Obituary: Elmer H. Wiechen 67 of Morris
Elmer H Wiechen 67 of 211 E Illinois Ave Morris died at home. Born Oct 2 1905 in Peotone he married Ethel Warriner Dec 21 1933 in Morris. He owned Elmer's Standard Station retired 1973. Survived by wife son Michael granddaughter three sisters. Funeral 10:30 Monday Davis Funeral Home Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation Sunday. Memorials to Church.
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Elmer H. Wiechen
Illinois Ave
Peotone
Herman Wiechen
Ethel Warriner
Morris
Elmer's Standard Station
Wiechen
First United Methodist Church of
Evergreen Cemetery
First United Methodist Church
Dresden Locks Ranked Second on Illinois Waterway Tonnage
A Chicago District Corps release shows Dresden Island Lock and Dam ranking second in July tonnage on the Illinois Waterway with 2,413,900 tons of traffic. Peoria led with 2,505,600 tons, while Starved Rock handled 2,284,300 tons. Dresden also counted 2,569 barges through its lock, the most of any lock.
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Dresden Island Lock
Illinois Waterway
Chicago
Dresden
Peoria
Hornsby rezoning petition for new 80,000 square foot store
Morris Planning Commission schedules a 7:30 p.m. meeting at the First National Bank of Morris to discuss a rezoning petition by Hornsby for an 80,000 square foot store north of Tastee Freeze on U.S. 6 and west of Illinois 47. A July 17 public hearing eyed reclassifying about six acres from B-I to B-III with nearly 30 Beatty Subdivision residents present. Planning Consultant Allen Kracower filed a report after review. Approximately four acres of the ten acre site are currently zoned B-IN.
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Hornsby’s
U.S. 6
Illinois
Morris Planning Commission
First National Bank of Morris
Beatty
Allen Kracower
Commission
Reader Letters and Garden News Highlight Local Tips
Friday Review shares reader questions from Polly's Pointers about baby shoe design and grocery payments, with future signatures and tips from neighbors. A child, Ray Sinkular, grows sunflowers 14 feet tall with cucumber and squash vines nearby, earning congratulations for his green thumb.
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Ray Sinkular
Raymond Sinkular
Elm St
South Wilmington
Jack
Nixon lawyers contest grand jury tapes case
The Nixon team filed a brief in U S District Court arguing against compelling him to turn over Watergate tapes. They dispute that courts can dictate investigations and contend executive branch power overrides prosecutions, calling Cox’s view not the law.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S. District Court
White House
Watergate
Archibald Cox
Grand Jury
Cox
Watergate Grand Jury
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Judge reappoints attorneys in multiple Grundy cases
Judge Malmquist in Grundy County Circuit Court reappointed and reassigned defense counsel in a group of cases. Public Defender George Black withdraws from representing Richard Vaughn and a 15 year old juvenile in a throat slash incident, and from Basil Gwilt and Myron Coleman in the Holiday Inn armed robbery and Clark Texaco burglary. New counsel include Charles Zalar for the juvenile, John Zerboglio for Vaughn, John Hynds for Myron Coleman, and Eugene Hayes for Gwilt. The court weighs whether to sever the throat slash case from the Holiday Inn robbery and whether to try defendants jointly or separately.
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Robert Malmquist
Grundy County
George Black
Richard Vaughn
Basil Gwilt
Myron Coleman
Holiday Inn
Clark
Texaco
Black
Thiris Smith
Vaughn
Juvenile
Gwilt
Malmquist
Charles Zalar
John Zerboglio
John Hynds
Eugene Hayes
Coal City Man Arrested After Altercation With Police
Robert Jett, 23, of 355 N. Mary St. Coal City was arrested for obstructing a police officer after grabbing Police Chief Charles Ingram during a welfare call at an apartment building. He was released from Grundy County Jail and is due in court on August 27.
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Robert Jett
N. Mary St
Coal City
Grundy County
Charles Marketti
John Price
Charles Ingram
Don Witt
Jet
Johnson notice sets bond for Ray Johnson on theft charge
Associate Circuit Judge Robert Wren set bond at 1000 dollars for Ray Johnson of New Lenox on a theft charge on Wednesday. State's Attorney Richard Wilder requested the notice to appear in court on Aug 22. Charles T. Greenway filed a complaint alleging Johnson obtained control over a 1968 Pontiac by deception on June 6.
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Robert Wren
Grundy County
Ray Johnson
New Lenox
Richard Wilder
Johnson
Charles T. Greenway
Questioning Walker Fund-Raising Tactics Exposed
Chicago Sun-Times cites secret documents alleging illegal contributions and pressure tactics in Gov. Daniel Walker’s campaign. The material shows $500,000 turned into $2 million via solicitations from banking, insurance, liquor, utilities, and other state business interests, with Daley machine figures among donors.
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Chicago
Chicago Sun-Times
Daniel Walker
Walker
Daley-machine
Angelo Geocaris
The
Sun-Times
Anthony Angelos
Market quotes for grains and soybeans in Chicago
Wheat No 2 soft red 4.88. No 2 hard red 4.78. Corn No 2 yellow 3.12. Oats No 2 extra heavy white 1.20. Soybeans No 1 yellow 10.09. No 2 yellow corn was 3.15 Friday.
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Chicago
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