Traffic Court sentences set for multiple drivers in Grundy County
Gordon Barksdale 18 of Braceville received six months supervision plus 300 fine and 25 costs for driving after license suspension. Bruce Brayton 18 was fined 300 and 25 costs for reckless driving reduced from DWI. Dace Holm 21 of Gardner got 90 days supervision and 2 costs for disorderly conduct after obscene language and threat. Robert Freeman 23 forfeited 100 bond for DWI, improper lane use, and 74 in a 55. warrant issued. Danny Barber 30 forfeited 135 on two criminal damage charges. Joe Paul Hutchings 75 fine and 25 costs for trespassing. Joseph and Jeffrey Watson 19 and 16 fined 25 and 10 costs for illegal liquor transport. Wilson Watson 16 fined 25 and 10 costs for no muffler. Wayne Dailey 22 fined 25 and 10 costs for snowmobile safety act violation. Susan Clemons 30 fined 25 and 10 costs for 71 in 55. Ronald Sage 17 fined 25 and 10 costs for 72 in 55.
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Gordon Barksdale
Braceville
Minooka
Joseph Goolsby
Bruce Brayton
Prairie Lane
Morris
James Creed
Liberty St
Dace Holm
Monroe St
Gardner
Lois Kingman
Holm
Robert Freeman
Rte. 1
White Tie Rd
Thomas Lamb
Danny Barber
Washington St
William Darlington
Barber
Clayton's
Joe Paul Hutchings
Arlington Heights
Peter Baudino
Kinsman
Joseph Watson
S. Broadway St
Coal City
Jeffrey Watson
Grundy County
Peter Odo
Illinois 47
Pine Bluff Rd
Wilson Watson
Walnut St
Charles Ingram
Mazon and
Chestnut Sts
Wayne Dailey
Osceola St
Michael Hrechko
Susan Clemons
Mable Court
Arthur Wargo
Ronald Sage
Wauponsee St
U.S. 6
Ridge Rd
Two Juveniles Detained Over Suspected Marijuana Sighted
A woman reported a vehicle with two youths on E North St. Police found a strong marijuana odor as the youths were ordered to empty pockets. One boy ran but was captured. the other was detained. No marijuana was found and no charges filed. youths released to parents.
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Morris
E. North St
Dean Sager
Sgt. Sager
Roger Miller
Sgt
Sager
Ticket driver after accident on Illinois 47 at Maple St
A two car crash Thursday at 3 10 p m on Illinois 47 at Maple Street left no injuries but resulted in a ticket for Earl T Slater 41 of 1770 Riverview Court for failure to yield at a stop intersection Slater’s 1974 Malibu sustained minor damage while Roger G Reader 23 of 99 Lantern Street Gardner drove a 1973 Monte Carlo with more than 500 damage to the right side Slater posted bond for his license and will appear in Grundy County Circuit Court January 26 on the traffic violation.
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Maple St
Earl T. Slater
Riverview Ct
Morris
Roger Miller
Slater
Illinois 47
Roger G. Reader
Lantern St
Gardner
Grundy County
Burglary Attempt at City Tavern prompts Investigation
A burglary attempt was reported at 4 37 a m when a Morris policeman found a tampered rear door at Kate Lees Tap 803 Liberty Street The door was blocked by a bar and no entry occurred Police continue the investigation An Eileen man was sentenced to three months of periodic imprisonment placed on two years probation and fined 300 in Livingston County Circuit Court for theft Dan Swyndro 27 pleaded guilty to a September theft of two lawn chairs from Clapps Supermarket in Dwight The judge did not impose the maximum 364 day prison term despite a prosecutor recommendation Swyndro was on parole from the department of corrections when sentenced in Grundy County Circuit Court March 24 1975 for burglary of Coal City Co in January 1975
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Morris
Kate Lee
Liberty St
Carl Bremenkamp
Eileen
Livingston County
Dan Swyndro
Clapp’s
Dwight
Darrell Reno
David Vogel
Swyndro
Vogel
Department of Corrections
Grundy County
Coal City Co. Co
Oldest Water Bed Reference Traced to 1854 Ad
United Press International notes the earliest known mention of a water bed appears in a London Times ad from November 1854 for Dr. Hooper's Water Mattress. The finding places the invention’s branding in mid‑19th century consumer culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
London Times
Dr. Hooper
Police seize parts from six cars linked to chop shop
The Grundy County Sheriff's Department recovered firewall and pedal parts from six cars dumped along Middle Road near Lisbon Road after a noon report by Gary Delockery. The VINs were removed and the parts were taken to Olson's Sunoco as detectives investigate the incident.
Jewelry theft at Holiday Inn leaves three gold necklaces missing
Morris police report a motel guest, Paul Hauge, said three gold necklaces valued at $2 were stolen from his Holiday Inn room. He left his room at 5 a.m. and returned at 3 p.m. to find the necklaces gone from a bible on the table. The pieces include a bird of freedom, a butterfly, and two hearts on a short chain.
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Holiday Inn
Morris Police
Paul Hauge
Hauge
Area School Menus With Weekly Dinners and Desserts
The notice lists weekly menus for COAL CITY area schools from Monday to Friday covering G S M S and H S grades. It details meals including proteins, starches, vegetables, fruits, desserts, and milk options with items like hot beef sandwich lasagna tacos pizza turkey and more across elementary middle and high school lines.
Weekly High School Cafeteria Menu Highlights
The document lists daily lunch offerings for Morris Grace MCHS and M-V-K schools. Highlights include chicken fried steak, spaghetti, chili, burgers, fish, beef barbecue, baked steak, ravioli, tacos, and fish dishes with sides like potatoes, vegetables, fruits, bread, and milk across Monday through Friday for each institution.
Animals Found Living Inside Braceville House
Police and deputies discovered a house on Mitchell Street in Braceville filled with dogs, cats, a monkey, and possibly birds at about 9:30 p.m. Thursday. No occupants were present. The deputy animal control warden planned to contact the state to pursue possible animal cruelty charges.
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Braceville
Grundy County Sheriff's Deputies
Thomas Walker
Mitchell St
Grundy County
Animal Control
Pat Collins
Bail Set At 25000 In Shooting Case In Coal City
Lela Von Surma 35 of Mel Kay Trailer Court is charged with aggravated battery for shooting Melvin Self 21 of Coal City in the left leg. Preliminary hearing set for Tuesday. Self said he and Robert Racinowski 18 gave her a ride home and that she shot after an argument during a late card game. Self treated at Morris Hospital and released.
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Grundy County
Lela von Surma
Mel Kay
Melvin Self
S. Broadway St
Coal City
Sheriff's Department
Self
Morris Hospital
Ron Fox
James Olson
Robert
Racinowski
Mrs. von Surma
Carrot origins tied to Queen Anne's Lace in England
Detectives report Mrs. Von Surma gave a lie detector test on Thursday. Bond set at 1000 dollars Thursday for two youths arrested by Coal City Police around 11 p.m. Wednesday on misdemeanor theft charges for taking a CB radio from a truck at Diamond Jack's. Suspects Joseph Michuda 17 Braceville and Charles Price 17 Gardner face court again January 23. They are charged with taking the radio from Tony Nicoletti's truck. A 15-year-old youth involved is charged as a juvenile.
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von Surma
Coal City
Diamond Jack
Joseph Michuda
Braceville
Charles Price
Gardner
Tony Nicoletti
Billionaire MacArthur dies at 80 after cancer battle
John D. Macarthur, famed insurance magnate and land developer, died at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Palm Beach at 2 12 a.m. EST aged 80 from pancreatic cancer. He had vowed to live to 80, saying he hoped no one would pity him and that he had lived a good life. His death comes two months before his 81st birthday and follows news that his cancer was incurable and terminal.
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West Palm Beach
Fila
UPI
John D. Macarthur
America
Good Samaritan Hospital
Macarthur
Donald Warren
Fortune Magazine
United States
New York
Daniel K. Ludwig
Bankers Life and Casualty Co
R A Fessenden Makes First U S Radio Broadcast
The early 1900s mark a milestone as Reginald Fessenden conducts the first radio broadcast in the United States on Christmas Eve 1906, transmitting speech and music to a wide audience and shaping wireless communication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
R. A. Fessenden
Salt and Soviet bluster in SALT II talks
The piece analyzes Soviet pressure to lock in SALT II concessions, praising deployment of Western cruise missiles and portraying U.S. skeptics as targets. It notes Pravda and Radio Moscow campaigns, attacks on Henry Jackson and other figures, and Soviet efforts to mobilize pro disarmament groups to push for a quick agreement while warning of a new neutron bomb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Union
Ussr
U.S
Europe
Cyrus Vance
Moscow
Gromyko
Carter
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
Izvestia
Jackson
Sen. Jackson
Defense
Laird
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Sam Nunn
D-Ga
Paul Nitze
Nitze
Pravda
Brezhnev
Worry Clinic guest cites faulty cars and minority bias
Dr George W Crane discusses a case where a Michigan car required five repairs within 30 days due to alleged manufacturing flaws. He blamed bureaucratic racial hiring and poor factory discipline, claiming incompetent minority workers drive defects and inspector conflicts. He suggests Wednesday production is best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leland
Dear Ann Landers readers seek guidance on harsh parenting and moral support
A reader describes her husband beating an 11-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy with belts and pants removal, asking Ann Landers for advice. The column condemns the disciplinary methods, urges counseling, and suggests the mother seek in-depth guidance to stop the abuse. The page also features two letters praising enduring romance and advising on selfless love, plus promotion for Ann Landers' new booklet on teen sexuality.
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Ann Landers
Sanders, P.O
Chicago
Illinois
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Minooka Junior High
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Minooka High
Morris Grace
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Mobilization For Survival
War Resisters League
Women Strike For Peace
American Friends Service Committee
Coalition For A New
Congress
Coalition
Paul Warnke
Warnke
The
Worry Clinic
George W. Crane
Leland W
Michigan
Crane
Hopkins Bldg
Mellett
Indiana
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Lakeland
Florida
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