20 Sep 1957
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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1957
Page
1
A reminiscence recalls boyhood days in Clarksburg W V A family pastimes at a flour mill and at home with bread molasses and corn bread The writer recalls winters school days a white oak tree in the yard and a 1940 limb harvest that provided wood The piece credits the Old Timor Community Press Service Frankfort Kentucky.
Radio tributes mourn Jimmy Dorsey who died just as a hit finally emerged after 14 years. Many columnists say he would have preferred to go out on top, while Mercury and Capitol previews praise new records from Selen Merrill Nick Noble and Les Baxter with praise for Moonlight Swim and Manhattan instrumental. The writeups also discuss The Diamonds The Crew Cuts and The Fear Preps and note competitive trends in posthumous coverage.
Local families visit relatives and friends across Terre Haute West Terre Haute and Union Hospital. Notable gatherings include Mr and Mrs Grant Hollenbeck hosting and visiting relatives such as the Crumlin Gard Norton Wernz Engle and Graham households. A fall festival in West Union and hospital care for Thelma Norton are noted.
Mrs Virginia Kirby and girls join Mrs Myrtle Taylor and others visiting Mrs Nellie Taylor. The group includes Mr and Mrs Kenneth Lehman and Mr and Mrs Russell Taylor. Weekend visits span Terre Haute Marshall Chicago and West Terre Haute with several relatives and friends. Psalm 71 3 is quoted as a verse to remember.
Several from here attended the homecoming at Patton Sunday. Numerous visitors and family gatherings are noted, including Mr. and Mrs. Gust Thompson with their daughter in Covington Indiana and W A Laufman with his son Max from Boston. Aging uncle W A Laufman is ninety two and resides at the Masonic Home in Sullivan. Families from Terre Haute and LaGrange appear in multiple entries with dinners, visits, and social events.
Lincoln Bible Institute student Don Ray will preach at Five Points Sunday. The Win-a-Couple class met at the Morgan home. Carolyn Cook of Charleston visited her parents the weekend. Lincoln residents Tracy Wilhoit Don Ray Roge Gibson and Maurice Wilhoit Eddi shared Sunday dinner with the Wilhoits. Lila June Davis Darrell Morgan Alfs Morgan and Lillie Wilhoit attended a Stanley party. The Ford County Story from Illinois tells how brucellosis was tackled by community teamwork.
The notice lists a worship service at 9:30 and Sunday school at 10:30 in the American Legion hall. It also mentions six Illinois youths who will participate in the 1957 International Farm Youth Exchange program, living and working on farms abroad.
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