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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1968
Page
3
President-elect Nixon's transportation pick Volpe urges greater emphasis on mass transit to tackle urban traffic. The former federal highway administrator, known for championing highways, says rapid transit may work in some areas while others cannot accommodate more road building without city disruption.
In San Diego the Humane Society shelter bolsters security after three burglaries with Baron a 75 pound German Shepherd loaned from the sheriff. Baron failed sheriff training after biting a deputy’s daughter and will remain free at night to deter intruders.
Walter White arrested John Cheshareck at his Bedford Road home for being drunk and causing a disturbance. He used profane language toward officers and family and was jailed in Grundy County on a violated $500 peace bond. Officers were Robert Lynes and Glen Anderson.
Anna Thompson Peterson 95 died Thursday at Morris Hospital after six weeks there. She lived at Pleasant View Luther Home Ottawa for five years. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church with Rev Norval Wigtil and Rev Obed Westphal. burial in Saratoga Cemetery. Visitation 7 to 10 p.m. today at Finland Funeral Home. Born Nov 4, 1873 in Saratoga Township. Survived by two daughters Sadie Thompson Minooka and Berniece Walker Morris. two sons Victor and Blanchard Peterson Morris. 23 grandchildren and 89 great and great great grandchildren. Oldest Bethlehem Lutheran Church member.
Funeral services for Gordon R. Leach were held this afternoon at the United Methodist Church in Mazon with Rev. Michael Hurt officiating. Soloist Mrs. Keith Houchin and organist Mrs. Earl Davies performed. Pallbearers were Earl Davies William Wallin Kenneth Pfeifer Burdette DeGrush Donald Misener and Alvin Burkhart. Burial followed in Mazon Cemetery. Davis Funeral Home directed arrangements.
Funeral services for Mrs Margaret I Baudino were held this morning at the Davis Funeral Home with Rev James Kinzig officiating. Burial followed in Mt Carmel Cemetery. Pallbearers named were William G Bishop Wallace Burroughs Richard Tuskey Robert Chord W Clark Davis and William Hamilton.
The Rev. Arthur Johns will officiate at 10 a.m. at Davis Funeral Home. Mrs. Richard K. Crowe is soloist and Mrs. Milton Carlson is organist. Pallbearers are Orville Myers, Robert Phillips, George Phillips, Phillip Claypool, Chester Berkland, and J. B. Dickinson. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Davis Funeral Home for John T. Goode. The Rev. Michael Hurt will officiate and Mrs. Donald Robinson will be organist. Pallbearers are Edwin Williams, John Williams, Kenneth Benson, Wilford Goode, Daniel Hill and George Root. Burial will be in Mazon Cemetery.
The Christmas season drew numerous Christensen and Soren son family reunions in Gardner Joliet and nearby towns. Guests from Kankakee Joliet Gardner and surrounding areas shared dinners and visits at multiple homes including Olson Far rels Farrell and Donnelly households. Several individuals travelled from Champaign Morton Waukegan Philadelphia and Phoenix for holiday gatherings. A Grundy County Rest Home entry notes Mrs Myrtle Kaldem's move and a postponed home sale now rescheduled for Jan 11.
Mrs. Hannah Olson Gardner, 85, Gardner, died Thursday evening. Funeral arrangements by Davis Funeral Home will be announced later. The obituary note follows a statistical line stating that since World War II over seven million handicapped people have been employed by private industry and about 250,000 by the Federal government.
California to honor Bob Hope with a creative citizenship award from Governor Ronald Reagan. The entertainer returns from entertaining American troops in Vietnam as the nation marks the observance.
The New York market edged higher in moderate trading as gains outpaced losses by about 100 issues on the NYSE. The AP average rose 0.7 to 360.7, with industrials up 1.1, rails up 0.2, and utilities up 0.4, while the Dow Jones index reached 955.06, up 0.81. Chrysler fell about 1, Ford and GM rose, American Motors eased, and chemicals were irregularly higher amid recent price talks.
The Coal City Area Club will hold its annual meeting at 7 30 p m on Wednesday January 8 in the Coal City Village Hall. Agenda includes a financial report and director elections with candidates Thomas Berta Joe Berta II George Enrietta James Smith and Mike Ramme. A social note mentions Joliet Plainfield and Kinsman families hosting a pre Christmas dinner. Illinois Valley Association of Chiefs of Police plans officer installation January 6 at Hotel Kaskaskia LaSalle.
The roster lists officers including president Robert W. Georgantas and first vice president Walter Kincezewski from Joliet and LaSalle, plus Putnam County sheriff Warren Calbow and Coal City police chief Gerald Bitner. Army Pvt Gary E Rotell, 21, assigned to the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment at Camp Blackhorse in Vietnam as a combat engineer, with wife Elaina in Essex, and new address Pfe Tom Collier RA 680322.
The brief item notes Mrs William Frye as a patient at St Joseph Hospital Joliet and mentions Miss Mary Ann Doyle visiting her mother Mrs Henry Doyle in Chicago. Also cites Belgium’s average population density of 772 persons per square mile and lists APO New York and 14th AD addresses.
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