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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1957
Page
4
Ruth Millett reflects on a grocery clerk's remark that she is the Blanko type. She notes she drives a practical car for family errands and daily chores, embracing comfort and reliability over luxury, and considers being labeled a Blanko type a harmless stage of life.
William Hauser of Olney was elected president of the Illinois Eagles at the 49th annual convention. Others elected were James Breen DeKalb Anthony Guerra Cicero Bernard Hett Grade Sparta as vice presidents Ray Rohde Peoria secretary Richard Hoffman Chicago treasurer and Jesse Brown Granite City chaplain.
Allentown Pa 16 year old pianist David Stephen Jerome collapsed after greeting audience members at the Allentown Women's club recital. Coroner Clayton Werley ordered an autopsy to determine the cause of death.
Davis California experts advise using aroma to judge ripeness. Harlan K. Pratt of UC Berkeley says a ripe melon should smell luscious at the blossom end and feel springy near the stem end. He notes aroma is the key flavor in melons.
The article analyzes Fortune 500 firms in 1956 showing GM and Ford led in sales and assets but lagged in profitability. It notes top 50 fared worse than bottom 50 in sales gains, while 133 of the 500 earned less than the prior year. It highlights profitability rankings, returns on invested capital, and historic Dec 1874 holiday note.
A whimsical roundup notes air force slang for a million dollars meg s buck and other oddities. It mentions cocoa butter for glow, olives for skin, a club entertainer, inflation, a headline about man two thirds water, nudists, alcohol impotence, child birth peaks, jockey Eddie Arcaro, Paul Douglas refusing film offers, and mass card playing in the United States.
The FBI investigates a Sterling man’s claim he was beaten by a town policeman while jailed last April. Kenneth McCune said Donald Poston beat him, prompting a civil service review which found Poston not guilty. McCune was fined April 6 for leaving his two children unattended after curfew.
Of 10 lean men aged 30 eight reach 60 and five reach 70 while three survive to 60. The 10 fat men aged 30 have dismal longevity prospects. The Detroit Red Wings remain the only hockey club to win the Stanley Cup series in eight straight games.
The Morris Junior Chamber of Commerce will hold a regular semi monthly meeting Tuesday night at 7 45 in the Union Hall. The JayCees plan to discuss participating in the coming sidewalk sale. Abraham Lincoln was nominated for the U S presidency in Chicago Illinois in May 1860.
A compiled answer grid of cryptic and standard crossword clues covering roast as for food fuss heraldic band Arrow poison The sun Bodies Hair Cheese eater Slipped Russian wolfhound Affirmative votes Plant juice Steamships State of mind Hidden Wild ass Poem Founder of Philadelphia Agreement Tropical plant Twitching Wander Small fish Happen Exterior Small islands in rivers Hunt Japanese plant Optimistic Gershwin and others Oriental coin Gone Cooking smell Ability to ete and Brag Sea eagle Mirror-like Woman the table Gaged for doneness Blackbirds of cuckoo family Pedal extremities Hardy heroine Prayer Sounder mentally chiff on pie Likewise Falsifiéea Fall flower Wise Fish sauce Impudent Reciprocates Speedy More curious Medicinal Journeys Asterisk Group of three Rodents Uncovered Famous English school Greek letter.
President Eisenhower's anti loyalty purge suffers a second blow as a bipartisan 12 member commission urges major changes. The panel backs a Truman era approach with reforms while criticizing past overreach and calling for clearer rules to separate loyalty from suitability.
One year ago a son born to Mr and Mrs Edward Larson at Morris hospital. Mr and Mrs Fred Quimby visited their son Thomas in Chicago Heights. Sixty five Peterson family members met for a Gould Park reunion. Ten years ago the Federated church welcomed Rev Howard L Bailey and Mrs Bailey. Norman Jorstad headed to West Point as 35 relatives celebrated at Newark. Miss Ann Gabel and Miss Mary Ann Usevich visited Lockport. Twenty years ago a daughter born to Mr and Mrs James Bell in Wauponsee township. Mrs Stanley Williams hosted a pre nuptial shower for Alice Goode. Thirty years ago Charles Welsh died in a collision with an electric train. Gilbert Peterson treated for an infection after corn removal in Chicago hospital.
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