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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1938
Page
7
Farm Adviser Ash explains 1938 AAA corn loan rates and rules for Clark County and surrounding areas. Details cover eligibility for rates, landlord shares, moving farms, renting land, and acreage allotments with county by county figures and approval timelines.
Clark county farmers have until March 31, 1939, to obtain a corn loan on the 1938 crop. Loans to 1938 AAA cooperators bear 4 percent interest and are due August 1, 1939. Loans require corn moisture not over 20 percent. a bushel equals 2.5 cubic feet of corn testing no more than 15 percent moisture. Deductions apply for moisture 15–20 percent to offset shrink as grain dries. For 15–16 percent moisture, 2 percent deduction. 16–17 percent, 4 percent. 17–18 percent, 6 percent. 18–19 percent, 8 percent. 19–20 percent, 10 percent. over 20 percent, 4 percent. Further loan details available at the county agricultural conservation committee office.
Clark county receives a corn acreage allotment of 48171 acres within a total soil depleting allotment of 82766 acres. State totals show 14691848 acres, a drop of about 272391 from 1938. The reductions reflect nationwide decreases in wheat and corn allotments.
Mr and Mrs O E Taylor and daughter Juanita with Mrs Belle Weaver spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs W A Kirby and Mrs Sara Weaver. Numerous couples visited relatives across Dennison including the Medleys Craddys Johns Doll Ray Volkers Kirby and Lee households. Forty two Missionary Society members hosted a Thursday gathering. William Kirby and Dale Owen returned home from Union hospital. Perry Page of Clinton visits J A Page.
People from Darien attended the Bennett sale near Moonshine on Monday. Darrel Morgan hauled stock to Marshall Monday. Alva Morgan Darrel Morgan and family visited Margaret Bennett in Martinsville Tuesday. Several locals visiting relatives in Terre Haute this week.
Mrs Gladys Thompson reports visits by Mr and Mrs Jack Thompson and daughters Dorothy Jean and Louise to Casey to see Lovina Thompson and children Denzil Clifford and Kathryn. Ed Higginbotham and Everett called on Homer Brosman at Marshall. Cornwell of Decatur Illinois and Sinclair of Martinsville visited Ormal Higginbotham. Ed Higginbotham and Everett were in Martinsville on business. Louise and Dorothy Jean were supper guests of Edward Higginbotham and Everett Wednesday evening.
Rev. Kerley will preach here Sunday and Sunday night. Henry Murphy and family of Livingston and Everett Veach and family of near Paris visited Willie Veach and family. Alfred Jones and family visited with Theodore Jones and Ralph of Blue Grass. Dean Hendrix had his tonsils removed at the Paris hospital Saturday.
This lesson centers on Exodus 20 17 Luke 12 13 21 and I Timothy 6 6 10 warning against covetousness. It urges turning from material wealth to true liberality of heart and places the Christmas season as a test of inner preparation over outward display. It cautions against equating wealth with success and urges godliness with contentment as the true gain in life.
Fragmentary excerpt shows a church calendar with Sunday morning service at 11:00 and evening service at 7:45, a reading room hours on Wednesday from 2:00 to 5:00, and a sermon titled God the Preserver of Man. It also oddly includes a Czech law note about drivers not smoking while driving.
A brief grocer notice touts Marshall Maid Bread with the line You will like it.
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