Gardner obit Ralph Eugene Stevens 83 of Gardner
Ralph Eugene Stevens 83 died suddenly at his Gardner home Tuesday born May 5 1895 in Gardner son of Ithiel and Lucy Stevens self employed truck driver for 40 years Surviving wife Florence two sons Russell Lyle three daughters Margaret Ruth Gloria one sister Musa Raey 30 grandchildren 19 great grandchildren Funeral 2 p m Friday Patterson Funeral Chapel South Wilmington Rev James Larson Burial Braceville Gardner Cemetery Visitation Thursday 2-5 and 7-9 Pallbearers Thomas Wise Ralph Stevens Richard Stevens Ronald Housman Michael Olsen Edward Manegold
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Wilson) Stevens
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Braceville- Gardner Cemetery
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Ralph Stevens
Richard Stevens
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Edward Manegold
Firemen Remain in Jail as Settlement Talks Resume
In Normal Illinois Judge William Caisley refused to release striking firefighters from jail despite city requests and hints of a settlement. Negotiations continued as the 42 day sentences near expiration, with earlier breakthroughs on captains joining the union. Eagle 911 Inc. staffed stations briefly before protesters and police presence grew.
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Normal, Ill
UPI
William Caisley
Caisley
Unien
Eagle 911 Inc
Eagle 911
Joliet Market Live Cattle and Hogs Report
Joliet Illinois market recap shows cattle 2,500 with steers up 50 to 1.00, heifers 50 to 75 higher. high choice steers 57.00 to 58.00, choice 55.50 to 57.00, primes 53.50 to 55.50 for heifers. Hogs 1,200 up 75 to 1.00, No 1-2 210-240 lb 49.50 to 50.00, No 1-3 900-250 lb 48.50 to 49.50, No 2-3 250-270 lb 46.75 to 48.50, No 2-4 285 lb 3.25. Thursday receipts forecast 25 cattle and 1,000 hogs.
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Joliet, Ill
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Gattle
Grain Prices Mixed Down at Noon on Board of Trade
Chicago wheat corn and soybeans slipped by noon with May wheat at 3.00 down 0.35, May corn at 2.52 down 0.03, and May soybeans at 7.14 down 0.12. Reports show declines across contracts as trading paused for midday pricing.
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Chicago
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Italians Tighten Security After Moro Killing
Italian police launched Plan 3 emergency measures to guard against a possible new Red Brigades terror act as the hunt continued for a man and woman seen near the car that carried Aldo Moro's body. Vast police reinforcements combed Rome’s surroundings and Fregene beach resort while detectives circulated fateful likenesses and examined Moro’s belongings for clues.
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Wallaby Naming Contest Ties to Morris Library Event
Morris Public Library announces a wallaby adoption through Brookfield Zoo during Sister City Week May 2027. A contest will pick three names from public submissions with jars for voting funds. Woody and Marilyn Johnson of Morris will present a slide program at 7:30 p.m. May 23 in the library. Souvenirs of the Johnsons are on display.
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Chicago
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County board actions approve staff changes and projects
County officials plan to resignations and appointments including James Stine to Grundy County Housing Authority and Bernie Sandner to the Regional Planning Commission. A $6,300 extension service grant is approved, bridge projects totaling about $260,000 and road resurfacing of 5.5 miles on Tynan Braceville Rd are funded with county matching funds. Delays on Bookwalter Bridge prompted contractor coordination.
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James Stine
Grundy County
al Pilch
Grundy
Tynan-Braceville
Bookwalter Bridge
Carbon Hill Rd
Richard McTague
McTague
James McElwain
Morris
Leonard Boss
Robert Trotter
Wallace Burroughs
Clarence Mossmann
Kenneth Sereno
George Brown
William J. Hamilton
Edwin Burnham
Harry Melby
Richard Ferguson
John Phillips
Peter Cacello
Kenneth Benson
Peter Baudino
Gordon Gunderson
Charles McDonald
William Wallin
William Waters
You Know By United Press International
Mathematicians calculated it would take a million men, each tossing a coin ten times a minute for 40 hours a week, to achieve 50 heads in a row as often as once in nine centuries.
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United Press International
Morris District 54 approves 10 percent bus fare hike
The Morris Grade School Board District 54 approved a 10 percent transportation rate increase for 1978 1979. Regular routes cost 44 86 per bus day, 58 85 for larger buses, with 22 42 for half routes. Trip drivers 5 per hour, 66 cents per mile, and insurance shared. The meeting also covered speech therapy staffing, high school child development classes, Follett text adoption, facility bids, and Title I grant plans.
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Morris Grade School Board
Don Leach
Warland Bus Service
JoAnn Pellini
Lloyd Torbeck
Luanne Potter
Margaret Riordan
Special Education Cooperative
Torbeck
Accident victim in fair condition at St Joseph Joliet
Dennis Wills aged 37 from 422 E Illinois Ave was reported in fair condition in the surgical intensive care unit of St Joseph Hospital Joliet from a one car accident on Interstate 80 one mile east of Ridge Road at 3 30 a m Saturday He was thrown from his vehicle as it rolled over.
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Dennis Wills
Illinois Ave
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Ridge Rd
World Almanac Quiz Questions Part 1
The quiz asks which filly won the Kentucky Derby the only time, names three teams that have won back to back Super Bowls, and identifies the largest U S football stadium among three choices. It includes garbled extra characters.
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Hill Gail
U.S
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