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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1957
Page
5
A cluttered page lists rental offers for 3 to 4 room furnished or unfurnished apartments with private entrances, several houses for sale including 5 and 7 room models, farm goods and machinery ads, farm labor and services, and classified notices. Names include Wm Boesiger, Dean Alexander, Bernard Davison, John Sullivan, and Virgil Eaton with various Marshall area phone numbers.
Locals report Mrs Mildred Jared and Judy of Springfield visiting with Mr and Mrs Newton Cork and Melvin. Illness kept Mr Cork away from Fort Wayne but he improves and was up Tuesday. Many guests visit relatives in Terre Haute Robinson Paris and nearby towns over weekends and weekdays. Mrs Nelle Demberger, former Marshall resident, improves at Union Hospital and hopes for release. Community members stop by hospitals, homes, and social events, with travel to Urbana Atlanta and Hammond noted. Public notices include car wash and spring service messages from Buckner, urging tire checks and seed purchases.
Mrs G B Wilhoit hosted dinner guests including Mr and Mrs Given Blakely and Maurice Wilhoit and Eddie. A C Northicutt of Oakland City Indiana visited local friends. Win-A-Couple Class held a monthly social at Robert Schwartz home. Mrs Harold Hendrix and infant son returned from Union Hospital. S/Sgt Carrol Wilhoit and family visited Muskegon Michigan with her parents Friday to Monday.
The piece notes the push for a liberal civil rights bill and its link to the school construction act, with filibuster risk from Southern senators. It contrasts party leans after the last election and mentions the President's Middle East doctrine, Dulles, and a proposed shift of atomic power to private industry amid looming debates. It highlights Senator Fulbright challenging the doctrine and calls for executive power with scrutiny.
Reminder that limited supply remains with bargains on canned vegetables and fruits syrup floor wax and candy. Discounts apply to a varied selection and shoppers are urged to act quickly before stock runs out.
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