Lux Retires After 52 Years at Joliet Herald-News
Joliet Illinois John F Lux editor and publisher of the Joliet Herald News since 1932 will retire March 31 after 52 years with the newspaper. William F Blackburn Advertising director named to succeed Lux April 1 as publisher. Lux 71 began in 1907 after quitting school and rose to editor. Blackburn born in Joliet joined 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet, Ill
John F. Lux
Joliet Herald-News
William F. Blackburn
Herald-News
Lux
Joliet
Errand Boy
The
Copley
Blackburn
Herald- News
Auto Damaged In Backing Crash On Liberty Street
Police report details a 2:55 p.m. Monday backing collision on Liberty Street near Jefferson Street. James Baggett 32 of Division Street was traveling south when Francis Worland 21 backing from the east side scraped Baggett's 1958 Chevrolet. Worland’s vehicle had no evident damage. Baggett’s left rear fender sustained the impact.
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Liberty St
Jefferson St
Donald Ward
James Baggett
Division St
Francis Worland
Yorkville
Worland
Baggett
Photographer jailed for egg attack on Marlene Dietrich
Marek Balcerzak a 35 year old Polish photographer was sentenced by a Warsaw magistrate to three months in jail after pleading guilty to misdemeanor charges for throwing three eggs at actress singer Marlene Dietrich during a Sunday performance. He said the eggs were in repayment for $332 Dietrich owed him for photographs taken during a January 1964 visit. The eggs splattered near her feet.
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Warsaw
Poland
Marlene Dietrich
Marek Balcerzak
Singer
Miss Dietrich
Morris Wins 12 Firsts in Band Contest
Morris Center School pupils won 12 first division ratings and six second division ratings in a district solo and ensemble contest at Troy School near Joliet. First place listings include Jim Nelson and others. ensembles won both first and second place medals across multiple woodwind and brass groups.
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Morris Center School
Troy School
Joliet
Jim Nelson
Carolyn Provance
Lee Randall
Ellen Bossert
Terry Nelson
Dana Cryder
Kenneth Reader
Karen Baker
Marcia Wilson
Karen Johnson
Sue Ansell
Linda Telfer
Anne Trucano
Charles Doss
Gwen Melby
Debbie Hall
Bruce Kaldheim
Diane Kenney
Becky Tibbett
Jeff Stangland
Patti McArdle
Debra DeAtley
Betty
Debbie Waksdal
Jan Moore
Terry White
David Miller
Jim Schaible
Bell Employes Vote to End 10 Day Strike
Illinois Bell accounting and secretarial workers vote in Chicago and other cities to return to work after a 10 day strike. A slim majority approved a tentative wage agreement reached Saturday. Retroactive to Feb. 20, terms not released while service remained uninterrupted.
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Chicago
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
International Brotherhood — of Electrical Workers
Springfield
Arlington Heights
West Chicago
Joliet and
Harvey
Finch Estate Hearing Set
Hearing on a petition to probate the will of Mrs. John Lora E. Finch, Verona resident who died Feb 9 at 82, will be March 22 in circuit court. Personal and real estate are each estimated at $6,000. the will leaves all property to four daughters and three living sons with a deceased son listed among the heirs.
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John
Lora) E. Finch
Verona
Circuit Court
Edna Sutton
Genevieve Mount
Velma Lee
Mazon
Gladys Thompson
Jackson St
Morris
Guy
Kinsman
Russel
Francis
Wallace St
Fred
Permit sought to install submarine conduit under Illinois River
Illinois Bell Telephone Co seeks a construction permit to lay a submarine conduit under and across the Illinois River at Morris. The request was received by the Illinois Division of Waterways, per Francis S. Lorenz, director of Public Works and Buildings.
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Illinois River
Morris
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
Joliet
Illinois Division of Waterways
Francis S. Lorenz
Illinois Department of Public Works and Buildings
Weather cooperative observers number stated at 13000
The U S Weather Bureau lists 13 000 cooperative weather observers nationwide providing essential daily climate data. These volunteers report temperature humidity and precipitation readings from countless small stations to help meteorologists forecast weather accurately.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Court scraps M Naghten Rule on insanity test
New York court of appeals abandons the M Naghten standard and rules a person is not responsible if he cannot control his behavior even while knowing an act is wrong. The decision applies to federal courts in the 2nd Circuit and aligns with a 1962 American Law Institute proposal.
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New York
Daniel M’naghten
US. Court of Appeals
M’naghten
Connecticut
Vermont
American Law Institute
Manfred S. Guttmacher
Supreme Bench of
Baltimore
Irving R. Kaufman
John M. Junker
University of Washington Law School
Seattle
Car Skids on Ice Damages 1963 Oldsmobile Near Morris
Steven H Bottcher 16 of Route 5 escaped injury when his 1963 Oldsmobile skidded on ice near Opdyke School one mile west of Sis Drive-In south of Morris. The car hit two mail boxes and a telephone pole, breaking the pole and leaving wires on the ground. Deputy Hendrickson remained at the scene over an hour as lines were repaired and a wrecker from Elmer's Standard Service removed the car.
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Steven H. Bottcher
Rte. 5
Opdyke
Sis’ Drive-In
Morris
George Hendrickson
Bottcher
Hendrickson
Judgment Entered Against Clarence Stewart in Promissory Note Case
Judgment for 250 dollars entered Monday in circuit court against Clarence Stewart of Route 2 in a promissory note case. Plaintiff W. C. Carter, represented by Louis G. Lenard of Joliet, claimed Stewart signed a May 1 1956 note for 136.90 at Chester Illinois. Additional costs of 63.10 for interest and 50 for legal fees bring total to 250.
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Clarence Stewart
Rte. 2
W. C. Carter
Atty. Louis G. Lenard
Joliet
Stewart
Chester
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Morris Savings and Loan
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Managua
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Butch) Olson
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