Obituaries from Plattville and Braidwood
Two profiles of local deaths: Myrtle Smith, 95, of Mahomet, died Jan 2 at Mercy Hospital Urbana. Survived by daughter Gertrude Loveless. grandsons Wayne Armstrong and Wiley Loveless. great-grandchildren. officiated at Mahomet UM Church with burial in Mahomet Cemetery. Ralph F. Weingand, 75, of Custer Park died Monday. survived by son Gerald L.. two grandsons Todd Paul and Jay Alan. burial at Chapel Hill Gardens West Elmhurst. preceded in death by wife Dorothy.
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Plattville
Roscoe
Myrtle) Smith
Mahomet
Mercy Hospital
Urbana
Champaign-Urbana
Smith
Gertrude (Wiley) Loveless
Wayne E. Armstrong
Wiley G. Loveless
Pontiac
Mich
Champaign
Eva Armstrong
Braidwood
Ralph F. Weingand
Custer Park
Gerald L
Darlene
Todd Paul
Jay Alan
Glen Ellyn
Patterson-Reiberg
N. York
Elmhurst
Edward Stach
Chapel Hill Gardens
West Elmhurst
Dorothy
Planners review two plats in Morris meeting
The Morris Planning Commission will meet today at 7:30 p.m. in the community room of Morris Savings and Loan to discuss a final plat and a preliminary plat as well as a rezoning request. Recommendations for the Klinker Subdivision final plat and Hat cher Woods Subdivision third addition preliminary plat, involving 17 lots on 31 acres, will be discussed. A rezoning request from Michael Cheshareck at 319 W Illinois Ave from M II manufacturing to R II residential for a new home will be considered.
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Morris Planning Commission
Morris Savings and Loan
Klinker
Hatcher Woods
Michael Cheshareck
Illinois Ave
Joliet Market Reports Steady Cattle Prices and Lower Hogs
Joliet market summary from UPI shows cattle at 2,500 head with steers and heifers holding steady and prime prices lifting to 45.25 to 46.00 for high quality steers, while hogs fall 1.00 to 1.50 with No 1-2 hogs 200-240 pounds at 46.75 to 47.25 and No 1-3 hogs 200-260 pounds at 46.00 to 46.75.
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Joliet
UPI
Markets Grain Prices at 12 Noon
CHICAGO corn and wheat rose while soybeans were mixed at noon on the Board of Trade. Wheat for March rose to 2.25, May 2.29, July 2.30 with gains. corn Mar 2.25, May 2.29, July 2.30 up. soybeans Mar 5.99, May 6.15, with modest increases as traders watched market shifts.
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Chicago
UPI
Board of Trade
Annexation discussed as district considers subdivision near Hatcher Woods
Grundy County Board of School Trustees heard a plan to annex a 20 acre subdivision west of Hatcher Woods into district 54. Dr John Roth Jr and partners plan 17 lots, with tree loss expected, and donations of land or cash to meet the school site ordinance. Barr noted district may bid on excess funds and approved various payments, while EMH teachers outlined needs and class approaches for intellectually challenged students. Election petitions were announced for April 8 with terms expiring for two board members.
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John Roth Jr
Hatcher Woods
Roth
John Hynds
James Baum
Jean McCoy
Nettle Creek
Dr. Roth
Barr
Grundy County
Nancy Kendrick
Nancy Oreshack
Shabbona School
Carol Winkler
Garfield
Miss Kendrick
Winkler
Oershack
Kendrick
Morris Community High School
EMH
First National Bank
First National
Grundy County National Banks
Morris Savings and Loan
Narvick
Jacobs
Center
Nancy Morris
Galloway
Warren Olson
Thompson cites local tax abuse in state address
Governor James R. Thompson criticized rising local real estate property taxes as spiraling due to overspending by local officials. In his State of the State message he praised legislative cooperation from the prior year and called local taxes a critical concern lawmakers must address this session.
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Springfield
Iil
UPI
James R. Thompson
Appraisers clash over value of Morris property
Appraisers testifying in Morris evaluated land values amid inflation. Tadrowski estimated 5 to 10 percent yearly gains 1972 to 1975, charging 200 dollars for appraisal and 100 per half day for court. Anderson supported higher prices north of Illinois 47, noting commercial best use and a jog in the highway. Other witnesses, including Dix Muench and Conley, offered competing figures for parcels tied to the Giglietti property and related holdings, with Pack property cited as a close comparable.
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Morris
Department of Transportation
Tadrowski
Robert Anderson
Anderson
Illinois 47
Grundy National Building Corp
Illinois
Wilfred Dix
Grundy National Building Corporation
Richard Muench
Edward W. Conley
Dix
Muench
Grundy County National Bank
Division
Washington and
Main Sts
Walter Pack
Division and
Giglietti
Conley
Yvonne Pack
Pack
Atty. Adcock
Rock Island
Minooka Board sues to overturn rehire ruling in Ingels case
The Minooka Consolidated District 201 filed suit in Grundy County Circuit Court to reverse an Illinois State Board of Education hearing officer’s order reinstating Mrs. Dorothy Ingels. The board seeks dismissal and asserts Adelman’s decision weighed testimony improperly and reflected district friction.
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Minooka Board of Education
Consolidated District 201
Grundy County
Illinois State Board of Education
Dorothy Ingels
Barrington Rd
David Adelman
Ingels
Office of Education
Adelman
Minooka
Ingel
Illinois
Morris
Richard Wilder
Aurora Law
Matthews, Dean, Eichmeier, Goodin and
Mrkvicka
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Roscoe Smith
Ralph Weingand
Joliet Market
Faith
Women's Apparel
East St
Dwight
Thompson
Liberty St
Panasonic Batteries
Daly
Sun
Liberty
Liberty Walgreen
Agency Drug
ST Joseph
ST. Joseph's Children’s Cough Syrup
Morris Walgreen
Sycamore Dr
Tapl
Jock Itch
St.joseph
ST. Joseph's
Savey
Hankscraft
Mvadec
Prescription
Liberty & Morris Walgreen's
Maalox Plus
Antacid
Clairol
Sunshine Harvest
Gelusism
Cépacol
Eax Sinuta
Fohmsons
Sinutar
Johnson & Johnson
Aiche
Morris Dry
Mouie
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