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The Pantagraph from Bloomington, Illinois • Page 3

Publication:
The Pantagraphi
Location:
Bloomington, Illinois
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3
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Beauty for the Record Th Pantagraph A-3 Bloomington-Normal, III. Jan. 1, 1970 I ft mm; Miller Park through a "fish eye" lens he gave himself for Christmas. The December that came to an end last night had more snow (11.5 inches) than any December since 1950 (13.1 inches). That made wintry scenes almost routine.

And it's true that pictures like these are everywhere the eye looks in winter. But this is a record, perhaps for some future New Year's, perhaps when the new decade comes to an end. Left all hope that New Year's scenes of quiet beauty will be with us when 1980 hyp. i (Bifc -Aiz nut mmtnWm -w" Fr tf. -STS ii i Out with the old, in with the new.

As people were congratulating each other Wednesday on having surviv-ed another year, it occurred to somebody that the years always change in winter. With that it seemed natural enough to observe the occasion with some snow scenes. New Year's greeting cards from the Pantagraph to Central Illinois. Photographer Bill Owens found his "quiet beauty" in a rustic mailbox and split rail fence west of Bloomington on Route He photographed a tree in Rustic Mailbox One of the winter scenes. -n i i I i .9 $50,000 Sought In Death Death from carbon monoxide poisoning was given as the reason for a $50,000 damage suit in McLean County Circuit Court filed by Charles Eugene Cochran.

Mr. Cochran asked the amount for the death Jan. 1, 1968, of his son, Danny Guy Sp7 ence at Route 9 Home Something for a New Year's greeting. i SALE STARTS FRIDAY, JAN. 2 THRU JAN.

7 i I jmmrn r. iii.n., ll i-. Cochran, 17, of 116 Magoun. He charged Gulf Oil He-! nry C. Isenmann and Robert Fries with negligence in connection with the incident, which occurred at a service station at lxcust and Prairie.

Cochran said the defendants supplied his son with a key to the station through Eddie Hoffman, with Instructions to open the station at 7 a.m. The boy was found dead seated in his automobile in a service stall. He said negligence consisted of permitting posionous fumes from a defective heating plant or inadequate ventilation of fumes from service stalls $810 Donated LINCOLN (PNS) Belated contributions by various Veterans' organizations and individuals, to the Hospitalized Veterans' Fund, in Logan-County have reached $810, according to chairman A J. Cannon' No-Iron Sheets In White Or Dold Stripes Twin Flat Or Fitted free Through 'Fish Eye' The lens was a Christmas present. Whltt Striped Twin-size sheets of permanent press polyester cotton muslin are a real luxury! Choose white, moss, pink, bronze or blue.

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1.93 Twin Sheets, Flat or Fitted. .1.53 Reg. 2.07 Double Sheets, Flat or 178 Reg. pr. Matching Pillow Cases, pr 74 No New Lead Funk Case Two days of leg work by tify any of six men shown to Bloomington police had yet to her.

pay off Wednesday night in the; city police requested help search for two men who Peoria and Decatur for HI Bi and robbed Eugene D. Funk Jr. Tuesday at his home, 1318 E. additional "mugshots" of known armed robbers. i Warm Napped Thermal Blanket Rayonpoly R93-74 ester blend, Twin Or Full Size Chenille Bedspread 3 sides are fringed, pop- QQA ular colors.

7 4 801 "Rutland" 'If 5.33 Needlewoven 4.44 807 MONTERO Rooking to the year ahead, with the hope that we may venture a step forward on the road to Peace among all men. Decorator-Look Mo-Iron Bedspread Fill Bed Pillows Stripe cotton Grove- i Detectives combed the Funk In the meantime, Mr. Funk 'neighborhood In a vain search remained hospitalized at for a neighbor who might have Brokaw Hospital with head in-! seen the robbers or their car. juries received when he was; ney did.t see a tning pistol whipped by one of the Detective Sgt. Robert Shepherd robbers.

said Mr. Funk remained in fair condition late Wednesday. Detective Shepherd tracked Robbed of $200 down a fuel oil delivery man He and his wife were robbed who was scheduled to stop at of $200 in cash and articles of the Funk home Tuesday morn-jewlery. They were left ing about the same time the manacled with handcuffs and robbery occurred, masking tape. The delivery man was run-Detectives took pictures of late- He arrived at tne known armed robbers to the Funk home after Plice were hospital Wednesday for Mr.

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bncht colors. Asked Help Police said the patient was under sedation and unable to look at the photographs. Like Jl Charge III 3 Dish Towels Reg.3$lPkg.Shr7U I Iff TOM lr Funk, however, could not iden in 1 4.94 Double 3.67 Wash Cloths 25, Sale Price 12 Face Towels 59 Sale Price 22 Bath Towels Val.M, Sale Price 67' Dish Cloth Sale VEAR R.498PA.4for57 Drive-ln Reg.2WEa. 8 for 99 General Store INSURANCE IAGBNCV 306 N. Clinton St.

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