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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1955
Page
3
Bible school 9 30 a m Communion service 10 30 Worship service 11 00 Message Blessed are the Meek Home service 2 00 p m Christian endeavor societies 7 00 p m
Worship service at Concordia Lutheran Church in the American Legion Building features Holy Communion at 8 30 a m Pastor LeRoy F Mueller prepares the sermon The Deformation of the Church based on Matthew 16 18 Sunday school and Bible class begin at 9 30 a m with childrens lessons on Naboths Vineyard and Elijahs Ascension from Kings passages in both divisions
Christian Science at 814 Pine Street invites the public to Sunday school at 9 30 and Sunday services at 11 o clock with the subject Spirit. Wednesday evening testimony meeting at 7 45 reading room open 2 00 to 5 00 p m. Canker described as a common evergreen windbreak disease.
In letters from Louise Coleman and Mrs. Louie Breyfogel, memories recall scrubbed kitchen tables, Sunday white linens, an enamel kettle, steel cutlery cleaned with a brick, Arbuckle and Lion coffee ground by hand, riding to school in a rubber covered buggy, Sweetgrass groceries, a mare named Queen, toll roads, and mornings filled with the aroma of home ground coffee in the old mill.
Obituary notes the death of Harry Lester Wyrick born July 12 1872 died July 27 1955 age 83 married Delilah M Bartram in 1904 mother of two sons Marion M died in infancy and Paul B Wyrick of Marshall Illinois. Survived by brother Festus Wyrick sister Esther Brown five grandchildren and three great grandchildren with residences in Indiana Illinois and Germany. Wyrick a lifelong Waleship resident farmed until ill health and lived with son Paul in Marshall for four years.
Lucretia at Four Pines debates selling the large Milledgeville home to help loneliness. Minerva urges sale, but Lucretia resists until a visitor signs a for sale lawn notice. The twist reveals Lucretia marrying Jim Kimball in Winchester and planning a western honeymoon.
The obituary notes LANTIE UNDERWOOD born May 22 1882 to Jens and Margaret Emma Underwood lived as a farmer around Maranall. He married Lucinda Smith in 1889 who died 1945 leaving nine children six living. Surviving children include Grace Hudson Creasie McGinnis Helen Seaman Virgil Jess Clifford and three more grandchildren. He died July 22 1955 at 7000 rokoks in Marshall.
Local residents listed relatives and guests from Marshall Terre Haute Vermilion West Terre Haute Vincennes Urbana Urbana Jackson Michigan Illinois Arizona Tucson visiting over weekends and Sundays. The notes mention birthdays funerals and social visits among families in Terre Haute Marshall West Terre Haute and surrounding towns.
Fragmented crossword clues listing across entries and partial phrases. Readable items include odd letter fragments and numbers, referencing words like ancient vehicle and pastry plural. The text appears corrupted with misplaced symbols and incomplete entries.
Two young farmers from Pakistan join Illinois host families under the International Farm Youth Exchange program arriving in Urbana on July 23 with Khalil arriving August 2. They will live and work through mid September and then move to New Mexico until mid November.
Agricultural engineer Ben Muirheid of the University of Illinois advises watertight clay as the ideal soil for farm ponds. He notes cost to excavate a quarter acre pond at about $600 and recommends using county reports and soil advis ers for planning. Illinois veterinary admissions rise as out of state students are welcomed. Oats in hog rations can replace up to half of grain, aiding fattening efficiency.
The article profiles Cecil Brown a Mutual News radio figure famed for on the spot broadcasts aboard HMS Repulse and from Belgrade to Germany. It recounts his wartime reporting career his escape from danger and his rise from Ohio state roots to a Paris INS bureau and Mutual broadcasts. It notes a Peabody and Dixon Springs lamb feeding findings along the way.
The estate of Leon True Dodd deceased in Clark County Illinois sets September 5 1955 as the claim day. Claims may be filed before the date without summons. Celia Grace Dodd is the executor and Zollie O Arbogast is attorney.
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