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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1961
Page
3
The Happy-Go-Lucky 4 H club met with its leader on Wednesday morning. Members toured a clothing factory in Gardner and a macaroni factory in Braidwood. They later gathered at Mrs. M E Tas cher home for a sewing session with Diane Avalos serving treats.
The guide recommends rinsing the teapot with boiling water before adding teabags. It advises pouring the amount of boiling water needed over the bags to ensure proper infusion and flavor.
Hospital notes list visiting hours, admissions including Harold Matteson and Mr and Mrs John Male, births for John and Fay Clover and Savant, and several discharges to homes or other hospitals. Accidents include injuries to Edward Benson, Tom Turner, and Harry Wickman with brief circumstances.
Thirty three Morris Country club women played Wednesday afternoon golf scoring their lows on holes one two and three Awards were given to Mrs Leslie Tibbits first flight Miss Dinah Greghorn second flight and Miss Marge Perucea third flight.
Goodfarm reports show Don Burkhart Sue Drechsel and LaJoy Kruse returning from Egyptian Music camp at DuQuoin. Patricia Rebecca Burkhart and others attended a district YF meeting at Grand Prairie EUB church. Mary Hoffman joined the state 4-H convention at Urbana. Merry Good farm Maidens 4-H toured Coal City sights. Joseph Kersch son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Kersch on two week tour of duty at Camp McCoy Wisconsin. Allen Hoffman led a Salem Zion Brotherhood cookout in Renfrew Park Dwight.
Chicago report says the National Safety Council estimates 450 Americans may die in traffic accidents during the four day July 4 holiday period.
Mr and Mrs Sigurd Svendsen reach five decades of marriage with a Sunday ceremony from two to five at Bethlehem Lutheran Church A short program at three pm will precede an open house Relatives and friends are invited The event is organized by Stanley Svendsen Mrs William Erickson Mrs Ronald Svendsen and Joyce Svendsen children of the couple.
Mr and Mrs John Hornberger of 215 Wauponsie Street Dwight will celebrate their sixtieth wedding anniversary Sunday July 9 with an open house from 2 to 5 p m in their Goodfarm township home They were longtime farmers in Goodfarm township.
Mr and Mrs Herman Walker observe their twenty fifth anniversary with an open house at their home on Route 1 Newark from 2 to 5 p m on Tuesday July 4. Six children Helen Nancy Pearl Ruth and Sandy host the event.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Downey Joliet are the parents of a girl Susan Kay born in Silver Cross hospital there June 17 The father owns and operates Johnson pharmacy in Bedford plaza Donald Smith Route 4 Morris is a surgical patient in room 216 of St Josephs hospital Joliet
Two thousand sixty people in Grundy county receive old age survivors and disability insurance. One thousand nine hundred seventy nine are old age and survivors with a $132 866 monthly total while eighty one are disabled drawing $5 981 monthly. Harold Whiteside notes 1960 law changes qualify many recipients and previews forthcoming public information once amendments are signed.
The Census Bureau reported on Wednesday that widows outnumber widowers in the United States by more than three to one, reflecting demographic patterns across the nation.
Washington reports say county agents and extension service personnel were cautioned to avoid taking sides in arguments over the Kennedy administration omnibus farm bill. Dr. E. T. York Jr. urged strict neutrality to keep education and leadership roles separate from policy advocacy, though some agents allegedly voiced opposition.
The article notes three packages transmitting wals and marks the first use of a triple payload technique. It raises the total U S satellites in orbit to 43 since the first launch 41 months earlier, following a Thor-Able-Star mission that placed two satellites a year ago.
Producer Harold Hecht and wife Gloria were divorced after a hearing in Santa Monica. Testimony cited conflicts over small matters from meals to the TV antenna.
Mrs. John Lucy Evans 82 of Bourbonnais died at 12 10 a m in St Marys hospital Kankakee. She leaves four children six sisters and one brother. Services at Immaculate Conception Church Braidwood with burial in Custer Park cemetery. Born in Italy she moved to the Braidwood area as a child later living in Essex and Bourbonnais.
Robert C. Frye 76 died at his home in Coal City Wednesday. Viewing at Reeves Funeral Home after 2 p m Friday. Masonic rites by Braidwood lodge at 8 p m Friday. Funeral at New Hope Presbyterian 1 p m Saturday. Oakwood Cemetery Wilming ton. Born Diamond March 18 1885 he was a lifelong area resident. Survived by wife Blanche two sons William Coal City Bruce Joliet sister Mrs Bernard Born Bellville Mich and six grandchildren
Mrs James A Penn of 555 Sherman Ave Evanston died there Wednesday relatives here learn ed today Funeral services set for 2 30 pm Friday at Hebblewaite chapel 1567 Maple Ave Evanston She was predeceased by her husband and survived by two daughters Lois Quinn Morton Grove and Rachel Krausch Minneapolis Minn Dandelion greens to be used in a salad should be picked from flowerless stalks.
Kuwaitis returned to work as Iraqi threats receded amid Arab disbelief in a quick claim to Kuwait. Officials expect Abdel Karim Kassem to shelve the bid for now due to lack of regional support. Bedouins pledge loyalty while crowds fill markets and oil ports.
Governor Kerner announced John A. Troike of Chicago will chair the Youth Commission, replacing Oliver J. Keller who will stay on as a board member. The move follows no shakeup at the Sheridan State Training School for Boys last February.
Westphal noted the Grun dy County Farm Bureau at the event. Merchants of Morris have hosted farmers on city tours for years. This year the rural residents re turn the hospitality with visits and exchanges.
The Vermont Senate on Wednesday passed a bill requiring state funded underpasses at new highway projects to keep cows access to pasture, protecting cattle routes.
A no bake crumb crust is packed with a cooked top filling and bright fresh fruit. The recipe guides assembling a chilled pie using seasonal berries peaches or nectarines for a light dessert.
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