Southern Illinois travel column traces Big Hill and Grand Tower sites
A forty to sixty mile planned trek from Murphysboro toward Big Hill, Boone Cemetery, and Grand Tower is sketched with notes on early farms, Indian carvings, a Devil's Bake Oven, a suspension bridge, and river history. The author promises to finish the route next week and explore the other side of Southern Illinois.
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Murphysboro
Fountain Bluff
Big Hill
Kincaid
Grand Tower
Illinois 3
Long Hill
Gorham Suor
Boone Cemetery
Daniel
William Boon
Benningsen Boone
Benningsen
Sand Ridge
Jackson County
Illinois
William
White House
Joseph Duncan
Missouri
U.S
Fair Season In Illinois Begins Friday July 1
Illinois county fairs total 102 for 1966 matching last year. Fairs start July 1 at Metropolis Massaee County Fair Griggsville Pike County Fair and Rushville Schuyler County Fair. Washington County Fair at Okanville opens Sept 17 as the season finale.
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Illinois
Metropolis
Massaee
Griggsville
Pike County
Rushville
Schuyler County
Washington County
Okanville
For And About Teenagers: Letters and Advice
A teenager asks how to handle love with an older man who has dated another girl. The reply urges a clean break, notes lack of reciprocated affection, and warns that continuing would cause future heartache. The column invites further teenage letters.
Custody Rules in Illinois Divorces Explain Court Roles
The Illinois Bar explains child custody decisions in divorce cases. Courts determine guardianship based on moral fitness health wealth and the child’s best interests, with visiting rights protected for both parents and the child. Temporary custody orders can change as circumstances evolve to protect the child’s welfare.
Insect Losses Hit Illinois Crops In 1965 Report
Natural History Survey reports insects cost Illinois field crops about 43 million dollars in 1965, with daily losses near 117 000 dollars. Total includes 17 million for control, 3 million for replanting, and over 23 million in reduced yield. Corn insecticide use spans several pests.
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Illinois
Clarence E. White
University of Illinois
Illinois Natural History Survey
Studded Tire Tests Underway in Illinois Highways
Tests conducted by the Illinois Division of Highways measure stopping distances for emergency braking with studded tires. Studded tires improve ice and hard snow grip but their behavior on clear pavement is crucial. Operation of studded tires on Illinois roadways is currently illegal.
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Illinois Devision of Highways
Illinois
Navajo Weave with Wool Added to Illinois State Museum
The Illinois State Museum adds "Navajo Weave with Wool" to its Indians living series. Seven early Navajo blankets are featured with drawings of the weaving steps. Carding fibers spinning yarn and weaving on vertical half looms are shown. A fourth exhibit, "Weaving Before Columbus," is being prepared.
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Illinois State Museum
Safer Power Mower Use Urged By SIU Expert
J. J. Paterson from Southern Illinois University offers safety tips for power mower operation. Focus on clearing debris, keeping children away, avoid mowing wet grass, never mow barefoot, stop and shut off motor when leaving, and maintain the mower with sharp blades and sturdy blade enclosure to reduce injuries or deaths.
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J. J. Paterson
Southern Illinois University Farm Safety
Paterson
Social Security Q and A covers widows and earnings rules
A widow with three children keeps their checks after remarriage while her own benefits end the month she remarries. Medicare starts July 1, 1966, so don’t drop private hospital coverage yet. A mother can claim reduced benefits at 60 with back pay from 1965, and a 14 percent reduction applies. apply with proof. At 72 with 1500 earnings, benefits for all months from October are possible. A widow can start at 60 with about 14 percent less but gains in early years. Submit questions to Social Security Q and A, Clarion Printing, 125 N Rapp Ave, Columbia IL. Background notes include Illinois Natural History Survey bass memory after cold water and seasonal fishing tips.
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Wiil
c/o Clarion Printing Company, Inc
N. Rapp Avenue
Columbia
Illinois
Illinois Natural History Survey
Remembered Livery Barn Lore From Old Timer Column
Mrs. Leslie Putnam recalls the last large livery barn in their hometown. The 64‑stall main barn included a cement floor, a box stall for a Perrcheron stallion, a watering tank, an office with a stove and daily records, and a lean-to for buggies.
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Leslie Putnam
Linton
N. Dakota
Dad
Cleaning and home care tips scattered throughout
Tips include waxing deeply carved ashtrays before cleaning, brushing up on breakfast habits for weight loss, treating citrus stains on fabrics with cool water, regularly cleaning the family medicine chest, and hiring a plumber to clear roots in underground pipes with an auger and root solvent to prevent future clogs.
Golden Years One Way to Pacify a Wife at 65
A man plans retirement by buying a half interest in a $50 000 apartment house mortgaging his home and arranging a life schedule with his wife He seeks to win favor with clubs and friends while his wife rebuilds her social circle and they prepare a new domestic routine The booklet promoting the scheme offers 50 cent copies from New York box 1672 Grand Central Station
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J. Paul Williams
Grand Central Station
New York
Disney Pooh Toys: McCall Pattern 8087 Features Figures
A 1950s toy sewing guide describes making Winnie the Pooh and friends from McCall Pattern 8087. It lists Pooh in gold cherry cloth with a red shirt, Tigger in orange velvet, Piglet in pink, Eeyore in dark gray cotton with a red tail bow, and Kanga with Roo in brown and mauve fabrics for ears and pouch.
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Walt Disney
Winnie the Pooh
A.A. Milne
Piglet
Tigger
Eeyore
Kanga
Roo
Pooh
McCall’s
Friends
Baby Roo
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues
A compact puzzle listing across and down clues for a mixed difficulty crossword with terms from adhesive to winglike and including names, eras, and places suitable for a newspaper puzzle page.
Last Weeks Answer Puzzle Clues Revealed
A compact listing provides last week clues including Cowpoke's 3 Egyptian 40 Bisembark 42 Abyss 44 and the hint Academic degree leading to a solution. The item notes a numbered clue set and a final answer concept in a puzzle column.
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Cowpoke
Bisembark
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