Planeta Playhouse Rivalry Sparks Parade Rule Clash
In Coal City during the 1924 Fourth of July parade Joe Planeta built a moving miniature house that drew prize eligibility questions. Judges ruled it advertising, sparking family lore as the house passed through multiple addresses and even a 1949 homecoming appearance before its revival by the Resters. FLORENCE SMITH
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Planeta
Coal City
Joe Planeta
Joe
Chris
Joan) Resler
Resler
Helen Planeta
Vermilion St
Leonard
Dorothy) Wills
Lillian Planeta
Wilt’s
Greenhouse
Anderson’s Lumber Co
E.J. & E. Railroad
Tom Redmond
Chris Resler
E. Jackson St
Jimmy
Herald
Park rangers kill grizzly bear at Yellowstone campgrounds
A female grizzly bear that repeatedly returned to Yellowstone campgrounds was captured and killed with sedatives by rangers. Park Superintendent John A Townsley said the bear’s campground attraction made it potentially dangerous to campers.
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Park
Yellowstone National Park
UPI
John A Townsley
Third crash victim dies in Marseilles area wreck
The third victim, 19 year old John M. Elliot of Marseilles, died Thursday night at St. Francis Hospital in Peoria after a pickup crash near Illini State Park. Earlier victims were Gary Partridge, 21, and Charles Hill, 42. Partridge’s funeral is planned in Marseilles with burial at Riverview Cemetery. Elliot’s funeral will be held at Marseilles Nazarene Church and burial at Riverview Cemetery. Hill’s body rests at an Ottawa funeral home.
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Marseilles
St. Francis Hospital
Peoria
John M. Elliot
Liberty St
Gary Partridge
Allen St
Charles Hill
Manville
Ottawa Community Hospital
Partridge
Hill
Elliot
Illinois Valley Community Hospital
LaSalle
Illini State Park
Par
Tridge
Ottawa
Dan
Shirley
Carlson) Partridge
Danny Lee
Terry
Seneca
William
Kim
Sears- Campbell
Washington St
Riverview
Marseilles High School
David
Ireda
Bailey) Elliot
David Elliot Sr
Richard Sterling
Granville
David Jr
Curtis
Judy Green
Gayla
Shunji
Junior W. Zilm
S. Merrill St
Braceville
United States
Old Chicago
Marriott
Union, Ill
Chicago
Loop
White Sox
Brookfield Zoo
Starved Rock State Park
George Zilm
Parker
Three Injured In Morning Gardner Dwight Road Collision
A two car crash at Gardner and Dwight roads at about 8 am left Rhett Haegele 16 of Springfield and Delores Holm 51 plus Sandy Holm 9 of Dwight hospitalized. Haegele northbound on Dwight road allegedly failed to stop or pulled in front of Holm. Holm’s Buick was demolished and towed. Haegele’s Pontiac was also demolished and towed. A ticket will be issued.
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Gardner and Dwight Rds
Rhett Haegele
Springfield
Morris Hospital
Dwight
Delores Holm
Sandy Holm
Rte. 1
Holm Rd
St. Joseph Hospital
Grundy County
James Hume
Haegele
Dwight Rd
Holm
Ken’s Standard
Mazon
Olson’s
Sheriff's Department
Curt Leach
Gary Phillips
James Olson
City to spray alleys at 5 p.m. with Dynafogger truck
Mayor Donald Davidson urged indoor precautions as Dynafogger spraying began in Morris at 5 p.m. The city recently bought the device for 1395 from Westfield Indiana. The insecticide is harmless to people animals and plants, but reduced visibility required caution.
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Morris
Donald Davidson
Westfield
Ind
Weather outlook with storms, sun, cooler weekend
Thunderstorms likely tonight then sunny cooler Saturday with highs in the low 80s. Sunday stays fair and cooler with mid 70s. At Dresden Locks and Dam 71 degrees this morning, yesterday high 85 and low 51. precipitation 0.13 inch. Morris downtown 10:30 a.m. reading 78 degrees.
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Dresden Locks and Dam
Morris
Widower wins Illinois Zodiac Grand Prize lottery
Raymond Kosmicki a 54 year old unemployed Chicago widower won the Illinois State Lottery Zodiac Grand Prize at the state fair. He will receive 500 dollars weekly for life with a guaranteed minimum of 500000 dollars. He said he would buy a lot of beer with the winnings after the call. Winning numbers for Big Payday were 068 92 1 7 3 11 and for Gold Strike 06 18 31 01.
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Springfield
Ill
UPI
Chicago
Raymond Kosmicki
Kosmicki
Special Ed Classes Start August 29 In Grady County Cooperative
Special education classes begin Tuesday August 29 for all students enrolled in the Grundy County Special Education Cooperative. Full school day with transportation provided by district. Inquiries may be directed to 942-5780.
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Grundy County
Snicker a Day Reno Largest Inland City Phrase
The sentence describes Snicker a Day Reno as the largest inland city with tied running in and untied running out, reflecting a fragmented and unclear OCR reading.
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Reno
Cultural exchange students leave for home Sunday
Four LABO children depart Grundy County after a month in America part of the SABO International cultural exchange with the 4-H program. Yuki Ogawa Naomi Okajima Shunji Kishi and Akira Matsumoto stayed with host families in Morris Braceville and Coal City visiting Chicago Joliet and inland sites.
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Japan
Grundy County
United States
America
Yuki Ogawa
Naomi Okajima
Shunji Kishi
Akira Matsumoto
SABO
Yuki
Naomi
Morris
Shunji
Braceville
Akira
Coal City
Chicago
Joliet
Kenneth J. Brown
Woodland Rd
Hicago
Marriott
Great America
Brookfield Zoo
Illinois
Mississippi River
Donna Brown
Sgt. Pepper
Judy Knake
Milford
Judy
Labo Exchange
Iroquois County
the Brown
Dan
Brown
Florian D. Synoracki
W. North St
Seven pass test for Grundy assessment supervisor post
Seven people passed the Wednesday test by the Department of Local Government Affairs to qualify for Grundy County assessment supervisor. Milton Carlson reports 10 took the exam. the board will appoint the top three scorer or those withd raw. Names listed include Forrest Hare Nancy Oseland Phyllis Lamb Robert Troop Georgianne McNelis Grant McGill and Georgianne McNelis.
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Department of Local Government Affairs
Grundy County
Milton Carlson
Carlson
Forrest Hare
McHenry County
Nancy Oseland
Will County
Phyllis Lamb
Rte. 4
Robert Troop
Ogle County
George Perros
Maple Dr
School Donation Hearing Wednesday Action by Morris Planning Commission
A public hearing to determine the school site donation for Morris Development Corp will be held at 7 30 p m Wednesday by the Morris Planning Commission in the community room of the Morris Savings and Loan.
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Morris Development Corp
Morris Planning Commission
Morris Savings and Loan
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Dundee
Chicago Field Museum
Sears Tower
Navy Pier
Synoracki
Stephie
Luke Skywalker
Synorachi
Corky the Clown
Lucy
Mike Lissy
U.S.A
Kenneth Brown
LABO
Stephie Synoracki
Georgianne McNelis
Kendall County
Grant McGill
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