Country livestock auction thrills area families in Jackson County
A Murphysboro area auction at the Jackson County Auction Sales Barn draws 200 to 700 people weekly. Auctioneer Harley Vancil leads sessions featuring ponies horses pigs and cattle while Byron Canning runs the sale. Prices range from six to sixty one dollars for ponies to fourteen dollars per baby pig and thirty five dollars for an old mare. The barn handles about 25 000 head yearly with a ten person staff and sells nearly everything except Bibles. For sale dates check local papers or the Illinois Department of Agriculture.
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Illinois
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Illinois 13
Byron Canning
Harley
Herb) Vancil
Ava
Vancil
Jefferson County
John Batson
Carbondale
Canning
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Springfield
Ill
Bills seek implied consent and lower DUI threshold
In Springfield, Republicans Sen. W. Russell Arrington and Sens. Robert Coulson and Joseph Peterson filed two bills to curb drunken driving. One requires implied consent to tests by blood breath or saliva. the other lowers the intoxication standard from .15 to .10 percent. The Health Department cited 44 percent of fatally injured drivers had been drinking. Refusal to test could trigger six months' license suspension.
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Springfield
Illinois
Senate
State Health Department
W. Russell Arrington
Evanston
Robert Coulson
Waukegan
Joseph Peterson
Princeton
Arrington
Weekend TV Schedule Snapshot and New Year Note
The listing shows a dense Sunday to late night broadcast plan with programs across channels 2,5,7,9 including sports, films, comedies, and news. The article adds a historical note that Jan 1 marked the new year under Julius Caesar and the Julian calendar.
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Rome
Julius Caesar
Doom Viacasks Olsstccia Case Review
Fragmentary text shows a legal or court context with names and dates obscured. The readable pieces reference a public case, a judge or attorney, and a docket line, but essential details are missing. The item appears as a damaged OCR excerpt requiring reconstruction from surrounding records.
Rhode Island Senate Hires College Coed As Page
Republicans in the Rhode Island Senate break tradition by selecting a college coed to fill one of three page positions. The move marks a shift from an all male page corps as party assembles its roster for the chamber.
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Providence
R.I
Rhode Island
Senate
Advertising Calendars Rise as a Late 19th Century Medium
Calendars grew as an advertising medium in the late 1800s, with printers and merchants adopting yearly yearbook style panels to promote products. The shift reflected broader changes in print culture and consumer outreach, expanding the reach of commercial messaging.
Two and a half cent coin proposal eyed by U S Mint director
The Morris Herald notes H A Hil liker of Morris has his proposal for a two and a half cent piece backed by the U S director of the mint. Women in Grundy County are urged to sell Red Cross holiday stamps to aid tuberculosis efforts and fund study and prevention.
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H. A. Hilliker
Morris
U. S
the Mint
Red Cross
Grundy County
Morris Library Observes Third Birthday Week of Activities
The Morris Library marked its third birthday with a themed week featuring a lecture night, a program on selecting suitable children’s reading, and a declaration against the so called Dime Novel.
Illinois speakers set for one day institute at Mazon
Edwin Burnham Jr the Grundy County Farmers Organization chair announces two University of Illinois College of Agriculture speakers will address a one day institute in Mazon. A Santa Claus letter in the Morris Daily Herald asks for a cement mixer and an elevator to lift sand at Jimmie Baum's house.
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Grundy County
Morris
Edwin Burnham Jr
Santa Claus
Morris Daily Herald
Jimmie Baum
Richest International Live Stock Exposition Ends in Chicago
The 42nd International Livestock Exposition in Chicago closed as the richest to date with sales topping more than $1 million.
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Chicago
Public Hearing Set on Dresden Nuclear Plant Permit
The Atomic Energy Commission will hold a public hearing in the courthouse to review Commonwealth Edison’s application for a permit to build a second nuclear power plant at Dresden.
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The
Atomic Energy Commission
Commonwealth Edison
Dresden
New siren installed for Grundy County Civil Defense
A siren was installed this week for Grundy County Civil Defense and will be tested. It will be operated from a control station in City Hall.
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Grundy County
Ann Landers letters tackle pregnancy symptoms and teen dating
A reader asks if her husband can catch morning sickness symptoms from hers. Ann Landers advises a medical check and notes that husbands can sometimes share a spouse’s ailments. Other letters urge parental coaching for self-reliance and discuss teen dating, with advice on supervision and privacy.
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Ann Landers
Today in History Dec 3 1966 Highlights
On this date Lydia Darrah warned Washington about a plot to kidnap him. Illinois joined the union in 1818. Mary Baker Eddy died in 1910. Wilson urged war against Austria Hungary in 1917. Arab League boycott plans announced in 1945. Churchill urged to resign in 1954. Brooklyn pier explosion in 1954 killed 10. Kennedy big stick critique cited by Soviets in 1965. Liuzzo case convictions noted in 1966 with 10 year terms.
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Associated Press
Lydia Darrah
George Washington
Washington
Illinois
Christian Science Church
Mary Baker Eddy
Woodrow Wilson
Congress
Austria-Hungary
Arab League
Palestine
British Labor Party
Winston Churchill
Brooklyn
N.Y
Soviet Union
Kennedy
West Germany
East Germany
West Berlin
Montgomery
Ala
Viola Liuzzo
Detroit
Horoscope: Personal Harmony and Prosperity Signals
The stars favor harmonious relationships this Sunday and a rewarding year ahead for those born today. Travel and romance show strong periods in May June September and November with gains possible between now and mid February and in October, while cautioning against mid January speculation and tight spending in March and June.
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Morris Publishing Company
Illinois Corporation
East Washington Street
Thomas E. West
Pubisher
Herald Office
Illinois Department OF Business and Economic Development
Virginia Marmaduke
Eleanor Sprague
Bill
Animal Secrets
Hoppity Hooper
Lee Phillip
Lloyd Thaxton
Maverick
Beaver
City Desk
Dennis the Menace
Gadabout Gaddis
Flicka
World of Sports
ABC
Jackie Gleason
Flipper
Shane
Death Valley
Press Review
Eye On the Nfl
Press International
Metro
Kup
Meet the Press
Porky Pig
Lawrence Welk
Ed Sullivan
FBI
Garry Moore
Bonanza
Stump the Stars
Andy Williams
Gideon
C.I.D
Olsstccia
Paul Hornung
Notre Dame
New York Downtown Athletic Club
Morris Community High School
Dwight
Fairbury
Woodland
Rural Streator
Pyatt
HMA
Corrigan
Krager
Africa
Okapi Street
Luanda
Office OF the Treasury
Ann Lander
Baltimore
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