Mt Vernon State Game Farm A Wildlife Day Trip
Visitors tour the Mt Vernon State Game Farm near Mt. Vernon Illinois to see a 784 acre site with 30 000 quail and 21 000 pheasants though no hunting occurs on site. The farm hatches quail for release to sportsmen clubs and maintains a wildlife zoo with deer including a rare all white buck.
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Illinois
Mt. Vernon
Game Division
Illinois Department of Conservation
Jefferson County
Illinois 37
Mt. Vernon State Game Farm
Decatur
Upstate
Ervin Hawkins
Capistrano
Hawkins
Switzerland
Department of Conservation
Springfield
Santa's ZIP Code Letter Sparks Postal Charm
Acting Postmaster Anthony Facas answered one of 200 letters to Santa at the New London post office. He signed with warm wishes and a P.S. noting Mr ZIP helps locate children by ZIP code, inviting them to be Santa's helper too.
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New London
Conn
Anthony Facas
Santa Claus
Santa
Facus
P.S
Zip
Cricket rockets to be launched at White Sands
Two dozen Cricket rockets will be fired next week at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Each three pound, under four foot device tests wind movements for guiding larger missiles. Twelve launches Monday and twelve more Wednesday aim to study wind effects on big weapon tests.
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White Sands’ Missile Range
N.M
White Sands Missile Range
New Mexico
Bad Week for Louisville Cab Driver Lynch
In Louisville an elderly woman wandered from Jewish Hospital and police intervened as cab driver Henry Lynch took her to a given address. Two days later he also took Mrs Boecks son to his mother after the school called for a ride.
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Louisville
Henry Lynch
Jewish Hospital
Lynch
Larry Boeck
Weekend Television Schedule Highlights and Lineup
A dense listing outlines Saturday and Sunday programs across networks with times for news movies sports and variety shows. Notable items include NFL coverage ABC CBS NBC staples Gene Autry era titles and classic cartoons among the daytime and prime time slots.
Morris Bank Ad Promotes Christmas Savings Club
Morris Daily Herald notes Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Morris invites readers to enroll in the weekly Christmas Savings Club for next year. State's Attorney Hayes arrested six South Wilmington youths aged 12 to 16 linked to a months long baby bandit ring. Morris Commercial Club winners contest yields slogan "A Small City With a Big Stride" by Frances Pennewell who wins a $5 gold piece. other entries include "The City Alive With Community Spirit" and "Morris Suits Me, I know It Will You."
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National Bank of Morris
Herald
State
Atty. Hayes
South Wilmington
Morris Commercial Club
Frances Pennewell
Morris
Annie
Tires Set Aside For Essential Industrial Workers
A fragment notes tires beginning January 4 only for persons classified as essential to industrial efficiency and civilian health.
Man Flees Market After Attempted 18-Pound Turkey Theft
Boston police seek an unidentified man who attempted to steal an 18-pound turkey from a market. He was frightened off by a security guard, dropped the turkey, and fled through three plate glass doors toward the front entrance. Police think he may have been injured.
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Boston
Grain Quotations Peewee Melee Sparks Odd Gridiron Sagas
A quirky grain quotation roundup surfaces amid odd Peewee football play by play. Local writers note playful banter and minor scuffles as coaches and players juggle humor with competitive zeal at a community field.
Illinois Clay Products Chief Speaks at Morris Rotary
Otis L. John, president of Illinois Clay Products, which runs the world’s largest pit in Goose Lake Township, addressed the Morris Rotary Club on the firm’s history and operations.
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Otis L. John
Illinois Clay Products
Goose Lake Township
Morris Rotary Club
Public Works Director Redesignates Route U S 330 as Alternate U S 30
State Public Works Director Walter A. Rosenfield announced the redesignation of U S 330 from Sterling east through Chicago to the Indiana state line as Alternate U S 30. The change affects routing and signage for through traffic in the region.
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State Public Works
Walter A. Rosenfield
Sterling
Chicago
Indiana State Line
U.S. 30
Price Controller Henderson Details Auto Ration Setup
Price Control Administrator Leon Henderson, also director of the civilian supply division at OPM, disclosed that state and local authorities are establishing machinery to ration automobiles.
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Leon Henderson
OPM
Supreme Court Authorizes Emergency Water Surge on Illinois River
Waterway flood control activated as Lake Michigan releases and Lockport gates opened. Meanwhile Grundy County Court overruled Chicago Rock Island Pacific Railroad tax objections totaling 7 848 80 and sustained 634 32. Judge Leonard Hoffman signed the order. Frances Lambert, 60, named LaSalle County sheriff after her husband’s death on December 7. elected on first ballot by county supervisors.
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Illinois River
Lake Michigan
U.S. Supreme Court
Lockport
Chicago, Rock Island Pacific Railroad
Grundy County
Leonard Hoffman
Frances Lambert
LaSalle County
Seventeen Entered in Morris Christmas Decor Contest
Seventeen displays entered in the Morris Chamber of Commerce Christmas home decor contest. It is one fewer than last year. Frank Leathers, executive manager of the Morris Chamber of Commerce, returned to his office after a two week bout with hiccups.
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Morris Chamber of Commerce
Frank Leathers
The
Men Departs Grand County by Train to Chicago Center
Sixty eight men left Grand County aboard a special car hitched to a Rock Island passenger train bound for the Selective Service Center in Chicago.
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Grand County
Rock Island
Selective Service Center
Chicago
Ann Landers column letters of morals and advice
A reader asks about asking dog-owning hosts to keep pets in a bridge game. Ann advises guests may request pets stay out of sight indoors. Other letters discuss infidelity, coping with a spouse, and a hotel romance ending with a warning about necking and petting.
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Ann Landers
D.G
Today in History highlights milestones from 1903 to Vietnam talks
On this date December 17 1966 notable events include the Wright brothers first powered flight in 1903 and Dickens A Christmas Carol first published in 1843. Other milestones cover the Graf Spee scuttling in 1939 a 50 inch 1945 blizzard in New York and JFKs 1962 Colombia trip among later notes on Ho Chi Minh peace talks.
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Associated Press
Orville
Wilbur Wright
Kitty Hawk
N.C
Charles Dickens
Graf Spee
Montevideo
Uruguay
New York
Buffalo
Wright Brothers
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
England
Phoenix
Ariz
John F. Kennedy
Bogota
Columbia
Latin America
State Department
Ho Chi Minh
Department
Cuban official sentenced for inefficient hiring in Havana broadcast
A Havana radio broadcast reported in Miami that Jose Manuel Aragon, manager of a farm crop storehouse in Santa Cruz de Sur, was sentenced to be criticized in the press and on the radio for inefficient hiring.
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Miami
Fla
Havana
Jose Manuel Aragon
Santa Cruz de Sur
Horoscope Forecast Highlights Romantic Travel and Wealth
Relationships brighten today with group activities and entertainment favored. If today or tomorrow is a birthday, a rich year ahead brings career gains and travel opportunities through March and November, with cautious money management early spring and mid-year. Personal life shows happy developments in several months, especially late winter and autumn.
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Illinois Corporation
East Washington Street
Thomas E. West
Pubisher
Herald Office
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Marmaduke
Eleanor Sprague
Santa’s
Hoppity Hooper
Lee Phillip
Lloyd Thaxton
Flicka
City Desk
Vietnam Review
Gadabout Gaddis
World of Sports
AFL Report
M - Squad
Science Fiction Theatre
ABC Scope
Jackie Gleason
Shane
Press Review
Press International
Metro Talk
Eye
Kup
Meet the Press
Porky Pig
Frank McGee
Mister Ed
Lawrence Welk
Hollywood Palace
Ed Sullivanum
Garry Moore
Bonanza
Stump the Stars
Andy Williams
Gideon
C.I.D
Bears
Turkey
Peewee
Cal
Kruger
Ritzy Arms
Lander
Ann
Xyz
Say
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