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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1959
Page
2
The Marshall Herald, published Fridays in Marshall Illinois by Wabash Valley Printing Co. editor Mark Stewart and Carlos Stewart, lists subscription at 2.00 annually and local advertising rates of 35 cents per column inch or 20 cents per reader ad line.
Hallowe'en costumes can be fire hazards without a fire-retardant treatment. O L Slogsett urges mixing seven ounces borax and three ounces boric acid with two quarts water, applying by dip or spray. Crepe paper costumes should be treated unless already fire resistant. Home Economics 4 H club enrollment rose 2,440 this year, totaling 40 620, with adult leaders and county staff expanding clubs.
A statewide warning urges drivers to keep full attention on the road and avoid daydreaming. It notes sudden hazards from other motorists and stresses mental focus as crucial to prevent accidents. A free copy of the new Rules of the Road booklet is available by writing to Charles F. Carpentier, Secretary of State, Springfield, Illinois.
Rock Island leads with 1 265 members followed by Champaign 1 262 and Cook 4 092. DuPage 1 022 and four other counties exceed 900 members as statewide goals target 100 000 agriculture and home economics club members for 1962 the 100th anniversary of land grant colleges. Each county must grow 15 percent and each club add two members.
Gladys R. Burkett recalls the July 1905 Barn Dance near Helena Montana. Families cleaned the barn on July 1 and 2, musicians rehearsed, and a candle shavings floor hosted dancing from early morning until dawn July 3 with cake doughnuts bread cottage cheese potato salad and pink lemonade. Community contributions to The Ohio Timer Frankfort Kentucky.
The piece argues the outdoorsman seeks more than the catch or kill. It celebrates the sensory world of fishing, hunting, and trail life, describing the special fraternity of lovers of the world outdoors. It notes dawns, winds, streams, and forests as sources of peace and contentment.
Mayor Hubert C. Ferris proclaims October 24 as United Nations Day in Marshall Illinois urging citizens and local institutions to observe and show faith in the United Nations. The proclamation calls on press clergy schools civic groups labor veterans and media to cooperate in observance.
Multiple visitors attend services and meals at Ohio Chapel and nearby homes. Rev Shephard plans a Sunday evening service October 25. Vern Davison, injured in a wreck near West Union, is improving at Paris Hospitals and to return home soon.
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