new library building in Marshall, Texas.
[Marshall High School Student Council Members]
Members of the Marshall High School sell memberships in the Friends of a Public Library organization as part of the drive to build a new public library. The group includes, left to right, Phillip Pierpont, _______, ________, and Carol Hirsch.
[Members of the Marshall Music Club]
Mrs. Rex Brown, Audrey Kariel, Inagene Bennett and a fourth unidentified member of the Marshall Music Club pose at a music orientation on September 21, 1969. This club influenced the other women's clubs in Marshall to build a public library. Five clubs had jointly owned and operated a private lending library for many years; but they joined the grassroots movement for a public library, which was completed in 1973.
[Judge Ben Z. Grant]
The Honorable Ben Z. Grant of Marshall, Texas: a judge, historian, author/playwright, former legislator, newspaper columnist, and library supporter.
[Celebrants at the Dedication of the New Marshall Public Library]
Audry D. Kariel, Library Building Project Coordinator, with friend Janice Levy and Rabbi Richard Zionst at the dedication of the new Marshall Public Library building on October 21, 1973. Rabbi Zionst gave the invocation at the dedication ceremony, a choice which reflected the amount of financial support and hard work invested by the Marshall Jewish community in the new building.
[Marshall Public Library]
The new Marshall Public Library in the springtime. It was dedicated on October 21, 1973.
[PHS Basketball Team]
The basketball team was a feature of the 1964-65 Pemberton High School yearbook in Marshall. At the top of the page, there is an action photo. The text to the left relates the highlights of the season. The bottom photo is the team photo. They were coached by Coach Broach.
[Portrait of Rev. Wardell Miller]
Portrait of Rev. Wardell Miller, who is sitting, wearing a dark-colored suit, and visible from the chest up.
[Portrait of Mr. And Mrs. U. R. Weisner]
Photograph of a portrait of Mr. and Mrs. U. R. Weisner hanging on a wall with two other photographs. They are standing, wearing formal clothing, and visible from the chest up.
[Price T. Young School, Marshall]
Price T. Young School is located on Sanford St. in Marshall. It is within the historic New Town Neighborhood. It was named to honor an influential African-American educator who was the first principal there. It was originally named Pemberton Junior High School when it opened in 1964 to house seventh and eighth graders. In 1971, the two grades were separated when the eighth graders were moved to Marshall Junior High School, a twin campus in east Marshall. In 1975 PJHS was renamed Price T. Young. In 1981 both seventh and eighth grades were reunited and moved to another campus. At present Price T. Young is a middle school for fifth and sixth grades.
[Moon's Businesses in Marshall]
The Moon Cleaners & Laundry adjoins the U-Wash No. 1 in Marshall. The U-Wash is a self-service laundry, or washateria. The cleaners was established in 1939 by L. A. Moon. The businesses are located at 616 S. Carter St., within the New Town Neighborhood. New Town is an area of African-American residences, businesses, hospitals, churches and schools that grew up around Wiley College in west Marshall. The neighborhood was established c1930 and is seeking historical recognition with the goal of preservation.
[Service Station in Marshall]
Two youths pass in front of a Gulf service station in Marshall. The youth are unidentified.
[PHS Honored Alumni]
These alumni were honored at homecoming for loyalty to their alma mater, Pemberton High School in Marshall. They are unidentified. The woman carries a spray of flowers and wears a banner saying, "Miss Alumnus." A small picture at lower left appears to be a banquet scene.
[PHS Valedictorian and Salutatorian]
This yearbook page featured the class valedictorian and salutatorian at Pemberton High School in Marshall. They are unidentified.
[Officials Announce Challenge Grant for New Library]
Supporters of a new library for Marshall, Texas announced the offer of a challenge grant from the Andrew Norman Foundation. Shown are Mrs. Audrey Kariel and Kenneth Abney. The sign overhead marks the site of the old Marshall Public Library at the corner of West Austin and Franklin streets.
[Business in Marshall]
A barber shop in Marshall is in a one-story brick building with large windows, a side-gable roof, and a gable over the front steps. Moon's Laundry and Cleaners is visible at the right edge of the picture.
[Friends President Motivates Library Supporters]
Mrs. Charles McKenzie, president of the Gladewater Friends of a Public Library, came to Marshall to speak to local Friends about beginning the drive for a new Marshall public library building.
[Poster Winners]
To advertise that books were needed for the new public library building, students competed to make posters. The school class pictured was the winner, as this newspaper photo announced. The Marshall Public Library was completed in 1973 following widespread community support.
[House in Marshall]
A ranch house in Marshall is unidentified.
[Bookmobile for Marshall Public Library]
Library Director Dorothy Morrison shown discussing the Bookmobile project with Mike Wood, left, Friends of a Public Library president, and Fenn Lewis, Friends fund drive chairman. Behind them is the Winnebago used for the project.
[Friends of a Public Library Gives Bookmobile to the City of Marshall]
Marshall, Texas, Mayor William Huffman (center) accepts the keys to the new bookmobile from Dr. A. F. Veau, (right), president of the Friends of a Public Library as City Manager Ray Jackson (left) looks on. In the background, W.C. Wallace, bookmobile driver, supervises a tour of the vehicle. Caption and photo from the Marshall News Messenger newspaper, Wednesday, April 12, 1978.
[PHS Dramatic Club]
A page in the yearbook featured the Dramatic Club of Pemberton High School in Marshall.
[Audrey Kariel and Charles Spangler Celebrate Opening of Marshall Public Library]
Mrs. Audrey D. Kariel, Project Coordinator, and Martin Spangler, Chairman, celebrate the new Marshall Public Library at the formal reception on October 20, 1973. Mrs. Kariel relates "Martin was an inspirational leader. Every agenda carried a quote with motivation. My favorite was 'Your ship cannot come in unless you send some out.' We had to send out many ships to build the new MPL."
[PHS Senior Class Officers]
A page in the yearbook featured the senior class officers at Pemberton High School in Marshall. The text lists some highlights of being seniors.
[PHS Most Intellectual Sophomores]
The PHS yearbook page featured the Most Intellectual Sophomores at Pemberton High School In Marshall.
[PHS Freshmen Class Officers]
The Freshman class officers of Pemberton High School pose at a balcony. Text above the picture recounts the anticipation.
[Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for Marshall Public Library]
The Opening of the new Marshall Public Library was headlined in the Marshall News Messenger newspaper article shown here. Mrs. Bernice Gold Kranson, standing left, was assisted by Mrs. Jane Treister, standing right, in the ribbon-cutting. Other dignitaries and scouts attend. The opening was Sunday, October 21, 1973. The building has been in continual use as a library since that day.
[PHS Homecoming Court]
Four young ladies were nominated to the annual homecoming court in 1964. They were featured in the Pemberton High Scool yearbook 1964-65. Four students are shown dressed in daytime formal wear.
[First Lady Supports New Library]
Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, right, former First Lady and a native of Harrison County, met with Fenn Lewis, left, president of the Marshall Friends of a Public Library, at the LBJ Library in Austin. Mrs. Johnson was honorary chairwoman of the National Gifts and Grants Committee of the Marshall Public Library Building Fund Drive. She and Lewis met to review plans for the new facility, which opened in October, 1973.
[PHS Band Club]
The Band Club at Pemberton High School in Marshall was featured on a yearbook page. Their purpose was to "explore the field of music."
[Library Display Showcases Liberty]
Mrs. Dorothy Morrison, Marshall Public Library Director, shows off a display about Liberty. In the center of the display is a replica of the Liberty Bell, given by Marshall National Bank in 1976. Mrs. Morrison holds a reproduction of a liberty document. Books, small flags and a model cannon round out the display.
[PHS Sophomore Class Officers]
The sophomore class officers at Pemberton High School in Marshall were featured on a yearbook page.
[Virginia G. Olincy at the Marshall Public Library Grand Opening Reception]
Mrs. Virginia Gold Olincy, trustee of the Andrew Norman Foundation, toasts the grand opening of the Marshall Public Library at the formal reception on October 20, 1973. Mrs. Olincy, a former librarian, and her sister, Ms. Bernice Gold Kranson, arranged for a large challenge grant from the Foundation toward the new library building as a memorial to their parents. Following the successful fund drive and construction, the library's auditorium was named "The Mose and Etta Gold Auditorium" as that memorial.
[PHS Most Studious Freshmen, Alpha Fowler and Don James]
The two Most Studious Freshmen were featured in the Pemberton High School yearbook. PHS was the African-American High School before it merged with Marshall High School in 1970.
[PHS Student Council]
The Student Council is featured on this page from the Pemberton High School yearbook. At top are the officers. At bottom is the whole Council. PHS closed in 1988.
[Dr. Bill Burns and Friend]
Dr. Bill Burns discusses matters with an unidentified man.
[PHS Most Beautiful Girl and Most Handsome Boy in Junior Class, Verdell Hall and Charles Fisher]
The most beautiful girl and most handsome boy are featured on this page of the Pemberton High School yearbook. The girl wears a formal dress. The young man wears a suit as they dance together. The location and event are unknown.
[Library Supporter Earns Accolades]
Mrs. Audrey Kariel, who was Project Director for the building of the new Marshall Public Library in 1973, holds a plaque awarded for her work. The event occured in the library's Gold auditorium on its opening weekend, October 20, 1973. Mrs. Kariel said the plaque was "A suprise [for her] - recognizing her work to make the MPL's dream come true."
[PHS School Song]
The Pemberton High School school song is featured on this page from the yearbook. The two verses are shown with easy piano accompaniment.
[PHS Junior Class Officers]
The Junior Class Officers are featured on this page from the Pemberton High School yearbook. PHS was the African-American High School in Marshall in its day. It closed in 1988.
[Snowden Bennett, PHS Student Council President]
The Pemberton High School yearbook included a message from the Student Council President, Snowden Bennett. PHS was a school in Marshall.
[Woodland Cemetery, Harrison County]
A woodland cemetery in Harrison County waits to be cleared. The site is unidentified, but may be the Powder Mill Cemetery on FM 1997 in Marshall. Powder Mill has been slowly reclaimed from woods during recent years.
[PHS Most Studious Senior Girl and Boy, Barbara Lattimore and Rufus James]
The "Most Studious Girl and Boy" are featured on this page from the Pemberton High School yearbook in Marshall.
[Grave of Mary E. Langston, Marshall]
The grave of Mary E. Langston is located in the Powder Mill Cemetery in north Marshall on FM 1997. It is a traditionally African-American cemetery. The dates for Langston are 3-1-1890 - 8-31-1976.
[Greater Oak Grove Baptist Church, Marshall]
Photograph of the Greater Oak Grove Baptist Church, located on Hwy 43 (Karnack Highway) in Marshall. It is a traditionally African-American congregation.
[Thompson Grave, Harrison County]
A cemetery stone is marked Thompson. It states The Family of Jefferson and Rebecca Thompson. The marker is located in the southern section of Powder Mill Cemetery in Marshall.
[Rice Grave, Harrison County]
A grave marked "Rice" in a Harrison County cemetery. Further identification of the grave and the cemetery is not available. The headstone has a cherub's head at the top right and a star at top left. A slab covers the grave, which is decorated with potted plants on each side.
[Building in Marshall]
An unidentified building in Marshall may be a church building. The picture does not show the whole structure. There is an awning over double front doors. A shed extension is at one side.
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