This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Dixon Telegraph
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1989
Page
3
Mayor James Dixon and his wife Judy attended a four day Soviet American Sister Cities conference in Tashkent Russia and then toured Dixon's Sister City Dickson Siberia. The four traveled nearly 20000 miles on the tour.
The Senate Education Committee backed a plan giving business groups a greater voice in education reforms and allowing the State Board of Education to place troubled districts into receivership. Supporters from the Illinois Manufacturers Association argued it would boost accountability, while education groups warned of vague aid to distressed districts. The package also creates a 21 member Business Education Partnership Commission and ties to a proposed income tax increase.
Amboy police will award 20 free Franzen Bros. Circus tickets to children ages 12 and under who follow bicycle safety rules from now until July 9. The tickets, to be used for shows on July 10, promote safe behavior and support the Amboy Recreation Center with circus proceeds aiding the center. Random elephant ride passes total 20 are also available.
The Dixon Public Library offers four Polaroid cameras for loan through the Check It Out program. Patrons 18 or older with a current library card may borrow them for three days. the cameras have built in flashes and simple one button use though film is not included.
The Second Annual Jays Days and the Oregon Lion’s Club Third Annual Canoe Rally fill the weekend with activities. Jays Days features a 50s 60s car show with 100+ cars and a downtown cruise, plus games, live radio broadcast, food booths, and a 7 to 11:30 p.m. concert by The Great Pretenders. The Lions Club canoe rally offers three trip lengths from Oregon to Castle Rock Grand Detour and Lowell Park with breakfast included for participants and raises funds for Journey for Light programs. 55 canoes are registered with proceeds benefiting Lions projects.
Lee County farmers gain drought aid approval while drought relief expands to Ogle County as alfalfa fields suffer 50 percent plus yield losses from mild winter and a dry spring. Weevil survival worsens forage shortages, with hay inventories depleting from last year’s drought and hopes for a normal second crop if rain lasts.
Wadsworth questions a 37.9 percent church attendance rate for Dixon, noting many nonresidents who attend city churches are excluded. He estimates at least 10,000 Dixonites do not attend church. The survey covered churches inside city limits and several outside, including Assembly of God and Jehovah's Witnesses.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.