Mrs Ullrich Will Speak At Morris Junior Woman's Club
The Morris Junior Woman's Club January meeting will feature speaker Mrs Helen Ullrich on Indian Affairs at 8 p.m. in Morris Savings and Loan building. Girl Scout Junior Troop No. 87 will attend. Refreshments by chairman Mrs Thomas Haar and committee. Members asked to bring gifts for Lincoln Lodge and old Christmas cards.
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Morris Junior Woman's Club
Morris Savings and Loan Association
Helen Ullrich
James Provancal
Thomas Haar
Charles Roseland
Paul Pierce
James Durkee
Lincoln Lodge
Camping Club Hosts Shab Bona Wanderers Saturday
Mr and Mrs Earl Claypool hosted the Shab Bona Wanderers Camping Club Saturday evening on Pine Bluff Road. President Bill Richards presided as Lowell Babcock and Bill Chambers reported on club plaques. The group announced a July National Convention at Du Quoin with plans for a parade skit and walking unit, a February hike, and a Chicago outing to the sportsman Shaw. Lunch was served by the hostess with help from Mrs Lowell Babcock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Claypool
Pine Bluff Road
Shabbona Wanderers
Bill Richards
Lowell Babcock
Bill Chambers
Duquoin
Chicago
Sportsman Shaw
Lowel Babcock
Mrs Oswood Brought to University Hospital
Mrs. George Oswood of Seneca was taken by ambulance Saturday to the University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago The hospital address 84 S Wood St Chicago 12 Room 704 will keep her as a patient for an indefinite time.
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George Oswood
Seneca
University of Illinois Hospital
Chicago
S. Wood St
Soft Meringue Decoration Through Pastry Tube
A description notes soft meringue can be forced through a pastry tube to decorate a dessert, yielding an attractive finish.
Hospital Notes Admits and Birth Announced
Hospital notes show visiting hours 2 30 to 3 30 and 7 30 to 8 30 p m. Admitted are Nora Mc Ar dle Rose Baker Susan Martin George Rix Michael Rawlish Lars Hansen Karen Jacobson Alma Mae McGuan David Carver Ethel Fitzgerald Daisy Weber and others. Births record a son to Mr and Mrs Jackie Floyd at 10 43 p m Friday. Discharged are Mrs Robert Hecht and son Bob Whiteside Domingo Bermen Ivan Pfiefer and son Ailene Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora McArdle
Rte. 4
Rose Baker
Seneca
Susan Martin
Coal City
George Rix
Kinsman
Michael Rawlish
Lars Hansen
Fulton St
Karen Jacobson
Fremont Ave
Alma Mae McGuan
Rte
David Carver
E. Main St
Ethel Fitzgerald
W. Jefferson St
Daisy Weber
E. Jefferson St
Dining Out Costs More Last Year
A report from the U S Department of Agriculture Economics Research Service notes that food bought away from home rose about 5 percent in 1966 compared with 1965, totaling about 30 billion dollars annually. Average family spending was about six dollars weekly, or ninety seven dollars per person in 1965, with variations by household size region and income.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture Economics’ Research Service
Rice Ring Method Creates Fast Serving Dish
To make an attractive rice ring, press cooked rice into a ring mold and turn out immediately onto a hot serving plate for a neat, ready to serve presentation.
Community Calendar Highlights Local Meetings This Week
A sequence of Monday to Thursday events lists meetings for Royal Neighbors PNA GCHE American Legion Auxiliary Leisure Hour Club Seward Unit GCHE Morris Morning Unit Grundy County Historical Society and others. Notable gatherings include VFW Hall sessions, Erienna GCHE units, Saratoga GCHE postponement and anniversary dinner at Sis Restaurant.
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Royal
Eagles Hall
PNA
VFW
Nettle Creek
GCHE
Earl Lattimore
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Leisure Hour Club
James Phillips
Seward Unit
HEA
Leonard Hansen
Morris Morning
Robert Wahl
Wauponsee Township
Grundy County Historical Society
First National Bank
Grundy County Republicans Women’s Club
M. E. Tascher
VFW Post
Erienna Day
S. G. Johnson
Erienna Night
Connie Gipes
Evelyn Osmonson
Wauponsee Art Club
Sis
Epsilon Kappa Sorority
Florence Peacock
Douglas St
Morris Rotary Club
Morris Lions Club
Mission Aid
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Plattville Lutheran Circles Plan January Meetings
Plattville Lutheran Church outlines January circle meetings under the theme God Speaks to Me in Psalms. Circle sessions feature Bible study leaders from Circle One through Circle Seven with arrangements at various members' homes and evening times.
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Plattville
Vernon Tweedt
Circle One
Edwin Williamson
Stanley Findlay
Circle Two
Leonard Knudson
Kenneth Petersen
Circle Three
James Mann
Gerald Finnestad
Circle Four
Wilford Langeland
Rudolph Langeland
Circle Five
Cecil Kettelson
Donald Dix
Circle Six
Sam Kettelson
Lawerence Larson
Circle Seven
Donald Cartwright
Evelyn Olson
Want small fry to enjoy their soup
A playful tip suggests adding cheese flavored popcorn to soup to appeal to children. The playful idea combines a snack with a warm meal to boost appeal for younger diners.
New Postal Address Correction Service Extends to Mail Forwarding
A Morris Post Office release says a new Address Correction Requested service will give senders the corrected address for forwarded first class mail for a 15 cent fee. The change applies to third and fourth class mail with return postage under the new rate law, and notes that undeliverable third class mail marked Return Postage Guaranteed will be returned without a reason or new address.
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Morris Post Office
Post Office
Lawrence F. O’brien
O’brien
Post Office Department
Pancake Breakfast Sponsored by Channahon Civic Club
The Channahon Civic Club sponsors a pancake breakfast on Sunday at the fire station to benefit the building fund. Served from 8 a.m. to noon.
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Channahon Civic Club
Pesticide Experts Gather for Weed and Insect Control Review
About 100 pesticide specialists met in Moline for two days to study the latest weed and insect control data. Representatives from nearly 60 FS Services member companies in Illinois Iowa and Wisconsin heard university state agency and chemical company speakers review and preview control methods.
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L. C. Borger
Leland J. L.hote
The
Grundy Service Co
Moline
FS Services, Inc
Illinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Heard University
State Agency and
Chemical Company
Geographic range in United States hides four mile spread
The article notes a near four mile altitude spread between the highest and lowest points in the United States, with Mt McKinley rising to a height near twenty thousand feet above sea level.
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United States
Mt. McKinley
GM to Fit All 1969 Cars With Automatic Locking Ignition
Detroit AP reports General Motors will equip all 1969 models with ignition switches that auto lock the steering column and transmission, surpassing a proposed 1970 federal rule. A buzzer warns if a key is left in the switch, and drivers cannot remove the key unless the car is properly locked.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
National Highway Safety Bureau
Boxcar Hurtles Into House Killing Railroad Man
In Snyderville near Springfield Ohio an empty boxcar derailed in 12 below zero weather and crashed into a house killing off duty railroad man Jason Williams 47. His wife Frances 40 was in poor condition at a Springfield hospital and children Brenda Hicks 17 Karen Hicks 10 and Kenneth Williams 9 were treated and released. Neighbors credited Brenda Hicks with rescuing her siblings. An unidentified neighbor helped remove Williams and his wife from the burning home.
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Springfield
Ohio
Snyderville
Here
Jason Williams
Frances
Brenda Hicks
Karen Hicks
Kenneth Williams
Brenda
Williams
Woodworking Class Planned at Morris Community High
An adult night class in wood working will begin in about three weeks at Morris Community High School with 15 student limit. Applications to the MCHS office. the 10 week course costs 15 dollars. First session January 30 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the industrial arts shop. Instructor James Ropp. Students will learn use of hand tools and complete a personal project.
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Morris Community High School
Roger Gordon
McHs Guidance Office
MCHS
James Ropp
Fatal collision at unlit Camp Point crossing
Rosemarie Schrader, 43, of rural Coatsburg, was fatally injured when her stalled car at a railroad crossing near Camp Point was struck by a train. The crossing, three miles west of Camp Point, has no signal lights according to state police.
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Camp Point, Ill
Rosemarie Schrader
Coatsburg
Camp Point
Elevation Gap Between Sea Level and Death Valley
The line notes 320 feet above sea level and Death Valley at 282 feet below, producing a difference of 20 602 feet.
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Death Valley
Social Security raises benefits and tax changes in new law
The Johnson administration signed amendments boosting monthly social security checks by at least 13 percent for about 24 000 recipients in Joliet and Grundy County. The 1968 increase adds 2.6 million dollars for area residents with unchanged tax handling this year, and new rules expand Medicare claims, aid for children, disability benefits, and minor changes in work rules and earnings limits.
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Joliet Area
Grundy County
Lyndon Johnson
Larry A. van Meter
Manger
Joliet
Social Security District
van Meter
Blaze destroys theater and implement shop in Prophetstown
Seven fire departments and 60 firefighters battled a weekend blaze in Prophetstown tearing down a downtown building housing a theater and an implement company. The neighboring chiropraactor’s office suffered smoke damage as subzero temperatures hampered efforts. crews remained at the scene for about seven hours.
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Prophetstown
Chiropraetor
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Claypools
Home Ibusiness
M. E
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Jefferson ST
Morris
Hartford
He Tartforo Insurance Group
coOrp
Thomas Cavanagh
Woodhaven
N. Y
Joyce
Leo T. Hyman
M. J. Hyman
E. Washington St
Fox Hill Inn
Ridgefield
Conn
Rustic Inn
Hyman Tailoring Co
Saratoga Gche
Leonard Phillips
Plattville Notes
Northeast Conference
Newark Lutheran Church
Loyal Order of
Morris Lodge
Mr Zee
Richokon & Semuel
Itci Fonda Strasberg
WEB
Devils Angels
Cassavetes
Panavision
Joy's Fashion House
Mazon
Fabulouse Savings
Bannon Organ Center
Sfiles Aeraclwags
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