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Newspaper

Morris Daily Herald

Location

Morris, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1978

Page

3

Obituary for Max L. Hummel 1921 198? Morris

Max L. Hummel 56 of 848 E Chapin St Morris died at Morris Hospital at 12 05 a m Born July 10 1921 in Savanna son of Roy and Bertha Hummel He married Anna Mae Wilson March 21 1943 in Savanna A WWII veteran he served in European Theatre in a bomb disposal unit He retired from APSA and was a member of United Presbyterian Church Cedar Lodge 124 AF AM I O of Eagles and American Legion Surviving are his wife five children Ronald McHenry Mrs Robert T Georgeann Wilson McComb Mrs Kurt Susan Dikkers St Louis Mary Jo Hummel and Scott Morris sisters and a brother Funeral services Monday at First United Presbyterian Church burial Evergreen Cemetery Visitation Sunday at Davis Funeral Home Body to church Monday morning Memorials to Dr John B Roth Sr Cardi a Unit Morris Hospital or First United Presbyterian Church Morris

Max L. Hummel E. Chapin St Morris Hospital Savanna Roy and Bertha Beaver) Hummel Sabula Lowa High School Anna Mae Wilson U.S. Army Hummel APSA United Presbyterian Church Morris Cedar Lodge AF & AM Order of Eagles American Legion Ronald McHenry Robert T Georgeann) Wilson McComb Kurt Susan First United Presbyterian Church Roy Hamburger Evergreen Cemetery Davis Funeral Home John B. Roth Sr

Will County inmate hangs self at jail

A man jailed in Will County for the third time in two months was found hanged in his cell. Car Olivo, 31, was alone in his cell at his request, using a sheet tied to a bunk bed. The coroner said he died of strangulation while attempting to hang himself.

Joliet Ill UPI Will County Olivo Olive Robert Tezak

Naperville tax protest planned at North Central College

Naperville residents plan a Monday protest against rising property taxes. James Tobin of the National Taxpayers Association says the rally will be at North Central College's student union as organizers urge withholding taxes to pressure local officials. Mayor Chester Rybicki notes only a half penny increase per $100 of assessment.

Naperville Ill UPDA Chester Rybicki Rybicki

Markets Grain Prices at 12 Noon

Chicago traders mixed wheat and corn with soybeans advancing. Corn May at 2.62 down 1.4 cents, July 2.58 up 3.4, Sep 2.57 up 2. Soybeans May 7.30 1/2 up 2, July 7.21 1/4 up 4 1/4, August 7.06 1/2 up 4 1/4. Corn at 2.44, beans at 7.03.

Chicago UPI Board of Trade

Warhol Soup Can Painting Fetches $95,000

An Andy Warhol painting of a 19 cent Campbell's beef noodle soup can sold for $95,000 in New York on Thursday night. The 1962 work titled 19 cents was originally bought for $1,300 and is believed to set a record price for a Warhol soup can piece.

New York UPI Andy Warhol Warhol

Livestock Prices From Joliet Market Report

Joliet Illinois market notes show cattle with limited sales and price gains. Loads of high quality steers reach 59.25 while choice steers sit at 58.50 and many good to choice at 55.50. Hogs run 1,100 head steady to firm with No 1 210-240 lb at 50.00-51.00 and No 1-3 200-250 lb at 49.00-50.00.

Joliet, Ill

Six Die In Dual Memphis Aircraft Collision

A Falcon jet with three Saudi student pilots and a Cessna 150 carrying a Memphis flight instructor and student collided near Memphis Airport. All six occupants died. FAA and airport officials described the incident during cloudy conditions with six miles visibility and a 1:10 p.m. EDT crash.

Memphis John Mitchell Danny Conaway FAA Steve Norman Mohamed al Aiesh Yousef Amin Abdullah al Surar Barker Baker Bowman Transportation Co

Joliet teen drowns at gravel quarry incident

Joliet 17 year old Martin Tracy drowned while attempting to identify a mystery object seen in water near the Chicago Gravel Co quarry southwest of Joliet. He jumped in, surfaced, cried out, then disappeared and was not located.

Joliet, Ill UPI Martin Tracy Joliet Chicago Tracy

Illinois 178 52 and Rte 3 resurfacing contract awarded

The Illinois Department of Transportation awarded a resurfacing contract worth 173253 to J. P. Wetherby Construction of Ottawa. The project covers 5.61 miles on Illinois 178 from Lowell north .93 miles, on U S 52 from Illinois 23 to Lisbon, and on state aid Route 3 from U S 52 to Sheridan. Bids were opened April 28.

Illinois Department of Transportation J. P. Wetherby Construction Ottawa Illinois Lowell U.S Lisbon Sheridan

Community counsels seeks private agency for family help

Buck notes CETA could fund initial staff salaries with possible township and county revenue sharing. He sees need for extensive local family counseling beyond crisis care, with Joliet programs like Project Together, New Spirit Club, Operation Friendship, and Reflections guiding elderly visits, stroke victim support, ex mental patients, and mother daughter communication improvements. Jan Sutter

CETA Buck Joliet O.K Jan Sutter

MCHS Calendar Highlights Week Events

The calendar lists events from MCHS including Prisms Spring Show Friday at 8 p.m in the auditorium, Delta Phi Art Show Saturday 7 to 10 p.m and Sunday 1 to 5 p.m in the gym, Senior Class outing to Great America with 9 a.m. departure, regional baseball and softball at 4 p.m, Honors Day Assembly Tuesday at 9 a.m in the gym, seventh period final exams Friday May 26, and Baccalaureate Sunday May 28 at 8 p.m in the gym.

Delta Phi Great America LaSalle Bradley

Joan Little Fights Extradition in Final Appeal

New York fugitive Joan Little, 24, seeks to block extradition to North Carolina after acquittal in a prison guard murder case. Judge Duffy denied the claim life threats justify appeal. Kunstler appeals to the 2nd Circuit as NC court orders her return. Little escaped a North Carolina minimum security prison last October and was arrested in Brooklyn after a high speed chase.

New York UPI Joan Little North Carolina U.S Kevin T. Duffy Ms . Little Raleigh William Kunstler U.S. Appeals Court For 2Nd Circuit Duff Miss Little

Trial Testimony Details Pizza Hut Robbery Plan

Witnesses described a planned armed robbery at a Pizza Hut with Davis and Willis recruiting Witherington. Davis allegedly handed money to Witherington and warned them of trouble, while Witherington claimed he refused to enter the crime and feared for his life as gun threats were made. Details of the car ride, location on Mine Rd and echoes of police station shouting were disclosed along with a measured 686.2 foot distance from the rear Pizza Hut door to Illinois 47.

Davis Illinois 47 Willis Witherington Morris Ottawa Bend Wampler Robert Lynes Atty. Mason Lynes Mason Rondell Davis Michael Witherington Mine Rd Echo Bowling Lanes Withering Grundy County Charles Zalar

Hailstones Smash Coffeyville Peak Record Weighing 123 Pounds

United Press International reports the world s largest hailstones fell in Coffeyville Kansas on March 9 1970 with stones weighing up to 123 pounds and 7.5 inches in diameter.

United Press International Coffeyville, Kan

Six month sentence for Kim in payoffs case

South Korean businessman Hancho Kim was sentenced to six months in prison for conspiracy to defraud the United States and for lying to a federal grand jury about a $600,000 payment from a Korean intelligence source. Judge Flannery also imposed three years probation.

Washington UPI Hancho Kim U.S Kim Richard Hanna D-Calif Maxwell Air Force Base Alabama Thomas Flannery Flannery Allenwood Capitol Hill South Korea

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Joliet Market Melvina Thompson Sponsored BY THE Morris Council OF Churches Review MCHS Morris Daily Herald Morris Publishing Company Illinois Corporation East Washington Street Timothy J. West Herald Office Monte Carlo Malibu Chevrolet TALTY Talty Chevrolet E. Jackson
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