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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1954
Page
8
An adult sewing class directed by Mrs. Patricia Williams will be held Sunday evenings starting January 14 for ten weeks at Marshall High, cost seven dollars fifty and fifty cents, students supply their own materials. Contact Lois Smitley at 138 if interested.
Kingdom Hall Jehovahs Witnesses at 710 South 9th Street Clyde Pine hosts weekly gatherings. Sunday study in The Watchtower at 3:00 PM. Wednesday study in New Heavens and a New Earth at 7:30 PM. Friday service meeting at 7:30 PM. Theocratic ministry school at 8:30 PM.
A 1954 corn acreage allotment must be applied for in writing by January 15 1954 for farms with no corn planted in 1951 1952 or 1953 to receive price support. Blank forms are available at county Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation offices. Castor bean bumper crop noted for castor oil needs in 1954. Firefly light far weaker than candle light. tests show 1000 to 2000 fireflies needed for candle brightness. October 1953 dollar value is 55.0c versus 1939 base 100. Gloves advised when skinning wild game to prevent rabbit fever.
In Minneapolis area reports show about 1,500 injured and 4,000 motor vehicle accidents at rail crossings despite gates watchmen and signals. Authorities cite four main causes including crossing after a train passes and failed lookouts, with high accident ratios despite traditional warning systems.
New York reports say migratory birds heading south along the Flyway from Canada and New England crash into the Empire State Building at night. The exact cause remains unclear as many birds fly low near 2,000 feet, below the 1,250 foot tower, with increased risk after dark.
The Navy's Skyray interceptor, piloted by Lt Com. James B. Verdin, averaged 753.4 mph to shatter the previous British Swift record. The jet-wing fighter, nine tons and carrier capable, used about 3 500 pounds of fuel in a 20 minute trial from takeoff to landing at Thermal, California.
Seven men spent 37 days in the Canadian wild after their plane ran out of gas and they were marooned on a small lake in Quebec. Half starved, they rationed food for two men for 30 days, then ate moss partridge hare and two trout as authorities nearly halted the search before a Royal Canadian Air Force plane spotted them.
Cayl Dain started at a Copenhagen department store in 1903 and has served as Santa Claus for 35 years. He will receive an expense paid trip to the United States as the store’s anniversary gift to study American Santas on the job.
The text notes the famous New York Central locomotive No. 999 as the first 100 mile per hour engine. It held the world's speed record for about twelve years after reaching 112.5 miles per hour near Batavia New York on May 10 1893.
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