Pierce Thorson Win GOP Races Washburn Nominated
Grundy County voter support propelled James R. Washburn to the top spot among six Republican candidates for representative of Illinois 42nd District. Washburn led with 14 8961 votes, edging Thomas R. Houde who had 14 899. Democratic contenders Joe W. Russell and Clarence J. Hayden ran unopposed in their race.
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Grundy County
James R. Washburn
Libson St
Washburn
Illinois General Assembly
Thomas R. Houde
Kankakee
Republican Party
Ilinois Veterans Commission
Atty. S. J. Holderman
GOP
Morris
Grundy
Ford
Iroquois
Will
Iroquois County
Kankakee County
Houde
Sietsch-Kamp
Watseka
Arthur Feller
Cissna Park
Ralph Knapp
Ted R. Underwood
Gilman
Joe W. Russell
Piper City
Clarence J. Hayden
Manteno
Russell
Hayden
Grundy Kankakee Ford Iroquois
Siets-ch-Kamp Seers
Thomas R Houde Co
Ralph Knappeters
Ted Underwood
Yoannes Washburnee
Joe Russell
Clarence Hayde Seeee
Nursing Home Bond Issue Clears County Vote
The county nursing home bond proposal of 750000 dollars narrowly passed with an 11 vote margin after Braceville IV reported 14 votes in favor. Final tallies: 2899 for 2888 against from 5787 total votes, about 44 percent of registered voters. The bond funds a new 76 bed facility and begins with bond sale.
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Braceville IV
Burl Gonham
County Home Committee
Bond Issue Fails In Several Precincts Across County Vote
The bond proposal carried in Vienna and Morris III by margins of 44 and 26 votes respectively, while Wauponsee and Nettle Creek opposed strongly. It passed in 17 of 31 precincts, with Morris I and IV each backing by 54 votes and Felix I by 51. A seven cent tax per 100 of assessed value will be levied.
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Vienna
Mazon
Morris III
Wauponsee
Nettle Creek
Morris
Maine
Felix I
Brown
Braceville II
Erienna
Garfield I
Goodfarm
Goose Lake
Greenfield I
Highland
Saratoga
Trotter
Braceville I
Braceville III
Braceville IV
Felix III
Thorson
Felix
Republican
Democratic County School
Cty
Treas
Shera — S Z Aux Sable
Braceville
Braceville Il
Braceville HI
Erienna Eeeeeweee
Felix I Course
Greenfield
Morris I
Morris mi
Morris Vv
Morris Erererse
Morris VI Ss
Canvass of Vote Begins Thursday in Grundy County
Canvassing of the vote in Grundy County will begin at 8 30 a m Thursday in the county clerk s office. Louis J Piano of Coal City elected chairman of the Grundy County Democrats and James Yatuni of Gardner first vice president of the Grundy County Republican organization will meet with County Clerk Nels P Nelson to review precinct returns for an official count.
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Grundy County
Louis J. Piano
Coal City
Democrats
James Yatuni
Gardner
Republican Organization
Nels P. Nelson
Trustees Elected In Non-Partisan County School Race
In a non partisan contest for county school trustees, incumbent Jens Spandet of Morris and B J Ulivi of Coal City won six year terms unopposed in their townships. Spandet secured 4455 votes while Ulivi received 4481, succeeding John Hauschild who did not seek re election.
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Jens Spandet
Morris
B. J. Ulivi
Coal City
Spandet
Ulivi
John Hauschild
Weather outlook with showers and mild cooling
The U S Weather Bureau notes showers possible tonight with a high in the upper 50s. Thursday should be partly sunny and cooler. Collins Weather Station recorded a high of 74 and low of 52, with Morris downtown at 67 at 9 am and 71 at noon under cloudy skies.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Collins Weather Station
Morris
Johnson urges hospitals to obey civil rights rule in Medicare rollout
President Johnson urged hospitals and health leaders to enforce the Civil Rights Act as Medicare begins July 1. He cited compliance goals and warned of bed occupancy abuses while noting over 80 percent of hospitals already pledged compliance. The White House conference reviewed plans for universal health insurance and civil rights enforcement.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
John W. Gardner
Gleason Wins Democratic Senate Race in District 41
The Illinois primaries show Gleason edging Cirricione for the Democratic state senate seat in the 41st district with 6 104 to 5 472 in Will and Grundy. Meade Baltz won the Republican race for state senator in the 41st district unopposed with 11 048 county votes.
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Grundy
Will Counties
Meade Baltz
Baltz
Grundy County
Will County
Martin J. Gleason
John F. Cirricione
Gleason
Will
Cirricione
Will and Grundy
U. S
Howard J. Doyle
Charles H. Percy
Lar
America First
Daly
Percy
Doyle
Paul H. Douglas
Harris Rowe
Adlai E. Stevenson III
Donald M. Prince
Ray Page
Robert A. Campbell
Page
Campbell
U.S. Congress
Kane
LaSalle
DeKalb
Kendall
Selwyn L. Boyer
Boyer
Charlotte T. Reid
Reid
Francis R. Barron
Barron
Unofficial County Returns Show GOP Wins for Sheriff and Superintendent
Unofficial results indicate GOP candidates swept county races with 4 620 and 4 638 votes for superintendent tickets while Democrats lacked a candidate. Deputy Pierce led the sheriff contest with 2 673 votes. Perry 1 688 and Vilt 921. Mrs Thorson tops GOP treasurer slate with 2 113 votes, followed by Brown 1 816 and Trotter 1 290. Precincts listed for each candidate.
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Parish
Pierce
Perry
Edward Vilt
E. North St
Morris IV
Vilt
Saratoga
Wauponsee
Morris V
Wilt
Piano Maintains Lead in Demo Precinct Vote Fight
In Coal City precinct four Donald E. Koerner fails to unseat longtime Braceville Democrat Louis J. Piano who wins the race 86 to 29. Norman R. Brown tops Goose Lake Township Democrats with 16 votes. Republican contests in Morris Township tilt with Roy Helling and H. Lea Wilkinson each losing. Totals list unopposed candidates and scattered results across precincts including Oak/Braceville, Gooselake and Morris districts with multiple party wins and lopsided margins.
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Coal City
Donald E. Koerner
Louis J. Piano
Braceville
Piano
Koerner
Goose Lake Township
Norman R. Brown
William Talty
Marshal Helland
Morris Township
Barry S. Leng
Forrest Gray
Ronald H. Neitzer
Braceville HI
Donald D. McKenny
Joseph A. Youskevich
Braceville IV
James A. Novak
Brienna
Donald Gordon
S. J. Holderman
Felix I
Leonard Kodat
Joseph T. Phillips
Joe Sereno Sr
Gooselake
Charles A. Girot
Greenfield
Charles Lenzie
Thomas Residori
Greenfield II
Joseph D. Boggetto
Wayne E. Sorenson
Highland
Wilford C. Harty
James R. Williams
Maine
Leo L. Fabry
Henry M. Johnston
Morris VI
Frank Wesley
James Washburn
Morris VII
Arnold L. Castiner
LeRoy Shannon
Morris VIII
Joseph Parish
Nettle
Saratoga
Joseph A. Black
William Brown
Vienna
Lawrence Manning
Wauponsee
John Donahoe
Kenneth Hunt
Fire damages laundry room at Hildy’s Trailer Court
Morris Fire Department responded shortly before 9 a.m. to 1215 Price Street. The blaze was in a laundry room and traced to an overheated clothes dryer. Damage occurred to the dryer and ceiling.
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Morris Fire Department
Hildy’s
Price St
Illinois State Primary Voting Results Bulletin
Republican nomination results reported for downstate and Cook County with totals across categories. Vote counts show Campbell and other candidates with Chicago totals and statewide figures compiled for page 259,219 127,356 386,575.
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Illinois
Final Republican Senate Target Totals Report
Bulletin lists U.S. Senate target figures by candidate with three columns of numbers for each name including Daly Doyle Percy and totals 5,356 5,376 10,732 to 519,381 across entries. The data appears to be a campaign press sheet or internal tally.
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Republican
U.S. Senate
Chicago
U.S
Downstate
Cook Co
Total Press
Aptd
Daly
Doyle
Percy
Douglas runs unopposed for U S Senate nomination
In the precinct totals listed, Democrat Senate candidate Paul Douglas faced no opposition for the nomination. Reported figures show precinct counts 5,356 5,376 10,732 with apartment totals 4,232 5,198 9,430 and overall Douglas vote counts 236,583 511,313 747,896 across areas.
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U.S. Senate
Chicago
Paul Douglas
Downstate
Cook Co
Aptd
Douglas
Harris Rowe Wins Unopposed GOP Nomination for Treasurer
Harris Rowe secures the Republican nomination for state treasurer with no opposition. tally shows Rowe 264,552 votes, independent of any opponent, while Pets Aptd reports 4,253. The Chicago RP dispatch notes the uncontested party result.
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Chicago
Harris Rowe
Downstate
Cook Co
Rowe
Light Vote in Kendall County
In Kendall County 3550 ballots were cast across 24 precincts from 10174 registered voters. Republican sheriff results show Victor Franz 2318, William E Brown 671, William Ellis John 111. Republican treasurer votes: Donald Gengler 2225, Edwin Nordstrom 897. Levy extension education tax: 1896 for, 1673 against.
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Plattville
Kendall County
Victor Franz
William E. Brown
William Ellis John
Donald Gengler
Edwin Nordstrom
Local draftees report for induction in Chicago
Mrs Bernyce Heggen, secretary of the Grundy County Selective Service Board, says William J Ciluffo of Coal City and Richard Payne of Mazon reported today to the Selective Service Center in Chicago for induction. A total of 18 men reported for their armed forces physical examination.
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Bernyce Heggen
Grundy County
Selective Service Board
William J. Ciluffo
Coal City
Richard Payne
Mazon
Selective Service Center
Chicago
Hero's Welcome for Gen Collins in Diant Belgium
Retired U S General J Lawton Collins known as Lightning Joe receives a hero's welcome in Diant Belgium. He commanded the U S Army 7th Corps during World War II when Dinant faced the Battle of the Bulge and was officially greeted by burgomaster Maurice Roulin on Tuesday.
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Dinant
Belgium
J. Lawton
Joe
Collins
Diant
7Th Corps
Maurice Roulin
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Gordon Kingman Jr
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