This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1960
Page
4
An 85 year old explains that wives often view the home as their private domain and resist a husband at home all day after retirement. He urges both spouses to prepare for retirement by sharing routines and adjusting expectations to avoid friction and dependence on habit.
The Agriculture Department reports a new oat variety with crown rust resistance developed at the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station using a wild resistant oat. No seed distribution is planned, but Iowa will supply seed from Ames to plant breeders. A soybean with resistance to Phytophthora root and stem rot is also announced, with seed produced this summer for regional tests before commercial release.
The Lizzie A. Hawley club held its 33rd annual reunion at the L. C. Robinson home with 14 members present. Effie Johnson led a business session and a memorial service was held for deceased members. Letters from absent members were read and a program of poems and letter excerpts followed by social time. Guests joined in the afternoon activities.
Dairy operators in Chicago say milk prices will increase by half a cent per quart on Friday due to higher farm prices and labor costs. Local stores currently sell milk at 24 cents per quart with home delivery adding two more cents.
AP columnist Bob Thomas analyzes Hollywood’s long decline as patronage falls, theater attendance shrinks, and studios pivot to TV film production. Two extended strikes by actors and writers threaten future output while production costs double since the war.
Mrs. Muriel Lawrence argues against manipulating children through sly tactics. She says open expression of wishes teaches kids to consider choices and that secret demands create domineering, deceptive parents, a harmful trait in modern motherhood.
The strike settlements allow studios to sell post 1948 films to TV expanding revenue streams and drawing new capital. The move brings competition for theaters as theatres face recent top flight films airing on television.
In Lafayette Colorado a department store posted a glass door placard reading Robbers Please Dont Come Back and was robbed again after the sign appeared. The incident marks a continued two year pattern of burglaries at the same location.
The reader provides a crossword style prompt with across and down clues repeating partial phrases and asks for solutions. the puzzle appears to mix names like Kovacs and Heis a performer, with various short definitions and hints for filling a crossword grid.
A compact list of crossword style clues includes indebt owing debt goddess of peace surrender to give up on television Great White Way and an Egyptian sun god. Other hints mention inveterate smoker vestige temper revered military assistants sank edit dress feathers French article ventures shield bearing suffix damp promontory exist fiber knots pitch.
At mid year 1960 the national economy is healthy but the rate of advance has slowed. Economists predict business will level on a high plateau with only a slight incline and some foresee a recession in early or middle 1961. Sterling F. Green reviews the situation.
Sterling F. Green reports economists in Washington predict continued gains for 1960 with slower growth. Key points include 507 billion real output, stable prices, near 5 percent unemployment, rising personal income near 400 billion, strong consumer demand, and easier credit after June 3 Fed rate cut. The economy is viewed on a solid base with inflation expectations easing.
Illinois Veterans' Commission head Ralph B. Johnson announces Public Law 86-211 expands pension eligibility starting July 1 1960. Eligible veterans may receive $40 to $100 monthly based on income and dependents and widows are covered under Public Law 211. Questions on entitlement may be directed to the commission.
A Morris hospital birth announced James Day and wife welcomed a boy. Stall witz honored for 25th wedding anniversary. Uerkwitz family sisters travel to New Hampshire. Past items include 10, 20, and 25 year-ago social notes with parties, showers, and moves. Joliet license issued to Edward Philips Irene Torkelson in Lisle.
A dense listing shows tonight’s Chicago TV line up with programs from 6 P.M. to 1:50 A.M. including News, Weather, and entertainment spans and mentions a definition of Bowdlerize as removing indecent passages from Shakespeare. It cites a new law urging contact with the nearest Illinois Veterans' Commission office.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.