Road Contracts Awarded for Two Projects Near Grundy County
Public Works Director Francis S. Lorenz announced the awards in Springfield. Trugg Paving Co. Inc. and Crown Rock Asphalt Co. of Joliet bid 1 265 067 to resurf ace 5 15 miles of U.S. 45 and U.S. 52 from the intersection to the Kankakee Will County line. Virgil Cook Son Inc. of DeKalb won the contract to furnish and install a highway lighting system on 0 36 miles of Illinois 47.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy County
Springfield
Francis S. Lorenz
Trugg Paving Co., Inc
Crown Rock Asphalt Co
Joliet
U.S. 45
U.S. 52
Kankakee-Will County
Virgil Cook & Son Inc
DeKalb
Illinois
Local road project bid awarded near Saunemin
A road contract near Saunemin was let at .5 mile west of town where Illinois 47 intersects Illinois 116. The winning bid totaled 14 723 dollars.
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Saunemin
Driver cited for ignoring lowered railroad gates
Dale L. Rees of Hammond was ticketed at 6 15 a m on Liberty Street for driving around lowered railroad gates. Officer Robert Lynes took the license as bond pending a magistrate court appearance at 10 a m on December 28.
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Dale L. Rees
Hammond
Liberty St
Morris City
Robert Lynes
Rees
Licenses Revoked in Illinois for DUI Violations
The driver licenses of Angelo Cantu of Coal City and Frank Crocker of Morris were revoked for driving while intoxicated per a release from Secretary of State Paul Powell. Additional suspensions include James Cushing of rural Mazon, Mrs. Maris Davidson of Morris, Walter Carter of Braidwood, and Lester Gibson of Braidwood for three violations.
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Angelo
Cantu
E. First St
Coal City
Frank L. Crocker
Benton St
Morris
Paul Powell
James R. Cushing
Mazon
Maris R. Davidson
Washington St
Walter W. Carter
Center St
Lester L. Gibson
Cermak Road
Braidwood
Traffic court fines for two drivers
Rodney Springer aged 19 of Route 4 was fined 25 dollars and 5 dollars in costs for losing control and causing an accident. Carl W. Wendt aged 38 of Alta mont was fined 26 dollars and 5 dollars in costs for speeding 91 mph in a 65 zone.
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Rodney Springer
Rte. 4
Carl W. Wendt
Altamont
Population cluster near Alaska’s largest city
Almost half of Alaska’s 250 000 residents live near Anchorage, the state’s biggest city, shaping regional demographics and services.
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Alaska
Anchorage
the State
IBA Award to 4 Employes of Local Bank
The Illinois Bankers Association awarded four Grundy County National Bank staff for aiding in the capture of George Emanuelson, who attempted a 1967 bank robbery with a toy cap pistol. Recipients include Joseph Mattson, Janice Skinner, and Robert Harrington, with attorney Donald G. Rowley and Officer William Strum present. Emanuelson received three years probation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy County National Bank
Illinois Bankers Association
William Strum
Association
Frank A. Koepke
Joseph Mattson
Janice Skinner
Robert Harrington
Donald G. Rowley
Herald
George Emanuelson
Emanuelson
Miss Skinner
U.S
Richard B. Austin
Name Change for Morris Man Irvin Lee Heck to Lee Roth
A court decree today in Morris changes the name of Irvin Lee Heck to Lee Roth. The move formalizes a new legal identity for the individual, with no other details disclosed in the brief notice.
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Irvin Lee Heck
Morris
Lee Roth
Mazon Notes Provances Host Meeting
The Gibson School Community Club held a Christmas gathering at the home of Mr. and Mrs William Provance with a buffet supper and a gift exchange. Mazon Lodge 826 AF AM elected officers for the new term at the Masonic Hall, naming Richard Leach worshipful master, Ivan Pfeifer senior warden, Floyd Johnes junior warden, Burnette DeGrush treasurer, and Kenneth Pfeifer secretary. An oyster supper followed.
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Gibson School Community Club
William Provance
Mazon Lodge
AF & AM
Stock Market Inches Up Amid Profit Taking On Weak Weekend Pause
The Dow Jones average rose 1.50 to 884.94 with gains trimmed by profit taking in high tech and glamor stocks. Motors electronics and aerospace showed early advances while the AP 60 stock average gained 1.1 to 317.7 at noon. Brunswick led volume with a fractional loss as trading remained active on the American Exchange.
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New York
Motors
Wall Street
Associated Press
du Pont
Brunswick
American Stock Exchange
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Butter and Egg Prices Report
AP dispatch from Chicago shows butter at 93 score AA 67 and 92 A 67 with other grades around 90 B 66 and 89 C 64. Eggs trend up with wholesale buying prices 4 lower to 1 higher and grade A whites around 34 to 34, mixed 33, mediums 27, standards 26.
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Chicago
Mercantile Exchange
Woman cited after four-car crash near Lisbon Road
At Coachlite Manor on Lisbon Road and George Street a Hamilton area woman, Eleanor Carpenter, 59, was cited for failing to have her car under control after a 1963 Oldsmobile driven by her struck three parked cars and then backed into a 1968 Pontiac. No injuries were reported. Carpenter told police the incident occurred about 2:30 a.m. and that she was under a doctor's care. She is due in magistrate court December 28 at 9 a.m.
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Coachlite Manor
Lisbon Road
George St
Morris City
Walter Carpenter
W. Jefferson St
Carpenter
Eleanor
Lynes W. Burns
Burns
William T. Fuller
Poplar Bluff
Glenn Johnson
Johnson
Obituary: Roy E. Leve of Coal City
Roy E. Leve 50 of Coal City died unexpectedly at 3 a.m. in St. Joseph Hospital Joliet. He ran Yoxies Tavern and later worked as an ironworker. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday Reeves Funeral Home Coal City. burial Braceville Gardner Cemetery. He married Marie Unger in 1941 and survived by wife, son Roy Jr, daughters Kathleen Simons Judy Leve, mother Catherine Viglia, brother Robert Leve. He served in World War II and belonged to VFW Stone City Post Joliet and Morris Moose Lodge.
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Coal City
Roy E
Yoxie) Leve
S. Kankakee St
Yoxie
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Reeves Funeral Home
E. S. Kerrick
Braceville-Gardner
Leve
Chicago
Marie Unger
Roy Jr
Gary
Kathleen) Simons
Judy Leve
Catherine Viglia
Robert Leve
Braidwood
Stone City
VFW
Morris Moose Lodge
Mrs Dominick Jaicomo dies in South Wilmington at 73
Mrs Dominick Mabel Jaicomo 73 of South Wilmington died Thursday at home. Survived by husband Dominick two sons William and Walter two daughters Lor raine Papach and three grandchildren. Services 2 p.m. Saturday at Patterson Funeral Chapel with Rev Eugene Seaman. Burial Braceville Gardner Cemetery. Visitation after 3 p.m. today. Born July 5 1894 in Braidwood she lived in South Wilmington 60 years. Member of South Wilmington Methodist Church.
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Dominick Jaicomo
South Wilmington
Dominick
Mabel) Jaicomo
Ray
Lorraine) Papach
Braceville
William
Walter
Blanche English
Louis
Florence) Aagesen
Wilmington
William English
Patterson Funeral Chapel
Eugene Seaman
Braceville-Gardner Cemetery
Visitation
Braidwood
Mrs Stalker Dies In Joliet Nursing Home
Mrs John Matilda Stalker a former Morris resident died about 5 am today in a Joliet nursing home. Funeral services will be Monday from Sonntag Burgess and Wylie Funeral Home Joliet. She was born in Grundy County to James and Mary Bell and resided in Joliet for years. Surviving are son William of Joliet two sisters Mrs Harry Ehrmann Morris and Mrs Harry Strachan Joliet two brothers Andrew Bell Morris and John Bell Joliet. She was preceded in death by her husband and parents.
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John
Matilda) Stalker
Morris
Joliet
Sonntag, Burgess and Wylie
Stalker
Grundy County
James
Mary Bell
William
Harry Ehrmann
Harry Strachan
Andrew Bell
John Bell
Mrs Fisher Funeral Services Held At Davis Funeral Home
Funeral services for Mrs Lena M Fisher were conducted this afternoon at the Davis Funeral Home with Rev Brandstarter officiating. Soloist Mrs Norman Madison and organist Mrs Donald Robinson provided music. Pallbearers included Willis Peacock Chester Peacock Gerald Peacock Ivan Payne Donald Robinson and Frank Muzzarelli. Burial followed in Evergreen Cemetery.
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Albert
Lena M.) Fisher
Davis Funeral Home
Brandstarter
Norman Madison
Donald Robinson
Willis Peacock
Chester Peacock
Gerald Peacock
Ivan Payne
Frank Muzzarelli
Evergreen Cemetery
Coal City Notes Highlight Social Visits Across Towns
Mr and Mrs Ed Zelinko and John spent Saturday evening in Auburn visiting relatives. John Mrs George Zelinko Joe West Eddie Zelinko and Richard Wharrie were dinner guests Sunday in the James Coates home in Catlin. Mary Rayon returned home from a two week visit in Morton with her son William Stroud and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Zelinko
John
Auburn
John J. Pittner
Berwyn
Harry J. Willis
George Zelinko
Joe West
Eddie Zelinko
Richard Wharrie
James Coates
Catlin
Mary Rayon
Morton
William
Stroud
Robert Anderson
Todd
Mike Halliday
John Lundquist
Wenona
Maurice Mackin
Lockport
Ethel Miller
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W. Washington St
Bill Cailey Morris
Model Finance
Holinois
Model Finance CO
Liberty & Main Sts
Morris, Ill
Midwest
IBA
Chicago Cash Grain
Model
Pollenex
John Stalker
Mrs
Albert Fisher
Coal City Notes
Marylynn Calcaterra
Aurora
Floyd Calcaterra
William Finn
Basogne
101St Airborne Association
Dame
Morris, Illinois
Fame
Chapple
Arden Lt
N. Liberty
Rose Marie Feeney
The
Seven Gables
Rte
Barr's
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