Obituary notices for Pitner and Wright
Charles E Pitner 42 of Coal City died at home. Born January 13 1931 Pekin lived in Coal City eight years employed by Illinois Clay. Survived by wife Mary Ryan mother Edna Lee several brothers and sisters. Funeral Saturday Reeves Coal City to Assumption Church burial Oak Wood Cemetery Wilmington. Visitation today 2 5 and 7 10 p.m. Ward note Rita Wright 39 Longview Washington died Thursday in Washington daughter of Elbert Elam. Survived by husband three children five sisters two brothers. Funeral services will be in Washington.
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Coal City
Charles E. Pitner
E. Division St
Pekin
Illinois Clay Products Co
Mary Ryan
Edna Lee
Reeves Funeral Home
Assumption Church
Edward Roland
Oak Wood Cemetery
Wilmington
Funeral
Ward
Don
Rita) Wright
Colorado St
Longview Wash
Washington
Morris
Elbert Elam
Steve
Diane
Jeff
John
Mary) Wheeler
Longview
Wash
Ardith) McKibben
Ellery, Ill
Funeral rites held for Mrs John Shugart at Finland Chapel
Funeral services for Mrs John Loretta Shugart were conducted at 10 30 a m in the Finland Chapel with the Rev Theodore Jones officiating Pallbearers named James Dinelli Robert Suddick Elmer Granger Robert Granger Thomas Feehan and Gerald Holbrook Burial took place in Evergreen Cemetery
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John
Loretta) Shugart
Finland Chapel
Theodore Jones
James Dinelli
Robert Suddick
Elmer Granger
Robert Granger
Thomas Feehan
Gerald Holbrook
Evergreen Cemetery
Rezoning Hearing for 11 Acre Parcel West of Ottawa St
Morris Planning Commission to hold a 7 30 p m public hearing at First National Bank of Morris on a petition to rezone from R I to R III for about 11 acres west of Ottawa Street. Petitioner Edward Bates Naperville seeks multiple family or condominium units across from Ottawa Bend. Land owned by Elmer George, now at Lincoln Nursing Home.
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Morris Planning Commission
First National Bank of Morris
Ottawa St
Edward Bates
E. Kennebeck Lane
Naperville
Ottawa Bend
Nettletown Village
Elmer George
Lincoln Nursing Home
Hornsby’s
Illinois 47
George St
Grundy County
Predicting Labor Day traffic deaths in Chicago area
The National Safety Council estimates 550 to 650 traffic fatalities over the Labor Day weekend. The period runs from 6 p.m. Friday, Aug 31, to midnight Monday, Sept 3, across all time zones.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Council
Coal City Notes and Local Updates
Coal City notes list teachers by school and department for the Wilmington System with names like Mrs. Wilberta Dearth and Marvin Kessler plus staff roles. It also reports fall and winter library hours after Labor Day and a board meeting at the library Tuesday. Postal Labor Day holiday schedule and emergency services times follow.|(trimmed to fit)
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Coal City
Wilmington
Central School
Wilberta Dearth
Rosemont Jacobson
C.W.T
Marvin Kessler
Roy Leve
Sharon Leve
John Micetich
Lynn Pemberton
David Wills
Evangelist Roy Hope to sing in Plattville concert
Roy Hope of Minneapolis will perform in concert at Plattville Lutheran Church on Friday September 7 at 8 p.m. Hope founded the Hope Evangelistic Association in 1972 and leads Midwest crusades. He uses a baritone voice with a recorded soundtrack and will sing old favorites and contemporary songs. The public is invited.
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Plattville
Roy Hope
Minneapolis
Zoning notice rules and editorial changes due to print shortages
Friday Review notes a zoning hearing Aug 7 with a 5 0 vote on amendments and cites Illinois statute requirements for public notices. It also reports Morris Daily Herald cutbacks from newsprint shortages forcing page changes and relocation of columns Dr Crane Ann Landers and others while staff reorganizes pages and reduces features.
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Illinois
Breisch
Morris Daily Herald
Canada
Dr. Crane
Ann Landers
Dr. Lamb
Voice of the People
Florence Smith
Hog and cattle prices steady to higher in Joliet market
USDA report from Joliet Illinois shows hogs at 700 head with butchers down 50 cents. 1 2 and 1 3 weight ranges quoted. Cattle receipts total 1,200 with steers steady to up 1.00, heifers 25 to 50 higher, cows steady. Prime and high choice lots listed with yields and prices. Estimated Tuesday totals: 1,000 hogs and 4,000 cattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet, Ill
USDA
Farmers receiving higher prices
Washington AP reports farmers received prices averaging 62 percent higher for raw products than a year ago, with August alone up 20 percent. Corn rose to 2.68 per bushel and wheat to 4.45, the highest in the century, following July price control lifts. Beef controls end September 12.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Harrison attacks bailiff in Cook County court hallway
Lester Harrison, 49, accused of four Grant Park killings, struck elderly bailiff Casimir Iwanicki, 71, as he was being taken to a hearing before Judge Joseph Power. Harrison faces charges of aggravated battery and attempted rape from last year amid the Judith Ott stabbing case. A sheriff says Iwanicki may not press charges. Harrison was ordered to undergo a psychiatric exam and arraignment was moved to Sept. 19.
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Chicago
Lester Harrison
Grant Park
Harrison
Casimir Iwanicki
Joseph A. Power
Circuit Court of
Cook County
Judith Ott
Iwanicki
Power
Market Quotes for Wheat Corn and Soybeans
Chicago AP market brief lists Wheat No 2 soft red at 5.02. Hard red 4.87. Corn No 2 yellow 2.49. Oats No 2 extra heavy white 1.18. Soybeans No 1 yellow 7.27. No 2 yellow corn sold Thursday at 2.55.
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Chicago
Brush Fire at Pine Bluff Road Reported by Morris Fire Dept
The Morris Fire Department responded to a brush fire on Pine Bluff Road at 6 30 p m Thursday. The cause of the fire remained unknown as crews worked to extinguish the blaze.
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Morris Fire Department
Pine Bluff Rd
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Minn
Allen
Bud) Conant
St. Mary’s Hospital
Peter
Ethel) Spese
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
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Don Lehman
Josephine Tira
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Ladildent Aide
Calle Thd
Liberty Walgreen Agency
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Eagles Lodge
Morris Aerie
Joe Panish
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Mworris Savings Loan Associaion
Waaponsee Morris
Illinos
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Gardner, Ill
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Plainfield RD
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Doug Brooks
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Hugh Robinson
Bob Whalen
Bill Ferguson
Angelo Gotti
Frank Scarcelli
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