City weighs North Creek drainage easement with Motorola
Pontiac officials met Motorola representatives to study a 140 foot wide easement across their property for a new watercourse to drain North Creek and the northwest area. Costs estimated at 130000 for the channel and 70000 to line it with concrete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Motorola
North Creek
Pontiac
Parsiel
Ilinois Central
Sam Wylie
Farnsworth
Wylie
Bloomington
Joseph Trainor
Charles Riker
Jerrold Potter
John Vicars
William Deiker
Torney
A. H. Fellheimer
Fellheimer
Motoram
Odell Firm Receives First Unitized Lumber Shipment
Essington Lumber Co. received the first pawer wrapped unitized lumber carload into Odell, replacing old box car deliveries unloaded by hand. A forklift speeds unloading and handles pallets sized for central Illinois industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odell
Essington Lumber Co
Essington Lumbero
Illinois
Two Men Arrested by State Police Held in County Jail
State Police arrested two men Wednesday and this morning. James Dierking, 30, Pontiac, charged with driving after license suspended, posted 100 cash bond and released. Shelton Partee, 20, St. Louis, Missouri, charged with no operator's license and concealed weapon, to appear in court today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Dierking
Pontiac
Shelton Partee
St. Louis
Magistrate Court Notices From Pontiac and Nearby Towns
A roundup of magistrate court entries shows multiple arrests for traffic and liquor violations. Names include Joyce J. Jackson Odell 25 and Gary L. Waldron 17 Pontiac among others. offenses range from speeding and loud mufflers to illegal possession of liquor and expired plates. Accidents and license issues are noted with various police departments listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce J. Jackson
Odell
Roy I. Smith
Sherifl's
Warren J. Koehl
Strawn
Chatsworth
Russell S. Metroz
Johnny L. Cronenberg
Pontiac
Gary L. Waldron
Sheriff's Department
Ronald C. Miazga
Eight More Files for Precinct Committeemen Raised
Eight additional petitions for precinct committeemen were filed with County Clerk Ira L. Boyer. Republican incumbents Walter Barickman and William H. Edwards filed for Newtown Pontiac Precinct 4 and first precinct Chatsworth respectively, while Democrat filings include Robert J. Bohm Richard L. Duffy Francis Cashiner and John Foley across Pontiac and Forrest districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira L. Boyer
Walter Barickman
Manville
Newtown
William H. Edwards
Allen St
Pontiac
William R. Zorn
Chatsworth
First
Robert J. Bohm
W. Cleary St
Rooks Creek
Richard L. Duffy
Eopards
Francis Cashiner
John Foley
Timber St
James Gulliford Sr
Forrest
Local social notes from Rowe and surrounding towns
Rowe and area residents spent weekends visiting relatives in Northfield Elmhurst Kankakee Pontiac and Chicago. Family gatherings included visits by the Shay Koltveit and Olson families with moves and new locations noted around Rowe Pontiacy and Odell. A St Paul Couples Club bowling party in Pontiac preceded an April 7 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Foster
Kerry Foster
Pontiac
David Rapp
Lloyd Baughman
Oral Olson
Don Hicks
Phoenixville
Lloyd Schott
Odell
Jacobson
Rowe
Howard C. Shay
Schott
Jacobson Grant Company
Shay
Albert Koltveit
Koltveits
St. Paul’s
Paul
Riot Report Selling Well
The paperback edition of President Johnson's riot report is selling at over 100,000 copies daily, with Bantam Books stating mayors, government agencies and civic groups are ordering in bulk. The first edition of 300,000 copies is nearly exhausted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
President Johnson
Bantam Books
Mushrooms Mostly Processed Instead of Sold Fresh
In Erie Pennsylvania only about one pound of mushrooms in four is sold for fresh consumption with the majority of the crop processed for other uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
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Fogarty Electric
Odell Firm
Chippewa Street
Dwight, Illinois
Westinghouse
Fedders
C. J. Crawley
George Jensen
Elwood
Iinois
Harry Wollgast
Gardner
Ilinois
Werman
Richard Perschnick
Piper City
Jim Trunk
John Deere
S-point
Stan Holst
Sehulty
Allis Chalmers
Marquette
Sears
IHC Bane Corm
Western
Fred W. Rosendahl
Penny, Johson & Bork Nol
Piper City Legion Auxiliary
Magistrate Court News
Gary L. Pennington
Pantiac
Sherif
George L. Walker
Cheney
Fairbury
Danny L. Dennis
Fred J. Schultz
Gridley
John R. Norris
Donnie BD. Jones
Donald BR
Thompson
John A. Telford
Donald A. Stetz
Maurice J. Jones
M. A. Gist
Warren D. Crawford
Donald J. Geralds
Ruth E. Doughan
Charles M. Clinard
Chenoa
Pontiac Daily Leader
Vietnam
Roger L. McCabe
Fort Lewis
Wash
Clarence Kalkwart
Flanagan
Cam Rahn Bay
McCabe
Ulanafan High School
Army
Western Illinois University
Macomb
Fort Campbell
Fort Devens
Mass
Allstate
Allstate Insurance
David McCullough
Mulingis
Methodist
Saunemin
Alogns
Freddie Immke
Jim Trunk Forrest
Philco
R. L. Bennett
Vitzthiun & Collins
Tom Malick
Denise
Chicago
Elmer Erickson
Marshall Mason
Launeman
Martha Nally
Edward
Watseka
Ora West
Potomac
Lester Olson
Oral Olson Sr
Variem
Blue Mee
Murphy’s
N. Mill
Pontiac, Ilinois
Landfield Furniture
E. Madison
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