Torrance Is Elected President of Putnam County Education Association
Wol Torrance, principal of Senachwine Grade School District 534 in Putnam, was elected president of the Putnam County Education Association on Thursday, April 22. He defeated incumbent Warren Stout, a social studies teacher at Putnam County High School, Granville. Also elected were James David of Hennepin as vice president, Fred Kinkin of Standard Grade School as treasurer, and Mrs Deryl Schertz of Henry as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell Torrance
Senachwine
Putnam
Putnam County Education Association
Torrance
Warren Stout
Stout
Putnam County High School
Granville
James David
Hennepin
Fred Kinkin
Deryl Schertz
Henry
Putnam Supervisors Name Griffith as Chairman for 1969
The Putnam County Board of Supervisors organized for the coming year naming W. Lynn Griffith of McNabb chairman. Griffith represents Magnolia Township and has served since 1969. Robert Kidd of Granville was seated as a new member after replacing Julius Hansen. Zoning was approved to convert a 7.69 acre tract in Senachwine Township owned by Mrs. William E. Clift Jr. to residential use, to be known as the Clift Subdivision with six lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam County Board of Supervisors
W. Lynn Griffith of
McNabb
Griffith
Magnolia Township
Robert Kidd
Granville
Kidd
Julius Hansen
Senachwine Township
William E. Clift Jr
Putnam
Clift
Putnam County Planning Commission
Unofficial Candy Sale Claimed for Little League Benefit
A group is selling candy citywide to raise funds for Little League Baseball but has no connection to local Henry II officials or the organized Little League. Henry II officials say their ag day will be held later in spring and residents should donate then.
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Henry
Henry II
Funeral services for Barney Bergantz 96
Barney Bergantz a retired Henry farmer died Sunday May 2 at St Margaret's Hospital Spring Valley Funeral services were held Tuesday at St Joseph's Church with Rev Roger D Noonan officiating Interment in St Patrick's Cemetery Pallbearers included William Nelson Bernard Nelson Melvin Rice Jr Tom Rice Marion Jester and John Short The Child Memorial Home managed arrangements Bergantz born August 18 1874 in Marshall County to Lorenz and Josephine Whettal Bergantz married February 18 1904 to Mary Apfel who died in 1963 He is survived by three sons Bernard Ivan and Francis Bergantz three daughters Edith Rice Gertrude Nelson and Margaret Williams ten grandchildren and eight great grandchildren Two sons three sisters and two brothers preceded him in death
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney Bergantz
Henry Farmer
St Margaret's Hospital
Spring Valley
St Joseph's Church
Roger D. Noonan
St Patrick's Cemetery
William Nelson
Bernard Nelson
Melvin Rice, Jr
Tom Rice
Marion Jester
John Short
Child Memorial
Marshall County
Lorenz
Josephine Whettal Bergantz
Mary Apfel
Bernard
Ivan
Henry
Francis Bergantz
Streator
Melvin
Edith) Rice
Raymond
Gertrude) Nelson
Magnolia
Charles
Margaret) Williams
Henry Little League Builds Equipment House
Henry Little League has a permanent equipment building at the diamond made possible by a donation of lumber from M D Printing Co sourced from a German press crating. Officers in Jenny Jays garage attached doors and siding, with two front double doors and HENRY on each side. Weidman’s Lumber Gambles Read Bros. cooperation and flatbed truck use are acknowledged. Frank Hageman hauled the building to the park. Secretary Dick Wunder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Little League
M&d Printing Co
Germany
Jenny Jay
Henry Little League
Weidman’s Lumber Co
Gambles
Read Bros
Frank Hageman
Dick Wunder
Panthers claim conference title with record track show
Flynn, Winship, Shevokas lead Putnam County Hue School to a 75 point victory over Low Point-Washburn at Metamora. Mike Winship posts a 10 04.5 two mile and Flynn adds a 52-4% shot put as three new marks enter the record book alongside Stan Shevakas discus and other top placers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Davis
Putnam County
Hue
Metamora
Panthers
Washburn
Stan Shevakas
Mike
Dave Urnikis
Henry
Jerry Flynn
Mike Winship
Buzzy
Iliff
Flynn
Cletus Linder
Lostant
Winship
Hiff
Lliff
Puutnam
Sparland
Tonica
Henry Toluca
Md-County
Winola
Iliff LW
Coran
Lutz
Modro
Urankis
D. Urankis
Schepper
Metsmer
Lavelle
Hoscheid
Seckler
MSC
S. Skowera
Kazenske
Waldo
AIC
Oe’Connor
Ford
Couth
Pelz
B. Sinth
Ts-Ya Low Hurdies
B. Urnikts
D. Urnik
Messmer
Silff
Mooberry
Grant
Newell
D. Dash
Seckier
Hoscheldt
Shevokas
D. Urnikis
Guth
Endress
Erwin
M. Arnikis
Golick
Ton
Sparland District Sets Junior College Deadlines
Sparland District No. 3 residents must file letters of intent by May 15 to attend a public junior college for the simmer session. Letters filed by the deadline allow attendance at the same tuition as other district residents. fall and spring deadlines are July 1. Call Sparland High School at 469-3131 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparland District No. 3
Simmer
District No. 3 Board of Education
Sparland High School
Computer Trouble Hits Henry News Office This Week
The Henry News office faced computer failure in their Compugraphic photo typesetting system. A company technician could not fix it. a veteran serviceman worked through Friday and Saturday without resolution. Ottawa Daily Times lent help on Tuesday but no corrections were possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Hews
Ottawa Daily Times
Henry
Ottawa
Henry Harbor Improvement Permits Filed in Illinois
The Illinois division of waterways reports four construction permit applications for Henry Harbor dredging on the right bank of the Illinois River. Public input may be sent to John C. Guillou at 201 W. Monroe St Springfield before May 7. Marshall asks the city of Henry to dredge the harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Division of Waterways
William F. Cellini
John C. Guillou
W. Monroe St
Springfield
Marshall
Henry
Illinois River
Illinois Valley TB And RD Holds Annual Meeting
The first annual meeting of the Illinois Valley TB and RD Association was held April 22, 1971 at 7 pm at Pekin Country Club. Dinner preceded the meeting as reports from committees were given and new directors were elected to fill one year vacancies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Valley TB and RD Association
Pekin Country Club
Pekin
Neal Peugh
Marshall County
Edgar Read
Putnam County
Aime Guimond
Henry
Marshall
Putnam
Leon Clausen
McNabb
Emma Smart
Granville
Walter Shanklin
Toluca
Joe Monier
Sparland
Grimond
Division of
TB Control
Margaret Woerner
R.N
Wenona Airman Earns Distinguished Flying Cross
U S Air Force Major David E. Yare son of Mrs Mary E Yare Wenona Illinois received the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary aerial achievement in Southeast Asia. He supported a heavy bomber strike as an EB 66 reconnaissance electronic warfare officer remaining in the target area under antiaircraft fire until the mission was completed. Assigned at Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base during his combat tour he was honored at Ent AFB Colorado where he serves as a personnel officer with a unit of the Aerospace Defense Command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
David E. Yare
Mary E. Yare
Elm St
Wenona
Southeast Asia
Yare
Takhli Royal Thai Afb
Thailand
Ent-Afb
Colorado
Aerospace Defense Command
Wenona High School
Colorado State_University
Henry S Banquet Reservations Due May 21
The 1971 Henry Senachwine Alumni banquet set for 6:30 p.m. on Sunday May 30 at the school gym will honor classes 1966 1961 1946 1931 and 1921 plus the 1971 graduates. Reservations due by May 21 to Miss Karen Bruner 506 North Street Henry IL 61537 or through officers Bauter Greek Koehler. Attendance limited to alumni and spouses. Catering by Leonard Kaszinski LaSalle organist Harold Snyder Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Senachwine
Karen Bruner
North Street
Henry
Illinois
Bruce K Bauter
Bill Greek
Jim Koehler
Leonard Kaszinski
LaSalle
Harold Snyder
Rome
General Telephone rural upgrading ahead of plans
General Telephone Company of Illinois reports rapid progress on a $50 million rural improvement program. Operating VP David E Anderson says the plan to eliminate all rural multi party service by 1973 is ahead of schedule with 128 of 324 exchanges upgraded to Suburban Service. Over 68 000 rural subscribers will gain improved service, with towns including Hennepin Henry Magnolia Washburn Wenona completed and others like Camp Grove LaRose Lostant Sparland Toluca Varna slated through 1973.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Telephone Company of Illinois
David E Anderson
Illinois Commerce Commission
General Telephone
Anderson
Hennepin
Henry
Magnolia
Washburn
Wenona
Camp Grove
LaRose
Lostant
Sparland
Toluca
Varna
Fires Hit Vacant Farms Near Henry Across Two Days
A string of suspicious blazes strikes vacant properties near Henry. At 12 a.m. April 28 a farmhouse burned to the ground two and a half miles north of Henry on Route 29, with Arson suspected. Earlier, around 2:20 a.m. April 26, a vacant farm home on Western Avenue, owned by heirs of the late Leslie Gustafson, was destroyed. Henry Fire Protection District investigated with help from the police chief. A grass fire on Route 18 and a car fire on Route 26 prompted additional responses. Investigations continue into the causes of the fires and no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Henry Fire Protection District
Harold Kennedy
Henry - Senachwine High School
Emory Tuttle
Leslie Gustafson
John Hirth
Rt.26
Lacon Road
Hirth
Steel truck spill blocks Rt 26 reopening after spill
A mishap on Rt 26 one-half mile east of Hennepin spilled 30 000 pounds of steel ingots from a flatbed bound for Jones and Laughlin Steel Plant. A broken restraining strap caused the load to fall. the road reopened April 28. Sheriff Martha Calbow notes the expressway route from Peoria to Chicago.
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Hennepin
Jones & Laughlin Steel
Putnam County
Martha Calbow
Peoria
Chicago
Mother's Day Surprise Grants TV Gift in Henry Home
Mrs Nellie Armbruster of 404 Edmond Street Henry won a beautiful select hardwood console color television in a drawing held Monday at the Vinost Valley Savings and Loan Association. The Armbruster family regards this as an extra special Mother's Day gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Armbruster
Edmond Street
Henry
Iinost Vailey Savings and Loan Association
Retirement for Henry Public Library Head Librarian
Mrs Raffensperger retires as head librarian at Henry Public Library effective April 30 1971 The library board expresses appreciation for many years of service and wishes her happiness in retirement May 30 board meeting welcomes new members and notes changes on the 1971 72 board Officers are elected for the coming year The staff includes head librarian Mrs Allan Jean Mitchell and assistant Mrs Don Almira Clark Next meeting is June 7 1971 at 7 00 p m at the library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Raffensperger
The
Henry Public Library
Raffensperger
Charles McCrosky
James Cummins
Allan Otto
Paris DiGregorio
Walter Chambers
Dale Bowen
Charles Murphy
John Palkovic
Chet Russell
Owen Stoner
Bruce Wiedman
Chambers
McCrosky
Cummins
Secreaary
Allan
Jean) Mitchell
Don
Almira) Clark
Irwin
Mary) Malone
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Putnam Supervisors
B. Berganitz
Mallard
Dick Crawleys
Maillard
Hoscheidt
Mallards
Marc Lavelle
Tom Ringenberg
Brad Smith
Crawley
Ed Hartwig
Bob Egan
Bob Neuhalsen
Roger Wilkinson
Mike Gibbs
Steve Flinner
Kevin Smith
Dan Roseland
Nan Hageman
Dan Cummins
Mike Palkovic
Low Point-Washburn
Lev. Wallace
Sparland District
Sets Jr. College
Henry News
Riverside Press
Llinois Valley
TB and
Wenona, Il
Ent Afse
Colo
Phillip A. Rand
U.S. Air Force
H Hustlers
Bill Snowden
Mark Hoskins
Tim Snowden
Brian Hoskins
Brett Hart
Kurt Barnett
Jim Vickaryous
Bob Durain
Duane Startwig
Scott Vickaryous
Red Kofold
Bil Snowden
Sten Durain
Bob Herrich
Dave Vickaryous
John Maddox
Bill Williams
Foer
Mrs. Armbruster
Mrs. Raffensperger
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