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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1961
Page
2
The Marshall Herald is published every Friday by the Wabash Valley Printing Co. in Marshall Illinois. Mark Stewart and Carlos Stewart publish and edit the paper with standard rates listed for subscriptions and local ads.
Mrs. Russell Taylor records weekend visits and dinners in Dennison. Families from Marshall West Terre Haute Terre Haute Martinsville Paris and West Union join gatherings with the Johns Haddix Fisher Prusett and Taylor households. Jay Dee welcomed by the Johns family.
Regular upkeep prevents uneven wear and costly damage. Maintain tires with proper pressure and rotation, align wheels, and avoid rapid starts and stops. Efficient ignition, smooth shifting, and minimal idle time boost mileage and safety. Free Rules of the Road booklet offered by Charles F. Carpentier, Secretary of State.
Mr and Mrs Marion Garner and others visited friends and relatives this weekend. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Marion White of Beech Grove Indiana and Mr and Mrs Frank White of Belleville Wisconsin. Reverend and Mrs E C Ham were supper guests of Mr and Mrs Roy Dickerson. Grace Mason visited her granddaughter Mrs Carollyn Spivey and husband Monday. Bud Joy and family, James Stepp, and Beulah noted among Sunday visitors.
The Westfield Baptist W M S met at Mrs Hazel Lashbrooks home with eighteen members present. Local families visit relatives and attend church and school events, including university students home for the weekend. Community members attend Bible school clinics and church parties, plus multiple visits among local households. The Herald lists local society notes and subscription price.
Mrs. W. B. Uhlenhop of Alexandria has a painting selected for the 18th Exhibitions of Virginia Artists at the Virginia Museum in Richmond. The show opens March 17 and runs to April 12 with 60 to 125 works chosen from hundreds submitted. her work is among four selected from northern Virginia.
Bible school attendance was 74. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hendrix plus Chester Higginbotham and children, Ernie Daugherty near Paris, and Harold Hendrix with families were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hendrix and Sharon. Mr. Herman Thompson called in the afternoon. Randy Bright, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bright, convalesced from a tonsillectomy at Union Hospital on March 4.
John Dean Davidson born April 27 1982 in Marshall Illinois was a Pennsylvania Railroad telegraph operator for 42 years. After retiring he farmed. He died March 9 1961. Survived by widow Gladys brothers George and Harry sister Nina Woodard and several nieces and nephews.
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