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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1953
Page
8
The Marshall Herald notes numerous local families hosting dinners and visits. Residents from North Chicago to Terre Haute, Martinsville, Casey and Danville attend celebrations, birthdays, graduations and club meetings, with upcoming events including a June WTA breakfast at Mrs. Lillian Burkybile’s home.
The Mar Do Wa Club met June 1 at 1 30 p m at leader Madge Davis home. President Carolyn Martin led the pledge. Flore Ketner demonstrated measuring ingredients. Meeting adjourned to June 9 with refreshments served.
Mr and Mrs Tarquin Bennett and Mrs Herman Cork attended the graduation dinner for St Anthony seniors given by the Sisters of St Francis in the Mayflower room of the Terre Haute House last Thursday. Miss Norma Bennett and Miss Juanita Cork are members of this class and they attended the baccalaureate services in the hospital chapel that evening.
Mr and Mrs Emery Bloodworth hosted the 48 Matrons and Patrons Club at a Sunday dinner. Attendees included Mr and Mrs George Givens of Kansas Mr and Mrs H W Raffety and Mrs May Garrett of Paris and Mr and Mrs Emil Romines of Martingville. The Marshall Day Unit of Home Bureau meets June 19 at Mrs Georgia Zimmerly's home with Mrs Marie Kuhn assisting. Mrs Zimmerly will lead. Mrs John Merrick enjoyed a Sunday dinner with Mrs Edith Beal. Afternoon callers were Mrs Hurley Welsh and Mattie.
The Mill Creek Home Bureau gathered at Anna Nicol's home on Wednesday afternoon with Wilma Burkybill and Mabel McKittrick as assisting hostesses. Mary Norton presided at 1 30 pm. Members sang two songs and recited the creed. Officers reported on activities and Frances Daily led a safety lesson. Miss Fikuart presented a talk on strong and weak phases of our nation. After adjournment twenty two members and four guests enjoyed refreshments. The July meeting is set for Lena Hirsch's home on Wednesday July 1 at 1:00 pm with Louise Jackson assisting. guests welcome.
A June 2 gathering at Mrs. Allen Deans Route 4 home featured a noon covered dish meal and garden tours. Members from West Union Bloomington Zion Dennison Paris Armstrong joined Mrs. Davidson to view roses and share fellowship.
New Orleans June 2 Miss Janet Marie Estopinal Marshall received the Master of Social Work degree from Tulane University at the annual commencement exercises held this morning. Robert M. Hutchins Ford Foundation official and former University of Chicago chancellor was the commencement speaker.
The Merry Maker's 4-H club met June 8 at the homes of Mary Ellen and Rosanna Hogue. President Rosanna Hogue called the meeting to order. Members presented demonstrations on tracing wheels tailor tacking tailoring chalk and bandaging a broken arm. A salad talk was given by Rosanna Hogue. Refreshments followed.
The Tom Packs elephants Siamese herd known as Sumbo and others will headline at the Zorah Shrine Circus in Terre Haute Stadium on Tuesday June 16. The elephants rose to fame after a 1948 voyage from Siam when their ship ran low on feed, prompting a navy haylift rescue dubbed Operation Haylift. They later trained in Sarasota and Seattle and became television mainstays noted for precision and daring acts.
The eleventh annual Hollenbeck reunion will be held Sunday June 14 at Twin Lakes park in Paris. Basket dinner at 12 o clock noon C S T. Invitation open to all. Gladys Hewitt serves as Secretary and Treasurer.
The Auburn church observed its 111th anniversary on June 7 with a Sunday school service and a sermon by Rev. John Thrasher on Wells of Salvation. A large basket dinner followed, with many locals and visitors from Virginia Indiana and Illinois. The Jubilee Gospel Singers from Flora Illinois performed, and G. W. Vaughn’s family joined the group after Ray Harris and family returned from Georgia. The choir reorganized recently after Ray’s army release.
The Twilight Girls gathered at Carolyn Sue McConchie's home on June 5. President June Norton led the meeting with roll call and minutes read. Talks covered Burns Bruises Blisters and Skin Poisoning and Bandaging the Arm or Leg. demonstrations included Bandaging the Hand and Making an Arm Sling.
Letters recount nostalgic memories from Wyatt West Virginia to Omaha Nebraska. Vignettes describe old terms like poke and biddy, wooden gluts for fence rails, and early winter woodwork. a cotton gin mishap. carrying snow for baths. crackers by the barrel and kraut making. and yard dandelions sold for ten cents a day.
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