This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Huntley Farmside
Location
Huntley, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1966
Page
1
Grafton Township held a short 8 pm meeting with all members present. The treasurer reported more funds for the Town Fund than last year. After adjournment residents discussed annexation fears and lines about sewer and water versus roads.
McHenry County communities including Woodstock Crystal Lake and Huntley plan to enter candidates in Miss McHenry County 1966. Deadline 5 p m July 2 sponsor Don Peasley said entries may be filed in Woodstock. Crowned winner advances to Miss Illinois County Fair at Springfield. last year’s winner Cheryl Setser of Woodstock was first runner up.
Unofficial returns list the 33rd Senatorial and 32 representative races with Grafton Township as the base. Bold indicates winners with Grafton 1, Grafton 4, and county figures showing incomplete Republican results for U S Senator Percy 112 51 Doyle 7 2 for State Treasurer Rowe 108 47.
A four inch rainfall last Thursday caused major property damage in Huntley in under two hours. A road washed out at the Ben Hansford farm north west of town and flooded basements appeared citywide. The Farmside received a call about a basement window forced out by rushing water near 6 PM from Mrs. Elmer Urbach.
Community schedule notes a June 17 Little League in Hampshire and a June 19 chicken bar be que at Huntley Fire Station hosted by the Lions Club serving 11 am to 4 pm. Also listed are summer band lessons, a Minor League baseball game, and a June 22 Fire In Truck incident with a truck burned near Route 47. Huntley firefighters extinguished the blaze.
Huntley Lions Club reminds residents that Father’s Day, June 19, features a chicken barbecue at Huntley Fire Station from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Huntley High School band will perform during serving hours and proceeds fund new band uniforms. Tickets from club members or at the door.
Bell Telephone announces an expanded toll free area starting August 13, extending from Huntley to Elgin Woodstock Algonquin Crystal Lake East Dundee West Dundee Carpentersville Hampshire Plato Center Union and nearby communities. Pricing rises with local one party residential service up to 5.10 and business service to 12. The change increases eligible toll free calls from about 709 to nearly 42 000 phones while Community Service users may see savings by returning to local service.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.