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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1960
Page
3
Ruth Millett critiques TV for overexplaining honesty after rigged quiz-show scandals. She warns that pretend unrehearsed moments and staged candidness tempt audiences with conning parallels from family life to politics.
The schedule lists nightly TV programs from 6:00 P M to 12 00 Midnight across channels 2 5 7 9 8 and 11 with titles including News Specials Westerns Dramas and Movies and a Late Night Wrestling segment.
A crossword clue set titled Empire State Across and Down lists words and definitions. Provides entries such as Capital of New York, Mortgagee, Epic poetry, and Spanish dance along with several other crossword prompts and their paired clues.
Readable fragments hint at a vintage crossword with clues ranging from jewel to statue of liberty and state flowers. Miscellaneous entries include Prohibitionists, Greek wars, lampreys, dill, mouse trap, and a reference to a 49 576 square mile area.
Julius Cohen, a Farmingdale poultry farmer, turned a bankrupt roadside stand rocket into his yard. Once a toy for pretend space trips, the craft now houses Cohen's chickens roaming in and out of the vessel.
A nostalgic column lists milestones from one year to thirty years ago. It notes Susan Stephenson and James Welsh marriage in McMinnville Oregon, a silver anniversary for Chick Ayres couple, and various local events including birthdays, weddings, travel, a 25th wedding party, a 10 year party, a 20 year birth, bid for river bridge painting, a fatal electrocution, a heat wave, a barn fire, and a new baby to the Hansons.
A telephone call seeks Shirley O. Sisk at her Shirley Sisk home causing confusion. The letter addressed simply to Shirley Sisk adds to the mix as the family includes a wife also named Shirley and a 13-year-old daughter.
The U S Navy Recruiting service invites high school graduates to join the High School Graduate Training program. Qualified applicants are evaluated during nine weeks of basic training and placed in technical trade schools. Interested graduates may meet a recruiter at Joliet post office or Morris post office Wednesdays at 1 pm. The Dutch first settled Delaware in 1631, followed by Indians driving them out, then Swedes and Finns establishing permanent settlements.
Verona notes cover neighbors visiting from Florida California and Tennessee as well as local church events. Mr. and Mrs Homer Lynch return to Marshalltown after visiting George Knibbs while the Pyles of Tampa Florida also travel home. Vacation Bible school in the Methodist church closes with a picnic as Mrs W H Mullins leads devotions.
NBC wraps The President's Trip while Fear Is the Parent headlines Sunday interview shows. CBS adds Full Circle and The Comedy Spot. ABC features Teen musical special and Japan Anchor in the East documentary. other networks debut Summer in New York and Great Gold Mountain with Polly Bergen and Ed Begley.
Miss Sheryl Ann Somerville daughter of Mr and Mrs Peter Somerville of Muncy Pa and formerly of Coal City received her doctor of medicine degree from Temple University Medical School Philadelphia She will start internship July 1 at Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia Also noted were Legion auxiliary officers installed with Kate Jacklich president and others named along with chairs for community service child welfare education of orphans and more
Morris Public Library expands its collection with titles across genres. Watchers in the Shadows by Geoffrey Household. Memoirs of Anthony Eden Vol 1 Full Circle. The Little World of Laos by Oden Meeker. A Crown of Fire by Pierre Van Paassen. A European Education by Romain Gary. Mrs. Sherman's Summer by Marjorie Fischer. Dust on My Toes by Sister Maria del Rey. A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M Miller Jr. The View From the Fortieth Floor by Theodore H White.
Mary Kisellus returns from Tremont visit. Ray Hulbert and daughter Channahon stay with Emil Berta in Braceville. Kenny Berta to University of Illinois for summer school and master's work. Joseph Wellner of Joliet visits Henry Gaddo Sr. and Earl McCarthy in Joliet hosts Joseph Spiezio visits. Sparks group to meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the community hall with Brownie Scouts as guests. Home Bureau unit meets Monday in the community hall with Mrs Joseph Rockis in charge. Nora Bare gives major lesson. Mrs Fllen McGurk served refreshments.
Pvt Marvy Owens failed to campaign due to leave issues at Camp Roberts yet captured the Democratic nomination for Oregon's 1st District Congress seat. He questioned where the votes came from while noting no public appearances.
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