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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1957
Page
4
Ruth Millett advises a reader on a husband who is lively in social settings but silent at home. The columnist suggests possible causes such as needing an audience, and offers remedies like dropping leading questions and planning more group evenings to ease the quiet.
The Grundy County Rest Home now has a piano donated by Morris Methodist Church Bible classes. Residents will enjoy it during song and worship services conducted at the home, according to reports from residents.
Clues cover a crossword style grid with entries like motto Justice to 8 Its and various short words ranging from singing voice to solar disk and social insects. The puzzle lists across and down entries such as 12 Singing voice 13 New Guinea port 14 Hodgepodge 15 Polypody 16 Ampere ab 17 To charge 18 Cravat 19 Apostles 21 Scatter 22 Billiard stroke 24 Gets up 26 Males 27 Weight of India 28 Period of time 30 Depot ab 31 Golf teacher 32 Sea eagle 33 Golf mound 34 Frozen water 36 Analyze a sentence 38 Sharp and harsh 40 Male sheep 41 Beginning 43 Knock 45 Ledger entry 47 Bustle 48 Solicitude 49 Trial 50 Knave of clubs 51 Solar disk 52 Social insects 53 Age 54 Small children Down 1 Log float 2 Derived
Five clues lead to a crossword answer set with terms linked by theme. Solutions include signaling device, a damaged state, sun reference, and leprosy victim, among others, forming a final meta entry.
President Eisenhower participates in the dedication of an Islamic center described by Moslem officials as the living symbol of alliance between the crescent and the cross. The center includes a mosque library museum lecture hall and offices and cost about 1.2 million dollars after seven years of construction funded largely by 15 Islamic countries represented here.
A raft built from seven pine tree trunks leaves Bordeaux today in a bid to cross the Atlantic. Crew members Guy Gouttepierre and Rene Lescombe aim to reach South America in four to five months. Read The Herald Ads for Bargains.
Premier Nobusuke Kishi visits as Japan and the United States clash over wool tariffs and exports. The dispute affects American mills and consumers with potential price effects on next year’s clothing, while Japan argues it cannot compete with U.S. mechanization. Washington discusses a solution amid broader trade tensions and security considerations.
Coal City notices report weddings in Chicago for Geri Jablonski and Jack Jensen. Local visits include Bertha Hill of Lisbon and Lizzie Hoenke of Atlantic with the Hansens and Wilson families. Robert Francisco, ex-Coal City, earned a commendation at Scott Air Force Base. Girl Scout Troop 23 camped on the Kankakee river led by Norma Lazier. VEW Encampment attendees included William Endrst Vik Begler and Eaton in Chicago. Ernest Wight spent two weeks in Pennsylvania and New York returning home. Mrs. Virgil Bailey visited Decatur with her mother. Brownie troops led by Gladys Togliatti and Roy Joneson joined in activities.
Chicago reports a 2 percent drop in May traffic fatalities from May 1956, the sixth consecutive month of decline. Total May highway deaths were 3,110 versus 3,170 a year earlier, with 14,360 deaths in the first five months of 1957, a 3 percent reduction from 1956. Camping at Gebhard Woods noted and Terry Burns visits Louisville relatives. the first American textile mill, built in 1790 at Pawtucket, Rhode Island, is now restored.
John Fiehn reports on 300000 American GIs in West Germany facing language barriers. The piece notes common misunderstandings, locals using endearing German terms like Koeln and München, and the Rhine Main airport name. It highlights humorous translation errors, geographic misreadings, and jokes about Bad places and reform houses in the region.
Illinois fish and game chief discards quiz results on last year’s game kills citing insufficient participant turnout. Director Glen Palmer says the method risks inaccuracy though he sees value in the sportsmen report, plans broader surveys with up to 50 000 questionnaires later.
A daughter was born in Morris hospital to Mr and Mrs Frank Cheshareck at 1022 Division street. Mrs Ike King of Morris spoke to the Missionary society at Big Rock and Mrs C W Fleming of Jacksonville Fla visited the B R Trotters.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Larson and Miss Violet Benson with Lowry Buttry were united in marriage in the home of Rev. Ivan Oben shain, pastor of the First Methodist church.
Thirty years ago Mrs Nellie Naden mother of Mrs W G Sachse sets off on a grand journey to Canada and Europe. Mrs Alex Comrie hosts her birthday club gathering to celebrate her birthday anniversary.
Television lineup lists a mix of dramas, variety acts, and sports across multiple channels. Programs include Boston Blackie, Gunsmoke, Gunsmoke reruns, Sullivan stars, theater features, and a late-night movie and wrestling block with numerous hosts and alternating time slots throughout the night.
Three men were executed in Vienna for the murder of a Communist secret police officer after Hungarys revolt was crushed by Russian tanks. The victims included a young female medical student and two freedom fighters, part of the first major postwar show trial in Hungary.
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