Grundy Rural taverns reduced to five by supervisors
Grundy county boards trimmed taverns from seven to five and set two club licenses after annexation of part of Saratoga township to the city. Road works were approved for Norman township funded by gasoline tax refunds, including a section west of Hume toward the Du Pont plant and a resurfaced stretch south of Woodbury school. Dr. John B. Roth and Herman Guinnapo appointed to county Tuberculosis Sanatorium board. personal tax collection actions authorized with 675 delinquents owing $22,531.02 as of 1956, with suits possible where costs exceed taxes.
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Grundy County
Board of Supervisors
Saratoga Township
Morris Two
State Aid
Norman Township
Hume
du Pont
Woodbury School
John B. Roth
Herman Guinnapo
Due County
August B. Black
Mabel Mottaz
Postal workers urge Christmas mail sent by deadline
Postmaster John T. Donahoe and staff appeal to residents to mail Christmas letters and parcels so delivery reaches receivers by Christmas. Morris office stamp window stays open Saturday until 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. daily next week. Free labels for local and out of town packages are available and residents are asked to sort envelopes at home to speed processing.
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John T. Donahoe
Morris Office
Arbuckle Linked to Sycamore in Ridulph Case
FBI agents cited a Sycamore source indicating Donald R. Arbuckle, a 34-year-old Rockford ex convict, was in Sycamore the night Maria Ridulph disappeared. Arbuckle was questioned after his Tuesday arrest on a statutory rape charge of a 9-year-old Rockford girl. FBI chief Richard Auerbach said Sycamore officials may search the Kishwaukee River downstream near DeKalb.
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Sycamore, Ill
FBI
Sycamore
Donald R. Arbuckle
Rockford
Maria Ridulph
Arbuckle
Ridulph
Richard Auerbach
Chicago
Kishwaukee River
DeKalb
Army Unit Probes Hole in Maine Township Field
The 5th Army explosive disposal team from Fort Sheridan is dispatched to Grundy county to inspect a 15 inch by 10 inch hole found on the William Wakeman farm in Maine township near Mobris. Residents reported a mysterious falling ball of fire last Sunday seen in the area, with multiple witnesses including Brancato, Walsh, and Wakeman. Civil Defense officials coordinated the inquiry, and the discovery was reported to Sheriff Olson.
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5Th Army
Fort Sheridan
Grundy County
William Wakeman
Maine Township
Mobris
George Branecato
W. Jackson St
Morris
Kenneth Walsh
Marshall Enger
Coal City
Brancato
Walsh
Rte
Russell Wakeman
John E. G. Olson
George Reagan
Civil Defense
Civil Defense Headquarters
Chicago
Mae Dunbar
Morris Herald
Plattville
Herald
Raymond Frederick
Dunbar
Wakeman
Frederick
Jimmy Luiz
Shortage of teachers looms for Morris schools
Kenneth Hammer, Morris elementary principal, told the board that 6 700 teachers will be needed next fall with only about 2 700 new teachers available. He warned of hiring housewives or pulling staff from other states to fill the gap. He noted a $300 profit from school picture sales and reported November attendance averaged 859 of 919 pupils. The flu caused about 60 absences. Dismissal will be 2 50 p m on Dec 20 for a Christmas party. classes resume Jan 6.
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Kenneth Hammer
Morris
Board of Education
Hammer
V.F. W
Red China to Introduce Simplified Phonetic Alphabet
Peiping plans a simplified phonetic alphabet to replace China’s 250000 characters. Officials hope to complete the changeover within 30 years, ending centuries of ideographic writing.
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Red
China
Hong Kong
Red China
Peiping
Argonne Lab Authorized to Build Huge Electron Volt Accelerator
The CHICAGO Argonne National Laboratory at Lemont says it has been authorized to build a 12.2 billion electron volt accelerator at a cost of 27 million dollars. The project aims to produce more accelerated particles than any other current or planned facility and underscores Argonne as a site for high energy research. The AEC noted potential for a trillion-volt, 100 million dollar super accelerator, contingent on feasibility and funding, with Argonne as a possible location.
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Chicago
AEC
Midwestern Universities Research Assn
MURA
Santa Sleigh To Arrive On Low Boy In Morris
Santa Claus will arrive in Morris Friday afternoon via a long low truck rather than a sleigh. Goode Excavating Co. will hoist Santa and his sleigh onto the truck at 4 p.m. on Liberty Street near 215 Liberty Street. The eight reindeer will be released in a nearby field until snow returns.
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Santa Claus
Morris
Edward Douvin
Santa
Herald
Liberty Street
The
Goode Excavating Co
Prancer
Dancer
North Pole
Douvin
Goode
Liberty St
Indonesian Army Ordered Confined Today
Indonesian Army was ordered confined to its barracks and officers moved to battle dress as the crisis with Holland deepened. Sukarno reportedly ousted was unconfirmed while Premier Djuanda and service chiefs held secret talks. 69 refugees reached Singapore as Dutch reprisals against Indonesia increased.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Holland
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Sukarno
Djuanda
Isa Anshary
Masjumi
Korea
West New Guinea
Singapore
Unilever
Stanvac
American Oil Company
Sumatra
Election Sunday in Caracas Pushes Vote Against Jiminez
Venezuela's election board frames a vote next Sunday against President Marcos Perez Jiminez as a stand against poverty, urging the public to participate in the nationwide ballot.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Marcos Perez Jiminez
Two Incumbents Seek Re Election in 1958
Grundy county clerk Nels P. Nelson and school superintendent Miss Lillias K. Walker began 1958 by announcing bids to succeed themselves. Nelson seeks a fourth term and Walker a third. Filing runs Jan 13 to Jan 20 with withdrawals by Jan 25. Primary on Apr 8 and general on Nov 4.
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Nels Nelson
Walker
Nels P. Nelson
Grundy
Lillias K. Walker
Nelson
Civil Defense HQ Moved to Morris City Hall
Grundy County Civil Defense headquarters relocate from the post office to Morris City Hall. Director Mrs George Reagan announced the move and hours. Office hours are Tuesday to Thursday 9 am to 12 noon and 1 pm to 4 pm. Phone contact listed as 2672 for service.
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Grundy County Civil Defense
Morris City Hall
George Reagan
County Civil Defense
Civil Defense Director
Cold snap grips Grundy county with slight warmup near
A two night cold spell kept Grundy county in deep chill with Pyatt station reporting 17 yesterday and 0 this morning. Elgin saw five below and Springfield six above the state line. By 9 a m the reading was eight above locally. Tonight's low near 15 with Friday's highs in the 30s as winds shift and clouds increase signaling warmer weather ahead.
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Grundy County
Pyatt
Elgin
Springfield
Illinois City Councils May Trim Aldermen Counts
Illinois cities may cut aldermen under a new amendment sponsored by Sen. T. Mac Downing. The bill lowers or maintains council sizes by population brackets and makes reductions optional without redistricting. Macomb and LaSalle are cited as examples affected by the revised brackets.
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ER eTranean Ar Eeree
A. L. Sargent
League
Sen
T. Mac Downing
R-Macomb
Downing
Macomb
Sargent
LaSalle
Downings
Farm Bureau backs gradual withdrawal of government price supports
The American Farm Bureau adopted a platform for gradual withdrawal from price supports and production controls. It calls for lower price supports, freer farmer planning, and promoting orderly marketing with free market factors. Secretary Benson praised but criticized, urging less federal intervention in agriculture.
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Ovida. Martin
Chicago
American Farm Bureau Convention
Big
Charles B. Shuman
Sullivan, Ill
Federation
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Farm Bureau
Washington
Democratic
Man in Poor Condition After Crash
Dominic Montano 43 of Coal City remained in poor condition at St. Josephs hospital Joliet after a Tuesday crash on Route 66 A near Wilmington. He suffered multiple rib fractures and deep shock when his car rear ended a coal truck stalled with three flares out. Passenger William Squellati 32 also of Coal City received emergency treatment for a thumb cut.
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Dominic Montano
Coal City
St. Joseph's Hospital
Joliet
Wilmington
Montano
William Squellati
Luther Reed
Lockport
Squellati
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Ala
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