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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1966
Page
8
The ceremony took place Saturday afternoon in Springfield with Felix and other relatives in attendance. The couple plans to teach in Herschel after their wedding and will reside there.
The 29th annual Gladiolus Festival in Momence features floats adorned with tens of thousands of blooms. Events run Thursday to Saturday with flower show opening, crowning of 1966 Gladiolus Queen and Princess, concerts by Roosevelt High School Band and others, a Kid's Parade, an Old Car Show, and a major drum and bugle corps contest offering over $4,000 in cash awards.
A 100 car freight train derailed in Rochelle, Illinois, with 30 cars leaving the track. Mr and Mrs Arthur O Martin were pulled from their crushed home by neighbors as poles and 700 feet of rail were torn up. Clinton Iowa and Proviso crews helped clear the line.
As a three year old in 1943 Count Fleet won all six of his starts earning Horse of the Year honors.
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