Historical Society to Meet in Yorkville
Kendall County Historical Society board will meet at 7 30 p.m. Monday Dec 11 at the Courthouse Annex Fox Road Yorkville A report on five sites of historical significance was presented by Donald Dirst plans for storage space at Plano Little Rock Township Library and cataloguing county books were discussed Ronald Clark and Myron Wormley led talks on old Pavillon and a pole building at Harris Forest Preserve. The next membership meeting is Jan 15 with potential speaker John Wagner of Sandwich.
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Yorkville
Kendall County Historical Society Board
Fox Road
Donald Dirst
Illinois Historical Site Survey Committee
Plano Reaper
Reaper
Ruth Wildermuth
Little Rock Township
Plano
Ronald Clark
Pavillon
Wildermuth
Myron Wormley
Harris Forest Preserve
John Wagner
Sandwich
Wife testifies on murder payoff in Inverness case
Patricia Adams testified that her husband Melvin Adams received between 20000 and 30000 dollars as a payoff for the murder of George Jayne. Immunity was granted to the Adamses for their testimony at the Cook County bond hearing. Jayne was killed Oct 28 1970 while playing cards in his Inverness home.
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Chicago
George Jayne
Patricia Adams
Melvin
Barnes
Inverness
Santa Claus standards highest ever in hiring trends
Palo Alto officer of Western Girl agency says Santa standards are tougher than ever. More than 400 Santas placed, with 1,200 children interviewed daily. Santas must be long‑suffering, patient, smoke free, drug free, and able to handle excited children while delivering a uniform spiel. College men favored for stamina and rapport with kids.
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Palo Alto
Calif
St. Nick
Tressa Houck
San Francisco
Mr. Kringle
Buckingham Palace
Santa
Santa Claus
Employment survey to be conducted Dec 11 to 15
The U S Bureau of the Census will run its monthly employment survey in this area during December 11 through 15 led by Forrest P Cawley Jr of the Chicago Data Collection Center. The study to cover farm work for pay includes 50 000 U S households nationwide and results stay confidential for statistical use. Census interviewers listed are Mrs Ingrid G Sandeno and Mrs Oneida I Harder.
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U. S. Bureau of the Census
Forrest P. Cawley Jr
Chicago
Bureau
U. S. Department of Labor
Ingrid G. Sandeno
Rte
Dwight
Oneida I. Harder
Lincoln St
Pontiac
Court denies East-West Tollway protest petition
The U S Supreme Court rejected a petition seeking to halt the Aurora to Rock Falls extension of the Illinois East-West Tollway. Townships a civic group and 35 landowners argued the project violated federal environmental laws and would damage farmland. Justice Douglas dissented in the unsigned order.
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Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Franklin 5 Cent Stamp Reissued In New York Salute
A Benjamin Franklin stamp was issued November 27 in New York to honor stamp collectors. The release notes a 125 year gap since the original 1847 issue, accompanied by a 10 cent George Washington stamp reproduction.
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Benjamin Franklin
New York
N. Y
Morris Post Office
George Washington
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