Safe Driver Awards For Illinois District Five Troopers
Sixty five district troopers from District No. 5 Illinois State Police based in Joliet received the National Safety Council Safe Driver award for outstanding safety performance. Recipients from Grundy county include troopers with service ranging from one to ten years, led by Morris and Wilmington personnel. The item also notes Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin first published June 5, 1851 by the National Era in Washington.
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Illinois
Joliet
National Safety Council
William H. Morris
Ilinois
Grundy County
Robert L. Cameron
Morris
Forest M. Heard
Coal City
Kenneth Allen
Lewis B. Boyer
Herschel B. Goken
Richard E. Pierce
All Morris
H. W. Bright
Wilmington
Lawrence Knobeloch
Lisbon
John J. O’hagen
F. E. Weidenbach
Minooka
B. J. Covey
Harriet Beecher Stowe
The
National Era
Washington, D.C
Morris Area Steers Take Third at International Livestock Show
Pogliano Brothers of Goose Lake township showed Hereford steers at the International Livestock Show in Chicago placing third in the medium weight class among nine herds. Their car cass steer also ranked third in the quality meat contest out of 18 entries. Breeding was U. Royal Mixer and cattle were bred by Roy R. Largent and Sons of Fort Davis Texas.
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Pogliano Brothers
Goose Lake Township
Chicago
Poglianos
U. Royal Mixer Breeding
Roy R. Largent
Kennedy Picks Ribicoff for Cabinet Role in New Administration
Kennedy’s circle shifts as he moves into the White House with Charles Murphy guiding top staff. Ribicoff is named secretary of health, education and welfare and aligns with Kennedy’s welfare policy aims, signaling a keystone role for the department in medical care for the aged social security and education initiatives.
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Truman
Charles Murphy
White House
Fruman
Kennedy
Ribicoff
Welfare Department
Congress
Re elected officials named as delegates and committeeman
Re elected figures include James Butler Kakee Chebanse Don Staffenburger Manteno David Wandless Joliet Clyde Boldt Seneca Calvin Meyer elected re districting committeeman Jul es Sewing Elwood William Jenson Kankakee and Harvey Norem Newark named voting delegates.
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Kakee
James Butler
Chebanse
Don Staffenburger
Manteno
David Wandless
Joliet
Clyde Boldt
Seneca
Calvin Meyer
Jules Sewing
Elwood
William Jenson
Kankakee
Harvey Norem
Newark
Lawyer Highlights Arthritic Claim In Mrs Arnold Case
The Chicago attorney argued Dr Leimbacher failed to note an arthritic condition in the first exam of Mrs Arnold. The doctor said his earlier report cited mild spinal degeneration that could include mild arthritis. Judge Joffman halted cross examination and ordered a 2 p.m. break.
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Chicago
Leimbacher
Arnold
Dr. Leimbacher
Posner
Joffman
Malta's status as a Crown colony since 1814
Malta has served as a British Crown colony since 1814, marking the formal establishment of colonial governance. The arrangement shaped administration and imperial relations in the Mediterranean through the 19th and 20th centuries.
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Malta
Morris Lions Host Ladies Night With High School Singers
Morris Community High School Stephen Foster Singers under director Charles Southard staged a 40 minute program for the Morris Lions ladies night. The 14 girl group wore southern belies and featured accompanist Margaret Franks, with Gary Gunnerson sought on stage as “the character.”
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Morris Lions Club
Morris Community High School
Stephen Foster
Charles Southard
Kathryn Tratt
Carol Ness
Jean Johnson
Maris Rae Davidson
Carol Reeves
Lynn Boss
Gayle Berger
Agnes Bellm
Pam Pierce
Joyce Behrens
Mary Lynn Thorson
Pam Waters
Evelyn Johnson
Margaret Franks
Gary Gunnerson
Public schools guarded after protest violence
Ten white protesters joined Save Our Schools to oppose token integration and keep public schools open. Police tightened 24 hour guards around two integrated schools after an angry woman assaulted bystanders during Thursday demonstrations.
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Save Our Schools
China Admission Aims in United Nations Crisis
Defense experts argue popular ignorance of the United States aids the adversary program. They contend pressure within the United Nations favors admitting Communist China. The mounting crisis in international relations makes it urgent to bring mainland China into world councils and to secure Peiping participation on arms limits.
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United States
Free World
United Nations
China
Peiping
GOP Jon Chairs Republican Board Ahead of Springfield Meeting
The Republican controlled board, led by GOP Jon, plans a meeting in Springfield next week as Cook County probes possible fraud. A 500 000 ballot recheck is underway to find errors or manipulation, with 25 teams on ballots and three teams speeding county canvassing. The review also covers votes for Cook County state's attorney, state auditor, and secretary of state.
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Jon
Springfield
Cook County
Chicago
Chicago Board of Election Commissioners
Apprentice Miss Laurel Kelley Joins Mac Murray Players
Laurel Anne Kelley daughter of the Rev Harold M Kelley and Mrs Kelley has been accepted as an apprentice member of Mac Murray Players at MacMurray College Jacksonville. The freshman pre nursing student joins the honorary dramatic organization.
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Laurel Anne Kelley
Harold M. Kelley
Wauponsee St
Mac Murray Players
Mac Murray College
Jacksonville
Kelley
Miller named pastor as Morris welcomes new parish official
The Rev. Miller receives a parish appointment in Morris praising the town as progressive. He plans to move with his family after graduation to devote full time to church and community work. His twin brother, Rev D Miller, pastors the Laingeburg Michigan Church of the Nazarene.
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Ens
Morris
Miller
Rev D. Miller
Laingeburg, Mich
Church of the Nazarene
Frank Silver and the Banana Song Royalty Fortune
Frank Silver co wrote Yes We Have No Bananas with Irving Cohn and earned about 70000 dollars from its royalties. The same amount was wiped out in the 1929 stock market crash.
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Frank Silver
Irving Cohn
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