Shady Rest Transforms as Strip Mining Moves In
The Shady Rest area near Marion Illinois undergoes drastic change over 40 years as bulldozers push down trees and fill gullies in preparation for coal strip mining. The piece traces frontier lawlessness and early crime groups, noting how settlements and vigilante justice shaped regional history and warned of a wasteland to come.
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Marion
Williamson County
Illinois
Midwest
Mason
Wilson
Duff
the Harpes
Murrell
Regulators
California
Flatheads
Illinois Traffic Fatalities Down In First Half of March
Illinois reports 72 traffic deaths in the first 15 days of March and 378 fatalities for January–February 1965, down 7 percent from the prior year. The lull includes 43 two-vehicle and 29 single-vehicle deaths in March.
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Ilinois
Division of Highways
State
Illinois Department of Financial Institutions
Illinois
State Fairgrounds
Springfield
What the Manuals Don’t Tell You On Retirement
Retirees Edward R Stephens Edward N Harr and Mrs Ronald M Worth share cautions about ending work and adjusting to life after retirement They discuss staying active creating routines and building new social circles to avoid isolation and decay of purpose.
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Edward R. Stephens
Community Improvement League
Sonny
Edward N. Harr
Isle
Golden Years 36 Page Booklet Now Ready
Advertisement announces a 36 page booklet titled Golden Years and invites readers to send payment in coins, not stamps, to Dept CSPS Box 1672 Grand Central Station New York 17 NY. The notice specifies coin payments and provides the mailing address for orders.
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Dept. Csps
Grand Central Sistion
New York
N. Y
Gang activity across eras linked to anti crime groups
The passage traces evolving self appointed bands fighting crime from the Flat heads to prohibition era factions. It notes many rival groups, feuds among kinship lines, and hooded Klansmen during prohibition. A bootlegging faction ruled from Shady Rest before internal splits.
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Shady Rest
When Parents Object To Boyfriend
A youth asks what to do when parents refuse a relationship based on rumors. The reply stresses obeying guardians while assessing truth, encouraging discussion and proper guidance, and notes parents may be misinformed. Submit letters to FOR AND ABOUT TEENAGERS, COMMUNITY AND SUBURBAN PRESS SERVICE, FRANKFORT, KY.
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C. D. Smith
Community and Suburban Press Service
Frankfort
Best ways to express views to your legislator
The piece ranks mail as the most effective method and warns petitions and resolutions are less persuasive. It notes visits are useful for complex issues but letters often suffice and should be brief. Phone calls are least desirable though courtesy remains essential. Time constraints and opposing views are acknowledged.
Technology by Georgia Tech designs via oscilloscope computer
A machine resembling a television screen built by Georgia Tech researchers uses an analog computer controlled oscilloscope to optimize designs for machines. It reveals 55 alternative typewriter mechanisms beyond the three in use and suggests similar layouts for various products.
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Georgia Tech
Pennsylvania State University
U.S
Public Health Service
Rules of the Road for Travelers
Secretary of State urges travelers to obtain driver manuals from state motor vehicle departments. Since signs and laws vary, consult the official Rules of the Road to avoid arrests and delays during interstate trips.
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American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators
National Committee On Uniform Traffic Laws and Ordinances
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
The
American Automobile Association
SIU Professor Outlines Fertilizing for 100 Bushels of Corn
Southern Illinois University soils professor Joseph Vavra explains that achieving 100 bushels per acre in Southern Illinois requires soil testing for acidity phosphorus and potassium, plus organic matter and crop history. He details fertilizer programs including 225 pounds of potash per acre before planting and 125 pounds of starter fertilizer, with 80 to 100 pounds of nitrogen per acre sidedress, and notes that hybrids insecticides herbicides and better farming methods also boosted yields from 50 to 100 bushels per acre.
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Southern Illinois
Joseph Vavra
Southern Illinois University
Southern
Vavra
Illinois
Papering a Room Reminder and Frame Airtight Tacks
A home tips item explains air circulation aids to prevent wall marks. It suggests writing the number of wallpaper rolls used on a paper and attaching it to the back of a picture for future reference. It also recommends placing thumbtacks at each corner of a frame to let air circulate behind the frame.
Crossword puzzle across many clues and answers
A compact clue list presents a crossword with Across entries such as Without hair leg like part S shaped molding Look here Town Alberta Can Ethereal fluid in veins of gods myth Rugged mountain crest Pincer like claw Donkey Entire amount Soak flax Speak Sacred bull Egypt Precious stone Tears apart Therefore Anesthetic Inexperienced Ireland Serf Tear Fear Tier Debate Monetary unit Turk Creep er Seed Seed of anise Fruit Tallied Labeled Period in a day abbr.
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Town
Alberta
Egypt
Merry
Smithy’s Shop
Ireland
Flowerlesa plant the Scottish Gaelic hasten compass point
The fragment lists terms including a flowerlesa plant and Scottish Gaelic phrase meaning hasten and a compass point. It appears as a vocabulary snippet noting meanings or translations without context. Named entities are limited to Scottish and Gaelic references.
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Southern Ilinois University
Moomt
State News
Dixon
Dixon State School
Department of Personnel
Centennial Building
Ill
Illinois Weather and Crop Bulletin
Illinois Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Otto Kerner
Illinois Office of Economic Opportunity
Cook County
Chicago
East St. Louis
Madison
St. Clair
Alexander
Gallatin
Pope
Pulaski
Cairo
Metropolis
Mt. Vernon
Illinois Department of Conservation
America
Mason Nursery
Topeka
National Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Easter Seal Society
Myrtle Hawkins
Santa Clara
Calif
Ronald M. Worth
Paul Simon
Stanford University
George E. Hotzapple
York
National Cylinder Gas
York Hospital
Buenos Aires
Paul Powell
John
SIU
Albert Meyer
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