Minooka Holds Graduation and Local Club Installations
Thirty three eighth grade students graduated from Minooka Consolidated School in a gym ceremony. Diplomas were awarded by board president Charles Greenbeck. The same night the American Legion elected officers and the Minooka Lions Club installed new officers with plans to obtain an inhalator for the fire department.
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Ora Sandwick
Minooka
Minooka Consolidated School
Don Holt
Jon Marley
LeRoy Steffes
Nancy Phillips
Tommy Williamson
Larry Korlec
Wallace Kundert
Kathleen Thompson
Diana Littlefair
Jacquelyn McCoy
Donald Davidson
Susan Stafford
Gregory Marr
Steven Hadaway
Devonna Knudson
Barbara Costello
Illinois
Rex Siron
Charles Greenbeck
Board of Education
Beverly Beasley
Legion
American Legion
Gerald Knudson
John McQuade
Clyde Heap
Gerald Thompson
Dale Thorson
William J. van Ashlen
Wayne Peacock
Jay Murley
Cecil Thompson
Main Street
Fred Singer
Lions
Charles
Pete) Muffler
Minooka Lions Club
William Rushton
George Winterbottom
Emmett Feeney
Leo Teipel
Glen Hoyland
Oliver Bronckerhoff
Fred Maunder
Tail
Harold Dirst
Lron Tamer
Clifford Thompson
Charles Thomas
Francis Dollinger
Jerome Talbot
Paul E Pierce Seeks B S in Electrical Engineering at Tri State
Paul E Pierce son of Mr and Mrs B Edmund Pierce of 808 W Jackson St is a candidate for the bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering at Tri State College Angola Ind at the 75th anniversary commencement exercises Thursday June 11 He expects to complete his studies at the end of the summer quarter in August.
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Paul E. Pierce
B. Edmund Pierce
W. Jackson St
Tri-State College
Angola
Ind
Scouts Gather for Shabbona District Campout at Ilini State Park
About 100 boy Scouts from Morris Coal City Gardner Braceville Braidwood and Wilmington attend the Shabbona district spring campout at Ilini State Park Friday and Saturday. They hike to Bell Island lock, compete in second class wood chopping and sawing, receive patrol awards, and end with a 3 p.m. retreat and campfire. Visitors welcome Saturday.
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Morris
Coal City
Gardner
Braceville
Braidwood
Wilmington
Shabbona
Ilini State Park
Bell Island Lock
Marseilles
Bargains in Fresh Fruits and Vegetables This Week
The Associated Press reports abundant local produce at attractive prices with milk production rising to a seasonal high and June proclaimed Dairy Month. Egg prices rise in some areas while others fall. meat prices show small drops for frying chickens and chuck roast. lamb and veal price shifts vary by region. Top bargains include peas broccoli lettuce carrots asparagus spinach radishes onions greens celery corn cucumbers potatoes and zucchini.
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Associated Press
Department of Agriculture
Has License Suspended Thanks Police in Mass
A motorist in Hudson Massachusetts, whose license was suspended for drunken driving over Memorial Day weekend, thanked the three policemen who arrested him. He said he would have been another highway fatality list and might have killed someone else without their action.
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Hudson
Mass
Fruit Prices Dip in Southern Markets This Season
Bananas pineapples strawberries and berries including North Carolina blueberries and grapefruit feature in strong bargain notes. Southern peaches again appear on the list with prices as low as two pounds for 35 cents signaling renewed consumer savings this season.
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North Carolina
Hailstorm Deluges Selden Kansas Town
A two hour hail storm drenched Selden Kansas covering the town with a foot and a half of ice. Four business roofs and several homes collapsed under weight. basements flooded. One man Jim Stewart was injured by a falling awning. A National Guard unit arrived to guard against looting as reinforcements and road crews cleared U S Highway 83 toward Colby.
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Selden
Kan
Kansas
Jim Stewart
Farmers State Bank
National Guard
Colby
Denver Chamber Receives Inquiry From New Jersey Homemaker
The Denver Chamber of Commerce reports a New Jersey housewife wrote seeking Colorado information as part of her study of U.S. territories. Colorado statehood date noted as August 1, 1876, and officials indicate they will provide any available material.
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Denver
Colo. i
Denver Chamber of Commerce
New Jersey
Colorado
U.S
Plastic Bag Warnings Distribute to Drycleaners
The Society of the Plastics Industry plans placards for display in drycleaning shops warning about suffocation risks from plastic bags. Almost 9,000 National Institute of Drycleaning members will receive the materials after several recent deaths linked to bag misuse.
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New York
Society of the Plastics Industry
National Institute of Drycleaning
Subtle note on removing plastic film wrappings
A brief line from The Herald urges readers to discard stray plastic film after use. The quote emphasizes careful disposal and keeping items clean by removing wrappers once served.
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