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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1957
Page
6
Fragment of a Morris Daily Herald advertisment notice with unreadable lines and missing context. The legible portion hints at an announcement section likely tied to classifieds or public notices and may reference dates and names obscured by the damaged OCR.
Ruth Millett asks mothers to evaluate teenage boys by ten traits that shape future husbands. Teaching telephoning punctuality chores pride in fixing things politeness appreciation helping with doors summer jobs and patience with younger siblings signals a reliable partner.
Edward Clinton Staacke a 17 year old from San Antonio has logged 6770 air miles in 14 months all on his back for spine treatment. He will return to San Antonio today in an air ambulance sitting up after bone grafts and resumed walking and sitting up last week for the first time in 14 months.
In Rock Island a man dressed as Santa Claus in a blue postman uniform delivered a note demanding $200 in settlement. Attorney John B. Cunningham received the white envelope with four $50 bills inside and no clue to the client’s identity.
Across clue list likely from a crossword puzzle referencing Lesli. Mentions lead role in science fiction film and various themed clues. No full puzzle grid or definitions provided to confirm answers. This entry reads as a partial clue collection rather than a complete article.
Puzzle clues and scattered rubbish lead to a cryptic crossword solution with entries ranging from dates to currency signs. The list includes May Fr v Handled Opposed and other fragments pointing toward a coherent set of crossword answers.
In Chicago a amiable man tricked two police officers guarding Parkview Savings and Loan, stealing $600 with a toy pistol. Duke Warner, 46, fled but was captured after a mile pursuit. Tepper, the treasurer, identified the suspect and police seized the loot.
Evelyn Sharp, sole woman with her own hotel chain in the United States, runs a $3 million two year enterprise and plans a group of ultra luxurious properties for carriage trade. She owns Stanhope Gotham Sarena N Y Inn Beverly Wilshire and values them at $23 million. She decorates personally and adds touches like free room perfume and Fortune for male guests. She advises on leadership and decision making and notes she paid $7 million for Beverly Wilshire after a viewing.
James Marlow argues Stalin built Russia’s military, scientific and educational base. He notes Stalin’s drive after Lenin’s death created a meager peasant economy, enabled nuclear and rocket progress, and helped push NATO and arms development, shaping Cold War balance. He cites 1949 atomic bomb and 1953 hydrogen bomb milestones.
Civic leaders from Indiana and Illinois along U S 50 meet in Vincennes to organize opposition to a southward Interstate 64 route. Illinois communities already formed the St Louis to Vincennes Interstate Highway Assn to oppose the plan.
The article recalls Stalin’s actions blockading Berlin and aiding Czechoslovakia to force NATO’s birth in 1949 and spurring the Korean War in 1950. It argues Russia’s current power challenges NATO, with Khrushchev’s rise failing to erase Stalin’s lingering ghost in diplomatic minds.
Washington hears cries of crocodile tears from all transport sectors. A Smathers subcommittee will probe railroads mid January, while experts urge a Hoover Commission scale study of air, water, rail and highway carriers to redesign regulation for future needs.
A dense slate lists 11 TV programs across channels from 6:00 P.M. to midnight including news talks sports Westerns comedies and variety shows. Notable items include News ALEX DREIER HUNTLEY BRINKLEY Nightly News and the 64 000 Question quiz program with Don Ameche and audiences poised for late-night entertainment.
News items record a two-vehicle collision at Route 47 and Pine Bluff Road involving Mrs Gordon Kingman and Al Horn in Morris and Ringwood area. A shoplift report cites two record players stolen from 414 Liberty Street. A birth is noted in Morris hospital to Mr and Mrs Kenneth Sanders. A Legion Christmas party hosts 135 attendees with relatives. Ten years ago Cleopatra Gardens burned near Wilmington causing an estimated loss of 20000 dollars. Tillier T Tesdal reelected president of District 13 Pure Milk Association. County offices hold Christmas party on first floor for the second floor staff. Truman Davidson, Morris high school janitor, reported ill at home. Twenty years ago courthouse meetings beyond official business to be curtailed. Mr and Mrs Roy Burden appointed attendants at Elgin state hospital. Miss Marie Nelson resumes duties at Morris Paper Mills after wrist fracture from skating. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Joseph Mettille. Thirty years ago Patrick J Walsh, longtime local grocer, died. Levert Guard reappointed county farm superintendent and his mother as matron. Jessie Agate and Elsie Goode win Herald bird prize. Nearby Bogalusa has 6000 acres of tung oil trees used in paints and varnishes.
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