Tobacco’s Long Trail Through History in Illinois
A reflective piece notes tobacco’s discovery with Columbus in the West Indies, its spread among natives and Europeans, and enduring myths. It cites Rodrigo del Jerez as early white smoker, outlines varied beliefs about tobacco’s uses and luck, and recalls Illinois’s once-large regional cultivation fading to table-use only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher Columbus
West Indies
Columbus
Cuba
Rodrigo del Jerez
del Jerez
England
Near ‘East
Arius
Rodrigo del Terez
Illinois
Tobacco
America
Crossword Puzzle Clue List Across and Down
A labeled puzzle with clues across and down covering terms from 6 to 40 across and 1 to 40 down including fossil resin ancient Greek coins Greek letter mellower sweet girl of song sloth observe Celtic language expire assist potato dial toward jack in cribbage Hebrew prophet unbind stood up furze cruder stage and film actress boys ostrich like bird papal envoy old soldier epoch gateway to Shinto temple Japanese kimono surpasses sheltered Italian grogshop brew imitative common suffix comfort Greek letter spirit of chivalry ignited foot like organ high priest past an esthetic partly open rail bird recognize French river get togethers country style.
Puzzle Clues Point to Last Week’s Answer Pack
The fragment cites last week’s answer with hints including Peer Gynt's mother and wordplay on exclamation and profanity. It catalogs items 42 to 44 suggesting a crossword style or word puzzle list from a newspaper page.
Illinois Exports To Far East Hit 749 Million In 1963
Gov Otto Kerner announced findings from the Illinois Department of Business and Economic Development showing 1963 exports to Japan Philippines Taiwan Hong Kong and Thailand totaling 749 million. Soybeans led with 265 million shipped to the Far East, followed by wheat and flour 213 million. Petroleum products 123 million, agricultural machinery 79 million, and power machinery 69 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Japan
Philippines
Taiwan
Hong Kong
Thailand
Otto Kerner
Illinois Department of Business and Economic Development
Far East
Orient
Hunters Welcome in the Oakwood Bottoms
Public waterfowl hunting will be permitted in the 2000 acre Oakwood Bottoms near Grand Tower Jackson County, with wading only, no boats or blinds, hunting from sunrise to noon CST. The U S Forest Service has kept water at one foot to protect pin oak timber and drains reduce seasonal flooding. Insect outbreaks noted include cereal leaf beetle in Will Kankakee Vermilion counties and western corn rootworm in Mercer Hancock Rock Island Knox Henderson Warren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakwood
William T. Lodge
Illinois Department of Conservation
Big Muddy River
Missouri Pacific
Grand Tower
Jackson County
U.S. Forest Service
Harlow B. Mills
Illinois Natural History Survey
Will
Kankakee
Vermilion
Mercer County
Hancock
Rock Island
Knox
Henderson
Warren
Illinois Candidates for Bravery Medals Named
Governor Kerner announced Illinois nominees for the Young American Medal for Bravery. Louisa Pauline Vallejo 18 Spring Valley and William Clay Ware 17 Pinckneyville are cited for acts of courage. Vallejo saved two people from Illinois River danger May 24, 1964. Ware rescued a 4 year old from fire February 27, 1964, suffering burn injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Otto Kerner
Louisa Pauline Vallejo
Spring Valley
William Clay Ware
Pinckneyville
Louisa
Bill
Billi
Tax Facts on Quadrennial Illinois Assessments
The 1966 quadrennial assessment year affects 17 Illinois counties and explains how real and personal property are valued. It details what properties are reassessed between quadrennial cycles and how multipliers from the State Department of Revenue aim to equalize valuations to full value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission Organization
Illinois
Taxpayers’ Federation of Illinois
Commission
Alexander
Calhoun
Edwards
Hardin
Johnson
Massac
Menard
Monroe
Morgan
Perry
Pope
Pulaski
Randolph
Scott
Union
Wabash and Williamson
State Department of Revenue
Wabash
Wet September Sets Rainfall Records Across Southern Illinois
SIU Climatology Laboratory reports September rainfall at 8.11 inches across 19 stations, well above the 3.36 inch normal. Anna led with 11.78 inches, setting a new regional mark. several towns posted records since 1932. The month eased droughts, but brought harvest and stalk rot issues for farmers, with Betsy remnants delivering over four inches in two days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois University Climatology Laboratory
Anna
Cairo
Cobden
Elizabethtown
Makanda
Betsy
Mississippi Valley
Sparta
DuQuoin
Mt. Vernon
McLeansboro
Benton
Harrisburg
Illinois
Glendale
Apology Advice for Teen Relationship Woes
A reader asks how to win back a girlfriend after an apology. The reply stresses sincerity and future commitment, noting that a hollow apology won’t reassure her. It urges taking responsibility, proving change, and avoiding the urge to apologize just to mend the relationship.
County Quadrennial Assessments Across Districts
A county may receive a multiplier of one. Township organized counties will have their next quadrennial assessment in 1967. Counties like Cook, currently divided into four assessment districts, will have their quadrennial assessments by district on a staggered basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook
Dylan reshapes folk music with quiet rebellion and reach
Bob Dylan from Hibbing Minnesota has shaken up contemporary folk music influencing writers performers and appearance. His rise from coffee houses to sell out Lincoln Center and Town Hall signals a landmark shift as fans and peers including The Beatles recognize his impact and success in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dylan
Hibbing
Minn
Bob
Lincoln Center
Town Hall
England
Beatles
The
Rolling Stones
Animals
Elvis Presley
Mersey
Space science for kids taught by Northwestern professor
Classroom materials explain Newtons law and spaceflight basics for kindergarten to eighth grade. A Chicago scientist links a 520 million year old collision to most meteorites. later collisions create small bodies that reach Earth. Pickles supply half the U.S. cucumber crop, 722000 tons in 1963. A rotator heat exchanger for slurries and a wood plastic composite from WVU are described. A solar still from the USDA yields a quart daily in Tempe. A plastic saddle for dads who play horsy rounds out the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern University
Space
Earth
University of Chicago
Dieter Heymann
Heymann
U.S
U.S. Department ‘of Agriculture
Tempe
Arizona
Weather figures show varied rainfall across Illinois towns September
The data lists September average rainfall and year totals for towns including Benton Brookport Carbondale Carmi Chester Cobden Creal Springs Du Quoin Elizabethtown Glendale Golconda Grand Tower Harrisburg Makanda McLeansboro Mount Vernon Shawneetown and Sparta with figures like 3.68 inches in September and year totals around 30 to 44 inches.
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Benton
Brookport
Carbondale
Carmi
Chester
Cobden
Creal Springs
DuQuoin
Elizabethtown
Glendale
Golconda
Grand Tower
Harrisburg
Makanda
McLeansboro
Mt. Vernon
Shawneetown
Sparta
Retirement by the Lake a fad for the Golden Years
An autumn appraisal based on talks with about a hundred retirees describes cottage life by a lake as chic and cheaper yet lonely in winter. It highlights noisy summer vacationists, limited fishing success, heat and insects, distant doctors, and the lure of rural towns around lake resorts.
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Southern
Jas
Fir
Leo
Fas
Oakwood Bottoms
Mills
William C. Ackermann
Illinois State Water Survey
Illinois River
Sairete
SIU
S. Illinois
Weex
Linda Norris
Cience
Handy
Lloyd Birmingham
Junior
Ag Vent
Dept. ‘Csrs
Grand Central Station
New York
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