Youth Killed in Three Car Crash
The Morris Elementary School District 54 faces a 1966 67 budget rise of 45179 with expenditures climbing to 620358 and a tax levy up four cents per 100 assessed value to 1.3230. The hearing is scheduled for September 14 at Franklin School.
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Morris Elementary
Kenneth E. Hammer
Franklin School
Maintenace
Transportation Fund
Illinois Municipal
Osha Sud
Educational Fund
Woman Killed Near Aurora in Illinois Crash
Mrs Grace Small 52 of Gilman was killed when the car she rode in collided with a pickup on Illinois 47 about 10 miles southwest of Aurora.
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Aurora, Ill
Grace Small
Gilman
Illinois 47
Aurora
Famous Band To Appear At Grundy Corn Festival
Chicago Fire Department Band with 120 members will perform at 3 p.m. Sept. 25 in the Morris parade. Don Barkley says Morris volunteers arranged the appearance with Fire Chief Earl Johnson and Assistant Chief Pete Muffler. Grain and Flower Show also planned in the old Illinois Bell building.
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Don Barkley
Chicago Fire Department
Chicago
Morris
United States
Grant Park
Pasadena
Calif
Indianapolis
Ind
Kennedy
U. S. Coast Guard
Grand Haven
Mich
Michigan City
L. B. Johnson
Lombard
Barkley
Morris Volunteer Fire Department
Earl Johnson
Pete Muffler
Morris Fire Department
Ilinois
Chicago Wire Department
Grundy County
First Day Driver Damages Property In Illinois Crash
Clarence Kinkin Jr. 17 and passenger Gary Barthy 17 escaped with minor injuries after Kinkin lost control on Illinois 113 near Diamond Grundy County. He struck a curb, damaged a Rambler, knocked down two evergreen trees two gas pumps two flood lights and a billboard then landed in a ditch. Kinkin cited for driving too fast for conditions.
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Clarence Kinkin Jr
Illinois
Diamond
Grundy County
John Perona
Rinkin
Gary L. Barthy
Braidwood
Perona
Kinkin
Clarence Kinkin Sr
Morris MCHS Band to Perform Free Outdoor Concert
The Morris Community High School Band will give a free outdoor concert at 7 p.m. Friday on the courthouse lawn. About 50 members, directed by Dale Wise, will play marches overtures patriotic tunes and music from Sound of Music as the Morris Hospital Aid Society sponsors a nearby benefit lawn social.
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Morris Community High School
Courthouse
Dale Wise
Morris Hospital Aid Society
Grundy Service
Stephens Oil Co
Standard Oil
Morris Coal and Mining Co
Hammer
Morris Elementary District Enforces Physical Exams
Morris Elementary District 54 will bar first and fifth graders from opening day without state mandated physical examinations. The board approved the rule with exceptions for appointments not yet available and required proof of pending appointments.
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Morris Elementary
Board of Education
Franklin School
Tragic three car crash claims Morris teen
Steven H. Bottcher 17 of Wauponsee Township died at Morris Hospital after a three car collision on Illinois 47 near the 115 junction. Miss Shirlee Thorson 19 and others were treated for injuries. Bottcher was a Morris Community High School senior active in track football 4 H and scouting. Funeral services set at Morris Methodist Church.
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Steven Bottcher
Wauponsee Township
Illinois
Bot
Steven H. Bottcher
Sterling Bottcher
Grundy County
Shirlee FE. Thorson
Rte. 5
Bottcher
Morris Hospital
Thorson
Jerry Richards
Black St
Vernon Thorson
Richards
Miss Thorson
John S. Batkiewicz
Streator
Oldsmobile
Marie H. Meredith
Pontiac
Davis
Finland
Morris Community High School
MCHS
Steve
Pearson Farm Equipment
Galva
Ill
Champaign
Elaine
Stillman Valley
Rockford
Bruce
Brian
Chris
Davis Funeral Home
Sterling
Virginia
Ginde) Bottcher
Morris
Morris Methodist Church
Mary Ginde
Minnie Bottcher
Harold Dude
East Lawn Cemetery
Urbana
Archbishop Cody Hurt Wednesday Car Collision Near Elgin
Archbishop John P. Cody of the Chicago Archdiocese was injured in a Wednesday automobile crash east of Elgin. He suffered facial injuries requiring stitches but was not hospitalized, according to a chancery statement.
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Chicago
John P. Cody
Archdiocese of
Elgin
Chancery Office
Fair and cool tonight with mid 50s low
The U S Weather Bureau reports fair and cool conditions tonight with a low in the mid 50s. Friday will be mostly sunny and warmer with a high in the mid to upper 70s. Saturday looks partly cloudy with a chance of showers and a bit warmer. The Collins Weather Station logged a high of 68 and a low of 52 on Wednesday with 0.36 inches of rain.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Collins
Morris
Illinois State Fair Schedule Promises Busy Opening Day
The Illinois State Fair opens with a full Friday lineup in Springfield. Livestock judging begins at 8 a.m. in multiple pavilions while events include a national championship horse show at 8:30 a.m. and a 1 p.m. official opening at the main gate. The day features a Cavalcade of music at 8 p.m. headlined by the Beach Boys and Sam the Pharoahs.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Lincoln
Minois
Golden Knights
U.S. Army
Beach Boys
Sam the
Ham
The
Pharoahs
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