Morris Grade School Board race draws four candidates
Four candidates run for Morris Grade School Board to fill three full term seats. Robert Hunter Jr seeks focus on special education and growth planning. Harry J. Hyatt highlights coordination with administration for ongoing education. Incumbents Gerald McTague and James Peterson seek third terms with emphasis on district progress and potential unit district plans.
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Morris Grade School Board
Morris Grade School Board of Education
Morris Daily Herald
Morris Community High School Board of Education
Janice
Kimberly
Todd
Harry J. Hyatt
Briar Lane
Nothern Petrochemical
Hyatt
Jane
Karen
Chris
Montana State University of Arizona
Rotary Club
United Fund Drive
First United Methodist Church
Morris
Gerald McTague
Rte 1
Coal City boards face write in race for three seats
Coal City Community Unit No. 1 voters will select three board members on Saturday with two outside incumbents and two Coal City residents on the ballot. The district faces a legal question on how many members may reside in one village and how write in candidates will affect the outcome.
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Coal City
Highsmith
Kankakee St
Atty. Hayes
Anselmo
James Hines
Unseasonably Cold Weather With Snow and Wind
Intermittent snow and strong winds produced frigid conditions with a 7 a.m. reading of 4 degrees. Precipitation measured at 0.36 inches as downtown Morris reported 36 degrees at 10:30 a.m. Dresden Island Locks data showed Monday high 44 and low 31.
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Dresden Island
Morris
Joliet Junior College Reminds Voters on Absentee Ballots
Joliet area voters are reminded that Wednesday is the last day to apply in person for absentee ballots at Joliet Junior College. Absentee voting takes place in the Harper Building on Houbolt Avenue. The JJC Board of Trustees election is set for Saturday with seven candidates vying for three seats.
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Joliet Junior College
JJC Board of Trustees
Harper
Houbolt Ave
Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees
JJC Board
Morris Daily Herald Item From April 10 1973
A brief listing from the Morris Daily Herald of Morris Illinois dated April 10 1973 notes local happenings and community notices in a concise newspaper card style. No specific event or names are readable in the provided fragment.
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Morris
Illinois
Coal City board approves shrub installation for beautification
The Coal City Village Board votes unanimously to buy evergreen shrubs for 22 Broadway Street corners as part of the Chamber of Commerce beautification plan. Ted Smith says three to four shrubs will be planted by the Chamber, cost about 400 dollars, and kept by the city. The village receives an 8375 revenue sharing check for early 1973 and talks civil service status for police and city workers. A street repairs study is reviewed, with details withheld in public.
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Coal City Village Board
Broadway St
Coal City
Chamber of Commerce
Ted Smith
Coal City Chamber of Commerce
Smith
Audrey M. Endrest
William Wharrie
Fire destroys Oswego Ledger building and adjacent shop
A Monday night fire destroyed two Oswego buildings including the Oswego Ledger offices and the Main St Home Center. Firefighters from Oswego, Aurora, Yorkville and Montgomery fought flames through the night. smoke damaged Hall's Department Store. Ledger co owner Don Krahn and her father Wayne Combs saved records, and publication will continue despite the loss.
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Oswego Ledger
Combs Real Estate
Ledger
Main St. Home Center
Oswego
Aurora
Yorkville
Montgomery
Hall's
Don Krahn
Wayne Combs
Snowstorm Triggers Death and Island Evacuation Across Illinois
Heavy snow caused one death in Illinois when Faye L. Burkholder 62 of Sterling collapsed while shoveling near Pecatonica. Strong winds churned five foot waves on the Mississippi forcing evacuation of Kaskaskia Island across from Chester with only 50 residents remaining as the Army Corps of Engineers moved people off the island.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Mississippi River
Kaskaskia Island
Faye L. Burkholder
Sterling
Shageel
Missouri
Chester
Army Corps of Engineers
SEMCO to apply sludge on Carl Myers farm near Seneca
Soil Enrichment Materials Corp SEMCO will start late April applying 25 dry tons per acre of sludge on 43 acres of Carl Myers farm near Seneca. Howard A Will Jr SEMCO vice president and Roger Spaugh SEMCO engineer told the County Board the digested sludge totaling about 4 million gallons will be injected by tractor drawn plow and then covered. Soybeans will be planted in the sludge enriched field after plowing.
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Soil Enrichment Materials Corp
SEMCO
Carl Myers
Seneca
Howard A. Will Jr
Roger Spaugh
Will
Man Burned at Coal City Plant
Frank Passini, 59, of Braceville, was reported in fair condition in St. Joseph Hospital Joliet ICU with chest burns sustained Monday while working at Demert & Dougherty Inc in Coal City. Plant manager says hot water caused the burn. he was taken to hospital at 3 15 p.m. by Coal City L emergency squad.
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Frank Passini
Braceville
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Demert & Dougherty Inc
Coal City
Dennis Arndt
Passini
Also Mentioned on This Page
Robert Hunter Jr
E. Jefferson St
Ford Marketing Institute
Midwest Industrial Management Institute
Bimet Corp
Hunter
Morris Lions Club
Lions Club
Leo Club
Stine
Illinois River
MecTague
Caterpillar Tractor Co
U.S Navy
The
American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, the
Eagles Club
Morris Country Club
McTague
Geraldine
David
Brian
James Peterson
W. Main St
Peterson
Iowa State University
University of Washington
Northern Illinois University
US Air Force
Marlene
Jennifer
Kirk
Eric
Morris Area
Citizens Committee
Supt. Highsmith
N. E. Hutson
Illinois Office of Public Instruction
Atty
Eugene Hayes
Chapman and Cutler
Chicago
Coal City Community Unit
Leslie Ross
South Side
Robert Pogliano
Frank Anselmo
Second St
Frank D. Onorato
S. Broadway St
Jerry L Meece
Wayne Neal
Grundy County
Hohulin Brothers of
Goodfield
North States Oil CO
Rte
C.C
Pai Cassem Ceenter
Pat Laughary
Morris American Legion
Boys State
Springfield
Cassem
Miro
Mrrs
Russell Cassem
Meadors Circle
MICHS
Laughary
Joseph Laughary
Rte. 5
M Club
Fom-Hi
Delta Phi
Jim Hougas
Herald
Pecatonica
Rockford
Iowa
Wisconsin
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