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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1957
Page
6
Ruth Millett offers practical tips for busy homemakers to reduce stress. She suggests keeping lists for staples errands and future chores, assigning tasks to children, planning weekly menus, shopping less often, starting early, and avoiding unnecessary calls and chats. The advice emphasizes prioritizing essential duties and setting personal housekeeping standards.
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Ottawa Illinois reports the arrest of Donna Lee Mason 27 alias Helen Stewart a Rockwell City reformatory escapee who fled April 26 1956 from a 10 year sentence for forging a 67 dollar check. She had been working as a waitress in Troy Grove the past three weeks with one infant placed in the LaSalle County Detention home.
A four car crash near Franklin Park left Jacques Lavoise, 17, of Lake Zurich dead and Diane Gringer, 26, of Bellwood with a broken leg. Alfred Schmidt, 21, of Des Plaines, drove the car that struck another vehicle and was spun into Gringer’s path. Her car then struck a third vehicle.
Rudy Vrba of St Clairsville suffered four broken fingers after signaling a left turn on Ohio 7 when a bat wielding youth in an oncoming car struck his hand. Authorities say safety precautions failed to prevent the incident.
New York report notes December and November stats dampen holiday mood. Federal Reserve industrial production index slid from October and last year, unemployment rose to 3.5 million, factory layoffs persist, rail shipments lag, copper mining slows while prices firm, steel output dips, oil inventories stay high, and Detroit shows car stocks up yet below 1955 peaks. Despite grim readings, most business leaders anticipate a rebound in 1959. Strands of spider silk used by the Army Corps of Engineers as cross hairs in telescopic gun sights.
Washington reports that a Paris NATO accord reached with allies aligns with Secretary of State Dulles previously saying he did not favor agreements in principle. Eisenhower and Dulles aimed to secure American missiles on allied soil, though several members fear Soviet retaliation and actual deployment remains uncertain beyond 1958.
Washington Sumner G. Whittier a former lieutenant governor of Massachusetts was appointed veterans administrator at 46. He had led the VA Insurance Division for under a year and will be paid 21000 annually. He succeeds Harvey V. Higley who resigned November 13. President Eisenhower gave Whittier a recess appointment pending Senate confirmation. Whittier served as lieutenant governor from 1953 to 1956 and in 1956 was GOP nominee for governor losing to Foster Furcolo.
Hal Boyle, chosen as the lever-pusher, describes the dramatic launching of the Moore-McCormack Lines S S Brazil at Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp. The 22 500 ton liner slid into the river after pressure from pins and a champagne christening, amid boyish fear and relief.
By OVID A. Ans. Farmers face uncertain times and ask what steps they can take to cope with rising costs and changing policy. The note suggests seeking guidance from local extension services and cooperative groups to share resources and information.
The Agriculture Department reports 1957 crop production matches records from 1948 and 1956 while acreage is the smallest since 1919. Output boosts surpluses, likely intensifying 1958 production planning and farm programs seeking tighter controls or lower prices. Feeds for meat, dairy, and poultry rise, signaling larger hog, poultry, and milk production next year and potential price issues for producers.
A local retrospective column lists events from one year to thirty years ago including anniversary plans for Mr and Mrs Homer H Parker in St Petersburg Florida. It notes Arthur D Baker attending a home builders banquet in Peoria and Warren Dix visiting Verona with Effie Small in Illinois. The piece also recalls a 10 year, 20 year and 30 year slice featuring a Vienna township baptism, Knox college student homecoming, Rol la trip, opossum capture in Liberty Street yard and new half dollar sampling by Morris banks with twin christenings for the Higgins children.
Prime time lists 6:00 P.M. to 12:45 A.M. with games, news, dramas, and comedies. Shows include Sky King, News, Jack Jackie Van, Wrestling, Dragnet, The Honeymooners, Playhouse 90, The Tonight Show slate, sports and weather segments, plus late night features and a colonel march close.
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