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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1968
Page
6
Chicago adventurer Francis Brenton, who sailed from Chicago to Africa in 106 days last year, prepares a trans Atlantic balloon flight to the Canary Islands. He will fly today and have the balloon shipped to him.
Brenton, a Field Museum researcher in Chicago, said he will complete the balloon trip to Puerto Rico in about two weeks. He described the voyage as driven by curiosity and as an attempt to be the first person to cross the Atlantic alone in a balloon.
Mrs. Melvin G. Hawk of Shanndale Pennsylvania cleans a 1450 pound polar bear rug on her sunporch using a vacuum cleaner. The bear was shot by her husband in Alaska nearly two years ago. Locals stop to stare as the white fur remains fluffy and bright despite daily cleaning. The article also notes Chesapeake Virginia’s land area at 372 square miles, larger than six years ago.
Since 1965 visitor numbers have nearly tripled and air traffic doubled. About six new modern hotels rise as others are upgraded, reflecting rapid growth in tourism infrastructure.
OES Kellog Chapter 219 met Thursday at the Masonic Temple with Mrs. George Hale presiding. Plans were set for past officers night on April 4 and a salad luncheon on April 9. Practice for past officers night is slated for March 21. Refreshments for the social hour were hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hollmeyer with St Patrick decor. Lions Club members toured Gould Batteries Factory in Kankakee. Other briefs note hospital discharges, sewing clubs, a funeral in Joliet, and visits by residents to Joliet.
A comparison notes that if a boy matched a grasshopper's jump per size, he could reach the top of an eight story building.
Mrs. Victor Sprangler ran out of gas in Chattanooga when a WDXB newsman announced her license plate over the radio. She won 10 gallons of gasoline from the station and the gas was brought to her.
Donald L. Abell 21 of Sterling was killed when his car struck the rear of a truck on U S 30 east of Rock Falls. Truck driver Albert L. Foy 32 of Rock Falls was unhurt.
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