New Books at Morris Library Highlight Evening Hours
Morris Library announces new additions to the Record Collection and an updated summer schedule. Children's and adults programs run 1 6 and 7 8 p m weekdays with Wednesday exceptions. adults from 10 a m to noon and 7 9 p m with Saturday 10 a m to 4 p m. The record lineup includes Walter Carlos Moog synth Bach pieces, Chopin sonatas, Van Cliburn performances, Lakme with Sutherland Bonynge, Bernstein conducts Music of Our Time, Price in Knoxville Summer of 1915, Joan Baez with Dylan songs, Jose Feliciano songs, Rolling Stones Beggars Banquet selections, Wanderley Batucada, Sitar Music of India, Native Steel Drum live, Patachou in French, Tom Lehrer songs, Prokofiev piano concertos, and works by Mendes Brasil 66, Basie, Brubeck, Sinatra, and Armstrong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Bernstein
Ligeti
Leontyne Price
Samuel Barber
Knoxville
Joan Baez
Bob Dylan
Jose Feliciano
Patachou
Tom Lehrer
Prokofiev
John Browning
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Sergio Mendes
Count Basie
Jack Sheldon
Dave Brubeck
Frank Sinatra
Louis Armstrong
Today in History highlights 1940 1865 and more
On this date various historic events are noted including the start of the World War II battle of France in 1940 the first singing of Onward Christian Soldiers in 1865 Grant being nominated in 1872 FDR removing gold standards in 1933 Marshall plan in 1947 the 1950 ruling against segregation in rail dining cars and law schools Adenauer remaining in office in 1960 de Gaulle Ball Vietnam talks in Paris 1955 and RFK is shot in 1968.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
England
Philadelphia
Ulysses S. Grant
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
George C. Marshall
Harvard University
Europe
U.S. Supreme Court
University of Texas Law School
University of Oklahoma
Konrad Adenauer
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
U.S
George W. Ball
Vietnam
Robert F. Kennedy
Los Angeles
California
Seminar Attends Two-Day Session At Bradley Institute
Magistrate Chester P. Winsor is among attendees at a two day seminar beginning today at the Bradley Institute in Peoria. State officials including magistrates, state's attorneys, and associate circuit judges are scheduled to meet for the annual event. No magistrate court sessions were held at the courthouse today due to the seminar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester P. Winsor
Bradley Institute
Peoria
Canadian Life Insurance Payouts Rose Nearly Ten Percent
Canadian life insurance payouts totaled about $95 million last year, up roughly 10 percent from 1967. The rise reflects broader coverage and demographic trends shaping the sector.
Oak Park unveils yellow 85-foot fire truck for visibility
The Oak Park fire department unveiled an $84,000 85-foot bucket aerial fire truck painted bright yellow for greater safety and visibility. Fire Marshall Charles Tice announced the decision when the truck was revealed on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Park
Mich
Charles Tice
Smith's Former Cell Mate to Give Testimony
Willie Smith Jr. stands trial for murder in Metropolis after the judge moved the case from Cairo amid racial tension. A former cellmate, Melving Smith, will testify that Smith boasted of the killing and sexual relations with Olivia Parnom, who will identify Smith as the intruder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolis
Til
Willie Smith Jr
Smith
Cairo
Mary Magee
Alexander County
Peyton Berbling
Berbling
Miss Parnom
Magee
William Mehan
Illinois House approves hike in loan rates to eight percent
The Illinois House voted 120 to 18 to raise the ceiling on home loan interest from 7 to 8 percent, advancing the bill to the Senate. The measure exempts FHA and VA loans and aims to ease money flow amid a tight market, with critics urging caution over higher costs for borrowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield, Ill
Illinois House
Senate
W. Robert Blair
R-Park Forest
William D. Walsh
R-Lagrange
Illinois
Tobias Barry
D-Ladd
Iroquois High School Graduates Three Women
Louisville readers heard of the Iroquois High School graduating class receiving diplomas for three young women. Sue Roten, 22, Sandra Sermon Galloway, 21, and Elaine Horn were among those who met classmates for the first time at the ceremonial event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Iroquois High School
Sue Roten
Sandra Sermon Galloway
Elaine Horn
Scallop Shell Muscle Studied By Diploma Holders
Twenty individuals with physical handicaps completed five years of study to earn their diplomas. The article notes the scallop shell’s hinge muscle as the edible part, highlighting regional or culinary context.
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Morris Library
Bach
Walter Carlos
Moog
Chopin
van Cliburn
Delibes
Joan Sutherland
Richard Bonynge
THE
Associated Press
Liberty ST
Morris
Bill Wilson
Roy F. Wilson
Arion
Seneca High School
Richard Rosencrans
Roger Rinaldi
Seneca
Federal Housing Authority On Veterans Administration
Morris (Ill
Daily Herald
Page
Egbert Green
R-Pekin
Morris Dry
Court House
Paul Cable
Optometrist
E. Jefferson
Magnavox
T.V
E. Jackson Morris
Grundy County
Noburh
Chenin
Monsanto
W. Washington St
Allan Furniture CO
Ill
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!