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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1949
Page
2
Mark Stewart editor entered at the post office Marshall Illinois as second class mail matter. Herald rates: subscription two dollars a year local advertising thirty five cents per column inch twenty cents per line reader ad minimum two lines
Illinois tax facts notes Springfield citizens removed over 2300 dead trees by November 6 in a volunteer effort powered by local firms and workers. The campaign avoided government solutions and proved community action can tackle large problems. The Illinois Public Aid Commission also voted for an independent study to curb waste and strengthen aid programs.
Washington special reports on the 27th Annual National Agricultural Outlook Conference. Knapp cites foreign trade as a major force, noting Americans sold about 17 billion yearly and purchased about 10 billion from abroad, with five billion export credits balanced by foreign investments and gifts. The tax payer bears much of the cost, raising questions about maintaining export markets and high living standards amid rising private spending overseas.
Mrs Myrtle Williamson celebrated her birthday with relatives in West Union on November 1 at 6:00 PM. The gathering included Oakley Lindley Carol Lindley and others from Marshall and Robinson, with music and poetry contributions. The column also records several visits, dinners, and a birth in the Siverly family, plus a Christian Service Camp directors meeting and church circle events in the area.
Sunday school attendance was up at 4T as Rev. Walter Volkers led services in Armstrong. A revival continues at Dunlap with Rev. Gene Bennett as evangelist. Social visits and health updates fill the week, including Mrs. Lola Volkers hosting guests and several residents visiting family and neighbors across town and Terre Haute.
The text notes the importance of U S exports to other nations and the key role of imports from the U S in global economies. It emphasizes mutual dependence and progress driven by trade between the United States and other countries.
A Chicago meeting launched a national pork promotion by the Illinois Agricultural Association to raise consumer demand and stabilize hog prices. Leaders cited lower hog prices, strong education and advertising, and a shift of grain into meat as keys to broader consumption and market stability. An emphasis on pork as a B vitamin source was noted by Redman Davis and M. O. Cullen. Old raspberry canes should be removed to control raspberry anthracnose.
The article urges raking up and burning plant debris in vegetable and flower gardens to kill overwintering insects and expose survivors to winter exposure. Cleanups reduce pest populations by removing protective dead plant cover.
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