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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1955
Page
3
Ohio Mrs. Grant Hollenbeck Rev. Walter Volkers led service at Ohio Chapel. Numerous visits and hospital updates across families including Shotwell, Gard, Wells, and Gray. Travel to Florida mentioned. several supper and dinner gatherings reported. verse from Proverbs shared.
The piece notes Americans spent over 18 billion dollars on dining out last year and there was a restaurant for every 104 people in the U S. It cites over 60 million meals served daily in public eateries and contrasts rapid urban growth with population shifts from 1790 to present New York City. It also mentions dairy economics and regional dairy returns in Illinois.
A revival meeting is under way at Dunlap church led by Rev. Charles Riggs of Terre Haute as evangelist and Jack Bierce as song evangelist. Rev. Owen Candler invites all to attend, with several local residents noted in attendance and visits from nearby towns.
Mrs Maude Miller and neighbors share Sunday greetings and church revival attendance in Arcola and Potter Hall. Warren Norton and Imogene Norton visit Marshall family homes. Word arrives of the Gary Indiana death of Wayne Miller’s 17 year old daughter with services held last Monday.
Mr and Mrs John Moore visited Mr and Mrs Alva Wells Friday evening Mrs Lena Artman spent Friday afternoon with Mrs Joe McCrory and Ray Drake and others appear in this county line note featuring neighborly visits and small gatherings.
A series of weekend visits are recorded with Mr and Mrs George St John at Casey and Mr and Mrs Alva Wells near Martinville calling on the Phillippes in Martinville. The Crabtrees visited Everett Ralston Tuesday evening. Doyle Artman married Miss Pat Crum at Kirk Chapel near Robinson and will live near Annapolis. Louise McCrory spent time with her parents. An Illinois health note states 45 of 56 tularemia cases last year occurred in November and December.
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