Marshall Herald publication details and rates
The Marshall Herald, published by Wabash Valley Printing Co in Marshall Illinois, edited by Mark Stewart and Carlos Stewart, appears weekly on Fridays. Rates listed include $2.00 yearly subscription local ads 35c per column inch and 20c per reader ad with a minimum of 2 lines.
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Marshall Herald
Wabash Valley Printing Co
Marshall
Illinois
Mark Stewart
Carlos Stewart
Ilinois
Herald
Tree Nursery and Youth Camp Dedication at Kentucky Dam
The Kentucky forest tree nursery and youth camp were jointly dedicated on July 20 at Kentucky Dam State Park. Randy Boggess of Dixon Springs notes the nursery will raise about 25 million trees annually, with 1000 trees per acre and significant reforestation potential for Kentucky. The labor includes dependent boys from a nearby camp, a joint project of Welfare Economic Security and Conservation departments.
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Kentucky
Kentucky Dam State Park
Randy Boggess
Dixon Springs
State Departments of Welfare, Economic Security and Conservation
Kentucky and Illinois share near identical farming climate
The piece notes that 11 southern Kentucky counties lie south of Kentucky's northern border in Illinois is 130 miles along the Ohio River. Dixon Springs Station sits 11 miles from Kentucky and under 25 miles from Paducah, linking climate soils and crops between the states and drawing western Kentucky farmers to the Illinois station each year.
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Illinois
Kentucky
Iinois
Dixon Springs
Paducah
Conservation Reserve Crops Highlighted at Advisers Conference
During a June farm advisers conference George Mc Kibben, station crops and soils man, identified Sericea lespedeza as a strong candidate for conservation reserve acres in the soil bank program. Sericea is noted as a top soil building crop.
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Farm Advisers
George McKibben
Sercia Lespedeza
Soil Bank
Rules of the Road booklet offered to drivers
The piece argues some drivers believe accidents are inevitable or caused by chance and blame luck or averages for harm. It notes a new rules booklet by Charles F Carpentier Secretary of State Illinois and offers to send a copy free upon request.
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Charles F. Carpentier
Spring Beld
Illinois
Legume Sericen and Tall Fescue Suit Conservation Needs
The article discusses Sericen as a nitrogen fixing legume that tolerates mowing after the first year and improves soil structure by deep roots. It also highlights tall fescue varieties Kentucky 31 and Alta fescue as durable, drought tolerant, disease resistant options with extensive fibrous root systems suitable for diverse soils and conditions.
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Kentucky
Local Socials and Visits Highlight Dennison Notes
Mrs Irene Huston entertained the W S C S at her home. William Fairgrief of Norfolk Navy Base visits Bruce Fairgrief. Alva Newell ill but improving. Families from Terre Haute Marshall Casey Effingham visit friends and relatives. Twin Lakes picnic with mixed travel to Tucson and West Miss. Laura Tucker returns to St Charles Ill after a week with Roxie Hunter.
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Irene Huston
William Fairgrief
Norfolk Navy Base
Bruce
Ralph Fairgrief
Alva Newell
Don Cooley
Terre Haute
William Brown
Chrisman
Dean Holmes
Mae Somers
John Somers
Carl Kirby
Alpha Jacks
Forrest Rollings
Tuscon
Arizona
Vernon Prusett
Marshall
Virginia Hy
Daisy Hackett
Twin Lakes
David Holmes
Mack Hunter
West Terre Haute
Laura Tucker
St. Charles
Ill
Roxie Hunter
J. H. Johns
Gladys Mathis
Casey
Edward Doll
Winford Taylor
Jess Kirby
Effingham
Will Stafford
Rachel Rollings
Mary
Marshil Farris
Maggie Bland
David Bland
Donnetta
William Parsons
Mabel Parsons
Beulah
Danny Taylor
Diane
Tommy
Karen Koutsoumpas
Russell Taylor
William Sutton
Gary, Ind
Vern Hollenbeck
Local Social Notes Highlight Weekend Visits and Callers
Sunday gatherings unfold across Seven Acres and Terre Haute with Ralph Fairgrief Orville Taylor and Foster Thompson families visiting relatives. Connie Shade from Villa Grove travels with cousin Chara Ann Kirby. neighbors and friends share dinners and church events.
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Ralph, Fairgrief
Seven Acres
Orville
Taylor
Foster Thompson
West Terre Haute
Joe Augustus
Belle Weaver
Terre Haute
Connie Shade
Villa Grove
Chara Ann Kirby
Perry Carpenter
Alpha Jacks
Gene Ray
Memphis
Tennessee
B. O. Ray
Betty Bowling
Gusty Thompson
Edna Griffith
Union Hospital
Lewis
Tractor safety and pastures boost farm news from Dixon Springs
Mrs Hulda Shotts and others travel to Terre Haute and Massachusetts amid safety warnings after a hospital visit for a injured finger. O L Hogsett cites Illinois data showing over 100 tractor injuries and 50 deaths last year among children. Dixon Springs notes report pasture gains in yearling heifers from varying legume and grass mixes.
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Hulda
Shotts
Maude Miller
Betty Ritche
James Ritchie
Terre Haute
Jto
Illinois
Dixon ‘Springs
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Robbs
Atety
Charles F Carpentier
Zn‘ —S— Sct
Mrs. Maude Miller
Maude ‘Miller
Lola Hollenbecks
Kansas
Lola Norton
Decatur
Irene Saiter
Nila Sue
Anna Nicol
Allright
Lola Hollenbeck
Imogene Norton
John Nicol
John and
Golda Blizzard
Baptist Church
West Union
Mill Creek
John Craig
Duane Sutton
Gary
Hershel Cline
Ruth Hamaker
Mable Renner
Hughes
Auburn
Woodford Williams and Sons
John
Freedom
Rock Garden
Arthur
William Ledermann
Blumenthal
Chittick
F.W. Chittick
S. Main St
Paris, Il
Dad
O. Li ‘Hogsett
University of Ilinois
Illinois Commerce Commission
Illinois Telephone Company
Om the Party
Springfield
Stratton
Atali
He Amto
Hane Nelsen
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