Safecrackers Get 2000 At Welsh Lumber Co
Burglars broke into the Welsh Lumber Co office on Wolf road in Mokena last week and escaped with about 2000 in cash and checks. They damaged the vault door and tried to break through the wall but left after opening the safe. Investigators note a new locking tool was left behind, and the thieves used sledge hammers belonging to the firm. The break-in was found at 7 30 am Wednesday.
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Welsh Lumber Co
Mokena
Wolf Road
Gher’se
Robert Kapella
Arthur Schultz
Two-Car Crash Injures Four In Orland Park
Two cars collided at 143rd Street and Ridge avenue in Orland Park around midnight last Sunday injuring four people from Lemont and New Lenox. Walter Kazich 20 and his wife Jeanette 19 both from Lemont and Mary Johnson 19 of New Lenox were hospitalized at Christ Community hospital Oak Lawn. James Tomany 21 of New Lenox was treated and released after receiving tickets for running a stop sign and failing to yield.
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New Lenox
Lemont
143Rd
Ridge Ave
Orland Park
Christ Community Hospital
Oak Lawn
Walter L. Kazich
Lemont St
Jeanette
Mary Johnson
Miss Johnson
James Tomany
Cook County
143Rd Street
Tomany
Frankfort Sets Sauerkraut Jamboree Day August 26
Mayor proclaims August 26 Frankfort Sauerkraut Jamboree Day and Ralph Shaw names committees for the event. Plans include baby and pet parade water fight between two fire departments band concert and a free sauerkraut and frankfurter dinner. A dance may close the day sponsored by local clubs.
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George Sangmeister
Frankfort
Frankfort Women’s Club Library
Shaw
Walter Mark
Don Melcher
Wendell Morrison
Fred Kobelhagen
Bob Dean
James Parker
Bob Trump
Don Boreham
Marian Eisenbrandt
Harold Smith
Bill Delph
Russell Davis
Jim McLemore
Ted Lutger
Clem Schroeder
Lynn Kohlhagen
Joe Kordick
Herb Lambrecht
Ed Lauffer
Burt Breichert
Charles McManimeit
Frankfort Officials Inspect Treatment Plant Tour Amid Rain
Frankfort village board spent over an hour touring the sewage plant during a heavy rainstorm and returned soaked. Village engineer Robert Hamilton and plant superintendent Vic Eisenbrandt joined the tour. The group noted the visit’s thoroughness despite the weather. Dr. T. J. Gunhouse proposed a brick 30 by 40 foot clinic next to his home at 214 Center Rd costing about 17000 dollars, with zoning concerns from St. Peter's church board delaying action until a July 1 meeting. The rest of the session reviewed resident complaints about properties after sewer installation and routine bills were approved, including over 800 dollars to D Andrea Construction.
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Frankfort
Robert Hamilton
Vic Eisenbrandt
Hamilton
Walter Pfaff
Pfaff
T. J. Gunhouse
Center Rd
Zoning Board
Gunhouse
St. Peter’s Church Board
Sherrill Weisbrodt
Grant Geuther
Weisbrodt
St. Peter’s
D'Andrea Construction Company
ICC to Hear Francis Road Crossing Safety Measure
The Illinois commerce commission schedules a June 27 hearing in Chicago to decide if the Wabash crossing on Francis Road in Will County New Lenox should have safety gates or warning signals. County officials residents and railroad reps will present data amid past fatalities and limited sight lines for buses and other traffic.
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Illinois Commerce Commission
Will County
New Lenox
Wabash Railroad
Francis Road
ICC
Altho
Will
James McCarthy
McCarthy
A. Hunter Chapman
Lincoln Way High School
New Lenox Association of Commerce
John E. Francis
Arrest Mokena Resident After 2-Car Crash
Lloyd J. Warning a 59 year old of 233 East Carpenter Street Mokena was jailed on drunken driving and failure to yield after a two car collision on Route 45 at 191st Street near Frankfort. Winston Slack 27 Crete sustained minor cuts and bruises and was treated by his family physician. Warning allegedly turned into the path of Slack while northbound on Route 45.
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Crete
Mokena
191St St
Frankfort
Will County
Lloyd J. Warning
E. Carpenter St
Winston Slack
Ear Cantone
Frankfort Legion Post Elects Lutger Commander
The Bobzin-Swinford Post 1098 American Legion elected Ted Lutger as commander for the coming year along with Charles Schuldt, George Sangmeister Jr, Orville Schinkowski, Lloyd Luhring, Frank Folisi and Kenneth Oetter in various posts. Installation is planned for September with the Women’s Auxiliary. The group backs building a post home serving as a community center. A homecoming carnival is slated for July 27–30 at Frankfort park under Warren Anderson.
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Bobzin-Swinford Post
American Legion
Ted Lutger
Charles Schuldt
George Sangmeister, Jr
Orville Schinkowski
Lloyd Luhring
Frank Folisi
Kenneth Oetter
Women’s Auxiliary
Lutger
Legion
Frankfort Park
Warren Anderson
Meet To Form L W Alumni Assn
An organizational meeting to form the Lincoln Way Alumni Association is set for Saturday evening June 24 at 7:30 in the high school auditorium. Dale McMahon, class of 1955, will chair the session while class group meetings and a two hour social lead into dancing with music by the Dennis W. Kursell combo.
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Lincoln Way Alumni Association
Dale McMahon
Dennis W. Kursell
Peter Kestel Dies At 88 In New Lenox Farm
Peter P. Kestel 88 longtime Lenox Township farmer died Monday June 19 on the farm where he was born and lived. He was born April 28 1873 to Michael and Ursula Kestel. Survived by wife Louise nee Ruettiger three sons Raymond Lawrence Edward all of New Lenox two daughters Kathryn Kennedy of Wilmington Elsie Baskerville of Manhattan one sister Elizabeth Lee Chicago and 11 grandchildren. Removal to Baskerville chapel New Lenox with rosary last night. Funeral today at St Jude s Church Joliet with Rev Fantin Klink. Interment St John s Cemetery Joliet.
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Peter P. Kestel
Lenox Township
Michael
Ursula Kestel
Mr. Kestel
Louise
St. Jude’s Church
Fantin Klink
O.F.M
St. John’s Cemetery
Clement and
Ruby Streets
Joliet
Mokena Chamber to Sponsor Fourth of July Fireworks Display
The Mokena Chamber of Commerce announces it will sponsor a public Fourth of July fireworks display in Community Park. Last year the cost was about $300 and organizers plan larger effects this year. The event opens to the public and begins at dusk.
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Mokena
Mokena Park Board Offers Eight Week Play Program
The Mokena Community Park District runs an eight week recreational program for ages five to 14 supervised by Miss Sharon Cappel. Activities include baseball croquet miniature golf badminton and archery taught in morning sessions from 9 to 12 and 1 to 4 with an afternoon option starting Monday.
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Mokena Community Park
Sharon Cappel
Mokena Amvet Carnival Draws 5000 Attendees
More than 5000 people attended the four day carnival staged by the Mokena Am Vets in the area. The event opened with favorable weather and featured a Sunday parade led by Norval Robinson. George Lauffer of Mokena won $500 cash. three top entries received bonds. Kenneth Range, 32, of Route 1 New Lenox, suffered a compound leg fracture after a flywheel struck him at his farm and required surgery.
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Mokena Amvets Five Point Post
Wilbur Schalk
Norval Robinson
Markham Memorial Post Vfw
Domino Color Guard
Frankfort
Mokena Midwest
Margaret O’brien
Cecil Koop
Cheatwood
Nike
Joseph Pemach
George Lauffer
Mokena
Kenneth Range
New Lenox
Silver Cross Hospital
Joliet
Range
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N. Lenox
Tanganyika
Britain
League of Nationals
United Nations Trust
St. Francis Hospital
Blue Island
Saginaw
Howard Braasch
Francis Rd
Commission
N. LaSalle
Chicago
Frankfort Legion
L-W Alumni Assn
Paul R. Landahl
Gustav A. Landahl
Valparaiso
Ind
Gree
Peter Kestel
Mittee
Mokena Park Board
Mokena Amvet Cavilon
Robert Facinelli
Dan Martin
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