A Leisure Drive Through Southern Illinois Historic Trails
A wandering column invites day trips from Murphysboro along the old roads of Southern Illinois. It spotlights John A. Logan’s birthplace, charcoal ovens near Murphysboro, Muddy Salines founder Conrad Will, Brownsville ruins, Kincaid valley vistas, and historic sites from Sand Ridge to Gorham.
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Vincennes
New Harmony
Ohio
Mississippi
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Natchez
Nashville
Cumberland
Potomac
Vandalia
Illinois
Kentucky
Shawneetown
Edwardsville
Murphysboro
Illinois 135
Ovens
Conrad Will
Salines
Jackson County
State of
Brownsville
Illinois 13
Kincaid Valley
Kincaid Creek
Kincaid
Big Muddy River
William Boon
New Madrid
Sand Ridge
Boon
Worthen
Illinois 3
Gorham
Leo Rock
Fordayee
Crossword Puzzle Acrostics
A readable crossword puzzle list with across and down clues covering general terms and proper names. Entries include water proof coverings openings and various cultural references, with clues such as Norse god and Hawaiian food across and seaweed and defense terms down.
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S.E. Asia
Roadside History Drive Through Johnson County Illinois
A travel note describes a winding exploration from a gravel road south of town to a railway at Big Hill, visiting Indigenous carvings and the White House of Joseph Duncan, Illinois governor and school system pioneer. The column hints at more stops toward Gorham and Grand Tower with future installments.
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Big Hill
Mississippi
White House
Joseph Duncan
Johnson County
Illinois
Duncan
Gorham
The Landlord and the Lien
A column explains how mechanic s liens can affect landlords when tenants upgrade apartments with landlord consent. It covers liens arising from improvements, landlord protections, and steps to require payment upfront or written lien waivers, while noting legal consultation is essential.
Cards Through the Ages in Children’s Play
A compact look at how playing cards engage children from early decks to grown up games. It notes monarchies removed from American decks, references Washington and Adams on faces, and mentions Queen substitutes and Indian chiefs. It ends with preschool games like war and the appeal of magic tricks and ecards.
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Whitman Publishing Company
Racine, Wis
George Washington
John Adams
Franklin
Lafayette
Jazz Trumpeter Henry Red Allen Tops New York Avant-Garde List
Down Beat critic Don Ellis ranks Henry Red Allen as the most avant-garde trumpet player in New York. A veteran soloist with Luis Russell, Louis Armstrong, Fletcher Henderson, and Benny Goodman, he leads a Columbia LP backed by Sammy Price, Benny Moten, and George Reed. The record features You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You, Rag Mop, Trav'lin' and other songs. The Movie Song Album spotlights Tony Bennett, with scores by Rose, Jones, Hefti, Mandel, Bonfa, and others. It includes Maybe September and multiple Oscar contenders, with orchestras often conducted by the composers.
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Down Beat Magazine
Don Ellis
Henry Red Allen
New York
Columbia
Allen
Luis Russell
Louis Armstrong
Fletcher Henderson
Benny Goodman
Sammy Price
Benny Moten
George Reed
Lin
Tony Bennett
Tony
David Rose
Quincy Jones
Neal Hefti
Johnny Mandel
Luiz Bonfa
Bennett
Harlow
Emily
Modernizing SIU Farms Drives Livestock Automation
Southern Illinois University engineer J. J. Paterson notes rising farm mechanization aimed at reducing labor and boosting output, with livestock operations embracing new equipment at the Nashville Exposition. Electric power enables automation as farmers plan layouts and choose equipment with expert guidance.
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Southern Illinois
J. J. Paterson
Southern Illinois University
Southern Illinois Farm Materials Handling Exposition
Nashville
Paterson
Trees grow best with surface nitrogen spreading
Illinois researchers E. B. Himelick and Dan Neely report that spreading six pounds of nitrogen per 1,000 square feet on the soil surface boosts tree diameter more than unfertilized trees. Undersoil applications of nitrogen phosphorus and potassium, or leaf sprays, did not improve growth. Field tests used Andres loam soil at the Morton Arboretum near Chicago over three years.
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Illinois Natural History Survey
E. B. Himelick
Dan Neely
Drs. Neely
Himelick
Andres Loam
Morton Arboretum
Chicago
Advice column on teen freedoms and parental limits
A teen in eighth grade asks about restrictions on skating and walking at night and her popularity with boys. The reply cautions that early freedoms may have masked behavior and urges teens to focus on choices that build a safe path to adulthood.
Five Point Plan to Handle a Minor Sore Throat
A brief guide notes sore throat as common after colds and lists five steps for relief. Avoid drafts and irritants, drink fluids, stay home if possible, use Chloraseptic products for topical relief, and seek medical care if symptoms worsen or persist.
New Withholding System Aims to Eliminate 1966 Estimates
The IRS says the new graduated withholding rates may remove the need to file 1966 estimated tax declarations for many employees. Those still required may see reduced payments, with rates ranging 14 to 30 percent for single and married filers. The change affects paychecks from May 1 1966 onward, with bulk fact sheets and IRS offices providing guidance.
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Internal Revenue Service
IRS
How to protect a spouse with two wills and wise planning
A Golden Years column follow up advises married couples of retirement age to consult a recommended attorney and draft two wills one for each spouse. It outlines questions on joint accounts access taxes transfers and beneficiary clauses and suggests paying the lawyer and obtaining the 36 page booklet by sending 50c to a New York address.
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Golden Years
The
County Bar Association
Horace
CSPS
Grant Central Station
New York
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