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Newspaper
Manito Community Express
Location
Manito, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1953
Page
8
Local page item from Manito Chronicle reports on events of Thursday December 10 1963. Details read as fragmented notice, with limited readable facts available for precise summary.
The American Peoples Encyclopedia 1953 Yearbook notes the overall decline of animal tuberculosis in the United States while some areas see rises. It also reports that white muscle disease in lambs and calves was controlled in recent experiments by administering alpha tocopherol, a potent form of vitamin E.
The century old term chloro phill tops the 1952 list of most publicized new words, per the American Peoples Encyclopedia Yearbook. Other highly ranked terms include poodle cat whistlestop countrypolitan and teleprompter.
Governor William Stratton appoints Dr. Percival Bailey of Chicago as chairman of the Illinois Psychiatric Research Council. Bailey directs the Illinois State Psychopathic Institute and serves as clinical professor of neurology at the University of Illinois. The council advises the governor and Public Welfare on state hospital programs.
About 500 game and fish technicians from eight midwestern states will attend the 15th Midwest Wildlife Conference at the Morrison Hotel in Chicago on December 9 10 and 11. The event is sponsored by the Illinois Natural History Survey and the state Department of Conservation and will feature discussions on various wildlife conservation topics.
Statewide sales taxes collected in September reached 14.86 million. Cook County retailers paid 8.78 million, downstate taxes totaled 7.54 million. Out-of-state sources contributed 536,996 in tax receipts per the Illinois Department of Revenue monthly report.
State police collected 122736 in fines and costs for driving while intoxicated from January 1 through October 31. Other violations including speeding illegal passing reckless driving and following too closely pushed the ten month total past 250000.
State and federal agriculture departments report October output at 2,050,000 chicks, a 24 percent rise from October 1952 and 17 percent higher than September this year.
Governor William G. Stratton named Strother G. Jones of Buffalo to lead the Illinois State Fair as general manager, succeeding James E. Tays whose resignation took effect in December.
The 14th and final 1953 road letting by the Illinois Division of Highways will occur in Springfield on Tuesday December 15. It covers 18 counties with an estimated $5.5 million, including 13 1 2 miles of two lane paving on US Route 66 from Lawndale to Bloomington.
The Illinois State Historical Library received a gift from Robert L. Ide of California comprising more than 1,000 photographs documenting Springfield history from pre-Civil War days to modern times. The collection includes images of Abraham Lincoln's funeral and the transfer of the Lincoln caskets to the Tomb after the 1901 rebuilding.
Governor Stratton appoints John R. Hadley Russell E. Gibbs Thomas Roe Earl J. McMahon and John Alesia to the Workmen's Safety and Education Investigation Commission. Illinois Youth Commission act consolidates delinquency services and directs cases to a three member panel for disposition.
Daniel Sill of Manito Illinois has purchased the registered Brown Swiss bull Loyal Keeper 116998 from Loyal W Evens of Topeka Illinois. The sale was reported by Fred S Idise secretary of the Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders Association based in Beloit Wisconsin.
A new townsite in the Beaver Lodge uranium field in Saskatchewan named Uranium City was laid out last year after claims opened to public staking. About a thousand claims were recorded as Eldorado plans to bring its Ace mine into production.
Legal notice from Glenn Williams Highway Commissioner of Manito Township states that anyone destroying public property will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
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