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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1959
Page
4
Ruth Millett Vance Packard argues the American dream of a home as a status symbol strains families. Costs rise beyond means, decor and entertaining pressure budgets, and children envy simpler neighborhoods.
Safecrackers hit three Blanchardville sites but failed to steal valuables. They blasted a garage safe and released tear gas, forcing retreat. A second office saw an early gas flare, and a third garage yielded an empty safe, ending the night’s effort.
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The column recalls Miss Darlene Hauschild wedding in Coal City Methodist church a year ago and notes a 1958 class commencement in the high school gym. It lists births in Morris and Verona, a license issued to Mado x and Passini, and local civic events including flower show attendance and church groups touring Wisconsin.
AP reports a nationwide surge of confidence ahead of summer with stock prices at highs and auto and steel sectors expanding. Bank loans rise as borrowing grows, home builders seek mortgage funds, and retail sales climb amid a broader boom despite potential wage hikes or a steel strike.
The House Appropriations Committee warned that federal limits on new public works would strand four nuclear submarines at Pascagoula Mississippi. It cited the harbor project and urged immediate action to avoid hindering submarine launches, as part of approving a 1960 public works bill.
Mrs. Marty S. Truman will leave Research Hospital this week to return to Independence. Hospital public relations representative Tom Faulkner says her condition is very good after surgery on May 18 to remove a breast tumor, which was benign.
In Springfield Illinois two bank robbers Walter M. Chase Jr. and Wilbur F. Hillier received one year added sentences for contempt of court after they refused to testify before a federal grand jury about robberies in Chestnut Viola Joy and Nauvoo. Chase had prior sentences of 20 years and Hillier four years for the robberies. U S District Judge Charles G Briggle imposed the extra year each and U S Attorney Harrington Wood Jr. said others may be involved and that the men were not immune from further federal action.
The Senate faces a prolonged clash over President Eisenhower's nomination of Lewis L. Strauss as secretary of commerce. Democrats fault his AEC record and secrecy while Republicans defend him, with a possible filibuster by Sen. Wayne Morse. The Commerce Committee delayed hearings, finally approving 9-8, but full Senate action remains contentious.
District news highlights a conservation plan on a 160 acre Verona farm with crop rotation and tile drainage. Plans for 40 acres near Minooka include a full tiling system and a topographic survey. A 240 acre Saratoga Township field will use modified plow planting and fertility aims. A Gardiner farm reports a surface drain system improving alfalfa stands.
The James F Holderman farm in Goose Lake township hosted International Harvester officials and Aranez from the Philippine Islands to study corn hog farming methods. Aranez represents a large Philippine lumber company seeking lands for corn and hog production and potential pork markets abroad.
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