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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1942
Page
8
Government urged Americans to learn to buy and prepare balanced meals with protective foods. Eggs milk fruits and vegetables provide vitamins A C G and calcium. deficiencies cause anemia infections poor teeth and growth issues. Dairy cattle hogs and crops linked to defense needs. school lunch and lumber notes included.
London sources say the Royal Air Force will intensify night bombing on Berlin this winter aided by long range bombers. Aero correspondent William Courtenay noted raids could start at dusk and continue with American bombers joining. Analysts praised new Sperry sights enabling 7 mile altitude drops while Grumman executives forecast strong British air strength.
In Schenectady New York fifty thousand pounds of factory dust yielded enough nickel to meet about a fifth of General Electric West Lynn plant needs for tiny magnets in electrical meters and aircraft instruments. Scrap-keeper Charles Stevens hoarded the dust until discovery by GE metallurgist Jack Siever and chief James Goss with a $1000 appropriation led to successful nickel recovery.
Lawrence W. Foskett, a 1925 University of Idaho graduate, coInvents a U S bureau of standards instrument that uses an electric eye to detect a light beam of known length, enabling daytime cloud ceiling measurements without guesswork.
Lord Marley tells Massachusetts Federation of Labor that Scots circumvent British clothing limits by using kilts to make suits. He notes 24 ration coupons needed for suits and claims kilts contain less cloth, allowing more efficient tailoring.
The piece chronicles Fraunces Tavern on Broad and Pearl streets as a historic site linked to Washington’s farewell on December 4, 1783 and its preserved Long Room and relics. It notes Fraunces Tavern’s 1762 opening, St Paul’s Church dating to 1766, and a Montgomery monument on Broadway. The narrative blends personal reminiscence of lower Manhattan in colonial days with colonial landmarks and legends.
Lips paler and paler as London shoppers hunt through dark streets for lipstick creams hair rinses and lotions. Beauty preparations in Britain are available only by quota and sold under restrictions.
The Commonwealth of Australia formed on January 1, 1901. It features a bicameral parliament with six senate members per state and a House of Representatives elected by proportional districts. The executive cabinet remains responsible to parliament, and the governor general represents the king of England as head of government.
Charles K. Hallowell, Philadelphia extension representative, advises early cultivation is essential to suppress weeds and reduce costly hand hoeing. He recommends shallow cultivation to protect roots and preserve soil moisture and fertility for vegetable plants.
A soils Conservation district will give farmers an opportunity to help each other and to receive help from other agencies in solving their soil conservation problems. Weeds of the primary noxious weed seeds multiply both above and below the ground and cannot be controlled by ordinary cultural practices. Sale of seed for seeding purposes is prohibited if it contains any of these primary noxious weed seeds.
Ora Ray Johnson born November 6 1883 near Clarksville Illinois was the second of ten children of William Henry and Clarinda Hurst Johnson. He died suddenly near his Paris home on Friday December 19 1941 at age 58 years 1 month and 18 days. He grew to manhood and
Ansonia Connecticut residents report a toad resurgence after years of dormancy. A $50,000 drainage project failed as heavy rains refilled the pond basin turning it into a breeding site and renewing the citywide nuisance.
Columbus farmer John Patch flew to Neosho Missouri in two trips to acquire 3000 strawberry plants 600 raspberry plants and 50 rhubarb plants for his farm. He wasted no time deciding what he wanted and immediately acted.
Sheriff Jesse Elliott recalls a county jail inmate gathering in Santa Ana California ending in colossal hangovers loss of good behavior ratings and social ostracism among prisoners.
A simple method to revive crumpled artificial flowers. Place the blooms near a tea kettle for a few minutes then reshape and shake until dry. The technique is noted to work especially well with velvet flowers.
Text notes protective gear used in industries with contaminated air or sand filled atmospheres. Mentions wearables like helmets and rubber tubes, and cites the Blue Crab Industry in Maryland earning over $500,000 annually. Also references Gibraltar near Tangier and New York’s 650 miles of waterfront.
The county court in Clark County Illinois orders the sale of the real estate of Andy Knapp deceased to pay debts. On February 7 1942 at 1:00 PM at the court house in Marshall the administrator Charles E Wheeler will offer the North 16 acres of the SW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of section 36 township 9 range 12 for cash to the highest bidder. The sale is subject to a $150 mortgage and taxes and deeds delivered after court approval.
The deceased lived in his home community until his marriage to Della McConaha on December 28 1905. He is survived by his wife two sons Raymond and William of Paris two daughters Mrs Sylvia Whitting ton of Paris and Mrs Ruth McDaniek of Chinaman seven grandchildren three sisters Mrs Riley Davis and Mrs Omer Beauchamp of Marshall Mrs Pearl Ramsey of Greenup three brothers Hurley of Martinsville Harry of Marshall and Hugh of Robinson. Funeral services were held at the Clarksville church by Rev Sparring on December 22 and he was buried in the nearby cemetery.
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