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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1959
Page
3
Dr. Fred Fischer of Chicago Heights will be associated with Dr. John E. Wallace, Morris dentist. Admission notes indicate Ohio was the 17th state in 1802.
The text notes the doctor’s weekly days Monday Thursday and Friday. It states Dr. Fischer graduated from the University of Illinois and completed undergraduate work at Northwestern University.
Senate majority leader Lyndon B. Johnson presses Justice Department for assurance that a new federal prison be built on federally owned land near Marion Illinois. Attorney General William P. Rogers says the department should not be bound to the southern Illinois site if strong reasons justify an alternate location.
Two of eight senior Girl Scouts from Trailways Council will attend the 1959 senior Girl Scout Roundup July 3 to 12 at Pikes Peak Colorado. Betty Doyle patrol leader Coal City Troop 200 and Judy Hanley assistant Commissary Chief Coal City Troop 200 join the event, largest teenage Girl Scout sponsorship in USA history.
Isidro Sanches of Morris was fined $6 for speeding seven mph over the 65 mph limit on Route 47 and $5 for failing to appear before Justice Hosea F. Johnson of Mazon. A state warrant was issued after the no show. arresting officer was Lewis Boyer.
West Vienna hosts Mrs. Michael Kennedy at a Home Bureau meeting with plans for a Chicago day trip replacing an August picnic. Norman Homemakers gather at Mrs. Will Esquvar’s home, with future meetings set at Mrs. Earl Sechrist’s and assisted by others. Attendees from Manning, Ottawa, and Springfield visit and graduation events noted.
Miss Kay Louch was honored at a miscellaneous shower in Gardner with hostesses Mrs. Orville Meiers Pontiac Mrs. James Cryder Morris Miss Rita Burns Dwight Mrs. Harold Mahler Mrs. Anneth Kilpride Miss Arlene Nelson and Mrs. Joseph Bexson Gardner. She received a corsage and an electric coffee percolator. Cathy Farraher played two piano solos and Miss Pat Smith sang with Miss Barbara Juston. A buffet luncheon followed and gifts were opened with help from relatives. Guests came from Morris Pontiac Dwight Mazon Coal.
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