Will Elect 5 To State High Court Today
Five Illinois Supreme Court seats are up for election with contests in the 1st and 6th districts. Republicans hold a 5-2 majority and could lose control if Democrats win both districts. Incumbents Hershey Schaefer Bristow seek new terms. Daily Klingbiel are holdovers.
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State High Court
Chicago
Illinois Supreme Court
High Court
Byron House
Nashville
James Gray
East St. Louis
Selfisburg
Illinois
Roy J. Solfisburg
Aurora
B. Jay Knight
Rockford
Solfisburg
Charles H. Davis
Kane County
Winnebago
Knight
Harry B. Hershey
Taylorville
Walter V. Schaefer
George W. Bristow
Paris
Joseph E. Daily
Peoria
Ray I. Klingbiel
East Moline
Stolen 1960 Ford From Locked Gardner Garage
A 1960 model Ford with 1100 miles was stolen from a locked Gardner garage Friday night. The vehicle owned by William Chase was discovered missing early Saturday, despite a state police alert. Another car in the same garage was left undisturbed.
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Gardner
William Chase
Illinois Plates To Be White on Cardinal Red
Illinois 1961 motor vehicle license plates will feature white numerals and lettering on a cardinal red background. Secretary of State Charles F. Carpentier announced in a telegram to North Central College President C. Harvey Geiger of Naperville, to be read at tonight’s commencement. The colors honor North Central’s centennial, making it the seventh Illinois institution to be so honored, joining the University of Illinois, Illinois State Normal University, Northwestern, Quincy College, Wheaton, and Augustana.
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Naperville
Illinois
Charles F. Carpentier
Carpentier
C. Harve Geiger
North Central College
North Central
Illinois Institution of Higher Learning
University of Ilinois
Illinois State Normal University
Northwestern University
Quincy College
Wheaton College
Augustana College
Arthur Wallin Dies. Maine Township Supervisor
Arthur Wallin 67 longtime Maine township supervisor died Saturday after a lingering illness. He served on the County Board of Supervisors for 19 years and chaired the fixing salaries committee. Funeral services are Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Hansen chapel with burial at Braceville Gardner cemetery. Donations may go to the Cancer fund. He was born November 5, 1892 in Braceville and never married. Survived by sisters Esther Small Ruth Jackman and Elsie Barr and brothers Fred and William R. Wallin plus 12 nieces and nephews.
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Gardner
Arthur Wallin
Maine
Hansen Funeral Home
Hansen Chapel
Roger Fisk
Braceville-Gardner Cemetery
Cancer Fund
Mr. Wallin
Braceville
Fritz
Christine Wallin
Maine Township
County Board of Supervisors
Wallin
Board of Supervisors
Liquor Commission
Justice of the Peace
Bell
Esther) Small
Ruth Jackman
Clarence
Elsie) Barr
Fred
William R. Wallin
Mazon
Ike Takes 1 2 Lap At Nikita In Reunion Visit
President Eisenhower mingled with West Point classmates of 1915 and reviewed the corps before a march. He also used speeches to jab at Khrushchev without naming him while at Notre Dame. He returned to West Point after a Notre Dame stop during a 45th reunion visit.
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West Point
N. Y
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
United States Military Academy
South Bend
Ind
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Miss Vandalia Named Miss Illinois in Miss America Pageant
Vicky Joyce Nutter, 17, Miss Vandalia, was chosen Miss Illinois from 38 entrants after a fashion show of her self designed outfits. She will represent Illinois in the Miss America contest next fall. First runner up was Marjorie Ann Koehler, with Elsie Jane Machnek earning Miss Talent. The event crowned Miss America Lynda Lee Meade of Natchez, Mississippi, as onlookers included finalists Tory Lynn Kucera and Janice Lee Dobbs.
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Miss
Vandalia
Illinois
Mount Vernon
Ill
Vicky Joyce Nutter
Vicky
Fancy
Miss Illinois
Principia College
Elsah
Charles Nutter
Vandalia High School
Marjorie Ann Ko
Southern Ilinois University
el Paso
Carbondale
East St. Louis
Claude Thompson
Lynda Lee Meade
Natchez
du Page County
Tory Lynn Kucera
Clarendon Hills
Wood River
Janice Lee Dobbs
Aurora
Patricia Lee Anderson
Yranite City
Atlas Missile Base Strike Hits California to Florida
Machinists launch a midnight walkout at key Atlas bases from Cape Canaveral to Vandenberg and Warren and Offutt AFBs amid wage dispute with Convair General Dynamics. Pickets urge mass meeting. workers warn of production slowdowns affecting Polaris and satellites.
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Atlas Missile
Florida
California
San Diego
Calif
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Warren Afb
Wyo
Offutt Afb
Neb
Convair
General Dynamics
Atlas
Polaris
Midas
Samos
Cape Canaveral
Vandenberg
GOP Picnic Program Announced With Witwer Presence
Samuel W. Witwer will attend the GOP picnic Friday at 6 p.m. on the John Ullrich farm southwest of Morris. Mrs. Walter Phillips says Witwer and several other candidates will be present for a family potluck dinner with coffee and rolls provided. A Barbershop quartet and an accordion entertainer will perform during the event.
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Samuel W. Witwer
Riverside
U. S
John Ullrich
Morris
Walter Phillips
Republican Women’s Organization
Witwer
Area C of C Meet Slated At Joliet
Willard B. Curtis president of Barrett Hardware Joliet hosts an Illinois State Chamber of Commerce dinner in the Mediterranean Room Hotel Louis Joliet on June 16 at 6 30 p m Atty David F Root Morris joins as co host Attendees include leading businessmen from Joliet and surrounding towns with discussions on labor education social security unemployment taxation water resources politics agriculture and business relations
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Joliet
Willard B. Curtis
Barrett Hardware Company
Illinois State Chamber of Commerce
Louis Joliet
Curtis
State Chamber
David F. Root
Morris
Illinois
Braidwood
Lockport
Plainfield
Wilmington
Extinguish Mazon Fire Station Blaze
Police Chief Donahue detected smoke at 1 20 a m Sunday in the Mazon fire station and led a quick investigation. Faulty wiring started a small blaze that damaged wiring and roof but did not harm equipment or response gear.
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Mazon
Morris Fire Department Responds To Griggs Drive Short Circuit
Morris firemen were called to the Frank Bellm home on Griggs Drive near the canal and river early Sunday due to a short circuit in electric service wires entering the residence. Fire crews reported no damage.
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Morris Fire Department
Frank Bellm
Griggs Drive
and M. Canal
Illinois River
North Illinois CD Assn Elects Officers at Wheaton Meeting
The Northern Illinois District Civil Defense association elected officers at a Sunday meeting in Wheaton DuPage county. Robert F. McFadden Will county director was named president and Mrs George Regan Grundy county CD director was elected secretary. Roy C Blackwell DuPage county CD director became treasurer. A board of directors was appointed including Clement J Steichen chairman and others from Joliet Ottawa Cook Fox Lake Franklin Park and Galva. By laws were adopted and incorporation planned Col Aurel Clark spoke on surplus property and Karl Pearson on communications and cooperation with state plans. A Will county school warning system demo was shown and a tour of the DuPage bomb shelter followed refreshments by DuPage CD auxiliary women.
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Northern Illinois District Civil Defense Association
Wheaton
DuPage County
George Reagan
Grundy County
Robert F. McFadden
Will County
Roy C. Blackwell
Clement J. Steichen
Livingston County
James Lavely
Joliet
Robert Calhan
Ottawa
Joseph Downey
Cook County
Richard Willer
Fox Lake
Harold P. Driston
Anthony Dina
Mokena
Norman E. Grantham
Franklin Park
Edward Moravek
Harvey
Forest Bailey
Galva
Col
Aurel Clark
State Office
Karl O. Pearson
McFadden
Community Chest Annual Meet Tonight
A recessed annual meeting of the Grundy County Community Chest will be held at 8 p.m. today in the Grundy county circuit court room. Vernon G. Butz of Kankakee will address the gathering and officers and a fund chairman will be elected. Representatives of all county organizations are invited to attend.
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Grundy County
Socialists Seek to Oust Kishi Ahead of Eisenhower Visit
In Tokyo the Socialist bloc resigns to pressure Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi, aiming to force dissolution of Parliament before June 19 when the U S Japan security treaty takes effect. Sohyo plans strikes and mass protests including June 10 demonstrations and June 11 rallies nationwide. The effort centers on blocking the Eisenhower visit and pressuring Kishi to yield.
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Tokyo
Socialist Bloc
Nobusuke Kishi
Eisenhower
Japan
Kishi
U.S
People’s Council
Sohyo
White House
James C. Hagerty
Parliament
U. S
Weekend Storm Recedes as Week Opens With Mild Sunshine
After a weekend of gusty winds rain and hail the Collins Weather station logged 1.02 inches of precipitation. Morris saw similar totals. Today brings sunny skies and cooler temps with highs near 70s and nights in the low 50s. Sunday peaked at 73 after a Saturday high of 93 with a Sunday night low around 49 and 9 am temperature near 62.
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Collins
Morris
Mercury
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