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Morris Daily Herald

Location

Morris, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1961

Page

4

Eisenhower Appearances At Homecoming Banquet Surprise Party

Former president Dwight D. Eisenhower staged a homecoming style event in Hershey with autographs for admirers and a playful performance with Nixon. The fund raiser charged 109.50 per ticket with 100 going to the GOP and featured a biting critique of Kennedy’s plans from Eisenhower and a robust response from Nixon.

Arthur Edson Hershey Dwight D. Eisenhower Eisenhower White House Secret Service Richard M. Nixon Jack the Knife Kennedy Congress Nixon

American Writer Across Clues Word List

Puzzle style list of crossword like clues with across and down prompts. Includes names such as Louisa May and terms for beverages like lager and malt drink with various short definitions.

Louisa May Weston Dial

Answer to Previous Puzzle Ten Machine Par Eleven Vers Tr

The list enumerates puzzle hints and wordplay clues with numbers guiding entries. Each item points to a specific term or phrase such as machine, very, creators, crafts, render, notion, harvest, shield bearer, she in, and a reference circa 1888 and a flask.

Coal City Notes The Evening Star circle meets at Mrs MecLuckie home

Coal City notes report the Evening Star circle of the Methodist church meeting at the home of Mrs William MecLuckie with devotions led by Mrs Robert Newberry and a business session by Mrs Donald Born Plans for Homecoming were discussed Lunch was served by the hostess and Mrs Robert Blaine Ruth Circle of the W S C S met at the Methodist church with hostesses Mrs B R Trotter and Mrs Robert Trotter Following dessert the afternoon was spent sewing A family picnic is planned for noon July 16 at the Coal City area Also mentioned are Mary Tira visiting Joliet relatives and Mike Thomas attending his sister in law Pat Thomas funeral in St Louis Mo and Mrs John Born Jr visiting her son Douglas in Joliet's Silver Cross hospital

Star Circle Coal City Evening Star Circle Methodist Church William MecLuckie Robert Newberry Donald Born Robert Blaine Ruth Ruth Circle W.s.cs B. R. Trotter Robert Trotter Mary Tira Amos Vogen Joliet Mike Thomas Pat Thomas St. Louis John Born Jr Douglas Silver Cross Hospital

Among Austrians piano favored instrument list

The article notes that Austrians favor the piano most, then the accordion, guitar, zither, and violin among common musical instruments. It highlights preferences across the population and mentions ranking of popular instruments.

Television In Review by Cynthia Lowry

New York critics discuss TV game shows and Goodson Todman ideas. Mark Goodson notes actors lack freewheeling imagination for games. TV program changes include daytime testing and Broadway night scene.

Cynthia Lowry New York Mark Goodson Goodson Goodson-Todman Network TV Goodson - Todman

Teaching French At Joliet School

Miss Clara Alice Hartman of Pesatum formerly of Morris has been employed by Joliet Township High School to teach French. She taught two years at Morris Community High School and resigned to join Deland-Welden High School a year ago.

Clara Alice Hartman Pesatum Morris Joliet Township High School Hartman Morris Community High School Deland-Welden High School

Hunger Strike Shrinks at Pontiac Prison

In Pontiac Illinois officials report the mass hunger strike has largely ended with only about 200 trustees and workers still fed in cells. Warden Joseph Vitek says the stay in cells may last for an undetermined period while most inmates are fed in their cells and the strikers’ numbers dwindle after starting Thursday and peaking Saturday.

Pontiac Ill Illinois Joseph Vitek Vitek

North American toad lays 28000 eggs in ten hours

A herpetologist counted 28 000 eggs laid by a North American toad over a ten hour period marking a notable reproductive output.

Praise Beggars and the Silent Compliment Game

A columnist contrasts domestic and workplace praise, noting how wives demand constant compliments from husbands and how businesswomen learn to cope with few praise events. The piece argues for balanced acknowledgment and draws a parallel to the value of sincere appreciation in daily life.

Ann Landers Advice Columns on Marriage and Parents

A reader asks if marriage is wiser than alimony while facing social gossip. Ann Landers replies that maintaining the current arrangement preserves comfort but warns about moral costs. Additional letters cover parents avoiding dating, a daughter seeking parental introductions, and a widow balancing a new romance with caring for an invalid mother, with pragmatic responses emphasizing personal responsibility.

Ann Landers

Chicago cash grain mixed prices noted

Chicago cash grain markets show no sales of wheat corn or soybeans. Oats offer sample grade extra heavy white at 66 percent. Soybean oil priced at 105 grain. Barley options quoted making choice 1.10 to 1.20 and feed 80 to 90.

Chicago

Chicago cattle and hog markets with mixed gains and losses

Chicago livestock report shows hog numbers at 6,000 with steadier to higher bids up to 25. Cattle receipts total 6,500 with slaughter steers 50 lower on average and calves around 100. Sheep futures rise as native spring lambs and full shorn grades command higher quotes.

Interior Illinois Hog Prices Reported By State Market

Interior Illinois hog market receipts around 2,000 with activity fair. Hogs steady to 25 cents higher for 1-3 grades 190 to 250 pounds at 16.00 to 17.25 with some sales to 17.85, 2-3 grades 250 to 270 pounds at 15.50 to 16.25, sows up 25 cents to 12.25 to 14.75.

Chicago USDA Springfield Interior

Time Flies One Year Ago and Thirty Years Ago Events

City briefs report births in Morris hospital including Edwin Neary’s son and Russell Benson’s daughter. Announcements note an Aug wedding for E Germain Roseler and Thomas Mickelson. Local visits by G H O Monson and Helen Kelch, Milwaukee. Police warn of counterfeit coins circulating. Chris Johnson buried at Saratoga Cemetery. Twenty-Year-Olds and residents invited to Fell Hall. Thirty years ago Morris unemployment payout totals and local civic moves cited.

Edwin Neary Morris Hospital E. Germain Roseler DeKalb Thomas Mickelson Morris Chris Johnson Saratoga Cemetery Ruth Graham Fell Hall Illinois State Normal University

Signer Button Gwinnett’s autograph valuable to collectors

Georgia signer Button Gwinnett, one of three signers of the Declaration of Independence, stands out in autograph circles as his signature now commands higher value than George Washington’s. The note highlights the growing market for historic signatures and provenance.

Button Gwinnett Georgia George Washington

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