20 Dec 1967
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Newspaper
Pontiac Daily Leader
Location
Pontiac, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1967
Page
1
A Cleveland physician laments the decline of the general practitioner once the trusted family doctor. He notes patients now meet many specialists and predicts general practice could vanish or persist as a niche specialty.
Circuit Court Livingston County Illinois announces the death of Horace V Graves and that letters of administration were issued to Rosa Imo Crouch. The claim date is Monday February 5 1968. Clerk John S Bradshaw notes attorney Darrell H Reno of Pontiac.
Airman apprentice Shay arrives home Thursday from U S Naval Training Center Great Lakes to spend 15 days with parents Amer and family. He will report December 30 to Air Controlman A School Brunswick Ga. Also home are Michael Jacquat from St Olaf College and Nancy Jacquat of Ft Collins Colorado. Local visits and birthday observances are noted among Cornell Odell Pontiac Normal and surrounding residents.
A comprehensive study in Helsinki under the U S Department of Agriculture examines how storage gases, carbon dioxide and nitrogen, affect meat palatability. Fresh meat lasts longer in controlled atmospheres. at 32 degrees in air about 10 days, while 40 percent carbon dioxide extends that to roughly threefold.
The Pontiac Leader Publishing details editors and managers, with publication daily except Sunday. It lists holiday observances and advertising rates, including mail subscriptions and newsstand pricing. The text notes office location at 314 N Main and cites service terms for signed news matter and anonymous submissions.
Names and addresses of service personnel include Dale Barnard and Loren Vissering with unit details and APO/FPO locations in San Francisco and Florida. The roster lists Dennis Highland, Robert Harkless Jr. and Randall Shay among others with their assignments and mail codes.
The funeral for Lewis L. Knoess, 87, of Pontiac, was held Tuesday at 1 30 p.m. at the Raleigh J. Harris Funeral Home. Masonic services were conducted by Robert Kipfer, grand lecturer, with Mrs. Ethel Marvel as organist. Pallbearers were Frank Lehman, Myron Heins, Forrest Herwig, Richard Dillon, James Shirtlet and James Van Winkle.
Mrs Inez Flanagan and Mr L E Huxtable returned from Jamaica at the Jamaica Hilton Hotel. Mr and Mrs Dean Ulrich and son Paul returned from a Bahamas trip given as a birthday present. The Bahamas trip enjoyed 80 degree days. Chief City Camera Club held its annual banquet at the Palo mar in Pontiac with Durl MacDonald hospital bound from military service and his mother Maude moved to Livingston county Home.
Kentucky State Police will recruit returning military servicemen to reach full strength. HQ gathers names and records of discharged personnel and contacts those meeting physical and educational requirements to become troopers. The push aims to add 50 troopers annually as authorized by the 1966 legislature.
Emington residents join a busy season with the Pilgrim Fellowship caroling and a Sacred Heart Parish buffet and gift exchange. Sunday school plans a December 24 Christmas program, while Thirty-eight hours of devotion conclude at Sacred Heart. Families from Dwight, Kankakee and surrounding towns share visits, concerts, and homecomings for Christmas.
Disneyland remains a year round draw as the Fantasy on Parade and holiday events attract crowds. Gregory Peck read scripture at a special event while Walt Disney’s legacy guides a season packed with private parties and large attendance figures.
Illinois reports a record corn crop of 1.092 billion bushels, surpassing the 919 million bushels in 1965, with a yield of 100 bushels per acre. Soybeans hit 184 million bushels, wheat 76.6 million, and oats 44.7 million, despite moisture-related field losses. Iowa was second with 930 million bushels.
Federal paint specialists advise plain white house paint should last four to five years while tinted finishes reach five to six years and dark colors endure six to eight years.
Two customs officers on a motorcycle chased a car near Tiruchirappalli India after it sped past a checkpost. The driver abandoned the car leaped into a river and escaped. Five bags of cloves were found in the car likely smuggled from Ceylon.
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