Wheat up on Board as corn and soybeans rise
UPI reports midmorning gains on the Board of Trade with Wheat Dec 5.50 up seven and Mar 5.30 up 62, May 5.11 up 612. Corn Dec 2.63 up 214, Mar 2.6844 up 242, May 2.71 up 2. Soybeans Jan 6.1742 up 2, Mar 6.22 up 12, May 6.26 up 22. Masonic AF and AM 573 installed officers in Gardner with Wayne Austin presiding. Refreshments followed. Santa Claus to visit Gardner Fire Department venue. Legion Auxiliary meets Dec 19. Local birth announced in Joliet. Tri-Oil Co entertained at Hicks Plaza Gilman.
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Chicago
UPI
Board of Trade
Masonic AF & AM
Masonic Temple
Wayne Austin
Wilmington
Norman Madison
Mazon
William Stewart
South Wilmington
Norman Hansen
Gardner
Rebecca Sowers
Clarence Dinger
Kenneth Thompson
James Miller
Orville Hahn
John Cima
Harold Krohe
Chaplin
Rosemount Tubbs
Benjamin
Robert Collier
Paul Jody
Murphy Spencer
Michael Perino
Tyler
Santa Claus
Gardner Fire Department
Danner Madsen American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Dean Christensen
Silver Cross Hospital
Joliet
Linda Lucca
Tri-Oil Co
Hicks Plaza
Gilman
Market Report and Local Fire Check In Joliet
Live stock figures show cattle limited by market demand with steer and heifer numbers light and hogs strong for lighter weights. A Morris Fire Department call reported a blaze at Shel-Mar Tavern or Hibler Auto Sales but no fire was found after inspection. The note on neckwear traces cravats to Croatian victory in a 17th century war and Parisian adoption of the flowing scarves.
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Morris Fire Department
Shel-Mar Tavern
Hibler Auto Sales
Bedford Rd
Austria
Paris
Driver cited after Benton Street collision and leave scene
Joseph P. Harrington 38 of 509 E Illinois Ave was cited twice by Patrolman Paul Ehrman at 9 22 p m Monday after striking a parked car on the 200 block of E Benton St He traveled east and drove home were cited for leaving the scene of an accident with property damage and improper lane usage The parked car owner is Rene Santiago of 804 Division St Harrington posted his license as bond and faces court on Dec 17 Ronald D Bennett 27 of 227 George St was ticketed by
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Joseph P. Harrington
E. Illinois Ave
Paul Ehrman
E. Benton St
Harrington
Ehrman
Rene Santiago
Division St
Tires damaged in retaliation incident at Illinois 47 Arco
Al Lopez of 610 Douglas Street reported three tires slashed on his 1962 Chevrolet while parked at Walt's Arco on Illinois 47 near Interstate 80 Monday night. Police arrived at 11:15 p.m. Officer Syd Reeves investigated. At 12:10 a.m. Officer George McIntosh cited for noisy mufflers. Bennett posted a motor club card as bond and faces court December 19.
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al Lopez
Douglas St
Walt’s
Arco
Illinois
Interstate 80
Lopez
Syd Reeves
George B. McIntosh
Washington St
Liberty St
Bennett
Endgame Near in Missing GI Search Across Indochina
UPI reports search teams near limit for locating missing American servicemen in Indochina. Fighting and lack of Communist cooperation hinder further site checks. 28 bodies recovered, 10 identified, with 121 confirmed killed via JCRC data cross checks at Nakhon Phanom.
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Bangkok
UPI
Indochina
Joint Casualty Resolution Center
JCRC
Thailand
Nakhon Phanom
U.S
Southeast Asia
South Vietnam
Saigon
Okinawa
Cambodia
North Vietnam
Laos
Ho Chi Minh
Ambulance and Fire District Board Actions
The Coal City Fire District board appointed a new trustee to replace Roger Himstedt who resigns due to moving out of the district. The courthouse and jail committee was authorized to bid a squad car from the sheriff's department with a heavy duty radiator and a 350 cubic inch engine. The board also unanimously approved keeping liquor licenses and fees at the same numbers as last year.
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Roger Himstedt
Coal City Fire District
Himstedt
Sheriff's Department
Chiapetto
Minooka Man Pleads Guilty To Speeding On Cemetery Road
James J. Clennon, 26, of Rte. 2 Minooka paid a $15 fine and $5 costs after pleading guilty to speeding 60 in a 45 mph zone on Cemetery Rd. Cited by Trooper Robert Crites on November 8.
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James J. Clennon
Rte. 2
Minooka
Cemetery Rd
Robert Crites
Theft of appliances at Grundy County residence
Mrs. John Donahue reported a burglary at her rural Grundy County home. Entry appears forced with a pried back door window pane found. Appliances missing include two AM FM radios valued at 40 dollars and a GE toaster oven worth 25 dollars, total loss 65 dollars.
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John Donahue
Rte. 5
Grundy County
Ron Fox
Charles Olson
Donahue
General Electric
Cousin's Birthday Club and Newark Community Club Hold Christmas Gatherings
The Cousin's Birthday Club met Sunday at Mrs. Jesse Jacobson's home for a Christmas dinner and party with hostesses Mrs. Chester Anderson and Mrs. Lyle Likeness assisting. Secret Pals were revealed and Frances Anderson's birthday was observed. The Newark Community Club held a Christmas supper and party Tuesday night at the Fire Barn with hostess Mrs. Tom Richards.
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Cousin’s Birthday Club
Jesse Jacobson
Chester Anderson
Lyle Likeness
Frances Anderson
Newark
Tom Richards
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Robert E. Viola Riemenschneider
Yorkville
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Arthur
Max
Verne
Ralph
Harold
Kenneth Leifheit
Russell Leifheit
German Valley
Tll
Roy Leif
Immanual Lutheran Cemetery
Larson Funeral Home
Republican Central Committee
John S. Massion
Peru
Harold Kelly
Taylor St
Dwight
St. Mary's Hospital
Streator
Grant
Edna (Horton) Taylor
Russell J
Lois Ann) Tambling
Round Grove Township
R. G
Josephine) Birr
Pompano Beach
Fla
Elmer
Bessie) Reiger
Baker Funeral Home
Dwight Cemetery
Funeral
Gardner Notes
Joliet Market
Joliet, Ill
Ronald D. Bennett
George St
Mance
Shanghai
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Morris Daily Herald
Morris Publishing Company
Illinois Corporation
East
Washington Street
Morris
Thomas E West
Herald Office
Morris Illinois
South Wilmington South Wilmington
Francis Halpin
Louis Naretto
C. J. Ciluffo
Raymond T. Zierman
Illinois Association For Local Control of
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Ron Fagan
Custer Park
Zierman
Harold Carlson
Metro Rubber Products Inc
Harvey van Cleave
Rte. 1
New York
Defense Department
Pascagoula
Miss
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Rodenc Enen
Tammen
Tree & Berry Farm
Essex Blacktop
MOS Savings
Wauponsee Morris
Commonwealth Edison
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