Morris area traffic weekend ends with liquor charge for driver
Michael A. Cleveland, 27, of 520 W Washington St is cited for illegal transportation of liquor and leaves his license as bond for a court appearance Jan 5 after his 1968 Pontiac struck a parked car on Washington St near Calhoun St. No one injured and other weekend accidents include two-vehicle crashes on Division and Buchanan Sts and icy road collision on Illinois 47 near Saratoga Inn.
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Morris Police Department
Michael A. Cleveland
Washington St
Calhoun St
Carol Rose
Cleveland
Gerald Broderick
Ottawa St
Shakey Bridge
William E. Frizzell
Mazon
Jack Kopezick
Frizzell
Division
Buchanan Sts
Donald Ward
Raymond C. Enger
Rte. 1
Buchanan St
Division St
Enger
Robert Terry Riggsby
Vandalia
Ohio
Waverly and
Liberty Sts
Frank Lutz Jr
Fremont Ave
Morris
Alta Peterson
Lutz
Peterson
National Tea Co
Ward
Melvin Johnson
E. Linois Ave
Ford
Bernard Enervold
Jefferson St
Johnson
Lillian H. Carrohn
Jackson St
Morris Hospital
Washington
Fulton Sts
Milford
R. Wix
Illinois Ave
Oldsmobile
Fulton St
Oswego Driver Causes Rear End Crash On Icy Road
Allan K. Graham 63 of Oswego drove a 1970 Pontiac north and rear ended the GTO driven by Cook. No injuries were reported. Cook’s rear fender bumper and trunk lid were damaged, while Graham’s grill headlights and rims were damaged.
Break-in at Ehrler home nets $50 theft
Morris police investigate a break-in at the Carl Ehrler home 827 Division St. between 2 and 2:30 p.m. Saturday while the family was away shopping. About $50 in change, $35 wrapped, was taken from a daughter Diane Wenzel’s bedroom. door kicked in but no other items disturbed. Neighbors did not see anyone enter.
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Morris
Carl Ehrler
Division St
Diane Wenzel
Ehrler
Kindelspire Auto Supply
Washington St
Chicago
John Papp
E. Chapin St
Cars Damaged In Accidents
County Deputy Roy Christensen investigated a 4:30 p.m. Friday crash on Illinois 53 near Gardner when Mary M. Hillyer 40 Essex struck a backing vehicle driven by Joseph Hnetkovsky 67 Manhattan damaging Hillyer car front end and Hnetkovsky rear fender bumper. A second two car crash on Illinois 47 occurred at 5:20 p.m. Saturday three miles south of Morris involving John Grayback 77 Ottawa and Albert Pfaff 38 of Lynwood Drive. No injuries. damage reported to both cars.
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Roy Christensen
Illinois
Washington St
Gardner
Mary M. Hillyer
Essex
Joseph Hnetkovsky
Manhattan
Hillyer
Hnetkovsky
Illinois 47
Morris
Sherman Hexdall
John Grayback
Ottawa
Albert Pfaff
Lynwood Drive
Frank Weber
Pfaff
Grayback
Eight Hunters Cited for Color Rules in Illinois
Eight hunters cited Sunday by Conservation Inspector Daniel Hill for violations of the Illinois game code. Seven Chicagoans and Phoenix residents faced fines for not wearing colored clothing, plus Gerald Dammenmueller ticketed for an unrigged gun. All posted $30 bail and are to appear in court December 22.
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Daniel Hill
Gregory A. Lacey
Chicago
Ralph Edward Reed
Phoenix
Jerry Dammenmueller
Edward Grochola Jr
Oak Forest
Randall Reed
John R. Radziwonowicz
William A. Kling
Kenneth Simon
Gerald Dammenmueller
Theft of radio reported in Braceville
Joel Buza of Braceville told Grundy County Sheriff's office at 9 25 a m today that a two way radio with a green microphone was stolen from his car sometime Sunday.
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Joel Buza
Braceville
Grundy County
Thelma Kowalczyk obituary mourns Morris native in Joliet
Mrs Joseph Kowalczyk 48 of 1204 Price St Joliet died Sunday after a long illness at St. Joseph Hospital Joliet. Funeral 2 PM Tuesday Finland Chapel with Rev Willard Giese. Burial Evergreen Cemetery. Survived by husband Joseph a son Fred Kern Jr Jan Vermeland one stepson Joseph Kowalczyk Jr seven grandchildren and two sisters and two brothers. Thelma Chrisman born July 22 1921 in Mareceline Mo moved to Morris and held VFW Auxiliary posts.
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Joseph
Thelma) Kowalczyk
Price St
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Finland Chapel
Willard Giese
Evergreen Cemetery
Thelma Chrisman
Marceline
Robert and
Belle
Callahan) Chrisman
Morris
American Legion Auxiliary
VFW Auxiliary
Fred Kern Jr
Seneca
Jan Vermeland
Wilmington
Joseph Kowalczyk Jr
Robert
Funeral services for Mrs Bendix Mollerskov Gardner
Mrs Bendix Mollerskov 59 of Goodfarm Township died Friday in Morris Hospital after a day’s illness. Services held this afternoon at Davis Funeral Home Gardner with Rev Richard Schurman officiating. Burial Braceville Gardner Cemetery. Survived by mother Viola Mitchell daughter Donna Sterpa son Domenic Durando four grandchildren and several siblings.
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Gardner
Bendix (Louretta) Mollerskov
Goodfarm
Davis Funeral Home
Richard Schurman
James Small
Glen Smith
William Hollmeyer
John Tkachick
Merle LeLang
William Brorsen
Homer Paquette
Braceville-Gardner
Seneca
Cecil H. Doss Rites Held at Davis Funeral Home
Funeral services for Cecil H. Doss were held this afternoon at the Davis Funeral Home with Rev. Willard Giese officiating. Mrs. Ruth Huseby provided music. pallbearers included Ralph Walters, Melvin Day, Anthony Prombo, Ralph Wiltermood, Thomas Richards, and Gordon Lear. Burial followed at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Cecil H. Doss
Davis Funeral Home
Willard Giese
Ruth Huseby
Ralph Walters
Melvin Day
Anthony Prombo
Ralph Wiltermood
Thomas Richards
Gordon Lear
Evergreen Cemetery
Drivers After Cars Hit Utility Poles In Twin Accidents
Ronald G. Johnson, 31, of Mnook a was ticketed on three charges after a 4:15 a.m. one car crash on Tabler road 2 miles north of Ness Honey Farm. He lost control and struck a mailbox and a public service pole. Johnson faces DUI driving too fast for conditions and illegal transportation of alcohol with a Jan 9 court date. Separately Elzie L. Garrett, 44 of Sandwich, was charged after a 1:30 a.m. Lisbon Road crash with a public service pole and a fence, including failure to reduce speed and driving with a suspended license. Garrett also faces two speeding charges and license revocation, with charges filed Nov. 20 by Trooper John Perona.
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Ronald G. Johnson
Minooka
Walter White
Ness
Tabler Road
Johnson
John Schroeder
White
Elzie L. Garrett
Sandwich
Lisbon Road
Five Corners
Garrett
Lawrence Rassmuson
Traffic court fines from multiple drivers in local cases
Bradley C. Zomboracy of Oglesby was fined 13 dollars plus 5 costs for 43 mph in a 30 mph zone in Mazon on December 5, cited by Mazon Police Chief William Mount. Wilson W. Copeland Jr. of Streator paid 10 dollars plus 5 costs for improper lane usage on Interstate 80 December 5, cited by Trooper Bernard Thacker. Billy W. Long of Streator paid 25 dollars plus 10 costs for 92 mph in a 70 mph zone on Interstate 80 November 15, ticket by Trooper Harold T. Andrews. Paul D. Frick of Morris paid 15 dollars plus 5 costs for disobeying a traffic signal at Liberty and Jackson Streets on December 11, Morris Police Chief Donald Ward. Miss Marsha Patterman of Chicago paid 50 dollars plus 10 costs for 102 mph in a 70 mph zone on Interstate 80 November 15, ticket by Trooper Andrews.
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Bradley C. Zomboracy
Oglesby
Mazon
William Mount
Wilson W. Copeland Jr
Bernard Thacker
Billy W. Long
Billy W. Long, 31, of Streator
Harold T. Andrews
Interstate 80
Liberty and
Jackson Sts
Paul D. Frick
Liberty St
Morris
Donald Ward
Marsha Patterman
Chicago
Interstate
Andrews
Second victim identified in Crystal Lake crash near Woodstock
Peter M. Mortenson, 18, of Crystal Lake died after a head on collision four miles south of Woodstock. He was trapped in the car driven by Joseph Jesse, 18, also of Crystal Lake, who died earlier from the weekend crash. Mortenson died at Woodstock hospital.
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Woodstock, Ill
Peter M. Mortenson
Crystal Lake
Joseph Jesse
Mortenson
Jesse
Woodstock
Stock Market Opens Higher Then Slips in Midday Trading
The New York stock market opened healthily but fell into the red by midday as declining issues narrowed the gain lead. The Dow Jones average hovered around 745.90, down 0.79, amid selective buying and tax loss selling. Investors awaited Nixon's Vietnam withdrawal announcement.
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New York
Nixon
Vietnam
Chicago wholesale dairy and eggs prices hold steady
Chicago Mercantile Exchange reports butter and eggs at unchanged wholesale prices. Butter scores AA and A hover near 684 and 6814 with 92 A. Egg whites graded 80 percent or better fetch 63 cents, mediums 60, standards 54, checks 45.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Wall Street mixed as 1970 outlook weighs markets
Gloomy economic forecasts for 1970 and tax bill uncertainty cited by Eldon Grimm of Walston & Co. Dull to strong moves across sectors on the NYSE and Amex. City Investing led the NYSE list, while Goldfield Corp paced Amex gains as trading remained active midday.
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Eldon Grimm
Walston & Co
New York Stock Exchange
Goldfield Corp
American Stock Exchange
Amex
Immunization Clinic Date Moved to December 19
Grundy County Health Department released a notice changing the immunization clinic date to December 19. Clinic hours are 2 to 5 p.m.
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Grundy County
Infant Killed in Two Car Crash Near Ohio Illinois
An infant, one month old Charles Brown, died in a head on collision on a curve one mile south of Ohio Illinois 26. His mother Loretta Brown, 30, was in critical condition at Princeton hospital. Father Franklin R Brown 29 and two other Brown children were in satisfactory condition. Second car occupant Boyd Melvin 31 and his wife Jane 31 and two Boyd children were in satisfactory condition at Princeton hospital. Details of the crash unavailable.
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Ohio, Til
Ohio
Charles Brown
Loretta
Dixon
Princeton
Franklin R
Brown
Boyd Melvin
Peru
Jane
Boyd
States granted extra time on meat inspection plans
Only California Florida and Maryland met the original 1967 Wholesome Meat Act deadline. The Agriculture Department says 45 other states have been given another year to develop inspection programs while Indiana and North Dakota face potential federal inspector action in their meat plants.
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Associated Press
California
Florida
Maryland
Agriculture Department
Indiana
North Dakota
Land treated yearly with pesticides on about ten acres
An average of ten acres are treated each year with nearly four pounds of pesticides.
Death notice for Robert Holmes Gardner Miss Ruah Small
Robert Holmes Gardner Miss Ruah Small received word Saturday morning of the death of Robert Holmes about 30 years old son of Dr and Mrs William Holmes in Marlin Texas. He is survived by his parents one brother William and an aunt Mrs Harold Mildred Hurley all of Marlin Texas and all formerly of Gardner. Services were held Sunday afternoon in Marlin with burial there.
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Gardner
Ruah Small
Robert Holmes
William Holmes
Marlin
Tex
William
Harold
Mildred) Hurley
Northerly Alert Weather Station Described
The weather station at Alert on Ellesmere Island is noted as the most northerly community in North America.
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Alert
Ellesmere Island
North America
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Mrs. Bendix Mollerskov
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Chicago Cash Grain
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G. C. Willareth
Liberty Street
Morrs
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Hornsby’s
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Don Lyon
Kulig
Liberty
Lennox
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Alma Casualty
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Leach Coleman-Hundt
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Atwa Casualty Amd Surety Company
Hanes
Fine Underwear
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