Carpenter Elected K C Grand Knight
Walter Carpenter was elected Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus in a meeting held on the second night in the KC hall. Elected officers include Fred Gabel Jr deputy grand knight Thomas Dwyer chancellor Donald Silk recorder Gerald Bednarik treasurer Edward Pack advocate Edward Cepiel warden Francis Byotin inner guard Eugene Norvall outer guard and Richard Chouinard trustee. Announcement noted the Fourth degree Knights retreat in South Bend Indiana July 25 27 and Communion Sunday observance June 29. Luncheon served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Gabel Jr
Thomas Dwyer
Donald Silk
Gerald Bednarik
Edward Pack
Edward Cepiel
Francis Byotin
Eugnee Norvall
Richard Chouinard
South Bend
Ind
Luneh
Rockford Weather Service Gets $60,000 Appropriation
Congress sent to the White House a bill authorizing a $60,000 appropriation for a 24 hour aviation weather service at Rockford Illinois. The measure funds meteorological support for pilots and regional air operations.
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Washington
Rockford, Ill
Congress
House Bill Funds Commerce Dept Agencies For Year
The measure appropriates 971000 dollars to fund the Commerce Department and related agencies for the fiscal year beginning July 1. It represents a middle ground between 949,892,000 set by the House and 1,012,886,000 favored by the Senate.
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House
Commerce Department
Senate
Grundy County Rod and Gun Club Plans Recreation Area
Members heard a progress report on a 64 acre area purchased from Northern Illinois Coal Corp south and west of the Bungalow school. George Goode leads road construction to a club house site with a surfaced highway, parking, and swimming facilities planned in stages. Fishing waters and member access only are noted as current features with future fencing to enclose the grounds.
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Grundy County
Rod and Gun Club
George Goode
Northern Illinois Coal Corp
Bungalow Rural School
Goode
Fined $300 On $15 Fraud Deal Here
LeRoy Cornwell was fined $300 plus costs on a charge of obtaining cash and merchandise by fraud in Justice Dix's court. He paid with a check printed with the name Henry Gruber and admitted a prior "bum check" sentence. He was jailed when unable to pay. The incident began with a $15 gas purchase at the Lee Service station in Morris and the accused was arrested in Mazon, Oswego.
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LeRoy Cornwell
W. L. Dix
Cornwell
Mazon
Myron L. Bartlett
B. O’neal Enger
Morris
Lucille Holmes
Lee
Justice Dix
Coal City Teacher Wins National Science Scholarship
Lynn W. Pemberton science teacher at Coal City Township High School has been chosen for the Institute for Science Teachers at Northeastern State Teachers College Kirksville Missouri. He will attend June 9 to August 15 under the National Science Foundation sponsorship with 50 teachers from six states. Mr and Mrs Pemberton and their three children have moved to Kirksville for the nine weeks.
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Coal City
Lynn W. Pemberton
Coal City Township
Institute For Science Teachers
Northeastern State Teachers College
Kirksville
National Science Foundation
Pemberton
Private Gale completes eight weeks basic training at Fort Leonard Wood
Pvt. James K Gale 21 son of Mrs Mary M Black Coal City Alabama recently finished eight weeks of basic combat training at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. Gale a 1955 Coal City Township High School graduate was employed by Western Electric Montgomery in civilian life. The Library of Congress occupying two buildings opposite the Capitol in Washington has 414 miles of bookshelves.
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Fort Leonard Wood, Mo
AHTNC
James K Gale
Mary M. Black
Park St
Coal City
Fort Leonard Wood
Gale
Coal City Township High School
Western Electric
Montgomery
Library of Congress
Capitol
Washington, D. C
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Walter Carpenter
The
Knights of Columbus
Giher & Ofers
Rockford Weather Service
Karen Finfrock
Wilbur Finfrock
E. Chapin Sr
Passavant Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
Northwestern University
Evanston
C. H. Hynds
THURS
A.M
DENIM
Marben
GOLD
Liberty
Hecht
Morki
Sobol Drug
A. M
Thurs. A. M
Rod
Phipps
Hobby Jeans
Plisse
Women's Rayon
G&g
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