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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1957
Page
3
Japanese scrap metal collector Hiroshi Katsuma ta, 22, was hurt today when a bazooka shell exploded as he picked up shells during target practice at the U S Marine firing range in Gotemba about 60 miles south of Tokyo. There are about 100 islands in Awaii, but only seven are inhabited.
An old advertisement touts a fast acting germicide promising to kill athlete's foot germs in one hour with a 40e money back guarantee. The spot claims instant action and sloughing of infected skin, urging use day or night and credits Sobol Drug as the current seller.
Daniel Boys 18 of rural Morris was sentenced to six months in the Illinois State Penal Farm at Vandalia by County Judge Leonard Hoffman after probation revocation. He had been on 12 month probation for five counts petit larceny and one count malicious mischief. probation officer Griffin alleged he failed to pay a $150 fine secure employment violate a 10 pm curfew and consumed alcohol. The judge revoked probation and ended it then imposed the original sentence.
Two Morris men Wayne Thompson and Francis Sterritt were fined 15 dollars plus costs after a pre Fourth of July gun incident in Coal City. Sterritt fired a .22 calibre pistol owned by Thompson while Thompson drove along Broadway street. Justice Chester P. Winsor presided after a complaint by Chief Deputy James B. Bell.
Lydia Louise Finley 69 wife of Daniel E. Finley died 11 30 p m Wednesday in Livingston County Nursing Home Pontiac where she had lived 18 months Funeral rites will be at St Patrick s Catholic Church Dwight Saturday 9 a m Rev M A Tracy officiating Burial Mt Olivet Cemetery She was born Yorkville 1887 moved to Dwight at 13 and had two sons William and Lloyd and four daughters Cel tus Waters Kenneth Hoffman Amanda Nielsen plus 11 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren She was a member of St Patrick s and Royal Neighbor lodge.
Funeral services for Mrs. Josephine Olson, 72, who died Tuesday, were conducted at 2 p m today at the Davis Funeral Home with the Rev L G Uinderaker officiating. Mrs William Stangland was soloist, accompanied by Mrs John Peterson. Pallbearers included Elton Thompson, Jerome Rasmusson, Martell Rasmusson, Hubert Budach, Russell Peterson and Milford Christianson. Burial followed at Saratoga Cemetery.
Walter Treadman of Washington paid a $2 fine plus costs after a Wednesday overtime parking conviction in Justice of the Peace Chester P. Winsor court. Officer B O Enger ticketed him for parking in a 15 minute zone near the post office block. Canadian World War II veterans received about 303 million dollars in discharge payments with roughly six percent spent on furniture and home repairs. Parrots can imitate women more easily than men.
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