Hong Kong flu virus changes complicate vaccine
Doctors warn the Hong Kong flu mutates by year and region making vaccines unevenly effective. Antigenic drift causes varying immunity, with new vaccines grown in eggs under test at the National Communicable Disease Center. Trials include Orange County inmates and Georgia prisons to gauge antibody response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Bruce Dull
Hong Kong
Walter R. Dowdle
Orange County
Calif
U.S
Georgia
Reidsville
Dowdle
Brando Removed From Plane After Cuba Remark
At Los Angeles International Airport a man resembling Marlon Brando caused a National Airlines flight to Miami to be halted after asking if the flight went to Cuba. Brando, 44, wore a beard and pigtail and refused to board again, saying it was an offhand remark. He was en route to a Colombia movie set.
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OS Angeles
National Airlines
Miami
Fla
Barbara Self
Cuba
Miss Self
Gerald White
Marlop Brando
Brando
Norman Garey
Brrnet
Colombia
New York
Late Report on Parking Mishap
Morris Police Chief Donald Ward reported a car truck collision at Echo Lanes Bowling Alley on Bedford Road at 8 p m Monday. Roy Robert Duket 21 of 17 Lynwood Drive backed into a parked pickup, searched for the owner, then found the truck missing on return. Duket s 1968 Tempest sustained right door and side damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Echo Lanes
Bedford Road
Morris
Donald Ward
Roy Robert Duket
Lynwood Drive
Ward
Duket
Traffic Court Fines Paid In Magistrate Division
A roundup of motorists paying fines in the circuit court magistrate division. Mary Tucker of Chicago paid 15 for speeding 35 in a 45 zone with 10 costs. Jack Huffman of Oklahoma paid 20 for driving without a valid safety test plus 5 costs. Ronald Webber of Yates City paid 45 for 71 in a 43 zone with 10 costs. Phillip Shoemaker of 433 Johnson St paid 10 for 40 in a 30 zone with 5 costs. Donald Farmer of 823 Liberty St paid 20 for improper parking with 5 costs. Lowell Ness of Newark paid 20 for speeding and 5 costs plus another 20 fine and 5 costs for improper use of registration. Frederick Van Slyke of Farmington Michigan paid 10 for a U turn with 5 costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate 55
Reed Road
Jack Huffman
Oklahoma
Ken Smothers
Huffman
Illinois 47
Ronald Webber
Yates City
William Button
Phillip Shoemaker
Johnson St
Division St
Donald Farmer
Liberty St
Robert Coleman
Pine Bluff
Lowell Ness
Newark
US. 6
Illinois
K. Barry
Ness
Frederick van Slyke
Farmington
Mich
Interstate 80
Lawrence Dairon
Four Girls Fined in Godley Liquor Raid
Four underage Grundy County girls were fined 40 dollars each and assessed 17.40 dollars in costs by Magistrate Chester Winsor for purchasing liquor on November 17 at Clara's Country Inn in Godley. The raid was conducted at 12 15 a m by state police, with four others in the raid whose cases were continued to December 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy County
Chester Winsor
Clara’s Country Inn
Godley
Bruce
Connie A.) Snider
Morris
Leo
Mary) Krug
Delia M. Tenn
Braidwood
Martha Gordon
Joseph Wilkinson
Clara Shelly
Braceville
Paul Hendricks
Doris Hendricks
Sandra Anderson
Verona
Campaign totals released for 1968 Christmas Seal Campaign
Grundy County Health and Tuberculosis Association reports donations totaling 6066.31 to date for the 1968 Christmas Seal Campaign. Readers are urged to mail contributions today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy County
Obituary Notices for Walker and Carlson Families
Daniel B Walker 94 died this morning at home in New Lenox after a short illness. Survived by wife Musetta. children Daniel Ted Roe. siblings and many grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday Patterson Chapel Braidwood. burial Oakwood Cemetery. Born in Glasgow March 29 1874 he emigrated aged six and was a farmer and church member.
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Braidwood
Daniel B. Walker
Daniel T. Walker
New Lenox
Harold Jones
Maple Park
Frank Lavicka
Daniel T
Ted
Roe
Cincinnati
Elizabeth Alexander
South Wilmington
Musetta
Harriet
Patterson Funeral
Oakwood
den Glascow
Scotland
United States
United Presbyterian Church of
Masonic Lodge
Harriet Marcotte 49 Coal City Resident Dies
Harriet Marcotte 49 of Coal City died Thursday at St Joseph Hospital Joliet after a brief illness. Survived by daughter Anita and sons Richard and Robert of Coal City, mother Jessie Kelly of Richey, two brothers Edward and Robert of Richey, five sisters, and VFW Auxiliary member. Born December 29 1918 in Salem Oregon she lived in Coal City 21 years. Funeral at 9 a.m. Monday Reeves Funeral Home Coal City to Assumption Church burial Mt Olivet. Call 7-10 p.m. Saturday 2-5 and 7-10 p.m. Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal City
Harriet Marcotte
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Anita
Richard
Robert
Jessie Kelly
Richey
Edward
William Wilt
James Anderson
LaVerne Kennedy
Braceville
J. R. Cushing
Mazon
Jean Kelly
VFW
Salem
Oreg
Braidwood High School
Kroehler Mfg. Co
Kankakee
Reeves Funeral Home
Assumption Catholic Church
George T. Flynn
Mt. Olivet
Mrs. Carlson of Seneca Dies at 71
Dorothea Carlson 71 of 364 E Lincoln St Seneca died at Morris Hospital at 3 25 am after a weeklong stay Funeral services set for 2 pm Sunday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church Seneca Reverend Kenneth L West to officiate.
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Seneca
Carl A
Dorothea) Carlson
Lincoln St
Morris Hospital
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
Kenneth L. West
Pas
Marguerite Hough 67 of Mazon dies in sister's home
Marguerite F. Hough 67 of Mazon died this morning at her sister Mrs. H Allen Holler’s home. Born July 28 1901 in Mazon Township she lived in Denver six years and on the Hough farm before moving to Mazon. She was an active United Methodist Church member and belonged to Royal Neighbors Mazon Woman's Club and Grundy County Homemakers Extension Association. Surviving are sister Alice Holler nephew Douglas and nieces Nancy and Mary Holler. Burial will be in Mazon Cemetery after services at the United Methodist Church of Mazon. Memorials to the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marguerite F. Hough
Mazon
H. Allen Holler
Mazon Township
Frank
Emma
Zimmerman) Hough
Denver
Colo
Hough
United Methodist Church of
Royal Neighbors
Mazon Woman’s Club
Grundy County
Funeral services for Mrs B R Trotter in Coal City
Mrs B R Helen Trotter dies and funeral services are set for 2 p m Saturday at the United Methodist Church in Coal City with burial to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. R
Helen) Trotter
United Methodist Church of
Coal City
Obituary Notices Omit Survivor Named in Wilming ton
The obituary notes burial in Oakwood Cemetery Wilming ton with Rev Paul Simpkins officiating and Mrs Rex Major as organist. Pallbearers are Robert B Trotter Bruce Trotter Warren Trotter Louis Naretto Jeffrey Beaumont and Curtis Beaumont. A surviving brother Joseph Fleming of Lake Forest was accidentally omitted in Thursday's obituary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Simpkins
Oakwood Cemetery
Wilmington
Rex Major
Robert B. Trotter
Bruce Trotter
Warren Trotter
Louis Naretto
Jeffrey Beaumont
Curtis Beaumont
Joseph Fleming
Lake Forest
Review notes from Grundy County newspaper era
The text recalls historical details found during remodels of the former First National Bank building, mentioning 1880 and 1890 dates and a Democratic-leaning Grundy County paper. It notes a subscription price of $1.50, and cites the Aug 5 1892 ticket slate with Grover Cleveland and Adlai Stevenson.
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First National Bank
Grundy County
Grover Cleveland
New York
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
S. H. Tinsman
Clifton House
Kaye
Florence Smith
Jury Continues Deliberations After Testimony
The jury remains seated after Hanson’s testimony as Wilder argues the state proved its case and calls the defendant a Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Fleming counters that the husband overreacted, leading to accusations of burglary and a reported incident.
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Hanson
Wilder
Jekell
Mr. Hyde
Hamilton
Fleming
Mazon Man Ticketed For Speed On I 80 At Seneca Road
Larry Anderson, 30, of Mazon, was ticketed by Trooper Lawrence Dalton for driving 85 mph in a 70 mph zone on Interstate 80 at Seneca Road. He must appear in magistrate court by 10 a.m. before Dec. 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Anderson
Mazon
Seneca Road
Lawrence Dalton
Anderson
Stock Market Edges Higher Amid Slow Trading In New York
The stock market rose modestly on balance after a hesitant start as trading remained slow. The Dow Jones average at noon gained 1.42 to 979.11 while the Associated Press average inched up 0.5 to 366.7, with U S Steel and Bethlehem among small gainers and Victor Comptometer leading turnover on a 150,000 share block.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
U.S. Steel
Associated Press
Bethlehem, Republic
Jones & Laughlin
Standard Oil
Indiana
Cities Service
Victor Comptometer
Up 1
Benguet
Texas Gulf
American Stock Exchange
Coal City Notes Highlight Weekend Visits and Local Events
Miss Patricia Pfeiffer of Chicago spent the weekend in the Robert Hill Sr home. The Van Duyne Savage wedding occurred at St Rose Church in Wilmington with a reception that evening. Mrs Jack Raine and Mrs John Wharrie attended services in Joliet for the late R J Nelson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Pfeiffer
Chicago
Robert Hill Sr
Eileen Evans
Evergreen Park
Michael Barnes
Palos Park
Roberta Gubelman
Actor Honored For Good Will In Raleigh Dinner
Television star Andy Griffith, a North Carolina native from Mt. Airy, received the National Brotherhood Award for embodying the best in democracy and good will. Gov Dan Moore presented the honor at a $50 plate dinner attended by about 500 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N.C
Andy Griffith
North Carolina
Dan Moore
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Griffith
Mt. Airy
Curfew Violation Ticket For Teen Driver in Mazon
Jerry Sproul a 17 year old of Mazon was cited by Officer William Button for driving a 1965 Chevrolet without a license after curfew at Illinois Ave and Division St. A court date was scheduled for 10 a.m. December 19.
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Jerry Sproul
Mazon
Illinois Ave
Division St
William Button
Lunch Menu at MCHS Week of December 9 13
The schedule lists daily meals for each weekday. Monday features barbecue on a bun with cabbage salad potato chips pumpkin pie squares and milk. Tuesday offers baked steak mashed potatoes gravy buttered peas or carrots fruit sauce bread butter and milk.
County Building Permits Filed for Ridgecrest Residence
The firm of Marchi, Marchi and Marchi, Inc. paid a $27.36 fee in Grundy County Office of Building and Zoning for a permit to construct a single family residence in Ridgecrest subdivision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marchi, Marchi and Marchi, Inc
Rtc. 2
Grundy County
Ridgecrest Subdivision
Bond purchases in Grundy and Kendall Counties reach monthly totals
Grundy County residents bought 53 449 in series E and H United States savings bonds and Freedom Shares in October per Joseph Mattson general county chairman. Grundy County totals 43972 in E bonds 477 Freedom Shares and 9000 H bonds. Kendall County totals 14340 in E bonds 849 Freedom Shares and 5000 H bonds totaling 20189 for the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy County
United States Savings
Freedom
Joseph Mattson
General County
Savings Bonds Committee
Kendall County
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Usher Brando
Paul Cable
E. Jefferson
Circuit Court
Mary Tucker
Minooka Road
D. A. Wills
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Pfeffer
Carlson
Kinsman
Guest
Jennie
Nelson) Rosendahl
Carl A. Carlson
Faith Circle of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
Robert Rosendahl
Ottawa
Albert Rosendahl
Jesse Baker
Ee Harry
Fred Rosenahl
Carbon Hill
THE
Nightlites
Marguerite Hough
B. R. Trotter
Review
Fosen Paint Store
Lars Fosen
Oscar Fosen
Washington St
Mercantile Exchange
Chicago Cash Grain
Richard A. Lee
Velma L. Lee
25Th Infantry Division
Vietnam
Fire Department
Ralph H. LaVarier Sr
E. Benton St
Coal City Notes
Illinois State University
Janet Born
Randolph House
Sandra Early
Wilbur Thom
Champaign
Alex Thom
Thom
T. S. Cumming
Bloomington
Tommy Orendorff
Good
MCHS
Ray Peacock
American Legion
Morris, Ill
Our
Giant Tonka Trucks
Redfern
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