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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1963
Page
2
The Marshall Herald Scene from Marshall Illinois lists church notices and local advertisements. Editor Mark Stewart and Carlos Stewart publish weekly via Wabash Valley Printing Co with subscription rates and ad charges.
Marshall Illinois police chief Raymond Miller warns the worst driving hazard is the dusk period when visibility drops. He notes twilight impairs night and day vision, urges headlights at sundown, cautious driving, and safe speeds to prevent traffic fatalities.
Illinois extension safety specialist O L Hogsett says wives can cut fall harvest accidents by prompting mid morning and mid afternoon breaks with cookies or drinks. He notes peak accident times around 10 a m and 4 p m, as fatigue and rushing raise risk. A brief rest can prevent mishaps and keep harvest moving safely.
Bright headlights aid night driving but must be dimmed near other cars. Mr Miller of Marshall City Police warns accidents come from blinded drivers. Aim beams correctly and avoid glare signaling back and forth. Dimming is crucial behind vehicles. rear mirrors glare distracts and can provoke theft—erratic behavior, crashes, and road hogging decrease when drivers apply these tips.
University of Illinois safety specialist O. L. Hogsett warns that cleaning stalks from a running picker can cause serious injury as snapping rolls pull seven feet of stalks per second. He urges turning off the machine during clogs and investigating machine faults. Corn prices are seen stabilizing, with higher current prices and a 13 cent lower price support for 1963. The 1968 corn crop is forecast at 8.9 billion bushels, up 8 percent on larger acreage and 7 percent more harvested acres than last year.
Mrs Ruth Wright reports the Ledermanns and Wernz plus Ledermanns family attending the Covered Bridge Festival in Rockville Indiana Sunday. Others travel to Fort Leonard Wood Missouri to visit Steve Freeman and Paul Heleine family before a Casey Park picnic.
Mr and Mrs Earl Willey of Michgan and Mrs Fairy Collier were Friday night supper guests of Mr and Mrs Don Drake at Robinson. Gordon Coryell and daughters returned from a trip to Detroit Toronto Niagara Falls and parts of Pennsylvania and Ohio.
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