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Newspaper

Morris Daily Herald

Location

Morris, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1978

Page

5

Yorkville Obituary for Fred A. Stephenson 92 in Sandwich

Fred A. Stephenson 92 of Sandwich died Thursday in Sandwich Community Hospital born March 25 1886 in Sandwich survived by one son Kenneth Denton Texas four daughters Mildred Randolph Helen Stephenson Betty Johnson Jean Martin seven granddaughters three grandsons 10 great grandchildren nieces and nephews preceded by wife Lillian son Paul brothers. Funeral 11 a.m. Monday Larson Funeral Home Yorkville with Rev Odell Kittelson officiating burial Elmwood Cemetery Yorkville visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday.

Yorkville Fred A. Stephenson Sandwich Sandwich Community Hospital Kenneth Denton Texas A. C Mildred) Randolph Monmouth Helen Stephenson Aurora Alvin Betty) Johnson Newark Jean Martin Sunnyvale Calif Larson Odell Kittelson Elmwood Cemetery

Joliet Market Report Indicates Limited Cattle Demand

Joliet Illinois market reports show live cattle sales insufficient to establish a market. Hogs advanced 90 to 50 cents per hundredweight with No 1 2 210 to 240 pound hogs at 49.75 to 50.00 and some 50.25, 190 to 210 pound hogs at 49.00 to 49.25. Monday receipts expected: cattle 3,500 and hogs 1,200.

Wheat Inches Higher While Corn and Soybeans Fall At Noon

Markets in Chicago show wheat higher at midday on the Board of Trade with Sep at 3.14 and Dec 3.10, while corn and soybeans drop significantly. Corn trades around 2.13 with declines near 5, soybeans near 6.16 lower, with mixed early futures shifting at 12 noon.

Chicago UPI Board of Trade

Man Found Dead in House in Grundy County

A 59 year old Morris man Samuel L. Buster was found dead Thursday at 3 20 p m by neighbor James Guistat who reported the door locked from the inside and no one answering. Police, coroner Reeves and Deputy Coroner Coleman said death due to natural causes. No autopsy or inquest planned. Body taken to Meredith Funeral Home Carbondale.

Morris Samuel L. Buster Jefferson St Grundy County James Reeves James Guistat E. Jefferson St Buster Guistat Reeves Robert Coleman Jack Kopezick Alan Love Robert Davy Tony Theobald Meredith Funeral Home Carbondale

Gas Tank Explosion Kills Three Teens In Indiana Crash

In Elkhart Indiana a Pinto gas tank exploded after a two car rear end crash on U.S. 33 killing Lynn M Ulrich 16 and Donna M Ulrich 18 of Roanoke Illinois instantly. Judy A Ulrich 18 Osceola died later in Fort Wayne hospital after being pulled from the burning car. Robert D Duggar 21 of Goshen was injured.

Elkhart Ind UPI Lynn M., Ulrich Donna M. Ulrich Roanoke Ill U.S. 33 Indiana Lynn Ulrich Judy A. Ulrich Osceola Fort Wayne Judy Ulrich Robert D. Duggar Goshen Duggar Judy

Bodies overwhelm coroner's office backlog in LA

Los Angeles County Coroner Thomas Noguchi says the office is flooded with bodies after a spike in slayings and a hiring freeze from Proposition 13. About 100 autopsies await, with 68 suspected homicides in the last 10 days, compared to the 10 day 1977 average of 44.

Los Angeles UPI Thomas Noguchi

West Wide Heat Eases but Stays Intense in California

Weather across the western half of the United States remained extreme with Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys hitting above 100 degrees. Forest fires expanded to over 9,000 acres near Cazadero as cooler air and fog slowed the spread, while Red Bluff briefly registered the nation’s hottest temperature at 105 as Needles led with 112. Temperatures across the Rockies and Plains stayed in the 80s, and heavy rain triggered flash flood watches in parts of North Carolina and Virginia with Harrisonburg, Virginia receiving about 4 inches in 90 minutes.

United Press International California Sacramento San Joaquin Cazadero Ken Nehoda California Department of Forestry Red Bluff San Francisco Lorlene Smith Bakersfield Fresno Arizona Nevada Rockies Plains Mississippi Valley North Carolina Virginia Harrisonburg

Man dies after marrow donor refusals in Pittsburgh

Robert McFall 39 of Pleasant Hills died after a fatal aplastic anemia despite attempts to transfuse and a hoped bone marrow transplant. His sister said the family bears no grudge and he forgave his cousin, who refused to donate. Mercy Hospital noted the cranial hemorrhage as a common risk in aplastic cases.

Pittsburgh UPI Robert McFall Mercy Hospital McFall Pleasant Hills Beverly Hope Shimp Robert

Soviets link sex to U. S. businessman Crawford case

Sources say a bland witness testified that F. Jay Crawford had sexual relations with a Moscow woman as part of a black market charges probe. Crawford, a Mobile Alabama native and International Harvester official, denies the accusation while facing possible eight year prison time for illegal dollar ruble trade.

Charles M. Madigan Moscow UPI U.S F. Jay Crawford Crawford International Harvester Export Co Larisa Lefortovo Mobile Ala International Harvester Malcolm Toon United States

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Lillian Paul Charles Harry George Floyd Muriel Green Braceville John Muriel) M. Green Morris Hospital Seneca Methodist Church William Ruth) Goodwin Wilmington Katherine Fredricks Green Ridge, Mo Willard Wilhoyt Bradley Edward Wilhoyt Marion Erma Turner James Donald Patterson Funeral Home Braceville-Gardner Cemetery Joliet Market Roger Thorson N. Nettle School Rd Illinois Soybean Program Operating Board Bloomington Thorson Bureau LaSalle Grundy Kendall Har-Kar Kennel Biffy G. C Coal City 76Ers Carbon Hill Park Army Beloit Wisconsin Sun Liberty ST Morris The Minooka Rd Minooka, Ill Morris Audio W. Jackson ST Admiral AFC Wed Seneca Commercial Koffee Klutch League Morris Merchants Commercial League Ladies’ Echos Sundowners Federal Paper Board Ladies’ League G. Butterfield King Louie and Hilton Bedford Road
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