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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1959
Page
2
The Marshall Herald is published weekly by Wabash Valley Printing Co Marshall Illinois editors Mark Stewart and Carlos Stewart. Subscriptions cost 2.00 per year with local ads 85c per column and reader ads 20c per line.
A nationwide census survey for the Agriculture Department finds North Central stores average about 10.5 days of food while national store supply runs 10.3 days. Northeast sparsely populated counties reach 13 days and the West about 15, with the Southeast at eight days. The study notes farm and marketing system stocks add to retail totals for civil defense planning.
Advice on driving slowly on icy roads with careful braking and steering. If skidding occurs, turn wheels into the skid and avoid hard braking. Maintain distance and pump brakes to stop. A new Rules of the Road booklet is available by request from Charles F. Carpentier, Secretary of State.
The notice directs bringing a social security card and age evidence. The special security office operates Monday through Friday and is located at 687 Cherry Street in Terre Haute.
An University of Illinois extension safety plan suggests designating a stairway chief to keep steps clear. Place items in a safe storage spot, install dual control lighting, and paint top and bottom steps white to reduce hazards. A hand rail can prevent accidents.
Mrs Rosa Statesman and neighbors host visits in West Liberty with Evanston and Terre Haute connections. Pat Murphy sails to California after furlough with wife and son. Helen Shearer Missionary Circle met at Edith Marrs home with devotion by Mrs Rosa Statesman and polio offering.
The text extols Mother Nature as a matchless artist shaping wood rock sand and sky. It celebrates painting landscapes sculpting with wind water and ice and the renewing cycle of life from melting snows to growing saplings. It frames nature’s moods from serenity to force and emphasizes giving in natural processes.
Fragments show Stevin Claypool visiting grandparents and a note on Illinois acre treatment rising from 650000 in 1957 to 800000 in 1988. The Herald mentions New York City's Grand Central Station moving about 50 million railroad passengers over 67 tracks annually.
Four Illinois 4 H Club members were named state champions for 1958 in agricultural home economics field crops and frozen foods. Ralph Busekros of Freeport and Mary Jane Babler of Mt. Morris led in their fields, with awards funded by sponsors including Montgomery Ward and Whirlpool. Nadine Gamm of Marshall and Donald Wood of Champaign also earned top honors in frozen foods and field crops, reflecting years of 4 H leadership and club activity.
Tris Speaker, a famed center fielder and part of baseball lore, highlighted by his 1916 .386 batting mark, ended Ty Cobb’s AL batting title streak. The Ohio Valley Conference critiques recruiting letters as small schools push to nationalize the issue amid Big Ten and EC fallout.
In 1750 Dr. Thomas Walker and five companions found a pass through the mountains, later named Warrior's Path. Walker's discovery led to the Wilderness Road, Kentucky settlement, and westward expansion toward the Mississippi River, with Daniel Boone following and Cumberland Gap later highlighted as a key feature of the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park.
The city founded in 1833 with 7 138 residents now has 116 366 within the corporate limits and another 120 008 nearby. It is described as The Chemical Capital of the World, home to vulcanized fibre, glazed kid leather, and morocco works, plus the world’s largest braided rubber hose plant and major ships. The Del Mar Va Peninsula area benefits from Maryland and Virginia shore connections.
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