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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1948
Page
3
A historical note from Marshall Illinois prints a post office classification and newspaper goals. It proclaims journalism serves public interpretation and entertainment, rejects selling national principles, and lists subscription rates at two dollars per year and advertising costs at 35 cents per inch display and 10 cents per line reader.
Sunday school at Darwin reported full at attendence with Albert Prevo as superintendent. Mrs. Maude Paddock left for Findlay to spend Christmas with her daughter and son in law. Carried by local families, hogs were butchered by Eljah Johnson Dewey Overmyer and Rennie Johnson. Further visits referenced include Herbert Whitaker’s death and attendance at the West Union Baptist church. A Ladies Aid Christmas program led by Mrs Rennie Johnson featured readings songs angel food cake ice cream and coffee. The group plans to meet again next month.
Mrs Maude Miller reports Eld Weger of Flat Rock will preach at Mill Creek church Sunday and Sunday evening. The community notes visits among local families and a funeral in West Union for Herbert Whitaker with almost all residents attending.
Twenty-one attended Sunday school last Sunday in Ohio. Next Sunday December 26 offers a preaching service with Rev J B Noxbeck. Local families visited from West Union and Marshall. Funeral services for Herbert Whitaker of Gary Indiana were held in West Union. Neighbors helped Joe Riggs husk 10 acres of corn after his Paris Hospital operation. Several residents assisted, with meals provided by Mrs Mildred White and Mrs Jess Murphy.
West Union column reports 74 in church and Bible school, $84.24 offering, three new members, and community events. Christmas programs planned at The Brick church, visits to parsonage, and local residents sharing holiday greetings. Stone facts include names like Ed Hargrave Mae Plety Gordon Coryell and others, plus remarks on weather and hatchery tips.
Mrs. Carroll Gard left for Georgetown Texas for the winter and Rocky will be away soon. Dorothy and Helen Hollenbeck visited Grant and Wanda Hollenbeck. Mr. and Mrs. True Thompson shopped in Terre Haute last Friday. Mrs. Mary Scott has been ill. The Hollenbecks visited Chas Hollenbeck Friday evening. The Marshall Herald wishes readers a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
There will be a Christmas program at Mt Olive church on Friday night December 24 at 7 30 Everyone wel come. A Jolly Pals Club gathering with 30 attendees followed the program and gift exchange in the afternoon.
Canada’s Flin Flon, an aging mining town, reports two uranium strikes near its site. Once a major zinc and copper producer, it grew from a 1915 find, with a population around 8 000 to 9 000 and a steep hillside street with a hundred steps to aid ascent.
A team from the U S sugar plant field station at Canal Point Florida earned a superior unit citation for salvaging a world class cane breeding collection damaged by two hurricanes. The 20 acre Lake Okeechobee field flood destroyed stock, but underwater recovery by Maj Bascom A Belcher and eight others saved more than 95 percent of the varieties.
In 1947 U S cotton farmers produced 11 851 000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight, 3 200 000 more than 1946 but 539 000 below the 1936 45 average. About 87 percent of cottonseed will go to oil mills. The combined value of cotton and cottonseed reached 2 291 202 000 dollars, second only to the 1819 crop. Average price for cotton sold before May 1 was 31.9 cents per pound, 0.75 cent below 1946 season but 17.1 cents above the 10 year average.
Postwar scrap shortage is linked to shipments abroad totaling over 20 million tons before the war. The drain of about 130 million tons of steel products during the war as ammunition and supplies to allies and forces overseas. A reduced scrapping rate of automobiles and railroad equipment versus prewar levels. Ongoing high scrap consumption over the past two years.
Illinois dairy industry loses over 7.5 million dollars yearly to mastitis. The state has more than 1.1 million dairy cows producing 5.5 billion pounds of milk, with about 22 percent affected. Mastitis cuts production by 20 percent, totaling 242 million pounds annually, enough milk to feed 331,500 children a day for a year.
Chicago. Jeff Davis 66, famed International Knights of the Road leader, urges youths to stay home and rely on family. He cites modern trains as nearly impossible to ride and backs a national visit to see the country before road life. Davis notes past travels and minimal paid miles.
In Valparaiso Indiana a prankster posted a for sale sign on Wilbur White’s home while he was away. The sign listed a price of 6500 and provided a bank phone number for details. The Valparaiso First National Bank president Paul Nappnan reported calls every five minutes for days before the sign was removed.
A 9,500 pound Hitler designed Mercedes touring car was unloaded at a New York pier from the liner Stockholm. Owned by Christoper G. Janus of Chicago Eximport Associates he plans to drive it to Chicago. Janus bought the car in Stockholm after a barter deal involving gold ball bearings refused to name the value.
Springfield readers learn railroad slang for trains and staff. The piece explains terms like Annie for Ann Rutledge, Abe for Abraham Lincoln, Doodlebug for a Springfield to Beardstown run, and staff nicknames such as dinger switchmen and dispatchers delight telegraph operators.
Suzanné Carter, daughter of Dean and Dorothy Carter of Robinson born June 18 1948 died after a brief illness at Union Hospital Terre Haute. She is remembered by family and friends.
Several residents reported minor illnesses and varied social visits. Mrs. Verner Hollenbeck and Nettie Hollenbeck were in Marshall last Friday. Mrs. J. Johns and family hosted, visiting friends included Mrs. Ray, Betty, and Myra Kirby. Mr. and Mrs. Foster Thompson spent the weekend with O. E. Taylor relatives.
Indiana has grown pepper mint for essential oil over 100 years with nearly 15 000 acres devoted annually. The plant yields higher quality oil when cultivated on highly organic or muck soils.
On many farms beef cows provide the most practical means of earning income from untillable permanent pasture and unsalable roughages.
Practical advice on keeping a poultry house ventilated during cold nights. Recommends leaving windows open slightly to allow air movement and prevent buildup of moisture and gases, promoting healthier flock conditions. Emphasizes continuous airflow as essential for good ventilation.
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