Postal Week honors longtime area postal veteran
Scott T. Howard, aged 89, the oldest retired postal employee in the area, begins local Postal Week activities. He started as a letter carrier in 1919 and retired in 1943 after 24 years, enduring about a dozen dog bites. An open house at the Morris Post Office is scheduled Tuesday with sessions from 9–10, 2–3, and 7–8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Staroscik
Scott T. Howard
Howard
Morris Post Office
Wauponsee St
Rte. 5
Orville Henson
Postal People
Morris
Hensen
Herald
Cyclist Horst hospitalized after guard rail crash
Anthony J. Horst Jr. 25 of Crown Point Ind was hospitalized in Loyola University Hospital Chicago after colliding with a guard rail on E Washington St at 6 10 p m He was transferred from Morris Hospital and treated for facial cuts a left forefinger amputation and body abrasions Bohnen 32 from Route 3 was also hospitalized briefly followed by release Police reported no citations.
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Anthony J. Horst Jr
Hoffman St
Crown Point
Ind
Loyola University Hospital
Chicago
E. Washington St
Horst
Morris Hospital
Loyola Hospital
Morris Police
Margaret L. Bohnen
Rte. 3
Morris
Finland
Miss Bohnen
Jack Kopezick
Tax appeal hearings set for LaSalle and Grundy counties
The Property Tax Appeal Board will hold hearings on May 2 in Morris and Ottawa. In Grundy County at Morris courthouse 1 p.m. appears Federal Paper Board Co. Inc. Sponge Cushion Inc. and others seeking reductions. in Ottawa hearings start 9 a.m. for Marseilles and LaSalle residential appeals.
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Springfield
LaSalle
Grundy
Property Tax Appeal Board
John K. Morris
Grundy County
Morris
Federal Paper Board Co., Inc
E. North St
Northwestern Corp
Armstrong St
Sponge Cushion, Inc
LaSalle County
Ottawa
Nixon accepts resignations amid Watergate turmoil
President Nixon announced the resignations of Attorney General Richard G. Kleindienst and White House aides H. R. Haldeman John Ehrlichman and John Dean III. Elliot Richardson to serve as acting attorney general and lead federal investigations with Leonard Garment stepping in as counsel.
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Washington
Nixon
Atty
Richard G. Kleindienst
White House
Elliot Richardson
H. R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
John Dean III
Ronald L. Ziegler
Kleindienst
Justice Department
Richardson
Senate
Democratic National Committee
Watergate Complex
Ehrlichman
Haldeman
Dean
Leonard Garment
Garment
Ziegler
Camp David
Weather outlook with showers and storms across periods
Cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely today and tonight. Highs in the 60s to 70s, lows around the 40s. Tuesday remains cloudy with showers and storms. Weekend temps at Dresden Island Locks peaked at unspecified degrees, with Sunday high 74 and low 49. precipitation measured at .16. 7 am 58 in Morris, 10:30 am 70 downtown.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
Morris Lions honor Citizen of the Year and Lion of the Year
The Morris Lions Club celebrated its 35th anniversary with awards for community service. Dr John Roth Sr was named Citizen of the Year while L E Bob Gunnerson received Lion of the Year. Walter Hundt and Ray Kindelspire were given special plaques for service and Lionism. Past District Governor Bill Hamilton spoke as leaders George Bauer and James Davis presided. Local union talks continued at EI du Pont Seneca.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Roth Sr
Morris Lions Club
Seneca
Seneca Works
Ei, du Pont de Nemours & Co
A.H. Mellett
International Chemical Workers Union
The
Lions Group
Candidates for MVK school board eye unit district
The first in a three part series outlines seven candidates for Community Unit No. 2 Board of Education covering Mazon Verona and Kinsman. The slated election is Saturday with seven seats and no more than three from one township.
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Mazon-Verona-Kinsman School Board
Community Unit No. 2 Board of Education
Mazon
Verona
Kinsman
Donald W. Baker
Rte. 1
Community Consolidated District 400 Board of Education
Grundy County
MVK
Robert
Phyllis A.) Breisch
Creighton University
Omaha
Neb
Breisch
Delta Zeta Sorority
Mazon Women’s Club
Madison
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Board of Education
Mazon State Bank Board of Directors
Mazon Lodge
Doris
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Stateville
John Twomey
Elmore McLemore
Michael Parker
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Joliet
McLemore
Parker
Los Angeles
James H. Trager
River St
Marseilles
Lloyd and Grace Lines
Rt. 1
Morris Daily Herald
Illinois
Conrad Wagner
Main and
Wauponsee Sts
Washington House
Arthur Harder
Wagner
Harder
Jacob Harder
Halterman
Lions Present
Baker
Robert A. Gallup
Verona School Board
Decatur High School
Michigan
American Legion
Army Air Corps
His
Gallup
Norman R. Madison
University of Illinois
Berlin
Aidon Lane
Hinsman
Donald Baker
Mrs
Obert Breisch
Robert Gallup
Norman Madison
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