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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1961
Page
8
Analysts note rising manufacturing activity and projected growth for spring 1961, but debt payments continue and inventories stay restrained. Consumers spend and old debts shrink at a measured pace as economists forecast modest gains and tempered expansion.
Joliet Illinois William H O Hara assistant chief of Joliet Fire Department died Saturday night after a brief illness He was 59
The article notes that Spain imported enslaved Africans to Cuba until 1886 when abolition was enacted, marking a turning point in colonial labor practices and racial history in the Caribbean island.
Hurlie Neikirk of Morris 22 faced Justice Cryer Bryant for operating without a license and paid 10 dollars plus costs after arrest by Officer George Hoge. Matthew Kerrigan of Des Plaines was fined 5 dollars plus costs totaling 9 for littering on Route 6, with costs remitted on payment. Haskell Patterson of Aurora paid 15 dollars plus costs for speeding 80 in a 65 zone before Justice Bryant.
Royal Neighbors of Verona held a routine session with Mrs Ray Baker district deputy from Morris as guest. Committees were named for the June 20 meeting and social time followed with refreshments. Several Verona residents visited relatives in Hillside Marseilles Ottawa Albuquerque and Wichita while others attended events in Rock Island and Albuquerque.
Charles Jiskra was installed treasurer of Happy Hill Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles at a recent meeting. His name had been omitted from the officers list released to The Herald.
In Casper Wyoming a drug store lunch room posted a sign reading Lunch Served and a second sign promising Worms for Sale creating a quirky contrast that drew reader attention and humor.
Ronald Kunke lost his wallet while harvesting potatoes in Milwaukee. A mechanical potato digger unearthed the wallet in minutes after a week of digging with a shovel and hoe failed to locate it. The billfold contained $98 intact.
Science announces a new healing balance called Bio-Dyne used in Preparation H to shrink hemorrhoids stop itching and relieve pain without surgery. Case reports claim actual shrinkage and statements that piles no longer pose a problem with suppository or ointment forms available at drug counters.
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