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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1966
Page
4
AP writer notes a fragile holiday mood amid Middle East tension and Vietnam truces. Johnson's political silence fuels uncertainty as the economy slips with weaker industrial output and doubts about 1967 tax plans and Great Society momentum.
The Plattville Grade School presents a 7 30 p m Christmas program with lower grades performing songs and instruments, the eighth grade presenting a Christmas play Bang Goes Christmas, a Santa Claus finale, and free admission for relatives and friends.
Brink's armored car guard and city workers spent about two hours retrieving 4000 quarters from a catch basin after a bag ripped on the way to a bank. Peter Amati of the highway department said they got back most of the coins.
Postmaster General Lawrence F. O’Brien says Christmas mail moves with minimal delay though a future rate hike is possible. He notes a 10 percent postal deficit of a 5.8 billion budget as Christmas volume nears nine billion pieces, I 8.9 percent higher than last year.
State tax collections have doubled in six years to 29.4 billion according to a congression al study. Twelve percent of U S households own a color TV per the Census Bureau. A kitchen recipe instructs heating corn syrup with orange rind and glazing baked sweet potatoes for 20 to 30 minutes with basting.
Area groups and individuals donate to the Wm. W. Fox Children’s Center in Dwight for a Christmas drive. Named contributors include local clubs churches businesses and families from Dwight Morris Reddick Gardner Coal City Mazon and surrounding areas. A Christmas dinner for about 200 children features roast turkey stuffing mashed sweet potatoes with marshmallows cranberry sauce and desserts.
J Ira Bullard 929 FE Jackson Sr died Sunday in Hines Veterans Hospital born July 14 1889 in Shiloh Hill son of Elvis and Elizabeth Bullard. He worked as a mine inspector for Peabody Grun dy County Verona mine Morris Paper Mill retired 12 years ago WWI Navy mechanic. Survived by wife Ruby Nell Kingman daughter 11 grandchildren 24 great grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday Davis Funeral Home Rev Roy Hamburger Evergreen Cemetery. Memorials to First United Presbyterian Church Morris.
Funeral services for Mrs. Edna K Marini were held at 10 a.m. in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with Rev. Lloyd Bowden officiating. Mrs. Charles Linington Jr. was soloist and Mrs. Christian Resler was organist. Pallbearers were Frank Turner, Sidney Vaughn, Donald Boyer, Victor Barto, Ross Drew and William Hynds. Burial followed at Willard Grove Cemetery.
Ed Comrie of Route 1 reported a stolen Dix tachometer from his private car parked at the Bedford Shopping Center. Police were informed at 7 p.m. Monday and are investigating the theft.
A Morris area motorist received a speeding citation from Morris City Policeman Gordon Gregg on Tuesday at 7:50 p.m.
Billy B. Pfaff aged 31 of Route 3 was ticketed on Lisbon Street. He is scheduled to appear in magistrate court on December 30 at 10 a.m. Pfaff paid ten dollars in fines and five dollars in court costs on the charge today.
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