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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1968
Page
2
Inquiries about when to apply for a class I-O conscientious objector status and a question on the President abolishing occupational deferments are answered. Guidance notes applying now for I-O status and confirms occupational deferments remain possible with boards evaluating each case.
The Chicago Motor Club president Gerald WavANagh urges caution during the holiday rush. He warns drivers and pedestrians face heightened danger from crowding, bad weather, and slippery streets. Tips include avoid multitasking, secure packages, keep windows clear, and allow extra travel time.
Thanksgiving gatherings feature Mr and Mrs. Fenton Ledermann with the Morecraft and Leasure families from Joplin Missouri. Others host or travel including the Strohms in Wisconsin and the Ledermanns in Mattoon.
Northern Illinois visitors arrived Sunday to visit Mrs. Harris. Mr and Mrs Paul Crumlin were guests. Mrs Fred Pine returned home with her new baby daughter. The Pines welcome a second girl. Rosa Tolbert celebrated a grandson. Marion Taylor and family joined Feast Terre Haute for Thanksgiving. Roy Brackett of Robinson and Rosa Tolbert hosted Thanksgiving dinner. Richard Cline and Cora Lee dined with Mrs Cline’s parents Elmer and Mildred Medsker.
Melrose social items recount visits, family gatherings, and Thanksgiving guests across local households including the Parcel Blankenbeker Wells and Kenderdine families. Red Cross notes report fourteen Clark County residents earning first aid certificates after a ten hour course.
Mildred Dennis of Laurel Ohio is honored as the winner of the 1968 original column contest by the Illinois Press Association. Her column appears in the Record Herald Arcola Illinois and the Telegraph Perry Ohio, with six years of writing in Arcola before moving.
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