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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1960
Page
5
A compact classified index lists notices for memorials, expressions of gratitude, lost items, and miscellaneous notices. The page grouping hints at a community noticeboard with brief entries and services.
Open rate per column inch is 1.10 dollars. To place an ad visit the Herald office or call WH 2 3221 and ask for Classified. For accurate processing, comply with the following schedule and provide copy details promptly.
A conservation columnist argues about wildlife, trees, and waterways. He notes skunks and mink use tile lines for shelter and questions barriers that block wildlife movement. He recalls hedge fences and fruit trees being removed from farms years ago.
In wide open Wyoming, census takers faced barnyard danger and desert miles. One hurdled a fence from two enraged bulls as a goose bit another. a car stalled and required a push. An enumerator injured an arm hiking 18 miles to the next count. A rattlesnake was killed on the way, a woman walked snow shoes, and another spent the night stranded 38 miles from town.
In Green Village N J residents report a basement spring in the 200 year old Donald Hendershot home. The spring remains after the Indians left and fills a three foot pool in the cellar, leading Hendershot to believe the house was built over water to aid during raids.
A reader laments the clearing of elderberries and wild fruit along roadsides, widespread timber removal stripping black walnut trees, and the loss of fence row cover used by birds and bees. The writer asks for solutions to dwindling clover seed and habitat.
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