Obituaries for Johnson and Fleishman Sr. in Illinois and Missouri
Obituary notices report the death of Jesse Andrew Johnson 58 Morris Minnesota July 27 at St Marys Rochester with services at Cristian Church Lancaster Missouri. Surviving include wife Kathryn three daughters eight grandchildren sister and two brothers with burial at Glenwood Missouri. Separate burial notice: James Fleishman Sr. dies suddenly at St Joseph Hospital Joliet with Mass of the Resurrection at Immaculate Conception Church Braidwood and burial at Mt Olivet Cemetery Wilmington Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse
Jack) Andrew Johnson
Morris
St. Mary’s Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Cristian Church
Lancaster
Robert Schulz
Warren Thorson
Earl Brown
Virgil Stacy
Robert Bates
Carl Gottman
Glenwood
Kathryn
John
Linda) Logsdon
Marseilles
Thomas
Patricia) Lewis
West Haverstraw
N.Y
Dale
Virginia) Brubaker
Bessie Starbuck
Queen City
Frank
Cherokee Village
Ark
Charles
Decatur
Verle
Pickens
Caterpillar
Joliet
Royal Order of Moose
VFW
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Braidwood
Immaculate Conception Church
James Fleishman Sr
St. Joseph Hospial
Joseph M. Burns
Robert Rink
Gary Rink
Walter P. James
Joseph Delmastro
Everett Lestina
Robert Fleishman
Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Wilmington
Widow bilked of savings near Cairo Illinois
A 75 year old widow, Mrs. Jess Roberts, told police two men fraudulently extracted most of her life savings. A man posing as a bank official orchestrated a 1700 withdrawal from her 2000 pot, then another man in a badge sealed the cash, promising return. She grew suspicious and notified authorities.
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Cairo
Ill
Jess Roberts
Market grain quotes from Chicago reports
Wheat No 2 soft red 4.09. No 2 hard red 3.99. Corn No 2 yellow 2.73. Oats No 2 extra heavy white 1.19. Soybeans No 1 yellow 9.322. No 2 yellow corn Thursday sold at 2.7012-72%.
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Chicago
Thief exposes ease of obtaining license tags in Alabama
A state official bought a license tag for a child's coaster wagon to show how easy it is to obtain one for a stolen car. In eight months over 5,000 tags were sold with rural address aliases, revealing a system that lacks a motor vehicle title law and fuels car theft.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Selma
Tom Posey
Auto Theft Bureau
State Public Safety Department
Dallas
Posey
W. L. Allen
Covington County
Andalusia
Rt. 1
Live Hogs and Cattle Prices Across Joliet Market
Cattle slaughter totals reach 1,300 with steers mostly steady to up 25, heifers up to 25, cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Hogs 600 head with 1-2 200-240 lb hogs at 58.50-59.00 and 3-4 290-310 lb hogs at 55.00-56.00. Sows steady at 49.00-50.00. bulls 52.00 for 1,050-1,250 lb.
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Joliet, Ill
Weicker Turns Over Spy Papers to Senate Panels
Senator Lowell P. Weicker Jr. provides documentary evidence to three Senate committees alleging the U.S. Army has in traces of intelligence material. The disclosure follows his review of materials related to national security and intelligence operations. A formal inquiry and possible hearings are expected to follow.
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Washington
Lowell P. Weicker Jr
Senate
U.S. Army
US Army
West Germany
Weicker
Connecticut
Watergate Committee
Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate Constitutional Rights Subcommittee
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Seneca Village Council passes 1973 74 levy amid debates
A special Seneca Village Council meeting approved an $810 599 levy for 1973 74 with $15 740 from general taxes and $17 700 from special taxes. Other appropriations include $55 000 from motor fuel tax $90 000 from sewer bonds and $632 159 from non tax sources. Mayor Ellsworth Gumm and council members attended as state and federal intelligence actions surfaced involving West Germany and U S Army surveillance linked to George McGovern supporters.
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Seneca
Seneca Village Council
Ellsworth Gumm
Lawrence J. Petruska
Ronald Johnson
West Germany
George McGovern
Senate
Weicker
U. S. Army
Berlin
McGovern
Hitchhiker warnings and a lost hospital trip mishap sparked reaction
A feature on hitchhiker risks cites Lt. Fredrickson noting 12 to 15 potential hitchhikers at I 55 and I 80 intersections with many disappearing before patrols can return. The story includes Lola Wilson of Coal City recalling a mishap in Morris when a hospital-bound package was left on her car and returned by a passerby. Florence Smith
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Fredrickson
Interstate 55
Interstate 80
William
Lola) Wilson
First Ave
Coal City
Morris
Silver Cross Hospital
Joliet
Baum’s
Jackson St
Polly
Illinois 47
Outboard Motors and Tree Care Budget Mentioned
A brief fragment notes money spent on pruning fertilizer and water for trees and mentions some people own outboard motors, with a bemused line about ours being overboard and far down.
Unemployment Drops as July Jobless Rate Edges Down
The Labor Department reports U S unemployment fell to 4.7 percent in July while black unemployment rose sharply, with total employment figures provided.
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Washington
United States
Labor Department
Four inebriated men linger near Morris Hospital entry
Police traced a 11:05 p.m. call from a Morris Hospital orderly about four drunk men trying to visit a patient after entry was denied. Searches found no trace of the men. The report notes July unemployment at 84.6 million with a drop in rate below 5 percent and varied white and black jobless figures. The administration aims for 4.5 percent total unemployment by year end.
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State
Grundy County
Morris
Morris Hospital
Carl Bremenkamp
Labor Department
Nixon proposes bank changes in finance package
President Nixon outlines seven major changes to the U S financial system including phasing out interest rate ceilings on deposits over 54 years. The plan offers banks tax credits to boost mortgage lending and allows NOW accounts for both commercial banks and savings and loan associations to offer checking services.
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Washington
Nixon
Savings and Loan Associations
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Jesse Johnson
Bilked
Ron Fox
Charles Marketti
Frank Skubic
Rte. 1
Carbon Hill Park
Joliet Market
Armstrong
Armstrong St
Wicker
Council
Watergate Panel
U.S
Will & Grundy Co
E. Jefferson ST
Prairie Lake Lodge
Fine China
Liberty
Grace Baptist Church
Rt. 6
Morris Christian Schools
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