Hogs Down for Week as Lambs Rise in Meat Market
Livestock trading showed mixed results for the week per Producers Livestock Market Association. Salable cattle calves hogs and sheep totaled about 56,000 head, down slightly from last year but higher than the holiday week. Barrow and gilt hogs slipped 50 to 1 dollar with tops around 21 dollars per cwt, sows down to 17. Feeding cattle remained steady to higher for light weights, with various weight brackets cited for steers heifers and cows, while veal calves held steady with several top prices reported. Slaughter lambs rose to 23.50 with woolskins noted, while heavier weights lagged. Ewes remained unchanged.
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Producers Live Stock Marketing Association
Save Shears You Should Not Cut Cardboard or Wire
Avoid using shears or scissors on cardboard heavy cord and wire. Do not cut over pins and never use them for prying as you can bend or break the points of the blades.
City Council Awards Fire Department Gear and Seeding Equipment
The council authorized three folding tables and 15 rockers for the fire department. City Clerk to send thanks to Eugene Luhr & Co Habert Plumbing & Heating and Mon Clair Grain & Supply Co. for equipment used to reseed the new city park at no charge. Bids invited for a one ton dump truck for the sewer department with a 7:50 p.m. January 9, 1967 deadline. Meeting adjourned at 11:15 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Luhr & Co
Habert Plumbing & Heating
Mon Clair Grain & Supply Co
Public Aid Figures Released Illinois case loads rise in September
Illinois public aid totals show 406 118 recipients in September up 2 997 from August 403 121 and 2 721 below September 1965. Growth centered in medical and dependent children programs while General Assistance fell. Old Age and Disability allowances also increased with local Monroe County breakdowns for Old Age, Dependent Children, Blind and Disability Assistance.
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Illinois
Harold O. Swank
Department of Public Aid
Cae
Monroe County
New Dial Color Faucet Lets You Set Hot And Cold
The latest single control faucet features a dial with red for hot and blue for cold. For intermediate temperatures both colors stay visible, signaling blended heat levels.
Slow moving farm equipment on rural Illinois roads
The article warns drivers to avoid honking at slow moving vehicles under 25 mph and promotes courtesy on the highway. It cites farm equipment as a slow moving class encountered in Illinois rural areas and advises obtaining a copy of Rules of the Road from Paul Powell, Secretary of State, Springfield.
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Illinois
Paul Powell
Springfield
Christmas Tree Traditions Across Illinois History
A Southern Illinois feature traces diverse Christmas observances reflecting Illinois’ multiethnic population. It details pagan bonfires, the Yule log, holly, ivy, bay, mistletoe, and the origin of Christmas trees with Luther and German immigrants spreading the custom.
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Virginia
Colorado
York
Martin Luther
Luther
Illinois
Gus
Recession low mood Proof Business Part Time Work
Enter the multi million dollar Electronics Replacement field with no experience required. Restock locations with SYLVANIA or RCA tubes via new 1967 model self service testers. U test division offers training and evening or weekend work with potential earnings up to $500 per month. Gemini Enterprises inc lists address in Brentwood Missouri and asks for phone numbers.
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RCA
Health Chats Bowling Pains Liable to Spoil Sport
Bowling is a healthful winter sport but beginners may strain muscles and injure ligaments if not coordinated. Veteran slips or missteps can cause pain. chiropractic adjustments offer remedy. Sponsored article by Dr. A L McAuliffe at 1106 N Main St Crestview Columbia Illinois.
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America
A. L. McAuliffe
Main St
Crestview
Columbia
Ilinois
Audv
Christmas celebrations in early America and notable feasts
The article traces the origins of Christmas customs in America from 1608 Jamestown feasts to 1810 Audubon at Cache River Illinois. It notes parties with Indians, hunting, feasts on nuts and waterfowl, and whiskey, highlighting varied season practices and the writer's interest in these stories.
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America
John Smith
Jamestown
John James Audubon
Cache River
Illinois
Preshrinking Zippers for Better Tailoring
The guide notes zipper tapes shrink during laundering and recommends preshrinking at least twice by soaking in hot water for 10 minute intervals. It also advises ensuring linings trims and findings are shrinkproof for a well tailored final product.
Monroe County Extense Conference Leaders Highlight Cooperative Role
Monroe County representatives at the 1966 Cooperative Extension Council Chairman's Conference in Urbana included Mrs. Firmin Ziptel and Mrs. Elizabeth B. Hoffman seated with Armin Robert Arlin Obst and W. D. Murphy standing. The two day meeting emphasized Extension's educational doorway to the University of Illinois.
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Monroe County
Cooperative Extension Council
Urbana
Firmin Ziptel
Home Economics Extension Council
Elizabeth B. Hoffman
Armin Robert
Agriculture Extension Council
Arlin Obst
Viser
W. D. Murphy
Cooperative Extension
University of Illinois
Gibault High School December Activities and Basketball Wins
The school held a student council workshop on December 4 at Thomas Diehl’s home with speaker John Milo sovitch. Senior boys took the Air Force Qualifying Test on December 6 and girls the Betty Crocker Home maker Test. Banquet volunteers assisted the Mary and Martha Society on December 6 at 6 30 p.m. in the grade school cafeteria. Unsatisfactory work notices were mailed December 10. A faculty meeting occurred December 7 in the library. Reverend Wilbert Hegener spoke on the Constitution on the Church in Father Thurston's religion class on December 2. The Gi baud Hawks won 71 70 at Assumption on December 2 and 84 66 the next night over Steeleville.
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Thomas Diehl
John Milosovitch
Air Force
Betty Crocker
Mary and Martha Society
Vicki Jung
Linda Becker
Sandy Becker
Ruth Schmitt
Joann Dougherty
Sandy Mormann
Ann Brinkman
Ruth Schiebe
Janice Hellmer
Mary Reynolds
Erend Wilbert Hegener
O.F.M
Thurston
Hegener
St. Anthony’s
St. Louis
Paderborn
Gibault Hawks
Assumption
Steeleville
Columbia Decorating Center Ad Offers Floor and Wall Coverings
General classified advert for Columbia Decorating Center at 511 N Main Columbia Illinois promoting seamless floors kitchen carpet wall coverings and murals. Open 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday from December 12 to December 24. Wilde Radio & Electric.
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Columbia Decorating Center
N. Main
Columbia, Ill
Wilde Radio & Electric
Brokers Invited to Present Package Insurance Info
Agents and brokers interested in presenting information about a comprehensive package insurance plan to the Valmeyer Community Unit School District No. 3 Board are invited to attend a special meeting on January 3, 1967 at 7 30 p m in the cafeteria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Valmeyer Community Unit
Valmeyer
Illinois
Appreciation Note From Monroe County Commissioner
A Monroe County Commissioner thanks the citizens for three years of cooperation during their term in office. The message frames gratitude to the public for support and collaboration throughout the tenure.
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Monroe County
Notice of Filing and Hearing for Fish Lake Drainage District
The commissioners of Fish Lake Drainage and Levee District No. 8 in Monroe County Illinois have filed their annual report. A hearing on the report will be held December 12 1966 at 10 00 a.m. in the Circuit Court Room Waterloo Illinois. All interested persons may attend and be heard.
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Fish Lake
Monroe County
Illinois
Commissioners of
Circuit Court
Court House
Waterloo
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