Grundy County Corn Festival Highlights Community Roles
The Morris Daily Herald notes the Grundy County Corn Festival offers a wide range of activities including corn and flower shows, crafts, Kiddie and Pet Parade, Crackerbox Derby, carnival rides, and a giant Sunday parade. The piece also covers water hauling trends in the county, drought history, and a historical spot about Hansel Road and Dresden taverns with details on the Hansel family and local landmarks.
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Grundy County
Pedestrian killed near Yorkville in Illinois crash
William Lunsford aged 25 from St. Charles was struck and killed by an Illinois State Police car on U S 34 near Yorkville. The driver was Sgt. Jack Jones, 46. Kendall County coroner Everett McKeown scheduled an inquest.
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Yorkville
Ill
William Lunsford
St. Charles
Illinois
U.S. 34
Joliet
Jack Jones
Everett McKeown
Kendall County
Corn Festival photo contest winners announced
Winners in the photography contest including best of show Missy’s Bath by Mrs Gladdies Meyerhoff were announced by Corn Festival committee chairs Gary Lipscomb and Mrs Lipscomb. Fifty photos will be displayed in the Emporium mall area through Sunday with several divisions led by Meyerhoff in both black and white and color categories.
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Missy
Bath
Gladdies Meyerhoff
Caton Farm Road
Joliet
Corn Festival
Gary Lipscomb
Ray Strappason
Emporium Mall
Grundy County National Bank
Nature
Bill Wilson
Herkimer St
Route 6
Meyerhoff
John Dzuryak
Union St
Fred Walker
Price St
Wilson
Ray Strappaton
Knight
Tony Craig
Main
Liberty Sts
Bob Brandel
Emporium
Morris Savings and Loan Association
First National Bank
Goodyear
Jackson St
Morris Community High School
Morris Airport
Lions Club
Eagles Hall
Liberty St
MCHS
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Walter White
Manhunt for foundering suspect in Morris area incident
Grundy County sheriff's office and State Police sought a white male about 25, 5 foot 8 to 9, stocky with black hair after a man in a red over black El Camino asked to use a telephone at a rural Morris home. He reportedly assaulted a 33-year-old housewife, who was alone with two children, around 1:40 p.m. The description and vehicle were issued as authorities searched the area and questioned nearby witnesses.
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Morris and
Grundy County
Illinois
Illinois State Water Survey
Donald Caisley
Caisley
Morris
Gardner
Dwight
Joliet Arsenal
Mount Vernon
Evansville
Ind
Central
Pana
Joliet
el Camino
William Button
Marvin Olson
Suspect Uses Telephone, Forced Entry Report Details
A man sought a telephone at a residence, obtained aspirin and water, then returned to force the housewife into a bedroom and threaten her and the children. He left on foot after possibly abandoning a car. the victim was taken to a hospital. Sheriff officials withheld details per state attorney guidance, hindering public reporting.
Dedication for Library Flagpole Honoring Former Mayor
A 2:30 p.m. Saturday dedication at Morris Public Library honors former mayor Aage Hansen with a flagpole and garden plaque. Morris Community High School Band provides preliminary music, and Mrs. Hansen will raise the flag as VFW Auxiliary president Mrs. Melvin Mikkleson presents it. The public is invited.
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Morris Public Library
Aage Hansen
Morris Community High School
Melvin Mikkleson
VFW
Hansen
Exwife Murder Sparks Nationwide Search for Suspect
Kenneth Foster Jr is sought after the shooting death of Donna Lee Foster 33 near Ottawa Illinois on U S 6 and Illinois 71. The LaSalle County sheriff plans a warrant and state police aircraft search while investigators reveal a dramatic car chase ending in a fatal crash. Foster remains at large as a nationwide broadcast warns the public.
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LaSalle County
Ottawa
Kenneth Foster Jr
Illinois
Donna Lee Foster
Foster
Ryburn Memorial Hospital
Illinois 71
U. S
Grundy County Corn Festival Parade Draws 20000 Plus
Sunny autumn day ushers the 23rd annual Grundy County Corn Festival parade with over 20,000 expected. Parade begins 2 p.m. at Davis Funeral Home moving to Chapin Park, featuring Service Command School band, 505th Air Force Band, floats judged by homemade and professional classes, and a seven-year-old elephant Denise.
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Grundy County
Tom Dzuryak
Davis Funeral Home
Liberty St
Chapin Park
Service Command
Great Lakes Naval Center
505Th Air Force
Midwest
Dzuryak
Denise
Morris
Donald Ward
Fulton St
U.S. 6
Illinois 47
Interstate 80
Ward
Liberty and
Jackson Sts
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Fort Dearborn
Chicago
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Hansel
Salmon Rutherford
Antoine Peltier
Ainslie
Canada
Mackinac
Dixon
Lake Geneva
Dresden
Jacob Hansel
Baden
Germany
Hammel
Florence Smith
EW. Conlex Associates
Liberty
Marge Percial
Wauponsee St
Walter McLuckie
Coal City
Jeff Wix
Brentwood Drive
D. D. Potts
Paul LaBounty
Mazon
Brady Hayes
Nettle St
Barry
Miriam) Seng
Barry Seng
Seng
Fremont Ave
Mrs. Lipscomb
Ralph Knight
Morris Herald
Olson
Button
Dresden Island Locks
Richard Wilder
Charles
Dorothy Kilgore) Decker
Marseilles
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Atomic Energy Commission
Commonwealth Edison Co
Chicago Tribune
John Strickland
Charles Leach
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