Corrected New Lenox property assessments released
Acting on State's Attorney Frank H. Masters advice, County Treasurer Roy C. Doerfler ordered publication of a corrected tax assessment list for New Lenox township. The corrected list fixes Dec. 4 errors, with 990 corrections in about 2,000 entries and a countywide valuation around 55 percent of market value outside New Lenox, Frankfort and Crete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank H. Masters
Roy C. Doerfler
New Lenox Township
Board of Review
Meade Baltz
Board of Supervisors
New Lenox
Frankfort
Crete
Equality Taxpayers Association
Yale Decorations Honor Winners In Frankfort And Mokena Contests
Frankfort and Mokena held Christmas lighting contests with cash prizes. Walter Yunker won first at Mokena for a church scene with a Madonna and Child. Frank Sinnott topped Frankfort with a religious stable scene. First prizes were $15 in Mokena and $25 in Frankfort, with additional awards and honorable mentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Mokena
Walter Yunker
Frank Sinnott
Yunker
Revive Two Heart Victims at N Lenox Christmas Morning
Two heart attack victims were revived near New Lenox after police used an inhalator unit. Robert Schuey of Terre Haute visited his mother when ill, recovering enough to return home. George A. McCormick of East Chicago, with his wife, received aid after pulling into a station. he remained hospitalized for days.
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New Lenox
Silver Cross Hospital
Baskerville
Robert Schuey
Terre Haute
Ind
Edward Ledebuhr
S. Marley Rd
George A. McCormick
McCormick
Indiana
Holiday Traffic Toll Rises With Five Killed In Illinois
Five people died and seven were injured across Illinois during the Christmas holiday traffic. Two Orland Park area crashes claimed three deaths and five injuries. A stop sign failure near New Lenox caused a two car crash, killing Velma Miller and later injuring Arley Brown. Other fatalities occurred at Orland Park and a Cedar Road and Manhattan Monee road intersection, involving John Lucas, Robert Baker, and Donald Harris.
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John H. Lucas
Orland Park
Illinois
Marvin Smith
Cedar Road
Manhattan-Monee Blacktop
New Lenox
Velma C. Miller
Andres
Arley Brown
Seventh St
Lockport
Silver Cross Hospital
Joliet
Brown
Leona
Roy C. Miller
Manhattan-Monee
Browns
Indiana
Manhattan-Monee Road
Miller
151St Street
U. S. 45
Robert Baker
Wellington Ave
Melrose Park
Lucas
Bakers
Tennessee
Baker
Carley Estelle
Jerry Lemmons
Robert Jr
Carol
Richard
St. Francis Hospital
Blue Island
John Lucas
Schmaedeke
St. Michael's Church
Frank M. Coyle
St. Mary's Cemetery
Moken
Louis Lucas
Charles
150Th
Hale
Louis
Lucille Brian
Berwyn
Donald Bryan Harris
104Th Ave
Oak Forest
Donald O’connor
Steve Beke
Page Ave
Page
Woman Manager Named for New Lenox Mokena Telephone Co
L. L. Bedach announces Miss Jans Voltz as Manager of the company's New Lenox and surrounding operations. Voltz becomes the first woman manager in the Lockport area, joining Wire Chief G. O. Niver and District Installation Supt. H. R. Seybold on the team serving New Lenox and Mokena.
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Jans Veltz
Oak Park
New Lenox
G. O. Niver
H. R. Seybold
Mokena
Voitz
Lockport
Miss Voltz
Chicago
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Telephone Co
Illinois
Prize Winners In New Lenox Drug Store Contest
Prizes awarded to children at Eliott's Drug Store contest in New Lenox. Winners include Don Anderson and Terry Gougart bikes Sharon Barnett portable phonograph Leslie oo electric organ Joan Drake doll buggy Nancy Fredin aset Lois Day vanity case Mark Romeo electric train Donald Pauken chemistry set Todd Mangum bowling set Christ Manheis camera Bobby Fitzer fielders strove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Oo
Joan Drake
Nancy Fredin
Lois Day
Vanity Case
Mark Romeo
Donald Pauken
Todd Mangum
Christ Manheis
Bobby Fitzer
Solemn high mass opens St. Jude's silver anniversary
The Very Rev. Pius Barth will celebrate a solemn high mass at 10 30 next Sunday January 4 to open the silver anniversary year of St. Jude's parish in New Lenox. Mass will be followed by a dinner for the clergy. The parish has grown from 100 to 1300 souls since 1934, with a parochial school now enrolling 225 students and a new church seating over 700 completed in 1958.
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Pius Barth
O.F.M
St. Jude’s
New Lenox
Father Pius
Franciscan Fathers
Brothers of the Providence of the Sacred Heart
St. Louis
Ir. Alphonse Coan
O.f.ml
St. Joseph's
South Cedar Road
McNamara
St. Jude’s 4
Dennis
West Second Ave
Area Churches to Hold New Year Services Across Local Parishes
Numerous area churches announce watch night services and Holy Communion for New Year's Eve and additional masses on January 4. Marley church features Darwin DeCamp with American Indian dances. St. Peter's Fort Dearborn hosts a 10:30 a.m. service. Zion Tinley Park Holy Communion at 7:45 p.m. Frankfort Methodist 11:30 p.m. Christ Lutheran Orland Park 7:30 p.m. St Michael's Frankfort masses. Sacred Heart Palos Park masses at 7:30, 8:30, 9, 11, and 12:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marley
Darwin DeCamp
Zion Lutheran Church
Tinley Park
Frankfort
Christ Lutheran Church
Orland Park
St. Michael's Catholic Church
Sacred Heart Church
Palos Park
Lions to Burn Old Christmas Trees in Mokena
The Mokena Lions club and Cub Scouts will collect Christmas trees from residents and haul them to Community Park to burn them on Sunday afternoon. The volunteer fire department will supervise the burn to prevent hazards and injuries from improper disposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mokena
Lions Club
Daena Geissinger Omitted From Local Semi Finalist List
The Carl Sandburg high school list of state scholarship semi finalists published last week omitted Daena R Geissinger of 144th Street Orland Park from the school roster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Sandburg High School
Daena R. Geissinger
144Th St
Orland Park
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Bernard Hoogstra
James Marti
Joseph Heim
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Roy Kronp
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U.S
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Oakst
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Chicago Heights
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Lions Flub
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Telephone Company
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Joliet District
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Naval Intelligence
Washington, D. C
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