03 Dec 1968
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Newspaper
Pontiac Daily Leader
Location
Pontiac, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1968
Page
1
Editorial notes a surge in future jobs in water supply and pollution control. It cites panel findings in Chicago and Federal estimates of 111,000 more professionals needed in five years, highlighting public service careers and promising pay and advancement in government and industry.
An aviation medicine expert notes rising monotony affects pilot health as experience dulls novelty. Dr. Earl T. Carter of the Mayo Foundation cites routine, rare emergencies, and safety rules as factors driving burnout and early retirements. Space flight mirrors this boredom, prompting a wry label for the post-discovery phase. Iron Ore Sold To Japan forecasts Canberra’s ore contracts with Japan to exceed 3 billion dollars over two decades.
The Pontiac Daily Leader announces editorial staff including Elizabeth Harris and John Plesko, lists offices and holidays, and provides subscription and single-copy rates for Livingston County and Illinois readers with carrier and mail options.
Notes from December 3 items reveal Arletta Ginter winning reserve in Chicago cattle show, 43 births at St James Hospital in November, waterworks work on Cornell project, and local sport results. Also covered are a 25th anniversary at St Petri church, a Odell wedding, a Saunemin death, a high school point scorer, war bond totals, and move notices for local residents.
Frederick Tjarks of Pontiac is slated to present a Saturday morning devotional and scripture reading at the Jehovah's Witnesses circuit meeting in Crawfordsville Indiana December 6 to 8. He will oversee the morning program with the theme Sharing Our Good Things With Others and join about 21 ordained ministers addressing the three day gathering attended by 850 delegates from 16 congregations. The event shifts from Kingdom Hall to Crawfordsville High School auditorium, with A E B Stutler from Brooklyn delivering the welcome and the theme Sharing Fully in Preaching the Good News.
Esmen unit meets Thursday starting at 10 a.m. with major lesson Holiday Bread by Mrs N O Braden and Miss Betty Braden. Members bring holiday bread samples and recipes, potluck at noon, 50 cent gift exchange, and Christmas craft work in afternoon. Meeting at Mrs Leonard Larson's home.
A Christmas film A Visitor for Christmas will be shown at 7 p.m. Sunday Dec 8 at Emmanuel United Methodist Church near Saunemin sponsored by the Charlotte Emmanuel Youth Fellowship A free will offering will be taken The church lies 5 percent miles southwest of Saunemin or 12 miles southeast of Pontiac Rev Edward J York pastors the church
Ann Landers answers letters from readers in Pittsburgh and Chicago style pieces. The column covers an animal intuition anecdote about a cat named Romeo and an annoyingly dated husband opener, plus a worm facts blurb noting earthworms produce topsoil and range in species.
The funeral for Benjamin H Mossberger, 79, of Cornell, was held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Cornell Funeral Home with Rev. Gilbert T. Fletcher officiating. Burial followed in Cornell Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers included Keith Holland, Tom Frabish, Cecil Richardson, Vernon Tesch, Ronald Hough, and Elmer Cashmer. pallbearers were Wayne Patterson, Russell Tesch, Dale Tiffany, Clark Burkett, all from Cornell, John Holland, and Dale Rich.
Antique collectors seek the sucket fork a two ended implement with a small bowl on one end and a two pronged fork on the other devised in the 17th century for a popular sweet. Silver sucket forks are prized by connoisseurs in New York.
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