Winners Announced at 36th County Flower Show
Winners were announced at the 36th county flower show held Wednesday in the Coal City Lions Club Hall. The Grundy County Federation of Womens Clubs sponsored the event with Coal City Womans Club as hostess. awards cover roses, peonies, irises, shrubs, annuals, and arrangements led by multiple Morris Verona Minooka and Coal City entrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal City Lions Club
Grundy
Morris
Hally Picton
Coal City
Isaac Hoge
Bill Caisley
Kenneth Halterman
Susan Covey
Ben Temple
Jim Butz
Patricia Butz
Janice Sinott
Verona
David Sinott
Arthur Hall
Sally Dumont
Floribunda
Ruby Morse
Mazon
Hallie Picton
LaVern Bradbury
LaVern Bradbury Morris
Vern Bradbury
Fred Daugherty
Ray Osmanson
Harry McNeil
David Siott
Fred Mitchell
Dorothy Marley
William Carlson
Ruby Morse Mazon
Gladys Hoge
Minooka
Roberta James
Sweet William
Fred Maunder
Gaillardia
William Starr
Suzanne Lissy
Kay Bretsch
Cynthia Peacock
Edward Walker
Janet Halterman
Earlene Haga
Frank Starr
Chris Gjerde
Garnett Crews
John Truty
Donald Caisley
Andrew Hillegass
Chester Winsor
Alice Fedach
George E. Trotter
Dorothy Murley
Wilbur Brown
Harry
Grundy County
Plattville Community Notes Elections and Events
WSCS holds 8 p.m. general meeting at United Methodist Church sanctuary to elect officers for 1969 70. Farewell party honors Rev Noble Miller and family with gifts and a walnut frame plaque. 4‑H Club rehearses skit for Share the Fun Night and future meeting set at Cheryl Manning’s.
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NSCS
WSCS
United Methodist Church
Noble Miller
Jeff
Plattville
United Methodist Parsonage
Seneca
Jesse Dale
West Lisbon Lutheran Church
Paul Collins
Kathy Nauman
Lou Ann Watkins
Sue Collins
Karen Stratz
Robin Macahy
Cheryl Manning
Gernentz pays fine after charge downgrade to reckless driving
Harold J. Gernentz aged 50 of Dwight settled in magistrate court after charges were downgraded from driving under the influence to reckless driving. He paid a total $110 fine and costs. Officer Ray Gardner issued the ticket on Illinois 53 north of U.S. 129 on March 9.
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Harold J. Gernentz
Dwight
Ray Gardner
Illinois
U. S
Attorneys General Meet in Lexington Promptedly
In Lexington, AP reports chief elected legal officers from several states gathering for a meeting. At a motel a billboard reader displayed two messages on different sides: Welcome Attorney Generals and Welcome Attorneys General.
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Lexington, Ky
Missing Boy Found After Four Days
Six year old Matthew Zimmerman was found near a snowbank two miles from his wandering site after a four day search by up to 250 deputies, rangers, and volunteers. He was unconscious, revived by chest massage during transport to Norton Air Force Base hospital.
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San Bernardino
Calif
Matthew Zimmerman
Harriet Zimmerman
Matthew
Bill Bremman
Walter Ferguson
Norton Air Force Base
Oliver Gray
Col
Russell C. Payne
Air Base Hospital
Emergency Bill for SIU Building
Illinois Senate approves emergency grant of 1 148 762 to Southern Illinois University Carbondale for replacing Old Main Building destroyed by arson. Bill passes 39 to 0, awaiting House and Governor Ogilvie approval.
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Springfield
Illinois Senate
Southern Illinois University At
Carbondale
Illinois Building Authority
House
Richard B. Ogilvie
Wig Care and Repairs At Beauly Salon
Beauly salon advises slow drying of wigs with low heat and warns against prolonged high heat. Experts handle most settings while owners may request minor touch ups. Wig repairs, new hair, cap mends, and elastic stays are part of the shop’s offerings.
Beauty Mart showcases hair styling and wedding day looks
Beauty Mart at 701 Liberty offers striking coiffures permanent waves manicures coloring and wig service open 9 to 5 daily with evening appointments Saturdays also for brides to be and wedding day styling guidance.
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Beauty Mart
Liberty
Bond Set At $2000 On Four Charges For Alberico
Sammy R. Alberico, 20, of 445 Gordon Ave Coal City, appeared before Magistrate Chester P. Winsor. He faces reckless conduct aggravated assault criminal damage to property and resisting arrest. Bond set at $2000 on all four counts, cases continued to June 26, no bail posted, returned to jail.
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Sammy R. Alberico
Gordon Ave
Coal City
Chester P. Winsor
Alberico
Tourists Pay Large Share of Florida Taxes
In Tallahassee the state reports tourists paid nearly 24 percent of Florida taxes last year. Out of state visitors spent about 5.5 billion dollars in Florida with about 263 million dollars of that amount collected as taxes.
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Tallahassee, Fla
Florida
Talmud Used in Brooklyn Court Support Order
Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Multer ordered Murray Wener to pay 15 weekly to his former wife and 35 weekly for Helene Peggy, 10, the child they informally adopted in 1958. He cited the Talmud stating the caregiver is the father.
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New York
Brooklyn
Malter
New City Contest Awards Playwriting Prizes For Street Theater
New York city agencies announce cash prizes of 500 and 350 dollars for the best plays not for the theater. The competition promotes street theater in poor neighborhoods with staging limited to 32 by 40 feet and cast under 10. Judges include James Earl Jones Jose Ferrer and Mirima Colon.
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Non-theater
New York
Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Administration
James Earl Jones
Jose Ferrer
Mirima Colon
Nixon Warned On University Dissatisfaction
A group of 22 House Republicans warned President Nixon that student discontent on campuses and nationwide is deeper than feared. They urged against rash federal funding cuts and said colleges must address the issue, with new compromises in the Education and Labor Committee after secret campus tours. The report calls for lowering the voting age to 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
House Republicans
GOP
Congress
House Education and Labor Committee
William Brock
R-Tenn
Draft to reduce youth risk and expand student service roles
A proposal urges amending laws to ease the burden on youth and create a presidential commission to address criticisms voiced by students and staff. It recommends a National Youth Foundation and a student Teachers Corps, expands loan and work study funding, and links college campus issues to gaps in secondary education.
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National Youth Foundation
Largest flower Rafflesia Arnoldi found in forest floor
The giant flower Rafflesia Arnoldi grows on the forest floor with no leaves or stem. It lies flat, measures about 20 inches across, and weighs up to 15 pounds, giving off a vile odor.
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Ray Pelleini
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Lathyrus
Hardy Swee
Frank Starr Morris
McNeil
Robert James
Dry
Fred Saunder
Slattville
Honor Rev. Miller
William Jager
Rte. 1
Newark
Morris Hospital
Edna Hester
Copley Memorial Hospital
Aurora
Aurora Borealis Nursing Center
N. Farnsworth Ave
Arthur Wildey
Rte. 2
Grant Hospital
South
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Chicago
Matrons Club
William Phillips
Morris St
Joliet
Plattville Matrons Club
Lee Corrigan
Alvin Clayton
Elphin Hauge
Plattville Lutheran Church
Marseilles
Illinois 71
Fries
SHARP
Morks
Edward James
North St
Herald
SIU
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Morris Community
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Center Point
Ala
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Court House
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