Darlington Sentenced To Vandalia
Morris man Darlington, a court repeater, received six months at the Illinois State Farm Vandalia for resisting arrest. Stanley Darlington, 28, of 1113 E Washington St, was fined 100 dollars with 10 dollars in court costs for illegal transportation of liquor and 10 dollars plus 5 dollars in costs for no valid plates. Police reports say he was found at 6 15 p m Sunday slumped over the wheel of his 1955 Chevrolet at Buchanan and Division. He allegedly struck Officer Harold A Carlson as he was taken to the station and was held without bond in the Morris city jail.
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Morrisman
Illinois State Farm
Harold A. Carlson
Chester P. Winsor
Stanley Darlington Sentenced to Six Months in Vandalia
Darlington pleaded guilty to all charges before Magistrate Win sor this morning and received six months in Vandalia for repeated offenses. He offered no comment on the sentence.
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Peared
Winsor
Stanley
Darlington
Vandalia
Car Windows Reported Broken in Vandalism Case
Mor ris City police investigated vandalism when two windows on a car were found broken. Mrs. Ramona C. Holbrook reported the damage from her Benton Street home between midnight and 1 30 a m Saturday, with police receiving the call at 11 30 p m Saturday.
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Morris City
Ramona C. Holbrook
W. Benton St
Benton St
Oil heater incident at Bert Thorsen home near Morris
Morris volunteer firefighters were dispatched at 3 45 a m to the Bert Thorsen residence one mile north and a half mile east of Morris. An oil heater in the kitchen overheated but cooled without causing damage.
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Morris
Bert Thorsen
Rome Farther North Than New York City
A concise geographic comparison notes that Rome in Italy lies farther north than New York City in the United States. The statement highlights latitude-based positioning without additional details.
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Rome
Italy
New York City
Four Car Collision Damages Area Roads Near Minooka
Four cars damaged in a 9:45 p.m. Friday crash on a blacktop road near the Grundy Will county line. William E. Wilson 19 of Minooka was cited for failure to reduce speed after sideswiping three eastbound cars. Minor damage reported in two additional Saturday incidents in nearby streets. Police note no injuries.
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Grundy-Will
Sherman Hexdall
William E. Wilson
Rte. 2
Hexdall
John Warmouth
Channahon
William Scheel
Lockport
Frances Meade
Romines
Manor Station
Wilson
Dora Long
Price St
Collision damages Plymouth driven by teen Earl Thompson
A Plymouth operated by Earl Thompson, 17, of 603 Douglas St. was struck on the left rear fender by a Martinka automobile while parked on the street.
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Earl Thompson
Douglas St
Curfew Tickets Issued Saturday
Two teenagers were cited for curfew violations at 4 45 a m Saturday on Division St near Illinois Ave Morris City Policeman James Anderson ticketed William F Swartz 17 of Ottawa and Miss Carlotta J Sjostrom 17 of 706 E Illinois Ave Swartz was driving south on Division St when stopped He was ticketed for driving after curfew with an invalid license Sjostrom a passenger was cited for curfew Both directed to appear at 10 30 a m Feb 1 in magistrate court
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Kroger
Gordon Gregg
Robert Daggett
LaVerne R. Lundborg
Robinson Drive
Gregg
Lundborg
Douglas St
Morris City
Donald Ward
George Martinka
Chicago
Illinois Ave
James Anderson
William F. Swartz
Ottawa
Carlotta J. Sjostrom
Swartz
Anderson
Sjostrom
Conduct Charge Leads to Jail
James Oamack of Morris was jailed in Grundy County for failure to pay a $25 disorderly conduct fine. A criminal complaint by his wife Rose alleges he struck her Sunday night at the Camack home. He remained jailed after a Morris City Jail stay until a magistrate’s appearance. $5 court costs were added.
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James Oamack
Morris
Grundy County
Oamack
Rose
Camack
Morris City
Chester P. Winsor
Youth Hurt In Morris Auto Accident
A Morris youth sustained a head wound requiring 10 stitches after a Sunday auto crash on Griggs Drive. 16 year old Paul E. Cheshareck of Bedford Road, driving a 1968 Buick, braked to avoid a dog, skidded on ice, lost control and hit a tree.
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Morris
Morris Hospital
Jack Kopezick
Paul E. Cheshareck
Bedford Road
Griggs Drive
Cheshareek
Stock Market Tumbles in Early Afternoon Trading
New York stocks retreat as shortened four hour sessions and tax politics loom. Dow Jones loses 8.73 to 871.59 as Litton Industries warns January earnings will be much lower than expected, with IBM and Du Pont also weaker.
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Congress
Associated Press
Litton Industries
IBM
Litton News
du Pont
General Motors
Goodrich
Stocks Slide As Traders Dump Glamour and Blue Chip Shares
Caterpillar American Smelting and Homestake led declines as investors sold off glamor stocks and blue chips. The American Stock Exchange saw similar weakness with many low priced favorites battered by heavy selling pressures.
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Caterpillar
Homestake
American Stock Exchange
Mazon Students Win Second in Judging Contest
A Vo-Ag judging team from Mazon Township High School placed second at the Illinois State Duroc swine sale contest in Normal. Team members were Dave Roe Jim Gonnam George Sutton Stanley Motter and Larry Herman with Roe tying for seventh individually. 230 students from 50 teams competed. Eldon Myers teaches the program.
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MAZON
Vo-Ag
Mazon Township
Normal
Dave Roe
Jim Gonnam
George Sutton
Stanley Motter
Larry Herman
Roe
Eldon Myers
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