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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1959
Page
4
Ruth Millett notes a 71 year old great grandmother, Mrs. Zaddie Bunker, breaking age stereotypes by riding a Super Sabre Jet and surpassing sound as she joins a growing wave of active, independent seniors. Many older women now drive, travel alone, work, manage finances, and maintain social lives, reshaping the image of aging.
Standard Oil today reduced its gasoline prices to service station dealers and tank wagon purchasers at Morris by one cent per gallon. Rinkema, Joliet district manager, said the cut meets competitive prices from excessive refinery runs this year amid a late spring and weak April May demand. He added that retail station prices are set by individual dealers, not Standard Oil.
The Morris Post American Legion Color Guard won first place in the Manhattan Homecoming parade on Sunday. Members and families later attended a picnic at Gordon Vaksdal’s home.
Interviewers will visit more than 3,700 homes to collect suggestions on five priorities to improve Chicago. Clyde W. Hart of the National Opinion Research Center calls it a golden opportunity for residents to express ideas about the city. The two year survey will be conducted by 100 interviewers from the Center, affiliated with the University of Chicago.
James E. Patton, 23, under police scrutiny in Birmingham, had a shotgun tucked down his trousers, plus a pistol and a long knife in his pockets. He was fined 50 dollars plus costs for carrying concealed weapons.
A collage of trivia and human quirks headlines this page of cultural quips. It covers average phone time, egg laying mammals, book colors, acting, speech tempo, burglary stats, opera pushups, Sunday milk, New York trees, and owls head movement. It cites cultural wits and a Bon Ami survey. It notes overseas Americans, Japan Hara-kiri, zoos mating lions and tigers, gum stats, and Paul Vincent Carroll on reformers.
The Aug. 6 1945 attack on Hiroshima caused 78 150 deaths and 37 425 injuries among a 343 969 population, marking a pivotal moment in World War II.
Mary Costa, a Los Angeles soprano starring in London in Candide, embraces opera goals over pop fame. She notes public doubt about a beautiful singer's operatic voice, outlines studies in German, French, Italian, and plans to debut Eurydice at the San Francisco Opera before aiming for major houses. Costa compares herself to Geraldine Farrar and emphasizes acting ability.
A filled crossword style list yielding housing, signs, poems, eras, wharves, male child, horseback, voices, growth, girl name, vases, malt drinks, employed, chemical suffix, superficial coat, Greek island, dinner course, wipes out, legal matters, rave, subterfuge, sage, ventilate, French river, house adjuncts, weave, Greek letter, sun disk, heating device, pecan, Betsy Ross, Turns right, Was unsuccessful, Scent, Poor housing, Kind of roof, Curved molding, Centaur, Superlative, Whirls, Opera by Verdi, Old English court, Gaelic, Perform as a song, Lower, Rent again, States, Unaspirated, Plastic ingredients, Rebellious, Negative votes, Essential being, Weirder, Woman's name, Nullify, Birds, Building yards, Falsifier, Atop, Followers, Skin disorder, Needle case, Clay, Limb.
The economy showed strong momentum into summer with high auto sales and rising retail, textiles, aluminum output, and shipper activity. Ford and GM forecast higher 1959 sales, small car competition heats up, while a looming steel strike threatens growth and could provoke blame among negotiators.
Report items show Diane Darin celebrated her seventh birthday anniversary with friends at home in rural Morris. A Morris hospital birth announced Raymond Carlson and JoAnn Olson welcomed a son through a new license for Daniel Callahan and JoAnn Olson. Also listed are historical notes on anniversaries and births across Morris area communities including Saratoga township and Wardiner relatives.
June Brown daughter of Mr and Mrs Wilbur H Brown will join Illinois Wesleyan University seventh annual summer Music Camp at East Bay Camp Lake Bloomington from June 15 to 28. Special guests include conductors Donald B Cuthbert Gerhard Schroth and J Frederick Mueller.
Noted composer Cole Porter began his studies at Harvard by enrolling in law but soon changed to the Harvard School of Music. The move marked his transition from legal studies to a focus on musical training within the same university system.
A dense TV schedule lists programs across channels from 6:00 PM to 12:35 AM. Notable items include news broadcasts, sports, comedies, dramas, films, and music shows with titles such as Weather by Radar, The Texan, The Texan, and Tonight’s late night offerings.
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