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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1969
Page
5
Classifieds list for Marshall region include rentals such as a house ten miles southwest of Marshall, furnished apartments, a house trailer on Chestnut Street, and a cabin on Wabash river with utilities. Sales include an Angus bull, 1000 LP tanks, seed beans and soybeans, a Harley Davidson motorcycle, and various used furniture and equipment.
Numerous area families and individuals are listed with weekend visits and travels. Charles S White returns to base in South Dakota after a 30 day furlough. many relatives visit relatives in Marshall Carterville Paris and Rosedale across Illinois Indiana Ohio and Indiana with trips to Florida Georgia and Arizona. several members spend time in Gary Baton Rouge and Rome.
The Zion Ladies Aid held its monthly meeting at the White Barn in Casey with president Mrs. Clarence Hawker presiding. Attendees included Ruth Berner Virginia Medsker Norma Seidel Mabel Hawker Dorothea Schaefer Loia Johnson Louise Tingley Corinna Tingley Laura Junker Florza Berner Verna Finkbiner Clara Berner and Alice Tingley. Next meeting will be at Mrs. Clarence Hawker's home.
The Clark County Extension Craft Club met February 25 at 4 30 in the Marshall extension building. Members displayed crocheted Afghan pillows padded pictures knitted afghans and bath towel jackets among other crafts. The next meeting is March 11 with plans for a March 28 craft show at 11 00 am to 4 30 pm with a 1 30 program and tea for guests.
Arm strong Methodist Church women met Thursday afternoon at Mrs Helen Tingley’s rural route 4 home with Mrs Wanda Wallace presiding. Themes on friendship and selfhood were discussed. fifteen members answered roll call as plans for church renewal, study of Gospel of John, and Holy Week services were outlined including March cookie delivery for Chanute Foundation and World Day of Prayer events.
In Marshall, the second year of the Junior Great Books Program gathers sixty seven middle school students for one-and-a-half hour discussion sessions twice a month. The program, modeled on the adult Great Books tradition, challenges above average readers and helps shy students engage with essential liberal education texts through reasoned discussion and back up of opinions.
An HTA sponsored Blue Cross Blue Shield enrollment runs March 3 to 24 for health benefits including hospital and obstetrical care. Eligible members are HTA and Clark County residents under 65 or dependents under 19. seniors transfer to Series 65. Contact Mrs. Hildred Spotts for details.
Rev Charles Nanier and Rev Roger Knox will attend the Marshall Cluster Group meeting at First Methodist Church Paris. A potluck supper starts at 6 30 p.m. The program theme is The Work of Reconciliation and aims to inform about the Fund for Reconciliation. Dr Dale Pitcher will discuss the fund's role for area churches. The cluster includes Brick Snyder W Volkers Dennison Armstrong Dunlap Patton Richard Evans Livingston Asbury Auburn Oliver Marshall First Burt McIntosh Trinity Zion Emmanuel H W Johnson Jack Huffington is cluster chairman. March 13 session open to all members.
Houston scientist Dr Edward Diethrich presented a method to store beating donor hearts with lungs as a unit in a portable chamber. Animal hearts stayed viable beyond 14 hours and human hearts for nine hours, with potential use for future transplants.
Medical notes describe a battery powered heart preservation chamber and immunological hurdles to transplantation. Dr Diethrich notes success may rely on banking and transporting viable hearts. Separate item reports Wabash Homemakers meeting hosted by Mrs Edith Cooper with 18 adults present and plans for March session.
Leon S Howard transfers to Richard F Miller in Casey original town. John Reed transfers to Steven Bancroft and Jeannette Bancroft in Section 22 Town 10 Range 14. Dora Reed transfers to John Reed in Section 22 Town 10 Range 14. Kenneth Parmitey and Patty transfer to Ethel M and Thomas Breese in Dulaney 5th addition Casey. James Blizzard transfers to Ellen and Tom Johnson in Woodford Dulaney addition Marshall Lot 5 Block 7. Clarene and Ralph Davidson transfer to Robert Dale Kendall in Marshall original town Lot 5 Block 32.
Marion L Batson and Joyce Batson Jr transfer Dennison lot 9 and 10 block to Doris and Harold Fisher. William Bennett and Betty Cross transfer Westfield original town lot 6 block 13 to Marjorie and Charles Edwin Hammond.
The Laird family expresses sincere thanks to friends neighbors and relatives for kindness and sympathy after the loss of Russell E Laird. Signed Mrs Mary Lou Laird Mrs Carolyn Ogle and Marsha Miss Marjorie Laird and Mrs Florence Smith.
The Chalkley Nidey family expresses thanks to friends and relatives for flowers, food, cards, and many acts of kindness during the illness and death of their father.
Goldie and Chris Murphy thank friends neighbors relatives and children for kindness during their fiftieth wedding anniversary celebration.
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