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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1961
Page
5
At Martinsville Fair on Saturday night July 22 8 15 pm Johnny King’s Auto Daredevil show features a bumper to bumper four car stunt with precision driving. The program includes Aeromobile Globe of Death Blitz Ball Jo Jo Meggs and Kart Devils between acts.
A wide list of Marshall residents hosted and attended gatherings including bridal showers, birthday dinners, picnics at Lincoln Trail State Park, bingo nights, and family dinners. Notable names include Miss Carolyn Morecraft, William Shirely, Mrs. Len Volk, and many Staub and Higginbotham families with events spanning over multiple weekends.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Raisner and Jerry hosted a Saturday evening picnic with Ina Goldberg of Detroit Mike Hedges of Florida Eileen Habeggar Darr ell and Mary Lou of Muncie Ind Mr and Mrs Ray Raisner Mrs John Amacher Mrs Clarence Baggs and Mr and Mrs Charles Cunningham and Bob Mr and Mrs Roy McNary and Mary Cunningham visiting later. Mrs W A Wallace hosted Sunday at the Colonial Kitchen with guests Chas Pennington Helen Roper of Oliver B V Bubeck West Union C W Vernier Tom and Dick of Terre Haute and Miss Louise Bubeck.
Sunday July 16 features morning worship with theme Universal Saviourhood and publican Mathew. J O Y class choir hosts, Junior Dept views filmstrip Tommy and Yoshi. Evening sessions include School Makes a Difference youth topic One World One God and Vacationing with Jesus on a Lake Cruise. Summer camp July 17 22 at East Bay Lake Bloomington.
Marshall district 4-H club met at Mrs Fenton Shirley's home for the tenth program. Members and leaders participated in outdoor games demonstrations baking and sewing tasks plus reports on district camp and plans for county events and shows. A separate report notes northern Illinois grain farms earning 8464 dollars in 1960, up 29 percent from 1959.
Clark county ASC releases 1961 support rates for wheat corn rye oats and barley. Wheat eligibility requires allotment planting. Feed Grain Program covers corn rye oats barley. 1960 wool payment rates list shorn wool at 47.6 percent of net sales and unshorn lambs at 80 cents per hundred pounds live weight.
Flowers Sales Inc Marshall earns the Knudsen trophy for outstanding sales during Pontiac Motor Division King Pin Campaign. Award honors dealers meeting Feb 21 to Apr 30 sales targets as division notes 42 percent of dealers earned Knudsen trophies while reflecting 1961 retail growth.
Sheep parasites have developed resistance to phenothiazine. Tests show neither regular nor double doses affect sheep stomach worms, indicating a growing control failure.
The claim states that each U.S. resident consumes 66 cubic feet of wood yearly and that 2 percent of acres under timberland expansion are needed to meet this demand. The text emphasizes the required scale of forest area to sustain annual consumption.
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