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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1952
Page
9
Civil defense leaders note towns outside bomb target areas may need protection as a shield for cities. They warn that if a big city is bombed, residents would flee to surrounding areas and without emergency housing and feeding facilities refugees could behave like a mob. Villages near targets should form emergency defense groups.
Two American colleges introduce 12 week blacksmith courses amid a shortage of trained horseshoers. Michigan State College and California Polytechnic College note strong demand and potential earnings around 8000 dollars yearly. Traveling smithy model expands business by serving farmers across wide areas.
Nahma Michigan marked a revival after fears of becoming a ghost town. A 30 year gap since the last big celebration ended with races aquatic events and a fireworks display as American Playground Device Co. bought the town to develop it as a model community. The firm acquired 4300 acres of forest, a nine hole golf course and the town’s buildings including homes store clubhouse hotel and cottages.
About 500 people attended an old settlers picnic in Reedsburg Wisconsin to honor Herbert H Webb age 93 for giving the town 300000 and planning an undisclosed sum in his will for a new high school. R F Lewis assistant state superintendent delivered a scroll signed by national and state leaders. Mayor Leo Schaffitz and Chamber of Commerce president Hilbert Kreebes also spoke as a parade led to Webb Park dedication.
John C. Sindecor, UC Santa Barbara professor, lived months among the Shoshone and Bannock in southeastern Idaho and interviewed 800 Indians with indirect data on 1,000 more, finding not a single full-blooded Indian who stuttered. He notes fluency, lack of parental pressure to speak, and that Indians may cogitate before answering, while lacking an exact word for stuttering in their language.
A new curbside banking device named Snorkel brings teller service to motorists. A five foot pump sized unit sits on the sidewalk outside a bank and uses mirrored optics and microphones to connect drivers with tellers below ground. Deposits are placed on a tray elevator and returned with updated bankbooks in about 30 seconds.
The passage traces illiteracy rates from 1880 when 20 percent of those over 10 could not read to 1947 estimates. It notes 2.7 percent literacy gap for 14 plus and highlights higher illiteracy among nonwhite populations at 11 percent and rural farm residents at 5.3 percent. It cites census studies and reductions to 3.0–4.0 percent in 1940 and 2.7 percent in 1947.
A Columbia fire station uses a remote-control wiring system to power the building lights and eight doors while also switching on and off all 88 traffic signals. The setup lets firefighters reach fires quickly by coordinating signals and routes from a single switchboard on the first floor.
Astronomers record the seventh minor planet to cross Earth’s orbit. Discovered August 31, 1951 on Palomar Observatory’s Big Schmidt plates, the asteroid measures one to two miles in diameter and lay about 19 million miles from Earth as it moved away after approaching within a million miles a few days earlier.
The center of population in 1950 sits 8 miles northwest of Olney Illinois about 40 miles farther west than 1940. It has moved west and southwest in every census year with the 1940–1950 shift the longest in 60 years, highlighting a growing westward pattern over the past decade.
Mr and Mrs Ormal Higginbotham hosted a Sunday dinner in honor of their son Bud Higginbotham from the U S Air Force on leave. Attendees included Beverly Hendrix Harold Louis Claypool George Lederman Ray Gareen Rex June Larry Dale Roy Ormiston Warren Jr Mary Sue Kenneth Ormiston Guy Austin Betty Jane Clifford Higginbotham Everett Alexander Robert Crumlin Dean Alexander Carrie Alexander Garnet Louise Sonny Charles Gene Rosemary and Robert Higginbotham Bert Ficus Bob Bragg and others.
Mr. Werng and Mr. Angle returned from a Rifle Colorado deer trip where Wern shot a 4 point buck and Angle a 3 point buck. The party toured the Rocky Mountains near Loveland and Vail pass and hosted and visited numerous relatives and friends in Terre Haute Paris Mattoon Lenox and Denver. A Halloween party was held and many locals shared dinners and gatherings through the weekend. Mt Moriah Ladies Aid plans a November meeting and Orville Taylor recovers from a light stroke at Memorial hospital. Girl Scout meeting set for November 11 at the Boy Scout building.
Mrs Marie Sutton of Overland Missouri visited the Geheb family and was joined for dinner by Ellis Jackson Sr Danville George McCarty Mike and Linda West Terre Haute Eugene Geheb Dallas Bob Brunker Nick Gcheb and Kenneth Little family. Mrs Ralph Gentry entertained her sewing club with members including Mrs Houk Spittler Blundell Melton Truman Spittler Mildred Jared and Dorothy Clark.
A large Clark County Home Bureau Annual Tea was held at United Brethren Church in Casey with 175 delegates from 23 units and guests. Mrs. Bessie Wilson spoke on Our Stake in the Future outlining Home Extension and bureau progress from the 1920s to today, and units were recognized for good standing while new members were welcomed.
J M Turner extends thanks to all who assisted during the recent election and wishes every reader well. The note conveys appreciation from a campaign or public figure to supporters.
A note from John Hellene and family thanks friends and neighbors for cards flowers help and contributions after an accident. Mr and Mrs Carl Birdwell of Indianapolis visited Mr and Mrs Otto Crummin Sunday afternoon.
The passage discusses how flocks and young follow elders in orderly lines, noting cautious behavior in the wild. It highlights parental guidance shaping collective movement in wedge formations above Shining Waters.
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