The Rusts Take Over Top Jobs At Bloomington
The Rusts, Adlai M. Rust and his son Edward Rust, were elected to the top posts at State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co in Bloomington. Adlai became board chairman succeeding the late G J Mecherle founder who had held the role previously. Edward Rust was elected president and had served as vice president in charge of operations.
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Bloomington
Ili
Rusts
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co
Adlai M. Rust
Edward
Edward Rust
G. J. Mecherle
Meatless Tomato Spaghetti Sauce with Mushrooms Note
A note suggests using a meatless tomato spaghetti sauce with mushrooms when shirring eggs. It implies a versatile pairing for egg dish preparation and flavor balance.
Joke Economy: Comedians Seek Help From Public Dole
New York humor scene faces a joke recession as Henry Youngman proposes a national joke chain to spur laughter and fund public charity. He imagines a cabinet of curbles and a postal joke network to spread gags across the country.
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Hugh A. Mulligan
New York
Henry Youngman
Lark
Henry
Texas
DuPont
Jake Chain
Oregon
New Mexico
Montana
Youngman
Venezuelan student arrested with weapons after speeding
Marietta Oklahoma highway patrolman Gilbert Duggan stopped a driver, Martin J. Gutierres 21 of Caracas Venezuela a University of Tulsa student, who was found armed with a loaded pistol a belt of cartridges and a 30-30 rifle. He smiled and said I was playing cowboy.
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Marietta, Okla
Gilbert Duggan
Martin J. Gutierros
Caracas
Venezuela
University of Tulsa
Gutierres
Obituary notice for Joseph J. Alten and Frank Male
Joseph J. Alten of Evanston and Wilmette died Monday in Wilmette after an earlier partnership in Morris. Funeral services are set in Wilmette with burial in St. Mary’s Cemetery. he leaves a wife, a daughter and two brothers. Frank Male of Mazon died in Morris hospital after a week as a patient. arrangements are pending at Davis Funeral Home.
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Joseph J. Alten
Evanston
Wilmette
T. A. Hoganson
Morris
Maple Ave
Ridge Road
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Mr. Alten
Alice Perry
M. Loretta Alten
Ernest S
Leo P. Alten
Frank Male
Mazon
Morris Hospital
Davis Funeral Home
City Council Approves Clemens as Police Commissioner and Talks on City Projects
The council approved Fred Clemens Sr. for a three year Police Commissioner term. Discussions covered converting the old hook and ladder room to an engineers' headquarters and weed nuisance notices for tall growth. A long list of city bills was approved for payment, including fuel, services, supplies, and plumbing. Welcome posted his driver's license as bond due to unpaid costs.
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Fred Clemens Sr
Police Commission
City Hall
Engineers
City Engineers
Carlson
Ottawa Clean Tower
Harpers Shell Service
Lee Gulf
Industrial
Cities Service Oil Co
Morris Herald
Morris Home Improvements
Elmer Thompson
Saratoga
Enger
Ace Hardware i
Ace Hardware
Narvick Bros. Lumber Co
Narwick Bros. Lumber Co
I.N.R. Beatty Lumber Co
Kindelspire Auto Supply
Knoblich Paint Store
Brown Motor Co
Chamlin Engineering Service
Radio Doctor
Rock Island Motor Tran
Squick Laboratories Inc
Frank Weber
Halogen Supply Co
Central Limestone Co
Morris Coal & Mining Co
National Disinfectant Co
Uarco,thes
Stephens Oil Company
James B. Clow & Sons
Chas
Welcome
Speeders Violate 35 MPH Zone Results In Fines
State troopers set up radar on Route 47 north of Morris and cited four violators. James M. Priddy of Winter Texas paid seven dollars in a 42 mph in a 35 zone. Joe Parish of Morris paid seven dollars. Mary K. Ritchie of Detroit pled guilty to 46 mph and paid eleven dollars. Mildred Moody Baron of Louisville paid seven dollars. Three more tickets were heard by Justice Dean Savage with Brian Sullivan paying ten dollars for 65 mph in a 55 zone, Peter Comisa paying five for a stop sign violation, and Edward Welcome Jr. paying forty five dollars for 115 mph in a 70 mph zone.
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Rte. 47
Morris
Chester P. Winsor
James M. Priddy
Winter
Tex
F. A. Fulgenzi
Joe A. Parish
John E. Irvin
Mary K. Ritchie
Detroit
Mich
Francis Weidenbach
Mildred Moody Baron
Louisville
John Irvin
Dean L. Savage
Gardner
Brian Timothy Sullivan
Denver
Colo
Joseph Shipton
Peter Comisa
Coal City
Edward J. Welcome Jr
Chicago
Kenneth D. Allen
Justice Savage
Janet Munro Lands Disney Contract First Adult Actress
Hollywood reports Janet Munro, a 23 year old Scottish actress, becomes Disney's first long term adult contract star. The Minnie Mouse era gap ends as Munro leads Darby O Gill and the Little People and will star opposite James McCarthy in Banner in the Sky, under a five year deal. She is married to British actor Tony Wright.
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Hollywood
Janet Munro
Walt Disney
Disney Studio
Minnie Mouse
Clarabelle Cow
Walt
Janet
June Allyson
Darby O’gill
Switzerland
James McCarthur
Disney
England
Allyson
Los Angeles Dodgers
Tony Wright
Gardner village water woes trigger railroad talks
Eighteen citizens at Gardner village board meeting complained water backing up along the G M O Railroad property endangering supplies and flooding basements and homes. A committee was set to meet railroad officials to study relief. Separately Morris faced a severe electrical storm with heavy rains but no reported damage.
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Gardner
Morris
Pyatt
Ray Webb
Lisbon Road
Della Melbourne
Mazonia
Club Riviera
J. D. Brown
Goose Lake Go-Getters 4-H elect new officers
The Goose Lake Go-Getters 4-H club met with Sharon Larson to elect Ruth Ann Sutton as president and Sharon Larson as treasurer. Diane Sutton became music chairman and Donna Benson health and safety chairman. Janice Sutton Betty Miller gave talks while Sharon Larson Deane Sutton and Ruth Ann Sutton held demonstrations. Share-the-fun was discussed and lunch was served by Sharon and her mother. Betty Miller reporter.
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Goose Lake Go-Getters
Sharon Larson
Ruth Ann Sutton
Diane Sutton
Donna Benson
Janice Sutton
Betty Miller
Deane Sutton
Sharon
Oklahoma Wheat Fields Hit By New Fire Peril
Oklahoma City reports plague of grasshopper threats followed by new blaze sweeping through several hundred acres of North Central Oklahoma wheat. Authorities say fires were caused by hot exhaust from machinery, threatening crops and local farms.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
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A. E. Westcott
Optometrist
Liberty St
Simon Bidg
Bissell
NEA
E. Washington
Herald
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation Insurance
Kiorris
Dad
Frank
Rerves Funeral Home
Morris, Illinois
Washington St
Ieland
JA Hamilton
Rov Enger
East Jefferson
Floyd L.horton
East
Illinois Avenue
Delano Granite Works, Inc
Tesdal Motors
Liberty Street
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