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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1955
Page
5
The text muses on growing leisure for the average worker as history advances. It compares time to stretch out in a seat and notes the impossibility of endless leisure, using a metaphor about drowning a fish in a bathtub.
A dog days recap of a melodrama where a woman falls for a pilot engaged to a mental patient wife. They scheme a divorce and future marriage but encounter comical hurdles as the wife’s condition complicates plans and friendships fray.
The 15th annual Claypool family reunion gathered about 185 relatives and friends at the Marshall fairground on Sunday August 21. Attendees included Milo Claypool Arthur Claypool Harold Claypool and many others with officers re-elected Milo Claypool president Arthur Claypool vice president and Harold W Claypool secretary treasurer.
The twenty seventh annual Hurst reunion met at Marshall Fairground on August 21 with about fifty relatives and friends enjoying a noon meal. A business meeting led by President Raymond G. Hurst of Terre Haute elected officers for the coming year. Several attendees from Terre Haute Indianapolis Dana and Marshall were listed as officers and visitors, with two regular attendees notably missing.
The thirty third Beltz reunion was held Sunday August 21 at the Marshall fairgrounds with a noon basket dinner. Four new relatives joined since last year and no deaths were reported. Attendees included many Belts and kin from Indianapolis and Pittsboro with plans to meet again at the same site.
West Union section reports visits from Muth Wright and others, with families from State College Detroit and Phoenix. It notes a club gathering hosted by Flossie Williams, birthdays for Mrs Lenore Prust, and a stroke recovery for Merle McCrory. Obituary: Maude Hughes Morton, 86, dies in Evansville, Indiana. Community members in Marshall, Robinson, Terre Haute, Champaign, and Louisville are mentioned with visits and illness updates.
The twenty sixth Hawker Garlin Schroder reunion was held at Casey Park on August 21 with a noon dinner. Next meeting is the third Sunday in August at Casey Park. Marriages recorded include Donna Orand to Lyle Nash and Clella Warren to Howard Hawker. Births noted Karen Louise Edwards and Shelia Jo Dunn. One death Doyt Romines. Officers for the coming year: president Herman Saiter, vice president Tom Garlin, secretary treasurer Susanna Pumphrey. Numerous Hawker family members attended.
A University of Illinois dairy specialist says dairy heifers should gain from a pound to a pound and a half daily depending on breed and management. A University of Minnesota farm safety specialist warns overloading muscles and joints invites injury.
Mrs Maude Wella and Roxanna visited Monday afternoon with Mrs Mary Lee. Mrs Celia Dodd returned from a visit to Freeport Indiana. Blair reunion attendees gathered at Palestine Park. Birthdays celebrated in Melrose and Robinson area. Local families attend Center School Association in Robinson. Dale Crumlin discharged from the army returning home. Knox wheat in southern Clinots outyielded Vigo Seneca and Saline.
A drug ad promises itch relief in 15 minutes using Itch-Me-Not to deaden itching and kill germs on contact. It advertises availability at Blankenship Drug Store in Marshall with price 35-4.
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