Farmers hear sober facts and optimistic comments
Area farmers heard sobering facts and hopeful notes on farming's future at Morris Community High School. H. Joseph Bourn of Nortrust Farm Management and Patrick Malone of the Chicago Board of Trade spoke on land trends, leases, population pressure, and market conditions, warning of rising land costs while noting favorable export prospects.
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Nortrust Farm Management Inc
H. Patrick Bourn
First National Bank of Morris
Bourn
Congress
Herald
Morris Community High School
H. Joseph Bourn
Northern Trust Bank of Chicago
Patrick Malone
Chicago Board of Trade
Iowa Grain Co
U.S
Ottawa officer arraigned on sexual delinquency charges
Donald Conrad 40 a Seneca police officer was arraigned Tuesday on charges of contributing to the sexual delinquency of a minor and taking indecent liberties with a child. Indicted Monday by a LaSalle County grand jury bond set at 100000. Charges filed by the mother of a 14 year old girl.
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Ottawa, Ill
UPI
Donald Conrad
Conrad
Earlville
LaSalle County
Weather outlook with cold temps and light snow
Forecast calls for cloudy cold conditions with light snow tonight, lows in the mid to upper 20s. Thursday expected to bring more snow showers with highs in the low to mid 30s. Tuesday peaked at 40 degrees at Dresden Island Locks and Dam with a 32 degree low, and morning readings showed 32 at 7 am and 34 at 10:30 am in Morris.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
County suit over faulty windows at Grundy County Jail
Grundy County Board voted to sue architect Healy and Moore Associates Joliet V C Construction and window maker G E Lockwood Glass Ottawa among others over faulty jail addition windows. The motion by Charles McDonald passed unanimously. state’s attorney to decide direction.
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Grundy County
Charles McDonald
V & C Construction
Kankakee
Healy and Moore Associates
Joliet
G.E
Lockwood Glass
Ottawa
William Waters
Waters
John Phillips
Morris Grade School District approves $1400 across the board
The Morris Grade School Board voted 7 to 0 to grant $1400 salary increases for district teachers effective July 1, with the base first year teacher’s raise adjusted to $400 from $9800 to $10200. Supt. H. Dale Barr’s salary rises to $32800 on a 52 week contract as part of the package.
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Morris
Morris Grade School Board of Education
Morris Elementary Education Association
H. Dale Barr
Bud” Baudino
Board
Nancy Morris
Marion Moloney
Garfield
Janice Delockery
Center
Vi Leonard
Sheryl Benson
Rollin Varness
Brenda Wallace
E.H
Shabbona
Grundy County
Minooka
Saratoga
Marilyn Yuhas
McKinley School
E. North St
Center School
District II GOP primary pits six candidates for Grundy County Board
Five Republicans and one Democrat seek three district seats in District II covering Saratoga Aux Sable Goose Lake Wauponsee and Felix townships. Incumbents Waters and Boss join former member Chiapetto and Campo plus Robert L Johnson and Gerald Gary Hadaway the lone Democrat. Boss longtime supervisor and county board veteran faces re election while CampoChiapetto and Hadaway offer local business and civic ties.
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Grundy County
Saratoga
Aux Sable
Goose Lake
Wauponsee
Felix Townships
William L. Waters
Lisbon Rd
Leonard Boss
Rte. 2
Minooka
Joe Chiapetto
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Lana Phillips
J Lox
Fried Catfish Wests Cafe
Liberty
William Wallin
County Home Committee
Prevention Fire Protection, Inc
Morton
David E. McDaniel Co
Valparaiso
Ind
Peter Baudino
Finance Committee
County Board
Clarence Mossmann
William Hamilton
Morris City
Sheriff's Department
Richard Ferguson
Illinois Bell
Law Enforcement Committee
Hamilton
Kenneth Benson
Harry Melby
Robert Trotter
Robert Denig
Department of Public Health
Kenneth Sereno
Sereno
Phillips
Gordon Gunderson
Ed Burnham
Burnham
Gunderson
Edwin Burnham
Peter Cacello
Clarence Mosimann
Morris Daily Herald
Illinois
Bernard Keating
Max Lindsay
Stephen Black
Ellis Redfern
Joseph
Franklin
Ray Serena Construction
Gardner
Peter Perella and Co
Narvick Brothers
Leasure Builders
Sam S. Molaschi and Sons
Cherry St
Jacobs
GOP
Grundy County Board of Supervisors
Bols
Winona Davies
Grundy County Farm Bureau
The
Minooka Lions Club
Grundy County Agricultural Extension Council
Professional Farmers of America
Campo
Diamond
Gardner-South Wilmington High School
Joliet Arsenal
Felix Township
Grundy County Licensed Beverage Association
Coal City
Coal City Police Department
Civil Service Board
Coal City Student Council
VFW Ladies Auxiliary
N. Kankakee St
Board of Supervisors
Ree
Canton High
Margaret Campo
Robert L. Johnson
Gary Hadaway
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