Melrose area social notes feature big family gatherings
The report lists visits and gatherings across Melrose and Terre Haute with multiple families. Included are 4 H club events at Homer Parcel's home, wiener roasts, hayrides, and Sunday visits. Boundary notes mention reunions at Martinsville and Paris as well as a university livestock piece at the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Les Turner
Carl Bender
Judy
Larry
Terre Haute
George Lee
Lawrence Kenderdine
Sandra
Debby
Flossie Kenderdine
Celia Dodd
Warren Kenderdine
June
Charles
Melrose Jolly Juniors
Nina Combs
Wiley Kenderdine
Garnet Ogie
Tony
Chester
Hix
Leo Green
Marshall Herald Office Details and Rates
The Marshall Herald of Marshall Illinois informs readers of its publication by the Wabash Valley Printing Co with editors Mark and Carlos Stewart. It notes weekly Friday issues and mailing as second class matter with subscription and local advertising rates.
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Wabash Valley Printing Co
Marshall
Illinois
Mark Stewart
Carlos Stewart
Marshall Diinois
Inois
Herald
Restoration of Big Wells Pasture at Dixon Springs Station
This week at Dixon Springs notes a near completion renovation of the Big Wells Pasture. The field undergoes selective plowing and reseeding to establish permanent pasture and prevent erosion while preserving scenic value. By next summer the pasture is expected to be more productive and restored to its former charm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Uinois Dixon Springs
Robbs
Ilinois
Big Wells
Drivers Ignoring Signals Top Illinois Rural Road Safety
A survey finds the main half year cause of accidents on Illinois rural highways is motorists ignoring road rules. Mechanical defects and blowouts are surprisingly rare. Observers say motorists now keep engines and tires in good condition to avoid needless crashes. The two leading factors cited are disregard of signals and failing to heed traffic rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Right of Way Rules Emphasized in Road Safety Booklet
A public notice stresses obeying signs and signals for safety and the right of way. It notes a new Rules of the Road booklet available free by writing to Charles F. Carpentier, Secretary of State, Springfield, Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Carpentier
Spring- Geld
Illinois
Candlefish Torch Food and Native Use Highlighted
A wide oily 12 inch candlefish from northern Pacific river mouths is valued for food and its flesh that burns like a candle when dried. Indians used it as a torch and as nourishment, reflecting a generous natural contribution. Also notes Berchtesgaden and Hitler's chalet with a long rock tunnel and an elevator to the eagle's nest atop the mountain.
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Pacific
North America
Berchtesgaden
Bavaria
Adolph Hitler
Tighten Driver License Laws to Boost Road Safety
A debate on driver licensing notes that less than half of drivers had to prove competence before licenses. Many learned informally or via grandfather clauses, leaving illiterates or the visually impaired with licenses. Postwar progress includes tests in 47 states, with calls for uniform standards and stricter revocation for violations.
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Pye
Gaye
Rudolph F.king
Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Massachusetts
Choctaw Socials and Church Revival Close Summer
Mrs Maude Miller and neighbors hosted visitors from Gary Indiana Peoria and Arcola among week of family gatherings. Revival services closed Friday with weekly preaching each Sunday at 7 30 pm. Also notes talk of jellyfish in Chesapeake Bay and Port of Clairton Elizabeth coal handling in 1954.
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John Craig
Don Lytton
Dwayne
Gary
Indiana
Hershel Cline
Maude Miller
John
Golda Blizzard
Frank ‘Coombe
Grace Blizzard
West Union
Leater Whitaker
Ainter
Margaret
Peoria
Hershel “Amidee
Francesa Sparling
Waitson
Frank Ammons
Arcola
Warren ‘Norton
Page
Hershel Cane
Ralph Paulsen
Chicago
Alton Blankenship
Ians
Arcola Anc
Mary
William Ledermasin
Cline
gJohn
Golda Blizard
Ben Strokm
Avon
Chesapeake Bay
Fivera
Clairton- Elizabeth, Pa
Thanking Neighbors After Hospital Stay and Wheat Programs Note
A reader thanks neighbors relatives and friends for support during illness and after returning home. An Illinois agricultural economist notes that most wheat acreage allotment holders in 1957 are eligible for the next year's wheat acreage reserve program, excluding new wheat farms. Plant diseases cause about 3 million dollars annually to U S growers.
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Pital
Thomas B. Morgan
University of
U. S
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June Kenderdine
Carol Ann Cornwell
Sharon Parcel
Louise
Arlene
Judy McCrory
Mary Lee
Rita Lee
Catherine Lee
Bobby
Marie Lee
Ora Cline
Henry Shelton
Lee St. John
Doyle St. John
Carroll St.John
Clayton McElwee
Eva Dale Herlene
Martinsville ‘High School
Pamela
Sheryl
Marshall Fairgrounds
Warren Kenderdin
Nova
Johnny Shelton
Jeanie
Carol Ann
Lowell
Hilda Cornwell
Opal Graham
Junior
Carroll Cornwell
Danny F
Shelbyville
Chester’ Culp
Tuesaday
Richard Parcel
Mraikdall Wesley
Flat Rock
Fern -Werns
Grant
Euleta Wernz
Aid
Ammein
Amanda Engle
Engle
Farmersburg
Montgomery
Casey
Carroll Gard
Leo Wernz
Grant Hollenbeck
Allen Crumrin
Mire
Russell Gray
Herman ‘Bartlett
James Graham
Walter Crumlin
Anna Shotwell
Fern Werns
Riggs
Euleta Wernsz
Tenbeck
Bartlett
Mont Bartlett
Ohio Chapel
Ian
Fern Wernz
True Thompson
George
Alexander
Seales Park
Paris
Harold Sons
Harold Arey
jHolledtec and Daughters
Palestine
Labor Day
Grant Meislenbeck
University of Illinois
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Dixon Springs
Uglineas
Iee Gard
Ny Charles Fae
Aan
Franklin J. Meine
Peepie
Irector
Aamval
Maude Milles
P. E. Tobin
Caries Lendome
Cleveland
Begeta
Colombia
Maryland
Sir Adrian Dunbar
Newport Mews
Lexery
New York
Angela Iwasctw
Austria
Theresa Scheuidt
Yugeslavia
Maliska Gacka
Poland
Meigs Wins
Germany
Cvetka Cusner
Yugoslavia
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