Octobers Bright Blue Weather on Southern Illinois Scenery
The piece extols autumn in Southern Illinois calling it Indian Summer and praises color laden woodlands from Murphysboro to Harrisburg. It invites drives along Illinois 127 and around Cave-in-Rocks with view spots at the Mississippi and Ohio rivers and Rose Hotel lighthouse Elizabethtown.
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Heaven
Earth
Ilinois
Egypt
Atlantic Seaboard
Jack Frost
Corps of Artists
Illinois 127
Murphysboro
Illinois 146
Pine Hills
Mississippi
Harrisburg
Route 13
Route 1
Equality
Cave-in-Rocks
Cave-in-Rock
Ohio
Rose Hotel
Elizabethtown
Crossword Puzzle Last Week's Answers
Crossword puzzle answers listing across and down clues, including incite British dandy am play wright nobleman flowers evidence twilight Greek letter sun god Hebrew geodetic storm slight incline handle simpletons of Cleves tense goldrush arranges identical coppice French river arouses from sleep masses of stratified rock Siouan Indians low ventures pocket shape book compete Cape Newt hawk mass parrot.
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Playwright
Nobleman
Flowers
Evidence
Ventures
Pocket
Illinois Keeps Beautiful conference set in Springfield
A statewide Keep Illinois Beautiful conference will be held in Springfield at the Illinois Building on the State Fairgrounds this Saturday October 30. Gov Otto Kerner and 275 Illinois Junior Chamber of Commerce chapters sponsor the event with morning and afternoon sessions to discuss conserving natural resources. Invited attendees include residents who attended the White House Conference on Natural Beauty and leaders from civic groups industries and city government.
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Illinois
Springfield
Otto Kerner
Illinois Junior Chamber of Commerce
State Fairgrounds
White House
Illinois coal output tops five million tons in September
Illinois mines produced 4 976 066 tons in September as field activity lagged due to heavy rains. The state index of all crop production reached 135 on Oct 1, the highest in 16 years, driven by strong corn and soybean prospects and good pasture conditions.
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Mines and Minerals
Williamson County
Illinois
L. Leon Ruff
Illinois Department of
Illinois Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Host roles and titles in classic stage and screen
The note lists names tied to hosting and acting roles across several works. It pairs figures such as Bill Cullen with Fractured Phrases, Napoleon in Eagle In A Cage, Don Morrow with Let’s Play Post Office, Cary Grant with Merry Andrew, and Doug McClure with Mr. Roberts, indicating a compilation of performers and productions.
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Bill Cullen
John Day
Art James
Napoleon
Trevor Howard
Peter O'Toole
Peter Falk
When to wear nylons a teen question answered
A columnist urges a 12 year old to resist peer pressure and dress like a child. The mother is right to withhold nylons until the girl is older, promoting individuality over following the crowd.
Trees and How They Grow inspires future forest guardians
Mary Whitman highlights the value of forests and youth involvement. The piece cites 125000 annual fires and a future reliance on wood, praising Katherine Carter's book Trees and How They Grow from Whitman Publishing. It encourages children to learn tree ages, growth, and conservation through hands on activities with families, schools, and groups.
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Department of Agriculture
Katherine Carter
Whitman Publishing Company
Racine, Wig
California
SIU safety column urges cautious hunting conduct across species
A. Frank Bridges of the SIU Safety Center urges open season hunting safety and courtesy. He notes farmers post lands for protection and lists 11 gun handling rules plus regulatory observance to cut hunting accidents and improve farmer hunter relations. Bridges cites NRA data on accident causes and stresses secure guns at home. A brief West German supermarket vignette adds automation contrasts.
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A. Frank Bridges
Southern Illinois University Safety Center
Bridges
National Rifle Association
New State Law Bans Cutting Across Private Property to Evade Signals
Secretary of State Paul Powell notes a 1965 law making leaving the roadway to cross private property to avoid a traffic control device illegal. Offenders face up to 100 dollars fine for first offense. The rule covers red lights stop signs turn signals and all traffic controls. Property owners and drivers urged to follow the line and obey signals.
Esker Nominated in Monroe County for County Commissioner
Glenn J. Esker a 38 year old Ames born farmer from Mitchie Precinct is the Democratic candidate for Monroe County county commissioner. He served in World War II in Germany Australia and France and leads the Macystown Sportsmen's Club as president. Esker pledges impartial administration free of organized influence.
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Democratic Party
Monroe County
Glenn J. Esker
Mitchie
Mr. Esker
Ames
Illinois
Germany
Australia
France
Renault
American Legion
St. John United Church of Christ At
Man Hauls and Sells Treasures From Demolished Homes
Willard J. Douglas turns wreckage into a retirement business by buying salvage from demolished houses and churches. He started with $500, leased a lot, set up a sales yard named Treasures For Sale, and now runs a small team selling salvaged metalwork, stained glass, and antique fittings from the former neighborhood sites.
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Willard J. Douglas
Douglas
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Southern
Mauna Kea Beach Hotel
Island of
Hawaii
French River
U.S. Weather Bureau
Department OF Public Aid
Public Aid
Department of Personnel
Centennial Building
Hallowe’en
Bulllys
Don Morrow
Paul Hornung
Art Carney
Merry Andrew
Cary Grant
David Niven
Danny Kaye
Mr. Roberts
Doug McClure
John Wayne
Roger Smith
Community and Suburban Press
Frank
Fuameia
Mary Whitman
SIU
Albert Meyer
West Germany
Paul Powell
New York City
Third Avenue
42Nd Street
Barnum's Museum
Committee of Steel Pipe Producers, A.I.S.1
Clarence R. Schmidt
St. Petersburg
Florida
Mitchie Precinct
Glenn
Virginia Vogt
Esker
County Board of Commissioners
Grand Central Station
New York
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