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Morris Daily Herald

Location

Morris, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1968

Page

2

Obituaries for Mrs Hendley Hoge and Peter Peterson

Mrs Hendley Hoge 68 former Chicago resident died at Morris Hospital after brief illness. Funeral Tuesday 2 p m at Finland Lutheran with Rev Harold R Dede officiating burial Evergreen Cemetery. Surviving: husband two daughters Doris Bruin Carole Hesting one son Bert W Hoge six grandchildren sister Megs Arthur Crider. Peter H Peterson 93 former Big Grove Township Kendall County resident died Saturday in St Marys Hospital Pierre S D. Funeral 2 p m Wednesday at Herrold Lutheran Church Herrold S D. Surviving: wife two sons Wilbur Irving four grandchildren six great grandchildren one sister Edna Shelveland two brothers Albert Lewell plus many nephews and nieces. Preceded in death by parents and a granddaughter.

Hendley Laura) Hoge Chicago Morris Hospital Finland Pet Harold R Evergreen Cemetery Laura E. Winslow Morggh Park Ill George W. and Estella (Forbes) Winslow Morgan Park Hendley B. Hoge Beverly Hills Morris Trinity Methodist Church Jack Doris) Bruin Ames Iowa Gregory Carole) Hesting St. Louis Ert W. Hoge Utica N. Y Megs Arthur Vera) Crider Peter H. Peterson Big Grove Township Kendall County St. Mary’s Hospital Pierre S. D Herrold Lutheran Church Herrold Lars Mary Lee Peterson Bertha Orton Lisbon Wilbur Irving Joseph Edna) Shelveland Billings, Mont Albert Beloit Wis Lewell Newark

Coal City man Clyde Miller 71 Funeral Tuesday

Clyde G Miller 71 of Coal City died Sunday in St Joseph Hospital Joliet after a long illness. He is survived by his wife Lucille three daughters four sons 21 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. He was born December 19 1896 in Martinton Illinois and married Lucille Colson in Des Moines Iowa in 1918. An electrician by trade he retired from Joliet Arsenal in 1957 and was a World War I veteran. Funeral services are 2 p m Tuesday at Reeves Funeral Home Coal City with Rev David W Fouts officiating. Burial at Braceville Gardner Cemetery. Chapel hours today 2 5 and 7 10 p m.

Coal City Clyde G. Miller St. Joseph Hospital Joliet Lucille Kiam Lola) Wilson Varence Elsie) Thorson Jane) Larson Gibson Henry Clyde Jr Orville Martinton Ill O. A Henrietta Gibson) Miller Lucille Colson Des Moines Iowa Joliet Arsenal American Legion Methodist Church Leslie Helen Herron Reeves David W. Fouts Braceville-Gardner

Funeral for CWO Dale A Crull In Phoenix

Funeral services for CWO Dale A Crull 38 a Morris native killed April 26 in Vietnam will be held Thursday or Friday at Trinity Methodist Church 3104 W Glendale St Phoenix Ariz Burial will be in Phoenix Contributions to the Phoenix church are preferred for remembrance

CWO Dale A. Crull Morris Vietnam Trinity Methodist Church Glendale St Phoenix Ariz Phoenix Church

Pastor W P Gauer dies at 57 in Guthrie Center Iowa

The Rev W P Gauer, 57, a former Mazon Methodist pastor, died Saturday at his Guthrie Center Iowa home where he served the local church. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Guthrie Center Methodist Church with burial in Guthrie Center Cemetery. He is survived by his wife Erma Wilkinson of Mazon, a son the Rev Paul Gauer of Boston Mass, and a daughter Pamela a music teacher in Harlan Iowa schools.

W. P. Gauer Mazon Methodist Church Guthrie Center Iowa Guthrie Center Methodist Church Erma Wilkinson Mazon Paul Gauer Boston Mass Pamela Harlan

Baby Christopher Pope Dies at 3 Months in Morris

Christopher Wayne Pope died unexpectedly Saturday. Graveside services were held in Saratoga Cemetery with Rev. L G Hinderaker officiating. Born January 18 1968 in Morris he is survived by his parents Wayne and Barbara Wickert Pope a brother Sean grandparents Leonard Wickert Morris Lydia Pope Morris.

Christopher Wayne Pope Wayne Barbara (Wickert) Pope Saratoga Cemetery L. G. Hinderaker Morris Sean Leonard Wickert Lydia Pope

Ratify Subsidy Contract Details Increases and Benefits

The contract calls for three year raises of 34 dollars weekly for skilled installers 24 dollars for top-scale plant craftsmen and 16 dollars for switchboard operators and clerks. Previous averages were 154 dollars for installers and craftsmen 83 for operators and 103 for clerks. Fringe benefits include vacation and holiday time overtime pay medical and life insurance and geographic pay differentials. The note recalls 4108 casualties in the Spanish American War.

Federal Communications Commission

Space Age Capsule Tops Chicago John Hancock Center

The world’s second tallest sky scraper in Chicago reaches the top with a space age capsule replacing the cornerstone. The John Hancock Center rises 1,107 feet with 100 stories and 2,000 workers, offering 48 floors of apartments and 28 floors of offices.

Chicago John Hancock Center Eugene Cernan Empire State Building New York Michigan

Funeral Planned for local resident Foehringer

Seneca burial will be in Mt Hope Cemetery with visitation at Pfeffer Funeral Home. The body lies in state Tuesday noon at the church until service. Born August 6 1947 in Morris son of William Edward and Mae Jackson Foehringer. Survived by parents a brother Wayne grandparents and other relatives.

Mt. Hope Seneca Pfeffer Our Savior’s Lutheran Church Morris William Edward and Mae (Jackson) Foehringer Seneca High School Pittsburg- Des Moines Steel Co Marseilles Lois Wooden Kinsman Wayne Edward Foehringer Sr Howard Galloway Judy Harl Jackson

Morris Fire Crews Respond to Refrigerator Fire and Rubbish Blaze

A split weekend fire call sequence saw Morris volunteers respond Saturday afternoon to a refrigerator motor fire at 815 Third Ave with no action needed after excavation. Early Sunday at 10 10 a m firefighters extinguished a rubbish fire behind Kresse's Hi Way Inn on Bedford Road with no damage reported.

Third Ave Morris Kresse Bedford Road

Man Breaks Into Home Threatens Three In Morris

A man posing as an insurance salesman entered Tony Craig’s home at 624 E Main St about 10:20 a.m. Saturday. He forced a woman and her two children into a back bedroom, cut the phone line, and robbed the house of $295 cash, two sports coats, a $60 box, a billfold with $235, and an inoperable .32 caliber revolver.

Tony Craig E. Main St

Driver Ticketed in Morris for Speeding on Liberty Street

Policeman William Button cited Jack H. Countryman Jr., 23, of 21942 Pleasant St., Sunday for driving his 1968 Plymouth too fast for conditions on Liberty Street between the 1100 and 1200 blocks. Court date set for May 20 at 2 30 p.m.

Morris William Button Jack H. Countryman Jr Pleasant St Liberty St Countryman

Stock Market Slips As Dow Dips Amid Overbought Caution

New York stocks traded lower in moderate volume with the Dow Jones average down 9.48 to 909.73 at noon and the AP 60 off 2.6 to 327.2. Trade centers on American Telephone off 0.5, International Paper and Fairmont Foods up small, while Boeing and Du Pont fell, market breadth favorable to decliners after nine rising sessions.

Dow Jones Associated Press American Telephone Commercial Credit International Paper Fairmont Foods Diamond Shamrock Curtis Publishing Automatic Springler U.S. Smelting Allis Chalmers S. Western Union Freeport Sulphur Sanders Associates Magnavox

Fortner Pays Fine and Costs for Bad Check Case

Emmett Fortner Jr. paid a 100 dollar fine and 42.40 in costs in the magistrate court division for passing a bad twenty dollar check on March 4 to Norman Oil Co. The check was made out to Grundy County National Bank. Fortner faces possible extradition proceedings May 29 in Grundy County Courthouse as he is wanted in St. Francis County Missouri for the same offense.

Emmett Fortner, Jr Kiersted St Magistrate Court Division Circuit Court Fortner Norman Oil Co

Fishermen cited for license violations near Goose Lake and Boy Scout area

Conservation Inspector James Darkhuff issued citations weekend with Peter Ruinell of Dalton cited for fishing without a license at Goose Lake at 10 a.m. Saturday. Fred Anderson of River Forest faced charges for fishing with out a license in the Boy Scout area at 4 p.m. Saturday.

James Darkhuff Peter Ruinell Dalton Goose Lake Fred Anderson River Forest Boy Scout

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