State highway route 29 upgrade aims to extend to Bureau county
Senator Sours backs completion of Route 29 from Peoria north to Interstate 80. Efforts focus on right of way and construction for 4.84 miles from Putnam north of Tiskilwa on Winds route 29 with estimated costs and a plan to connect to I-80 as modernization proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam Point
Tiskilwa
District 4
Peoria
Tate Division of Highways
Sture
Bureau
Bureaucoun
Bureau County
Sours
Hudson Sours
Mars
Stark
Putnam
Ator Sours
Highway Department
Pringfield
Teachers to Get Chest X Rays January 31
State mobile chest x-ray unit schedules at Henry A. Chwine High School in Marshall Putnam counties on Tuesday January 31 from 1 to 5 p m. The unit serves teachers over 30 and those under 30 may receive a real in test if arranged prior. St Tuberculin skin tests will also be given to students at the high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fie
Mars and
Putnam Counties
Henryachwine High School
Ndt
Marshall- Putnam County
Intles
Marshall-Putnam Health and Teulin Association
Ual
McDonald
Robert Michel
Peoria
Marshall County
Marshall County to Elect Supervisors
Marshall County voters in six townships will name supervisors in the April election as the current four year terms end. Listed incumbents include Evans Roscoe L Bennington Peter J Almone Roberts Carl W Junker LaPrairie James Madison Saratoga Francis J Murphy Steuben W S Riddell. Other terms run into 1965 include Bell Plain Lea W Schumacher Henry Roy W Miller Lacon Kenneth Richmond Whitefield Raymond Stange Hopewell William Held Richland Ralph Buck. Each township also will elect a highway commissioner in April.
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Marshall County
Evans
Roscoe L
Ball Bennington
Peter J. Almone
Roberts
Carl W. Junker
LaPrairie
James Madison
Saratoga
Francis J. Murphy
Steuben
W. S. Riddell
Bell Plain
Lea W. Schumacher
Henry
Roy W. Miller
Lacon
Kenneth Richmond
Whitefield
Raymond Stange
Hopewell
William Held
Richland
Ralph Buck
John Smith resigns from Henry State Bank after eight years
John G. Smith resigns as teller at Henry State Bank effective February 1 to become district manager for Farmers Group Insurance Co. in the Champaign Urbana area. He and his wife are active in civic and church groups. they plan to move to Champaign Urbana area after selling their Henry home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Smith
Henry State Bank
Farmers Group Insurance Co
Los Angeles
Calif
Aurora
Smith
Champaign-Urbana
Henry
Magnolia Grange
Hen enachwine High Board Considers Expansion Plans
Hen enachwine Consolidated High School board met Thursday at 7:30 p.m. to discuss expansion and alteration sketches for the high school. They approved current expenses and cafeteria equipment purchases and heard reports from C C Hudson and Cletis Foley about tentative designs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henenachwine Consolidated High
ISNU
Citizens’ Councils
C. C. Hudson
State Office of Public Instruction
Cletis Foley
Peoria
Allan Baird
Feed Grain Sign Up Starts Feb 1 in Marshall Putnam Areas
The 1963 sign up for corn grain sorghum barley and wheat in spring wheat zones runs Feb 1 to March 22. Griffin and Lyons of the Marshall Putnam Stabilization and Conservation Committee explained changes including price support payments and diversion limits. Farmers on small farms diverting all base acreage receive 50 percent of county support. others get 20 to 50 percent based on diversion.
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Messrs
Wilbert N Griffin
Joe Lyons
Marshall- Putnam Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Messrs. Griffin and
Lyons
Messrs Griffin
ASCS
George R. Lander
Marshall- Putnam Ascs
Henty
Ilinois
Bloodmobile seeks donors in Henry on Feb 7 at Legion Hall
Volunteer staff recruits for the Peoria Regional bloodmobile visit in Henry on February 7 at the American Legion building. Co chairs Mrs Robert Dewey and Mrs Koehler praise donors and announce a large volunteer team to assist in seeking blood donors for the county event.
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Peoria
Bethsday
Robert Dewey
A Koehler
Mesdames
Kenneth Miles
Joe Piers
Eugene Crocker
Charles Cooper
Herschel Robison
Walter Reichen
William Duke
Clancy Flynn
Wiliam Sneed
Frank Adams
Joe Ash
Cynthia Ingels
John Doyle
Wilbur Doyle
Ruth Moon
Henry
Lacon
Marshall County
Putnam County
Camp Grove State Bank Elects Directors At Meeting
Camp Grove State Bank held its annual stockholders meeting Monday evening January 14. Four directors were re elected and Dorothea Hartles elected to fill the vacancy from Thos Murphy's death. Officers named include William J. Gill president Willis Shearer vice president John W. Hickey executive VP and cashier Carter Shearer director Dorothea Hartley director and assistant cashier with Nora Schindler Judy Robbins and Rena McGinn as bookkeepers. Financial report shows a good year with higher total deposits.
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Camp Grove State Bank
Dorothea Hartles
Thos. R. Murphy
William J. Gill
Willis Shearer
John W. Hickey
Carter Shearer
Dorothea Hartley
Nora Schindler
Judy Robbins
Rena McGinn
Henry State Bank Reports Good Year 1962
Henry State Bank reports a profitable 1962 at the annual shareholders meeting held January 10. Deposits rose by about 500000, total deposits reached 5,994,473.08, while capital stock and surplus totaled 668,099.57. Re-elected directors include W S Riddell and R J Riddell with Dayne K Farr named executive vice president and cashier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayne K. Farr
Henry State Bank
W S Riddell
Harry Seibold
R. J. Rid
Aman Wilsons Move To California
Aman Wilson and his wife plan to move to La Jolla California with their high school freshman son after March They announce no farm sale closing will be held Feb 23 and will move once they settle affairs Wilson served in World War II in San Diego where Mrs Wilson also worked as a beauty operator They intend to start a new line of work with Mrs Wilson becoming a beauty operator Wilson operates a large Sparland area farmland rented to Dean Probyn for the upcoming season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aman Wilson
la Jolla
Calif
Wilson
San Diego
Sparland
Dean Probyn
Clinton prep star Bob Bentley named Prep of the Week
Bob Bentley of St. Marys High School Clinton Iowa earned Prep of the Week honors from the Davenport Morning Democrat He is coached by Jack Merdian and has posted 120 points in his last three games averaging 40 points per contest The coach calls him the best player in the area including Iowa and Illinois.
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Bob Bentley
St. Mary's High School
Clinton
Iowa
Davenport Morning Democrat
Hies
Rock Island - Molin
Bentley
Jack Merdian
Walter Merdian
Linus Scott
Bradford
Joe Merdian
Henry
Cager
Bob
Miinois
Jack Merdinn
McDonald Boat Company Wins Navy Contract
The Norman McDonald Boat Company known as Sea Sled Industries won a 620000 Navy contract for twenty five 33 foot personnel craft built of reinforced plastic fiberglass. The plant near Lacon Illinois on the Illinois river plans urgent retooling to begin work within weeks and employ 45 to 50 workers on completion.
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Ilinois River
Norman McDonald Boat Company
Lacon
Washington, D.C
McDonald Boat Company
U.S. Navy
McDonald Firm
Sea Sled Industries, Inc
Illinois River
Navy
U.S
McDonald
Norman McDonald
Sea Sled Industries
Norman McDonald and Company
Skokie
R. & M. Laboratories
Chicago
Horace A Quinn
Greenwich
Conn
Harold Huebner
Marshall County
U.S Navy
Henry Sewer Plan Sees Encouraging Federal Action
Henry city council reports progress on sewer project with a filing number and budgeting forms requested by the Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency. The agency notes 97 municipalities seek federal aid under the 1962 Public Works Acceleration Act including Henry’s $916,600 sewer project with $419,000 federal share and a separate $736,000 La can sewer effort with $120,000 federal aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wosik
Federal Housing and Iome Funds Agency
Chicago
Wosik
Ernest Rose
Paris DiGregorio
Marshall County
U.S. Housing and Home Finance Agency
Haiinets
Henry
Lacan
Henry Senachwine P T A Meets Tonight at Grade School
Henry Senachwine P T A holds a meeting at the Henry grade school gym at 7 30. Brooks Whitney of Magnolia will present a program after returning from a half year abroad in Austria through the International Farm Youth Exchange program. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Grade School
Brooks Whitney
Magnolia
Austria
International Farm
Henry Library completes shelving upgrade and usage rises
Henry Library finished installing five new juvenile shelving sections replacing old city hall units with oak shelves. The move frees space, boosts capacity, and the December 1962 circulation rose 363 from December 1961. High school students use the library heavily for winter assignments with help from librarian Mrs Raffensperger and assistant Mrs Wahel. Girl Scouts assist in moving books as a community service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrybrary
City Hall
J. E. Raffensperger
Whrarian
Lewis Wahel, Jr
Henry Girl Scouts
Varna Bank Reports Good Year in 1962
Marshall County State Bank Varna Wisconsin held its annual meeting on January 12. Officers reported a very good year 1962 with higher deposits and solid earnings. A R Wright became chairman Louis B Phillips president Joel L Jenkins vice president and cashier Sussane Jesse assistant cashier Donald Lindstrom bookkeeper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall County State Bank
Varna
A. R Wright
Louise M.wright
Myrtle B Hurl
Joel L. Jenkins
Louis B Phillips
A. R. Wright
Louis B. Phillips
Sussane Jesse
Donald Lindstrom
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Putnam North
John Smith
New King’s House of Retreats
Bloodmobile
Camp Grove Bank
Aman Wilsons
California
Boat Factory
Council
Henry City Council
Fred Ford
Paris di Gregorio
A. V. Stout
Carl Moritz
Leo Geitner
William Hoscheidt
Robert Swengel
Lewis Campbell
New School
State Highway Department
Williams Street
Harrington Streets
Roland Herr
Joe Ryan
Stout
Ralph Child
Henry Senachwine
P-Ta
Henry Library
Varna Bank
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