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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1943
Page
6
A dense local notice lists Christmas and holiday visits among families. Readers include John Jr and Oscar Carpenter with Mrs Lucy Chambers, plus numerous relatives and friends visiting Walnut Prairie Martinsville Robinson Gary Indiana across Christmas and weekend days.
The Freedom Christmas event drew many families including Sanders, Miller, Siverly, Wallace, Shotts, and Buckle clans. Visitors joined dinners and Sunday gatherings at multiple homes as relatives travel and swap holiday stories. Several attendees mention extended visits and hospital news surrounding a local Mr Hayes.
Sunday school attendance was 17. Truman Morgan and family visited Frank Garver and wife. Zollie Marrs and Elsie Jane spent Christmas with Benton Marrs and Linda of Marshall. Montgomerys celebrated with Chancelor Montgomery and baby in Terre Haute. Eliza Nicholson visited George Nicholson in Cleone. Ophir Claypool and Morris from Danville visited relatives. Morris stayed several days. Billy Blume of Charleston visited sister Mrs Dick Evans. Max Phillips and Karen Sue of Gary spent weekend here. Janice visited grandparents Roe Davis and Stanley and then returned home. Little Morris Weaver of near Charleston spends Christmas vacation with aunt Mrs Dick Evans. Don Schwartz and wife of Pekin visited with Mike Schwartz and Johnie Hutchings.
Mrs. Maude Miller reports multiple Christmas visits across Choctaw and nearby towns. Families from Ohio Indiana West Union and Marshall joined local households including Ledermann Blizzard and Miller clans. Notes mention army service for John and various social visits, meals, and a move in Ohio vicinity.
Miss Frances Drake reports a busy holiday season with multiple family visits. Alva Wells attended a Christmas dinner in Palestine with the Seymours, while Cyrus Evans and family visited friends near West Union and Marshall. Drake relatives traveled to Terre Haute and Quaker Lane for shopping and gatherings. Pfc. James Clinton Hoskinson, on furlough from Harlingen Texas, spent time with his mother and kin.
Kathryn Alvina Stevens by birth April 6 1916 Louisville Kentucky died after brief illness at St Luke's Chicago Illinois age 26 8 19. She lived with aunts in Marshall Illinois after mother’s 1924 death and graduated Marshall Township High School 1934 later becoming a beauty operator in Chicago. She joined First Christian Church Marshall and was active in Eastern Star and youth groups. Survived by father Walter C Stevens Baton Rouge Louisiana and many relatives. preceded by mother Alice Grooms Stevens and brothers James and John.
Funeral services for a member of the local community were held at Marrs Funeral Home in Marshall Illinois. Rev. Thos W. Bass officiated and interment followed in Marshall cemetery.
Martha May Yeley Jones, born March 3 1921 near Dennison Illinois, died December 16 1943 aged 22 years 9 months 18 days. Survived by husband Harold Jones and son Tommy, plus her parents sisters and brothers. Her Christian life and ministry among family and friends are praised as she rests in glory.
We express thanks to friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy in our bereavement. Harold Jones and Tommy Mr. and Mrs. Jay Yeley and family
A wartime letter from Bill to his family in Iroquois County expresses shared hardship in fuel, food, work hours, and limited amusements while noting he faces danger at a defense plant and gunfire, ending with a plea to understand the strain of the war.
States acted on aviation development this year, enacting statutes to aid municipal airport growth and highway flight strips. Minnesota leads with a state aeronautics code and Metropolitan Airport Commission style powers, funding municipal airport projects.
A new testing method uses ultra thin iron foil with a painted coating to rapidly indicate rust protection. Thin foil on glass slides is exposed to controlled humidity, producing visible rust when protection is weak, allowing faster evaluation than standard long-term tests.
Cape Cod in Massachusetts extends into the Atlantic named by Bartholomew Gosnold after the surrounding waters in 1602. In 1620 Mayflower Pilgrims sighted Provincetown harbor and briefly landed, with the peninsula known for its sandy, bedraggled coast and a sea level canal project cut in 1909 and deepened by 1930.
Historical norms put shrinkage at about 4 percent but tests by an experiment station show grower wools shrinking 40 to 60 percent after scouring. Recent clip grades scanned over two years reveal shrinkage from the low 40s to the mid 80s percent in all grades.
Army tests show ethyl cellulose coated cloth patches remain flexible in winter and do not tack in summer heat. Color does not run and the back side can stay pure white. Patches, some only a few feet square, help identify equipment and prevent friendly fire, detectable by fighter planes two miles away.
A sales tale shows Leroy Foote conquering fear with partner Edwin Clay as they sell subscriptions, learning courage and teamwork. A church lesson follows, urging focus on Scripture Mark 1 9 22 and the power of preaching, training helpers, and fishers of men.
A note on lesson subjects for Jasiuary outlines two scripture texts selected and used with permission through the International Council of Religious Education. The document credits copyright and authorization details.
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