Two Tickets Field For New Lenox Town Election
New Lenox voters February election will feature two ballots. The Town ticket includes incumbent supervisor John E. Francis and highways official Willard Hafka along with two library trustees seeking re election Ronald Whitaker and Dr A D Miller. The Progressive Citizens party nominates John A Brent for supervisor and James C Skiniotes for highway commissioner with a full slate for library terms led by John R Knauer Kenneth Sak and four year term candidate George H Ruhle. Polling locations span four precincts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Lenox
Fred Scheel
John E. Francis
Willard Hafka
Ronald W. Whitaker
120 First
A. D. Miller
Mavenen Ave
Ronald Crisman
Circle
Progressive Citizens Party
John A. Brent
Brent
Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp
Hawthorne St
James C. Skiniotes
Francis
Library
John R. Knauer
Roberts Rd
Kenneth S. Sak
Erskine Road
George H. Ruhle
S. Cedar Rd
New Lenox Township
Fire District
Maple and
Church
Grace Episcopal Church
George Marshall
North Cedar
Oakview School
Roberta Lang Wins State DAR Essay Contest
Roberta Lang a seventh grade pupil from Mokena at Carpenter Street School won the Des Plaines Valley DAR and Mokena Book Club state essay contest for seventh graders. Her victory makes her eligible for the national DAR contest and she receives a history book as prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberta Lang
Mokena
Carpenter Street
Des Plaines Valley
D.A.R
Robert Lang
Roberta
Leo Marcoux
Des Plaines
N. Lenox Lions St Patrick Dance March 16
The New Lenox Lions club hosts its seventh annual St Patrick's dance and buffet dinner at D'Amico's 214 club in Joliet on Saturday March 16. Music by Bill Carneghi orchestra from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Proceeds fund a recreational center for children behind the Lions Den. a 1963 Cadillac will be awarded as a prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenox Lions Club
St. Patrick’s
D’amico
Joliet
Bill Carneghi
Lion's den
Frankfort Grade School Boosts Pay Scale at March Board Meeting
Frankfort grade school board approved a revised teachers salary schedule effective September 1963 to meet a new base of 4900. Beginning teachers will move onto a two step scale, with partial payment in 1963 and balance in 1964. The action follows Lincoln Way area trends to retain staff. A report on joint transportation for special education with Mokena was discussed along with possible district reorganizations involving districts 154 and 157C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Lincoln Way
LeRoy Wright
Mokena
Weitendorf
Mrs Eleanor Stone dies after long illness in Chicago
Mrs Eleanor Stone 45 of 318 Haven Ave New Lenox died March 7 at Billings Memorial Hospital Chicago after a lingering illness. A Manila Philippines native who came to the US in 1945 she lived in Chicago before moving to New Lenox in 1958. Surviving husband Walter E three daughters Joan Georgia Garyle one son Wayne mother Maria A Fons brothers George Walter James sister Connie Gabel. Funeral from Baskerville chapel New Lenox to Grace Episcopal church Rev Richard Crist officiated burial Maplewood cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Stone
Haven Ave
New Lenox
Billings Memorial Hospital
Chicago
Manila
Philippines
United States
New Lenox Pta
Walter E
Joan
Georgia
Garyle
Wayne
Maria A. Fons
George
San Antonio
Tex
Walter
James
Connie Gabel
Baskerville Chapel
Grace Episcopal Church
Richard Crist
Maplewood Cemetery
Orland Center School Addition Bids Opened at Board Meeting
Bids for the addition to Orland Center school will be opened at the regular Orland Park grade school board meeting at 8 p.m. on March 27. Drawings and specifications available from the architectural firm Alexander Borkon Westphal and DeYoung at North Ottawa Street Joliet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orland Center School
Orland Park
Alexander, Borkon, Westphal and DeYoung
Ottawa St
Joliet
Will Co Aux Police Hold Annual Dinner
The Will County Auxiliary Police held their second annual banquet at Arch Inn on Saturday March 2. Ten members and their wives attended with Sheriff and Mrs. Joseph Trizna Chief Deputy and Mrs. Frank Skul and Deputy and Mrs. John Shelly of Joliet as special guests. A chicken or steak dinner was served. The next meeting will be in Joliet at the sheriff's administration building conference room on Sunday March 24 at 7 p.m. All members in uniform are asked to attend. Sheriff Trizna and Chief Deputy Skul will be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will County Auxiliary Police
Arch Inn
Joseph Trizna
Frank Skul
John Shelly
Joliet
Auxiliary Police
Sheriff's Administration
St. Patrick's
Trizna
Skul
Frankfort Fire District to Build New Engine House Bond Issue Planned
The Frankfort fire protection district seeks a $130000 bond to buy land and construct an engine house. Trustees Lambrecht Scgeer and Swatek optioned a 130 by 830 foot site on Nebraska street with underpasses on US 45 to improve movement and meet future needs. Architect plans show a 68 by 70 foot building with space for six pieces of equipment, hose tower, offices, a 48 by 68 foot second floor meeting room, and potential dormitory use for paid firefighters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Herbert Lambrecht
Harold Scgeer
Albert Swatek
Nebraska Street
Locust St
Joliet St
U. S. 45
Mokena Board Studies Water Improvements Plan
The Mokena village board weighs extending water mains, adding a chlorinator and master meter at the well at an estimated 52000 cost, with revenue bonds discussed. The panel also reviews subdivision annexation, insurance class changes, police chief hire, toll free area expansion, and curfew siren policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mokena
Columbian Securities
Ralph Yunker
Warren Peters
U.S. 30
Wolf Road
Toll Authority Pushes for FAI 80 Toll Road Tie In
Will and parts of Cook County residents face pressure on Springfield to resolve a deadlock over tolls on a planned FAI-80 segment. The Illinois toll commission seeks toll rights on a mile and a half between Hazel Crest and the Indiana line, despite funding from state and federal sources. Government officials say no funds can be spent for toll road construction, risking delays into 1972.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will County
Cook County
Kerner
Toll Commission
State Highway Department
East Hazel Crest
Hazel Crest
Indiana Line
Ficials
Tollway
Springfield
General Assembly
Edward Derwinski
Margaret Loebe
Orland Park Real Estate
Derwinski
Central
Cicero Avenues
Calumet
Diana
Detroit
Michigan
Illinois Toll Commission
U.S. 30
Chicago Heights
Joliet
Korvette Discount House
Crawford Ave
Sears-Roebuck
Park Forest
Also Mentioned on This Page
N.L. Town
N. Lenox Lions
St. Patrick
Will Co
Frankfort Fire Dist
Frankfort Village Hall
Ann Rutledge School
80Th Ave
Lincoln Estates
Green Garden Town Hall
Arbury Hills
Board Studies
Plan Commission
Galowich
Swanberg
Galewich
Yunker
Will Tuttle
Bert Gibson
Tuttle
Concensus
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Tinley Park State Hospital
Patricia Murphy
Lois Burkett
William Martin Post
VFW
Tinley Hospital
Miss Murphy
St. James Hospital
IBM
James L. Murphy
McGovney St
Lincoln Way High School
Graphic Newspapers
Toll Authority
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!