Kendall Co Board Okays New Budget For 1969
Kendall County Board of Supervisors approved the 1969 budget after setting bids for the Five Mile Bridge project with Ladd Construction as low bidder at 410 684 60. Votes 7 to 4. Members Mahnke Nichols Shoger Naden Larson Whitfield voted yes with Zeiter Mann Wormley Sleezer voting no.
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Plattville
Kendall
Charles Whitfield
Fox Two
James Mann
Seward
Ernest Zeiter
Bristol
Myron Wormley
Oswego
Charles Sleezer
Big Grove
Zeiter
Edith Farnsworth
Plano
Geneva
Jean Brady
Board of Supervisors
Dallas Ingemunson
Ingemunson
C. Robert Ohse
Yorkville
Jerome Nelson
General County
Illinois
John “Jack” B. Hill
Terry Larson
Newark
County Planning Commission
Furnace Smoke Reaches Morris Home Saturday Morning
Morris volunteer firemen answered a call to 1029 Hoge Street at 10 07 a m Saturday as a furnace began to smoke. Minor damage resulted.
Market starts higher but loses steam after brisk morning rally
The New York stock market held gains early then slipped from its best level as the day wore on. The Dow was up 0.87 at 982.16 at noon after a 1.93 point intraday rise, with the Associated Press average up 0.2 at 368.6 as steels rose and motors fluctuated. Major movers included Anaconda, Youngstown Sheet, United Fruit, AMK, and Cities Service reacting to coverage and bids.
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New York
Chrysler
Associated Press
General Motors
Anaconda
Forbes
Youngstown Sheet
Sykes Corp
Youngstown
Sykes
United Fruit
AMK Corp
AMK
Cities
American Stock Exchange
Markets BNO one secenen sameenches
Markets show a brief, unclear note with scattered terms and numbers including a dollar reference and several garbled segments. No coherent event or entities emerge. the snippet appears corrupted or partial.
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BNO
Butter and eggs hold steady in Chicago market notes
Chicago Mercantile Exchange reports butter prices steady with wholesale buys unchanged across grades AA to C and carloads at set figures. Eggs show firmness with wholesale prices mostly steady to higher, whites and mediums varying while standards and checks move marginally.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago grain price quotes for corn soybeans oats and oil
Chicago prices show No. 2 hard yellow wheat at 1.39n, No. 2 soft red at 1.33n, Corn No. 2 yellow at 1.15n, No. 3 yellow 1.1314-34, No. 4 yellow 1.0634-9034, Oats No. 2 extra heavy at 7 11 7n, Soybeans No. 1 yellow 61n, Soybean oil at 8.80n.
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Chicago
Window Thrown at Goose Lake Home in Second Incident
Deputy Sheriff Walter White reported a rock broke the front door window of Herbert Zilm’s Goose Lake Township home. Mrs. Zilm reported the incident, the second such window damage at the residence.
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Walter White
Herbert Zilm
Goose Lake Township
Ticket Driver After Collision
A 31 year old Morris man, Billy Couch of 1205 Division St, was ticketed for driving under the influence after a collision on Illinois 47 near Tastee Freez Drive In. Couch’s 1967 Ford pickup struck a southbound 1968 Volkswagen driven by Robert George, 19, of 623 Fremont Ave. George slowed for a turning auto, causing damage to the Volkswagen’s motor cover and rear bumper. Couch is due in magistrate court at 10 a.m. January 6.
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Morris
Illinois 47
Tastee Freez
Jack Kopezick
Billy Couch
Division St
Couch
Robert George
Fremont Ave
Kopezick
George
Volkswagen
Dresden Island Second in Tonnage Totals
Dresden Island Lock and Dam at Morris ranked second in traffic totals with 1,899,765 tons during November per Chicago District Army Corps of Engineers figures. Peoria Lock and Dam led with 2,101,238 tons and Starved Rock Lock and Dam was third at 1,880,705. Bituminous coal accounted for 711,860 tons with 233,040 tons of sand and gravel. Dresden Island processed 2,277 barges and 347 tons, and total Dresden tonnage fell 153,959 from October’s 2,053,360.
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Dresden Island
Morris
Chicago
Army Corps of Engineers
Peoria
Starved Rock
Utica
Dresden
Husband charged with battery in Coal City
Margie Darst charged Harold Darst of Fourth and Shabbona Street Coal City with battery after he allegedly knocked her to the floor beat her and threatened to kill her. Court date set for December 17 in Coal City with a $100 bond posted.
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Harold Darst
Shabbona St
Coal City
Margie
Darst
Grundy County
Driver cited for speeding and no license on I 80 near Minooka
Trooper Lawrence Dalton issued two traffic citations to Lawrence Jauch of Bollingsbrook at 7 30 a m Saturday. He was cited for driving 105 mph in a 70 mph zone and for driving without a valid license. Court date set for 10 a m.
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Lawrence Dalton
Lawrence Jauch
Bollingsbrook
Minooka
Jauch
Police arrest Gail Wren on disorderly conduct charge
Policeman Glenn Johnson arrested Gail Wren age 19 of E Washington Street on a disorderly conduct charge Sunday. The complaint was signed by Carol Doss with no address provided. Wren was lodged in the county jail in lieu of bond. December 19.
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Glenn Johnson
Gail Wren
Washington St
Wren
Carol Doss
Obituary for Eleanor V Erickson 65 of Route 4
Eleanor V Erickson 65 of Route 4 died shortly before noon Friday at Rutland Nursing Home where she had been a patient since last April. Funeral services were held at Finland Chapel with Rev Roy Hamburger officiating. Burial will be Evergreen Cemetery. Pallbearers were Tollef Gjerde John Cullom Lewis Severson Allen Varland Paul Hatcher Ray Towsley. She was born August 21 1903 in Morris to Albert E and Ida Hoge Erickson. She lived much of her life in Chicago with a sister Marian before returning to Morris. Surviving are sister Mrs Lee two brothers Albert A Erickson and Kenneth H Erickson and two Chicago aunts. Preceded by parents and a sister. Funeral services Tuesday at Paterson Chapel to St Lawrence Church then Mt Olivet Cemetery Wilmington. Visitation today and tonight with prayers at 8 PM. Born November 28 1878 in Braidwood he lived in South Wilmington 65 years and was a retired coal miner.
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Eleanor V. Erickson
Rte. 4
Rutland Nursing Home
Finland Chapel
Roy Hamburger
Evergreen Cemetery
Tollef Gjerde
John Cullom
Lewis Severson
Allen Varland
Paul Hatcher
Ray Towsley
Eleanor Erickson
Morris
Albert E
Ida (Hoge) Erickson
William Hoge
Grundy County
St. Angela’s Academy
Chicago
Marian Erickson
George Lee
Nettle Creek Township
Lee
Albert A. Erickson
Dwight
Kenneth H. Erickson
Tucson
Ariz
Edna Franzen
Mildred Zimmerman
Patterson Funeral
St. Lawrence Catholic Church
Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Wilmington
Braidwood
Funeral rites for Fred H Seeley held in Seneca
Funeral services for Fred H Seeley were conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday in Pfeffer Funeral Home Seneca with Rev Wayne Lang of Marseilles and Rev Roy Wilson of the Assembly of God assisting. Organist was Mrs Wesley Larsen. Pallbearers included Peter Rossi o Fred McClellan Patrick O'Brien Otis Virgo Lawrence Raibley Harry Proutz William Hoff William Ashton Alvin Johnson and Victor Viland. Graveside services followed at 2 p.m. today in Thomas Cemetery Newport Indiana.
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Fred H. Seeley
Seneca
Pfeffer
Wayne Lang
United Methodist Church of
Marseilles
Roy Wilson
Assembly of God Church
Wesley Larsen
Peter Rossio
Fred McClellan
Patrick O’brien
Otis Virgo
Lawrence Raibley
Harry Proutz
William Hoff
William Ashton
Alvin Johnson
Victor Viland
Thomas Cemetery
Newport
Ind
Mrs D Bianchetta 95 of Coal City dies after long illness
Mrs Dominic Caterina Bianchetta 95 of Braceville Township died at Morris Hospital after a long illness. Survived by two sons Louis and Joseph, five grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Born in Italy December 10 1873 she moved to Coal City area in 1893 and married Dominic in 1893. Funeral Tuesday from Reeves Funeral Home Coal City to Assumption Church at 9 30. Burial Mt Olivet Wilmington. Chapel hours today 2 5 and 7 10.
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Coal City
Dominic
Caterina) Bianchetta
Braceville Township
Morris Hospital
Louis
Joseph
Chicago
Italy
Dominic Bianchetta
Reeves Funeral Home
Assumption Church
George T. Flynn
Mt. Olivet
Wilmington
Funeral services for Mrs Elizabeth Williamson
Funeral services were held Saturday morning at the Davis Funeral Home with Rev Harold R Dude officiating. Ruth Huseby played organ. Pallbearers were Nels P Nelson J R Purdue Allan Oswood Robert Ryder Edmund Pierce and James Ness. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery.
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Elizabeth Williamson
Davis Funeral Home
Harold R. Dude
Ruth Huseby
Nels P. Nelson
J. R. Purdue
Allan Oswood
Robert Ryder
Edmund Pierce
James Ness
Evergreen Cemetery
Storms Roar Across the West and Northeast
A weather front driven by strong winds swept from Washington and Idaho to California. Gusts up to 60 mph damaged a motel roof in the San Francisco Bay area, with no injuries and about 100000 dollars in losses. In the Northeast, New York City received 3 inches of snow, Kennedy Airport closed for nearly seven hours, while upstate areas and Albany saw up to 8 inches. Cold, clear weather followed in the midsection.
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Washington
Idaho
California
San Francisco Bay Area
New York City
Kennedy Airport
New York State
Albany
Frank Domagala dies after extended illness in South Wilmington
Frank Domagala 90 of South Wilmington died Saturday in Grun dy County Nursing Home Morris after an extended illness. Survived by daughter Mrs Andrew Sharp of Gary Ind son Joseph of South Wilmington two sisters Mrs Joseph Maxard Wilmington Mrs Rose Corsini South Wilmington three brothers Joseph Kankakee Michael and Anton South Wilmington and two grandsons Daniel Sharp in Vietnam and Gary Sharp Gary Ind. His wife Catherine is listed in the obituary as deceased.
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South Wilmington
Frank Domagala
Grundy County
Morris
Andrew Sharp
Gary
Ind
Joseph
Joseph Maxard
Wilmington
Rose Corsini
Kankakee
Michael
Anton
Waller Questions Could Implicate Self Incrimination
Waller questions possible self incrimination as 18 month contempt risk looms if he testifies today. Judge Edwin A. Robsin presides with Campbell on vacation. The immunity offer under the new omnibus crime bill may be used by the grand jury. Other Chicago syndicate bosses face grand jury appearance. FBI evidence links interstate racketeering to Rockford area syndicates and gambling operations stretching to the Mississippi River.
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Edwin A. Robsin
Campbell
Chicago
Grand Jury
Rockford
FBI
Rockford Group
Mississippi River
Illinois
Fines Paid by Two In Traffic Court
Marshall Watchinski 18 of Route 1 paid 15 dollars and 5 dollars costs for driving 85 in a 70 mph zone at 6 p m Sunday on Interstate 80 two miles east of Illinois 47. Andy Payne 28 of 904 Division Street paid 10 dollars and 5 dollars costs for speeding at 11 35 p m on November 29. Citation by Morris Policeman Don DeDiemar on Bedford Road at Liberty Street.
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Magistrate
Circuit Court
Marshall Watchinski
Rte. 1
Interstate 80
Illinois
Andy Payne
Division St
Morris
Don DeDiemar
Bedford Road
Liberty St
Guard deserts inmate after milk truck pickup at Cummins Prison
Officials at Cummins Prison Farm in Arkansas decided a guard should accompany an inmate who drove a milk truck to a nearby town. Soon after, the inmate called to say he had been deserted as the guard wandered away and did not return.
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Cummins Prison Farm
Ark
Thief Drags 200-Pound Safe From Brockton Apartment
Police report a burglar entered the apartment of 72 year old Filomena Manbi in Brockton Massachusetts while she slept and rolled a 200 pound safe containing about 1000 dollars in cash and several rings and watches out of the unit.
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Brockton, Mass
Filomena Manbito
Court Protects Protesting Draft Evaders
Supreme Court rules 6 to 3 that draft boards cannot revoke divinity exemptions for protesting students and others protected by Congress. Exempt men cannot be treated delinquent for conduct unrelated to Selective Service. The decision preserves exemption unless a test case shows legitimate reclassification in court.
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Washington
Congress
Supreme Court
James J. Oestereich
Andover-Newton Theological School
Newton Center
Mass
Oestereich
Cheyenne
Wyo
Justice Department
U.S
Vietnam
William O. Douglas
Douglas
Selective Service
Local board accused of lawless conduct by Douglas
Douglas called out conduct of a local board, saying it operates as if above the law. He argued the board ignores rules and accountability, signaling a conflict over governance and oversight in the community.
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Douglas
County Building Permits for Braceville Service Station
The Cities Service Oil Company of Hinsdale paid an $81 fee in Grundy County to obtain a permit to construct a service station in Braceville, filed with the Office of Building and Zoning. The action occurred Friday.
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Cities Service Oil Company
Hinsdale
Grundy County
Car Break-In Reported in Morris Area
Police say an auto owned by Larry Starks on Route 1 was ransacked Saturday. A brown deer skin pair of gloves was stolen after the intruder scattered contents inside the glove compartment.
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Morris
Larry Starks
Rte. 1
Camel Lane Highlighted on Kabul Kandahar Road Project
A 300 mile asphalt route from Kabul to Kandahar includes a special camel lane. The feature aims to ease desert traffic and protect livestock along the highway.
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Kabul
Kandahar
Afghanistan
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