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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1944
Page
2
A brief reads like a vintage editorial note praising press duties and free speech. It quotes Calvin Coolidge on human rights and outlines Herald subscription at 2.00 per year with advertising at 35 cents per inch, hinting at editorial or ad rate context.
Bill Wallace visited Sunday with Roy Wallace and family. James Wallace and Gertie Kile spent Sunday with Bruce Thom and family. Sylvia Miller spent Sunday evening with Laura Smith. Andy Sanders and wife were visitors Sunday afternoon of Jesse Veach. Sam Wallace spent Sunday afternoon with Jack and Joan Wallace.
Our school is progressing nicely. The pupils and teacher, Mrs Swartz, are planning a Christmas party. Harry Harbor and sister Mrs Pearl Matherly of West Terre Haute visited Mt Vernon with relatives. Mrs Wess Millhouse and daughter Martha Buckner left for California. Wands Spires visited. Lou Spires and friend dined with Goldin Harbor and Donnie. Rev Sparling and Lyman Newman visited the Reelys.
Mrs A S Coryell rushed to Indianapolis to care for daughter Maureen Johnson and returned Sunday. Mede Carlyle left for an extended visit in St Elmo. Harnett Wright returned from Chicago with Huey Walters and Fenton Ledermann. Mrs Sam Sheets visited Evansville to see daughters Byron Hittle and James Jackson. H L Smith and daughter Mary of St Elmo called on relatives. Buddy Stanfield of the U S N on furlough with his parents Thel Stanfield.
Sharon Sunderland of Decatur visits her uncle Foster France and Frank. Mrs Ola Spittler calls on Mrs Sarah Nicol and Agnes and Mrs John Nicol. Goldie Morgan visits with Lucy Chambers and Effie Jane then to Marshall to see Dean Chambers and Will Fetters. John Carpenter and Oscar dine with Howard Serwise in Marshall. Foster France spends weekend in Decatur. Pvt Harold E Chambers near front lines in France and Pvt Silas D Chambers somewhere in Belgium. Frank France visits Dwight and Layle Irwin. John Carpenter and Oscar visit Dennis Weir family. They also call on Richard Mason family Monday evening.
Mrs Maude Miller notes visitors from Terre Haute and Kile including Homer Hollenbeck and Betty Garner. Edna Garner and Margaret Garner joined at Ross Richey home, with Sid Wallace from Marshall and Dale Rhyne from Oblong seen with local residents.
The article traces Sedan's role in 1870 Franco Prussian War where a French army of 81,000 was encircled, the 1914 battles near Sedan, and American units advancing in 1918. It notes Sedan's postwar textile industry, a 17,000 population, and its link to sedan chairs and the sedan tyne automobile body.
The federation of tax administrators notes 1944 actions including Mississippi's 10 percent black market tax mainly on alcohol, Louisiana reestablishing a permanent 1 percent sales tax, several states repealing exemptions for federal property, Kentucky taxing rural electric co ops ad valorem and franchise taxes, and Mississippi extending exemptions for slaughterhouses. Rhode Island adds one fourth tax on gross earnings of electric plants and distributors, not on gas. Eleven states enacted serviceman tax privileges during 1944 sessions covering income, property, poll taxes and license fees.
A Stockholm inventor Hjalmar L Petersson gains US patent 2,100,977 for a counterfeit coin detector. An electric spark between coin and electrode excites a spectroscope based system that separates genuine from counterfeit coins via light spectrum analysis and a relay driven hopper.
In loving memory of Virgil Paul Rayhel killed at Pearl Harbor December 7 1941. Sadness fills the family as they recall the son and brother and hope for a reunion in the afterlife. Sadly missed by father mother and siblings.
Dr. Peter van de Kamp of Swarthmore College states three stars in our galaxy outshine the sun in candlepower. Sirius tops the list at 30 times solar brightness, Procyon is seven times, and Altair ten times. Centauri's brightest component rivals the sun at four and a half light years away, with other nearby stars varying in luminosity and color.
A reader notes power loss in tractors may stem from compression issues or incorrect ignition timing rather than low octane fuel. Leaky valves and piston rings can waste fuel, reduce power, and cause carbon deposits and scarring in the cylinder walls if lubrication is improper.
Warden William Snyder of Sing Sing dates the practice to a humane origin allowing condemned inmates to choose reasonable foods. Longtime executioner Robert G. Elliott notes the meal is often not eaten by the condemned and may be shared with other inmates, with a story of one inmate swapping dishes with another.
The text recounts Hammurabi’s code linking contractor fault to severe penalties. If a built house collapses causing death, the contractor faces death or equivalent punishment for the owner’s death, with losses or rebuilding required for property damage. It emphasizes accountability for substandard construction.
Instructional notes emphasize washing hands before and during canning, keeping the kitchen spotless, sterilizing jars by boiling, washing fruits and vegetables, and wearing clean washable clothing suitable for cooking tasks. The guidance highlights sanitation and proper prep as essential steps for safe canning.
Iceland lies just inside the Arctic Circle with 124 000 inhabitants and 40 600 square miles. Two fifths are habitable and livelihoods come from fishermen and farmers. Reykjavik holds one third of the population, warmed by the Gulf Stream. hot springs provide heating and water for many homes.
Quality tobacco is now grown in Wisconsin and Connecticut and other northern states. Tests by state and federal stations show northern regions can produce high quality tobacco, including hillside tracts unsuitable for corn. Demand focuses on nicotine content and diverse uses beyond smoking.
A guide explains how many jars or cans are produced from fixed fruit and vegetable quantities. It lists yields for berries carrots cherries peas and strawberries per crate or bushel with ranges and weights to help plan supplies and reduce waste.
Army buys many goats to clear underbrush in training fields freeing soldiers to train. A Mississippi farmer uses his turkey flock to weed cotton fields, requiring about one goose per acre to control grass and weeds.
The article lists recent all plastic developments for the war effort including a waterproof navy flashlight a vaporizer for respiratory ailments a Saran cap gas purifier bottle a plastic filter for lamps and a laminated sheet suitable for metal like stamping plus various components for testing equipment drift sights cockpit lamps and an electric fencing controller.
In Lille, Charles de Gaulle urged a national planned economy to maximize France’s soil and empire resources while preserving initiative and profits. He aimed to reduce trusts and involve industry and labor in policy. Britain’s Trades Union Congress proposed public ownership of key industries with labor representation and public boards.
Alexander Sonnenberg of New York introduces a wartime diaper design described as a foldable regular diaper usable rectangularly or triangularly. The concept includes tape run through tabs to secure it, developed amid cigarette concession chatter in midtown Manhattan hotels.
Canadian flour mills run near full capacity amid British elevator losses. Last year they produced 24.47 million barrels of 196 pounds each, exporting about 13.5 million. This year output is forecast at 26.37 million barrels with 283 million bushels exported, over half to the U S. Wheat production expected at 447 million bushels with a $1.25 per bushel minimum guarantee to farmers under a quota system.
Lard output falls to a two year low as hog shipments shrink and lighter weights cut into fat reserves. Cold storage stocks are cut by half in 90 days with the government owning half of the reserve. Packers trim more lard and fat, averaging 14.6 pounds per live weight versus 12.8 in 1943, and August production trails 1943 by about 12 million pounds. Cattle averages drop to 891.6 pounds from 943.6, tightening tallow results.
National income in July was smaller than the same month last year but gains in earlier months offset the decline. For the first seven months the total was 84.81 billion dollars this year vs 82.154 billion last year, with preliminary data suggesting a peak in October followed by declines in November and December.
A compact notice describes a December lesson series with four astrological lesson subjects and selected Scripture texts. It notes copyright by International Council of Religious Education and usage by permission. The item cites educational use and distribution details.
The article argues the home is commanded by God from Genesis 2 and emphasizes a lasting, indissoluble union of one man and one woman. It warns against divorce, urges reviving old fashioned home life with piety and purity, and notes Christ’s presence blesses the home.
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