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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1969
Page
3
The Marshall Herald announces weekly publication at 124 S South Street Marshall with mail route and local staff. Carlos Stewart and Eustor Carl Stewart are named in the masthead as publishers or editors, with subscription details and city contact information.
Illinois residents must apply by September 30 to keep current plates or request special numbers for 1970. Renewal forms, issued by the secretary of state and mailed to registrants, require vehicle horsepower data and specify two fees 18 or 30 dollars. Plates will be red on yellow and reflectorized, starting with numbers 1 to 999999 and then two letters plus numbers.
The Chicago Motor Club with AAA opposes a bill to raise axle weights and truck sizes on interstates. They warn of faster pavement damage and higher highway costs, urging safety studies before passage. Road checks post deadline yield over 26 million in license fees and 1593 trucks examined with 102 arrests.
Documents smuggled to the National Council of Churches recount two Brest Baptists jailed five terms for worship in the woods and a Kiev Jewish engineer jailed for defending Israel. A spokesman warns that Soviet religious freedom remains severely restricted as state pressure rises.
The Illinois State Employment Service helped 206 776 job seekers in 1968, while private agencies added 219 608 placements. State law requires free service in municipalities over 25 000, and anyone applying for unemployment or public aid must register if able to work.
The State Employment Service helps find work for discharged and paroled convicts. A bonding program assists workers who would otherwise be disqualified for jobs requiring bonded status, including some messengers and delivery roles, with employers often paying placement fees.
General Phone Company reports a Streator woman was convicted on four counts under the Illinois Deceptive Practices Act for fraudulently charging 454.74 in long distance calls. She received three years probation and must restitution plus court costs. The case followed an internal company investigation.
Mrs. Cora Kile and B A Kile from Minnesota visited Friday to Monday with Ivan Cline. African missionaries B A Kile to return to Africa soon. Lora Nichol and Elizabeth Evans of Terre Haute attended Cyrus Evans funeral at Prust Hosch Chapel. Herman Gillis visited Calgary relatives. Clay Hammon family visited Harnett home. Rosalie Sanders from Chicago stayed with Harnett Wright. Blaine Murphy from Indianapolis stayed with J R Murphy and Gladys Marvin. Various Sunday dinners included Wisconsinites Strohm family and Marshall residents. Columbus Ohio family, Richard Strohm, visited. Ruth Foley stayed with Nelle Strohm. Roy McCrory hosted Howard Brock from weekend.
A sequence of weekend and vacation visits folds through Joliet Casey and Marshall as residents host relatives and friends. Guests include Richard Mary and Mabel Turner in Joliet, Chippewa Falls and Madison travels by Leasure party, California and Mesa and Culver City attendees, plus Myrtle Beach trips and Marshall supper gatherings with numerous local families.
Mr and Mrs Don Morgan Bruce and Brenda visited Mr and Mrs Paul Behner and Mr and Mrs Truman Morgan before returning to Mississippi Tuesday. Ben Lewis and Mike Bardin families joined James Lashbrook and Wilbur Curtright gatherings. Rev Earl Fugerson Russell Witmer and family were Thursday dinner guests of Carroll Hinkle. The day included visits by Kenneth Cox and Addie Cox with Beatrice Cutright Clea Curt right and Lafe Marrs for a birthday celebration. Rosa Stutesman Robert Stutesman and family returned from a trip to Clifton Kansas Monday night.
Rev Earl Ferguson Russell Witmer and family joined Mrs Eather Fitzgarrald for Friday dinner. Newlin Gilbert couple attended Smitley reunion at Twin Lakes Sunday. Carroll Hinkle visited Lester Beach at Terre Haute hospital Sunday. Marshall church group on western states sight seeing trip plans to visit Indian Mission in Montana. Various locals dropped by to see friends and relatives including Ben Carpenter and Grace Higginbotham with事 Martha Booker hosts Friday dinner.
The article notes Choctaw homecoming set for August 24 and reports local social visits. Jarry Carpenter visits Sunday evening with Mr and Mrs Ben Miller and Mrs Mary Carpenter at Martinsville. Attendees include Mrs Maude Miller Mrs Martha Booker and Ben Strohm at the Nichol reunion. Dorothy Jean Riggs and sons visited Grace Higginbotham Woodford Williams and Roger. the latter returned from Texas last week.
The Choctaw Homecoming takes place on August 24, 1969 at Mil Creek Church with Sunday school at 9 30 and worship at 10 30. A basket dinner follows in the afternoon. The day invites friends to attend and enjoy.
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