Bid Steel For Bridges On New Highway Near Como
A state bid letting on June 4 awarded Allied Structural Steel Co. of Hammond Indiana the contract for 1 148 439 to supply fabricate paint and deliver structural steel for two Rock River bridges near Como as part of the East Westway freeway extension The bid was the largest in Illinois road letting history with 519 bids totaling over 150 million and analysts will review all bids before awards Other bids of local interest included work on Ill 84 Ill 64 Ill 72 and Ill 78 projects with firms like Brandt Construction Shappert Engineering Belvidere Whiteside Backtop Sjostrum and Ladd named for various bridge and road improvements.
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Springfield
Rock River
Como
Illinois
William F. Cellini
Allied Structural Seel Co
Hammond
Indiana
Hammond Company
Cellini
Division of Highway’s
Cedar Creek
Ill
Albany
Brandt Construction Co
Milan
Elkhorn Creek
Carroll-Ogle County
Shappert Engineering Co
Belvidere
Stillman Creek
Stillman Valley
Belvidere Construction Co
Whiteside
Henry County
Whiteside Backtop Inc
Sterling
Carroll and
Stephenson Counties
Sjostrum and Sons, Inc
Rockford
Taxes Protest Funds Due In November Distribution
Whiteside County will distribute $428000 in taxes filed under protest in November as corporations wait for court rulings on a constitutional amendment voiding personal property taxes for individuals. Railroads file protests yearly to review rates while some corporations seekReturns if petitions are filed by the October deadline. Sterling officials note Northwestern Steel and Wire did not file and will be part of the June distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrison
Whiteside
Vernon D. Renkes
Renkes
Illinois Supreme Court
Sterling Municipal Government
Sterling Schools
Northwestern Steel and Wire Co
State Police Arrests and Accident Report In Galt
Michael Sleeper, 24, of Sterling, cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident after his auto northbound on a blacktop in Galt tried to cross the Chicago North Western Railroad tracks at high speed. The undercarriage caught on the rails, sending the vehicle off the left side into a yard. Sleeper regained control and returned to the roadway with no injuries and minor damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Sleeper
Sterling
District I
Galt
Chicago North Western Railroad
Whiteside County Court Records Show Numerous Speeding Fines
In Sterling and surrounding towns, magistrate court entries list multiple speeding fines ranging from $10 to $17 with $5 costs. Entries include illegal hitchtowing, no muffler, disobeyed stop signs, and no valid safety tests. A Morrison defendant, Alton L. Kessler, faced aggravated battery charges with $5,000 bail.
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Charles H. Planthaber Jr
1807
Ave
L. Sterling
Kevin Fiorini
10Th Ave
Rock Falls
L. Smith
3Rd St
Dixon
Darla G. Mason
Sterling
Thomas C. Kugen
2Nd St
Charles H. Sanders
Dildon Ave
Nancy I. Spenser
Wendell E. Davis
5Th Ave
Gary L. Collinson
16Th Ave
Melvin E. Leseman
Locust St
James H. Blumbhoff
Lyndon
Joe E. Salas
W. Sth St
Cynthia L. Kepner
Brownwood Drive
Rockford
Earl W. Keiser
Jesse E. Habben
Morrison
Ronald L. Haynes
2Nd Ave
Pearl R.hee
Harry M. Campbell
W Jackson
Freeport
David F. Harrison
Jerry L. Stivers
Davis Junction
Milton F. Hoskins
Milan
Mary Kennedy
Prophetstown
Lyle Dean Miller
Robert K. DeMay
Johnny Campos
Eric Widell
Rock Island
Charles Isbell
Center Seeks First Tuition For Whiteside Center
Jeanne Slocum director of the Whiteside Center for the Mentally Handicapped explains the center needs an annual tuition of 1400 per student to cover rising costs and deficits. The Bi County Special Education Cooperative assesses a 360 per student deficit and considers future tuition adjustments with state health department support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whiteside Center For the Mentally Handicapped
Jeanne Slocum
Special Education Cooperative
Jim Carstens
Coop
Slocum
Morrison Hospital lost Hill-Burton funding for expansion
Morrison Community Hospital will not receive Hill-Burton federal aid for its coming expansion and renovation. Hospital board chair Stanley Mitick said the decision delays the project and may force compromises, with construction costs rising about one percent per month and bond funds possibly insufficient. A June 15 board meeting will consider bidding plans with alternates to fit available funds. Dr. G W Manalo elected president of the Medical Staff, succeeding Dr. Vandermyde. other officers include Dr. I Vandermyde as vice president and Dr. W F Jawurek as secretary-treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrison
Morrison Community Hospital
Hill-Burton
Tues- Stanley Mitick
Franklin D. Yoder
Ilinois
Mitick
Phillip Associates
Canton
Riods
Hill- Burton
Deci
G. W. Manalo
Erie
Dr. Manalo
R. C. Vandermyde
I. Vandermyde
W .F. Jawurek
Chadwick
Manalo
General Surgery
D. A. Fell
General Medicine
Department of Obstetrics
Morrison Marriage Licenses Issued by County Clerk
Marriage licenses issued Tuesday to Richard Larry Seeley of Sterling and Suzan Mae Balsley of Rock Falls, and Robert Lee Newman with Nancy Kay Knuth of Rock Falls. Also Joan Elsie Lucens of Morrison and Gayle Emily Fisher of Fulton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrison
Richard Larry Seeley
Sterling
Suzan Mae Balsley
Rock Falls
Robert Lee Newman
Nancy Kay Knuth
Joan Elsie Lucens
Gayle Emily Fisher
Fubton
Chase Ends When Speeders Vehicle Catches On Fire
John F. Inman 18 of Rural Fulton faced four charges after a high speed chase with Fulton police ended with his car damaging property in a hit and run and catching fire. He was found at the scene near Morrison and arrested on four counts while free on a $500 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulton
John F. Inman
Inman
Clinton
Rt. #4
Holly Road
Albany
Morrison Fire Department
Zemke
U . 30
Morrison
Whiteside County Sheriff's Deputies
OES Invited To Other Chapters
Members of Sterling Chapter Order of the Eastern Star led by Helen Book and Frank Hunsberger hosted pro tem officers. Invitations were accepted for the seventh annual Central Illinois Club dinner dance August 28 at Pere Marquette Peoria honoring Bernadine B. Stoner, plus official visits at Rockford and Walnut Hoop Pole chapters and multiple listed chapters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling
Order of the Eastern Star
Helen Book
Frank Hunsberger
Central Illinois Club
Pere Marquette
Peoria
Bernadine B. Stoner
Rockford
Walnut
Hooppole
LaMoille
Manlius
Ohio
Princeton
Tampico
Tiskilwa
Wyanet
Freeport
Albert Jurkens
Lillian Goulding
Community General Hospital
Alice Ann Lundstrom
Moline Hospital
Dorothy Long
Mt. Morris
Ada K. Lehman
Franklin Grove
Ardyce Sprague
Maxine Hall
Sophis Holland
Frank McKee
New Student Counseling Program At Sauk Valley
Sauk Valley College launches a summer counseling and testing program for new fall entrants starting June 14. Programs include Monday articulation sessions, individual counseling, and group and placement testing led by Associate Dean John Sagmoe and designed to prep applicants after admission is processed.
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Sauk Valley College
John Sagmoe
Sagmoe
Noel Adams
Office of Counseling and Testing
Sterling Fire Department Captain Promos May Be Wheler and Metzler
The Police Fire Board held exams and interviews for six candidates for captain and lieutenant posts. Potential captain nominees are Von Wheeler, Joe Tresenritter, and Ray Anderson, with Wheeler favored by observers. Lieutenant hopefuls are Francis Dettman, Arlyn Detting, and Everett Metzler. A 450000 bond funded two new stations on W St and N 16th Ave, and council discussed leasing or selling the E 3rd St garage. Mayor Ellmaker unveiled three subcommittees for downtown redevelopment and the banking beautification and parking focus.
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Mervin Argraves
Department
von “Chub” Wheeler
Joe Tresenriter
Ray Anderson
Francis Dettman
Arlyn Detting
Everett Metzler
Wheeler
Metzler
Police Fire Board
City of
Sterling
W. St. St
Ave. B
N. 16Th Ave
St. Mary’s Road
E. 3Rd St
4Th Ave
Ellmaker
Haldeman Garage
Cox Garage
Haldeman
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Harmon
Ladd Construction &Co
Ladd
Marie Lee
King Arthur Pub
Holiday Inn
E. Lincolnway
Sanitary
the Gordon Combo
Eddie Gordon
Francis Everly
Rt. 30 West
Whiteside County
Sterling Division
Marion E. Fortune
Ave. K. Sterling
Morrison Division
Center For Retarded
First Tuition
OES
San Juan, P. R
Bender & Block Music Co
Everything Musical
East Lincolnway
Sauk Valley
Sterling Fire Department
Fire Department
James Ellmaker
Don’ F. Anderson
Castendyck Agency Insurance
Third Street
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