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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1952
Page
12
Local classified notices list farm equipment hay baler rake and irrigation gear for sale or rent. Also offerings include timber orders two modern houses for sale, pasture rental, various furniture and appliances, lumber supplies and a promotion for an anniversary sale at Boesiger's Dry Goods Store with free gifts.
Local notices list visits and family gatherings across Marshall and nearby towns. A detailed plan for a summer Little League program is announced with registration dates June 2–3 at the high school cafeteria and funding expectations from the community.
The Atomic Energy Commission designates a 5,000 square mile desert in the southern Nevada basin as a new testing area. Progress reports on atomic weapons will be written in fire and blast as the land becomes one of the emptiest areas in the United States, ringed by ghost towns and sagebrush.
The article explains music as sustained sound waves with uniform intensity and frequency, while noise is brief or irregular and often meaningless. It notes the boundary between music and noise is psychological and shaped by training, citing Wagner and modern composers as examples.
In days gone by several Marshall residents including Grendel Bennett Charles Blundell Jr Percy Cox Woodford Burnett and Sidney Cox traveled to Indianapolis to watch the races with their son Burns who attends the University Ruth Noakes visited Edna Wesnitzer at West Union Lyman Washburn and daughter Eleanor left for Puron Kansas to attend brother John s funeral after a railroad accident.
Miss Frances Grant of Marshall will speak at a Evansville convention tomorrow in support of Nora Dunlap s school and the state fair school at Springfield. She was honor girl at the state fair school last year and is an honorary member of the Delta Sigma Juniors.
Deputy Circuit Clerk Gale Barka rlow enlisted in the U S Army in Mattoon. Katherine Trefz a Charleston Teachers College graduate will teach in Decatur this winter. Margaret and Martha Rademaker return to Marshall for summer vacation. Herbert Blogg and daughter Rachel of Washington DC visit Marshall en route to San Francisco. A 9 percent slope planted to corn followed by winter wheat can erode topsoil more than legume grass pasture. Illinois farmland costs rise sharply and rural population grows from 1940 to 1950.
A Memorial Day message honors fallen soldiers from the great war and warns of fatal automobile accidents. It urges prayers for peace and advises motorists to have cars checked. Manford Buckner offers repair services and parts by phone.
Memorial Day services planned in Marshall by the American Legion and patriotic groups. Activities begin 9:30 at the Band Stand with a march to Catholic Cemetery and 10:00 music by the band, remarks by Rev. Father Donahue, and graveside rites. Afternoon events resume at 1:15 with another parade to Marshall Cemetery and more band music and tributes led by Rev. A Pevehouse and Comrade Carl Holler. Scouting units and Girl Scouts will join the parade with the band and Legion.
The schedule lists nine Friday games with location notes. Games include St Elmo and Paris at home, Robinson at home, Oblong at home, and away games at Charleston Martinsville Effingham Linton and Casey through November.
The Nazarene Church at Plum and Fourth schedules a June 29 revival led by Rev Miss Lottie Phillips of Alabama. Services include Sunday school 9 30 a m morning worship 10 30 a m N Y P S at 6 30 p m evening service 7 80 p m with Russell Taylor preaching. Local guests Mr and Mrs Fred Boling and daughter from Terre Haute visited Harold Turner family Friday.
The University of Illinois will hold a statewide scholarship examination at Marshall High School in Marshall on Saturday June 7 1952. Five Clark County scholarships are offered including County Home Economics Agriculture WWI Veteran descendant and WWII scholarships. Exam runs from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Notify Fred Huffington County Superintendent of Schools to participate.
The 1952 Red Cross fund drive ends in the Marshall area with $937.94 raised. Those still wishing to contribute may send checks to Harlan J. Litteral. The organizers thank all who participated and contributed.
Secretary of State Ed J. Barrett announced that the 1958 Illinois plates will have ruby red figures on a buff background. The bid of twenty three and two tenths cents per set, submitted by Hemp & Co., matches the price paid for the 1952 plate.
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