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Newspaper

Morris Daily Herald

Location

Morris, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1968

Page

2

Obituaries for Mrs Cryer Bryant and Mrs Alva Ferguson

Memorial notices report the deaths of Dorothy Bryant of Morris Illinois at 51 and Elizabeth Ferguson of Morris aged 72 both in Morris Hospital. Dorothy Bryant wife of Cryer Bryant daughter of Frank J Sharp and Grace Kindelspire survived by husband mother two children and sibling. funeral Friday at Davis Funeral Home with burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Elizabeth Ferguson widow of Opie Read later Alva Ferguson survived by children and many grandchildren. funeral Friday at Davis Funeral Home Morris with burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Memorial gifts suggested to Morris Hospital building and Nazarene Church of Marseilles.

Cryer Dorothy) Bryant E. Jackson St Morris Hospital Morris Frank J. Sharp Grace Johnson) Kindelspire Cryer E. Bryant Joliet First Methodist Church Women of the Moose Beth Ann Thomas K John Jane) Olson Franklin Dennis Davis Funeral Home Harolf R. Dude Evergreen Cemetery

Leonard Cameron 62 Morris native dies in Chicago

Leonard H Cameron 62 formerly of Morris died Tuesday in Chicago He was born May 4 1906 in Morris son of the late William M and Elizabeth Cameron A World War II veteran he belonged to Cedar Lodge AF & AM Survived by four daughters Mrs Arthur Wilkasz Las Vegas NV Mrs George Patterson Addison Mrs Rawleigh Philp LaGrange and Mrs Thomas Skerik Lombard one sister Mrs Walter Wilma Schubert Baytown TX Preceded by parents and a sister Visitation after 7 p m Friday Funeral 10 a m Saturday at Davis Funeral Home Rev Roy Hamburger officiating Burial Evergreen Cemetery

Leonard H. Cameron Morris Chicago William M Elizabeth (Hunter) Cameron Morris High School Cedar Lodge AF & AM Arthur Wilkasz Las Vegas Nev George Patterson Addison Rawleigh Philp LaGrange Thomas Skerik Lombard Walter Wilma) Schubert Baytown Texas Davis Funeral Home Roy Hamburger Evergreen Cemetery

Funeral for Richard Foehringer in Seneca

Funeral services were held for Richard E. Foehringer 20 of 240 Walnut St who was killed in a one car crash two miles southwest of Ottawa. The service took place at Our Savior's Lutheran Church Seneca with Rev. Kenneth W. West officiating. Burial followed at Mt Hope Cemetery Seneca with pallbearers named. Arrangements were by Pfeffer Funeral Home Seneca.

Seneca Richard E. Foehringer Walnut St Ottawa Our Savior’s Lutheran Church Kenneth W. West Russell Tendall Clara Tendall Mt. Hope Cemetery David Ulis Michael Anderson Kenneth Hausken Thomas Gumm Gene Odum Gerald Zaccagnini The Pfeffer Funeral Home

Obituary of Alfred Jensen 1901 67 Morris Area Resident

Alfred Jensen 67 of Route 3 Saratoga Township died unexpectedly Tuesday evening at home. Funeral services Friday 10 30 a m at Finland Chapel with Rev Norval Wigt officiating. Burial in Sample Cemetery. He was born January 20 1901 in Saratoga Township son of Christian and Bertina Jensen. Survived by daughter Betty Ligons of Aurora son Donald of Morris one grandson two sisters Christine Helling and Olga Briddick. Preceded in death by his parents.

Alfred Jensen Rte. 3 Saratoga Township Frnland Norval Wigti Sample Cemetery Finland Funeral Home Mr. Jensen Christian Bertina (Christopherson) Jensen Morris Area Bob Betty) Ligons Aurora Donald Morris William Christine) Helling Frank Olga) Briddick Marseilles

Post Office Clerk Positions Open With Suburban Facility

Applications are invited for 100 full time career distribution clerk jobs with starting pay 2.80 and progression to 3.82 per hour. Must be 18 or older with high school graduates exempt from minimum age. Exams required. passing may qualify for employment statewide. South Suburban Postal Facility 7401 S Cicero Ave. Examinations daily.

Walter S. Unzeitig South Suburban S. Cicero Ave

Appointments Announced For EJ E Railway Leaders

Norman W. Kopp named director of labor relations and Louis M. Frye named director of personnel services for the newly created EJ E railway posts. Both men bring long railroad experience and reside with their families in Naperville and Bensonville respectively.

Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Norman W. Kopp Louis M. Frye EJ & E Chicago Linsmore Minn Kopp Iowa State University Illinois Central Ruth Naperville Frye Cowden, Ill Decatur High School University of Illinois Loyola University Institute of Social and Industrial Relations Nickel Plate Railroad Bensenville

Ghost invited to Craigievar Castle wedding in Scotland

Kristine Forbes Sempill plans a June 1 wedding for her at Craigievar Castle to John Cable. The formal invitation rests for Sir John Forbes the friendly red haired ghost and 8 to 10 other castle spirits. The guest list totals 150 people excluding ghosts.

Aberdeen Scotland Sir John Forbes Craigievar Castle Kristine Forbes-Sempill Craigievar Sempill John Cable John Sir John

Warrant Issued for Edgar Fisk After Failure to Appear

Edgar Fisk of Coal City failed to appear in Circuit Court on five traffic offenses. Associate Circuit Judge Robert Malmquist ordered an arrest warrant. Fisk had been cited March 31 for driving without a license, attempting to elude police, illegal transportation of liquor, reckless driving and DUI. He entered Manteno State Hospital on April 5.

Edgar Fisk Walnut St Coal City Robert Malmquist Robert Wilder Fisk Manteno State Hospital

Building Permits Issued for Homes in Grundy County

Grundy County Office of Building and Zoning issued two permits. Robert Hauge of 71742 Douglas St. received a permit Tuesday to build a single family residence in the Lori Sue subdivision of Wauponsee Town. Edward Bick of Route 1 was issued a permit to build a garage on lot 46 in Goose Lake subdivision Goose Lake Township.

Grundy County Office of Building and Zoning Robert Hauge Douglas St Lori Sue Wauponsee Township Edward Bick Rte. 1 Goose Lake

Stock Market Gains Vary as Averages Rise Moderately

The New York market moved up on a moderate scale with the Dow Jones up 0.70 at noon to 920.60 and the AP 60-stock average up 0.2 to 311.0. Airlines, chemicals, and farm implement stocks advanced while several issues posted fractional gains or losses.

NEW York New York Stock Exchange Associated Press Stokely-Van Camp Kaiser Aluminum Jones & Laughlin Commercial Credit Ling-Temco-Vought Boeing General Dynamics Homestake Mining International Nickel Eastman Kodak Youngstown Sheet Gulf & Western Industries Fairchild Camera du Pont Westinghouse Electric American Stock Exchange

Butter prices steady at wholesale. Chicago Mercantile Exchange report

Chicago wholesale butter markets show steady pricing with wholesale buyers active. Prices listed include 93 score AA and 89 C 6112 figures, plus varied grades and standard checks, while eggs and other dairy items reflect unchanged wholesale rates.

Chicago Chicago Mercantile Exchange

Wheat and corn futures quotes from Chicago market brief

Chicago AP reports grain prices for Wheat No 2 hard 1.4234n No 2 soft red 1.36n Corn No 2 yellow 1.20n No 4 yellow 1.1414-17%4 Oats No 2 heavy Pes 8214n Soybeans No 1 yellow Soybean oil 8.78n

Chicago

Enrollment at Seneca Thursday

Registration will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday in Oak Street Grade School, Seneca, for children entering kindergarten in the fall. A child must be five years old before December 1 to be eligible and must present a birth certificate on the day of registration.

Oak Street Seneca

Morris Police Investigate Two Car Accidents

Morris police investigated two accidents. On Tuesday 17 year old Steven Allen Compton was cited for no license after his 1965 Chevrolet rear ended by an unidentified car on Union Street near Morris Community High School. A second crash on Illinois 47 involved Arden Wills Jr. and Marguerite L. Fornelli with minor injuries and rear end damage to the Plymouth and the Pontiac. The drivers involved were from Morris Coal City and Wilmington.

Morris Steven Allan Compton Rte. 2 Union St Morris Community High School Compton William Button Alfred Winborn Sr Shay Illinois Arden Wills Jr Coal City Marguerite L. Fornelli Wilmington Fornelli Wills

Youth Sentenced To 30 Days In County Jail

Associate Circuit Judge Robert Malmquist sentenced Clyde Ralph Ferguson a 20 year old of Rte 5 to 30 days in county jail after his guilty plea to contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He allegedly spent nights with two Morris Community High School girls and bought beer with money from one girl.

Robert Malmquist Clyde Ralph Ferguson Rte. 5 Ferguson Morris Community High School Channahon Will County

Poppel Placed on Year's Probation

Larry Poppel, 20, of 1206 Price Street pleaded guilty before Associate Circuit Judge Robert Malmquist to theft charges and was placed on probation for the year.

Larry Poppel Price St Robert Malmquist

Poppel Given Probation For October 1966 Theft

Poppel received a one year probation with court costs and restitution for stealing a socket wrench set from Hansen Body Shop on Liberty Street during October 1966. State's Attorney Richard Wilder recommended the sentence.

Poppel Hansen Body Liberty St Richard Wilder

Teen Driver Ticketed for Speeding on Liberty Street

Robert E. Crouch, 17, of Carson House Hotel, cited for driving a 1960 Chevrolet station wagon 40 in a 25 mph zone on Liberty Street between the 1000 and 1100 blocks Tuesday at 9 30 p.m. Court date set for May 13 at 1 30 p.m.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mrs. Cryer Bryant Mrs Alva Ferguson Alva Elizabeth) Ferguson Armstrong St Sumner County Tennessee Ellis Emily Kirkham) Parker Opie Read Nazarene Church of Dale Ina) Knoblich Crivitz Wis Norman Read Bloomington Ind Glenn Winfred Aux Sable Township Wayne U. S. Navy Charleston S. C Gilford Gilbert Ferguson Elgin Gerald Sandwich Raymond Brienna Township Zela Mitchell Connie Parsons Hattie Higgason Clarence Homer Shirley Parker Santa Mabel Cainan Dale Leonard Cameron Grundy CO. Rug Cleaners John L. Perry Alta Nancy Ej&e Chicago Cash Grain Hornsby’s Bedford Hornsby Morris Police Morris Catv Inc Carp’s Ermanent Carp Mom DuPont Cantrece the Herald Beths Beauty Shop Grundy County Clerk Nels P. Nelson
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