Four main causes for rising food prices
An Illinois expert cites four factors behind sharply higher food costs. Rising consumer incomes, greater farm specialization, shrinking price stabilizing reserves, and growing world demand outpacing production combine to widen price swings, with no single villain.
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L. H. Simerl
Cooperative Extension
University of Illinois’ College of Agriculture
Simers
FS Services
Mendota
Ill
Russia
China
India
Africa
United States
U.S
Forrest Strawn Wing fee changes and school notices
Forrest-Strawn-Wing School Board set kindergarten registration at 6 dollars and others at 12 dollars. Hot lunches rise to 45 cents for students and 60 cents for teachers. Miss Edith Blackburn, 77, died at Evenglow Lodge Pontiac after a year of illness. private funeral at Normal. Burial at Edwardsville. Blackburn was a retired Peoria teacher born October 23, 1895. Surviving: two brothers, a sister. Extra milk 7 cents a glass due to subsidy uncertainty. Elementary basketball admission 25 cents students, 50 cents adults. Board okayed band entry in State Fair music on Aug 18. Haab resignation accepted. Fortna reports summer work nearly done. about 100 gallons paint used. Next board meeting Aug 20 at 8 p.m.
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Forrest
Forrrest- Strawn-Wing
Edith Blackburn
Normal
Evenglow Lodge
Pontiac
Stubblefield Funeral Home
Quercus Grove Cemetery
Edwardsville
Blackburn
Peoria
Madison County
John K
Medora (Barnett) Blackburn
W. W
John
Fruitland
Idaho
Florence Hess
Portland
Ore
Pontiac Presbyterian Church
Carol Sue Haab
Meadowbrook
Donald Fortna
Joseph Foster
John H. Schmidt of Strawn Dies at 78
John H. Schmidt 78 of rural Strawn died at 4 15 p.m. Saturday at his home. Funeral 1 30 p.m. Tuesday Culkin Funeral Home Forrest with Rev. Donald Conrad officiating. Burial Forrest Cemetery. Survived by wife Irene two daughters Wilma Meyer and Una Gordon a son John D. ten grandchildren six great grandchildren. World War I veteran and retired carpenter. Bapt ist Church member.
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Strawn
John H. Schmidt
Culkin
Forrest
Donald Conrad
Forrest Cemetery
Glen Carbon
Alexander
Elizabeth (Wilkerson) Schmidt
Irene F. Bryant
Bloomington
Wilma Meyer
Una Gordon
Juliet
John D
Jackson
Mich
Schmidt
The
Baptist Church
Sincere Thanks for Kindness After Our Loss
Our sincere thanks and appreciation go to relatives friends and neighbors for many acts of kindness after the death of our husband father and grandfather A special thanks to the Pontiac Rescue Squad and Employees of Pontiac Stone Co for their support and service.
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Pontiac Rescue Squad
Pontiac Stone Co
Weekend Travel and Family Updates from St. Charles
Mrs. Roger Price and family of St. Charles spent Wednesday with her mother Mrs. Pauline Gundy. Denise Gray returned from Lutheran Junior Bible Camp in Bloomington. The Teschs came home after a week with Ray Otterbein in Hartley Iowa and attended Lena Krogman’s funeral in May City. Carrolls returned from a week in South Haven Michigan.
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Graymont
Roger Price
Mike
Tom
Jackie
Chris
St. Charles
Pauline Gundy
Denise Gray
Lutheran Junior Bible Camp
East Bay
Bloomington
Russell Gray
Vernon Tesch
Ray Otterbein
Randy
Hartley
Iowa
Tesch
Lena Krogman
May City
Orville Tesch
Jefferson
John Carroll
Lisa
South Haven
Mich
Lang Freehill wed in Roberts double ring ceremony
Miss Karen Sue Lang married James Daniel Freehill in a 2 p.m. Saturday Aug 11 ceremony at Immaculate Conception Church Roberts. Father Walsh officiated with soloist Steve Rock. The couple will reside in Cullom after a Wisconsin honeymoon.
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Karen Sue Lang
Carl Lang
Chatsworth
James Daniel Freehill
Cullom
William Freehill
Roberts
Father Walsh
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Steve Rock
Gloria Jean Lang
Debbie Lang
Bee Lang
Andy Freehill
John Sterrenberg
John Ulitzsch
Rick Johansen
Roger Johansen
Roberts State Bank
Freehill
Chatsworth High School
Rieger Inc
Forrest
Roberts-Thawville High School
R. R. Donnelley & Sons
Dwight
Wisconsin
Tim Agner
Jerry Shubert
Gloria Lang
Funeral for Mrs Helen J Nolan Held at St Marys Church
The funeral for Mrs Helen J Nolan 44 of 1317 S Mill St was held Saturday at 9:30 a.m. at St Marys Catholic Church with Msgr John T Shields officiating Sister Bernarda played the organ Burial followed in St Marys Cemetery Pallbearers included Stephen Nolan David Nolan Donald F Jobst John Wagner Ronald Schultz and Frank Trainor Mrs Nolan died Wednesday at Loyola Hospital in Maywood after a short illness.
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Helen J. Nolan
S. Mill St
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Msgr
John T. Shields
Bernarda
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Stephen Nolan
David Nolan
Donald F. Jobst
John Wagner
Ronald Schultz
Frank Trainor
Don’t rush to accuse all lawyers say Lewis
Anthony Lewis argues that a casual approach to bribery accusations around the Elisberg trial risks misreading conduct by officials. He notes John Ehrlichman privately invited Judge Byrne to consider a life directing the FBI with Nixon’s approval, suggesting intent could be inferred from such actions, and ties bribery to impeachment provisions.
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Washington
Daniel Elisberg
Elisberg
William Matthew Byrne Jr
John Ehrlichman
Byrne
San Clemente
F.B.L
Ehrlichman
Nixon
Richard Nixon
John Ehbrlichman
American Bar Association
Ehrlichman - Byrne
Death of G C Troehler in Fairbury Rites set at Silver Home
G C Troehler 87 of Livingston County Nursing Home Pontiac and former Fairbury resident died Saturday night at St James Hospital Pontiac. Funeral 1 PM Tuesday at Silver Home for Funerals with Rev James Cook officiating. Burial Graceland Cemetery. Memorials to Livingston County Nursing Home air conditioning fund. Surviving wife two sons two daughters a brother a sister nine grandchildren nine great grandchildren. He was a painter and decorator and served as Fairbury city alderman.
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Fairbury
Grover C. Troehler
Livingston County
Pontiac
St. James Hospital
Silver Home
James Cook
Graceland Cemetery
Chenoa
Phillip and
Rosena (Dennewitz) Troehler
Aline M. Albers
Bloomington
Troehler
Wilbur
Chicago
Virgil
Champaign
Margaret Beatty
Velda Williams
Fred
Martha Thomas
First United Presbyterian Church
Livingston County Nursing Home
Funeral rites for Laura Claudon set in Fairbury
Laura Claudon 78 of 503 8 5th St. Fairbury died 9 p.m. Saturday in Fairbury Hospital after February admission. Funeral 2 30 p.m. Tuesday at First United Presbyterian Church with Rev. James Cook presiding. Entombment Graceland Mausoleum. Visitation 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. today at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home and one hour before service. Survived by son Francis Scouler of Vista Calif stepchildren James Claudon Mrs Jean Capell seven grandchildren 12 great grandchildren.
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Fairbury
Laura Claudon
Fairbury Hospital
First United Presbyterian Church
James Cook
Graceland Mausoleum
Duffy-Pils
Indian Grove Township
Elmer
Lillian
Farley) Qdell
Thomas Scouler
N. J. Claudon
Francis Scouler
Vista
Calif
James Claudon
Jean Capell
Mrs. Bertha Mayhew Dies at 91 in Forrest
Mrs. Bertha M. Mayhew of Forrest died at 1 p.m. Sunday at Fairbury Hospital after months of ill health. Born October 7, 1881, in Melvin, she was the daughter of Augustus and Margaret Gould. She married Walter Mayhew in Flora June 2, 1909. he died in 1952. Funeral is 3 p.m. Tuesday at Culkin Funeral Home with Rev. Irvin Kearns. burial in Melvin Cemetery. She leaves two sisters, Mildred Gould and Mary Willis. four brothers and three sisters preceded her in death.
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Forrest
Bertha M. Mayhew
Fairbury Hospital
Culkin Funeral Home
Irvin Kearns
Melvin Cemetery
Melvin
Augustus
Margaret (Woolverton) Gould
Walter Mayhew
Flora
Mildred Gould
Mary Willis
Bloomington
Mayhew
Everett Hooper dies in Streator after week in care
Everett Hooper 63 died 9:20 p.m. Saturday at Heritage Manor Home Streator where he had been a patient one week. Funeral at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Winterrowd Funeral Home Streator with burial in Ancona Cemetery. He was born Feb 2 1910 in Fairoaks Ind. and married Zeda Dyck Oct 14 1934 in Ancona. Survived by wife and a nephew. He belonged to Church of Christ in Ancona.
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Long Point
Everett Hooper
Heritage Manor
Streator
Winterrowd
Ancona
Fairoaks
Ind
Francis
Emma _ (Warmbolt) Hooper
Zeda Dyck
Hooper
Church of Christ In
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Anthony Lewis
New York Times News Service
Ellsberg
G. C. Troehler
Nixon Administration
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Dickens
Cambodia
Harlan F. Stone
Pontiac Lock Shop
Mr. Fun of
North Locust Street
Pontiac Leader Publishing CO
N. Main St
Illinois
Jerome Pearré
Joan Plesko
Elizabeth Harris
Jim Caviexel
John Renne
Weldon Greeneberg
Ken Bond
Wayne Jensen
Donald Jobst
Merlyn Shanetrook
Pontiac Soc
Chenos
Cornell
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Deil
Launemin
Owlgat
Gridley
Linois
Ihe
Af Fonttec
Illinois Commercial College
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