No single solution to agriculture problems
The Illinois Agricultural Association meeting in Chicago discusses farm policy with Purdue and Penn State economists. They warn no federal program solves all issues and consider four broad approaches including capacity use, bargaining power, existing programs, and freer agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois Agricultural Association
Chicago
Sherman House
Carroll Bottum
Purdue University Department of Agricultural Economics
George E. Brandow
Pennsylvania State University
Hyde Murray
United States
House of Representatives Committee On Agriculture
Brandow
Bottom
Bottum
Murray
Quict Congress
Miral Americs
Eisenhower
Asia
Women of Clarksville W M S Meet for Book Study
The Clarksville W M S met at the church Wednesday for a book study titled Columbia Land of Conflict and Promise with a combined dinner and fellowship hour at noon. Attendees included Mrs. R L Norris, Mrs. Ola Fox, Mrs. Lucille Thornburg, Mrs. Ivan Hornbrook, Mrs. Mae Hogue, Miss Edith Fox, Mrs. Rosabelle Walters, Mrs. Rosa Statesman, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksville
W.M.S
Columbia
Land of Conflict
R. L. Norris
Ola Fox
Lucille Thornburg
Ivan Hornbrook
Mae Hogue
Edith Fox
Rosabelle Walters
Rosa Statesman
Irma Propst
Audrey
Various Clark County Residents Visit Marshall Area
West Union and nearby towns are noted for a flurry of visits this week. Among those seen in Marshall were Mr and Mrs Walter Hale of Chicago visiting Mrs Maggie Clatfelter and family, and numerous Clatfelter relatives from Robinson and Hebron Indiana. A string of weekend guests included Mrs Gladys Marvin and Mrs Irene Cline with local residents. rex Goble recovering in Paris Hospital and several Prust family members also hosted and hosted guests across the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Hale
Chicago
Mr Hale
Maggie Clatfelter
Dean
Clatfelters
Russel Clatfelter
Robinson
Harold Clatfelter
Dale Clatfelter
Walter
Francis Dancey
Heblon
Indiana
Wanda Shane
Mr Dancey
Effie Dancey
Marshall
Martha Bush
Larry Morecraft
Joplin
Missouri
Fenton Ledermann
Claude Morecraft
Gladys Marvin
A. H. Simpson
Bruce Goble
Westfield
Rex Goble
Paris Hospital
Ed Crumlin
Horace Crumlin
Cora Gard
Terre Haute
Milo Prust
John Cooney
Cindy
Western Springs
Ilinois
Fred Prust
Irene Cline
Margaret Miller
Champaien
Joe McComb
Ida Riges
Pearl Craig
Golda Hammond
Ernest Nichol
J R. Murphy
Eva Haskett
Flossie Martin
Burton Joe Riggs
Orval Higginbotham
Martinsville
Higginbotham
Hattle Ledermann
Melrose Social Notes Highlight Blankenbeker Visits
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Blanken beker called Sunday evening on Mr and Mrs James Blankenbeker and family and Mr and Mrs Ralph Blankenbeker and family. Also visited were Mr and Mrs Stanley Weir and family and Mrs Norma Powell and the text ends mid note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imo Geisert
Leah Mae Green
Warren Kenderdine
June
Kenderdines
Lawrence Kenderdine
Judy Canfield
Erle
Robinson Lary Nave
Bob Hartbank
Joe Smitley
Ralph Blankenbeker
Brent Smitley
James Blankenbeker
Bob Smitley
Kenneth Blankenbeker
George Slusser
Stanley Weir
Norma Powell
Secretary of Agriculture Faces Tough New Demands
The text notes that the skill, experience, and ability of the new secretary of agriculture will be fully taxed by the competing rigors of the office, underscoring demanding duties and challenges ahead.
Obituary tributes for Sylvia Sweet and Hulda Huey
Sylvia Sweet born November 25 1897 in Clark County died November 18 in Paris Hospital. She married Leeva Sweet on May 24 1919 and taught in public schools for 49 years. Surviving sisters and relatives noted. Hulda Esther Hackett Huey born February 24 1900 in Clark County Illinois died November 8 at Union Hospital aged 68 years 8 months 15 days. She married Wesley Levi Huey on April 10 1917 and left seven daughters and six sons with many grandchildren and great grandchildren. funeral at Marrs Funeral Home conducted by Rev Don Paden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia Sweet
Clark County
Paris Hospital
J W Wallace
Leeva Sweet
First Christian Church
Goldie Wells
Martinsville
Pearl Bennett
Marshall
Lily Patterson
Lincoln
Mary Lou Hall
Waukegan
Hulda Esther Hackett Huey
Ilinois
Union Hospital
James Harrison Hacket
Mary Huldah Davidson Hackett
Marshall Methodist Church
Minois
Wesley Levi Huey
Kokomo
Indiana
James William
Doris Joan Henderson
Dwight
Donald DeWayne
Harry Dean
Darrell
Rosemary Waller
Patricia Pine
Jacqueline Thompson
Carolyn Dorothy
Glenna Huey
Linda Pine
Marrs
Don Paden
Marshall Cemetery
Card of Thanks for Mrs. Esther Huey
The family of Mrs. Esther Huey thanks all who offered kindness after her death. Gratitude goes to Marrs Funeral Home Rev Don Paden Christian Church Lois Jones Eileen Ellington neighbors and friends for support during this time.
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Marrs Funeral
Don Paden
The
Christian Church
Lois Jones
Eileen Ellington
Esther Huey
Federal Land Bank to Hold Annual Meeting
Directors of the Federal Land Bank Association of Charleston set December 4 for the annual meeting to be held in the Eastern Illinois University Union Building in Charleston. More than 250 farmers from Coles Clark Cumberland and Edgar counties expected. The event starts at noon and is catered by the University Food Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Land Bank Association of Charleston
Eugene Davis
Coles, Clark
Cumberland
Edgar Counties
Easternlinois University Union
Charleston
The
University Food Service
Association meeting to hear annual report and talks
Charles Marshall of Tuilla Trinois will preside as two directors are elected for three years. Manager Davis will present the annual report. Basil Moore of Marshall and Joe Freize of the Federal Land Bank will be principal speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Marshall
Tuilla
Trinois
Davis Anll
Basil Moore
Marshall
Abe Lincoln
Joe Freize
Federal Land Bank of St. Louis
Jehovah's Witnesses hold circuit assembly in Princeton Indiana
Local delegates return from a weekend circuit assembly at the Gibson County fairgrounds Home Economics Building. The event featured a ministerial training school baptism ordination of fifteen ministers and a public Bible discourse by A B Stutler of New York. Peak attendance Sunday reached 600 as regular meetings resume this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Princeton
Indiana
Gibson County Fairground
Jehovah's Witnesses
Joseph Dular
A B. Stutler
New York
Stutler
Lions Open Season as 11 Seniors Spar for Key Roles
The Marshall Lions began basketball with a south trip to Hutsonville facing a Tigers squad. Eleven seniors on the roster suggest five may start with co captains Jim Cline and Om Murphy likely to lead the forward and guard slots. Brent Mason anchors the pivot as the leading rebounder. Other seniors include Bob Gard Don Ferris Stan Raisner and Phil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Lions
Hutsonville Tigers
Jim Cline
Om Murphy
Brent Mason
Bob Gard
Don Ferris
Stan Raisner
Phil
Local Marriage Licenses and Names from Oblong Area
Marriage licenses issued for Joe Lynn Williams and Jackie Lee Bainter of Marshall. Floyd Schuyler Cramer of Linton and Lucille Colley Wells of Linton. Larry Ray of Oblong and Carolyn Winona Cheesman of Casey. Robert Eugene Glenn of Casey and Sandra Sue Nave of West York. John Francis and Juanita Ann Martin, both of Terre Haute Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackie Lee Bainter
Marshall
Floyd Schuyler Cramer
Linton
Indiana
Lucille Colley Wells
Larry Ray
Stephens
Oblong
Ilinois
Carolyn Winona Cheesman Casey
Robert Eugene Glenn
Casey
Sandra Sue Nave
West York
John Francis
Terre Haute
Juanita Ann Martin
Illinois 4-H girls win state awards in 1968
Two southwestern Illinois 4-H members earned top state honors. Maralee Mears of Greenfield won an expense paid trip to the National 4-H Congress in Chicago, and Cheryl McAllister of Carthage received a $100 Illinois Central Railroad educational award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Illinois
Cooperative Extension Service
University of Ilinois
Maralee Mears
Greenfield
Chicago
Cheryl McAllister
Carlyle
Illinois Central Railroad
Miss Mears
Raymond Mears
Mears
Oklahoma boy Tracy Greenwood named March of Dimes poster child
Tracy Greenwood a five year old from Velma Oklahoma born with an open spine and hydrocephalus is chosen as the National Poster Child for the March of Dimes January fund drive. Doctors doubted his survival but he has endured surgeries and ongoing therapy with family support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tracy Greenwood
March of Dimes
Oklahoma
Jamie
Tracy
Velma
Children’s Memorial Hospital
Oklahoma City
United States
Voluntary Health Agency
Aaacy
Geeete
Ania
Betty
Prissy
Susie
Puff
Greenwoods
Sooners
Greenwood
Betty Greenwood
U. S
Carla Albert
D. Okla
House
Okla
Don Schneider
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Mrs. Rosa Statesman
Hazel Lashbrook
Loren Lang
Dean Maurer
Dan Shumaker
Russel Wilmer
Newlin Gilbert
Robert Pine
Billy
George Edwardson
Evansville
Ethel Fitzgarrald
Loly Stark
Roy Biggs
Caroll Hinkle
Rodeo
Virginia
New Christian Church
Walter Cox
Ivan
Howard Cox
Mitzie Oakley
James Lashbrook
Russel Witmer
Eather Fitzjarranld
Lily Stark
Forrest Nichols
Charley Coleman
Effingham
Norman Liverly
Frankie
Charles Kenderdine
Carolyn Blankenbeker
Alex
Teresa
Kenneth
Blankenbeker
Greg Wells
Jacksonville
South Carolina
Mra
Leroy Wells Jr
Sue
Stanley
Gary
Chris
Jerry Green
Shelli
Paula
Daren Mendenhall
Alex Blankenbeker
West Union
Melrose
June Kenderdine
Federal Land Bank
Ra Lions
Joe Lynn Williams
College of Agriculture
Uniaersity of Illinois
Champaign
Ford Motor Company Fund
Miss McAllister
H. E. McAllister
Kaskaskia Junior College
University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service
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