Plant Disease Clinic Opens in Joliet
Terrence Pocklington a Joliet resident with a Ph D in plant pathology at the University of Illinois has opened a Plant Disease and Disorder Clinic. The clinic will operate by phone in and house calls with consultation available for sick houseplants lawns shrubs and trees. Pocklington also teaches ornamental horticulture at Joliet Junior College and is connected with the American Phytopathological Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Darryl Kilmer son of Mr and Mrs Richard Kilmer of Mazon won the 1972 DeKalb Agricultural Accomplishment Award for outstanding senior in vocational agriculture based on scholarship leadership and a supervised farming program. He attends Mazon High School and has earned FFA honors in corn and soybeans.
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Terrence Pocklington
University of Illinois
Joliet
Pocklington
Joliet Junior College
American Phytopathological Society
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Darryl Kilmer
Richard Kilmer
Mazon
DeKalb
DeKalb AgResearch, Inc
Mazon High School
FFA
Morris Pool Hours Change for Graduation Weekend
Mayor Donald Caisley announced Morris Swimming Pool hours will shift this weekend for graduation exercises. Weekend hours include Saturday 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday 1 p.m. to 9 p.m., with Monday 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. and daily 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. resumes Tuesday. closed Monday mornings for cleaning. Sunday hours 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. remain in effect.
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Donald Caisley
Morris Swimming Pool
Runaway Morris Police Hobble Horse Into Evergreen Cemetery
A runaway horse was corralled in Evergreen Cemetery after a pursuit down Armstrong Street near Sponge Cushion Inc. Sgt Ronald Fox of the Grundy County Sheriff’s Department alerted Morris Sgt Max Babcock at 7 05 p m Thursday that the horse had thrown its rider and was galloping down Armstrong Street. Babcock located the fallen rider and chased the horse by car into the cemetery where it was brought under control with help from Sgt Jack Kopezick and Patrolman Paul Ehrman.
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Morris
Evergreen Cemetery
Armstrong St
Sponge Cushion Inc
Ronald Fox
Grundy County
Parklake Village developer meeting with City Council planned
A meeting with Leon Apanas the Parklake Village developer is set with the Morris City Council and Planning Commission at 7 30 p m in the First National Bank of Morris community room. Public hearings begin at 7 30 p m on two zoning petitions one by Wesley Steffes to rezone 10 acres north of I 80 from B I to B III and the other by Joseph F and Ethel A Murphy to change two lots on the west side of Lisbon Road south of USS from B III to B III.
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Leon Apanas
Parklake Village
City Council
Morris Planning Commission
First National Bank of Morris
Planning Commission
Wesley Steffes
Joseph F
Ethel A. Murphy
Lisbon Road
Uss. 6
Bertrand Russell on governments and dogma in Unpopular Essays
Bertrand Russell argues in Unpopular Essays that divergent government dogmas fuel hostility and that peace requires either no dogmas or universal indoctrination, a view cited by the 1973 Newspaper Enterprise Association.
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Bertrand Russell
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Appalachian Trail Traverses 14 States and Two National Parks
Trailway emphasizes the Appalachian Trail length of 2015 miles crossing 14 states along with portions in 8 national forests and two national parks, highlighting its status as a premier outdoor route and preserved spaces.
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America
Police recover stolen Corvette in Morris City
Morris City Police recovered a 1973 midnight blue Chevrolet Corvette stolen from Wilson Chevrolet. The car was found in front of a residence at 312 E North St. and towed for fingerprint dusting. Police traced the theft to a transport delivery and a brick window break at Wilson Chevrolet.
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Morris City
Wilson Chevrolet
Alan Love
Patelman
Bremenkamp
E. North St
Police Department
Wilson
Morris
Robert Lynes
Clark
Texaco
al Wilson
General Motors
St. Louis
Youth beaten near Bungalow and Brisbin Roads
A 16 year old Morris youth told Sgt Ronald Fox he was pulled from a car and beaten Thursday night near Bungalow and Brisbin Roads. He was treated at Morris Hospital at 7 33 p m. The assailant Dave Creasy about 17 pulled him from a car ripped his shirt struck him and kicked him. Black rode with Steve Welch 18 and Tom Welch 14 of Kiersted Street 818. Creasy and Bernie Creasy blocked the road near U S 6. Mrs Paul Black should file with the state's attorney.
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Morris
Grundy County
Ronald Fox
Bungalow
Brisbin Roads
Morris Hospital
Ronald Black
E. Benton St
Dave Creasy
Black
Steve Welch
Tom Welch
Kiersted St
Creasy
U.S. 6
Bernie Creasy
Fox
Max Babcock
Paul Black
Carpenters Union Boosts Pay in Grundy County Contract
Local 1092 carpenters in Grundy County begin a one year contract raising the basic wage to 10.00 per hour for about 300 members. Don McShane notes the 53 cent increase from 9.46 and potential pension changes to be determined later.
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Carpenters of
Grundy County
Don McShane
Seneca
Associated Press
Cook
Lake and
DuPage
Mid-America
Man released after Taylor's Tap disturbance leads to medical aid
Don Goodwin of 326 Robinson Drive was treated and released from Morris Hospital after a disturbance at Taylor's Tap 811 Liberty Street. Police found him on the floor with Mrs Ellen Broderick holding him down after a dispute. no charges were filed. A Finland ambulance took him to the hospital.
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Don Goodwin
Robinson Drive
Morris Hospital
Taylor’s Tap
Liberty St
Morris
Robert Lynes
Goodwin
Robert
Ellen) Broderick
Buchana St
Finland
Official Misconduct Probes Highlight State Role
The report notes government employees may face prosecution for official misconduct and disciplinary action by their employer. Wilder deflects the issue to the school as its concern. Atty General Scott states the forfeiture clause is clear and enforceable, with enforcement shared by the attorney general and county state’s attorneys.
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Scott
Dayton’s Youngest Signer Noted in Ohio History
Jonathan Dayton aged 26 stands as the youngest signer of the U S Constitution and Dayton Ohio bears his name in honor.
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Jonathan Dayton
U.S. Constitution
Dayton
Ohio
Royals Executed in Ekaterinburg July 16 1918
Czar Nicholas II Empress Alexandra and their children Olga Tatiana Marie Anastasia and Alexis were killed by Bolshevist orders in Ekaterinburg on July 16 1918. Other royal relatives were also slain leaving no living heirs to claim the Russian throne.
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Nicholas
Russia
Alexandra
Olga
Tatiana
Marie
Anastasia
Alexis
Ekaterinburg
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