Edison Buys Large Norman Township Land for Plant Site
Commonwealth Edison has purchased 1 249 acres of Norman Township farm land for over 5 5 million dollars. The firm says a final plant site decision is not yet made though the land could become a power plant site within Grundy County.
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Jan Sutter
Commonwealth Edison
Norman Township
Edison
Tom Gould
Chicago
Grundy County
Morris
Tom
Art
Vincent Dunn
Morris Area
Maxine
Wallace Burroughs
Eileen (Burroughs
Wedding
Champaign
Dunns
Burroughs
Mrs
Wallace
Eileen Burroughs
Maxine Burroughs
Morris Daily Herald Bicentennial Progress Edition on churches
The ninth annual Morris Daily Herald Progress Edition salutes area churches led by Congregational membership over 12 500 in 46 churches. The edition links modern church strength to the Mayflower Compact and religious freedom, noting rural areas value stable memberships and strong clergy lay leadership collaboration with the paper.
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Cape Cod
Morris Daily Herald
Church of England
Virginia
America
Injury case goes to jury in fertilizer applicator accident
The Francois v DMI Inc et al case heads to the jury after testimony on July 2 1973 injuries from a fertilizer applicator platform failure. Designer William Dietrich testifies the cache machine carries 500 pounds with a 44 inch platform height and notes wear but unclear tire marks.
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Donald Francois
Braceville
DMI, Inc
Amoco
Standard Oil
Chicago
Francois
Morris
George and
Frank Black
James Lannon
LaSalle
Robert Malmquist
William Dietrich Sr
Goodfield
Dietrich
Weather Details From Local Almanac Report
Tonight will be partly cloudy with a forecast of sunny and colder conditions and a low around 5 below. Saturday remains partly sunny and colder with highs in the teens. Thursday's high reached 34 at Dresden Island Locks and Dam with a 19 low. morning observations: 25 at 7 am and 28 at 9:30 am in Morris. Precipitation measured at .05. ESDA noted Morris yesterday 31 high and 23 low. Barometer 29.66 and falling. peak wind 27 mph in the last 12 hours.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
ESDA
Snow worsens on area roads with drifting and slick conditions
Snow began about 5 a.m. and drifted overnight, making Grundy County roads slick. State and county crews plowed and spread cinders while salt shortages hindered treatment. Deputies reported drifting on several highways as Morris plans nighttime snow removal and towing for vehicles left on snow routes.
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Grundy County
Illinois Department of Transportation Maintenance
Morris
Gardner
State
Paul Estensen
Carbon Hill
Braceville
Carl Luck
Illinois 47
Gardner Rd
Sheriff’s Department
U.S. 6
Channahon
Grund
Theft of tools from warehouse reported in Morris
Morris police investigate a theft from a warehouse at 100 Nettle St where $319 of tools including a Craftsman circle saw $125 sockets $159 and open end wrenches $35 were missing. No break in found. In a separate park incident, vandalism damaged a restroom and water meter at Stratton Park. Conservation Officer Dan Hill notified. investigation continues.
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Dean Sager
Carl Bremenkamp
Stratton Park
Joe Popidinski
Popidinski
Sydney Reeve
Dan Hill
Morris Police
Lambs talk over shooting incident on Interstate 80
Thomas E. Lamb reports a bullet struck his car on Interstate 80 near Richards Street exit at 4 10 p m. The bullet hole appeared on the passenger door six inches above the trim with no interior hole. He suspects a .22 caliber rifle shot.
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Thomas E. Lamb
Illinois Ave
District 5
Joliet
Richards St
Lamb
Thomas Lamb
Morris Public Library Board Meeting Notice
The Morris Public Library Board will meet at 7 30 p m Monday in the staff room to discuss library issues and operations.
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Morris Public Library Board
Burglar Steals Value 2900 From Rural Mazon Garage
Mrs. Margaret Miller reports theft of tools and equipment valued at 2900 from a rural Mazon garage during a storm. Officers note doors pried open and snow drift blocking access, with items including a valve grinder drill and tool set taken overnight Thursday into Friday.
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Mazon
Margaret Miller
Rte. 1
Grundy County
Illinois Lottery Winning Numbers Report
Winning numbers drawn Thursday in the Illinois State Lottery appear on Page 5 of today s Morris Daily Herald.
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Morris Daily Herald
Illinois House considers higher legislator expenses
Bills to raise expense allowance and mileage payments for Illinois lawmakers were introduced in the House. Rep. Thomas Miller seeks up to 2000 dollars yearly for car rentals, Rep. Joseph Sevcik proposes mileage at 20 cents per mile, and Rep. Eugene Schlickman would lift the office and staff allowance to 17000 dollars.
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Springfield
Ill
UPI
Illinois House
Thomas Miller
South Holland
Joseph Sevcik
R-Berwyn
Eugene Schlickman
Rarlington Heights
Snowy Illinois Travel Advisory Slows Roads Schools Closed
Snow covered northern and central Illinois with one to two inch accumulations causing hazardous travel. Police urged patience as most roads became snow packed and slippery. Chicago activated emergency travel. minor accidents to be reported and moved. Two schools in Glenview and Worth closed, others in Kankakee County affected. Illinois campuses cut heating oil use by 25 percent to conserve energy.
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United Press International
Illinois
National Weather Service
Elgin
Lake
McHenry
Kane
du Page
de Kalb
Chicago
Chicago Area
Springman
Glenview
Worthridge
Worth
Kankakee County
University of Illinois
Champaign-Urbana
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Eee
Dunn
First National Bank of Morris
Arthur J. Dunn
Gould
Dresden
Braidwood
Will-Grundy County
Collins
DuPont
William Button
DuPont Rd
Gotham Rd
Grand Ridge Rd
County Line Rd
Grand Ridge
Herald
Conley
Realty
Sheriff’s
Lambs
Aaron Jaffe
Dekokie
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