Willig Otto marks 35 years with Illinois Bell in Joliet
Morris native Willis G Otto celebrated 35 years service with Illinois Bell as a Joliet line foreman. He began in 1937 and worked in Peoria Rockford Oak Park and Lockport. A WWII U S Army Signal Corps veteran he is active with AF AM No 42 Grand Prairie Council Telephone Pioneers of America. He and his wife Barbara live in Joliet with two daughters and four grandchildren.
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Willis G. Otto
Morris
Illinois Bell
Joliet
Otto
Peoria
Rockford
Oak Park
Lockport
U. S. Army Signal Corps
AF & AM No. 42
Grand Prairie Council
Telephone Pioneers of America
Barbara
Oakview
Willis, Jr
Pamela Raye Scafari
Pittsburgh
Marsha Jean Verhasselt
Arlington Heights
Davis Named Executive Dean for Instruction at Joliet Junior College
Joliet Junior College appoints Dwight E. Davis 28 as executive dean for instruction approved by the Board of Trustees. He will start July 1 guiding the instructional program and coordinating deans of arts and sciences career education and community services. Davis joins JJC in 1969 and hails from Wisconsin holding degrees from Stout State University and Michigan State University.
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Dwight E. Davis
Joliet Junior College
Board of
Davis
JJC
Wisconsin
Stout State University
Michigan State University
University of Illinois
American Industry Project
MSU
Department of Industrial Arts
Lansing
Michigan
Illinois
Linda
Plainfield
New Special Ed Building Planned for Planning Area 41
Plans and specs released for bids on a 23 165 square foot subtrainable mentally retarded school to serve 52 students in temporary quarters at Roncalli High School. The facility includes 10 classrooms, therapy pool, physical therapy, gym, admin area, and a multi purpose room.
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Yorkville
Kendall County
Kaneville
Blackberry
Batavia
Big Rock
Sugar Grove
Aurora
Kane County
Roncalli High School
Kleb, Shelp
Seneca High announces final nine weeks honor roll
Seneca Township High School lists 69 honor roll qualifiers by a B average for the final nine weeks and semester. Twenty graduates, 17 juniors, 20 sophomores and 12 freshmen are named with seniors and year groups provided by Superintendent John F. Nolan.
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Seneca
Seneca Township High School
John F. Nolan
Anne Aubry
Kathy Barra
Patsy Farmer
Frank Green
Jaye Hallett
Sheila Johnson
Peggy Lykens
Rob Maierhofer
Ida Nelson
Linda Olson
Sharon Perry
Dan Reardon
Tom Rooney
Sue Sealley
Wes Steely
Bruce Tendall
Tom Tesdal
Melanie
Well at Pere Marquette stable closed after contamination tests
The public water well at the riding stable in Pere Marquette State Park was permanently closed after tests by the Springfield laboratory found sewage contamination from a nearby septic tank. Parks personnel closed the stable well and another park water system after weekend visitors reported illness in May 2021.
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Springfield
Pere Marquette State Park
Henry N. Barkhausen
Illinois Department of Conservation
State Public Health Department
Springfield Laboratory
Parks
Health Department
Stabel
Christmas Gift Bag Aid Needed by Red Cross Chapter
Grundy County Chapter of the American Red Cross joins volunteers in about 1 600 communities for the Christmas for the Serviceman program. The Midwestern quota is 25 000 bags with about 5 dollars per bag. Donations cover contents and include a card with the donor s name. Gifts must be purchased in the next month to meet a Sept 1 deadline for overseas shipping.
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Grundy County
American Red Cross
United States
Red Cross
Far East
Southeast Asia
Lose 20 Pounds in Two Weeks Diet Claim
An advertisement touts the U S Women s Alpine Ski Team Diet promising 20 pound loss in 14 days. It claims no starvation and easy use for workers travelers or at home, urging orders by mail with price details and a rush option.
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U.S
Colorado
O.K
Information Resources Co
Dept
P.O
Encinitas
Calif
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Area Business News
Federal Paper Board Company, Inc
William L. Sackett
Morris Daily Herald
News-Press
Glendale
Sackett
California
Copley Newspapers
Morris Herald
Northwestern University School of Journalism
Morris Masonic Lodge
Morris American Legion Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Northern Illinois Gas Co
Christina Sorensen
Rte. 1
Center School
Terri Olson
W. Jefferson St
Center
Carmen Neal
Briar Lane
Lincoln
Dean Pfaff
E. Chapin St
David Noble
Park Blvd
Garfield
Kelly Ann Day
Lynwood Drive
Mike Nichols
Fremont Ave
Jimmie Jennings
Washington St
Darla Fannin
E. Washington St
Susan Riley
Union St
Cathie Hatcher
Vine St
George Shugart Jr
W. Benton
John D. Morrison
The
Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway
Elgin
Selective Service System
Winter Wonderland
Mendota
Indian Trail
Lake St
Mercyville Sanitarium of
Mental Health and Mental Retardation Services, Inc
Frank Voris
Mental Health Association
Hope D. Wall
Association For Mentally
Carlos Escolar
Madrid
Seneca High
Linda Eye
Vera Green
Cindy Helland
Debbie Martin
Debbie Moore
Matt Myre
Sharon Patterson
David Reardon
Greg
Vermont
Oom Teen Kom Olea
Liberty
Waverly
State Park
Liberty Morris
Wis National Bank
Sale
Pat
Pend
E. Norris
Ottawa
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