Alcoholism a Disease Threatening Grundy County Health
A four part series cites Grundy County with about 1,300 alcoholics and national totals. It notes alcohol abuse as a major health problem, its impact on families, and the need for treatment, education, and stricter laws to reduce alcohol related harm. The piece advocates community programs and legislative action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. T. Fruin
Illinois State Medical Society
Grundy County
America
Illinois
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
ASCS community committeemen elected in Grundy County
Farmers elected ASCS community committeemen across districts including Aux Sable Braceville Nettle Creek Goose Lake Felix Wauponsee Garfield Greenfield Goodfarm Highland Mazon Norman Vienna and others. The chairman and vice chairman plus third regular member become county convention delegates. The county convention is set for 10 a.m. December 9 at Sis Drive Inn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy County
Vernon Voigts
Mazon
Douglas Holler
Kenneth Pfeifer
Haydn Dewey
Burl Wilhelm
Garland
Sis’ Drive Inn
Joliet Junior College Offers Three Horticulture Courses
Joliet Junior College schedules three short courses in agriculture and horticulture starting this week. Agricultural Chemicals and Supplies covers herbicide insecticide and fungicide use. Woody Ornamentals focuses on propagation and transplanting trees and shrubs. Turf Management teaches grass identification and selection for turf areas. Three hours credit. Weekly sessions run until April 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet Junior College
Harper
JJC Agriculture Department
Division of Community Services
Seneca students rehearse Dickens Christmas Carol
Rehearsals are underway for a 7:30 p m performance of Dickens Christmas Carol on December 14 at Oak Street Grade School gym. All fifth graders participate with Mrs Kathy Wells chorus of shoppers in one group and Mrs Acuff and Miss Harvey classes providing ghosts bells and dance. Mrs Thomas Hopkins directs with eighth grader Jack Kaufmann as assistant director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seneca
Oak Street
Kathy Wells
Acuff
Miss Harvey
Thomas Hopkins
Jack Kaufmann
Schedule of soil workshops across January and February
Registration forms and information on soil workshops scheduled in January and February across the state are available from Al Pilch the county extension adviser and Raymond Koontz the SCS district conservationist. Workshops cover drainage work soil conservation procedures and practices with instructors from the Cooperative Extension Service the Soil Conservation Service and the Illinois Land Improvement Contractors Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Pilch
Soil Conservation Service
Raymond Koontz
Cooperative Extension Service
SCS
Illinois Land Improvement Contractors Association
University of Illinois Agricultural Engineers
Traffic court notices for two youths in Chapin and Illinois routes
Thomas Clayton, 19, of 608 E Chapin St paid 10 dollars plus 5 costs for failure to yield at Chapin and Division on Nov 24, ticket by Policeman Alan Love. Ward Potts, 21, of 1153 E Washington St paid 10 dollars plus 5 costs for no valid safety test on vehicle at Illinois 47 and U S 6 on Nov 23, ticket by Trooper Donald Murray.
NIU Weather Report Shows Warm, Dry Month in North Central Illinois
Northern Illinois University Weather Service reports November in north central Illinois was unusually warm with 38.8 degrees above normal and only 1.80 inches of precipitation. Daily highs reached 72, 66, 67 and 68 degrees, and November 14 set a date high. Snow fell on six days totaling 2 inches, with year to date rainfall 11 inches below normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NIU Weather Report
Northern Illinois University Weather Service
Illinois
Nursing home complaints handled through Social Security offices
The Joliet and 850 other Social Security offices are named as local centers to receive reports on substandard nursing home conditions. People may file in person, by letter, or by phone with confidentiality if requested. Complaints are forwarded to appropriate authorities for investigation as part of broader ombudsman plans. The note adds WWII date context about Soviet entry into war with Japan in 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet Social Security Office
Social Security
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Elliot L. Richardson
Social Security Office
Richardson
Passenger sues for 50000 over Illinois crash injuries
Alan McCarter, a passenger in one of two cars, sues Miss Rita Levin in Grundy County Circuit Court for 50000 in damages claiming permanent knee and leg injuries from a Sept 15 1969 auto crash at Illinois 71 and U S 52. McCarter is represented by Dunn and Hayes Morris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy County
Alan McCarter
McCarter
Morris Law Firm
Dunn and Hayes
Rita Levin
Illinois
U.S. 52
Gary Brucker
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San Rafael
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California
Pacific Telephone Co
Emeryville
Ilinois
Sym
Colonial Bouquet Shop
Liberty Eet Meyer Ee
ASCS
Braceville, Maine
Vernon Hauschild
John Campbell
Duain Hall
Ralph Gilchrist
Donald R. Lenzie
Nettle Creek
Brienna
Sanford Erickson
John H Kleimaier
Hendley Matteson
William Bounds
Thomas S. Thorson
Goose Lake
Felix Wauponsee
Edward Walker
Robert Hunt
John Macketta
Wood E. Wolfe
Chester Berkland
Garfield — Greenfield
Elmer J. Twait
Omer Halpin
Lloyd Sandeno
Domenico Viviani
Bernhard Wollgast
Frank Roeder
Ellwood Pfeifer
Glenn Burkhardt
Hilbert Drechsel
Robert Williams
Highland
Rudolph G. Kraft
Robert V. Carey
Donald Drinan
Melvin Kanne
JJC
Chicago
Fannie
Morris Liberty Walgreen
Liberty St
Morris
Hundt Agency
Aetna Casualty and Surety Company
Hartford
Connecticut
Morris, Illinois
Office For Nursing Home Complaints
Soviet Union
Japan
Morris Dry Cleaners
Court House
Joliet Jr. College
John Hendrickson
Joliet
Knight's Studio
Charger
Lim
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