Two Vehicle Crashes Reported in Morris
Two accidents occurred Wednesday in Morris Townships reported by Officer Glenn Johnson. A 1958 Pontiac towed backward collided with a parked 1962 Chevrolet pickup on Douglas Street. Driver John Summerland could not stop due to lack of brakes. A second crash on Armstrong Street involved a 1959 Dodge and a 1956 Ford pickup as drivers Janice Duty and Sigurd Svendsen backed from driveways. both cars sustained rear and tail light damage respectively.
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Morris
Glenn Johnson
Johnson
Douglas St
Camp Sutton
Liberty St
James Greenman
Verona
John Summerland
Mazon
Johnson Summerland
Greenman
Armstrong St
Janice Duty
Rte. 1
Sigurd Svendsen
Svendsen
Duty
Funding Notice Details for Illinois Education Projects
The Illinois superintendent of public instruction reports Project Funds for Braidwood Community Consolidated District No 50 totaling 6278. Also listed is 307578 for the Illinois Youth Commission for projects at Joliet Geneva Sheridan Kankakee Valley View Pere Marquette Wilmington and DuPage Boys Lamp.
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Braidwood Community Consolidated District No
Illinois Superintendent of Public Instruction
M. Averant
Illinois Youth Commission
Joliet
Geneva
Sheridan
Kankakee
Valley View
Pere Marquette
Wilmington
Ad DuPage Boys
Stock Market Slips Amid Cautious Trading On Merrill Lynch News
The Dow industrial average fell .62 to 893.03 at noon as investors stayed cautious in uneven trading. Gains lagged losses by about 100 issues on the NYSE, with the AP index down .7 to 332.1 and control Data among the most active stocks, while AMEX listings were irregularly higher.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Associated Press
American Stock Exchange
New Beans Price Noted at Five Cents Each
Market listing shows a bean price of $1.00 with five units totaling 2.43. Data appears as a brief commodity entry in a historical market column.
Market Review Briefs From Chicago Exchange
Mercantile Exchange butter quotes show AA grade at 93 with mixed scores 66 percent, 90 B at 65 percent and 89 C at 60 percent. Oil and cars noted with varied grades, eyeing standard and medium classifications amid fluctuating prices.
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Chicago
Mercantile
Wheat and soybeans futures and Aswan Dam impact
The report lists grain prices for Wheat No 2 yellow and soft red Corn various grades and Oats and Soybeans No 1 yellow. It also notes the Aswan High Dam project by the United Arab Republic will supply water for two million non barren acres and expand cultivated lands by about one third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Aswan
United Arab Republic
Kendall County FB Maps Site For 5 Mile Fox River Bridge
About 125 people attended a Kendall County Farm Bureau policy meeting in Plattville to discuss the 5 mile Fox River bridge project and other topics. County officials outlined costs and sites, state rules for motor fuel tax funding, and potential tax and school control issues.
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Plattville
Farm Bureau Legislative Committee
Kendall County
Ron Brandeau
Deuchler and Associates
Aurora
Edith Farnsworth
Paul Riddle
Elgin
David Sharkey
Highway Department
Sharkey
Johnson backs policies as Humphrey wins nomination
President Johnson praised Humphrey after the large delegate vote, stressing support for his domestic and foreign programs. He called Humphrey an excellent and well-qualified nominee and urged all Democrats to unite for victory. The tally showed Humphrey 1,761, McCarthy 601, McGovern 14614, with Phillips as a favorite son.
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Johnson
Humphrey
McCarthy
McGovern
Channing Phillips
District of Columbia
Texas
Traffic Court Fines Paid in Circuit Court
Several defendants paid fines in the magistrate division for offenses from speeding to faulty mufflers and safety tests. Curtis Mowrer 18 Gibson City paid 25 and 5 costs for loss of vehicle control after an early morning accident. Morris Police Chief Donald Ward cited Washey Bhohm 47 Lyons for 80 in a 70 mph zone on I 80 near Illinois 47. Romeo Berta 67 Coal City paid 10 plus 5 costs for no valid safety test. Alan Parker 17 318 McKinley St paid 10 plus 5 costs for noisy muffler. David Cleeton 15 Rte 5 paid 20 plus 5 costs. magistrate Chester Winsor suspended jail for Cleeten.
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Curtis Mowrer
Gibson City
Morris
Donald Ward
U.S. 6
Lawrence Dalton
Interstate 80
Illinois
Washey Bhohm
Lyons
Romeo Berta
Coal City
Paul Rieckenberg
Broadway
Center St
Alan Parker
McKinley St
Hinds
Glenn Johnson
Jack Kopezick
Main St
David Cleeton
Chester Winsor
Cleeten
Dismiss Charge On Motorists Terrance Authier Case
A charge of improper use of registration against Terrance Authier of Sioux Falls South Dakota was dismissed in magisterial court. A second charge of driving 80 in a 70 mph zone on Interstate 80 was continued to September 12. Authier was arrested Wednesday by Trooper Philip Jellema and lodged in Grundy County Jail in lieu of a $50 bond after citation for a 1960 Ford east of Illinois 47.
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Terrance Authier
Sioux Falls
S.D
Authier
Philip Jellema
Grundy County
George Hendrickson
Illinois
Truck Overturns Near Hume School Injures Deputies’ Report
Deputies John Olson and James Bell reported a gravel truck rollover at 2 15 p m Wednesday a mile southeast of the Hume School. The 1961 International dump truck loaded with gravel overturned on the right side. driver Larry Baker 20 of 107 Meadows Circle was uninjured.
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Sheriff's
John Olson
James Bell
Hume School
Larry Baker
Meadows Circle
Four Drivers Cited in Mazon Area
Four citations were filed in the Grundy County circuit clerk’s office for tickets issued by Mazon police to local residents. Clem ent Steichen 17 of Dwight cited for parking in a no parking zone at North St and Grand Ridge Rd with a Sept 9 court date. Haden Mercer 64 of Verona cited at Center and North St for speeding 43 in a 30 mph zone with a Sept 19 date. Joe Summerland 26 of Mazon cited for driving 41 in a 30 mph zone at Hill and North St with a Sept 5 magistrate date. Gary Matteson 16 of Route 5 cited for 42 in a 30 mph zone at Center and North St with a Sept 5 magistrate date.
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Circuit Clerk’s
Mazon
Grundy County
Clement Steichen
Dwight
Glen Anderson
North St
Grand Ridge Road
Haden Mercer
Verona
Center
Johnson
William Mount
Joe Summerland
Hill and
North Sts
Summerland
Chief Mount
Center and
Gary Matteson
Rte
Woman Driver Injured in Crash Near Ness Honey Farm
Deputies report a 54 year old Dresden Acres woman, Mary Forbes, was injured when she ran off the left side of the road in a 1963 Galaxie and struck a bridge one mile north of the Ness Honey Farm at 9 30 a m on Wednesday. Forbes was taken to a daughter's home for care and the extent of her injuries was not disclosed.
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Ness Honey Farm
Dresden Acres
John Olson
Mary Forbes
Olson
Tinsman Retires From Phone Co
Wade S. Tinsman of 421 NE 4th Avenue Illino is retires from Illinois Bell Telephone Co after 45 years of service. A Morris plant maint enance man he started in 1923. He joins Elks Club ARRL Quarter Century Wireless Club Old Timers Club and Telephone Pioneers of America and plans to devote retirement to ham radio and music.
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Wade S. Tinsman
Illinois Ave
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
Bell
Morris
Tinsman
The
Elks
American Radio Relay League
Quarter Century Wireless Club
Old Timers Club
Telephone Pioneers of America
Indigenous Population Estimates at Columbus Arrival
Historians estimate about 1.5 million Indigenous people inhabited the Americas regions now known as the United States when Columbus landed. The figure reflects scholarly debate on pre contact populations and regional diversity among tribes and cultures.
AWOL sailor picked up at Great Lakes center
Today authorities at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center seized David Barker of Wichita Kansas. He had been held in Grundy County Jail for desertion from the base. Deputy Hen drickson said Barker was arrested by Trooper Philip Jellema at 3 p.m. Wednesday on Interstate 80.
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Great Lakes Naval Training Center
David Barker
Wichita
Kan
Grundy County
George Hendrickson
Barker
Philip Jellema
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Dana Cryder
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Dick Young
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