Morris Native In Charge of Wide Search
Charles Callahan, a Morris native promoted to captain of the San Bernardino County detective bureau, leads a search for missing Elizabeth Lorene Einstein. The 14 year old vanished March 18 after leaving school for home via orange groves in Riverside area Redlands. A $5,000 reward is offered for information. tips should go to the sheriff or the newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris
Charles £. Callahan
San Bernadino
Calif
Elizabeth Lorene Einstein
Norman Ernstein
Liz” Einstein
Redlands
Elizabeth
Liz Einstein
Charles Callahan
San Bernadino County
Cars Collide On Main St in Morris Police Report
Two two vehicle collisions on Monday damaged vehicles in Morris. At 3 45 p m Mrs Carol Dale pulled from a curb toward Sparks Dry Cleaning and hit westbound Mrs Aline Finnell as she prepared to turn right. A second crash on W High St involved a parked Ford pickup owned by Lloyd Betts after an unidentified car rolled into it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris
Main St
Sparks Dry Cleaning Establishment
Carol Dale
Lynwood Drive
Aline Finnell
E. Jackson St
Finnell
Betts
Stock Market Mixed As Trading Holds Narrow Gains
The New York market showed a mixed pattern in moderate trading ahead of midweek closings. The Dow fell 1.74 to 977.62 while the AP 60 rose 0.3 to 367.2 as rails and oils varied, Ryder trading halted briefly after a dividend and split, Getty Oil steady, Du Pont and Eastman Kodak slipping, and American Stock Exchange prices advancing.
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New York
Wall Street
Federal Reserve Board
Associated Press
Ryder Systems
New York Stock Exchange
Getty
du Pont
Eastman Kodak
American Stock Exchange
Mercantile Exchange Butter Prices and Buying Ranges
Chicago AP reports mercantile exchange butter buying prices with bids around 93 to 90 cents per pound and 68.14 for 100 pounds. Spices show grade A whites at 46, mediums 41 to 12, and standards 39 to 13. Checks listed 27 to 12.
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Chicago
Mercantile Exchange
Chicago grain prices report quick recap
Chicago prices for grains and soybeans list No 2 hard wheat at 1 37 per unit No 2 soft red at 1 30 Corn No 2 yellow 1 15 oats No 2 extra heavy white 70 34 Soybeans No 1 yellow 2 58 and soybean oil 855 per unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chamber to Move Offices to Better Bank Building
Sereno announced the Chamber will relocate to the old First National Bank building, offering upgraded, more accessible quarters at the same total annual rent and utilities. The move is set for after the first of the year as the chamber continues serving the community.
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Sereno
First National Bank
Pekin Insurance honors 61 at service awards
Award recipients include Herbert Ranz who received a 10 year service award and Marvel Thompson who earned a 5 year service award at the annual service awards luncheon held Wednesday at the Holiday Inn Pekin. Pekin Insurance is headquartered in Pekin with offices in Galesburg Rockford Springfield Mt Vernon Effingham Quincy Morris and Indianapolis Indiana.
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Morris
Pekin Insurance Co
Holiday Inn, Pekin
Herbert Ranz
Marvel Thompson
Pekin Insurance
Pekin
Galesburg
Rockford
Springfield
Mt. Vernon
Effingham
Quincy
Indianapolis
Ind
Man Charged With Assault On Mrs Snider in Court
A complaint filed Monday charges Lenard Scott with striking 20 year old Mrs Constance Snider and knocking her to the floor. The document, dated Saturday, was signed by Snider and Scott is set to appear in magistrate court at 3 p m on December 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Clerk's Office
Lenard Scott
Constance Snider
Rte. 1
Woman 80 Injured in Division Street Collision
An 80 year old Wilmington woman Mrs Maude Shupe sustained minor injuries in a two car wreck on Division Street near High Street. She had been treated at Morris Hospital for cuts and bruises after her 1964 Chevrolet swung into the northbound lane and struck a 1962 Buick driven by Edward Bellm 52 of Route 3. Bellm could not steer left due to a southbound truck blocking the lane. Mrs Shupe was transported to the hospital by Reeves ambulance. Stott's Body Shop towed both vehicles.
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Wilmington
Division St
High St
Morris Hospital
Maude .Shupe
Morris
Donald Ward
Chief Ward
Poole Foresees City Project Start If Federal Grant Arrives
Poole says the Poole election could allow work on the project and that the federal grant cannot be guaranteed by any one party. In June applications will be reevaluated. With financing and engineering plans underway Morris seems well placed to obtain funds due to readiness, but the city could face trouble if the grant fails to materialize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poole
Morris
Friendly Deer Shot to Death in Florida Pasture
Prince the tame white tail deer in Hendry County died after a man in a camper truck shot him near U S 27. Sheriff Earl S Dyess said officers arrested Richard DeBussey Jr 27 of Jupiter who faces charges of killing the animal and discharging a firearm near a state highway.
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Clewiston
Fla
Prince
Joe Hilliard
Hilliard
U.S. 27
Hendry
Earl S. Dyess
Richard DeBussey Jr
Jupiter
Heart Surgeon Sparks Prison Class On Brain And Death
New York AP Dr Christiaan Barnard a heart transplant surgeon held a science class at Rikers Island prison. He argued brain death defines death and that the mind, not the heart, is the seat of the soul. He speculated about a possible body to brain transplant in a severely damaged patient.
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New York
Christiaan Barnard
Riker’s Island
Barnard
Illicit Liquor Citation Leads to Court Fine
Tom Noel, 18, of 734 Third Ave., paid a $50 fine and $5 costs in magistrate court for illegal transportation of liquor at 1:05 a.m. on November 13. Officer Jim Gretencord filed the citation on Spruce Street at Third Ave.
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Tom Noel
Third Ave
Morris
Jim Gretencord
Spruce St
Traffic Court Fines Paid by Several Drivers
In the magistrate division, Otis Kiger 40 of 201 W Washington St paid 15 plus 5 costs for driving too fast for conditions on Waverly St at 10 50 p m Dec 1. Thomas Keller 47 of LaGrange paid 13 plus 5 costs for 83 in a 70 on I 80 at 9 04 a m Nov 17 five miles east of Illinois 47. Padre Martinez 40 of Chicago paid 17 plus 5 costs for 87 in a 70 on I 55 near Braceville Rd at 4 10 p m Nov 24. Marilyn Doyle 35 of Manteno paid 12 plus 5 costs for 82 in a 70 on I 80 near Minooka rest area at 10 19 a m Nov 17. Charles Simons 47 of Galesburg paid 14 plus 5 costs for 84 in a 70 on I 80 near Minooka Rd at 10 08 a m Nov 21. Eugene Lesch 46 of LaSalle paid 18 plus 5 costs for driving 84 in a 70 on I 80 near Dec 3 10 52 a m.
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Magistrate
Circuit Court
Otis Kiger
Washington St
Waverly St
William Button
Interstate 80
Illinois
Thomas Keller
LaGrange
Cpl
Herschel Goken
Padre Martinez
Chicago
J. A. Hofmann
Braceville Road
Marilyn Doyle
Manteno
D. A. Wills
Eugene Lesch
LaSalle
Speeding Citations Reported Across Interstates 80 55
A series of speeding tickets issued by Illinois state troopers details drivers cited from routes I 80 I 55 for violations ranging 70 to 87 mph in 60 to 70 mph zones. Names include Lee Hill 27 Madison Ronald Harter 24 St Johns Ralph Buchanan 35 Brookfield Robert Johnson Jr 25 Elgin.
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Seneca Road
Raymond Welsh
Lee Hill
Madison
Interstate 55
Gardner Road
Kenneth Rinehart
Ronald Harter
St. Johns
Mich
Welsh
Robert Johnson Jr
Elgin
Braceville Road
Andrew Veronda
Wills
Interstate 80
Illinois 47
Ralph Buchanan
Brookfield
Polar bears cross borders challenge protection efforts
Polar bears frequently roam across national boundaries, complicating conservation and protection efforts for these Arctic predators.
Five Hunters Ticketed For Violations In Grundy County
Conservation Inspector James Darkhuff ticketed five hunters over the weekend for violations in Grundy County. Timothy Bulak of Depue, 22, was cited for hunting during deer season without proper clothing on Canal Road east of Morris. court date set for Dec. 19. Robert Dickens, 37, Oak Park, was cited for hunting with an unplugged shotgun on Canal Road in Aux Sable Township. Odie Edmonds, 29, Hodgkins, cited for an uncased loaded gun in his car on Jugtown Road in Goose Lake.
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James Darkhuff
Grundy County
Timothy Bulak
Depue
Canal Road
Morris
Aux Sable Township
Robert Dickens
Oak Park
Odie Edmonds
Hodgkins
Jugtown
Goose Lake
Muffler Ticket At 2 40 P.m
Leon Beavers aged 49 of 911 E Washington St was cited for driving a Ford vehicle after a muffler violation at 2 40 p m Saturday.
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Leon Beavers
Washington St
Deer season citation and shotgun case in two townships
Don Berry of Chicago 25 was ticketed for hunting without proper clothing in Aux Sable Township at 10 20 a m Sunday. Oglesby Joliet 34 was cited for an un cased loaded shotgun in his auto on County Line Road Goose Lake Township at 8 40 a m Saturday. Court date set for 10 a m December 16.
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Don Berry
Chicago
Aux Sable
Hartridge Oglesby
Joliet
County Line
Goose Lake
Tudor With Loud Mufflers On Interstate 80
Trooper Jack O Hagan reports a traffic incident two miles west of Minooka on Interstate 80 involving a vehicle with loud mufflers. Local authorities are investigating and advising motorists to anticipate delays.
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Tudor
Interstate 80
Minooka
Jack O’hagan
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Matteson
Liberty St
Chicago Cash Grain
Heart Surgeon
ALCOA
Morris Travel
E. Jefferson
VFW
Morris Theatre
Eugene Funk
Wm. E
W. Washington St. Morris
H. L. Rest
Optometrist
Attec
Liberty
Waverly
The
Morris Herald
Wernick
Rt. 3
Rod & Gun Club
Ill
Hecht
Boats & Motors
Chrysler Marine
Chrysler Corp
Harry Leasure
Illinois Ave
Safety Service
Standard Oil Products
S&h
Wayne T. Trenter
Health Services
Dennis O. Vraney, D.N. Naprapath
North End
2Nd Street
Carbon Hill
Coal City, Ill
Morris, Hl
Coats & Suits
Main & Johnson Streets
Newark
A.m. To
Ford Inc
Hallmark Cards
Mercury
N. Division
Kaffee Klatch
Lucille
Lucille Lee Holmes
Peacock
Kiersted St
Country
Riverside Park
W. G. Best
Armstrong
Manington Mills
Brammer
Lyle F. Claypool
T. Dealers
Duane LeClair
Maple St
Lester Motter
Verona, Ill
Edward J. Wilt
John Deere Sales
E. Main St
Washington
Earle O. Fryland
Brockman
Schwinn
Swanee
W. Washington
W. Jefferson
Life Insurance
Farmer
Seneca
Roland Dionne
Bob Roberts
Roberts
Jewelers
Knight
Ralph & Frances Knight
Morris, Ill
Lolly
Steak House
Reed Road
Braidwood
Connie’s
Jacqueline
Jarman
Wolverine
ACME
Mother Goose
Morris Tire
Motorola & Rca
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