Obituary for Roy A. Johnson of Lisbon
Roy A. Johnson 64 of Lisbon died Sunday at Presbyterian St Luke's Hospital Chicago born March 18 1914 in Big Grove Township son of Rufus and Ellen Johnson married Evelyn Thompson February 14 1937 in Seward Township a farmer and Newark Lutheran Church member he is survived by his wife two daughters five sons and 19 grandchildren funeral 1 30 p m Wednesday at Newark Lutheran Church with burial in West Lisbon Cemetery visitation 4 to 9 p m Tuesday at Larson Gabel Funeral Home Newark memorials to Newark Lutheran Church or donor's choice
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Lisbon
Roy A. Johnson
Presbyterian-St
Donald
Sharon) Ness
Donald R
Shirley) Lee
Newark
Richard E
Batavia
Ronald FE
Rural Morris
William R
Darryle L
Wesley W
Eleanor L. Morris
Tracy L. Johnson
Ruth Tweedt
Newark Lutheran Church
Maynard Halvorson
West Lisbon Cemetery
Larson-Gabel
Joliet Market cattle hog prices on Tuesday
Joliet Illinois live stock report lists 4200 cattle with steers and heifers down. High choice steers fetch 54.50 to 54.75 with load at 55.00 while heifers trend 50.00 to 51.00. Hog totals around 1200 with 1-2 weights 49.00 to 49.75 and 1-3 at 47.00 to 48.50. Tuesday receipts estimated at cattle 25 hogs 1200.
Grain Prices at Noon on Board of Trade
Chicago market reports show wheat and soybeans trading irregularly lower while corn declines. Wheat futures for Sep, Dec, and Mar are down, with corn Sep and Dec also lower and soybeans slipping across the board, reflecting renewed volatility at noon.
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Chicago
UPI
Board of Trade
Thompson signs two law enforcement reform bills in Illinois
Governor James R. Thompson signed two bills reorganizing the Illinois Department of Law Enforcement. One bill extends officer review rights from 24 hours to 10 days and relaxes conscientious objector rules. The other moves juvenile statistical records to the DLE for better confidentiality. He also approved funds for repairs to Pike County and Bureau County fairgrounds damaged by storms.
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Springfield
Ill
UPI
James R. Thompson
Department of Law Enforcement
Thompson
Ing
Commission On Delinquency Prevention
DLE
Pike County Fairgrounds
Bureau County Fairgrounds
Arrest Two Van Drivers for DWI in County
Sheriff deputies arrested Gary L. Creed 20 and Norlan W. Taylor 35 after locating two vans on Tabler and Cemetery Road and on Storm Road near Illinois 53. Creed refused breath testing after an initial reading. Taylor showed breathalyzer results of .19 and .17 percent. Creed faced an open liquor transportation ticket alongside the DWI charge and awaits confinement at Grundy County Jail.
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Gary L. Creed
Summer St
Shorewood
Tabler
Cemetery Rd
Daniel G. Raymond
Creed
Grundy County
Norlan W. Taylor
Peck St
Gardner
Storm
Illinois
Taylor
Disturbance at Reco's Tavern Ends With No Stabbing Found
A party at Reco's Tavern in East Brooklyn drew about 250 people when an argument outside the beer garden led to a fight. Deputies initially reported a stabbing but later said no one was stabbed. a man’s wife was said to have been struck with a broom handle, though no complaints were filed due to conflicting reports.
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Reco’s
Rice St
Brooklyn
Grundy County Sheriff's Deputies
Richard Muzzarelli
Bus Disaster Drowns 40 Asbestos Passengers in Quebec
Lucie Pouliot, a volunteer aboard a handicapped outing, describes consoling victims as a bus plunged into Lac dArgent near the Vermont border. Police recovered 37 bodies from the submerged bus with three more later found. Asbestos prepared for a mass funeral as residents mourn the disaster and officials examine the vehicle's air brakes.
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Asbestos
Quebec
UPI
Lucie Pouliot
Canada
Vermont
Eastman
Lac d’Argent
Reagan dedicates Dixon bridge as Ronald Reagan Memorial Bridge
Ronald Reagan attended a Dixon Illinois dedication where the Peoria Avenue Bridge was renamed the Ronald Reagan Memorial Bridge. Mayor William Naylor presented the resolution, and Dixon residents had weighed renaming the high school but rejected it due to cost. Reagan recalled lifeguard days by the Rock River and left Dixon for Las Vegas with Nancy and his brother Neil after an all class reunion.
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Dixon, Ill
UPI
Illinois
Ronald Reagan
California
Peoria Avenue
William Naylor
Reagan
Dixon High School
Rock River
Nancy
Neil
Dixon
Las Vegas
Nev
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