Beef and dairy prices surge pushing cost of living up
New York AP notes beef, ham, butter, and lard rise sharply marking the highest food price level since 1954. Corn prices hit a decade high amid drought, with production down in July. Milk and egg output drops, wholesale butter at a 14 year high, pork up in the Southwest and bacon and ham costs rise on the West Coast. Fruit supplies remain adequate while vegetable availability suffers in parts of the country.
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New York
California
Minooka Community Activities Include Outdoor Service And CANVASS Event
Minooka hosts an August program with an outdoor Methodist service at 7 30 p.m. at the Rostron residence led by Rev. Raymond Hunt and Don McCoy preceded by a 6 p.m. cookout. A CODE X-ray volunteers meeting is set for Friday at St Marys Church basement. Newsprint drive by Troop 464 occurs Saturday at 1 30 p.m. Food commodities distribution will occur Tuesday at the Village Fire House. Junior M Y F plans a swimming party and picnic August 28 at Davies pool. Local residents receive personal updates on hospital, travel, fairs and family events across Minooka.
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Minooka
Arthur Rostron
St. Mary’s Church
Aux Sable Township
James Bretsch Jr
Hugh Palmer
Leonard Boss
Dorothy Dunn
University of Illinois
Mary Reed
Grundy County
Health Department
Nancy Russel
TBA
George Winterbottom
M.Y.F
Cary Henderson
Bob van Dyke
Obituaries for Dix and Schultz notable Morris area residents
W L Dix 76 died in Florence Alabama while visiting his daughter Virginia Turner and family. He was born 1890 and lived in Morris most of his life with Florida years. buried Long Beach California. William P Schultz 68 of Coal City died at St Joseph Hospital Joliet after an illness. buried Mt Olivet Wilmington. Both had spouses, siblings, and varied local affiliations.
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James Allen Humphreys
Arthur Humphreys
Children’s Memorial Hospital
Chicago
Joliet
Children’s Memorial
Lew Davies
Mexico
Lola Rushton
Ruth
Cathy Jones
Richard Figge
Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming
Stephen Bunette
Minnesota
Dale Thompson
Wisconsin Dells
William Boyer
Wisconsin
Upper Michigan
Robert Shuman
Clyde Heap
Judy
Roy Todd
Pat Wallin
W. L. Dix
E. Main St
Florence
Ala
Alexander Turner
Nettle Creek Township
W. O
Janet (Wilson) Dix
Ingrith Hansen
Florida
Morris
First Methodist Church
Cedar Lodge
Alexander
Virginia Dix) Turner
Virginia L. Turner
Ray Dix
Mae Dix
Dix
Harold Dude
Evergreen Cemetery
Morris Hospital Building Fund
Davis Funeral Home
William P. Schultz
Rte. 1
Coal City
St. Joseph Hospital
Kathryn
Keevers
George
Mildred) Cushing
James
Margaret) Riley
Wilmington
Loward
Lucille) Cairns
Rosemary
William
Reeves Funeral Home
Assumption Catholic Church
Mt. Olivet
Visitation
Holy Name Society of Assumption Church
Braidwood Council of Knights of Columbus
ABC Club
Gerald Dames
Peter A Larson dies after long illness in California
Peter A Larson 79 former local resident died Wednesday in Community Hospital Long Beach California after a long illness. He married Mabel Thompson on October 17 1912 in this community. They later farmed in Wisconsin and lived in Colorado Springs Canyon City Royal Gorge and Cripple Creek. Various local families traveled to Miami Beach Mattoon Newton Galena Wisconsin Upper Michigan Corcoran California Knotts Berry Farm and Marine World were among places visitedRecently listed relatives include Joel Lloyd Gordon Workman Gerald Knudson John Shearer Andrew Anderson Jr and others.
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Peter A. Larson
Long Beach
Calif
Mabel Thompson
Wisconsin
Colorado Springs
Canyon City
Royal Gorge
Cripple Creek
Joel Lloyd
Miami Beach
Gordon Workman
Mattoon
Newton
Gerald Knudson
Chilldren
Upper Michigan
John Shearers
Galena
Andrew Anderson Jr
William Searcy
Corcoran
Calif White
California
Knotts Berry Farm
Marine Land
Radio of Free Asia launches to broadcast truth to Asia
An American backed station begins transmitting from Seoul using a 500000 watt South Korean facility. The Korean Cultural and Freedom Foundation led by Lt Gen John B Coulter aims to reach Communist Asia, with 5000 Americans contributing funds and plans for a dedicated transmitter. The article notes Marbury vs Madison as a landmark Supreme Court ruling on congressional unconstitutionality.
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Seoul
Korea
Asia
Radio of Free Asia
Korean Cultural and Freedom Foundation
Washington
John B. Coulter
Illinois Plans To Draft More Married Men
Illinois Selective Service aims to draft about 1 500 married men in October, with 1 329 in September, and 299 married draftees in August. The oldest husbands are called first, part of a staged monthly process that has exhausted the first three categories and now reaches married status prior to Aug 27 1965. The October quota for Illinois is 2 917, with married men making up more than half the target.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois Selective Service
John Hammack
Selective Service
Illinois
Actress Pays Fine After Tax Papers Irregularity
Venezuelan government says actress Jayne Mansfield paid a 220 fine after she was stopped on departure for irregularities in tax clearance papers. Officials claim the leaving date was altered from August 9 to August 11. Judge Armando Faria de Lima said Mansfield would be free to depart once she proves no involvement in the alteration.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Jayne Mansfield
Miss Mansfield
Armando Faria de Lima
Minor Auto Collision In Illinois Causes Vehicle Damage
A minor crash at 8 30 a m on Illinois 47 near Pine Bluff Rd caused damage to two cars. Bonnie L Sassenger 23 of Rte 5 drove a 1966 Volkswagen northbound when Florence Wainwright 74 of 309 W Main St turning left in a 1966 Buick struck the passenger car. Deputy Sheriff Robert Coleman investigated.
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Illinois 47
Pine Bluff Rd
Bonnie L. Sassenger
Rte. 5
Ilinois
Volkswagen
Buick
Florence Wainwright
W. Main St
Wainwright
Robert Coleman
Vacation Break for Morris Church Sunday School
No Church School for two weeks at First United Presbyterian Morris. Classes canceled this Sunday August 21 and August 28, resuming September 4. The 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. worship services continue through August.
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First United Presbyterian Church of
Morris
Johnny Cash divorce suit for cruelty filed by Vivian Cash
Vivian Cash seeks divorce from Johnny Cash after 12 years of marriage citing extreme cruelty. The complaint names no other parties and outlines alleged misconduct and relief sought.
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Ventura, Calif
Johnny Cash
Vivian
Band member leaves California on business trip never returns
A band member who sang I Walk the Line departed from Casitas Springs California on June 2 for a business trip and did not come back. Separate note records the American Junior Bowling Congress mark of 799 by Lewis Sommer Jr. of Dover New Jersey on January 8 1966 with games of 257 276 and 266.
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Casitas Springs
Calif
Lewis Sommer Jr
Dover
N.J
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Butch) Olson
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