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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1969
Page
7
Church calendar lists midweek rehearsals sermons and meetings across Zion and Emmanuel churches. World Service Sunday April 27 features breakfast speaker Prof Edward Warner ISU with officer elections and nursery care provided. Regular services prayer sessions Sunday April 27 and 30 plus Mother and Daughter event May 1 announced.
Gilbert Waud, pastor, leads Sunday Bible study for all ages at 9:30 a.m. and morning worship at 10:40 a.m. Mrs. Leon Milam directs Christian Training at 6:30 p.m. Evening worship follows at 7:38 p.m. A sermon titled The Faith of an Ordinary Man opens the day and The Gospel of the Kingdom closes it. Service is broadcast on WKZI. Wednesday prayer and praise is at 7:30 p.m.
Christian Science churches present a Sunday Able Lesson Sermon focusing on overcoming death. First Church of Christ Scientist at 614 Pine St Marshall opens at 10 30 a m with scripture from John 5 and a correlative passage from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. Sunday school runs at the same hour for youths to twenty with all welcome.
The notice lists services at First Christian Church, 404 Locust Street with minister Don Paden. Bible school 9:30, morning worship 10:30, youth group 6:30, evening worship 7:30, midweek Bible study 7:30 on Wednesday. It invites a cordial welcome and proclaims the simple gospel of Christ.
Eugene Etheridge, minister, announces Sunday school at 9 30 and morning worship at 10 80. On April 27 the sermon is titled The Sad Encouragement. Choir rehearsal is set for Wednesday at 7 00 at the church.
Seed company and cereal maker invite the public to aid in developing a pure white marigold with a $10,000 prize. After years of work, near white blooms exist but pure white remains elusive. Free near white marigold seeds are packed in specially marked cereal boxes in April and May with planting details and prize rules.
The piece cites the National Safety Council estimating up to 1,500 yearly clothing fire deaths and 100,000 injuries with emphasis on vulnerable groups and safe actions. It also explains freeze drying expanding rapidly, listing examples like strawberries blueberries crab and tuna and noting military and camping use and rising prices.
Vernon Porter explains that freeze-dried foods, long used by the military, now reach civilians. The process preserves shape, eases rehydration, and allows room-temperature storage though it costs more than conventional drying.
A writer recalls a three year old neighbor boy unable to speak clearly at the door. He muses on growing up, gender stereotypes and the future, pondering how society should nurture the child and build a better world for his tomorrow.
Anita Rodriguez, a demure SIU student from Belleville and 2&4 dental hygiene student, rises in women’s collegiate pool. She won the 1967 SIU campus finals, advanced to midwest regionals, and earned a Houston berth where she faces three rivals in the national championship.
A senior column warns that voting for school system change in New York could bring trouble and possibly end voting rights, urging readers to consider consequences and the lasting impact of their choices. The piece frames the vote as a critical test of civic responsibility.
St Marys Altar Society met on Thursday April 17 with a Rosary led by Rev Joseph Murray. Plans were made for a mother daughter potluck on May 8 at 6 30 pm and a parish seniors breakfast with date to be announced. Refreshments were served by Mrs Robert Morris and Mrs Henry Wilson to members and guests. The Junior New Club will meet with Rev Murray after the late Mass and he will begin a Ten Commandments discussion.
The National Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association promotes a natural wave look for summer. The ripple wave coiffure blends waves and curls, with waves bowing from the left part toward the right and a soft curl over the ear. A half curl rinnie on the left completes the look, requiring a professional permanent wave and expert shaping to tailor the style.
Sealed proposals will be received in Marshall Illinois for hauling gravel and maintenance material for Clark County and Auburn Road District Patrol No 1. Proposals due April 29, 1969. 10% bid guarantee required. right to reject. Surety bond not required. Forfeiture rules noted. By county superintendent of highways. 1969.
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