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Pontiac Daily Leader in Pontiac, Illinois

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Pontiac Daily Leader

Location

Pontiac, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1961

Page

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Dwight Ills Informant Notes Christmas Travel Moves

Dwight Illinois correspondent reports Mrs Lela Prather left Tuesday for Dongola due to her mother Mrs Dora Jones death. Dr and Mrs Waller Westling left Monday for Amarillo Texas to visit their son Sgt Waller Westling and family over holidays. Their son John Houck visits from Cassel California arriving this week. Mrs Grayce Greiner left Tuesday to visit Chicago friends and attend her sorority Christmas party.

Richard Knudsen Dwight, Ill Lela Prather Dongola Dora D. Jones Waller Westling Amarillo Tex Sgt Westlings Dwight John Houck John Cassel Calif Grayce Greiner Chicago

Christmas Party At Legion Hall Planned By Banish Brotherhood

Phyllis Hopp returns home for holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs Raymond Hopp. She studies at Millikin University in Decatur. The Banish Brotherhood hosts its annual Christmas party and dance on Thursday December 28 at the American Legion Hall from 9 to midnight featuring round and square dancing. Medieval Spanish folk dramas from 17th century colonists are still performed in mountain villages of New Mexico at Christmas.

Phyllis Iopp Raymond Hopp Phyllis Millikin University Decatur Banish Brotherhood American Legion Hall New Mexico

Simple Test Tests You on Simple Instructions

In Long Beach California teacher William P. Waechter tests 600 students with a three minute exercise to see who follows directions. The 25 question activity, used at Will Rogers Junior High, poorly followed by many, aims to reveal reading comprehension and instruction adherence rather than academic ability. Waechter, pursuing a master's at Long Beach State College, notes adults perform similarly.

Long Beach Calif William PP. Waechter Garden Grove Will Rogers Ball State Teachers College Sun‘ele Ind Waechter Nancy Waeehler Long Beach State College

Slick Chicks Aim to Breed Half Britain’s Broilers

London reports that over half of Britain’s broiler chickens next year will come from parent stock of the Anglo American company led by Jen Ogier, Essex motor racing figure. His Associated Broiler Breeders Company hatches grandparents at East Hanningfield to produce mature birds weighing about 3.5 pounds in weeks, using electronic brains to select breeders. only 132 of 10,000 meet the standard.

London Britain Jen Ogier Essex Ogier Associated Broiler Breeders Company East Hanningfield

Two Car Crash at Walnut and Howard Intersection

At 3 5 p m Thursday slippery pavement caused a crash at the Walnut and Howard street intersection. Vicnry Weisner, 64, of 1105 North Hazel Street, skidded while turning from the Howard Street stop sign and collided with Mary 5 Krominga, 33, of 701 Payson Street who was traveling west on Howard. Police report.

Walnut Howard Street Vicnry Weisner North Hazel Street Howard “Street Mary 5 Krominga Payson Street

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