Will County Fair Opens In Peotone For 65th Year Events
The 65th annual Will County Fair in Peotone runs Thursday through Aug 25 with rural and village exhibitors. Entries close at 9 p.m. Saturday except baby show and tractor pull. Premiums total 38 248.50. Outdoor acts include Johnny King Jr auto thrills and rodeo performances. Republican Day is Saturday Aug 24 and Democratic Day Sunday Aug 25.
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Peotone
Fair
William H. Meyer
Fair Board
Milbert Johnson
Gmpig
Riday
Stebb
Johnny King Jr
Rodeo Cowboys Association
Braceville School Sets Open Date and Fees for New Year
Braceville grade school will open Monday August 26 with a half day schedule and a noon dismissal. Book rentals range from 8 to 10 dollars by grade, insurance is required for athletes, and physical and dental exams plus vaccines are mandated. School pictures are planned for August 29 with early morning slots.
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Braceville
Grundy County
Illinois
Vacancies Remain for Teachers at Mazon Public Schools
Howard Wright superintendent says two vacancies persist at Mazon Public Schools a vocal music teacher for grade and high schools is needed and a high school librarian who will also teach several classes.
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Pwo
Mazon
Howard Wright
Wright
Traffic Court Fines Imposed in Circuit Court
Several drivers paid fines in the magistrate division for speeding on I-80 and I-55 and related violations. Patr ia Robinson 25 Chicago paid 11 dollars, plus 5 costs, for 82 mph in a 70 mph zone. Don Pizzo 51 Crestwood Mo and James DeFillips 52 Oglesby paid 10 dollars plus 5 costs for 80 mph in a 70 mph zone.
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Interstate 80
Illinois
Patricia Robinson
Chicago
William Wilder
Bruno Klotz
Interstate 55
Don Pizzo
Crestwood
James DeFillips
Oglesby
Mllnois
D. O. Wills
Charles Brown
Joliet
Morris
William Strum
Kroger
Roscoe Brown
Andrew Veranda
Braceville Road
Richard Bamberg
Park Ridge
Franklin Lamp
James Viano
Braceville
Kenneth Smothers
Marvin Ensign
Longpoint
Steve Riley
Riley
James Holloway
Gotha
Fla
Elmo Hayes
Jackson
Tenn
Veranda
Wrong Owners In Collision At Jackson And Division
Two cars collide Wednesday at Jackson and Division Streets. Authorities report the vehicles were owned by drivers Tony Helling and Eugene Matteson, correcting earlier police notes that misidentified owners as insurance agents George Ryder and George Yasenchak.
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Jackson
Division Sts
Tony Helling
E. Washington St
Eugene Matteson
Grant St
The
Herald
George Ryder
E. Main St
George Yasenchak
Fire Crews Respond to Vehicle Fire at Local Station
Morris Volunteer Fire Department was called at 12:30 a.m. to a car on fire at Klinker's Gulf Station. the fire was controlled before arrival. At 11:45 a.m. a grass fire along railroad tracks near the high school was extinguished. no damage reported.
Minooka Schools Schedule Openning Aug 26
Minooka Public Schools set August 26 as first day for students with 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.半 session. full day begins August 27. Buses run on last year routes. new faculty include Lyn Brooks, Zuidema, Misener, Jud, Dittle, Orth. Rex Siron superintendent. Alton Mattingley principal.
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Minooka
Minooka High School
Roselyn Brooks
Elizabeth Zuidema
Howard Misener
Carolyn Jud
Richard Dittle
Robert Orth
Democrats Attend Governor Day at State Fair
A group of 78 Morris area Democrats traveled to Springfield for Governor's Day at the State Fair. Speakers included Governor Samuel Shapiro and other Illinois state and senatorial candidates before an open house at the executive mansion.
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Morris
Springfield
Samuel Shapiro
Market Holds Modest Gain As Trading Slows
New York stocks edged higher in a slow afternoon session with about 200 issues higher than they were lower. Brokers credited the Federal Reserve Board action allowing the Minneapolis regional bank to cut its discount rate from 5 1 2 to 5 percent, signaling potential support for further gains.
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New York
Federal Reserve Board
Minneapolis
Dow advances as July production hits record third month
The market rose at midday with the Dow up 3.61 to 883.12 and the AP 60-stock average up 1.7 to 330.5. Industrial production topped a record again in July, aiding optimism. Du Pont added over 2 points to lift the overall averages as investors eye a quicker response if slowdown deepens.
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du Pont
Associated Press
Market Notes See Metals and Tobacco Slip Slightly
In trading, most prices advanced while nonferrous metals and tobacco shares fell. investors watched commodity sectors for clues to the broader market direction.
One Car Mishap In Morris. Elderly Driver Safe
Morris police report a 4 p.m. Thursday crash at North and Spruce. Fred H. Sibbles 77 of 611 East North Street swerved to avoid another car, ran onto the curb and knocked down a playground sign. His 1960 Chevrolet sustained no damage and no injuries were reported.
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Morris
North and
Spruce Sts
Fred H. Sibbles
North St
Sibbles
Spruce St
Grundy County Issues Building Permits for Two Homes
Building permits issued by the Grundy County Office of Building and Zoning to two residents. John Miller of Joliet paid 59.28 dollars for a three bedroom frame ranch house with a well and septic in Kinsella subdivision Aux Sable Township. Chel- ...
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Grundy County
Office of Building and Zoning
John Miller
Joliet
Kinsella Subdivision
Aux Sable
Porch enclosure permit request in Morris Town mobile home
Sea Atkinson of Route 2 seeks approval to construct a porch enclosure on a mobile home located on Cemetery Road in Morris Town. The notice lists the address and project scope for local consideration.
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Sea Atkinson
Rte. 2
Persoit
Cemetery Road
Morris Towneship
Nine year old wins pie eating contest at Illinois State Fair
In Springfield Illinois nine year old Kevin Boehme of Taylorville won the pie eating contest by devouring his cherry pie faster than all competitors. He later said he does not like cherry pie and would have preferred apple pie.
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Springfield, Ill
Kevin Boehme
Taylorville
Pennsylvania Couple Rescues Girls From Rattlesnake Mountain
A Pennsylvania couple pulled two Girl Scouts to safety after they became stranded on Rattlesnake Mountain in Holderness New Hampshire. George Carson of Windsor Pa lowered his wife to grab the wrists of Connie Manville and Mitzi Ruel then lifted them to safety.
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Holderness
N.H
Pennsylvania
State Conservation
George Carson
Windsor
Connie Manville
Center Harbor
Mitzi Ruel
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