Francis E. Ryan 65 Coal City Resident Dies at Home
Francis E. Ryan born February 23 1907 in Coal City died at his home Thursday. He married Elsie Barton Howard in 1940 and worked at Joliet Arsenal before retirement. Survived by wife two sons three daughters six grandchildren and several siblings. funeral Saturday Reeves Funeral Home Coal City at 9 am then Assumption Church at 9:30 am burial Oak Wood Cemetery Wilmington. Visitation today 2-5 and 7-10 pm.
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Coal City
Francis E. Ryan
Jeremiah
Mariah (Cooper) Ryan
Elsie Barton Howard
Morris
Joliet Arsenal
Francis Jr
Richard Howard
Charles
Mary) Pitner
Cheryl Ryan
Edward Keefe
Oak Wood Cemetery
Wilmington
Funeral Home
Mrs Kennedy dies after long illness in Morris area
Betty Kennedy 31 of Rte. 1 Morris died Thursday evening in Ottawa Community Hospital after a long illness. Visitation Sunday 2 to 10 p.m. at Finland Chapel. Funeral Monday 9:30 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Church Morris. Burial Mt. Carmel Cemetery. She was born February 22 1941 in Minneapolis and married Edward J. Kennedy August 28 1965. She taught in Hinsdale schools and was a member of Immaculate Conception Church and Morris Newcomers Club. Surviving husband two sons Mark Keith her parents two sisters three nephews and maternal grandmother.
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Edward J
Betty) Kennedy
Rte. 1
Ottawa Community Hospital
Immaculate Conception Church
James Kinzig
Mt. Carmel Cemetery
Finland Chapel
Betty Braun
Minneapolis
Minn
William
Ruth (Stark) Braun
University of Minnesota
Hinsdale
Morris
Morris Newcomers Club
Edward J. Kennedy
Seneca
Lori Sue
Mark
Keith
William Braun
James
Ruth) Roesner
Margaret Braun
Hannah Stark
St. Peter, Minn
Funeral services for Miss Ethel LeRette held at church
Funeral services for Miss Ethel LeRette were held at 9 30 a m today at the Immaculate Conception Church with Rev Donald Kocher officiating. Music was provided by the church choir with organist Mrs Christian Resler. Pallbearers included William Ashton Thomas Redmond George Higgins William Glenney Donald LeRette and Edward J Glenney. Burial followed at Mt Carmel Cemetery. Finland Chapel handled arrangements.
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Ethel LeRette
Immaculate Conception Church
Donald Kocher
Christian Resler
William Ashton
Thomas Redmond
George Higgins
William Glenney
Donald LeRette
Edward J. Glenney
Mt. Carmel
Finland
Coroner Would Appoint Grand Jury In Officer Shooting
A Cook County coroner's jury recommends the off duty policeman Bernard Martin face a grand jury over the February 15 shooting at a South Side high school that killed Cornell Fitzpatrick. The jury found involuntary manslaughter in the incident.
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Chicago
Cook County
South Side
Cornell Fitzpatrick
Bernard Martin
Market grain quotes from ChicagoAP headlines
Markets show corn at 1.2012, oats 66, beans 3.45. Wheat No 2 soft red 1.66, hard red 1.61. Corn No 2 yellow 1.26, oats No 2 extra heavy white 7.14, soybeans No 1 yellow 3.47, soybean oil 11.36.
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Chicago
Area school menus across MAZON GRACE AND HIGH and Coal City
A compilation of weekly lunch menus lists dishes for MCHS MAZON GRACE AND HIGH and Coal City Schools. Items include ravioli and meat sauce with applesauce, and meat loaf with mashed potatoes, plus hot dogs, pizza, fish options, and assorted fruits and desserts across Monday to Friday.
Weekly School Lunch Menu Framed in Simple Dishes
Monday through Friday menus list meals including corn, beans, fruit, milk and desserts. The days feature varied main courses such as corn dog, chicken and noodles, pizza, beans and ham, hamburger, bar-b-q, beef and gravy, ham and scalloped potatoes, spaghetti, and fish on bun with sides like lettuce salad, rolls, and fruit.
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MCHS
Law enforcement certificates awarded at Grundy banquet
Certificates of achievement were presented to 37 individuals at Jo's Steak House in Diamond, for completing a 16 week law enforcement course running Jan 13 to Apr 27. The program was run by the FBI, Illinois State Police, Grundy County State's Attorney, and Grundy County Sheriff’s Department.
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Jo’s
Diamond
Federal Bureau” of Investigation
Illinois State Police
Grundy County
State’s Attorney
S Department
Robert Malmquist
Robert Wren
Richard Wilder
William
Jersey
Klegman
John Perona
Coal City
Dominic Bertoglio
Charles Ingram Jr
Coal City Police
Gerald J. Urban
Gedley Police
Robert Collier
Michael A. Perino
Braceville Police
Michael Hrechko
Minooka Police
Dan Hill
Department of Conservation
Roy Gardner
Gardner Police
Crime and hospital award notes headline content
Convictions carry prison terms and fines. public office barred after conviction. Morris Hospital earns American Cancer Society leadership award for not selling cigarettes. Sheriff reports on a gun accident involving Coal City attorney James Fleming with details from Joliet St. Joseph Hospital and Coal City police.
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Morris Hospital
American Cancer Society
Edward F. Scanlon
Society
Illinois
Tax suit filed for delinquent sales in Grundy County
A suit seeks $2 029 38 plus interest from James D. Farmer owner of Farmers Standard Service. The case is in Grundy County circuit court, brought by Assistant Attorney General George W Schwaner Jr. for Illinois Department of Revenue. The article notes the first transatlantic wireless communication by Marconi from Newfoundland in 1901.
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Grundy County
James D. Farmer
Farmer's Standard Service
George W. Schwaner Jr
Department of Revenue
State of Illinois
Carlson D. Carlson to Education and Labor Committee
Congressman Clifford D. Carlson Republican of the 15th District is appointed to the Committee on Education and Labor. He won a special election April 4 to fill the seat of Charlotte Reid. A July 5 1973 examination will select candidates for Naval Air Force Military and Merchant Marine Academies with multiple district city test sites.
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House
Republican Committee On Committees
Clifford D. Carlson
Committee On Education and Labor
U.S. House of Representatives
Carlson
Charlotte T. Reid
Federal Communications Commission
Naval Academy
Military Academy
Air Force Academy
Merchant Marine Academy
Coal City notes briefs event updates and baptisms
Volunteer help urged for Little League field cleanup with work nights on Monday and Tuesday at 6 pm. May 2 marks the season opener. Church and club notices include a junior woman’s club meeting at Gay 90s Restaurant and a 10 mile health walk on May 14 benefiting Golden Cross. Infants Brandon Pierard David Alan Greggain and Natalie Gilchrist baptized at Assumption Church with details of godparents and post service meals. A bridal shower for Janet Born precedes her June 10 wedding to Richard Holloway. Engagements and weddings noted for Frederiksen Velotas and Jane Hintze Wills at Coal City venues.
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Coal City
Little League
United Methodist Youth Fellowship
Golden Cross
Brandon David Pierard
Edward L., Pierard
Edward Keefe
Assumption Catholic Church
Leroy Greene
Janesville
Wis
David Alan Greggain
Daniel Greggain
Louis Pierard
David
Natalie Rae
John D. Gilchrist
Natalie
Edwin Endrst
Gilchrist
Trout adapt to diverse waters with varying mineral levels
Trout thrive in water with high mineral content yet also endure swamp ponds soft-water lakes and rapid streams from heavy rainfall regions. They persist across diverse habitats.
Shabbona Scouts Honor Adults At District Meeting
Recognition of adults for outstanding service to Scouting occurred at the Shabbona District annual meeting in Minooka. Two Awards of Merit were presented to George Hirschman of Coal City and John Persic of Wilmington by Earl Smith.
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Shabbona
Joliet West
Minooka
Earl Smith
Wilmington
George Hirschman
Coal City
John Persie
Hirschman
Seneca council approves sewer study and street repairs plan
Chamlin & Associates of Peru awarded a $3,000 contract to study Seneca's sewer system. Estimates reviewed for curb and sidewalk work on New Street, repairs on South Street, an 18 by eight foot steel arch culvert on Commerce Street, and maintenance. A part time policeman Homer Shockey is rehired under the Emergency Employment Act with most pay funded by LaSalle County. Mayor Gunn seeks a temporary $50 raise, and police will ticket vehicles without 1972 stickers.
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Seneca Village Council
Chamlin & Associates of
Peru
Ronald Johnson
Chamlin
New St
Main
Oak St
South St
Main St
Hossack St
Commerce St
Rat Run Creek
Oak Street
Tautz Addition
Homer Shockey
LaSalle County
Ellsworth Gunn
Mike Fowler
Reminder on cancer drive donations in Grundy County
Township and city chairmen for the Cancer Crusade were urged to turn in contributions to Dennis Hackett at the First National Bank. The 1972 division leaders include Guy Griffin Jerold Barzee John Hanson Hugo Avalos Terrance Danek Carson Robinson Ivan Davis. Morris canvass is led by a group of named organizers. Contributions can also be mailed to Post Office Box 126. The article notes the first successful transatlantic cable linked Newfoundland with Europe in 1866.
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Grundy County
Dennis Hackett
First National Bank
Guy Griffin
Jerold Barzee
John Hanson
Hugo Avalos
Terrance Danek
Carson Robinson
Ivan Davis
Morris
Clifford Bossert
John L. Claypool
Arthur Allaben
Earl Gillum
Ida Hilton
John Theis
Stella Ostrom
Harold Peterson
Robert Bussey
John Lovell
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Edward Kennedy
Liberty
Mazon Grace
H.S
M.S
G.S
Minooka High
Alan Love
Max Babcock
Harold Carlson
Carl Bremenkamp
Morris Police
Eugene Foster
Harry Lines
Civil Defense
Rich Lohmar
Carbon Hill Police
James McGuan
John Kelly McKinley
Fred Emanuelson
Jerome Conant
James L. Creed
Paul Anderson
Jim Watson
William E. Klegman
Jim Gretencord
Fred Ehrman
Evert Poyner
Gary Phillips
Daniel J. Callahan
Dennis M. Neary
Edward J. Broderick
Robert Starks
Harlan Simpson
Glen Nowicki
Roy Christensen
Charles E. Marketti
William Button
Marvin L. Olson
Sinai Desert
Review
Marvin Olson
James Fleming
John Price
Fleming
Olson
Joliet
St. Joseph Hospital
Allen J. Conant
Conant
James Rogers
Florence Smith
Marconi
Newfoundland
Aurora
DeKalb
Elgin
LaSalle
Ottawa
Grundy
Kane
Kendall
Longworth House
Washington, D. C
Waverly St
Bake Sale
Hornsby ’S Family Center
Shel-Mar Tavern
Rte
Coal City Notes
Janet Born
George Enrietta
Janet
Tobe
Daniel Jerbi
Barbara Myers
Miss Born
Richard Holloway
Fort Collins
Colo
William Wilt
Milford Hintze
Jane
Ronald Wills
Roy Wills
Coal City Methodist Church
Coal City Lions Hall
Shabbona Scouts
Persic
The
Lakewood Shores Improvement Association
Europe
C&s
Tenderfoot
Explorer
Eagle
Coats
Sereno’s
Buchanan Morris
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