Goose Lake Prairie land sold to Illinois Authority
The first Goose Lake Prairie Preserve land sale closes with 240 acres sold for 224000 to John O'Brien and 112000 to the Wainwright estate. Deeds recorded in Morris, amid plans to finish Collins McCabe Anderson tract by month end. Conservation officials warn of tighter access and future park closures if funds fall short.
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Goose Lake Prairie
Illinois Authority
John O’brien
Wainwright
Nels P. Nelson
Sheraton Hotel
Chicago
William L. Rutherford
Tiinaia Danautmant of Man
Morris Herald
Charles
Ted) O’brien
Goose Lake Hunting Club
Emerson A. Bolen
Frank W. Collins
Eugene Matteson
Charles O’brien
H. B. Smith
Joseph E. Einhaus
Charles E. Davis
The
Conservation Department
O’brien
Fire guts a Braceville house near Braceville
A five room two story frame house owned by Anton Lissy located a quarter mile south of Braceville was gutted by a fire at 9 15 a m today. Occupants Mr and Mrs John Delaney and baby were not home. Firemen from Braceville and Gardner battled the blaze as villagers summoned assistance. Damage tallies were not available.
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Braceville
Anton Lissy
John Delaney
Baby
Braceville and Gardner
Doctor to Open General Practice in Joliet Area
Remodeling has begun on the former Stephens Oil Co. building at Jefferson and Franklin to welcome Dr. Louis J. Wilhelmi of Redlands California. He will run a general practice and obstetrics office with a French exterior design around Aug 1 after a $ remodeling project adds six exam rooms a laboratory and x ray. He is a Joliet native with ties to the Baskerville family and a history in obstetrics and gynecology.
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Stephens Oil Co
Jefferson and
Franklin Sts
Louis J. Wilhelmi
Joliet
Redlands
Calif
Leo J. Wilhelmi
Old Elm Road
Wilhelmi Beverages
Robert C
Charles Robert
Wilhelmi
Wilmington
Illinois Wesleyan University
University of Illinois Medical College
Chicago
Orange
Calif.) County General Hospital
U. S. Air Force
Hamilton Air Force Base
San Francisco
Lake Arrowhead
Palm Springs
Helen Baskerville
Symerton
Frank Guiney
Robert Baskerville
Gerald Baskerville
Coal City
Wilhelms
Mark 12
Dana
Lawrence J. Wilhelmi
Weather outlook with showers and cool midweek change
Shower and thundershowers likely from evening with a mid 50s low. Saturday brings variable cloudiness and a high in the lower 70s with chances of showers and thunderstorms. Sunday sees little temperature change with another shower chance. Temperatures run 10 to 12 degrees below normal highs 72 to 82 and lows 56 to 61 through Wednesday.
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Collins Weather Station
Morris
Snicker-A-Day Health Quote Prompt
A motivational line notes good health as the key to enjoying the present season. The message emphasizes a positive mood and well being as central to feeling this time of year is special.
Graduation at MCHS Monday
The Morris Community High School commencement on Monday at 8 p.m. in the gym features the theme The Youth of Today is the Strength of Tomorrow with speeches by Andrew Anderson and Sharon Stidley. Invocation by Rev. Andrew Siedsma Jr and benediction by Rev. Norval Wigtil. Honor awards presented by Ted Morgan and diplomas by Superintendent Claude Rose.
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Morris Community High School
Andrew Anderson
Diane Finch
Sharon Stidley
Andrew Siedsma Jr
Norval R. Wigtil
MCHS
Ted Morgan
Claude J. Rose
Andrew Floyd Anderson
Lewis Charles Anderson
Mary Joanne Ashcraft
Kay Ann Benson
Gayle Lynn Claypool
Diane L. Finch
Richard Martin Fosen
Robert William Haldorson Jr
Susan Marie Hummel
Douglas K. Hunter
Jeffrey Richard Jones
Judy Marie Laing
Thomas Allan McElvain
Janaye
Lucille Matteson
Barry Neal Morgan
Virginia J. Pack
Bercedis Leola Peterson
Richard Duane Purdue
Sandra Lee Riley
Keith H. Salems
Leila Mae Siedsma
Susan Spencer
Stephen Paul Stangland
Sharon Lee Stidley
John Allen Warriner
Richard Glen Wells
Police Stage Sick Leave Protest Amid City Talks
Mayor Hendrickson plans a special City Council meeting after police officers Button and Gretencord called in sick for the 8 am to 4 pm shift. Chief Ward, due off Friday and Saturday, was notified and efforts to reach other officers failed. No salary increases have been set for the new fiscal year. a $145 monthly raise is reportedly requested by the officers.
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John Hendrickson
Donald Ward
William Button
James Gretencord
Ward
Chief Ward
Hendrickson
Jets Hero Joe Namath Retires Under NFL Pressure
Joe Namath, Super Bowl hero for the New York Jets, announces retirement from football. He cites reluctance and pressure from NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle to resolve his restaurant interests as the main factor behind his decision.
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Bulletin
NEW York
Joe Namath
New York Jets
Pete Roselle
National Football League
Morris AMAX Aluminum Plant Dedic at Morris Illinois
Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie dedicates the AMAX Aluminum Mill Products plant six miles east of Morris on U.S. 6. He says the project will boost the local economy by creating over 600 jobs and spur demand for water power and transportation services. The plant aims to reach 90 million pounds yearly by 1969 and will produce sheet aluminum in widths to 60 inches and thicknesses from .006 to .125 inch with paints in 50 colors.
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Richard Ogilvie
Peter D. Weisseleft
Amax Aluminum Mill Products, Inc
Morris
Weisse
Tan MacGregor
AMAX
Stephen A. Furbacher
Amax Aluminum Co
Herald
Ogilvie
Amax Aluminum Mill Products
U.S. 6
Nation
Richard B. Ogilvie
Amax Aluminum Mill
Goose Lake Prairie Park
Illinois
Midwest
Peter D. Weisse
Amax Aluminum
Amax Morris
Fiery UFO Sightings Stir Morris Grundy County Interest
Residents report greenish blue flying objects over Morris area with speeds 300 to 500 mph at about 2000 feet. Witness Glen Bright saw it two miles west of Minooka near the Minooka road. Center of Short-lived Phenomena in Cambridge weighing investigation. Call Morris Herald with details.
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Grundy County
Morris
Glen Bright
Robinson Drive
Minooka
Minooka Blacktop
Bright
Ilinois Bell Telephone Co
George Hendrickson
Cambridge
Mass
Morris Herald
Earth
Marilyn Schaffer
Cambridge Center
Volunteer Flight Officers Network Leader Profile
The Associated Press notes the director of the Volunteer Flight Officers Network, a group focused on aviation volunteerism, in a continuation of coverage on page 6. The piece highlights leadership roles and organizational aims within the volunteer flight community.
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Associated Press
State Opposing Rail Abandonment of Zephyr Route
Illinois Attorney General William J. Scott on behalf of the Illinois Commerce Commission serves notice to the Interstate Commerce Commission opposing Rio Grande Western’s petition to abandon part of the California Zephyr route from Denver to Salt Lake City. He cites lack of state notice and seeks a federal review of Illinois rail passenger service to the South and California.
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Chicago
William J. Scott
Illinois Commerce Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rio Grande Western Railroad
Denver
Salt Lake City
Burlington Railroad
San Francisco
Western Pacific Railroad
Scott
ICC
Ottawa man dies in Illinois River boating accident
The body of 35 year old Joseph Monroe of Ottawa was recovered from the Illinois River after a boating mishap Sunday. He and a companion were rolled into the water by a high wave. the companion swam to safety.
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Ottawa, Ill
Joseph Monroe
Ottawa
Illinois River
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