Mokena Assistant Superintendent Named First County Aide
H James Wrath of Mokena has been named first assistant county superintendent of schools and will assume duties July 1. Wrath resigns from Arbury Hills after three years. Boyd R. Bucher appointed county superintendent, succeeding Verne Crackel who becomes state assistant superintendent July 1. Wrath is 38, born in Kenosha, with Navy service in 1945 and Army 1950 1952.
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H. James Wrath
Mokena
Arbury Hills
Wrath
Summit Hill District Board of Education
Boyd R. Bucher
Bucher
Board of Supervisors
Verne FE. Crackel
Crackel
Kenosha
Wis
Bay View High School
Milwaukee
Communities Urged To Let Freedom Ring Across Illinois
Governor Kerner calls on city and village officials to organize Fourth of July bell ringing. Churches and public buildings are asked to ring bells for two minutes starting at 1 pm. The effort, conceived by Eric Sloane and Eric Hatch, has gained nationwide adherence for two years.
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Illinois
Kerner
Connecticut
Eric Sloane
Eric Hatch
Agricultural Achievement Award Goes To Don Smego
Don Smego wins the 1965 DeKalb Agricultural Accomplishment Award for outstanding scholarship and a strong vocational agriculture program. He led Lincoln Way FFA as president this year, earned top honors in a farm safety section, and has notable swine and poultry projects. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Smego and farms west of Frankfort.
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Don Smego
DeKalb
Charles Bruns
FFA
Lincoln Way High School
Lincoln Way Future Farmers of America
Don
George Smego
Frankfort
L W Singers Win Roles in SIU Musical
Four local high school singers from Lincoln Way, Linda Montgomery, Sandra Pearson, Dennis Cappel, and Stephen Stauffenberg, were chosen for parts in The Flower Drum Song at Southern Illinois University. They trained at a three week Music and Youth camp in Carbondale June 27 to July 17. Performances are July 16 and 17 with tickets by mail at SIU Music Productions.
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Lenox
Mokena
Manhattan
Southern Illinois University
Lincoln Way High School
Tom Olson
Linda Montgomery
Cedar Jd
Sandra Pearson
Gordon St
Dennis Cappel
Chicago
Southern Camp
Carbondale
SIU
Mel Siener
Shryock Auditorium
SIU Music Productions
Herbert Cooper 81 Dies in Illinois Overnight
Herbert Cooper 81 of R 1 Mokena died Sunday June 20 at Silver Cross Hospital after a lingering illness. Born July 2 1883 in Orland township he lived in the area all his life and was a retired farmer. Survived by daughters Jeanette Knieriem and Mildred Ferris a brother George and six grandchildren. Preceded by wife Jennie in 1960 two brothers and a sister. Funeral services were held June 23 at 2 p.m. from Hirsch Memorial Chapel Tinley Park. interment Orland Memorial Cemetery.
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Herbert Cooper
R#1
Mokena
Silver Cross Hospital
Orland Township
Jeanette Knieriem
Mildred Ferris
Morris
George
St. Petersburg
Fla
Cooper
Jennie
Walter
Gilbert
Maude Ingle
Hirsch
Mokena Plans Fourth of July Community Celebration
The Mokena Chamber of Commerce and Lions Club sponsor a three day Fourth of July festival July 3 to July 5 with an old time auction led by Norman Strasenberg on Saturday night. Items for auction may be dropped at a trailer near Grey Real Estate, with 90 percent of sale proceeds to the seller. The parade assembles July 4 at 1 pm on Carpenter Street and proceeds through town ending at Community Park where children’s games and water ball fights await. Monday features a Little League game and a large fireworks display with prizes including a color TV. Miller Amusements will operate four rides each afternoon, and local booths will line the park. Also noted, four Lincoln-Way FFA members received the Honorary Chapter Farmer Degree for community service during a June meeting: William Smith, Harlow Jensen, Frank Goetschel, and Harold Cooper.
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Mokena
Grey Real Estate
Ordman’s Park
Carpenter Street
Lincoln-Way
FFA
William Smith
Swifts Research Farm
Frankfort
Harlow Jensen
Moss Equipment
New Lenox
Frank Goetschel
Lincoln Way High School
Harold Cooper
Cooper and
Lincoln Way Ffa
Curve West Of Frankfort Claims Another Victim
Wilbur L. Bowman 43 of Joliet died in a U S 30 crash near Frankfort while traveling east. His car veered into the westbound lane and struck a tandem truck driven by Donald Knoch 49 of Fort Madison Iowa. Bowman, pinned in wreckage, suffered a broken neck and multiple fractures. He was to be promoted to district manager and open an office at Park Forest. Survivor is his wife Rose. Funeral services held in Joliet.
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U.S. 30
U.S. 45
Frankfort
Wilbur L. Bowman
Joliet
Bowman
Donald Knoch
Ft. Madison
Park Forest
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Illinois Association of School Administrators
American Association of School Administrators
Inois Education Association
Lincoln - Way Area Principals Association
Lincoln - Way Area Teachers Association
Will County Principals Association
Mokena Plan Commission
Eleanor
Christine
David
S. Ill. Univ
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Front St
College of Liberal Arts
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Peoria
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Front Street
Wolf Road
la Porte Road
LaPorte
Community Park
Vernon Lankenau
Miller Amusements
E. S. Johnson Publisher
Glenn Logan
Wolf Rd
Illiagis
Illinois Press Assoc
Suburban Publishers Assoc
National Editorial Assoc
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Graphic Pners Inc
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