Community groups hold busy week with church events
The iM END reports numerous church and club activities. Home Builders, 8. and C., and Christian Home Builders meet at various homes and Trinity church, with officer elections and devotions. World Service day speaker Mrs. L R Moore to speak at Trinity UEB next Sunday. Birthday and dinner gatherings noted with multiple families and neighbors in Marshall and surrounding areas.
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Nazarene Church
Dale Brown
Bert Collier
Marilyn
Bonnie
Woody Wallace
Janice
Gary
Jimmy
Dale Siverly
Gene
Keith
John Barrick
Johnna
Fenton Collier
Harold Fisher
Donnie
Debbie
Trinity Church
I. E. Vanney
Clara Norton
Harry Reedy
Dennis
Drexel Howard
Raymond Hills
Janet
Herschel Miller
Frances Snyder
John Norton
Chas. Babcock
Sally
Rose Ewbank
Frank Shank
L. R. Moore
Danville
Illinois
Women’s Society of World Service
Evangelical United Brethren Churches
Trinity E. U. B
Methodist Church
Irene Cline
Izola Ferris
Lucille Smitley
New Books Added to Marshall Library
Marshall Library adds many titles across fiction and non fiction. Alec Waugh novels include Island in the Sun and a London welcome party tale while Helen Topping Miller offers Christmas at the Hermitage and Slow Dies the Thunder. Agatha Christie Hickory Dickory Death and other works by Turnbull Sligh Turnbull Asch Rice Warren McKee Ma honey Carson and Carson join guides on community life history and architecture. The list features Boon Island and Pictorial History of America along with early American homes and social studies titles.
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Alec Waugh
Santa Marta
London
Hermitage
Helen Topping Miller
Rachel
Andrew Jackson
Destiny
Charles Town
South Carolina
King’s Mountain
Hickory Dickory
Agatha Christie
Agnes Sligh Turnbull
Kirkland
Jim Kirkland
Anne Kirkland
Paul Devereaux
Elmore M. McKee
Tom Mahoney
Rachel Carson
Boon Island
Kenneth Roberts
Portsmouth
New Hampshire
Rumer Godden
David Howarth
Joy Packer
Roxane
Grannie Don
America
U. S
Ben Grabenheimer
Amelia Grabenheimer
Richard Pratt
Natches
New Orleans
Monterey
Flood, Once Great Man-Killer, Now Relatively Tamed
The United States Weather Bureau reports a long term decline in flood fatalities from 1934 to 1983 with about 1 728 deaths. Large losses occurred in the Ohio and Missouri river systems. Improvements stem from reservoirs levees and flood walls plus better forecasting and emergency evacuations aided by the Red Cross.
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New York
United States
United States Weather Bureau
Texas
Mississippi Valley
American Red Cross
Ohio
Missouri
Cumberland Gap Now National Park Dedication
Washington reports the creation of Cumberland Gap National Historical Park to honor Daniel Boone and frontier explorers. The park spans over 20,000 acres across Virginia Kentucky and Tennessee with Pinnacle Rock offering views into Georgia Alabama and North Carolina.
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Washington
Cumberland Gap
Cum and Gap National Historical Park
Daniel Boone
Gap
Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Pinnacle Rock
Georgia
Alabama
North Carolina
Thomas Walker
College of William and Mary
Believing Makes It So in This Instance
Milwaukee businessman Bill Rothe used simple psychology to promote a positive message. He distributed 1000 buttons reading Business is GOOD to waitresses and customers, turning a joke into a growing marketing asset as salespeople note customer interest and enthusiasm.
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Milwaukee
Bill Rothe
Rothe
Lawbreakers Invited To Join Novel Club
Speeders convicted in Harnett County are invited to join the 55 club in Durham North Carolina. The notice explains the state speed limit is 55 miles per hour and membership cards say they are eligible by reason of speeding conviction and a promise to help fight speeding in Harnett County and North Carolina.
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Durham
Harnett County
North Carolina
They Accept Delinquent Truck Theft in Charleston
Valley Motor Sales Company reported a 1953 truck worth 1000 dollars disappeared from its lot. The vehicle allegedly advertised with a cardboard sign inviting theft was noted in Charleston, raising police interest.
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Charleston
W.va
The
Valley Motor Sales Company
Footloose Folks Still Following Greeley's Advice
The mass westward migration continues into the 20th century with California gaining the most due to defense boom and birth rates. From 1950 to 1954 California added about 1.97 million people, while Florida Michigan New Jersey Arizona and Ohio also saw sizable gains. Several southern states and Pennsylvania lost residents to migration. Jobs drive the movement and retirees increasingly settle in milder climates.
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New York
Horace Greely
Greeley
Midwest
California
Florida
Michigan
New Jersey
Arizona
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
North Carolina
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Arkansas
First Deathless Congress in Years
For the first time in more than 20 years no members of the Senate or House died during the session ending August 3. The prior year saw nine deaths among senators and representatives, with one member-elect Dwight Rogers dying before Congress convened. His son Paul G Rogers was elected to succeed him. Since the 435-member House, there had been no death-free session. Since 1929 memorial services began, an average of 10 members have died per session, peaking at 21 in 1937 and bottoming at 3 in 1943.
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Washington
Senate
House
Dwight Rogers
Florida
Congress
Paul G Rogers
Drive-In Theaters Add Gimmicks to Draw Crowds
Pittsburgh area drive‑ins expand offerings with all you can eat pizza shrimp rolls and chicken in a basket. Baby sitters playgrounds and scenic railways attract families while one owner adds a trout pond and a swimming pool for overheated patrons.
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Pittsburgh
Lake Erie
Animals Reach High Altitude In 26 Hour Ballon Flight
In a 26 hour flight the mice and guinea pigs rose nearly 25 miles above earth in a plastic balloon over Minnesota and North Dakota. The test by Winzen Research for the Air Force studied reaction to high altitude and ended with a safe landing near Crosby North Dakota.
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Minneapolis
North Dakota
Winzen Research, Inc
Air Force
Crosby
N.C
International Falls
Minn
Washington
Snake in the sink shocks St. Louis woman
Mrs Richard Godier found a ten inch garter snake in her kitchen sink while washing dishes. She screamed as the snake appeared, and her husband captured the reptile.
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ST. Louis
Richard Godier
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Merrill Bruner
Ben Dawnon
Walker Spotts
Charles Johnson
Bill Bueh
Charles Jonson
Bill Buehler
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E. B. Postlewaite
Clyde Knowles, Sr
Pearle Craig
Harve Night
John Newberry
Effie Irwin
Fred Jeter
William Taylor
Mary Lynn
Janice Ann Irwin
Nancy Cline
Karen Nalley
Marsha Ogle
Debbie Clark
Claire Zechau
Lynn Medsker
Ellen Wetzel
Cheryl Ettel
Daralea Harlow
Gene Cline
Georgia Connerton
Joe Staub
Francis Staub
Mary Trefz
Casimer
Harry Miller
Wm. Taylor
Ralph Reedy
Lillie Reedy
Raymond Reedy
Clarence Richey
Ronnie
Darrell
Mary Beck
Bryan Beck
Paris
Harlan Thompson
Beck
Ralph Gentry
Roy Spittler
Mrs
Ralph Phelps
Mr. Gentry
Walter Crocker
Roy Crocker
Ben
Newton Cork
Martha Crocker
West Union
Austin Claypool
Nancy
Jule
Marshall
Christian Church
Charles Prujett
Mary Ann
Vernon Prulett
Floyd Moore
Harold Moore
Fred Morris
Terre Haute
Fred Hirsch
Lena Hirsch
Vern Schafer
Mrs. R. L. Hunt
Mrs. True Garwood
Jesse Shaffner
Mandie Sullivan
Nick Hurst
Flood
Cumberland Gap Now National Park
Lawbreakers
Novel Club
Herald
Tita
Hamberg
Germany
Cros
Punks
alAyay
Sicia
Aloia Revial
Ardanoan
Seth
Greenland
Bouth Afrisam Kinfox
Weskens
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