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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1959
Page
4
The Rev. Kermit W. Petersen of Galesburg was elected moderator Tuesday of the merged Illinois Synods of the Presbyterian Church of the U.S.A. and the United Presbyterian Church. He led over Rev. Dr. Clarence N. Wright of Chicago’s Ravenswood Church. Mount Etna is Europe’s highest volcano with a 10,750 foot cone.
U S Department of Agriculture reports progress on soil conservation in Grundy County. Herb Lloyd completed nearly 5000 feet of surface drainage on his Morris area farm to drain about 45 acres, with corn cultivation on 60 acres and hillside seeding. Ollie Walker Jr and another worker develop a conservation plan for a 160 acre Highland township farm with a five year crop rotation and livestock program. Jessie Ransley and Bob Findlay plan a 320 acre Verona area farm conservation program including crop rotation, grass waterways, erosion control structures, and soil fertility based on tests. Joe Berta III resumes drainage ditch work on the Mrs Mae Brown farm near Coal City with a newly planted multiflora rose fence performing well.
Peggy Lee wins a divorce from her third husband Dewey Martin after a court hearing in Santa Monica. The 39 year old singer says Martin was jealous and verbally abusive but she did not seek alimony and the couple will keep their personal property. Asia produces about 95 percent of the world's tea.
Barry Z. Cook of Chicago, deemed a sexual dangerous by the classification board, was to be transferred today to Menard Branch of the Illinois Penitentiary. He had been acquitted of the 1956 lakefront murder but returned to Stateville to serve a 1 to 14 year term for assaults on women. The state plans to seek confinement for life.
The 1917 Jones Act conferred United States citizenship on residents of Puerto Rico, extending federal rights and obligations to Puerto Ricans while preserving local political status. The act marked a turning point in territorial governance and civic identity for the island.
In Oklahoma City 12 year old Ray Wilson drank from a vending machine cup filled with foamy liquid. He was rushed to a hospital where doctors learned he had consumed laundry bleach. The substance was placed in the machine by mistake and he recovered.
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