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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1959
Page
3
A young woman recounts attending a high school dance where she was not asked to dance. She wonders whether to attend the next event or stay away, noting that some boys are bashful or uninterested while others watch rather than join in.
The Continental League plans eight or more teams for 1961. Start-up cities include New York Toronto Denver Houston and Minneapolis St Paul. Oliver Spencer traded to Detroit for Ken Russell. Bill Veeck orders 160 evaporative walls for Comiskey Park. CBS to televise 12 NFL clubs regular season. Giants Rams open season September 18. Maurice Stokes hospitalized for a year and a half after receiving a $6,246 check from teammates in a Pittsburgh exhibition.
Local West Union residents host and visit family with guests from Paris Jackson Michigan Miles City Montana and Ogden Utah The Baptist association gathering at Shiloh near Oblong is noted plus homecomings in Brick church and activities at Union Hospital Terre Haute Several locals attend club meetings and weekend visits with relatives and friends across Illinois and nearby states.
Rev. Shephard led the Ohio Chapel service with Rev. O H Sweitzer assisting. A large crowd attended morning services and plans were announced for next Sunday night. Local residents visited, hosted birthdays, and shared meals with neighbors including Bartletts Gard Crumlins and Shaffers among others.
The fragment notes visits by Mrs Anna Shot well and others including Mr and Mrs Lyman Crumrin and children, Mr and Mrs Robert Crumrin and daughter, and Mr and Mrs Allen Crumrin and Dorothy. It mentions Utah visitors Mr and Mrs Charles Warnock, bank opening in Marshall, and various Sunday calls among neighbors and relatives. Also included are routine kitchen instructions and a line about shipping fever costing Illinois farmers over $2,000,000 annually.
Geraldine Acker of the University of Illinois explains how to prepare and freeze sandwich fillings to save daily prep. Ensure freezer space for one or two weeks of lunches, prep fillings in advance, and note which items freeze well such as cheese meats tuna or peanut butter while avoiding jams eggs and soggy textures.
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