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The Daily Leader from Pontiac, Illinois • Page 12

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The Daily Leaderi
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Pontiac, Illinois
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Daily Leader, Pontiac, 111. Page 12 July 30, '73 Mrs, Cool, Cornell, dies; rites Tuesday CORNELL Mrs. Ethel Cool, 72, of Cornell, died at 10:35 p.m. Saturday at St. Mary's hospital, Streator, following a brief illness.

Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Cornell Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Randall Perry of the Cornell United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Cornell Cemetery. Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m.

today at the Lutheran Church. The Winterrowd Funeral Home of Streator is in charge. She was born May 18, 1901, at Graymont, daughter of Ekke and Kizzie (Lishness) Wibbenhost. She married Floyd Cool, Dec. 12, 1925 at Pontiac.

Mrs. Cool is survived by her husband; three sons, Floyd Cool Cornell; Darrell Cool, Pontiac, and Donald Cool, Odell; two daughters, Mrs. Paul (Roma) Licht of Cornell and Mrs. Lois Clevenger, Pontiac; 16 grandchildren; one great grandchild, and one sister, Mrs. Velma Rush, Streator.

She was preceded in death by one sister. She was a member of the Cornell United Methodist Church, the WSCS, the Pontiac Women of the Moose and the Afternoon Bridge Club. H. Wagenseller, Fairbury, dies; rites Tuesday FAIRBURY Harley Wagneseller, 43, Fairbury route 2, was dead on arrival at Fairbury Hospital Saturday at 10:25 p.m. Coroner Keith Von Qualen will conduct an inquest.

His funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Stiver Home for funerals. Dr. Lloyd Shaddle will officiate. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery.

Friends may call after 5 p.m. at the funeral home. He was born April 6, 1930, in Fairbury, a son of John and Pearl (Slocombe) Wagenseller. He married Irene Martel Jan. 1, 1953, in San Bernardino, Calif.

Surviving are his wife; parents; a son, Harley John; two daughters, Karyn and Gail, all at home; and two sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Dassow, Chatsworth; and Mrs. Shirley Jean McBride, Fairbury. He was preceded in death by two brothers. Mr.

Wagenseller was a member of Jehovah's Witness at Pontiac. He graduated from Fairbury Township High School in 1948, and served in the U.S. Air Force. He was a farmer in the Fairbury area. The family suggests memorials be given to the charity of the donars choice.

In Loving Memory Of LIZZIE A. CURTIS Who Died 2 Years Ago JULY 30,1971 Virginia George A. dies; rites at Dwight DWIGHT Alvin Sondergaard, 75,410 S. St. Louis died at 3:15 p.m.

Sunday at St. Joseph's Hospital, Joliet, where he had been a patient a week. His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Von Qualen Funeral Home, with the Rev. Robert W.

Kinas officiating. Burial will be in Oak Lawn Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. He was born Aug.

4, 1897, in Dwight, a son of Peter H. and Laura (Jepsen) Sondergaard. He married Beatrice Nelson May .12, 1927, at Gardner. Surviving are his wife; a son, Alvin Lee, Mokena; a brother, Frank, Dwight; three sisters, Mrs. Elsie Lauritzen, Dwight; Mrs.

Salome Mickelson, Kankakee, and Mrs. Nina Steichen, Dwight; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a sister. Mr. Sondergaard was a member of St.

Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church, where he was president of the church board eight years. He was a member of the American Legion, and a WWI veteran. He was employed at the Dwight Post Ofice 38 years, and was assistant postmaster when he retired. Associate Court News Herman P. Paarmann, 24, Chenoa, $25 bond forfeiture, speeding, State Police arrest.

Marshall H. Wells, 62, Fairbury, $20 bond forfeiture, disobeyed stop sign, Sheriff's Police arrest. Kathleen M. Hoerner, 18, Chenoa, $15 bond forfeiture, failed to yield at open intersection, Pontiac Police arrest. Theresa H.

Edwards, 19, Forrest, $10, loud mufflers, Fairbury Police arrest. Truly D. Markgraf, 21, Pontiac, $10, failed to reduce speed to avoid accident, City Police arrest. Paul D. Rhodes, Saunemin, pursuant to plea bargain agreement, pleaded guilty to charge of battery and fined $50 and costs, Sheriff's Police arrest.

Michael J. Adamson, 18, Pontiac, $20, criminal trespass to land, Pontiac Police arrest. Robert W. McGowan, 31, Saunemin, charge of battery dismissed by the States Attorney on the request of the complaining witness, Sheriff's Police arrest. Elmer Stahl, Cornell, charge of violation of ordinance of the Village of Cornell dismissed on motion of Village Attorney, Village of Cornell arrest.

James Jirus, Cornell, charges of violation of ordinance of the Village of Cornell dismissed on motion of Village Attorney, Village of Cornell arrest. Odell women in accident State Police investigated an accident involving two Odell women at 4 p.m. Sunday on Route 23,4 miles east of Cornell. Police reported that a car driven by Mary O'Donnell, 40, Odell, struck the back end of a car driven by Helen L. Mund, 37, Odell, which.had slowed for traffic ahead.

Cpl. Donald Wall estimated damages at $600 to the O'Donnell 1967 Chevrolet and at $500 to the Mund 1971 Oldsmobile. ANNUAL ICE CREAM SOCIAL August 1st NORTH SIDE COURTHOUSE 9:00 A.M. P.M. Tickets for Social 50c per person (Sandwiches at Noon at extra cost).

Tickets available from Salvation Army Adv. Board Members Officers. Markets I Local Grain (Courtesy Jacobson Grain) Noon prices of grain today were: Corn $2.47 Beans W-50 Cash Grain CHICAGO (AP) Wheat No 2 soft red 3.44n Monday; No 2 hard red 3.44n. Corn No 2 yellow 2.58n. Oats No 2 extra heavy white 1.12 3 Soybeanr No 1 yellow 9.55n.

No 2 yellow corn sold on Friday at 2.72 Joliet Livestock JOLIET, ill. (AP) (USDA) Hogs 700; trading active, butchers 1.00-1.50 higher; 1-2 200-230 Ibs 55.75-56.00; 1-3 200250 Ibs 55.00-55.75; 2-3 250-270 Ibs 54.25-55.00; sows fully 1.00 higher; 1-2 325-350 Ibs 48.5049.50; 1-3 350-550 Ibs 46.00-48.00. Cattle slaughter steers steady to 50 lower on early trading and fully steady from midsession; heifers 25 to 75 higher; cows steady; high choice and prime Ib slaughter steers yield grade 3 and 4 54.00-54.50; load 1,140 Ibs yield grade mostly 3s choice Ibs yield grade 2 to 4 52.50-54.00; load good 49.25; double standard and good Ibs 47.00; load high choice and prime 1,000 Ib slaughter heifers yield grade 3 and 4 52.50; choice 8501,000 Ibs yield grade 2 to 4 51.00-52.25; utility cows 36.2537.50; cutter 33.50-36.75; few bulls yield grade 1 Ibs 43.50-45.00. Estimated for Tuesday: 700 hogs and 200 cattle. New York Stocks' NEW YORK (AP) Stock market prices headed lower today in moderately active trad-.

ing, ending a 10-day rally. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrial stocks at 2 p.m. was off 5.04 at 931.67, while declines led advances on the New York Stock Exchange by 8 to 5. Analysts said the decline was due largely to profit-taking after the 50-point rally in the Dow over the past two weeks. Some brokers noted that the boost in the prime lending rate to per cent by most major banks was another market depressant.

Foote Mineral preferred was up to after a company announcement that it would purchase its outstanding convertible preferred shares at $22 a share. On the American Stock Exchange, Canadian Javelin was down IVfe to 12V 4 The issue, which has been strong in recent sessions, was hit by profit-taking, brokers said. Futures Market Summary CHICAGO (AP) The major commodity futures closed with limit gains on the Chicago Board of Trade today after a heavy wave of buying in the last half-hour. New crop soybeans were up 40 cents a bushel, soybean meal $15 a ton, wheat and corn 10 cents a bushel and oats 6 cents. WHEAT High.

LowClose Sep Dec Mar May Jul 3.54 3.44 3.39% 3.28 3.31% 3.17 3.19 3.06 2.89 2.78 3.54 3.39% 3.31% 3.19 2.89 CORN Sep Dec Mar May Jul OATS Sep Dec Mar May Jul 2.78 2.58 2.78 2.54% 2.36 2.54% 2.54% 2.36 2.54% 2.491/4 2.32y 2.49V 4 2.46% 2.31 2.46% 1.23% 1.15% 1.23 1.29 1.19% 1.28V 4 1.31 1.24 1.31 1.31% 1.23% 1.31% 1.32 i 1.30 1.32 SOYBEANS Aug Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul 10.20 10.20 9.10 8.90 7.72 7.16 7.54% 6.95 7.54% 6.94 7.42% 6.90 7.36 6.90 10.20 9.00 7.72 7.54% 7.54% 7.42% 7.36 Moving men are in the Yellow Pages Social Security hike to add $557)000 in county to $12,600. The cutoff point currently is $10,800. The change will bring the maximum tax next year to $737 instead of the going maximum of $632. (Special to The Leader) NEW YORK To what extent will residents of Livingston County benefit as a result of the boost in social security payments recently voted by Congress? Under the new schedule, how much will retirement checks average in the local area? Based upon figures released tht KSt erably lighter thaoinjjeans or number reci ie nte and meal. The new crop options am them were up nearly TM pmits Old the beginning of the year, their crop options in soybeans meal and oUwtacb were traded only whe for liquidation were down into proportionately.

about limits early but improved Under across addit ional $3 .2 board increases of 5.9 per cent are provided for retired or disabled and their dependents who are getting social security checks. In general, the average benefits for a retired worker and his wife will rise from the present $3,324 a year to $3,516. A single worker who is now receiving $1,932 will get $2,040. For those who are now getting the minimum of $1,014 a year, the new amount will be $1,072. In addition, checks going to the aged, the blind and the disabled will be increased by $120 a year for individuals and $180 for couples, on average.

Those in other categories will late in the session. At the close, wheat was up the limit of 10 cents a bushel, September 3.54; corn was 10 cents higher, September 3.78; oats were up 6 cents, September 1.23y4 and soybeans were 40 lower to 40 higher, August 10.20. Returning home BOSTON (AP) Humberto Cardinal Medeiros, Roman Catholic archbishop of Boston, will celebrate mass Aug. 19 in the Azores island village where he was born 56 years ago. The archdiocese said Friday that the celebration will be held in the church of Our Lady of Health in Arrifes on the island of Sao Miguel.

It is where the cardinal was baptized and received his first communion and is part of a nine-day trip being sponsored by a group of Portu- gese-Americans in Fall River, Mass. Born in Arrifes in 1916, the cardinal came to Fall River in 1931 and was ordained a priest in the Fall River diocese in 1946. billion or so will be distributed to some 30 million Americans in the next fiscal year. In Livingston County, according to the latest annual report of the Social Security Administration, payments to local beneficiaries have been at the average yearly rate of $1,660 per recipient. This will rise to $1,750 a year when the new schedule goes into effect next July.

For the local community as a whole, payments will then total close to $10,507,000 annually, as compared with approximately $9,950,000 a year at the present scale. Payroll taxes will also be raised to help pay for the increased benefits. Starting next January, social security taxes will be levied on wages up Odell We will be closed for vacation Wed. all day. Harye's Uptown Mobile Station.

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