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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1962
Page
3
A long list of social visits and family gatherings from Dennison and nearby towns. Mrs. E C Ham and others traveled to Shelbyville and Bedford for funerals and services. Community members frequent Terre Haute Paris and Marshall, sharing meals, hospital updates, and anniversaries.
Leonard Daugherty left for Lawrence Kansas for work. Millard Martin returned from Cleveland Ohio to visit Foster Martin and family. Eva Wright hosted a Crow area guest. Wilford Leasure and Kathryn Leasure visited in Vila Grove. Robinson visitors included Russell Clatfelter and Mrs Clatfelter. Indianapolis visitors included Robert Medsker and family. Jane Smith had dinner with son Lawrence Smith for a birthday. Fred Sellars of Terre Haute visited Louie Lawrence and wife. Friday afternoon the Christian church missionary era was observed.
Sharon Green stayed overnight with Peggy Frost in West Union. Donna Kenderdine marked her first birthday on February 28 with family dinners. The piece lists visits and dinners among Kenderdine relatives and local residents including the Ogle, Weir, Blankenbeker, Shelton, Medsker, Green, and Davis households during a week in Melrose.
Sunday dinner guests included Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hendrix Sharon Mary Eugene Morgan and others. A church work party cleaned the building on Wednesday and Thursday. The Friendship Club meets March 14 at Mrs. Florence Connelly s home with Mrs. Rachel Bright assisting. Nearby visits spanned Paris Robinson and hospital memories as families gathered for meals and share news.
Bible school attendance Sunday stood at 79. Eugene Morgan delivered inspiring sermons at both morning and evening services. Bill Hendrix of Ft Leonard Wood Missouri visited with wife Sharon and relatives. Several families from Paris and area shared supper guests and time with members.
Foley Lumber Co of Paris Illinois owns a 35 acre Clark County woodlot to demonstrate quality timber management. Foresters in the firm protected the stands from grazing fire insects and disease and planned harvest to assure future crops.
The Foley family, pioneers in state tree farming, own a 100 acre Foley Memorial Forest near Paris dedicated to their parents. Ernest W. Kunze reports mature and overmature removals to the Illinois Tree Farm Committee. Aiming to boost quality sawlogs and local jobs, they signal integrated wood uses and new markets for low grade timber.
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