Price Commission suspends volatile pricing for major soybean firms
The Price Commission halted the volatile pricing rule for 18 large processors including Archer Daniels Midland and Swift & Co., citing rapid price increases in soybean oil and meal. Firms must report cost-based adjustments by Jan 8 or face price reductions to base levels. suspension lasts until prices align with the economic stabilization program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
the Price Commission
Illinois
Commission
Allied Mills, Inc
Chicago
Anderson Clayton and Co
Houston, Tex
Archer Daniels Midland Co
Decatur, Ill
Cargill, Inc
Minneapolis
Central
Morris council approves bids for public works building contracts
At the Morris City Council meeting in the First National Bank building Mayor Hendrickson opened with a moment of silence for Sheriff Marvin Olson. Bids were opened for carpentry electrical plumbing and heating with low bids awarded to Lyon Heating Ayers Electric Universal Plumbing and a carpentry contract to the lowest bidder. A dispute over a disqualified heating bid and traffic concerns at Division and North Streets were discussed, leading to a no parking zone being set on the north side of North Street.
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John Hendrickson
Morris City Council
First National Bank
Marvin Olson
First Ward
del Linn
Public Works
Director of Public Works
Chester Peacock
Roy D. Lyons
Narvick Brothers
J. E. McElwain Co
Ayers Electric
Pierce Electric
R. L. Lyon Heating
Mitchell
Linn
Lyon
Universal Plumbing
Fourth Ward
Robert Gilbertson
Division and
North Sts
Division St
Hendrickson
North St
Texaco
Weather Forecast Notes Windy Warm Day Ahead
Mostly sunny and windy today with a high near 40. Tonight should be fair and warmer with a low in the lower 30s. Thursday will be partly sunny and warmer with a high in the lower to middle 40s. Tuesday peaked at 32 degrees at Dresden Island Locks and Dam, with a 14 degree low. Morning readings at 7 a.m. were 23 degrees and 11 a.m. downtown measured 33 degrees.
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Morris
Chicago Weather Bureau
Halterman
Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Truman to be laid to rest with simple ceremony
Independence Missouri mourns former president Harry S. Truman as his coffin is moved to the presidential library. Civil and family figures including Richard Nixon and Lyndon Johnson will attend, with a National Cathedral memorial to follow in January. The Truman family values privacy for his widow and plans a restrained farewell.
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Independence
Harry S. Truman
United States
Truman
Richard M. Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Washington
National Cathedral
Congress
Mary Jane Truman
Research
Death by furnace fumes blamed on squirrels in chimney
Dane County deputy coroner ruled Maurice Park died from inhaling furnace fumes when squirrels nested in his chimney. Park and his sister were found by neighbors earlier this month. his sister has recovered.
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Madison, Wis
Dane County
Madison
Maurice Park
Donald Scullion
Park
Walker names 6 to racing board in Illinois
Gov elect Daniel Walker announced six more appointees to the Illinois Racing Board naming James Otis vice chairman and Anthony Scariano chair. The slate includes Ray Freeark Sidney Hyman Lucy Ream Mrs. William Hewitt and William Browder all subject to General Assembly approval. Walker said a new board will end racetrack politics in Illinois. Otis Freeark Hyman are Democrats Ream Hewitt Browder Republicans.
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Chicago
Daniel Walker
Illinois Racing Board
Walker
James T. Otis
Evanston
Anthony Scariano
D-Park Forest
Ray Freeark
Belleville
Sidney Hyman
Lucy Ream
Oak Park
William Hewitt
Rock Island
William Browder
Wilmette
Ream
Illinois
Ilinois
Otis
Better Government Association
Chicago Crime Commission
Freeark
Illinois Thoroughbred
Hyman
University of Illinois Chicago
Cattle truck crashes into church bus killing nineteen
A cattle truck ricocheted off a guard rail on a narrow eastern New Mexico bridge and collided with a chartered church youth bus from Woodlawn Baptist Austin. Nineteen dead, at least fourteen injured as NTSB joined the federal probe and wreckers struggled to separate the vehicles.
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Fort Sumner
N.M
Here
New Mexico
Woodlawn Baptist Church
Austin
Tex
Vadito
Glorieta Baptist
Edward Lee
National Transportation Safety Board
Safety Board
Roswell
Stanley
U.S. 60
Post Office to observe mourning for Truman day
Morris Postmaster William Martin announced the local Post Office will close or limit services Thursday as a day of mourning for former president Harry S. Truman. No rural or city deliveries. lobby hours 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Special city delivery only and delayed mail distribution to lock boxes. Grundy County Courthouse to be open per County Clerk Thomas Parks.
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Chicago
Harry S. Truman
Morris
William Martin
Thomas Parks
Grundy SWCD Annual Dinner and Election on Feb 1
The Grundy County Soil and Water Conservation District holds its annual dinner and election on February 1 at the United Methodist Church of Morris. Gordon L. Ropp, director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture, will speak on Responding to New Opportunities. Dinner is served at 6 30 p.m.
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Grundy County
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Price Commission
Sowa Co
Fort Wayne
Ind
Far- Mar Co., Inc
Hutchinson
Kan
Farmers Grain Dealers Association of Iowa Co-op
Des Moines
Farmers Union Grain Termal Association
St. Paul
Ers Association, Inc
Columbia, Mo
Moorman Manufacturing Co
Quincy, Ill
Procter & Gamble
Cinncinnati
Ohio
Ralston Purina Co
St. Louis
Riceland Foods
Stuttgart
Ark
A. E. Staley Manufacturing Co
Swift & Co
Jerry Berens
Federal Paper Board
Federal
Environmental Protection Agency
Pfaff Construction
City of Morris
Marvin L
Jake) Olson
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Olson
Gardner
South Wilmington
Braceville
Shorewood
Minooka
Coal City
Dwight
Joliet
Marseilles
Seneca
Mazon
Stephenson County
DeKalb County
Will County
Carroll County
Kane County
Kendall County
LaSalle County
VFW
Herald
Morris Daily Herald
Lance
Cabarfy
Racing Board
Clovis Memorial Hospital
Ron Killough
Roberts
Frank Stanley
Clovis
the Grundy County Court
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