Full Program at State Fair Highlights Illinois Exposition
The Illinois State Fair runs August 12 to 21 with livestock shows and the National Championship Horse Show among the biggest in the nation. Grand Circuit harness racing tops afternoons August 12 to 18, plus 100 mile USAC auto and 50 mile AMA motorcycle events on the final days. Headline acts include Red Skelton and The Beach Boys.
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Ilinois
United States
P. O
Springfield
Fairgrounds
Red Skelton
Grand Ole Opry
The
Beach Boys
Jimmy Dean
George Kirby
Robert Goulet
Carol Lawrence
Weekend TV Schedule Highlights and Lineup
A detailed Saturday and Sunday TV grid lists daytime and evening programs across networks. Notable titles include Sea Hunt, Leave It to Beaver, The Donna Reed Show, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Perry Mason, Lassie, and The Ed Sullivan Show, with news, weather, sports, sports specials, and films scheduled throughout both days.
Church offers ice cream incentive for VBS signups
Warren Assembly of God posts registration forms around a field behind the church. Each form carries a certificate for a free ice cream cone at a local shop to boost daily vacation Bible school enrollment.
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Warren, Pa
Assembly of God Church
New Corn and Beans Set to Rise for Market Season
Local markets show corn oats and beans set for a new season as farmers report higher yields and buyers discuss pricing signals. Officials urge careful planting and note potential weather impacts on early harvests.
Four Die in Two-Car Crash Near Morris Illinois
Four persons were killed and four seriously injured in a two car crash at the Gardner black top and Illinois 47 intersection, 14 miles south of Morris. New water rates for multiple family units and businesses were proposed by the City Council, including a minimum rate of 14.80 dollars per quarter when meters could not be read. The County Board of Supervisors granted Sheriff John E. G. Olson 300 dollars as superintendent of safety on county roads for six months ending November 30, 1965.
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Gardner Blacktop
Illinois 47
Morris
County Board of Supervisors
John E. G. Olson
Cattle Barn Destroyed by Lightning in Ferriena Township
Ten years ago a large cattle and hay barn housing about 50 tons of baled hay burned when a bolt of lightning struck the S. J. Holderman farm in Ferriena Township. Girl Scouts from Grundy, Kankakee, and Will Counties joined a weeklong camping trip at the Boy Scout Reservation. The Chicago Bridge and Iron Co. chosen to erect a giant steel sphere to enclose a 15 story building for Commonwealth Edison’s $45 million nuclear plant east of Morris.
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S. J. Holderman
Ferienna Township
Girl Scouts of
Grundy
Kankakee
Will Counties
Boy Scout Reservation
Chicago Bridge and Iron Co
Seneca
Commonwealth - Edison
Morris
Service Scout directory listed for Morris Daily Herald
The Morris Daily Herald prepared a Service Scout directory listing names and addresses of men in service to run on Saturdays. Morris was one of 250 cities in the Great Lakes area selected by the University of Chicago Human Development Department for a child life study. Arch Cooper and his family moved into the First Methodist Church parsonage. Cooper is a research associate on a committee led by Dr Havighurst and Prof Warner. A high temperature of 98 set a local record for the period.
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Morris Daily Herald
Morris
Great Lakes Area
Human Development Department
University of Chicago
Arch Cooper
First Methodist Church
Cooper
R. J. Havighurst
W. L. Warner
Two Men Escape Injury After Packard Crash Near Minooka
Two East St. Louis men driving a Packard racing car collided with a Ford on a gravel road three miles from Minooka. Both men were treated by a Morris physician and released. Thunderstorms in Grundy County dumped 1.52 inches of rain easing the 1916 heat, ending the long heat wave.
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East St. Louis
Minooka
Morris
Grundy County
NIU Grants Degrees in Summer Commencement
Puane E Larson received the master of science in education with a major in art at Northern Illinois University DeKalb Thursday. Dorothy R Shelton earned a bachelor of arts in English. Four Marseilles graduates include Carol D Fleming Charles H Levad Lowell F Reding and Faye W Simpson. Total degrees 489. Dr Leland F E Traywick president gave the address.
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Puane E. Larson
Rte. 1
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb
Dorothy R. Shelton
Seneca
Marseilles
Carol DP
Fleming
Union St
Charles H. Levad
Lowell F. Reding
Faye W. Simpson
Leland FE. Traywick
NIU
Advice From Ann Landers On Jobs And Neighbor Woes
A letter column offers job-hunting tips for teens finishing high school, dressing for interviews, and proper conduct. Other readers share experiences with nosy neighbors who intrude on private life, with Ann Landers responding and offering guidance.
Today in History highlights from Aug 6 across years
On this date events include 1945 Hiroshima atomic bombing first in war, 1806 Francis II abdication, 1825 Bolivia independence, 1926 Gertrude Ederle English Channel swim, 1937 US USSR trade pact, 1940 Italian Somaliland attack, 1966 note of Suez conference, 1968 Vostok 2 launch, 1965 Johnson voting rights bill signing and enforcement order.
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Hiroshima
Japan
Francis the
Bolivia
Gertrude Ederle
United States
Soviet Union
Africa
Nasser
London
Suez Canal
U.S
Britain
France
Soviet Soviet Union
Johnson
Washington
Injuction Sought Over Drainage Dispute in Aux Sable
Harold W Saltz man Flora D Saltz man Frank L Devore Mildred Devore Arthur D Steffes Howard E Beasley Ada M Beasley sue John E and Mary Jane Schroeder in circuit court seeking an injunction and damages over a drainage obstruction on 2.28 acres near Interstate 80 two miles east of Morris. Plaintiffs claim 1964-65 earth dam and sheet metal wall blocked surface water flow causing damage. damages requested 500 each from three plaintiffs and 1000 from Beasleys.
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Aux Sable Township
Harold W
Flora D. Saltzman
Frank L
Mildred Devore
Arthur D
Rosella Steffes
Howard E
Ada M. Beasley
John E
Mary Jane Schroeder
Dunn and Hayes Law Firm
Morris
Saltzmans
Devores
Steffes
Beasleys
Kauai King’s Brief 1965 Run Highlights Derby Year
Kauai King, famed Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, had a short 1965 campaign with only four starts as a two year old. The horse’s limited 2-year-old schedule contrasted with his classic victories, marking a quiet juvenile season ahead of his Derby fame.
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Dawn
Abraham
Flock
Persia
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