Seek Family for 67 AFS Student at Morris High School
The American Field Service seeks a host family at Morris Community High School for next year's foreign exchange student. Interested families contact Ted Morgan or Mrs Nadine Tooley or Mrs Fern Trucano. The final choice will be made by AFS in New York from up to three names. Dr and Mrs Barry Seng host this year's AFS student Frank Leiva of Argentina.
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The
American Field Service
Morris Community High School
Ted Morgan
MCHS
Nadine Tooley
Fern Trucano
Morris
Christmas Sentence For Eluding Police In Illinois
Ronald Sullivan of Robinson Illinois faced Magistrate Chester P. Winsor on charges of attempting to elude a marked police vehicle and damaging state property. One charge was dismissed and the other 30 days in county jail with credit for 16 days already served. Sullivan was chased at speeds over 100 mph on U S 6 last July 4.
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Ronald Sullivan
Robinson
Chester P. Winsor
Sullivan
Edwin C. Godfrey
Grundy County
Crawford County
Winsor
City Police Find Car in Cornfield
A white 1959 Pontiac owned by Mary Daniels of Verona was stolen from the Saratoga Inn parking lot at 2:15 a.m. It was found abandoned in a cornfield near the Saratoga Town House road and a gravel road, about one mile west of Illinois 47. Olson wrecking service towed it to the police station.
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Saratoga Inn
Illinois
Mary Daniels
Rte. 1
Verona
Morris City
Saratoga Town House
Inter- State 80
Olson Wrecking Service
Serving Sunday Brunch with Date Sweetened Oatmeal
A brunch idea features hot oatmeal sweetened with brown sugar and strips of fresh dates for a family and friends gathering on Sunday. Rich in comfort and simple ingredients, this dish blends quick oats with natural sweetness and tender fruit.
Obituary: Nell J. Miller 79 longtime Morris resident
Nell J. Miller 79 of 120% West Main Street died at 10 40 p m Monday in Morris Hospital She was born September 1 1887 in Wakeeney Kansas daughter of the late James and ? McKinley She moved to Coal City as a young woman and married John B Miller in October 1911 They later moved to Morris Her survivors include a daughter Dorothy Carpenter of Barrington three grandsons and several brothers and sisters She was preceded in death by her husband and one grandson Funeral services will be 11 am Friday at the Davis Funeral Home with the Rev Roy Hamburger officiating Burial will be in Braceville Gardner Cemetery Memorial gifts may be made to the United Presbyterian Church
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Nell J. Miller
W. Main St
Morris Hospital
Wakeeney
Kan
James McKinley
Coal City
John B. Miller
Morris
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
United Presbyterian Church
Laurel
CBS
Robert G
Dorothy) Carpenter
Barrington
Robert
John
David
Davis Funeral Home
Roy Hamburger
Braceville-Gardner
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Jones held in Lisbon
Mrs. Thomas Jones was laid to rest at Lisbon Bethlehem Lutheran Church with Rev. Ralph Chelsea officiating at 2 p.m. Organist Mrs. Everett Hauge played. Pallbearers included Orville Orton Everett Morrison Gus Tollefson Harvey Gunnerson William Cleaver and Nels Larson. Burial followed in Lisbon Cemetery.
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Thomas
Elizabeth) Jones
Lisbon Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Ralph Chelsea
Everett Hauge
Orville Orton
Everett Morrison
Gus Tollefson
Harvey Gunnerson
William Cleaver
Nels Larson
Lisbon Cemetery
John A. Brewer 94 dies at Grundy County Rest Home
John A. Brewer, 94, died Sunday morning at the Grundy County Rest Home where he had lived for 18 years. Born August 4, 1872 in Franklin County, he worked as a laborer for many years. Funeral services set for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Davis Funeral Home with Rev. Roy Hamburger officiating. Burial in Evergreen Cemetery.
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John A. Brewer
Grundy County
Franklin County
Davis Funeral Home
Roy Hamburger
Evergreen Cemetery
Illnois State Police Issued 13 Speed Citations on I 80 Trap
Illinois State Police issued speeding citations to 13 motorists on Monday at a radar velocity detection site on Interstate 80 mile post 119E. The speed trap was described as no longer in place.
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Illinois
Mile Post 119E
Interstate 80
Traffic Court Fines Set For Multiple Violations
Gerald M Kirklieng of Hampshire Illinois paid ten dollars and five dollars in costs for driving too fast for conditions. Delmar Peel of 410 Armstrong Street was fined thirty dollars and five dollars in costs for speeding. Thomas Stefan of Arlington Heights paid twenty five dollars and five dollars in costs for hunting without permission. Jesse Williams of Joliet was fined twenty five dollars and five dollars in costs for having an improperly plugged gun as cited by Inspector Cark Huff.
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Gerald M. Kirklieng
Hampshire, Ill
Delmar L. Peel
Armstrong St
Thomas J. Stefan
Arlington Heights
James Carkhuff
Jesse Williams
Joliet
Carkhuff
Fire damages Morris cafe. reopens after repairs
A fire at Weitz's Cafe in downtown Morris caused about 500 dollars in damage at 9 35 a m. The blaze started on the grill and scorched a kitchen wall with smoke. Morris volunteer firefighters extinguished it and repairs were completed quickly. the cafe reopened shortly after.
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Weitz
Morris
Conrad Weitz
Brandeis Launches $46 Million Development Campaign
Brandeis University in Boston announces a $46 million development drive to build seven new schools endow scholarships and chairs and acquire additional campus land.
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Boston
Brandeis University
Unit districts urged for coordinated education plan
Educators discussed bonding limits with unit districts. Hammer suggested up to 1 400 000 while Rose cited up to 1 750 000 for high school bonds. Walter Johnston urged the best system for children and Dees highlighted the advantage of a kindergarten through high school approach with shared facilities and staff.
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Hammer
Rose
Walter Johnston
The
Morris Teachers Association
Dees
Morris High selects first wrestling cheerleaders
For the first time in Morris Community High School wrestling history local cheerleaders will be present at the Morris versus Ottawa meet at 7 p.m. Freshmen Debbie Enger and Barb Mitchell were chosen from nine tryouts after school in the gym. Selection followed votes by teachers student council Pep Club senior executives and the M Club officers.
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Morris Community High School
Morris
Ottawa
Debbie Enger
Barb Mitchell
Pep Club
Aurora man dies in Hampshire crash on Illinois 72
Kent W. Priess of Aurora, 26, died from a head-on collision on Illinois 72 near Hampshire. He resided at 1866 Lilac Lane, Aurora.
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Hampshire, Ill
Kent W. Priess
Aurora
Illinois
Hampshire
Lilac Lane
Servicemen's Addresses For Vietnam War Sending Home News
In The Service Pfe Kenneth W Waters address is US55835783 A Btry 3rd Bn 82nd Artillery APO San Francisco CA 96256 Sp/5 John J Hextell now stationed at Cam Ranh Bay South Viet Nam has sent home his address as RE 16753441 HHC 504th Field Depot APO San Francisco CA 96312 Sp/5 Hextell arrived in Viet Nam in August after a year at the Signal Center Fort Monmouth NJ He has been in the service since November 1962 His wife and daughter are living with her parents in Morris
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John J. Hextell
Cam Rahn Bay
South Viet Nam
HHC
Apo San Francisco
Calif
Hextell
Viet Nam
Signal Center
Fort Monmouth
N. J
Morris
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Ireland
W. Washington St
Morris Daily Herald
Cornfield
Thomas Jones
Arademark of
St. Paul
Herve
Scoe
Corn Belt Chemical Company
West Washington Street
Morris, Illinois
Chicago Cash Grain
Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Pfe
Kenneth W. Waters
82Nd Artillery
Paul Cable
E. Jefferson
H!m
Apermate
Pape
Siemaeeel
Borens Ford Inc
N. Division St
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