Senachwine Grade Revives Old Memorial Day Tradition
The 7th and 8th grades of Senachwine Grade School with Principal Wendell Torrance and Mrs. Torrance revived a Memorial Day tradition by visiting Chief Senachwine's grave on Friday May 26 and placing a wreath. Lloyd Wheeler led a tour of the site on his farm and artifacts, with the wreath donated by Mrs. Darlene Hartwig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senachwine Grade School
Wendell Torrance
Granville
Lloyd Wheeler
Wirs-Torrance-erra
Darlene Hartwig
Wheeler
Torrance
Senachwine
Graduation Change at Putnam County High
Putnam County Board of Education met in special session on May 25 to reschedule the high school commencement from Friday, June 2 to Saturday, June 3 due to the baseball team’s state tournament finals. The board cited district support for the team and recognized no solution would please all, but delayed ceremonies to allow student support during the tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Putnam County High School
Daily Vacation Bible School Week in Henry Churches
Henry churches host a week of 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. Bible School for Kindergarten through Junior departments at local churches. High school youth meet 6:45 to 9:00 p.m. daily starting June 5 with Rev Elwell and Miss Pam Warner leading. Offerings support Migrant Children in Princeville and educational facilities. Theme is Explore Tomorrow With Jesus.
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Protestant Churches of
Henry
Henry United Methodist Church
Henry First Christian Church
Henry United Presbyterian Church
St John's Episcopal Church
Bible School
Richard Elwell
Pam Warner
Princeville
Jesus
Henry Parade Rained Out and Pool Open Delays
Rain canceled the Henry Memorial Day parade scheduled for Monday morning. Legionnaires held cemetery services as planned. The Henry Municipal Swimming Pool opening was dampened though the facility stayed open Monday afternoon.
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Henry Memorial
Second Oral Polio Clinics In June
Mrs Margaret Woerner and L P County Nurse and L T Schubert remind parents of Marshall County June second oral polio immunization clinics. Children age three months to 18 years without prior doses may receive the trivalent vaccine at Varna Toluca Lacon Sparland Wenona schools June 6 to 9 1972 with consent forms available at each site.
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Margaret Woerner
L T Schubert
Marshall County
Mnice
Varna
Toluca
Lacon
Sparland
Wenona
LaPrairie Vacation Bible School Noted By Local Church
LaPrairie United Presbyterian Church hosts a Daily Vacation Bible School for parish children June 5 to 10 from 1 30 to 3 30 p m at the church omitting sessions on Wednesday the 7th The study is My God My Faith My Life The event invites children from other churches and offers classes for all ages through the 8th grade.
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The
LaPrairie United Presbyterian Church
Summer Reading Program Opens at Henry Public Library
Mrs Allan Mitchell announces the Henry Public Library Summer Reading Program for youths begins June 5 and runs through August 5 1972 The Mystery Game theme includes a prize filled Mystery Box and certificates for reaching reading milestones requiring library cards registrations and age appropriate book counts
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Allan Mitchell
The
Henry Public Library
Parade Entries Open For July Fourth Observance
Henry Post 323 American Legion seeks participants for a July 4 1972 parade with the theme This Land is Your Land. The committee offers multiple trophies including Judges Trophy for most original entry and invites businesses and organizations to enter. Contact Leonard Ries chairman or write Henry Post 323 American Legion Parade Committee PO Box 101 Henry Illinois 61537.
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Henry Post
American Legion
The
Legion
Parade Committee
Leonard Ries
Mike Malone
Bill Forrest
American Legion Parade Committee
Henry
B F Goodrich Promotes Flynn to International Manager
Clarence R Flynn is promoted to Manager Engineering Services and Project Evaluations in the International Department of BF Goodrich Chemical Company. He will be based in Cleveland, Ohio reporting to Robert P Kenney. Effective July 16, the transfer follows his start at the Henry plant in 1958 as Product Manager of the Geon Plant. He and his wife Dee and son Tom will move when housing is available. Jerry is married to Beth Egan and lives in Champaign while attending the University of Illinois.
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C B Cooper
Clarence R Flynn
International
BF Goodrich Chemical Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Robert P Kenney
Geon
Dee
Tom
Jerry
Beth Egan
Champaign
University of Ilinois
Tom Jackson Wins Army ROTC Four Year Scholarship
Omas Tom Jackson, a Henry Senachwine High School senior and 1011 Warren Street resident, received a national Four Year ROTC Scholarship. He will attend Western Illinois University with tuition, textbooks, and lab fees covered and a $100 monthly subsistence allowance for four years.
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Henry Senachwine
Army
Omas
Tom) Jackson
Warren Street
Henry Tom
Thomas G. Jackson
Thomas R Jackson
Tom
Ilinois
Jackson
Western Illinois University
Macomb
Department of the Army
John E. Eshelman
Knox College
Galesburg
U.S. Army
John Swaney Music Festival at Attendance Center
The 5th and 8th Grade Music Festival was held at the John Swaney Attendance Center on May 19 1972 at 7 30 p m A mix of Granville Mark Standard Hennepin and Swaney students performed with Mrs Minnie Lou Marshall and Miss Bonita Proctor directing instrumental pieces and Miss Norma Waren and others leading the chorus Selections included Main Street Strut Meadowlands First Prelude Ships Ahoy and Little Foot Cha Cha for the band and 150 Nifty United States May Day and What Color Is Gods Skin for the choir
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John Swaney
Granville
Mark
Standard
Hennepin
Swaney
Minnie Lou Marshall
Bonita Proctor
Norma Waren
Dorothy Keller
Meadowlands
United States
Amy
America
Graduation Night At John Swaney Junior High
Graduation at John Swaney Junior High is set for 8 p.m. May 31 in the Swaney gym. Rick Schlosser gives the Welcome, Junior High Chorus performs two songs, and the class sings We've Only Just Begun. Nancy Hansen delivers the Farewell as the Legion award is presented and the class motto and colors are noted.
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John Swaney Junior High School
Swaney
Rick Schlosser
Nancy Hansen
Summer recreation directors named for this year's program
Summer recreation president Bob Barritt announces John Hoscheidt will direct the little league program. Mark Allard assists as a tough competitor. Gary Cofoid named pony league director with high school and college level baseball background. The group aims to start a strong season for young boys.
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Summer Recreation
Bob Barritt
John Hoscheidt
John
Mark Allard
Mark
Outstanding Legislator Award To Senator Hudson Sours
The Illinois Small Business Men's Association named Senator Hudson R. Sours of Memoira as the 1971 Outstanding Legislator. Chosen from over 200 state lawmakers, Sours has led in State Revenue as Senate Revenue Committee chair from 1965 to 1970 and led the Illinois Civil War Commission.
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Ilinois Small Business Men's Association
Hudson R. Sours
Ameoria
Sours
Illinois General Assembly
Ira H. Latimer
Louis
Senate Committee On Revenue
Illinois Civil War Commission
Sparland Junior High Graduation Exercises Held at High School Gym
Promotional exercises for Sparland Junior High School will take place in the High School gymnasium Thursday evening at eight o'clock.
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Sparland
Tonight's Senachwine Crade School Graduation Services
The May 31 8 p m ceremony features a full program including prelude processional guest speakers students and staff. Honorees include Becky Morse Randy Seiler Margie Eder Ronnie Pierson Gayla Read and Bob Malayolti from the class of 1972 with arrangements by Martha Jane Downey and Wendell Torrance.
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Senachwine Crade
Martha Jane Downey
Ivan Riess
Ronnie Pierson
Margie—Eder
Rob Malavolis
The
Crusaders
Aloha Oe
Margie Eder
Becky
Morse
Gayla Read
Krazy Klock
Marcia Bogner
Becky Morse
Cisse Wild
Rondy Seiler
Wendell Torrance
American Legion
Robert Hurd
Henry Post
Torrance
Nobert-Louis
Board of Education
Tvan—Blees
Randy Seiler
Bob Malayolti
Also Mentioned on This Page
Putnam County High
LaPrairie Bible School
B. F. Goodrich
Flynn
Julia Belle Swain
Tom Jackson
John Swaney Music Festival
Susan Antolik
Glennan
Dale Boyd
Alan
Brizgis
Constance Campbell
Randy Cinel
Yvone Clary
Thomas Cockerill
Vicky Colwell
Valerie Cordes
Jaye de Bates
Debra Doyle
Keven Epley
Steven Epley
Mary Edwards
Kathleen Haig
Bruce Harrison
Richard Hauger
Steven Haun
Timothy Heri
Rhonda Liles
Jeffrey Magnaficii
Richard Martin
Mary Mattern
Gary Pomeranke
Mark Rader
Pamela Rebholz
Randy Safranski
Rich Schlosser
Robert Skowera
Sherrie Smith
Charles Swanson
Rose Swift
Lawrence Taylor
Lorrie Welch
Douglas Wilsman
David Zimmer
Hacen
Yeu
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