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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1960
Page
4
The Graham Methodist class met at Mrs. Virgil Hurst home with President Elsie Welsh leading devotions in Mrs. Eva Hawker’s absence. Scripture Mathew 6 5 was studied and a prayer from a former pastor Rev Laren Spear was read.
The Family Economics Bureau reports 1959 per capita income about 53 percent above 1949 levels, yet real buying power rose only 24 percent after higher living costs. Wages and labor income dominate, while many elderly and disabled saw little gain amid inflation.
Sunday Bible school attendance at the UK school reached sixty six. Upcoming sermons include The Shepherd Psalm and Elders and Deacons. Regional guests from Marshall Paris and other towns visited. youth and adults attended Wabash Valley Youth Fellowship in Terre Haute. A surprise birthday party was held for Dick Blakely at his parents home with attendees from Martinsville and Marshall.
The family of Herman Carroll thanks friends for cards letters flowers and prayers after the loss of husband and father. May God richly bless you all.
Shamokin Citizens notes James R. Wiggins of the Washington Post argues freedom of the press rests on delivery rights. He criticizes the Post Office Department for interfering with mail and cites Lady Chatterley's Lover as a censorship case. The piece warns about censorship risks and the impact of newspaper strikes on public access to information.
The article traces Gary Indiana from bare sandhills in 1906 to a booming industrial hub. It credits Judge Elbert H. Gary and U.S. Steel with founding a vast steel plant and notes Gary’s rise to Indiana’s second largest city by 1960, with a diverse, youthful population and strong industrial income exceeding 23 million dollars in 1960.
A local family expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindnesses during the illness and death of Porter Casteel husband and father, in a heartfelt note of appreciation.
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