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Newspaper

Morris Daily Herald

Location

Morris, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1957

Page

8

1957 News In Review Roundup

Multiple local items include safety concerns as police warn bike riders on Liberty Street and urge use of racks. The council approves curb and gutter work on E Chapin Street with one third city funding. Seneca names itself after rejecting Crotty.

Liberty Street E. Chapin St Crotty Seneca John Yates Coal City Joliet Morris Ffa MCHS Cancer Society Board of Education Rex Coleman Indianapolis Ind Mazon Morris Plainfield Morrisman

Morris News In Brief Highlights Local Incidents And Events

Theft of two motor scooters and two bicycles leads Morris police notes. Verona youth charged with reckless driving after chasing two high school girls with his car. Dresden Atomix plant activity and anniversary notices appear amid a busy period of civic events and school milestones.

Kenneth Davenport Morris Jay Cees Morris Lions Club Verona Morris Business District Stanley Such VFW Post Dresden Atomic Energy Plant Frank Goode Methodist Church

Dresden Nuclear Plant Plans Highlight Quarterly Dinner

Commerce hears of plans for Dresden Nuclear Power Station at the quarterly dinner meeting. Several local officials and residents are noted in attendance including Mrs. H. Gould observing her 90th birthday. Reports cite storm damage and community safety activities across Grundy County.

Commerce Dresden Louis Zearing H. A. Newport Grundy County Russia Leonard Hoffman H. &B. Gould Lions Club Eagles Hall Clark Davis Board of Supervisors Ray Stutz MVK High School Morris Pool Wayne Sampson Ottawa Morris Airport Grundy William Higgins George McTernan Thomas Murphy Dale Meadors Janet Meadors Walter Dondanville Cecile Hall Morrisman Savon Division St Evelyn Osmonson American Legion Auxiliary Arthur B. Mercer Sugar Grove Morri

April community updates and notable local events

James Stallwitz tours with Normal University Glee Club. Russell Cryer wins JP office in write ins. Ray Hansen new Morris township supervisor Melvin Hamilton clerk. James Reeves opens funeral home on East Washington. Heavy snow for over six hours. Lions Club hosts MCHS banquet and awards. Art Ness home in Saratoga township demolished by fire. Nancy Reeves receives four year scholarship from Illinois Parent Teachers group. Mrs. Ole Greenley installed VFW auxiliary president. Harold Coleman elected President Jack Bartlett chief Morris Fire Department. Gene Golimowski receives Silver Beaver. Brienna and Nettle Creek Consolidated schools dedicated. Redlands Jewelry store in Coal City burglarized of 3000. Council approves terracing plans for Gould Park. Chamber of Commerce meets elects five directors. Morris students urged to get polio shots. Bill allocates 35000 to canal cleanup. Red Cross drive lags per officers.

James Stallwitz Normal University Glee Club Russell Cryer Ray Hansen Melvin Hamilton Morris Township James Reeves East Washington St Lions Club MCHS Art Ness Saratoga Township Nancy Reeves Illinois Parent-Teachers Group Ole Greenley VFW Harold Coleman Jack Bartlett Morris Fire Department Gene Golimowski Brienna and Nettle Creek Redmonds Jewelry Coal City Gould Park Chamber of Commerce Morris Springfield Red Cross

Methodist church roles noted for local leaders

JoAnn Barr holds an honorary position at Girls State in Jacksonville as an assistant pastor and director of Christian Education. Ed Kilbride’s home sustained fire damage. The MHS Class of 1907 holds a reunion as Donald Gorman dis- appears in the item list.

Girls State Jacksonville Ed Kilbride MHS Donald Gorman

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