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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1953
Page
6
New York report from the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs finds 45 percent of 160000 respondents earn under 3000 annually. Age affects earnings with 45–65 group more likely above 5000, while under 35 are least likely.
Chicago report urges parents to teach children bicycle safety citing the American Medical Association Journal. It notes about 600 bicycling deaths annually with two thirds from May to October and 70 percent of victims being males ages 5 to 19.
The Aircraft Industries Association reports that scheduled airlines have carried over 166 million passengers since 1926. Planes, the association publication, notes 85 million passenger miles flown in 27 years, likening it to an airlift for every living person on earth spaced 34 miles apart.
A New York invention offers a stuffed living room chair with motors and foam panels that deliver a massage. A switch and adjustable speed control three positions seating to reclining or horizontal, plugged into a wall outlet for operation.
Floyd Mills once deaf since 1950 after diphtheria regained hearing after a car collision. His mother’s car struck another vehicle and Floyd bumped his head on the dashboard. He woke in an ambulance and exclaimed I hear noises as a attendant questioned him.
Washington reports that much of the U S wildlife originated abroad. European boars, red and fallow deer, and European hare were imported by estates in the East and California, with populations expanding in Tennessee, Kentucky, New York, and beyond. Ring-necked pheasants came from China in 1881, while New Zealand received mallard ducks, geese, trout, catfish, moose, and elk.
The last Giant Panda held in the United States has died at the Chicago zoo at age 15. Pandas were introduced in 1936 by Mrs. William Hale Harkness Jr. and inspired other zoos. New York's last surviving panda died in 1951. the Chicago specimen was insured with Lloyds of London for 7500 dollars.
In SOUTH ROYALSTON Massachusetts 3 year old Jimmy Jolly wandered for three days through the woods. Police volunteers and a National Guard company aided the search aided by a Coast Guard helicopter. He survived by eating berries and drinking from a river and slept when tired. He asked for his parents upon being found.
Tokyo reports American servicemen stationed in Japan fathered 3 490 out of wedlock children. Ages range from eight years to a few months. Most children face intolerance yet many are welcomed by Japanese relatives offering homes.
Yasutaro Hayakawa, troubled by a new arm pain, discovers a Russian bullet lodged since the 1904 siege of Port Arthur. Surgeons remove the bullet, a remnant of the Russo Japanese War when Hayakawa was wounded on Hill 203. A hornbill nests in a hollow tree and frees itself when the chicks are ready to fly.
Simmy Boyd debuts Mississippi Waltz with Vic Damone weight talk and a chorus of showbiz items. Also a public notice declares November 2 1953 as the claim date in the Anna H Volkers estate in Clark County Illinois with administrator Co W Volkers and attorneys Snavely Miller Meehling Marshall Illinois.
West York notes list Mrs. Bertha Edwards funeral at Wee ley Chapel on Saturday afternoon. Family gatherings mark a silver wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Virgil D. Dunlap of Flat Rock with local relatives visiting and hosting.
I extend sincere thanks to all my friends who remembered me with cards and flowers and were so kind to me while I was in Union Hospital.
The Marshall Co-Op Association calls a special meeting of members on October 19 1958 at 7 30 p m CST in the Circuit Court Room Marshall Illinois. Fred Schaefer president invites members to attend and participate in important association matters.
We thank everyone who assisted at the fire that burned the home of Don Isabell and the James Mundy homestead. We say thanks again from Gay and Rachel Murphy.
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