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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1937
Page
2
The piece asserts in a newspaper business context that news printing, public opinion interpretation, wholesome entertainment, and distribution of services are vital. It quotes Calvin Coolidge on not bartering humanity or American principles for trade while noting Herald rates and post office registration details in Marshall Illinois.
The nation mourns the unexpected death of Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas a Democratic leader and potential Supreme Court nominee whose loss unsettles party unity and the President s court strategy. His tenure united New Dealers and conservatives and his absence may alter future judicial appointments. The piece also critiques federal competition with private business as unfair government practice.
In Washington, President Roosevelt addresses the laying of the corner stone for the Federal Trade Commission home, warning that monopoly and government monopoly threaten U.S. economic life. He condemns centralized bureaucratic control as fascism and calls for vigilant, fair competition.
The Senate debate over the compromise Court packing bill grows heated as supporters and opponents trade accusations of politics and liberal bias. Opponents emphasize centralizing judicial control while defending constitutional balance, with Senator O Mahoney calling the measure revolutionary. The piece argues the real aim is to shape the judiciary and the Democratic Party rather than reform the judiciary itself.
House-files decay in manure and other matter. Remove manure every 3 4 days or dust weekly with borax and wash to kill maggots. Keep poultry houses ventilated in summer with open back to ensure fresh air and prevent heat prostration among hens.
A series of petty thefts and mischief report in Marshall details Nellie Young’s missing watch found with a youth, a boy’s bond set at 300, and several house entries at Sherman House and elsewhere. The notice mentions a Baltimore troupe, elopement, and local gossip about Mosley and Dr. Lighthall.
Forty years ago report recounts J. T. Hutchison bitten by a sow while catching a pig, suffering non fatal calf wounds. Arrests precede for whisky theft and stolen watches, with Sam Sango implicated via dealer Gideon and Bailey testimony. Others described in brief as Mrs. Frank Bell at work.
On a Sunday morning a mother saw a large viper in her toddler's lap. She cut and grabbed the child, the snake fell, she fainted, and a neighbor killed the snake. Rev. Killie to speak at Presbyterian church next Sunday on eight years in China.
Tonight and tomorrow at the Pythian Theatre Jack Holt captains a blazing ship in Dangerous Waters while Gladys Swarthout stars in Champagne Waltz a Viennese romance with swing music and Don MacMurray as leader of a swing band. Also on view Love in News with Tyrone Power Loretta Young and Don Ameche and Desire with Dietrich Cooper in a Borzage production.
Local notes recall Victor Reynolds resigning as Keystone filling station manager last week to build a Standard Oil station at his East Main Street home Fred Sweet succeeds him at Keystone. Also mentioned are weddings, relocations and a family baby born Kenneth Junior to Mr and Mrs Claude Pine of Wabash township plus band concert plans and travel to Washington DC by Alma Shipe Hester Shipe Elizabeth Hagist and Nelle Warriner.
Edith Flowers, Helen Bryant, Geo f Liggit and Florence Scott are advised to call at the Herald office to claim free tickets to the Pythian Theatre.
The source notes corn prices tripling from last year and recommends adding protein supplements to feeding programs. It highlights alfalfa and sweet clover as soil builders and strong drought insurance, supporting their value for livestock and land resilience.
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