Gardner Man Dies in Accident on Father’s Day Outing
Joliet resident Michael Berta, 56, died when the outboard boat he rode with friend Martin Leggero overturned in a strip mine area near Coal City. Berta drowned after the vessel capsized as they returned to the picnic grounds on a Father’s Day outing. He was found and taken to a Joliet funeral home with services planned at St. Anthony church.
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Joliet
Michael Berta
Sheridan St
Coco Employees Recreation Association
Pequot Road
Coal City
Berta
Gerald Dames and Sons
St. Anthony Church
Resurrection Cemetery
Martin Leggero
Oscar St
Leggero
Jody Murphy
Rock Falls
Senate Votes To Retain Taxes On Communication And Travel
In Washington the Senate kept the 10 percent federal levy on local telephone telegraph service and passenger fares for another year. It rejected a 752 million dollar tax cut and opposed expiring both levies by July 1 1960. The move matched Eisenhower's position and followed House action in the extension debt ceiling bill. Senate debate touched on revenue needs and fiscal responsibility amid international concerns.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Eisenhower
House
Treasury
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Braceville Votes Down 20,000 Village Bond Plan
Braceville voters go to the polls and reject a bond proposal to raise 20,000 for village street repairs. The measure fails by a 62 to 48 vote, with Mayor Louis Hakey commenting after the count.
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Braceville
Louis Hakey
Car Crashes Into Culvert on Route 6
Vaudie Hughes 35 of Chicago drove off the road near Route 6 about 8 30 p m Saturday and crashed into a culvert. Grundy County Sheriff Edward Wilt investigated the accident.
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Vaudie Hughes
Chicago
Grundy
Edward J. Wilt
Annual Summer Festival Opens Here Tonight
Sixteen fire department teams enroll in a water fight on Franklin Street as Morris Fire Department hosts the Summer Festival from tonight through Saturday. Imperial Shows and local vendors set up on East Street grounds with a children’s matinee Saturday. Parking warnings apply near North Street. The top four teams share 200 in cash prizes. champions receive a trophy from Imperial Shows.
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Court House
Morris Fire Department
Imperial
St. Angela Academy
East Street
North Street
Morris Paper Mills
Fire Departments
Wilmington
Reading Township
Streator
Braceville
Ransom
Elwood
Newark
Ottawa
Gardner
Minooka
Naplate
Essex
Coal City
Marseilles
Morris
Yorkville
Two Indiana Boys Take a Trip
Two brothers aged 15 and 13 from Chesterton Ind were detained in Grundy County jail after operating their father's filling station and taking cash from the till. Deputy Gerald Bitner picked them up Sunday in Gardner following a call. Their father, working nearby in a steel mill, was to collect them.
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Grundy County
Gardner
Gerald Bitner
Chesterton
Ind
TV Awards Show to Air at 9 Tonight on NBC
Hollywood reports the 12th Emmy ceremony goes live with a streamlined format. No studio audience, 22 awards announced or presented, Fred Astaire and Arthur Godfrey host, and nominations span actors Ingrid Bergman Laurence Olivier Lee J Cobb and Teresa Wright and series stars Richard Boone Raymond Burr Robert Stack.
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Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Fred Astaire
Arthur Godfrey
Alec Guinness
Jebal Deeks
Laurence Oliver
Lee J. Cobb
Ingrid Bergman
Julie Harris
Ethan Frome
Teresa Wright
Margaret Bourke-White
Jane Wyatt
Loretta Young
Donna Reed
Richard Boone
Will Travel
Raymond Burr
Robert Stack
June Wedding Pairs Two Couples at Grundy County Courthouse
The Grundy County Courthouse hosted a double marriage on a Friday. Wayne Griswold of Yorkville married Mrs. Margaret Koenig of Mound Minnesota, and Albert Lindholm of Yorkville married Mrs. Myrtle Griswold of Mound Minnesota. Both couples brought their minister to perform the ceremony. The grooms are 72 and 71. brides are 53 and 66.
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Grundy County
Wayne Griswold
Yorkville
Margaret Koenig
Mound
Minn
Albert Lindholm
Myrtle Griswold
Fire reported at Charles Parrish home in Morris
Morris fire department responded to a forenoon alarm at 948 East Washington Street for a small blaze near an electric range. No damage reported. Firefighters contained the incident quickly with no injuries.
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Morris
Charles Parrish
Washington St
Bicycle Rider Struck by Car Leaves Man Seriously Hurt
Harry Manny Knowles age 41 of 1035 Fremont Avenue suffered fractures in both wrists and an ankle a back injury multiple contusions lacerations and shock after a bicycle collision with a car driven by Ernest Gordon 39 of Morris at the Jackson and Liberty streets intersection Gordon faced charges of reckless driving and causing an accident with personal injuries and was released on 2000 bond after a preliminary hearing with officers Hoge and Ward.
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Harry
Manny) Knowles
Fremont Ave
Ernest Gordon
Rve
Morris
Jackson and
Liberty Streets
Knowles
Gordon
Jackson Street
Free Swim Lessons Set At Pool Here
Free swimming lessons for children six years old and over will begin at Morris Municipal pool on June 28 announced by Mrs. Albert Hume Red Cross Water safety committee chair. Miss Jean Caisley heads the program with registrations from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday and Monday. Lessons run Tuesdays Thursdays and Fridays for six weeks in the mornings and are free to all enrollees.
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Morris Municipal Pool
Albert Hume
Red Cross Water Safety Committee
Jean Caisley
Ike Takes Off For Honolulu
President Eisenhower leaves Seoul for Honolulu ending a Far Eastern tour. He was cheered by millions of Asians but Japan was bypassed due to left wing riots. He urged South Korea’s reform government to use aid wisely and to pursue true democracy amid the Communist threat.
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Eisenhower
Seoul
Ike
Palace
John Scali
South Korea
Honolulu
Japan
United
Huh Chung
Seoul International
Formosa
Okinawa
Orient
Tokyo
International Trade Fair Opens Today in Chicago
Chicago opened its second annual International Trade Fair at Navy Pier for a 16 day run. The event is expected to draw more than 600,000 visitors with 21 nations and British Columbia displaying exhibits.
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Chicago
Navy Pier
Chicago Assn. of Commerce and Industry
British Columbia
Witwer Says Missing Delegate Slot Mistake
Samuel Witwer, Republican candidate for U.S. senator, says not being named a delegate at large to the GOP National convention was a mistake but will accept first alternate. The Illinois GOP named 10 delegates at large. Witwer was chosen as an alternate and defended Stratton against reports of a row.
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Witwer
Chicago
Samuel Witwer
U.S
Tion
Decatur
Paul Douglas
Riverside
Gov. Stratton
Orland Hotel
James G. Worthy
United Republican Fund
Stratton
Sam
Worthy
Train Hits Automobile Near Gardner At Go Kart Event
Adolph Rudy Monferdini Jr. 40 died instantly Sunday at 2 30 p m when his car moved onto kingman crossing in Gardner into the northbound Abe Lincoln train. He had paused for a southbound freight then crossed. His granddaughter Valerie Smith 6 watched from the crowd. Funeral plans set for Hansen chapel Braceville Gardner cemetery. Officials from Coroner W Clark Davis Sheriff Edward J Wilt investigated with Deputy James Drew and Merlin Sorensen at the scene. Monferdini ran Rudy's tavern and worked as a cement finisher for Arcola Midwest Construction Co. Joliet. Survival listed his wife Lillian and his parents.
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Adolph
Rudy) Monferdini Jr
Gardner
Abe Lincoln
G. M. and O
Kingman Crossing
Monferdini
Valerie Smith
Hansen Funeral Home
Hansen Chapel
Braceville - Gardner
W. Clark Davis
Edward J. Wilt
James Drew
Merlin Sorensen
Rudy
Arcola Midwest Construction Co
Joliet
Lillian
Burglars Hit Kinsman Food Locker
Burglars broke into the Kinsman Food Locker Sunday evening, stealing 10 cartons of cigarettes and a McCaskey filing cabinet. The break-in was discovered about 6 a.m. by owner George Rodosky, and Sheriff Edward Wilt investigated, finding entry through the front door. The filing cabinet held receipts, not large bills, according to Rodosky.
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Kinsman
McCaskey
Grundy County
Edward Wilt
George Rodosky
Vilt
Rodosky
Weather Update for Illinois: Clearing Yet Wet Through Week
Mostly cloudy conditions with intermittent rain spread across north and central Illinois tonight. Light thunder showers are forecast for Tuesday and again midweek with cooler temperatures. Highs near 80 degrees, nights dipping to the low 60s. Collins Weather Station notes a 79 degree high over the weekend with 59 and 52 degree lows on Saturday and Sunday nights. Temperature stood at 63 degrees at 9 am today.
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Illinois
U. S. Weather Bureau
Collins
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