Obituaries Usher Green Evelyn Stevens 50 in Seneca
Evelyn Stevens Green 50 of Seneca died at Morris Hospital at 8 40 p m Monday Born March 24 1925 in DeQuincy La she married Stevens Green March 14 1946 in Oberlin La She was a DeQuincy High School graduate a 4 H instructor and home extension member Surviving husband three sons two daughters five grandchildren and her parents two brothers Funeral at First Seneca 10 a m Thursday Rev Edward E Heyer burial Mt Hope Seneca Visitation Wednesday 3 5 and 7 9 p m at Osborne Pfeffer Funeral Home Seneca
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Stevens
Evelyn) Green
E. Lincoln St
Seneca
Morris Hospital
DeQuincy
John
Elizabeth Mitchell Mercantel
Stevens Green
Oberlin
DeQuincy High School
First United Methodist Church
Home Extension
Norman
Schaumburg
Norvin
Frank
Vera
Karla
John Mercantel
John M. Mercantel
Alvin Mercantel
Edward E. Heyer
Osborne-Pfeffer
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Braidwood
Lawrence J. Pomatto
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Immaculate Conception Church
Old Timers Baseball Association
Champion Machinery Co
Braidwood Recreation Club
Eva Allen
Joseph
Andrew
Louis
Patterson Funeral Home
Braceville- Gardner Cemetery
Mahar wins closest election in Illinois history
William Mahar of Homewood won a razor thin victory in the 10th district after a recount. The Illinois House Elections subcommittee, by 5-0, declared Mahar the winner by 26,085 to 26,082, validating 56 of 88 absentee ballots and resolving Browne's challenge.
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Springfield
Ill
UPI
William Mahar
Homewood
Illinois
House
Mahar
Lynn Browne
Park Forest
Cook County
Brewne
Joliet Market Cattle Sales Sluggish
Joliet Illinois market report notes cattle sales insufficient to establish a price trend. Hog prices rise 50 to 100 cents with various weights quoted from 54.00 to 59.00 dollars per hundredweight across categories.
Wheat and corn mixed. soybeans weaker at noon
Chicago markets show mixed wheat and corn with soybeans substantially lower at noon on the Board of Trade. Wheat for Sep and Dec slightly higher while corn July and Sep up, with a fall in soybeans near 5.17.
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Chicago
UPI
Board of Trade
Police cite two drivers for traffic violations in Morris
Ticket drivers Gary Gay 22 of 7342 E Main St and William Bolyard 30 of Saratoga Rd were cited by Morris Police Sgt Alan Love for studded tires on Liberty and Jefferson Streets at 5 15 p m and for disobeying a stop sign at Wauponsee and W Jefferson Streets at 10 p m Monday Gay posted a 25 bond and must appear in court July 9 Bolyard received a ticket for the stop sign violation.
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Gary Gay
E. Main St
Morris
Alan Love
Liberty
Jefferson Sts
William Bolyard
Saratoga Rd
Love
Wauponsee
W. Jefferson Sts
Kathleen Carroll
South Wilmington
Grundy County
Tim Neary
S. Broadway St
Central City
August Turk
Rte. 4
Carl Bremenkamp
Union St
Ernest Peterson
Rte. 5
Dunn Rd
Harold Carlson
Illinois 47
Eagle Shopping Center
Anthony Dearing
Diamond
Curt Leach
Broadway
Division Sts
Coal City
Samuel Bates Jr
Second Ave
Wilmington
Ivy Baker Priest dies after long public service
Ivy Baker Priest, former U S treasurer from 1953 to 1960, died in Santa Monica at 69 after a cancer battle. A Utah mining town operator turned political leader, she helped propel Eisenhower’s 1952 nomination and later served California state treasurer until 1974. Her career included the first Utah women minimum wage law and key roles at the 1952 GOP convention.
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Santa Monica
Calif
UPI
Ivy Baker Priest
Utah
United States
Eisenhower
Priest
Dwight Eisenhower
California
Ronald Reagan
Clara Baker
Bingham
Ivy Baker
University of Utah
Roy Priest
Beverly Hills
Sidney Stevens
U.S
City council weighs bids for codification and utilities work
The Morris council reviewed bids for codification of city ordinances with several competitors including Municipal Code Corp and Book Publishing and approved a $20 000 tax anticipation warrant for the library fund. The action also covered easement for James McElvain and bids for an end loader backhoe with a preapproved ceiling of 16000. Police and fire updates followed including a minor curfew on bars and a street closure for a fire school.
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Book Publishing
Municipal Code Corp
Tallahassee
Fla
W. H. Anderson Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
Maunder
Grundy County National Bank
First National Bank
James McElvain
U.S. 6
Anderson
McElvain
Barkley
McElwain
Lisbon
Glomar Explorer to Seek Sunken Submarine Refit July Fourth
The CIA covert Glomar Explorer will depart Long Beach on July 4 to pursue the remainder of a sunken Soviet submarine. Preparations at Pier E Berth 122 are under way as the ship recently rehearsed off Catalina Island. Reports say a prior attempt recovered about a third of the submarine, including nuclear torpedoes and a Soviet officer’s journal.
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Long Beach
Calif
UPI
Los Angeles
CNS
Long Beach Harbor
Pier E
Berth 122
Catalina Island
Howard Hughes
American Red Cross Swim Classes At Morris Pool
The Morris Municipal Pool hosts ARC swim classes July 1 through August 1 from 9 to 11 30 a m. Offerings include Beginners advanced beginners intermediates swimmers and advanced swimmers plus an adult class. Eligibility requires kindergarten completion. advanced swimmers need junior or senior lifesaving. Junior lifesaving tests at 6 30 p m and 7 30 p m through July 24. participants must be 11 and pass a water test for junior and 15 for senior. Registration is Saturday at the Morris pool 9 to 11 30 a m with previous year cards.
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American Red Cross
Morris Municipal
Morris Pool
Tractor Fire Damages Bert Seiple Farm Equipment
Morris Fire Department was called to a tractor fire Monday at 4 13 p m at the Bert Seiple farm 1 1 5 miles east of Illinois 47. The tractor sustained 500 in damage and the department returned at 5 p m.
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Morris Fire Department
Bert Seiple
Minooka Rd
Illinois 47
Sherman Hexdall
Feliciano Backs Braille Money for United States
Entertainer Jose Feliciano, who is blind, proposes Braille marked US currency inspired by the Dutch raised dot design. He suggests Washington adopt tactile markings on American bills to aid the blind and even help intoxicated sighted people recognize denominations.
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San Francisco
UPI
Jose Feliciano
Mint
Holland
Washington
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Mrs. Stevens Green
Mrs
Dale Costello
Dale
Isabelle) Costello
Davis Funeral Home
Clare Nave
Donald Robinson
Charles Beck
Robert Breisch
Gene Little
Ernest Kilmer
Eugene Zacha
Evergreen Cemetery
Pat Bisson
Pat
Evalyn) Bisson
Delray Beach
Henry Burgess
Saratoga Township
Jack Woodall
Sheriff's Department
Robert Crombe
Hinsdale
Joliet Market
Luau
Carson
Fred Tucker
Mabel Ct
Evergreen Subdivision
Melanie Asprin
Herman
Nassau-Paradise Island
Linn
Ayers Electric
Water and Sewer Committee
Ayers
Lynes
Wauponsee St
Main Sts
Chief Shabbona Fire School
Terry Danek
Council
James Peterson
Federal Aviation Administration
Illinois Department of Aeronautics
Morris Airport
Andrew Veronda
Illinois 113
Washington Sts
Larry Banks
West St
Minooka
William Wilson
Pioneer Drive
Waverly
W. Main ST
F.d.1.c
CIA
Suc
Ocean Floor
Hawaii
Intelligence Agency
Monza
Towne Coupe
Chevrolet
E. Jackson ST
Morris, IL
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