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Newspaper

Columbia Star

Location

Columbia, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Feb 17, 1966

Page

5

Anna Pierce Dr Anna of Hardin County and milk sickness tale

The article profiles Anna Pierce a Hardin County physician and teacher who practiced in the 19th century after study in Philadelphia. Her work and life are described through Judge Elihu Hall's writings, including the milk sickness explanation caused by white snake root eaten by cattle.

Hardin County Illinois Anna Pierce Norman Catherine Pierce Philadelphia Anna Dr. Anna Elihu Nikolas Hall Hall Judge Hall the Bluffs

EROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS 1 5 9 40 12 14 16 33 34 36

Across clues list with various definitions and partial phrases. Entries include Irish dramatist French chalk Tact z and other numbered items, with several misspellings and garbled text. The puzzle fragment lacks coherent clues and solutions.

Garland Clout Duchanat

Word Puzzle Clues Prompting Curiosity In Church Hall

A column listing clues from last week, including numbers 39 to 45 and terms like paper, quantity, level, cerise, staff, and part of church. The puzzle hints at a wordplay theme guiding readers toward answers and associations in the church meeting setting.

bankruptcy basics for individuals and businesses

The text explains that bankruptcy helps both creditors and debtors, allowing a fresh start. It outlines voluntary and involuntary bankruptcy, the filing process in federal courts, the role of trustees and referees, and how assets and claims are handled during proceedings.

The Law Serves You Explains Bankruptcy Liquidation

The article outlines trustee duties in collecting and distributing a bankrupt estate. Creditors may question the debtor if assets aren’t filed. After assets are valued, the court approves liquidation and pro rata distribution, discharging the debtor. It warns that legal advice should come from an attorney.

January proves colder than normal with uneven rainfall in Southern Illinois

The SIU Climatology Laboratory reports January as colder than average with 284 degree mean in the region and rainfall totaling 3.51 inches across 19 centers. Cold spells ran two weeks, with Golconda and Makanda recording eight below zero and a January 31 to February 1 snowfall event paralyzing traffic. Brookport saw the highest rainfall at 6.95 inches. Sparta and DuQuoin were driest. Snowfall was below normal overall. the biggest historical snow occurred in 1918 with 25 inches in Carbondale.

Illinois Southern Illinois University Climatology Laboratory Floyd F. Cummingham Golconda Makanda Shawnee Hills Brookport Sparta DuQuoin Carbondale Anna Benton Carmi Chester Cobden Creal Springs Elizabethtown Glendale Grand Tower Harrisburg McLeansboro Mt. Vernon Shawneetown

Measles Epidemic Feared In Gaming Months

Measles may strike in epidemic proportions this spring if indications persist. Nearly 2 000 cases were reported in January, a record for the month since 1962, per Dr. Franklin D. Yoder head of Illinois Public Health. He urged parents to immunize children nine months and older, including those in their early teens who never had measles. Vaccine may be used as late as the tenth day after exposure.

Franklin D. Yoder Illinois Department of Public Health Yoder

For And About Teenagers Letter Response

A community column replies that there is no single literature on teenage problems. It notes teens share many adult issues and have unique concerns about dating supervision and freedom. The column presents itself as a sounding board and invites readers to send letters to the weekly feature.

Poisons Household Risk Highlighted By Medical Association

The American Medical Association warns that everyday household items such as detergents pesticides unlabeled medicines paints lacquers herbicides silver polishes and fertilizers cause about half a million accidental poisonings annually in the home.

Catherine DE Medic American Medical Association Gulf of Mexico National Bureau of Standards Bureau of Naval Weapons Stanford University Medical School Allbright-Nell Company Chicago U.S Federal Aviation Agency Lehigh University U.S. Geological Survey

Birth Defects Centers Expand as Treatment Advances Rise

Highlights of 1965 March of Dimes cover the spread of Birth Defects Centers expanding nationwide, a team approach to care, and centers driving new treatment techniques. It notes rubella in unborn babies, Coxsackie B link to heart defects, drug safety during pregnancy, nucleic acids research, chromosomal findings, PKU screening debates, and mass metabolic screening advances.

The March of Dimes Gilbert Schiff Universary of Cincinnati Saul Krugman New York University Frank R. Lock Bowman Gray School of Medicine Gordon Brown University of Michigan Dorothy Horstmann Yale University Food and Drug Administration National Foundation

Driving Without Signals Warns in Illinois

Paul Powell urges motorists to signal left turns at least 100 feet before turning and to use courteous driving practices. The secretary of state says failure to signal at stop signals violates the law and endangers others, with free "Rules of the Road" copies available upon request.

Paul Powell Springfield Illinois

Retirement advice from a 67 year old former worker

A self described two year retiree shares frank guidance to colleagues aiming for 65. He warns money worries shape retirement, notes cheap communities thrive with social contact, and urges planning for loneliness idleness and usefulness. He stresses spouse support religion discipline and self reliance. Love from Freedomland John H. Wharton.

Citrus Belt Freedomland John H. Wharton

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