Class of 1925 Holds Morris Reunion at Country Club
Morris High School Class of 1925 marked its 50th reunion on June 21 at Morris Country Club with 26 members and guests. Honored guests included retired teachers Mrs. Helen T. Barnes and Miss Sigrid Nelson. taped and verbal greetings came from former staff and principals. prizes recognized travel and long marriages. organizing committee included F. E. Condon and F. Wayne Graham.
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Morris High School
Morris Country Club
Fred Benson
Morris
Kenneth Brayton
Oklahoma City
Okla
Frank Hoge
Lesley Montooth
Peoria
Willard E. Olson
F. Wayne Graham
Thomas Allan
San Diego
Cal
Raymond Peacock
Earl Heggen
Shell Knob
Erwin Ferguson
Albert Weitz
Forest Hills
Fla
Donald
Elna Carlson
Caisley
Herbert Weltz
Philip Braun
George
Mary Zavista
Keyser
St. Charles, II
Evelyn Olson
Price
Jennie Howe
Dean
Hazel
Peterson
Newton
Bingham, Me
Pernel
Marjorie Thompson
Erwin
Frances Thayer
Helling
Gordon
Lillian Armstrong
Winsor
Helen T. Barnes
Monticello
Sigrid Nelson
Calif
Miami
Merle E. Irwin
Santa Barbara
Morris High
L. B. Maxwell
Bradenton
Hazel Newton
Morris Police Ticket Three Motorists This Weekend
Three motorists received traffic tickets in Morris over the weekend. John Clemons age 16 of 202 Mabel Court was cited for disobeying a red light at Jefferson and Liberty streets by Officer Douglas Francois at 7 30 p.m. Sunday and posted bond for court on July 16. Gary Lowery age 21 of Center Street Mazon was cited for 45 in a 25 mph zone at Vine Street and Fremont Avenue by Officer Robert Stansberry at 12 35 a.m. Saturday and posted bond for July 9. Peter Brockman age 20 of Route 1 Verona was cited for 45 in a 25 mph zone at Vine Street and Fremont Avenue by Officer Brockman at 12 40 a.m. Saturday and posted a bond certificate for court on July 9.
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Morris
John Clemons
Mabel
Gary Lowery
Center St
Mazon
Robert Stansberry
Vine St
Fremont Ave
Lowery
Peter Brockman
Rte. 1
Grand Ridge Rd
Verona
Brockman
Sadat faces Libya threat as peace with Israel nears
Egyptian President Anwar el Sadat confronts Libyan dictator Muammar el Qaddafi who seeks to derail any peace with Israel. Qaddafi uses merger schemes with Egypt and Tunisia while Libya's oil wealth fuels his bold ambitions. Internal strain builds as Egypt fights inflation and unemployment under he vast military burden and economic reform.
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Anwar el- Sadat
Israel
Libya
Alaska
Egypt
Sadat
Muammar el-Qaddafi
Qaddafi
Idris
Istanbul
Europe
Mediterranean
Aswan
Alexandria
Habib Bourguiba
Tunisia
Bourguiba
Cairo
Texas
New Mexico
Nile Banks
Faisal City
Saudi Arabia
Sabah
Sheik
Kuwait
Zayed City
Abu Dhabi
Nasser
Plattville School Keeps Open After Parental Protest
Yorkville District approves student insurance with Continental plan costing 3 75 for K 6 and 5 for 7 12 with an optional 20 year round 24 hour coverage. Two year towels contract awarded and staff hires include a bus mechanic and seven teachers. Principal action keeps Plattville open amid parent taxpayer protests. other measures add staff, curriculum, and advisory council updates.
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Yorkville
Mike Drew
Bristol
Plattville
Circle Center
Kathy Kittee
Carroll Seating Co
Chicago
Dean Thanepohn
White and Co
Downers Grove
Vocational Education Advisory Council
Blaine Harker
Dick Haynes
Don Jensen
Ida Larson
Phil McDonald
Roger Nelson
Dale Perkins
Charles Pope
Adele Reynolds
Charles Stading
Paul Steinwart
Ray Torres
Don Walker
Robert Woodcock
Drowning deaths ruled accidental in Grundy County
A Grundy County coroner's jury ruled the river drowning deaths of brothers Stephen Haughtigan, 17, and Wilson Haughtigan, 15, accidental. They drowned June 16 in the Mazon River near White Tie Road Falls after slipping in shallow water while attempting to catch carp. bodies recovered June 20.
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Grundy County
Riverdale
Stephen Haughtigan
Wilson Haughtigan
Mazon River
White Tie Rd. Falls
Jugtown Rd
Mazon
Boettger
Haughtigans
Haughtigan
Coal City
James Reeves
Reeves
Police address choking report at Franklin and Washington Streets
Steve Dyer reported seeing a man choking a blonde woman at the intersection of Franklin and E Washington Streets. Police searched the area but could not locate anyone matching the description, including a man in a baseball cap on a Kawasaki motorcycle.
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Steve Dyer
E. Jackson St
Morris
Franklin and
E. Washington Sts
Dyer
Douglas Francois
Francois
Windows Broken At Straight-Way Dairy Investigated
Morris police investigate three broken windows at the Straight-Way Dairy on the north side after officers Kurt Salems and Tom Bednarik found scattered garbage and traces of blood in the alley at 11:30 p.m. Saturday. Mrs. Frank Lee Sr. notified. No injuries reported.
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Morris
Kurt Salems
Tom Bednarik
Salems
Frank Lee Sr
Theft Reported by William Gleason at 110 E Chapin Sr
William Gleason reported to police at 11 07 a m Saturday that about 30 dollars was stolen from a billfold in his apartment within the past few days. He did not know the exact time of the theft. The loss amount was approximately 30 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Gleason
E. Chapin Sr
Gleason
Bells for Independence Day ring at 1 p.m. July 4
Mrs. Gordon H. Collins, chairman of the Alicia C. Bliss DAR, announces that the Bells for Independence Day will toll at 1 p.m. on July 4. She urges public participation with hard bells, dinner bells and church bells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alicia C. Bliss
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
DAR
Gordon H. Collins
Morris Daily Herald publisher and office details
The Morris Daily Herald lists its owner Morris Publishing Company and publishing office at 122 East Washington Street Morris Illinois 60450. It is published daily except Saturdays and Sundays with Thomas E West as publisher.
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The
Morris Publishing Company
Illinois Corporation
Washington Street
Morris Illinois
Thomas E West
Worry Clinic on Parenting and Belief in Forever Homes
Dr George W Crane discusses emotional security for children, stressing consistent love from parents and teachers amid foster care trials. He shares his background in child psychology, promotes his Tests for Good Parents booklet, and includes letters from readers about parenting, school waste, and pet etiquette.
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Billy D
Billy
Chicago
California
Welfare Dept
Ann Landers
Ann
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Anthony Houle
Priscilla Jorstad
Parkview
Virginia Weitz
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William Haughtigan
Kevin Boettger
Russ Nolen
Hornsby’s
Nolen
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Mann
James C. Mann
Bristol Township
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Seward Township
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Countryside Center
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