Supervisors pay in Grundy County outlines 1971 costs
Grundy County paid 25 440 to township supervisors in 1971 from a 29 000 budget for per diems and committee meetings. The largest allowance went to Chairman Sidney Carr at 2 880, with other amounts listed for Bols, Hauschild, Bingham and more. Dues and travel totaled 4 126 15, totaling 29 794 30, under budget by 1 205 70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy County
Sidney Carr
Leonard J. Bols
Aux Sable Township
John Hauschild
Goose Lake
Earl Bingham
Morris
Russell Barron
Goodfarm
Burl Gotham
Vienna
John Heilchrist
Maine
Wallace Burroughs
Norman
Henry Burgess
Saratoga
Richard L. Herman
Brienna
Harry Henderson
Mazon
Clarence Mosimann
Neeleen R. Ness
Nettle Creek
Peter A. Cacello
Greenfield
Arthur Bozue Jr
Garfield
Joseph Chiapetto
Felix
Norbert McLuckie
Braceville
Wilfred Harty
Highland
Robert Drake
Tom Parks
Arlene Bennyhoff
Destructive Illinois Storm Leaves Joliet Area Damaged
Tornadoes and high winds hit northern Illinois Thursday night, killing one and injuring scores. Joliet suffered extensive damage estimated at $1.5 million, with 40 minor accidents on icy Interstates 80 and 55 and many residents without power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris
Grundy County
Kendall County
Joliet
Commonwealth Edison
Plattville
Edison
West Side
Seneca
Kendall
Shady Oaks
Minooka Park
John Burns Construction Co
Weber Construction Co
Associated Press
Illinois
Commonwealth Edison Co
Shorewood
Chicago
Dale Miller
Northglenn
Colo
Robert Pool
Corning
Kan
David Costello
Lockport
Deadline today for city hall
Assistant State Fire Marshal Harry Hughes warned the Morris City Hall may close if a structural engineer’s report is not received today. A Thursday inspection by Dean Collins found soft mortar and wall vulnerabilities, with a report expected mid next week and key city offices housed inside the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Collins
Collins and Rice
Springfield
Morris City Hall
Herald
Harry Hughes
The
Hughes
City Hall
Collins and
Rice
Collins
Warren Olson
Chamlin and Associates
John Hendrickson
Wilfred Dix
del Linn
Arthur Hornsby Jr
Richard Schweickert
George Hendrickson
Hendrickson
Schweickert
McEvilly Considers Recount After Narrow Loss in District 2
Plans filed by James McEvilly a Democrat who lost by two votes in District No. 2 county board race Tuesday indicate he will seek a discovery or recount by the deadline Tuesday. An official canvass Thursday confirmed McEvilly's 945 votes, two behind Perry Brooks the Republican winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McEvilly
McEvilly
Perry Brooks
Weather update mixes sleet snow and cool temps
Forecast calls for rain mixed with sleet and snow with highs in the upper 30s and a partly cloudy, colder night with lows near the mid 20s. Saturday should be partly sunny and cool with highs in the low 40s. Thursday topped 72 at Dresden Island Locks and Dam with a 30 low. morning reading at 7 am was 30 and downtown Morris at 10 45 am was 25 with 1.31 inches precipitation recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris
Burns Construction
Robert Pavlak
Geneva
Armstrong St
Weber Construction
Grundy County
Dresden Island Locks
Johnson hospitalized in Virginia with chest pains
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson was admitted to the University of Virginia Hospital cardiac unit after chest pains. Dr. Richard Crampton said Johnson is comfortable and stable undergoing tests, with no confirmation of a heart attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesville
Lyndon B. Johnson
University of Virginia Hospital
Richard S. Crampton
Johnson
Crampton
Charles Robb
University City
Robb
Farmington
March Jobs Gain and Slower Wholesale Price Rise
The government reported in March that total employment rose by 620,000 to 81.2 million, the largest March gain in nearly five years, while wholesale prices increased a modest 0.1 percent. The data suggested a more favorable backdrop for President Nixon's economic policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Woman of Year Named for Catholic Women’s Council
Mrs James Provancal 416 East North Street Joliet has been elected Woman of the Year to represent the Council of Catholic Women Immaculate Conception Church at its annual meeting on April 29 in Joliet. A mother of four, she has chaired the community life and membership committees and is active in Cub Scout work and on the board of directors of the Illinois Valley Sheltered Workshop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy County
W. H
Mary) Reed
Grundy
Will County Mental Health Clinic
Illinois Department of Public Health
James Kinzig
Immaculate Conception Church
Morris
Ronald (Rose) Bell
Leslie
Wilma) Tibbitts
Virginia Harris
LaSalle County
Kendall
Kane
Kane County
Department of Mental Health
Will County
Linda Ospalik
James
Irene) Provancal
E. North St
Council of Catholic Women
Joliet
The
Illinois Valley Sheltered Workshop
Morris Music Boosters Tag Day Supports School Bands
The Morris Music Besters plan a Saturday tag day with the grade school band and chorus going house to house and in downtown areas to raise funds. Proceeds benefit school musical departments. This year the group bought marching drums for the grade school band and recording equipment for the high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Music Besters
Morris
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Morris Daily Herald
Stanley Ness
Nettle Creek Township
Alvin Danker
Ray Fieldman
Joliet Junior College
Allen Holler
Holler
Florence Smith
Donald Long
Polo
Ogle County
Long
Aurora
Yorkville
Gary Beegle
Thomas A Beegle
Joliet West High School
Choice
Lotin Riverside Subdivision
Liberty
Senate
Middleburg
Naval Hospital
Bethesda
Texas
James Provancal
Mrs. James Provancal
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