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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1949
Page
3
The Marshall area Ford Dearborn Tractor and Dearborn Equipment expands at North Michi gan Avenue and Plum Street to add local staff, tractor transport, and on farm service calls. Proprieter Glen M. Jones says hiring locals strengthens the business and emphasizes service.
Farm Bureau notes many Illinois farmers expand soil testing across 68 county labs to guide lime phosphorus and potash use. Thor warns it will take decades to test all arable acres and urges more annual testing. About 50 000 spent on 11 276 farms last year, with only 1 in 20 farms tested. CALF CLUB SALE FEBRUARY 26TH. 4 H and FFA boys can bid on about 100 purebred calves in Urbana at Stock Agriculture Pavilion from purebred herds across Illinois.
Farm Adviser Huston Hi Bousley reports sanitation as a key practice for both commercial and home orchards to reduce costs and improve apple quality. Techniques include removing loose bark, pruning for better spray coverage, burning prunings and debris, and sealing trunk cavities to curb codling moth overwintering.
Eld. Clebert Weger missed services at Mill Creek church due to illness.|Mr. and Mrs. Harry Higginbotham Maude Miller John Blizzard and Golda Blizzard visited Eld. and Mrs. Clebert Weger at Flat Rock Monday afternoon.|Woodford Williams Richard Blizzard and Goldie Blizzard joined others Thursday for a Flat Rock visit with the Wegers.|Warren Norton family spent Sunday with relatives in Marshall.|Alvin Miller Mae Coombes West Union visited with Goldie Angel family and Fred Sims of Bailiff. Fred was not well.|M W A members met at Mrs. Lucy Chambers Allright home. attendees listed.|Leons Garner and family hosted Sunday guests including Mr. and Mrs. Woodford Williams and Richard.|Alvin Miller visited Leon Bender of Kile Monday evening.|Alvin Miller also visited Maggie Miller and Robert of Spiketown Sunday afternoon.
Rev Mark Weaver and wife returned on Tuesday night of last week from a two week visit with relatives in Cincinnati. The Neighbor's Friendships Club met with fourteen members and five guests attending. Audrey Faye, 2, daughter of Chester and Mrs Linton, was taken to St Anthony Hospital for pneumonia. Various social visits are noted including Martinsville and Shelbyville. Seed advertised for sale must be tagged with official seed tags.
Trinity Lutheran Church Casey Illinois presents 9:30 Sunday school and Bible class 10:30 worship with a sermon on Martha's Faith in Jesus based on John 11 20 27. Lutheran Hour broadcasts 10:30 WLBH 1170 Mattoon 11:30 Mutual System 850 KFUO St Louis 3:00 WCRA 1090 Effingham 4:00 The One Thing Needful with Rev G A Lueck Strasburg Illinois sponsored by area Lutheran churches.
Mrs Daisy Ellington spent part of the past week in Normal Illinois. Wilma Morgan visited her parents Mr and Mrs Dennis Swim at Casey. Ray Spivey visited Mr and Mrs Russel Medsker and family last Tuesday. Eliza Bowen and Ruth Ann of Paris stayed with Mr and Mrs George Bowen from Friday to Sunday. Rev Hall of Oblong preached at Island Grove and dined with Mr and Mrs Kenneth Miller and Bobby. Franklin Thompson and children from Marshall joined Sunday dinner with the Bowens. William Dill and daughters and Mike Smyser called in the afternoon. Marlen Wirey and Paul spent Sunday at Lawrenceville with his mother.
Zion holds Sunday school at 9 30 a m with Lord s supper at 10 30 a m Prayer service Tuesday at 7 30 Youth Fellowship at Susie Sweitzer s home Friday at 7 30 Emmanuel conducts worship at 7 30 and a prayer service Wednesday at 7 30
Sunday school at 9 30 a m and Sunday morning service at 11 00. Wednesday service at 7 45 with reading room 3 00 to 5 00 pm. Sermon Mind. Public invited to attend. A man should work eight hours and sleep eight hours but not at the same time.
Sunday school attendance reported at 69 with collections totaling 78.70 dollars. Village residents, including Linda Clapp and Marshall visitors, spent time with family and neighbors reaching out to Mrs. Rose Clapp and Mrs. Edith Harbor. Several trips and birthday greetings marked a quiet weekend in Clarksville Mes.
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