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Newspaper

Morris Daily Herald

Location

Morris, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1968

Page

6

Mozambican Liberation Leader Eyes Victory Over Portugal

Ed uardo Mondlane, 47, head of Frelimo, says his group can field 10 000 fighters and has damaged Portuguese forces though internal strains exist. He cites international support from Communist bloc and other nations, plus a Frelimo school in Tanzania.

Associated Press Dar ES Salaam Tanzania Eduardo Mondlane Mozambique Frelimo Mondlane Niassa Cabo Delgado Tete Zambesia China Soviet Union Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia

Blumenau: German Founded Brazilian City Thrives in Mountain Range

Blumenau in southern Brazil grew from 17 German immigrants who founded a colony on the Itajaí River in 1850. The city now houses 450 factories with annual sales over 36 million cruzeiros and strong textile and crystal production, while retaining German heritage and language in a modern Brazilian community.

Blumenau Brazil U.S Hermann Bruno Otto Blumenau Dr. Blumenau Germany Hasselfeld Itajai Acu Paris Hering Textile Co Hering Schmidt Muller Figh Paraguay

Local Women Club Tour Includes Museums and Luncheon

Gardner Woman's Club spent a day in Kankakee visiting the Len Small Museum and Homestead then the Red Wood Inn for lunch with 20 members. Officers for the next year were elected: president Mrs Clarence Kingman, vice president Miss Mabel Hansen, secretary Mrs Lester G Wise, treasurer Mrs Marjorie Schopp. An afternoon Swiss Chalet tour followed and a memorial for Mrs E G Lucey Fuller was given. Also United Lutheran Church Women planned a family picnic and speaker Rev J Westpahl. Girls and Boys State selections were announced from Danner Madsen Post 663, American Legion for Jacksonville and Springfield events.

Gardner Woman's Club Kankakee Len Small Redwood Inn Lillias Walker E. G. (Lucey) Fuller Clarence Kingman Mabel Hansen Lester G. Wise Marjorie Schopp

Weekend TV Schedule Highlights by Channel and Time

A dense list of Sunday afternoon and evening broadcasts across channels including movies dramas talk shows and cartoons. Notable items include The Untouchables Have Gun Will Travel Bonanza Mission Impossible Gunsmoke The Andy Griffith Show I Love Lucy Peyton Place and Johnny Carson with various news weather and sports cutins.

False check drawn on state treasury prompts alert

State Treasurer Adlai E. Stevenson III said a spurious printed check for 132.70 drawn on the Illinois State Treasury was cashed in Newark New Jersey. He warned the FBI banks and businesses that more such checks may be in circulation noting magnetic imprinting and a Chicago routing code. The note mentions the first colored book by Fust and Schoeffer in 1457.

Springfield Adlai E. Stevenson III Illinois State Treasury Newark N.J Stevenson Federal Bureau of Investigation Chicago Johann Fust Peter Schoeffler

Reunion notes and visits from Blooming ton and Joliet residents

Felix A McKee attended the 35th Illinois Wesleyan class reunion in Bloomington. Mr and Mrs Charles Rogers and family of Peoria visited memorial day with his mother Mrs H S Rogers. Marion Keevers and Fred Elliott joined Keevers family visits from Washington DC and Madison Wisconsin. Joe Vanderwall of Lansing joined visits to Mrs William Keevers. Richard Farcus and Alan hosted Sunday dinner at Calvins Joliet home. H S Rogers spent Sunday in Chicago at R H Hampton home. Mrs John McGurty of Hillsboro visited Mrs Richard Hill. Mary Hockings returned from St Joseph Hospital Joliet. Joe Bosonetta and Isabelle Veronda are patients at St Joseph Hospital. Louis Pellegrine listed as surgical.

Melbourne A. McKee Illinois Wesleyan Bloomington Charles Rogers Peoria H. S. Rogers Marion Keevers Washington, D. C Fred Elliott Madison Wis Raymond Keevers Oak Lawn Matthew Keevers Sr Matthew Keevers Jr Joe Vanderwall Lansing Joliet Joe Bosonetta St. Joseph Hospital Isabelle Veronda Louis Pellegrine

Grundy County Eyes New Wet and Dry Fight

Fifty years ago Grundy County prepared for a fresh battle over alcohol laws as the Anti Saloon League planned a skilled organizer and a dry candidate for the lower house. In Morris a chicken house was entered last night on North Liberty Street, with 13 chickens and two pigeons stolen.

Grundy County F. B. Ebbert State Antisaloon League Morris Emmet Connors North Liberty St Aunt Liz Liz

Morris man elected to Illinois bankers group executive committee

J. W. McKindley of Morris was chosen as a member of the executive committee for group five of the Illinois State Bankers Association, reflecting local representation in the state body.

J. W. McKindley Morris The Illinois State Banker’s Association

Foot Bridge Replaces Timber Cover Over IT and M Canal Aqueduct

Twenty five years after timber covering the IT and M canal aqueduct over Nettle Creek was removed a new foot bridge was installed to improve access. Grundy County Rod and Gun Club members and local residents welcomed the improvement. George Corke of Illinois Bell, one of three guests of honor, attended a Joliet party at the Louis Joliet Hotel honoring forty years of service.

IT & M Canal Nettle Creek Grundy County George Corke Illinois Bell Telephone Co Joliet Louis Joliet

Quarantine Tightened as Measles Hit Mazon

Health officer J. C. Lanier orders quarantine signs on homes with measles cases in Mazon. Strict containment measures are in place to prevent further spread.

Mazon J. C. Lanier

Morris youths pioneer Morris Chicago air shuttle

Two Morris residents Frank Hansen and Robert Irwin run a flying service aiming to link Morris with Chicago, promoting flights for regional travel. Wauponsee Township farmer James Phillips owns a rare hinny born locally. Grundy County bottomland farmers endure floods threatening soybeans and crops as waters threaten total loss.

Frank Hansen Robert Irwin Morris Chicago James Phillips Wauponsee Township Grundy County

Carleton golfer co captain and teen drowning reported

One year ago Morris resident Mike Truca finished his athletic career at Carleton College by co captaining the Carl golf team. A Park Ridge teen Gary Robbins, 17, drowned in 40 feet of water at an abandoned strip mine near Braidwood.

Morris Mike Trucano Carleton College Carl Park Ridge Braidwood Gary Robbins

Dear Ann Landers Advice Column Dilemmas pollution free

A reader asks about teenage pants fit and growing pains. Ann Landers advises teens to pick their own clothes and gain independence. The column also guides a sibling couple through loneliness and boundaries with a widowed mother. A family couch dispute and alcoholism questions are addressed with practical steps and resources.

Ann Landers

Today in History June 8 highlights across eras

Events spanning 632 death of Mohammed, 1848 Andrew Jackson death, 1861 Tennessee secession, 1905 Roosevelt mediation offer, 1942 Sydney shelling, 1947 Eva Peron Madrid visit, 1953 DC restaurants ban on discriminating patrons, 1968 Shostakovich rehabilitated, 1978 Laos neutralists activity, 2016 Sinai approaches and UN cease-fire.

Associated Press Mohammed U.S Andrew Jackson Tennessee Union Theodore Roosevelt Sydney Australia Eva Peron Madrid U.S. Supreme Court District of Columbia Communist Party Dmitri Shostakovich Laos Israel Sinai Suez Canal Egypt Syria

Astoria Bridge Lift Requires Tide and Barge

Tea get a boat under the state owned bridge on the Skipanon River in Astoria requires a sequence of tides and a barge. The state is notified to open the bridge at low tide move a barge under the span, lift the removable section as water rises, clear the passage, then return the barge for the next low tide to lower the span.

Astoria Ore Tea Skipanon River

Baby Dies In Two Car Crash Near Eureka Illinois

Dena Lynn Marsh of Deer Creek was killed when a two car collision on U S 24 west of Eureka injured her six month old child’s parents. Melvin F E Marsh age 28 was in serious condition at a Peoria hospital. Wanda Marsh 24 in critical condition. Stanfield N Major 58 of rural Eureka was treated for head cuts.

Eureka Dena Lynn Marsh Deer Creek U.S. 24 Melvin FE. Marsh Peoria Wanda Stanfield N. Major

Coastal state of Brazil and other crossword clues

Crossword puzzle clues list with across and down entries covering topics from geography such as a coastal state of Brazil to items like coil and measure. Includes definitions for words like wager expunge progenitor and other terms, with many paired clue and answer positions.

Brazil

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