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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1956
Page
4
The article details Dolson township in the county with 139 farms and 21276 farmable acres, listing crop areas and livestock figures, plus a 4 H and F FA Calf Club sale in Urbana on February 25. It covers soil conservation efforts, silage capacities, and district plans led by Alfred Tate and the Clark County Soil Conservation district board with contact details.
Raymond Reedy and John E B Macey were re elected to the Clark County Soil Conservation district board with new director Lloyd Ross from the Weatfield area. Terms run two years. Lawrence Lucan retires after years of service. The meeting January 23 followed a banquet for 71 guests at the American Legion Hall served by the American Legion Auxiliary.
A list of notable books in the Marshall Library includes Gift from the Sea by Anna Morrow Lindberg Way to Inner Peace by Fulton J. Sheen How to live 265 Days a Year by John A. Schindler The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit by Storm Wilson The World We Live In by Life Magazine Martha Morningstar by Herman Wouk Coins of the World by Wayne Raymond Treasury of the World’s Coins by Fred Reinfeld The Program Encyclopedia by C A Duran Andersonville by MacKinley Kantor. The selection covers fiction, history, science, and reference works reflecting midcentury popular interests.
Within 400 years about 2 200 vessels have been wrecked in the turbulent seas off Cape Hatteras where strong winds churn the Gulf Stream across shallow reefs. The Dia mond Shoals offshore earn the nickname Graveyard of the Atlantic for its treacherous dangers.
In 1578 Sir Francis Drake seized 3000 barrels of Spanish sherry from Cadiz. England became Spain’s largest sherry customer ever since, as tastes shaped trade. Ground feed is further broken up when forced air conveyors blow it for processing.
Records from the Marshall Apothecary Shop Waste Book show Continental Army regimental chests carried cathartics opium salt glaubers salt castor oil aloe jalap rhubarb and cinchona bark. Sedatives were limited with opium and tincture included. Surgical dressings listed taw lint and adhesive plaster.
Dr. R. E. Snodgrass of the Smithsonian explains that the caterpillar is not an immature butterfly but a separate life stage with the egg containing two independent animals. The insect egg holds inactive cells that later develop into a butterfly, while the larva leads its own life and dies.
Two Pittsfield men Leonard R. Spencer and William E. Fessender, both 38, earned bachelor degrees in mechanical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute after commuting 86,000 miles over ten years. They attended evening classes three nights weekly since 1945 under the RPIs evening program.
Papua interior patrol reports the Duna tribe wearing wigs and long beards giving a Biblical look. The New Guinea Administration notes the tribesmen had never before seen a white man.
Chicago City Treasurer Morris B. Sachs reports finding unrecorded funds worth one million dollars in a city bank account during a routine records review. He states the money had been idle for five to eight years and was previously unknown to city records.
Eugene Chenoweth writes of a London visit and British experiences. He describes Petticoat Lane markets the double decker buses the Underground and cultural sites such as Shakespeare at the Old Vic Covent Garden and the Royal Festival Hall He notes Dickens House Milton's birthplace and the British Museum where Magna Carta and other documents are viewed. He plans a Continental month ahead.
Mrs Edith Marrs visits Mrs Helen Welsh in Kansas. Several attend Elmer Nay funeral in Kansas. Local gatherings include multiple visits and Sunday dinners at various homes. The piece ends with a note on premium prices for large high quality eggs in the graded market.
A University of Illinois veterinarian says piperazines provide easier and safer roundworm control for poultry flocks because they do not affect egg production. This finding supports safer worm management for laying operations.
Safety experts say about 300000 industrial eye accidents occur annually in the country and at least 90 percent could be prevented with proper eye protection and safety equipment.
John McCauley thanks friends for their assistance during the Thursday night building fire last week.
State Senator R W Lyons Republican of Oakland announced his candidacy for re election in the Senatorial District covering Douglas Coles Clark and Cumberland Counties subject to the April 10 primary voters. He has served in the Hillfois Senate since 1940 chaired the Legislative Council Education Committee and Mental Health Commission executive secretary and sat on several other committees. He is endorsed by Illinois Educational Association Agricultural Association Federation of Labor Better Business Association and Bankers Association and has long focused on education policies including twelve years as chairman of the Senate Education Committee. He says an open mind and independent courteous disposition serve his district best regardless of party affiliation.
Farmers consider adding phosphate sources to dairy feed by mixing ground limestone and steamed bone meal into grain rations. Proposals suggest about one pound of the additive per 100 pounds of grain mix to boost mineral content.
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