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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1956
Page
3
Illinois statutes require railroads to fence their rights of way and allow adjoining landowners to use the fence for pasture. Schools and fire facilities must maintain fences, while drainage ditches and road rights of way need no fencing. Churches parks and cemeteries share similar fencing rights. 1953 marks peak fertilizer use in Illinois.
City safety notice urges drivers to stay alert and pedestrians to obey signals. It notes drivers have little time to stop for jaywalkers and stresses children’s vulnerability in residential areas.
Paul Johna district manager Terre Haute Social Security Office explains the liberalized 1955 retirement test. Beneficiaries under 72 with earnings over 1200 in 1955 must file reports. A February 3 reminder notice was mailed with checks to prompt filing and inform others who should file.
Willard A. Manning of the Illinois Veterans Commission reminds veterans with limited income and permanent total nonservice connected disabilities may receive 66.15 dollars per month, or 78.75 dollars if age 65 or older. Requirements include proof of disability and income limits. Local offices in Edgar County and Clark County provide assistance with hours listed. contact nearest commission office for more information.
Clark county's 1956 corn acreage allotment totals 49 708 acres down from 58 034 acres in 1955. Harold Weaver of the local ASC committee cites larger supplies relative to demand as the reason. Notices to farmers will be mailed around March 1 1956 with appeals allowed within 15 days. Corn price support remains at a national minimum of 1 40 per bushel and may rise if parity and supply conditions justify.
Samuel Witwer announced plans to establish a headquarters and gather support from independents and members of both political parties for a Senate campaign. The brief notes Witwer as a bass citizen figure launching a cross party outreach.
A reminiscence recalls a gun-topped stage holdup near Blackfoot in the 1870s with the driver and station agent kept still by a wary standoff. The tale shifts to Mrs E S Weester of West Virginia describing green roasted coffee and a stove top ritual with coffee milk and a four horse wagon-like grinding sound.
The message argues that Soil Bank legislation can reduce wartime surpluses depressing prices, boosting net farm income by billions, providing tax refunds on gasoline, and paying hundreds of millions to farmers this year. It urges immediate congressional action sponsored by National Republican Senatorial Committee leaders.
The piece notes a drop in tuberculosis deaths from 194.4 to 13.5 per 100 000 by 1950s and recalls health improvements for scarlet fever diphtheria whooping cough and measles. It also mentions Ole Bull the Norwegian violinist and discusses jewelry symbolism in memorial bracelets tied to deceased loved ones.
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