Village council postpones trailer court annexation vote
Wood Dale village trustees delay discussion on Viet zen trailer court annexation to May 11 to allow the new attorney Carl W. Kuhn to study the contract and gather opinions from planning zoning and water and sewer boards. Cesar accuses Nesseler and Anderson of stalling while Stoeck backs attorney review. The motion to postpone passes 4-0 with Cesar abstaining.
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Wood Dale
Vietzen Trailer Court
Bob Cesar
Planning Commission, Zoning Board, and Water and Sewer Board
Cesar
Nesseler
Anderson
Anderon
Vietzen
Stoeck
Cilitate
Carl W. Kuhn
Glen Ellyn
Lewis Gobel
Elgin Men Held For Grand Jury
Ellis Ware and Lee Floyd Kibler of Elgin were ordered held to the DuPage County grand jury by Judge Jack Parish in Bensenville police court. They face burglary charges for the Ala-Bra Foundry break in of April 7. The grand jury action follows a police lab report linking sand from the foundry to sand in the suspects trousers. Brass fittings valued at $1,140 were reported missing by foundry officials.
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Ellis Ware
Lee Floyd Kibler
Elgin
DuPage County
Jack Parish
Bensenville
E. Green Sr
Art Garcia
County News Roundup Highlights Local Issues and Events
Timing devices used in Project Mercury are noted as Wheaton Engineering Co. ITASCA voters reject a $290000 school bonds issue for a seven room school with 275 yes and 486 no votes. Wheaton police fine three Wheaton College students $50 each for a campus melee on April 28. Roselle village pushes anti rust water campaign and sets cost estimates by May 22. DuPage Mental Health Society urges county residents to contribute to a local clinic with Chicago group fund drive May 15 to 21. Bensenville retains village officials. Martyniuk fills trustee vacancy. Hynes named plan commission chair. Wood Dale votes May 11 on Vietzen trailer park annexation. Addison William Riley Management seeks $170000 bond for 186 unit apartment project along Salt Creek.
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Wheaton
Wheaton College
DuPage County Mental Health Society
Mental Health Society of
Greater Chicago
Chicago Society
DuPage County
Don Carlock
The
DuPage Society
c/o
M. C. Hathaway
Wheaton Community High School
S. Main St
Wheaton N
Addison — William Riley Management Co
Village Board
Salt Creek
Anti Bug War Set by Bensenville
The village of Bensenville will resume mosquito control this year with Clarke Outdoor Spraying under a contract for 1725 dollars. Funds come from voluntary resident contributions with leftover money from last year noted by Village Clerk Herb Dierking. Village President Ritchie Thomas praised the six year service as effective.
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Bensenville
Clarke Outdoor Spraying Co
Herb Dierking
Ritchie Thomas
Chamber to Elect Three Directors
Bensonville Chamber of Commerce and Industry will elect three new directors at its meeting Tuesday May 16 in Fenton high school. Nominees are Tom Ogden Ben Franklin store E L White James B Clow Sons Inc and Joseph White Jan Lynn pet shop. Retiring directors are E R Clute Louis Oehlerking and Elynor Reid. Remaining on terms are Don Moschel Forest Niccum Sandy Howell Rudy Laho Harold Pfluger and Burt Severson.
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Bensonville Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Fenton High School
Tom Ogden
Ben Franklin
E. L. White
James B. Clow & Sons Inc
Joseph White
Jan-Lynn
E. R. Clute
Louis Oehlerking
Elynor Reid
Don Moschel
Forest Niccum
Sandy Howell
Rudy Laho
Harold Pfluger
Burt Severson
Refuse Totals Dekap County April Load
The DuPage sanitary landfill received 3 851 tons of refuse in April averaging 148.12 tons per working day. Total county revenue for the month was 4 987.91 dollars, per Duane E Reed assistant supervisor of Downers Grove township who prepared the report.
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DuPage
Duane E. Reed
Downers Grove Township
Thomas Fills Two Vacancies in Bensenville
Bensenville village president Thomas appointed Peter Martyniuk to the board of trustees and Ed Hynes to head the plan commission. The new trustees and Hynes were sworn in as the current village officers remained in place. Martyniuk, 39, a Mt. Prospect tool and die maker, leads local youth projects and is active with the St. Alexis Drum and Bugle Corps. Hynes, 34, a Purdue graduate and Motorola project engineer, previously led the plan commission and will resume duties as chair.
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Bensenville
Peter Martyniuk
Ed Hynes
Plan Commission
Ritchie Thomas
W. L. Ashdown Engineering
Martyniuk
Thomas
Jacquelyn Dr
Mt. Prospect
Tioga
Greater
Brentwood Terrace Home Owners Association
Citizens Planning Committee
Bensonville
Environs
Purdue University
Motorola
Hynes
Laurie
Eddie Jr
Billy
Gary
Bensenville Names Standing Committees At First Meeting
Village president Rit chie Thomas announced the six member board and appointed committee chairs. Veterans and several trustees head multiple panels including Biefeld on Police and Village Personnel and Riley on Finance and Ordinance.
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Bensenville
Ritchie Thomas
Lester Biefeld
Fred Hilton
Hilton
Martyniuk
Richter
Riley
Biefeld
Burde
Fenton High Inducts Seventeen Into National Honor Society
Seventeen Fenton high school students joined 16 holdover members at an induction in a school assembly, bringing the chapter to 33. Names include Marsh Freeman Annette Herness Jo Stehle Esther Henriksen Ines Rubiano Linda Burde Joanne Kauffman Barbara Fraser and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fenton High School
Fenton Chapter
Marsha Freeman
Annette Herness
Jo Stehle
Esther Henriksen
Ines Rubiano
Lynda Burde
Joanne Kauffman
Barbara Fraser
Robert Reeder
Annamarie Kotulski
Lois Earhart
Barbara Kogpman
Margaret Giltner
Alfonso Rubiano
Richard T. Krase
Phyllis Semsch
Brian Miller
Randall True
Lorraine Probst
Fenton
Denied Drive-In Permit Over Value Dispute
Bensenville village will not issue a building permit for Richard Niles drive-in on Irving Park road due to conflicting testimony over building value. Niles listed 4000 dollars, while an associate warned the venture would lose 5500 dollars if denied.
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Bensenville
William A. Redmond
Irving Park Rd
Richard Niles
Village Board
Niles
Itasca Man Faces Charges After Bensenville Crash
Forest H. Reed 57 of 239 Bonnie Brae Itasca was summoned to appear in Bensenville court Saturday on charges of driving while intoxicated driving too fast for conditions and displaying an invalid safety sticker after his truck struck a parked car at 121 N Addison St in front of that address. The parked car belonged to John Velco of the same address and was pushed about 50 feet into a tree.
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Forest H. Reed
Bonnie Brae
Itasca
Bensenville Court
N. Addison St
Bensenville
John Velco
Zealous seniors thwarted by ladder guard at water tank
In spring, Fenton students painted Class of 61 on the Bensenville water tank near the high school. The village board last Thursday authorized a ladder guard to stop unauthorized climbs. A $265 contract was awarded to Chicago Bridge and Iron Co. for the installation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fenton
Bensenville
Chicago Bridge and Iron Co
Squad Car Slams Pole After Driver Distracted by Citations
A Bensenville police squad car struck a telephone pole early last Thursday as Patrolman Robert G. Stueve began a left turn from Park Street to Hickory Street. Citations clipped to the sun visor diverted his attention, leading to the collision.
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Bensenville
Robert G. Stueve
Park St
Hickory St
Stueve
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