Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson Reaches 25 Years With Illinois Bell
Mrs. Elizabeth L. Johnson of 860 West Jackson Street marks 25 years of service with Illinois Bell Telephone. Native of Peoria she began as an operator in 1937, left briefly for family duties, and returned in 1950 in Morris. She is active in local clubs and churches and has a daughter, Jean Elaine, in New York City.
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Herman
Elizabeth L.) Johnson
W. Jackson St
Illinois Bell Telephone
Peoria
Johnson
Morris
Morris Women's Club
Business and Professional Woman's Club
Presbyterian Church Women’s Society
Grand Praire Council
Telephone Pioneers’ of America
Jean Elaine
New York City
County Building Permits With Various Dwellings and Fees
Clyde B Wangler received a permit to install a 24 by 36 foot detached garage on Lot 8 Steffes subdivision Aux Sable Township with a 25.92 fee. Clarence Phillips got a 24 by 24 foot detached garage on Lot 2 for 17.28 fee. Henry W O Dell charged 43.20 for a 19000 residence on Lot 6 Half Moon Unit 1 Goose Lake Township. Ottmar A Wiksmann paid 10 for a large addition on Lot 90 Goose Lake Village Unit 2. Charles Perino Jr issued 48.50 for a 3000 post building in Braceville Township. Roy Burkhart received a permit for a 23700 three bedroom home with detached garage for 67.74.
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Clyde B. Wangler
Rte. 2
Steffes
Aux Sable Township
Clarence Phillips
Saratoga Township
Henry W. O'Dell
Goose Lake Township
Half Moon
Hill Top Drive
Ottmar A. Wiksmann
Rte. 1
Goose Lake Village
Braceville Township
Charles Perino Jr
Braceville
Roy Burkhart
Gardner
Vandals Reported Smashing Pumpkins on Robinson Drive
An unidentified caller reports to Police Sgt. Jack Kopezick and Policeman Syd Reeve that youths were smashing pumpkins on Robinson Drive at 9 p.m. Thursday. Officers checked the area but could not locate the vandals.
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Jack Kopezick
Syd Reeve
Robinson Drive
Flat tire blamed in two car mishap near Bell Road
A two car crash on Hansel road one fourth mile west of Bell Road caused by a flat tire left no injuries. Earnest E. Kittle of Braidwood, 51, was ticketed by Deputy Sheriff Ray Odom and will face court on November 10 after his car with a flat tire lost control on loose gravel.
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Hansel Road
Bell Road
Ray Odom
Earnest E. Kittle
Braidwood
Kittle
Pickup hits car in oncoming lane near Lieb incident
Root on Nixon vehicle slid 12 feet and entered the southbound lane, colliding with Allan E. Lieb, 38, Northern Petrochemical operations manager. Lieb swerved to avoid impact while the 1971 Northern Petrochemical Chevrolet sustained rear left damage. Kittle’s 1967 Ford wagon had minor front left damage.
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Allan E. Lieb
Northern Petrochemical
Lieb
Odom
Kittle
Dinner committee selected for Nixon salute event
Atty. David F. Root of Morris joins the Salute to the President dinner committee preparing a $500-a-plate dinner honoring President Richard Nixon. The event, sponsored by the United Republican Fund of Illinois and the Republican National Finance Committee, will be held November 9 in Chicago’s Conrad Hilton International Ballroom. Nixon will speak from Chicago with simultaneous broadcasts to over 20 cities. Vice President Spiro Agnew and Bob Hope are expected, with Edmund B. Thornton of Ottawa as downstate arrangements chairman.
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Atty
David F. Root
Morris
Richard Nixon
United Republican Fund of Illinois
Republican National Finance Committee
International
Conrad Hilton Hotel
Chicago
Nixon
Spiro Agnew
Bob Hope
Downstate Arrangements
Edmund B. Thornton
Ottawa
Minooka Board to Meet Thursday Evening
Minooka High School Board of Education will convene Thursday at 8 p.m. in the school building on South Wabena Ave. The meeting agenda includes standard board business and community updates. The report notes no further specifics.
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Minooka
Widow sues airline for 3 million over Peoria crash
The widow Diane S. Wexler and daughter Laurie Jo sue Chicago & Southern Airlines for 3 million in Circuit Court alleging improper maintenance of the Beechcraft twin engine plane that killed Morris J. Wexler and 15 others near Peoria Illinois on October 21. The suit also names American Turbine Aircraft Corp. Division of American Avitron, Inc. Gov. Ogilvie said FAA findings point to pilot error rather than mechanical problems and ICC halted the carrier's intrastate operations pending hearings.
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Chicago
Morris J. Wexler
Peoria
Ill
Chicago & Southern Airlines
Diane S. Wexler
Laurie Jo
American Turbine Aircraft Corp. di
Vision of American Avitron, Inc
Richard B. Ogilvie
Springfield
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Illinois Commerce Commission
Air Illinois
Thirteen circulate petitions for Kendall County board seat
A Kendall County clerk official said 13 people have taken out candidacy petitions for a seat on the 10 member county board. District 1 has five petitioners in Bristol Little Rock Fox and Big Grove Townships. District 2 holds eight petitions from Oswego Kendall Na Au Say Lisbon and Seward Townships.
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Yorkville
Kendall
Bristol
Little Rock
Fox
Big Grove
Oswego
Na-Au-Say
Lisbon
Seward
Jean P. Brady
Plattville Lutheran Church Plans November Meetings
Plattville notes show Sunday Lutheran Family Mission Rally at Trinity Ottawa at 3 p.m. A Reformation Day service at Bethany Luth Leland at 7 30 p.m. with Dr. Joseph Knutson of Concordia College. Circles list November meeting dates and locations with assigned study topics and hosts.
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Plattville Lutheran Church
Lutheran Family Mission
Trinity Lutheran Church
Ottawa
Bethany Lutheran Church
Leland
Joseph Knutson
Concordia College
Moorhead
Minn
I Corinthians
Peace Circle
Cecil Kettelson
Clifford Nelson
Grace Circle
Earl Shearer
Clifford Thompson
Traffic Court Cases Reported in Illinois Circuit
Steven A. Helland aged 18 from Route 1 paid 10 dollars plus 5 dollars costs for speeding 75 in a 65 zone on Illinois 47 south of Sherrill Road. Trooper Harold Johnson issued the ticket on October 21. Charles Albert Daigger aged 39 of 420 Lincoln Street paid 25 dollars plus 5 dollars costs for possessing an uncased gun northeast of Morris. Dan Hill, Grundy County conservation supervisor, issued that citation.
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Steven A. Helland
Rte. 1
Illinois
Sherrill Road
Harold Johnson
Charles Albert Daigger
Lincoln St
Morris
Dan Hill
Grundy County
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Herman Johnson
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Park Drive
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N. Joliet St
West Field Subdivision
Joliet & Pebble Paths Subdivision
Channahon
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the Homes
Plattville Notes
Hope
Silas Knudsen
Truth Circle
Gudrun Findlay
Severt Severson
Faith Circle
Selma Peterson
Fern Larson
Wilford Langeland
Joy Circle
Donald Dix
Evangelistic Services
Thomas E. Davis
Morris Free Methodist Church
Armstrong Street
Cuictle Tey
Panty
OUR
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ETN
Arly
Hornsby ’S
Orone Rey
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