Christmas Club Notes From Zion and Local Groups
Zion Ladies Aid Society met for Christmas activities with Vivian Maurer leading the program, followed by a grab bag and lunch. The Christian Home Builders Class hosted a December party at the church basement with carols and a reading, and the PTA held a December 17 meeting at Marshall High School with students performing songs and a talk on child training. The Friendly Neighbors club gathered for a Christmas tree, gifts, and new member pledges. Numerous social visits, dinners, and birthday observances filled the season across parish and school groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall High School
Lea Venatta
Bobby Bartram
Mrs. Stauffer
Warren Fitzgerald
Vaughn Arney
South School
North School
Eugene Stauffer
Venatta
Friendly Neighbors Club
Gussie Medsker
Addie Thompson
Lois Jean Medsker
Larry Gene Simpson
Geneva Crumlin
Lucy Chambers
Lucille Wernz
Alta Mattis
Laura Medsker
Norma Mattis
Qoal McCollum
Ja Pearcy
Geneva Drumlin
Linda
Edith Davis
Mary Davison
Maggie Drummond
Anna Jean Shaffner
Myron
Bonnie Simpson
Larry Gene
Lottie Spivey
Helen Weir
Carolyn
Gerald
Clara Williams
Ethel Weir
Golda
Mabel Gilbert
Hileen
Clara Pearcy
Opal McCollum
Russell Medsker
Lois Jean
Donnie
Harry Medsker
Completion of Approved Practices for 1948 Part I
The Marshall group of the Methodist Youth Fellowship held its Booth Festival at the Marshall church on December 12. Cash and supplies for Baby Fold amounted to 193 dollars. Several area churches participated while many were absent. Norma Tingley was replaced by Kathryn Hampton as president. Officers were installed and brief reports given on church activities and the Baby Fold. A birthday dinner followed with local families attending. A Christmas program and club meeting details are noted along with a late obituary and other community notices. Completion of all approved soil conservation practices by 1948 year end is required with evidence filed by January 14, 1949. late submissions receive no payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Sumption
Eekle
Home Bureau
Clara Berner
Jessie Saiter
Ellen McNary
Mabel Hawker
Edith Buehler
Dale Wiser
Virgil Hurst
Jean Butcher
Mabel Alford
Reba Bennett
Mabel Bierbaum
Dorothy Davidson
Jimmy
Pauline Davidson
Edna Erwin
Goldin Drummond
Loretta Guinnip
Ruth Hanley
Laura Junker
Maude McNoon
Carrie Quick
Agnes Smith
Nina Smith
Juanita Walker
Mary Young
Marshall
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Armstrong
Auburn
Casey
Dennison
Livingston
Martinsville
Asbury
Beulah
Darwin
Dunlap
Green Moss
Greenup
Patton Pleasant Grove
Wm. Hammit
Baby Fold
Youth Fellowship
Clarksville
Billie
Betty Murphy
Margaret Buckner
Mary Staub
Eleanor Schwartz
Dean Buckner
Kay
Shirley Harbor
AAA
Bullets Fail to Irk Farmer Waiting for Baby News
Randall Hitchcock of Chenango Bridge, New York, sheltering in Bogota during a riot, learned by shortwave radio that his wife had a fine baby boy. The reported caller Wolfie Wolfinger, an amateur radio operator, delivered the good news amid danger and unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binghamton
N. Y
Randall Hitchcock
Chenango Bridge
Bogota
Columbia
Hitchcock
Wolfie Wolfinger
Hillcrest
Improved Penicillin Seen As Aid to Livestock
The American Veterinary Medical Association reports new penicillin formulations that bind with chemicals minerals oils and jelly-like substances to extend blood presence to two to four days. One dose may substitute for a dozen standard doses reducing veterinarian time and drug costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Veterinary Medical Association
High Quality Eggs and Prices for Poultrymen
Extension Poultry Specialists urge farmers to maintain egg quality to secure top prices. Keep eggs below 65 degrees to prevent germination, remove roosters, provide clean dry litter, install a droppings pit mesh, and confine hens to reduce crowding. Collect eggs twice daily and cool them before packing with large end up.
Vision cues for parents to spot kids eye sight issues
Dr. Morris Fishbein notes signs indicating possible vision problems in children. Look for blur fleeing attention, blinking during close work, crying fits, tense posture, head thrust, holding objects close, shading one eye, or missing catching a ball. If any appear, seek a qualified eye doctor promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Fishbein
Journal of the American Medical Association
San Juan Island and County Amid Northwest Waters
San Juan Island and adjacent is lands form Washington state s thriving county between Washington and Vancouver Island. It lies in Northwest waters and is one of the few such U S units. The county seat is Friday Harbor with rich scenery vacation sports salmon fisheries dairies and sheep herds making it the most populous and economically important in the islands. Frequent ferries serve the area using vessels once common in San Francisco waters before bridges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan Island
San Juan
San Fran
Cisco
Petroleum Demand in 1948 Up From 1941 and 1947
The United States Bureau of Mines estimates 1948 gasoline demand at 913 million barrels or 7 494 000 daily, up 31.4 percent from 1941 and 8.4 percent from 1947. Kerosene demand reaches 123 million barrels or 336 066 daily, up 12 percent from 1947 and 69.2 percent from 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Bureau of Mines
Soybean Loan and Purchase Agreement Deadlines Outlined
The notice explains the 1948 soybean loan and purchase agreement period ends December 31, 1948. Producers lacking time to obtain a loan can use the Purchase Agreement Program by calling the county AAA office by December 31, 1948 to buy a certificate. The certificate guarantees delivery flexibility through April 30, 1949, with CCC delivery optional and 15 to 30 day notice and delivery windows. The cost is half a cent per bushel for coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bushelage. Spécifield
Named Manager Harvey Smith Named at Bridgeport Oil Well Supply
Harvey EB Smith has been named manager of the Oil Well Supply Co store in Bridgeport TL by C C A Maynard, eastern manager of U S Steel subsidiary. A Marshall native, Smith attended Olney Township High School and began as storeman in Salém, Illinois in 1945. Since June 1947 he has worked at Bridgeport in a similar capacity and served with U S Army Airborne engineering unit in World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey EB. Smith
Oil Well Supply ‘Co
Bridgeport
Cc. A. Maynard
U. S. Steel
Marshall
Smith
Attered High School
Olney ‘Township
Illinois
Storemar
Salém
Iilinois
Ais Smith
A.u
Pale stine Pioneers Edge Marshall Lions 41 to 39
The Palestine Pioneers defeated the Marshall Lions 41 to 39 in a close Friday game. Jim Fredenberger led the Lions with 12 points, Harper added 9, and Marshall’s second team lost 41 to 34 while the third team won 34 to 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine’ Pioneers
Marshall Lions
Marshall
Jim Fredenberger
Lions
Harper
Bays
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Onler
the Marshall Heral
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Bethlehem
Clyde Irwin
Clyde V. Erwin
Floyd Moore
John Norton
Raymond Hills
Ada Newman
Herman Cork
Noble Marlowe
Frank Norton
Shirley
Janet Hills
Patty
Mike Newman
Ronnie Marlowe
Sharon Norton
Jesus
Katherine Norton
Sharon Ann Norton
Fredenberger
South Side School
Elizabeth Norton
Nancy Lindley
West Union
Kenneth Lindley
Herbert Lindley
George Lindley
Paris
Raymond Lindley
Marilyn
Jack
Virginia Lindley
Mildred Jared
Truman Spittler
Ed Marks
Helen Hornbrook
Melvin Cork
Mrs. Jared
Hazel Moore
Birthday Club
John Weiland
Ralph George
Jack Cline
Paul Baker
Mirs. Hadley
Joe Smitley
Wm. Lackey
Wm. Hamilton
Norma
Floyd Hamilton
Jerry
Ronnie
Joy Barrett
Dirs
Frank Reynolds
Hutsonville
The
Christian Church
Aly
G. W. Gibson
Edward El-ington
Nu Gamma
Kappa Sigma Tau Sorority
John Koutsoumpas
Wm. Koutseiapayad
John Metz
John Edwards
Foster Blizzard
Don Swope
Earl Hibbs
Jean Coleman
Clarence Irving
Dorothy Clark
Robert McCourt
Fred Wilfond
I. W. Ashley
W. Pearce
Herbert Shaffner
Jean Zimmerly
Helen Hurst
High Priestess Club
Harriet Holscher
Nora Bennett
Besse Craig
Ora Shreve
Mayme Lickert
Ruth Garwood
Margaret Perryman
Ruth Gilbert
Elsie Bloodworth
Harriet. Holscher
Hubert Forbes
Ralph Prevo
Hgme
Mr. Forbes
James Prevo
Jack Mallory
Brosman and Jeff Davis
Armstrong Church
Norman Woods
Mary Lou
Clara Hills
Lloyd Pearce
Perry Ridpath
Lawrence Lewis
Clark Irwin
W--D-Hogue
Don Biggs
Mildred Nuttal
Vandalia J
F. Clark
Chestnut Street
Clark
Gilbert Clark
Gilbert, Jr
St. Louis
W. English
Edwin English
Bobby
Marsha
Roy Bailey
Clifford Pickens, Jr
Terre Haute
Clifford ‘Pickens
Edith Mae
Billy
DeLoris Jean
Homer Lawrence
Lonnie
W. M. Hubert Murphy
Lou Doll
Herbert Blogg
Seattle
Washington
Blogg
Ben Forsythe
Hustlers
Bessie Davis
Mabel Black
Edith Bruner
Ollie Tucker
Mary Clatfelter
G .W. Gibson
Anna Mott
Bessie Shaw
Rhoda
Mary
Emma Carpenter
Susie Jacobs
Addie Hurst
Russia
Harvey
Palestine
Harold Luse
North 6Th Street
Marshall, Illinois
E. Sae
Illinois Telephone
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