Illinois Plans Aid For Unemployed In Vocational Training
Unemployed persons may receive unemployment compensation for up to eight weeks beginning July 29 while enrolled in approved full time vocational training. Gov. Otto Kerner signed the measure and other bills, including citizenship requirements for medical licensure and school board fitness standards, into law. Public aid stamps replace direct surplus foods in Franklin County, with eight banks issuing stamps redeemable at grocers. Franklin County is among eight U S counties in a federal food stamp study. The 1961 squirrel season opens August 1 in the southern Illinois zone, lasting until October 15.
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Otto Kerner
United States
Franklin County
Illinois Public Aid Commission
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Illinois wildlife season rules and new state maps release
A northern zone season runs Sept 1 to Oct 31 with a daily five squirrel limit and a 10 squirrel possession limit. on opening day the area limit is five. Hooting hours are sunrise to sunset CST. White squirrels are protected year round. Illinois map editions from the State Geological Survey are available free to residents until Sept 1, with postage 7.5 cents folded maps and 21 cents tubes, rising to 50 cents after Sept 1. The Oil and Gas and Mineral Industries Maps detail fields, pipelines, mines, plants, and geological strata. The 5,500-acre wild turkey refuge near Herod, Pope County, is discontinued. hunting may resume and lands are opened. Final dates for licensure exams in four professions have been announced, with specific deadlines and locations. The Illinois State Fair features a Project Mercury capsule replica and an Atlas missile on Aug 11–20.
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Illinois
Illinois State Geological Survey
Urbana
Oil and Gas Industry
Mineral Industries
Pha Carbo
Herod
Pope County
Wiliam T. Lodge
Illinois Department of Conservation
Paul St. Amant
Shawnee National Forest
West Virginia
Department of Conservation
U. S. Forest Service
Lodge
William Sylvester White
Illinois Department of Registration and Education
Chicago
Springfield
Department
State Capitol
Illinois State Fair Opens With Unified Displays And New Exhibits
Uniformity guides 1961 Illinois State Fair entries from Batch town official Joe Ingle. Judging fruits and vegetables moved up to Aug 10 to open fair Aug 11. Baton twirlers compete by age with Archie McAllister and Alma Pameranke as judges. New textile classes include smocked pillows aprons and Christmas craft with nearly $2000 in prizes. Rock and roll contest entries due July 20 with recordings of winners sent to major labels. Springfield hosts the Illinois State Fair from Aug 11 to Aug 20.
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Joe Ingle
Batchtown
Thellinois State Fair
Ingle
Archie McAllister
Joliet
Alma Pameranke
Rutland
Springfield
Comines at Work Amid Rain Delays in Chadwick Area
Combines are busy in grain fields as farmers rush to harvest before more rain. Heavy showers last week halted progress though some work began earlier. Unofficial gauges near Chadwick recorded over four inches of rain from Thursday night to Sunday morning.
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Chadwick
Grant Continuance In Forgery Hearing
Mr and Mrs Neal Dauphin appearing in justice court on a forgery complaint filed by a former tenant asked for a continuance. The request was granted and bond was furnished. The complaint was signed by Philip Sipes and Mr Carroll who formerly lived on the Dauphin farm east of Savanna according to State's Attorney William B Petty.
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Justice Court
Neal Dauphin
Savanna
Philip Sipes
Carroll
Dauphin Farm
William B. Petty
Grange urges expanded Latin American anti Communist program
The Grange promotes a bold policy package to counter Soviet subversion in Latin America. It calls for a State Department agency, currency stabilization, tax incentives for private investment, land rehabilitation, and expanded education and Spanish teaching in public schools to present American systems as superior.
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Soviet Union
Bogota
Red China
Grange
Way Anniversary Fish Fry Hosts Attendees
Mr and Mrs Charles Way held a Friday fish fry to mark their first wedding anniversary dated July 22. Attending were Dr R H Petty Mrs Rex Deets Mr and Mrs Frank Poffenberg Fred Poffenberger Mr and Mrs Max Carbaugh Gary and Gretchen of Mt Carroll Mr Bissens of Brookville and Mr and Mrs John Gaskill.
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Charles Way
R. H. Petty
Rex Deets
Frank Poffenberger
Fred Poffenberger
Max Carbaugh
Gary
Gretchen
Mt. Carroll
Bissens
Brookville
John Gaskill
Changes in Your Social Security 1961 Amendments
The 1961 amendments signed June 30 cut the work credit needed for retirement and survivor benefits. About 160000 older people become eligible, with first payments in August. Now 2% years of work suffice for those reaching 65 or 62 this year, down from 3% years, with exceptions for earlier entrants and pre-1958 workers. Contact your local social security office, room 213, Post Office Bldg in Rockford.
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Congress
Rockford
Post Office
90th Birthday of Ed Kearnaghan Honored in Mount Carroll
The 90th birthday of Ed Kearnaghan of Mount Carroll was honored Sunday with a picnic at the Mount Carroll Community House attended by about 60 relatives. A decorated cake was a feature of the dinner and relatives traveled from Chadwick to attend including Mr and Mrs Elmer Weber.
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Ed Kearnaghan
Fair Haven Residents Urge MFT Road Upgrade
Fair Haven residents urged the township highway commissioner to accept a 35 500 bid to rebuild and asphalt a one mile link to Morrison Chadwick county road. The project under motor fuel tax funding would cost about 32 500 from Fair Haven and be impractical without MFT support for several years.
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Fair Haven
State Division of Highways
Chadwick
Division of Highways
MFT
Reguar Road
Canning of Peas Delayed By Rain at Green Giant Lanark Plant
Canning of the 1961 pea crop at the Green Giant factory in Lanark was expected to finish by Wednesday after rain delayed harvesting. Corn packing had been a concern but is now likely to begin later this week, allowing time for plant adjustments.
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Green Giant Company
Lanark
Lawrence Casey Joins Gaskill Engineering
Tuesday this week Lawrence J. Casey of Savanna became an employee of Gaskill Engineering Company of Chadwick, manufacturers of packaging machinery. Casey, formerly a craftsman with the Power Company, shows strong mechanical ability and plans to relocate to Chadwick soon.
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Lawrence J. Casey
Savanna
Gaskill Engineering Company
Chadwick
J. Casey
Power Company
Larry
Picnic in Freeport Draws Local Families to Krape Park
A family picnic at Krape Park Freeport attracted several households including Ker mit Hartman and daughters from Champaign Irvin Hartman and son from Janesville Harold Linton Owen Kuhse Lavina Guinther Charles Ross Savanna Arthur Smith Richard Schleming Tina and George Traum Chadwick as attendees.
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Freeport
Krape Park
Kermit Hartman
Champaign
Irvin Hartman
Janesville
Harold Linton
Summit
Owen Kuhse
Lavina Guinther
Charles Ross
Savanna
Arthur Smith
Richard Schleming
Tina
George Traum
Chadwick
Grace B Haley Dies in California at 73
Grace B Haley a former Lanark resident and Carroll county native died July 17 in Hermosa Beach California at age 73 She was born April 3 1888 in Carroll county daughter of Elmer E and Axie Ethridge Survived by a daughter Mrs Robert June McCray Hermosa Beach three grandsons Jeffrey Dale Hermosa Beach Trevor Dale serving in Germany Harlow Dale in Memphis three brothers Joseph Ethridge El Segundo Paul Ethridge Durango and Glenn Ethridge Ray and a sister Hazel Popkin El Segundo
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Carroll County
Lanark
Hermosa Beach
Calif
Elmer E
Axie Ethridge
Robert
June) McCray
Jeffrey Dale
Trevor Dale
U. S. Army
Germany
Harlow Dale
U. S. Navy
Memphis
Tenn
Joseph Ethridge
el Segundo
Paul Ethridge
Durango
Colo
Glenn Ethridge
Ray
Hazel Popkin
Trousers Ripped As Spinning Shaft Snags Man
Don Smith narrowly escaped serious injury when his work trousers caught on a spinning crankshaft while he adjusted a combine engine at his farm. His legs were badly skinned and bruised but he remained otherwise unharmed after treatment by Dr. Jawarek.
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Don Smith
Smith Farm
Don
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