Dutch Elm disease hits Morris trees as six large elms removed
City alderman James M. Davis reports six large shade trees removed this spring due to Dutch Elm disease. The street department will pause tree work to focus on street marking, light standard painting, and pothole repairs, with private property trees left to owners to remove. Early disease signs include flagging, wilting leaves, and brown sapwood. diagnosis can be obtained free from University of Illinois, with further guidance from the Grundy County Farm Bureau.
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City of Morris
James M. Davis
First Ward
Street Department
Davis
University of Illinois
Grundy County
Communist union calls for halt to nuclear tests in Folkes ton
Britain s Communist led Electrical Trades Union urged an immediate end to nuclear weapon tests in Folke ston England. A union speaker signaled readiness to back the stand with strike action.
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Folkeston
England
Britain
Electrical Trades Union
New Route 6 is Described In Lions Talk
Allan Oesterling spoke to Morris Lions on federal and state plans for Interstate and Defense highways over 13 years at about 33 billion dollars. Route 6 in Grundy county will be rebuilt as part of the system with seven miles planned, no grade crossings, and safety features to reduce fatalities.
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Allan Oesterling
Morris Lions Club
United States
Grundy County
Illinois
Rt. 6
State Highway Department
Oesterling
Portland Cement Assn
Lion
Lion Irvin Kay
Everett Mitchell
Lion Club
Robert Ollerman
GI Girard Seeks Fair Trial In Japan After Accidental Shooting
William Girard says Japanese charges that he enticed a woman to her death are false and that the fatal shooting was accidental. He expects a fair trial in Maebashi District Court as US officials debate custody and jurisdiction under the status of forces agreement.
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Girard
Japan
Camp Whittington
William Girard
U.S. Army
Maebashi District Court
United States
Washington
U.S
State Dulles
Wilson
Stanley Levin
Los Angeles
Itsuro Hayashi
Hayashi
1St Cavalry
Levin
Naka Sakai
Grundy County Grand Jury To Convene
The Grundy County grand jury will convene at 10 a.m. Monday for the June term to hear evidence from State's Atty. August B. Black on at least five cases. Thirty-three jurors were called and a jury of 23 will be impaneled. Leonard Hoffman is expected to preside. The main case involves three Manhattan youths Edward J. Doyle Robert Riley and Martin Funk charged with rape and attempted rape of two Joliet sisters near Gardner on April 4. They are free on 2000 bond after a May 3 preliminary hearing before Justice Chester P. Winsor. the case is bound over to the grand jury.
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Grundy County
Grand Jury
Atty
B. Black
Circuit Court
Leonard Hoffman
Manhattan
Joliet Sisters
Gardner
Edward J. Doyle
Robert Riley
Martin Funk
Justice of the Peace
Chester P. Winsor
Grand
Finnish Leaders Open Talks With Bulganin and Khrushchev
Soviet Premier Bulganin and Nikita Khrushchev opened talks with their Finnish hosts in Helsinki. A joint statement hinted at broader Finnish backing of Soviet foreign policy though the agenda remained unclear.
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Helsinki
Bulganin
Nikita Khrushchev
Requirements Listed for Voters in Morris Special Election
County Clerk Nels P. Nelson explained voting eligibility for Monday's Morris area special election. Voters must be 21, residents of the area 30 days, Grundy County 90 days, Illinois one year. no registration required. Voting occurs at Muffler's Roller Rink from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Election judges are Evelyn Dyson and Harry Johnson with Lowell Gant as clerk.
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Nels P. Nelson
Saratoga Township
Morris
Grundy County
State of Illinois
Muffler
Evelyn Dyson
Harry Johnson
Lowell Gant
Fire on Quemoy Report Denies Casualties
The Chinese Communist batteries fired 38 shells at Quemoy today causing no casualties or damage. The defense ministry did not say if Nationalist forces returned fire.
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Taipei
Defense Ministry
Quemoy
Lottery winner Herb Chun dies of heart failure in Australia
Herb Chun who won 30 000 pounds in a recent Australian lottery died of heart failure. He is the fourth lottery winner to die this year in Australia.
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Sydney
Herb Chun
240 Pupils Enrolled in Union Vacation Church School
Enrollment reaches 240 pupils as classes begin fourth session. Sponsored by Methodist Baptist and Presbyterian churches, with the Junior High group of 39 under Mrs. Barkley split into three interest teams. Planned field trips and a world culture program are set for next week.
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Union Vacation Church School
Union Vacation Church
Harold Kelley
Joseph Barkley
Baptist Church
Robert Ollerman
John Male
Ben Bernstein
Edwin Keleh
Den
Mark
H. L. Mendenhall
Methodist Church
Morgan
Melvin Eddy
Wanted: Bookkeeping and typing help ad
Want ads list opportunities for bookkeeping and typing work. A two bedroom apartment on Fremont Avenue is offered for rent. Also seeking to buy sheep of all breeds.
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Fremont Avenue
Recreation Program Opens Monday for Morris Youth
The Morris summer recreation program directed by Robert Dawermeene Ferguson will start Monday with afternoon and evening sessions focused mainly on Little League and Pony League baseball. Over 100 ages 9 to 12 have signed up for Little League at Goodwill Playground diamond. Pony League opens June 17 with games at the high school field mornings and an organization meeting on Monday at 6 p.m. for players. Surrounding farm-area youths are eligible. signup required for team selection, not attendance.
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Frank Kuntz
Pony League
Ferguson
Norway Accepts U S Missiles Aid Despite Soviet Warning
Oslo says it will accept a United States offer of guided missiles to strengthen Norway's defense forces even after Moscow warned against locating atomic missile bases on Norwegian soil.
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Oslo
U. S
Norway
Bakers Union Official Dinner Raised Sixty Thousand
Senate probes expose a New York Local No. 3 dinner in June last year at the Waldorf Astoria that raised about 60 000 for union Vice President Max Kralstein. Probers say funds came mainly from employer ticket purchases and souvenir ads as officials defend the practice and details of receipts.
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Probers
Bakers Union
Washington
Max Kralstein
Frank Dutto
Kralstein
Askeard
Dutto
Communist Party
New York
Waldorf-Astoria
Joseph Tenezar
Robert Kennedy
Senate
Baker
United States Signs 48.9 Million Aid Pact With Poland
The United States signs a 48.9 million aid agreement with Poland and pledges an additional 46.1 million if Congress authorizes funds. The accord aims to show Soviet satellite states the U.S. will support sovereignty, with early talks on settling Poland’s prewar assets and export facilitation. Poland will receive 100,000 metric tons wheat, 25,600 cotton, 60,000 soybeans, and 17,500 fats and oils, with moving costs about 9.7 million covered by the package.
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Washington
United States
Poland
Congress
Eisenhower
U. S
Yugoslavia
House of Representatives
State Department
U. S. Departments of Treasury, Commerce and Agriculture
Supervisors To Begin June Session
The Grundy County Board of Supervisors starts its regular June meeting at 9 30 Monday. The tentative agenda lists semi annual reports from county officials and juror selection for the September grand jury term. Routine business and auditing of county claims are planned during the sessions.
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Grundy County Board of Supervisors
Northern Illinois Sees Cooling Front With Showers
A cool front moved south across northern Illinois bringing chilly, rainy conditions. The U.S. Weather Bureau forecasts a warming trend by Monday or Tuesday, then cooling again midweek, with scattered thunderstorms tonight and again around Tuesday. Temperature at Pyatt Weather Station was 65 at 9 a.m., with a 55 night low. Thursday’s high reached 84.
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Illinois
U.S. Weather Bureau
Pyatt
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