New Books at Morris Library
Morris Library announces new acquisitions including Hitler's Social Revolution by David Schoenbaum and The Habsburgs by Dorothy Gies McGuigan. Other titles cover The Future of Religions by Paul Tillich Raising Laboratory Animals by James Silvan and The Collected Poems of Theodore Roethke. Library hours are listed for adults and children with closures on Thursday and Sunday.
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Hitler
David Schoenbaum
Germany
Paul Tillich
James Silvan
Notable Biographies and Writing Guides Highlight Classic Authors
A collection features the Habsburgs as complex figures, The Writer's Handbook outlines 92 chapters on fiction non fiction and drama with market lists, and Sky by Louis J. Battan discusses air pollution causes remedies and costs. Also notes the rise of Moishe Miller from Brooklyn tenements to baritone fame.
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Burack
Naturity
Louis J. Battan
Robert Merrill
Moishe Miller
Brooklyn
Ime
Braceville Grade School Opens Registration Aug 29
Braceville District 75 will hold student registration at 8 30 a m on August 29 with classes starting August 30 The faculty includes Principal Ralph Halders and teachers Beulah Wallin Salina Miller Bernadine White Verna Ahern Eva Constantine and Beatrice Morris Peter Cullick is the janitor Friendly Club plans a noon September 1 potluck at Ida Smiths home Local briefs note visits from Virginia Goodwin of Ritchey and various area residents visiting in Braceville and nearby towns
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Braceville
Ralph Halders
Beulah Wallin
Salina Miller
Bernadine White
Verna Ahern
Eva Constantine
Beatrice Morris
Peter Cullick
Virginia Goodwin
Ritchey
John H. Green
Edgar Salisman
Braidwood
Merrill St
William J. Powell
Pontiac
James Gray
Gillespie
Mae L. Arthur
Don Kibler
Johnny Whitman
Fennville
Mich
Steve Neitzer
Chicago
Skeleton Found in Illinois Yard During Kiln Digging
A man digging in his back yard in Oneida Illinois uncovered a human skeleton at about 18 inches depth. University of Illinois anthropologist Larry Conrad identified the remains as an adult male, well preserved though some bones were missing.
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Oneida, Ill
Charles Fach Jr
University of
Cake Flour Measurement Note
One half pound of cake flour equals 2 percent cups when sifted. This conversion helps bakers approximate ingredient amounts in recipes using weight to volume.
Gardner Birthday Club and Christensen Family Reunion Note
Mrs. Alice Strout hosts her Birthday Club gathering as she turns 87. The Christensen reunion in Renfrew Park, Dwight drew 70 relatives with officers elected for next year. Relatives travel from Rochelle Kankakee Aurora Campus Dwight South Wilmington Mazon Gardner.
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Gardner
Alice Strout
Christensen
Renfrew Park
Dwight
Anton Skov
Theodore Christensen
Jack Cerutti
Roy Christensen
Raymond Morris
George Christensen
Harry Humbert
Rochelle
Kankakee
Aurora
Campus
South Wilmington
Mazon and
Film Legend Francis Bushman Dies at 83 in Los Angeles
Francis X. Bushman, the famed King of the Movies, died at 83 in Los Angeles after a long career from Chicago beginnings in 1911 to 400 plus films. He endured wealth and decline, starred in early classics, made radio broadcasts, and remained a Hollywood landmark with a late life on public aging boards.
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Los Angeles
Francis X. Bushman
Bushman
Los Angeles County Coroner's Office
Hollywood
Charlton Heston
Screen Actors Guild
Heston
Chicago
Iva
Charlie Chaplin
William S. Hart
Douglas Fairbanks Sr
Beverly Bayne
Rudolph Valentino
Dallas Firemen Interrupt Award Ceremony to Fight Blaze
In Dallas the No 3 District C shift paused safety award presentations when an alarm sounded. Three of five fire trucks raced from Woodrow Wilson High School to the scene, extinguished the fire, then returned to receive their award plaques.
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Dallas
Woodrow Wilson High School
Local Navy Recruits Complete Basic Training at Great Lakes
Service Seaman Recruit William L. Nagengast and Seaman Recruit Dale L. Hauge completed nine weeks of Navy basic training at Great Lakes. Both studied military subjects and survival techniques. James Jones of Seneca left for Quantico to enter Officer's Candidate School after enlisting in April following Western Illinois University and Seneca High.
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William L. Nagengast
Usn
George Nagengast
U.S. 6
Illinois 47
Navy
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Dale L. Hauge
Tilfred Hauge
Minooka
James Jones
Harry C. Jones
Seneca
Quantico
U. S. Marine Corps
Jones
Western Illinois University
Seneca High School
Federal Law Tightens Pet Theft Ring and Animal Welfare
President Johnson signed a law targeting the pet theft racket used for scientific labs. The act licenses animal dealers and gives the Agriculture secretary power to regulate handling, with fines up to 1000 dollars and up to one year in prison.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
U.S. Humane Society
Secretary of Agriculture
Senate
Editor Clarence G. Marshall Dies at 81 in Washington
Clarence G. Marshall 81 longtime editor of the Newport News Daily Press died Wednesday of a heart attack. He served at The Associated Press and other outlets and was part owner of Daily Press Inc for 33 years.
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Washington (Ap
Clarence G. Marshall
Washington
Newport News Daily Press Inc
Marshall
Associated Press
The
Daily Press Inc
Bank adopts Batman sign to deter robbers
Island Kentucky bank uses a Batman sign reading Protected by Batman to threaten would be robbers and draw attention to security. The novelty display aims to scare away criminals and reassure customers with a playful yet visible deterrent.
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Island
Reds in Tokyo Break Into Church School
In Tokyo and Peking reports describe Red Guards in the Chinese capital forcing entry to Sacred Heart Academy run by French nuns. They hoisted a red flag, placed a Mao bust, and pasted anti-foreign signs while blocking classes.
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Tokyo
Peking
Sacred Heart Academy
Mao Tze-tung
Tung Fang Hung
Yomiuri
Red Guard
New China News Agency
Red
Shanghai
Tientsin
Red Guards
Revolutionary Workers
Food Prices Jump Again This Week
New York reports higher food prices across categories with bread milk eggs and butter rising to the highest level since 1952. Weather reduced produce and higher labor costs push up lettuce watermelons and canned goods with forecasts of short crops and further price rises. Meat prices vary by region with beef ribs veal pork and turkey showing mixed changes across the country.
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New York
Pacific Northwest
California
Portland
Ore
San Francisco
Midwest
West Coast
Woman Dies in Car Fire After Crash Near Bloomington
Mrs Mildred Inez Halvey 65 of Stanford died after a collision left her trapped in a flaming car one mile north of Bloomington on USS 150 police said. The MacLean County woman was alone in the vehicle.
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Bloomington
MacLean County
Mildred Inez Halvey
Stanford
Pacific Stock Exchange Opens Early to Align NY Exchange
The Pacific Stock Exchange in San Francisco opens at 7 a.m. to synchronize its workday with the New York Exchange.
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Pacific Stock Exchange
San Francisco
New York Exchange
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