End of an Era for Chicago Meat Packers
A wave of shutdowns ends a 75 year era as Swift & Co and Armour & Co halt slaughtering in Chicago. Wilson & Co paused four years ago leaving only about 25 packers and significant buying by Swift and Armour continuing. Chicago aims to retain top ranking as a livestock market despite reduced local slaughtering.
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Chicago
Wilson & Co
Swift & Co
Armour & Co
Chigo
Swift and
Armour
Members Of Family Die in Crash Near Helena Arkansas
Seven members of a Negro family died when a Missouri Pacific passenger train collided with their automobile at a rural crossing near Helena Arkansas. The train dragged the wreckage about 400 feet after the impact. Victims include Orange Jones 64 and his wife Willie 37 and five of their children aged nine months to seven years.
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Helena
Ark
Missouri Pacific
Here
Dwight Galloway
Orange Jones
West Helena
Willie
Story Hour Registration Ends Monday at Morris Library
Registration for the Pre School Story Hour closes at 9 p.m. Monday announced by librarian Mrs Gordon Gregg. Four and five year old children may enroll for eight weekly sessions starting Wednesday at 10 a.m. Mrs Gordon Winsor, a local primary teacher, will lead the program.
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Morris Public Library
Gordon Gregg
Gordon Winsor
Joliet Men Die In Crash On Northwest Side
Two Joliet men were killed and two others injured when their car skidded and hit a tree on the Northwest Side. Victims are Montrose J. Corwin Jr. and James Older, both 21. James Older died at St. Joseph's Hospital. Richard Atkinson, 21, in serious condition with back injuries. Thomas Scheidt, 19, treated and released. Police say the car traveled at high speed and skidded 340 feet before impact.
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Joliet
Ill
Montrose J. Corwin Jr
Harwood St
James Older
Fox St
Older
St. Joseph's Hospital
Richard Atkinson
West Acres St
Thomas Scheidt
Elwood St
Dismiss Charges Warn Joliet Men In Morris Case
Six Joliet men arrested June 2 on drunk and disorderly or license charges had those charges dismissed. Judge W L Dix ordered them out of Morris with a warning of harsher consequences if they returned. Named defendants include Raymond Shea Joseph Smith Arthur Birkey Webster Groves John W Cain and Harry Danley.
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Joliet
Morris
W. L. Dix
Raymond Shea
Joseph Smith
Arthur Birkey
Webster Groves
John W. Cain
Harry Danley
NIU Graduation Honors 659 Degrees June 7
Two Morris residents among 659 graduates of Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. John Roscoe Foster earned a Bachelor of Science in Education and Geraldine Hauge earned a Master of Science in Education. The class was the largest in NIU history with other area graduates including William H. Karolus of Dwight Elma Bedford Manthei of Minooka Ardus Mae Larson of Newark Dorothy Ellen Everson and James H. Morris of Yorkville.
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Morris
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb
John Roscoe Foster
Geraldine Hauge
William H. Karolus
Dwight
Elma Bedford Manthei
Minooka
Ardus Mae Larson
Newark
Dorothy Ellen Everson
James H. Morris
Yorkville
Farm Adviser to Write Regular Column
An agricultural column by Burl Satterfield Grundy county farm adviser will appear in Wednesday's issue of the Morris Herald and thereafter be a regular Wednesday feature. Farmers, farm owners and townsfolk will find this reading of interest.
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Burl Satterfield
Grundy County
Morris Herald
Ottawa mother seeks renewal after toddler eats bill
Milwaukee Journal reports an Ottawa woman asked to renew her expired subscription but her two year old son ate the bill. The paper sent a new statement to the family.
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Milwaukee
The
Milwaukee Journal
Ottawa, UL
Journal
Evangelical Lutheran Church Fights for Life in Germany
In East Germany the Evangelical Lutheran church fights for survival under Communist pressure as pastors guard faith amid atheist propaganda. Bishop Otto Dibelius warns Christians face second class status while church attendance wanes and youth undergo Communist rites instead of confirmations.
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Evangelical Lutheran Church
Germany
Seymour Topping
Berlin
East Germany
Otto Dibelius
Fidence
Evangelical Church
Reds
Danger of Plastic Bags Stressed Here
County nurse Mrs William Reed warns of suffocation risk from plastic bags to children. She cites Illinois deaths and National Safety Council figures showing 20 child fatalities in four months. Bags can cling to skin via static electricity. never use as pillows, toys, or space helmets. Burn with trash.
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William Reed
Illinois
National Safety Council
Vatican Cuts Swiss Guards to 100 in Arms Reduction
The Vatican State slashes its Swiss Guards from 133 to 100 officers and men as part of a broader arms reduction effort. The reform reduces the number of guards while preserving guarding duties at religious sites.
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Vatican City
Vatican State
Prospects Dim for Agreement at Geneva
American officials said prospects for a Berlin and Germany agreement at the Geneva foreign ministers conference were dim. Advisers expected a Soviet propaganda push and a possible recess to regroup, with leaders delaying a heads of government summit until progress is made.
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Geneva
Soviet Union
Berlin
Germany
Christian A. Herter
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
Selwyn Lloyd
London
Harold Macmillan
West
Lloyd
Andrei A. Gromyko
Herter
Maurice Couve de Murville
Grundy 4-H Fair Drive Aims to Raise 3000 Funds
A Grundy county 4-H drive seeks 3000 to finance a revolving capital fund for a standalone 4-H fair. The effort runs through June 30, with certificates sold to parents and supporters. The August 4-6 show will feature 4-H projects, entertainment on Aug 5, and strictly 4-H on Aug 6. Governor Stratton has begun the fundraiser and purchased a certificate and will send a representative to present trophies at the show.
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William Stratton
Grundy County
Carol Manning
Verona
Bob Purdue
Annouc
Mazon Fair
Springfield
Stratton
Strat
Morris
Seymour B. Cromwell
Mazon
Boston Bomber Sought in North Station Blast
Boston police seek John G. Feller, 23, an escaped mental patient with knowledge of home made bombs, in connection with a North Station coin locker explosion that injured 38. Investigators believe a large amount of black powder, about 25 pounds, was used. A special police line collects tips while calls report bombs in other sites.
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Boston
John G. Feller
Roslindale
Wingdale
N. Y
Feller
New York
New York City
Central Park
14 Year Old Boy Arrested at Sterling
The body of Mrs. Geraldine Nesius was found in her Chicago home with a broken tomahawk used as a weapon. A 14 year old boy, David Pickles, was arrested in Morrison after giving conflicting names while hitchhiking. Authorities noted a blood type tattoo under his left arm and that the victim’s husband found the scene after returning home.
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Chicago
Fridaight
Sterling Od
Geraldine Nesius
David Pickles
Ray Cramer
Sterling State
Cramer
Whiteside County Sheriffs Office
Morrison
Philip Nesius
Second Summer Band Concert Tonight at Court House Lawn
The second summer band concert will be presented tonight at 8 p.m. on the Court House lawn. Selections include Carnival of the Animals by Saint Saens with verses by Ogden Nash read by Bob Condon. The adult section will perform four special numbers.
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Court Ihlouse
Saint- Saens
Ogden Nash
Bob Condon
Weather forecast and temperatures record
Fair and cool tonight with a low around 50. Sunday will be fair and pleasant with a high near 70. Northeasterly winds today diminishing to light tonight and turning east to northeast Sunday. Monday looks fair and warmer. Pyatt weather station reported 93 degrees Friday and a low of 67 last night with 67 degrees at 9 am today.
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Pyatt
Tragedy Strikes Campbell Family in Florence
Mrs Jim E Campbell mourns as her sons Brad Doug 23 and Charles 30 suffer severe injuries in a single automobile crash. Doug loses a leg while Charles sustains a broken leg. While tending to them, Billy 14 breaks both arms after falling from a tree.
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Florence
Ala
Jim E. Campbell
Doug
Charles
Billy
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