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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1955
Page
5
The Marshall Herald printed by Wabash Valley Printing Co. Marshall Illinois shows editors Mark Stewart and Carlos Stewart. It lists subscription at $2.00 yearly local advertising 35 cents per column inch and reader ad 20 cents per line with a 2 line minimum.
July rainfall boosted pasture mowing while soil and water loss tests at Dixon Springs Experiment Station tracked erosion on corn runoff plots. Ladino clover plowed under in bottomland corn may yield 50 pounds of nitrogen per acre, with organic matter benefits. A Jackson County farmer group toured the station and questioned pine post butt treatment.
John Wadsworth of Martinsville I gives a heartfelt tribute to a dependable neighbor who aids in hay making and seed sowing and shares trouble and happiness alike. He envisions a future reunion in the Golden Streets after a life of mutual aid and peace. Grind oats coarse for beef cattle and grind fine for hogs, then feed them whole to lambs.
The article instructs motorists on turning technique including positioning in the right lane before a right turn and near the curb after. for left turns it advises staying right of center and signaling 100 feet before the corner. It covers hand signals if mechanical signals fail and cites traffic acts.
A Lake Glendale weather station report notes a July 20 storm with 4.25 inches of rain, four inches in one hour, the station’s record for rainfall intensity. The article also discusses pine treatment limits, ewe replacement value, and sheep station gains from top pastures and good rains.
The piece notes how being written about in print boosts fame and income for ex-communists, condemned inmates, and self made authors. It cites a man who egged a courthouse to get quoted on farm quotas, and contrasts notoriety with confident amateurs who publish Why I Made It and Why I Didn’t Make It.
West Union society pages record Leona Highsmith returning from Wisconsin with friends. Cline and Ferris families travel to McCoy Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. several attend club meetings in Casey with attendees listed. Local surgeries, funerals, and visits mark a busy week including Whitlock family farewells and camp activities at Uliana Camp with multiple regional visitors.
Steve Wells spent the week in Indianapolis. Mr and Mrs Herbert Johnson and family of Casey visited with her parents Mr and Mrs Pearl Graham. Mr and Mrs Leo Green and family were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs Imo Green. Neva Johnson called on Miss June Kenderdine Wednesday afternoon. Calling Sunday afternoon on Mr and Mrs Warren Kenderdine, and June and Charles were Leo Greenata.
Names of local residents visitations and gatherings in Washington DC and Urbana. Mentions Cooperative Extension Service programs for boys and girls, awards coordination by the National Agriculture Committee, and how to obtain information from county extension offices. Advises on modern diet shifts toward high protein foods and mentions lead arsenate spray for pest control on windbreaks.
The 4 H program honors top Illinois youth through achievement citizenship and leadership awards. Ford Motor Company funds state sectional and national prizes including $300 scholarships, medals, watches, silver trays, and trips to the Club Congress in Chicago. Winners include top boys and girls in each county and state, with four national winners receiving scholarships.
We thank friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy shown during the illness and death of our beloved father Harry L. Wyrick. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wyrick.
R. Herbert Hoover, at 61, retires from public life as the Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government files its final reports. The panel seeks to reduce federal functions established under the New Deal and Fair Deal, arguing for a smaller federal government amid evolving policy debates.
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