New Year’s Eve Plans Across the Nation
Across the country night clubs hotels and churches prepare for New Year’s Eve revels with menus shows and the usual $15 per person dinners plus drinks. Moravian and Catholic services mark the night with watch events and calls for peace. Las Vegas bookings run high with a public hangover party planned. a St Louis champagne supper benefits the symphony. New Jersey Parkway offers a free coffee on the road after midnight.
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Moravian Church
Winstom-Salem
N. C
Salem
Fem
New York City
St. Patrick's Cathedral
North
South
Central America
Las Vegas
Nev
St. Louis
Chase
Boston
Arthur Fielder
New Jersey
State Parkway
Parkway
Parkway Authority
Sands Hotel
Pontiac Youth Admits Shooting Forrest Man
Forrest man Donald Henshew lies in critical condition after shotgun wounds from an incident outside the Crossroads cafe in Forrest. Russell Roe 16 of Pontiac admitted the shooting. Roe held without charge along with three Pontiac youths Kenneth Carpenter 17 Sherman Harvey 18 and Ronald Barnhard 19.
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Forrest
Pontiac
Livingston County
Russell Roe
Donald Henshew
Crossroads
Forest
Henshew
Bloomington
Roe
Kenneth Strong
Henshaw
Kenneth Carpenter
Sherman Harvey
Ronald Barnhard
Illinois Chamber Proposes School Consolidation
The Illinois Chamber of Commerce urges consolidating small school districts to fund higher teacher salaries. An ICC survey of 342 Illinois districts and 243 out-of-state districts finds Illinois salaries about 25 percent above 1953-54 levels and above the national average, with starting bachelor salaries between 3 700 and 3 900 dollars and overall district salaries spanning 3 290 to 6 750 in small districts and 3 760 to 7 000 in large districts.
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Chicago
Illinois Chamber of Commerce
ICC
Ilinois
Illinois
Sydney Residents Celebrate Rain After Long Drought
Overjoyed residents in Sydney welcomed a light steady rainfall breaking a heat wave with temperatures above 100. Thousands walked about without coats or umbrellas as relief arrived after the drought since 1888.
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Sydney
Three Die In Fox Lake Fire In Five Room Home
Fire swept through a five room home in Fox Lake Illinois fatally burning Mildred Scannell her son Jack 15 and his grandmother Mary all of whom perished. The father Roger Scannell was badly burned and hospitalized in serious condition. Fire Marshal Emil Dolezal cited an electric flat iron left plugged in as the likely cause. Damage was set at about 15000 dollars. Roger Jr a Milwaukee Road employee was at work during the blaze.
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Fox Lake
Ill
Mildred Scannell
Jack
Mary
Roger
St. Terese’s Hospital
Roger Jr
Milwaukee Road
Emil Dolezal
Scannell
Federal official urges modern national science policy
Dr William D Carey chief of the Labor and Welfare division of the Bureau of Budget urged a comprehensive national science policy. He warned against dramatic but unfruitful policy shifts and called for unified science funding and planning to boost education basic research and government research cooperation. He noted Eisenhower named James R Killian as science adviser as a first step.
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Alton L. Blakeslee
Indianapolis
William D. Carey
Labor and Welfare
Bureau of Budget
Washington, D. C
American Assn. For the Advancement of Science
Carey
Eisenhower
James R. Killian
Eisenhower Budget Seen Near 74 Billion For 1959
The 1959 budget under President Eisenhower could total about 74 billion dollars, a peacetime record, with defense likely at around 40 billion. Congress is expected to favor military requests as missiles and space programs grow, while civilian programs may be held at current levels.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Defense McEllroy
Peacock enters race for Grundy county judge
James L. Peacock of Morris declares candidacy for Grundy county judge and seeks petition placement for the April 8 primary. A 29 year old University of Illinois Law School graduate, he practices with his father William G. Peacock former county judge, and serves as assistant attorney general for Grundy and Kendall counties. He is unmarried and resides with his parents at 521 Wauponsee Street.
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James L. Peacock
Morris
Grundy
The
Herald
Peacock
William G. Peacock
State of Illinois
Kendall
University of Illinois Law School
Wauponsee St
Want Ads Through a Keyhole
Newly decorated three room apartment for rent with enclosed porch. $45 monthly. Liberal reward offered for return of black billfold last Friday night. Two room furnished apartment for rent, $35. 1954 2 ton truck for sale. Just overhauled.
Grundy County to Elect Five School Trustees in April
Five seats on Grundy County Board of School Trustees will be filled April 8. Three terms ongoing and two vacancies created by death Wade S Allison Gardner and resignation William Wallin. Perkins and Wilkinson tapped to fill interim posts. Petitions run January 13 to 20 with 50 signatures required. Only one trustee per congressional township allowed. Regular meetings four times yearly.
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Grundy County
A. W. Perkins
Allison
Kenneth Wilkinson
Wallin
Garfield
Greenfield
Felix
Goose Lake
Henry Berta
Charles Boggio
County Board of School Trustees
Snow Hits Chicago Suburbs with Four Inch High
Snowfall peaked Sunday night across Chicago northern suburbs and a belt west to Elgin and DeKalb with up to four inches in places. Flurries and sharp cold return tonight with a low near 20. Cold through Tuesday and Wednesday with more snow likely. statewide temps stay below normal for five days. Pyatt station reported 29 degrees at 9 am. Sunday night low 25 and high 34.
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Chicago
Elgin
DeKalb
Grundy County
Pyatt
Japanese firms agree to sell fertilizer to China
Tokyo sources report Japanese manufacturers will export over 20 million dollars of fertilizer to Communist China. A formal contract is set to be signed early in January.
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Tokyo
China
Adult Ag Class Opens Monday at Morris Community High
An adult evening agriculture school will start 7:36 p.m. Monday at Morris Community High School and run ten weeks through March 10. The free sessions, led by A. V. Meadors, will cover fertilizers, cement use on farms, spraying and livestock diseases. The opening talk features concrete on the farm by Mr. Kincaid of Portland Cement Co.
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Morris Community High School
A. V. Meadors
Kincaid
Portland Cement Co
Ottawa Man and Son Foil Burglars at Dry Cleaning Office
Charles Beck and his 8 year old son surprised two burglars at Beck's Ottawa dry cleaning shop Sunday. One attacker struck Beck with a crowbar but no loot was taken. They identified William Sharp, 25, as the crowbar wielder. Sharp was arrested on assault with a deadly weapon, while police hunted the second suspect.
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Ottawa, Hl
Charles Beck
Beck
William Sharp
Sharp
Two Young Men Feared Drowned At Wilmington Dam
Rescue crews searched the Kankakee River at the Wilmington dam for two young men believed drowned after a Sunday night incident. Oman Heaffner, 21, of Batesville Miss., fell from the dam edge, and Baxter Galyon, 18, of Maryville Tenn., jumped in to help and vanished. William Manning, 21, also of Batesville, alerted rescuers who then worked until 10 PM before suspending overnight. Heaffner was married with a child. Galyon had recently moved to Wilmington.
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Wilmington
Ill
Kankakee River
Oman Heaffner
Batesville, Miss
Baxter Galyon
Maryville, Tenn
Heaffner
William Manning
Batesville
Miss
Dora
Galyon
Sikkim Premier Eyes Scotch Whisky Venture
Calcutta reports quote Premier Rus tomjee Dewan of Sikkim stating the Himalayan kingdom plans to enter the scotch business. He argues Sikkim water resembles Scotland’s and could produce good quality whisky with expert guidance.
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Calcutta
Rustomjee Dewan
Sikkim
Scotland
Estate of Illinois Coach Zuppke Estimated at More Than $400000
The estate of Robert C. Zuppke former Illinois football coach valued over 400000 after his December death from cancer. Widow Leona Ray Zuppke receives lifetime trust, with 80000 after termination to health and education foundations including 50000 to the University of Illinois Foundation. Trust terminal bequests include 10000 to three charities and a 5000 bequest to trustee Burton Hurd, with initial 5000 to five nieces and nephews and 25000 to the Illini Foundation.
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Illinois
Zuppke
Champaign
Robert C
Bob) Zuppke
University of Ilinois
James Capel
Lini
Leona Ray Zuppke
Health and Education
University of Ilinois Foundation
Burton C. Hurd
Fred Jacks
North Muskegon
Mich
Cun
Ningham Childrens Home
Urbana
McKinley Memorial Y.M.C. A
Emmanuel Memorial Episcopal Church
First Presbyterian Church
Family Service
Champaign County
Sanctuary
Effingham, Inc
Illini Foundation
American Heart Assn
American Cancer Society
Rheumatism and Arthritis Foundation
Hurd
Capel
Eisenhower approves billion dollar four year education program
President Eisenhower backs a four year plan to fund 10,000 federal scholarships annually and 50-50 state matching grants. Health official Folsom says the effort targets science and math expansion, lab construction, and broader college access while avoiding general school construction aid.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Russia
Folsom
Joliet Dentist Dies After Being Severely Burned
Dr. Keron J. Holland, 81, Joliet dentist, died after a fire at his home. Neighbors called help. firefighters found him unconscious in the kitchen as he woke from smoke and flames. He reportedly fell asleep smoking in an overstuffed chair, which ignited. The Hembrees on the second floor were rescued after alarms and heavy smoke blocked escape.
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Joliet
Ill
Keron J. Holland
Holland
Charles Talley
John Hembree
Hembrees
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France
Illinois C of C
Algiers
James Peacock
Indonesia
Cook
Jakarta
Netherlands
Dutch West New Guinea
Ottawa
Lice
National Science Foundation
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