This Day in History August Sixth Highlights
On August 6 1945 the atomic bomb was used in warfare in Hiroshima Japan. Other notable events include Napoleon dissolving the Holy Roman Empire in 1806 and Bolivia gaining independence in 1825.
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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1971
Page
3
On August 6 1945 the atomic bomb was used in warfare in Hiroshima Japan. Other notable events include Napoleon dissolving the Holy Roman Empire in 1806 and Bolivia gaining independence in 1825.
Prosecutor Ronald J. Taylor disclosed a suspect lives in St Joseph and is in Joliet prison for up to 320 years. An Illinois convict is considered circumstantial evidence as the killer linked to three of four victims Delores Young 19, Mary Esther Jones 37, Amelia Boyer 60, Diane Carter 7. No charges filed yet.
Dr. Ira M. Rosenthal of Cook County Hospital reports no clinical signs of lead poisoning in five Aurora children. Two released, two to be released soon, one with elevated blood lead to be treated. Illinois health officials found 20 percent of 440 tested in Aurora show some lead exposure. program to expand to 10 cities outside Chicago.
Friendly Club members gather Thursday August 12 at 1 30 p m at the home of hostess Mrs Muriel Green for games and lunch. Bible School pupils will give a program at Braceville Methodist Church Friday at 7 30 p m followed by an WSCS ice cream social. Carolyn Hammond and Terry Hodges flew to El Paso Texas to visit Kathy, sister of Hammond, spending the past week there. Clarence Namchick and Mrs Boyd Namchick and daughter Amy of Streator visited Miss Mary Namchick and her brother Andrew on Sunday. Ira Book Walter remains a patient at Methodist Hospital Rochester Minnesota after surgery with wife Edna present. Mr and Mrs Robert Nichols and daughter Margaret Roberta of Kankakee and Mrs Joe Jerus of Braceville visited K C Clark a patient at St Mary’s Hospital in Kankakee on Sunday.
HAL BOYLE offers a series of light satirical vignettes about impossible or unlikely items and situations. The piece juxtaposes fanciful ideas with humorous social observations from politics to technology, ending with the often cited phrase the light at the end of the tunnel.
Gary M. Heap of Rte. 1 Minooka bought a junior membership in the American Shorthorn Association a national registry for Shorthorn and Polled Shorthorn cattle. The junior member receives all member breeder registration privileges but cannot vote.
Lisb on notes list Mr and Mrs William Bails and daughter Lisa visiting relatives in Indiana and Florida while other locals travel to Winona Lake for a bible conference. Several ladies visit nursing homes in Morris and Pennsylvanian trips feature sisters and families. Kentucky university enrollments forecast show rising numbers over four years before stabilization per the Council on Public Higher Education.
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