Bids Awarded on County Roads Maintenance Projects
Only two of fourteen township road projects were awarded after bids opened by County Superintendent Richard E. McTague. Charles O'Brien and Son won $3 075 for bituminous patching materials. Midwest Fence Corp. won $1 575 to install guard rail in Morris Township. Many bids were rejected as above estimated costs. D Koerner submitted a lone bid for crushed stone seal coat at $450.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard E. McTague
Charles O’brien
Morris Township
Aux Sable
Glenn McCann Co
Ransom
Aurora Blacktop, Inc
Montgomery
Davis Construction Co
Plano
D. Koerner, Inc
Coal City
Charles O’brien and Son
Wetherby
Aurora Blacktop
D. Koerner
Charles O'Brien
Wauponsee Township
Coal City High School announces semester honor roll list
Nine students earned straight A averages for the second semester at Coal City High School: Jeanine Dipaolo Beverly Mack Anna Quinzio Julie Adams Janet Brown Patricia Finn Carol Born Richard Dicker Monica Mullaney. Also on the A honor roll: Lynne Styler Dorothy Hines Paula Jensen Susan Klodzinski Kristine McMillin David Neal Karen Runty Karen Kasher Claudia Miller Maxine Rohrbach Joseph Schmidberger Kris Unger Karen Zerboglio Nola Hanson Diane Kasher Melanie Stewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal City
Coal City High School
Jeanine Dipaolo
Beverly Mack
Anna Quinzio
Julie Adams
Janet Brown
Patricia Finn
Carol Born
Richard Dicker
Monica Mullaney
Lynne Styler
Dorothy Hines
Paula Jensen
Susan Klodzinski
Kristine McMillin
David Neal
Karen Runty
Karen Kasher
Claudia Miller
Maxine Rohrbach
Joseph Schmidberger
Kris Unger
Karen Zerboglio
Nola Hanson
Diane Kasher
Melanie Stewart
Mark Bruno
Dan Dicker
Jim Peters
Jerry Provance
Bonnie Berta
Debra Gagliardo
Claudia Hill
Marcia Agamy
Connie
Executors named in two Illinois wills prompt estates plan
In Coal City Joseph Pavlis estate valued at 60 000 in land and 10 000 in personal property names wife Mrs Bessee Pavlis as executrix with real estate to pass to the daughter Mrs Evelyn Bitner after a life estate for Mrs Parks. In Downers Grove Charles A Gates Jr named executor of Charles A Gates Sr will who died in Morris with a 90 000 bond. estate in trust for widow Mrs Mary Gates with future transfer of Downers Grove house to Charles Jr and remaining assets to be split 40 percent to Walter M Gates 35 percent to Marian Poole 25 percent to Charles Gates Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessee Pavlis
Coal City
Joseph Pavlis
Parks
Evelyn Bitner
Charles A. Gates Jr
Downers Grove
Charles A. Gates Sr
Morris
DuPage County
Mary Gates
Downers Grove Nursing Home
Charles Gates Jr
Gates
Walter M. Gates
Bristol
County Building Permits and Name Restoration Highlight Local News
Op portunity Homes of Wilmington received a 52.08 permit for a $20 000 tri level home on Lot 20 Pebble Beach in Wauponsee Township. Sandra Lee White Morris won restoration of her maiden name Sandra Lee Fredin in a court hearing before Circuit Judge Walter Dixon. Divorce from Terry Lee White granted Aug 12 1970 by Associate Judge Robert Malmquist. The U S Military Academy at West Point is cited as the oldest engineering school and permanent military post in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opportunity Homes of
Wilmington
Pebble Beach Subdivision
Wauponsee Township
Walter Dixon
Sandra Lee White
Morris
Sandra Lee Fredin
Robert Malmquist
Terry Lee White
Kinsman
U.S. Military Academy At
West Point
County Treasurer Announces Evening Office Hours
Mrs Pauline Coleman county treasurer said offices will open tonight from 8 p m to 8 p m Personal property and first installments are due June 25 In a Friday hearing Circuit Judge Walter Dixon fined a Morris man 10 and 10 court costs for permitting a dog to run loose Jack Strobel 767 Fremont Ave was fined on a complaint by Mrs E Gayle Smith 801 Fremont Ave charging his dog bit her son on May 15
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Coleman
Walter Dixon
Morris
Jack Strobel
Fremont Ave
E. Gayle Smith
Strobel
Lisbon Bethlehem Church Mission Meeting and Ladies Aid Notes
Lisbon Bethlehem Church hosted a Family Mission meeting with Vacation Bible School activities on Wednesday night. Valerie Butler led devotions, Linda Eleby read poems and scriptures, and hostesses provided lunch. Women of the Ladies Aid, including Mrs Stewart Arundale and Mrs Gerald Hill, met Thursday afternoon with devotions by Mrs Tollefson and a flute piece by Tommy Walker.
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Mission Meeting Vacation Bible School
Family Mission
Lisbon Bethlehem Church
Valerie Butler
Linda Eleby
Ladies Aid
Stewart Arundale
Gerald Hill
Lisbon
Bethlehem
Gus Tollefson
Tommy Walker
Gus Nelson
Nils Wiland
Anderson case continued in Diamond tavern shooting scene
The case of John Anderson 27 owner of Styx Tavern Diamond was continued with a June 25 arraignment date in circuit court. He was not in court Friday due to doctor ordered absence and remains free on a $5,000 bond after Coal City Officer Charles Ingram filed the complaint following a shooting incident at the tavern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Styx
Diamond
John Anderson
Anderson
Coal City
Charles Ingram
Diplomas arrive at Shabbona School for pickup this week
Officials announced that graduation diplomas have arrived and students may collect them this week. Office hours are 7 30 a m to 3 p m today through Friday at the Shabbona School office. Alaska has not adopted a state motto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shabbona School
Shabbona
Alaska
Model Finance Mini-Loan Offer
Dave Daugherty of the Model Finance office Morris Illinois invites calls for a two week Mini-Loan of 100 dollars with no red tape and a fee of 1.40. The notice emphasizes discreteness to avoid embarrassment or loss of friends.
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Dave Daugherty
Model Finance
Liberty St
Morris
Ill
Canal cost per mile in Erie Canal history
New details note the Erie Canal’s 363 miles were built from 1817 to 1824 at a cost of $20 000 per mile. The report also lists current market quotes for grains and oil with No 2 soft red wheat at 1 6944 and other commodity prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
Erie
Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Ottawa
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J. P
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Grant Slone
Noel Trotter
Linda Wills
Darryle Zingre
Paula Hamm
William Black
Alice Boero
Robert Born
Robert Crawford
Ralph Diaz
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Laurian Dzuris
Debra Francisco
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Ranell Douglas
Ricky Elberts
Jane Gervase
Judy Hozian
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Richard Powell
Dale Pritchard
Robert Rawlins
Wendy Smith
Marilyn Tira
Ray Tira
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Dean Veronda
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Terry Mellen
Paula Milligan
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Jan McMillin
Cindy Parcheck
Kelly Brown
Cynthia Brune
Terry Joyce
Beth Drusich
Janette Lestino
Debbie Lohmar
Ann Togliatti
Shirley Valiente
Jean Wilt
Mary Wakeman
Ray Berta
LenNox Central
Eal
R. L. Lyon
Don Lyon
Ed Kulig
Liberty
Lennox
E-Lim
Liberty Walgreen
Liberty — Morris
Morris Dry Cleaners
Court House
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David R. Daugherty
Illinois Bell
Chicago
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