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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1949
Page
6
A sermon tract discusses Jesus identifying divine signature through acts not words. It cites miracles and healings such as sight for the blind and demon exorcisms, then calls for Christians to act, aiding the poor and sane, and solving social ills through faith-driven deeds.
Agricultural engineer J. G. Andros of the University of Illinois warns that rust is a major money drain on farm metal roofs and equipment. He cites galvanized roofs on Illinois farms and urges painting to halt rust, noting warm weather makes it most effective.
Electronic machines perfected by British scientists promise to replace thousands of office clerks. A prototype electronic accountant can in seconds produce up to date balance sheets, print railway tickets, and sort mail. The device uses wartime electronic calculator and bomb sight technology to sift accounts from many branches and deliver a flawless financial report.
Farm safety experts at Michigan State College urge careful fence use advising that home made controllers are risky. A small shock can be fatal and only approved controllers should energize fences. Train all on how to disconnect in emergencies and keep children from tampering with fences.
Apple growers increasingly use airplanes to apply fruit holding treatments to prevent pre harvest drop. Planes spray from above avoiding orchard intrusion, though ground sprayers remain more efficient. Harvest season blocks hinder spray equipment but not hired hormone puffing planes.
Historical note explains milk from cows goats and other animals used as nourishment for thousands of years. The Old Testament cites milk in forty four passages including Genesis chapter eighteen where Abraham serves butter and milk to visitors. References to butter exist in Hindu tradition around 2000 B C and appear in early Hebrew Greek and Roman writings.
Miss Louise Thompson finishes a twenty state survey of American musical tastes. She traveled in a station wagon with her dog Scooter and relied on locals to share preferences. The findings name Bing Crosby as top radio singer and Evelyn MacGregor as favorite woman singer.
BOYS TOWN NEB The new director Msgr Nicholas H Wegner will follow the policies of his predecessor Father Flanagan who died May 15 in Berlin He plans travel to spread the Boys Town idea and will join the football team deliver pep talks and make only minor changes as needed
Survey shows showers replacing bathtubs as the postwar bathing norm. Cleveland observers say the war prompted widespread shower use, with tubs described as fading away due to prior wartime shortages and habits formed in service.
Wilkes Barre veteran trolley operator Andrew Ondash adapted to a bus route when his company shifted to buses. The unfamiliar vehicle led to a crash as the bus left the road, ending 10 feet into brush. His bosses defended the training and said learning comes with change.
Washington reports reveal the postal service permits sending unusual live stock in mail parcels. The 40 year old regulations list items such as horned toads worms planaria newts hydras hellgrammites leeches tadpoles lizards and frogs as acceptable with specific blood earth or meal worm criteria.
A century oak near Soendenborg in Denmark was blown down by a storm revealing two wedges placed 50 years ago. An inscription warned that when the oak falls the gravedigger's wife would die and a local farm would burn. The gravedigger’s wife Nelle Katrine Nielsen died two days after. Claus Andersen’s Elstrup farm burned two days later.
Providence residents learn the city has paid $125 annually since 1835 to ring the First Baptist Meeting House bell thrice daily. The practice, now at 7 AM, ties the old town to the modern city and remains a routine city expense with audits and other duties recorded by the common council.
New York engineers adopt the sink float method to separate valuable ore from waste. John T. Sherman of American Cyanamid Company explains gravity driven separation similar to traditional prospector tools like pans sluice boxes and shaking tables, applied to ores and coal.
In Swampscott Massachusetts Lucy G Nickerson dubbed bean queen of the Church of the Redeemer organized a bean drive after canceling a church supper for lack of beans. Generous bags arrived from across the country with a 100 pound sack from Elkhorn Cooperative Farm Products in Elkton Michigan bringing total gifts to 3500 pounds.
The obituary notes the sudden death of C Louis Myles born September 29 1905 and his wife Dorothy born June 11 1914 along with their children Freddie born January 4 1940 and Sandra born November 12 1942 in a 1949 accident. Surviving relatives include extended family in Indiana Ohio and Illinois. The family were parishioners in Snyder Indiana and referenced as devout Methodists.
Card of thanks expresses gratitude to friends and relatives for floral offerings comforting ministers and helpers during a tragedy. Names several individuals and neighbors who aided the family. Also includes stray prosaic anecdotes about farming and seed buying in separate lines.
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