Five Accidents Investigated By City Police
Morris city police investigated five weekend traffic accidents with no injuries. The incidents included a backing collision in Hornsby’s lot involving Janet Herubin and Eugene Kiley, a hit on a parked car in the National Tea lot by Harry Lines, a county highway department vehicle struck by Nancy Carroll, a two car collision on Liberty Street involving Eva Johnson and Clifford Ferguson, and a backing scrape at Syke’s Bootery involving Alberta Durkee and Francis Mettille.
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Morris City
Hornsby
Main St
Janet K. Herubin
E. North St
Eugene Kiley
E. Benton St
Herubin
Morris
National Tea Store
E. Washington St
James Gretencord
Harry N. Lines
Wallace St
Grundy County Highway Department
Gretencord
County Highway Department
Richard McTague
E. Chapin St
Nancy Lynn Carroll
Liberty St
Matteson Hardware Store
Ward
Eva F. Johnson
Newark
Jackson St
Clifford W. Ferguson
Rte. 3
Johnson
Ferguson
Syke
William Button
Alberta M. Durkee
Channahon
Durkee
Francis M. Mettille
Washington St
Durkee Car Backing From Parking Stall Incident
Morris police report notes a Durkee vehicle backing from a parking stall. Authorities identify the involved principals and record the incident at the station.
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Durkee
Morris
Market Upbeat as Dow Rises Toward Fifth Straight Advance
New York stocks rose with strong breadth as the Dow Jones index gained 3.58 to 878.47 at noon. The Associated Press average of 60 shares advanced 1.7 to 325.0 with industrials up 2.3, rails up 1.6, and utilities up 0.2, while Du Pont and American Smelting led gains and Polaroid, IBM, and Xerox rose.
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New York
Associated Press
du Pont
American Smelting
International Nickel
Westinghouse Electric
Polaroid
IBM
Xerox
Chicago cash grain prices mixed across wheat corn oats
Wheat No 2 hard 1.633 percent No 2 red 1.5639. Corn No 2 yellow 1.36 percent. Oats No 2 heavy white 7.734. Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.884. Soybean oil 10.02.
Police Ticket Two Drivers in Morris City Weekend
Morris City Police Chief Don ald Ward issued three traffic citations over the weekend. Charles Sparrow, 17, of 1233 Grant St., was cited at 11:20 p.m. Friday on Union St. for speeding 35 mph in a 25 zone and left his license as bond to appear at 9 a.m. Thursday in magistrate court. Irene Schweikart, 32, of Carbon Hill, was cited at 7:35 a.m. Saturday at Liberty and Main for a noisy exhaust and no license. she left a $25 cash bond for a magistrate court appearance at 10 a.m.
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Morris City
Donald Ward
Union St
Charles R. Sparrow
Grant St
Sparrow
Liberty and
Main Sts
Irene Schweikart
Carbon Hill
Schweikart
Stolen bicycle reported in Morris city
Arlin Farmer of 1103 Liberty St reported a maroon Schwinn Stingray bicycle stolen from his home Friday night. The bike has a banana seat with black tape and an unpainted new front fork. The report was filed at 1 25 a.m. Saturday.
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Morris City
Arlin Farmer
Liberty St
Funeral services held for Mrs. Bertha Mickelson former Lisbon resident
Mrs. Bertha Mickelson 79 a life long West Lisbon Lutheran Church member died Saturday at Pleasant View Luther Home in Ottowa. Funeral at 2 p.m. today at West Lisbon Lutheran Church with Rev. John Kylle officiating and burial in West Lisbon Cemetery. Surviving daughter Gladys House Newark five sons Morris and Morris area. eight grandchildren two sisters and three brothers. Burial arrangements by Finland Funeral Home Morris.
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Albert
Bertha) Mickelson
Lisbon
Pleasant View
Luther
Ottawa
West Lisbon Lutheran Church
John Kylle
West Lisbon Lutheran Cemetery
Stanley Larson
Gary Anderson
Lowell Gant
Ralph Vogen
Gerald Vogen
Paul Vogen
Clyde Bornemann
Glen Hextell
Lowell
Gladys) House
Newark
Sherwin
Vernon
Kenneth Mickelson
Morris
Everett
Minooka
Ronald
Seneca
Ray
Tillie) Hextell
Hannah Vogen
Thor
Peter
Clarence Vogen
Mickelson
Mrs. Rudolph Berner, 75, Morris native, dies in Oswego
Former Morris resident Birdie Jeanetta Peterson Berner died Sunday at her daughter’s home in Oswego. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday at Finland Funeral Chapel with Rev. Woodrow Wooley officiating. Burial Evergreen Cemetery. Survived by husband Rudolf Berner, daughter Marquita Peterson, five grandchildren, two sisters, and predeceased by son Lt. John R. Berner and five brothers.
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Rudolph
Jeanetta) Berner
Morris
Edward Peterson
Oswego
Finland
Woodrow Wooley
Oswego Presbyterian Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Birdie Jeanetta Peterson
Kendall County
Samuel
Belle Peterson
Rudolph Berner
Berner
Aurora
Colo
Illinois
Edward
Marquita) Peterson
Bernard
Maxine) McElroy
Minooka
John
Blossom) Sheffield
John R. Berner
Raymond C. Phillips Dies at 76
Raymond C. Phillips 76 formerly of Morris died Friday evening in the Veterans Administration Hospital Danville after six years as a patient. He was born November 22 1890 in Gibson City to John M. and Martha Phillips. He married Cora Caldwell May 3 1924 in Morris. He was an World War I Army veteran.
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Davis Funeral Home
Raymond C. Phillips
Harold R. Dude
Ruth Huseby
Nels P. Nelson
Fred Kaveda
Donald Caisley
Walter Hundt
Arthur Stinchcomb
William Limbach
Evergreen
Morris
Veteran’s Administration
Danville
Funeral services for Mrs. Doris J. Donahue
Mrs Doris J Donahue funeral services were held this morning at Davis Funeral Home with Rev Roy Hamburger officiating. William Walker played organ. Pallbearers listed and burial in Mt Carmel Cemetery.
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John
Doris J.) Donahue
Davis Funeral Home
Roy Hamburger
William Walker
Kenneth Dibble
Ernest Meadors
Henry Verfurth
Lloyd Espeiik
Lawrence Olson
Stanley A’hearn
Mt. Carmel Cemetery
Carkhuff Tickets Two Over Weekend
Illinois Conservation Inspector James Carkhuff cited two men over the weekend for fish and game code violations. John Hartness of Yorkville, 43, faced uncased rifle in a car and a magistrate court date set for Thursday at 10 a.m. Ray Hamilton of Downers Grove, 31, was cited for pulling a water skier with only one person in the boat and also has a magistrate court appearance Thursday at 10 a.m.
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Illinois
James Carkhuff
John Hartness
Yorkville
Ray Hamilton
Downers Grove
Hamilton
Dodd Censure Debate Splits Senate Ahead of Vote
The Senate weighs censure for Sen. Thomas J. Dodd amid ethics questions. Sen. Russell Long backs replacing the censure with a call for a Senate ethics code and praises the ethics panel. Sen. Javits argues Dodd has a legitimate complaint about missing ethics standards, with voting plans and debate spanning two to three days. Dodd vows re election in 1970.
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Washington
Senate
Thomas J. Dodd
Connecticut
Russell B. Long
D-La
Senate Ethics Committee
Dodd
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Javits
Long
Ethics Committee
Sen. Dodd
People of
New York
Minooka Seeks Bids for Storm Sewer and Sidewalk Work
Minooka village accepts bids for about 1200 feet of 12 inch storm sewer and 443 square feet of concrete sidewalk until 5 p.m. June 27. Bid forms available at Beling Engineering Consultants in Joliet or the Minooka village clerk's office. Lowest bid guaranteeing completion by October 31, 1967 will be accepted.
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Minooka
Beling Engineering Consultants
Third Ave
Joliet
Motorist Ticketed for Speed on Liberty Street
Morris City police officer William Button cited Robert T. Ashburn Jr., 22, of 107 Kickapoo Court Marquette Heights, at 4 p.m. Sunday on Liberty Street for driving too fast for conditions. Ashburn left his driver’s license at 4 p.m. Thursday inmagis.
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Morris City
William Button
Marquette Heights
Liberty St
Robert T. Ashburn Jr
Kickapoo Court
Ashburn
Local AFS Chapter Highlights Past Six Years Activity
In 1965 Barb Bossert 1966 and Lorel Nelson 1967 the local AFS chapter and MCHS student council co sponsored students from Argentina Germany Italy Costa Rica South Africa and Thailand. Mrs Peter J Trucano serves as chapter president and H James Baum coordinates the Americans Abroad Program.
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Barb Bossert
Lorel Nelson
AFS
MCHS
Argentina
Germany
Italy
Costa Rica
South Africa
Thailand
Peter J. Trucano
H. James Baum
Search ends for Hannibal boys missing since May
The parents say the three boys Billy Hoag 11 Joel Hoag 13 and Edwin Dowell 14 are not in Murphy's Cave. Rescue workers searched a newly found second level this weekend but found no clues after digging through the cave area.
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Hannibal, Mo
Hannibal
Murphy’s Cave
Billy
Joel Hoag
Edwin Craig Dowell
Drowns in Crab Orchard Lake Illinois
Divers recovered the body of Tom McClendon 22 Harrisburg Saturday after he slipped from an inflated inner tube and drowned in Crab Orchard Lake near Marion Illinois on Saturday.
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Marion, Ill
Tom McClendon
Harrisburg
Crab Orchard Lake
Fall Is Fatal at Kankakee River Park
Kenneth A. Goodknecht, 20, of Kankakee died Sunday in Joliet Hospital after a June 4 fall at Kankakee River State Park. He struck his head and sustained critical injuries.
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Joliet, Ill
Kankakee
Kankakee River State Park
Joliet Hospital
Kenneth A. Goodknecht
Children Injured In Traffic Mishap Near Mazon
Two children were treated and released at a Mazon clinic after a vehicle ahead forced a stop on Illinois 47 about half a mile south of Mazon. An infant and a small girl suffered facial cuts and abrasions when doors flew open as brakes were applied. Names of the injured were not released.
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Mazon
W. F. Briesch
Illinois 47
Boat Trailer Hit In Stratton Park
Police report a 1964 boat trailer parked at Stratton Park was struck by an unknown vehicle between 11 30 a m and 9 30 p m Sunday bending the frame and hydraulic system as Morris city police investigate.
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Stratton Park
Morris City
Trailer incident endangers highway travel in Harvey
Wayne Deress of Harvey reported a trailer making travel unsafe on the highway. Police were notified about the dangerous condition and the owner was identified.
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Wayne Deress
Harvey
Whiteside County Father Dies After Kidney Machine Gift
Norman Vanderbest a 39 year old farmer and father of six died of a kidney ailment after a Cedarville couple provided a kidney machine to extend his life. He died Sunday three days after the device was given. Doctors had said he would need two months of machine use before a transplant from his brother Air Force Sgt Dale Vanderbest. The machine had been bought for Ralph Lynch who died in January.
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Lyndon
Ill
Whiteside County
Cedarville
Norman Vanderbest
James Lynch
Air Force
Dale Vanderbest
Lynch
Ralph
Fire Destroys Car in Suspected Arson Near Moris
A car found burned beyond recognition near the FE J and E railroad tracks nine miles east of Morris is suspected arson. The 1964 Cadillac four door sedan was registered to Erwin Dabney of 1510 E 67th Place Chicago. Deputy Sheriff Orville Boss led the investigation.
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Grundy County
Orville Boss
Morris
FE. J. and
Erwin Dabney
67Th Place
Chicago
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Chicago Cash Grain
Blue Moon) Odom
Kansas City Athletics
Albert Mickelson
John Donahue
Carleton College
Northfield
Minn
Raymond Borens
John M. Borens
Ottawa St
Michael Trucano
East St
Berens
Carleton
Sloan
Carleton Student Association
Trucano
Matteson
New York University
Root Tilden
Paul Cable
Optometrist
E. Jefferson
Vacation Bible School
First Christian Church
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Poly
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U.S. NO. 1
Meracles
Sara Lee
Nabisco
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Wauto Wall Savings
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