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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1952
Page
2
A long list of family visits and gatherings across towns in Indiana highlights Christmas and holiday dinners. Neighbors and relatives from Marshall, Terre Haute, West Union, Princeton, Annapolis, and surrounding areas share time with the Hewitt Frakes and Gard families, with several traveling from Martinsville and Akron for the season.
The Defense Department and Ili nois Veterans' Commission outline methods for separating service members due to dependency or hardship. Applications for enlisted personnel go to the command, while officers apply themselves. The IVC offers service officers in Paris Illinois and Clark County, with local Wednesday availability at the County Court House.
Miss Frances Drake reports holiday visits as Mr. and Mrs. Odin Stogsdill and sons from Belleville spent time with her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Leasure. Lena Artman and son Doyle shared Christmas with Reid Artman’s family in Annapolis. Ruby Guyer and Frances Drake called on Harold Clatfelter’s family. June Swope of Carbondale spent Christmas with Joe Swope and Lester Swope. Aden Reynolds and family and John Moore and family were guests of Floyd Trueblood and family.
Washington faces confusion over allocation of scarce materials like steel copper and aluminum as two headed leadership in the Commerce Department and overlapping policies between the National Production Authority and the Defense Production Administration create conflicting directions. Rumors of presidential action and moves to decontrol prices surface amid stalled congressional will. The King tax committee investigates tax swindles while television faces a push to clean up risque content ahead of a possible congressional probe.
Mrs Maude Miller reports Christmas dinners with families including Eunice Jackson in Marshall and Frank Coombs in West Union. Attendees included Woodford Williams, Alvin Miller, Golda Buzzard, Jeff Booker, Grace Blizzard, Russel Medsker, and others. The note also gives freezer storage tips for meat quality during winter and a patriotic poem by Percy Hasten.
Weather can knock out electricity and thaw frozen food, but W J Wills of the Illinois College of Agriculture suggests locking the freezer and hiding the key to prevent door opening. Keep the lid closed to preserve whatever is frozen.
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