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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1968
Page
5
The Morris Daily Herald outlines carrier and mail rates and limits advertiser liability. It states 45 cents per week by carrier and 12 dollars per year by mail, with exemptions for certain communities, and caps liability to the space cost for any error.
Notice to subscribers urges reporting missed deliveries to The Herald office. Paper should arrive by six o'clock each evening barring accidents or unavoidable delays.
Supervisory staff from Channahon State Boys Camp in Morris join personnel from more than 70 agencies in five regional sessions to learn procurement procedures. Illinois General Services will run 9 30 a m to 4 p m Wednesday at Joliet Penitentiary.
Wendell W. Gilliam of Elgin paid a 20 dollar fine and 5 dollar costs in magistrate court for trespassing on land on N Liberty St owned by William Sklut of 1116 Liberty St. The complaint alleges he drove a truck over Sklut property and moved a Sklut barricade.
Nettle Creek Grade School opens August 26 with pupils reporting at 1:30 p.m for a short session. Buses run on day one and resume regular schedule August 27. No school August 30 due to a teachers workshop. Book rental eight dollars. annual insurance two dollars fifty cents. Parents must provide birth certificates for first graders and students need physical and dental forms for grades one and five. A new law requires measles smallpox tetanus diphtheria polio and pertussis immunization before entering first grade.
A general staff meeting for Seneca Township High School and the grade school will be held at 10 a.m. Aug. 26 in the grade school cafeteria. Grade school teachers meet at 1 30 p.m. and high school teachers at 2 15 p.m. Classes for grades one through nine resume Tuesday Aug. 27 with grade school pupils at 8 45 a.m. and ninth graders at 8 30 a.m. A full day session for all students will be Wednesday.
A roundup of relatives and friends visiting and returning from trips. Names include Morris Johnson Piper Williamson Farcus Finch Stevens Clover McCallister Davite Goldie Richards and Wessels. Activities cover family gatherings at homes in South Holland Lockport Chicago and other locales with a Cubs game noted in Chicago.
Readable crossword clues mix with scattered proper nouns and odd phrases. The fragment lists across entries and partial names like Jayhawk and Abba, plus stray capitalized bits and misordered terms, implying a puzzle page with blackboard or board scene references.
A dense listing of TV slots from noon to late night across multiple networks. Programs include news, talk shows, dramas, westerns, and variety staples with key titles such as Gunsmoke Lassie Bonanza Ed Sullivan Internal schedule blocks show a broad lineup for weekend viewing across stations 2 5 7 and 9.
A criminal trespass to land charge was filed Friday against John Winn with no address given. The complaint signed by Mrs. Olive Owens states Winn entered her land after a notice forbidding entry and refused to leave after being told to depart.
The article explains honey weight and composition noting a gallon weighs 12 pounds and levulose keeps moisture and sterilizes. Bell sells five gallon cans in Chicago at about half retail and earns 14 cents per pound in carloads. Bell also recounts children's talks in Center School. It then contrasts rabbits and hares noting birth differences and earlier movement after birth.
Henry Hoganson of north Morris shows a corn stalk reaching 13 feet with the ear half developed. A Rotary Club outdoor meeting featured bird songs, tango dancing, and Bert Erickson's eloquent remarks amid a windy night. Lucille Shay of Morris earns 1100 dollars yearly at Ottawas Brown Business College, the sole accredited commercial school in the region.
Twenty five years ago Morris welcomed a popcorn plant after Ralph J. Winkel of Morris and E. G. Conklin of Colfax announced the purchase of the former Gebhard brewery bottling building. The local Moose lodge voted to buy their south Liberty Street premises, owned by Clair Doss. An old Fox River bridge at Ottawa is noted.
The old bridge on U S 6, long tested by motorists, has been relegated to the Ottawa junk heap and is being torn down.
Dick Kindelspire captures the championship at the Grundy County Red and Gun Club event, receiving a large trophy during the annual club picnic at Aux Sable Creek grounds.
The First National Bank will open for business Aug. 21 at its new site at Main and Wauponsee Streets. Armour's Beef Cattle Improvement Research Laboratory west of Morris, which housed up to 90 bulls, was closed last week. Eighteen bodies have been removed from the mausoleum in Evergreen Cemetery. The building, completed in 1913, is being torn down due to deteriorated structural conditions.
Dear Ann Landers columns discuss teen questions on girls as paper carriers, paternity tests, and teen social guidance. Leon S Reed explains why girl carriers are rarely hired, citing safety, hours, and legal limits. a separate query on paternity tests is answered with blood testing guidance.
Today in history highlights events from 1914 Germany declares war on Russia to start World War I and 1786 Davey Crockett born in Tennessee. Other items include battles, blockades, sieges, and notable political acts across centuries.
The Will County Historical Society will meet Thursday at 7 40 p m in the Lockport Public Library community room with Agnes Reynolds curator of the Tinois Rooms. The exhibit, created by Eugene Kupjack for Carson Pirie Scott & Co during Joliet Sesquicentennial Days, depicts state history and notable figures. A Q A session follows the lecture.
Grain quotations show minor shifts as markets react to supply signals and weather outlooks. Traders note price levels around 2.60 per bushel for nearby corn with cautious buying interest and steady selling activity.
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