Fairs Aid Highlight 1971 Grundy County Showdown
Grundy County fairs received state aid from a 1971 program funded by a tax on peri mutuel betting. The Grundy County 4-H show got 3120.81 total with 3050 maximum, while the Grundy County Agriculture District Fair at Morris received 21026.06 including a 2000 rehabilitation aid. Attendance and premiums shifted from 1970 to 1971, with Du Quoin leading in totals and Sandwich gaining entries, as Sunstandards show rankings and receipts across competing Illinois fairs.
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Illinois
Grundy County
Division of Fairs
Morris
Mazon
DuQuoin
Wheaton
Peoria
Lake County
Grayslake
St. Clair
Belleville
Kane County
St. Charles
Gates
Police and
Parkers
Gordon L. Ropp
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Tax exemptions available for eligible homeowners
The supervisor of assessments mails homestead exemption applications of 1500 from property value to all eligible registrants. To qualify a person must be 65 by January 1 and reside in and own the home while paying land taxes. Applications may be filed at the courthouse assessment supervisor's office.
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Office of the Supervisor of Assessments
Flu outbreak hits Morris area with rising absences
Over two weeks 219 children and seven adults reported flu like illness this week, and 377 children with 40 adults were absent the week ending Jan 14. Hospital stays average four to five days while officials note no confirmed Asian flu. Absentee rates rise across Garfield McKinley Stine Center and Morris Community High, with doctors urging staying home and avoiding crowds.
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Grundy County
Max Lindsay
Garfield School
Garfield
Lindsay
McKinley
Stine
Stephen Black
Center School
Black
Center
Morris Community High School
Clarence Mosimann
Mosimann
Bernard Keating
Shabbona School
John B. Roth Sr
Morris City
Detachment Petition Withdrawn in Will County Hearing
A petition by 27 Channahon residents to detach about 4100 acres from Joliet High School District 204 and join Minooka High School District 111 was withdrawn by attorney William Penn as Will County trustees opened a hearing. The 7 0 vote accepted the withdrawal and adjourned. continuation set for Feb 16.
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Channahon
Joliet Township
Atty. William Penn
Joliet
Will County
Channahon Township
Minooka
Mobil Oil Co
Joliet-Chicago
Penn
Channahan
Joliet High School
Atty
Perry Rudman
Will County Board of Trustees
Bucher
Des Plaines
Minooka High School
Joliet East
Channahon Junior High
Minooka Junior High
Lincoln Day Dinner to Feature Rep Leslie Arends
The fourth annual Lincoln Day Dinner will be held at Morris Community High School cafeteria at 6 45 p m on February 14 with Congressman Leslie C Arends as featured speaker. Sponsored by Grundy County Republican Central Committee and the Women’s Republican Club.
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Morris Community High School
Leslie C. Arends
Grundy County
Republican Central Committee
Women’s Republican Club
House of Representatives
Economy ends 1971 with growth but inflation rises in December
The Commerce and Labor departments report 1971 closed with a 6.1 percent Q4 growth while December prices rose four tenths of a percent. Inflation for the year eased to 4.6 percent, but unemployment stayed around 6.1 percent as price controls lingered.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nixon
Harold C. Passer
Secretary of the Treasury
John B. Connally
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Astro-Graph Horoscope Debuts by Bernice Bede Osol
Beginning Monday the Morris Daily Herald will feature the Astro-Graph by Bernice Bede Osol. Her astrology knowledge aims to help people live better lives and she began studying in 1955 while majoring in psychology.
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Morris Daily Herald
Bernice Bede Osol
Separate Budget Considered for Grundy County Special Education
The executive board discussed creating a separate budget for the Grundy County Special Education Cooperative to reduce overall costs. Proposals include decentralizing LD and SM classes, leasing classrooms from District 54, and continuing tuition payments between districts to maintain services with a self-sustaining budget after an initial higher year.
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Grundy County
Special Education Cooperative
Franklin School
H. Dale Barr
Morris District 54
Ed Nelson
LaSalle County
Duane Heron
Mazon
Lloyd Cato
Gardner, Barr
Minooka High School
Doris Heine
Ronald Bell
Randall Highsmith
Ed Harris
EMH
Shabbona
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Alton Mattingly
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