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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1970
Page
5
Court actions entered probate for Claude J. Stauffer Nellie M Bruns and Lyda Hadaway estates. Divorces granted Herman J Bowman Irene L Bowman and Doris Evans Poffenberger Glen Poffenberger. Various property transfers and local citations follow including fines for traffic and other offenses in Carroll County.
Geike Wubben 77 of Mt Carroll died Thursday in Sterling Community Hospital. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at the Frank funeral home with Rev. Cyrus Pollard officiating and burial in Oak Hill cemetery. He was born September 14, 1892 in Emden Illinois to Geike and Hielka Knottner Wubben. He married Anna Wilts on August 26 1919 in Macomb. Survivors include his widow three sons John Harlan and Gerald all of Mt Carroll three daughters Helen Bork Mattilda Jane Wabben and Dorothy Lashbrook nine grandchildren two great grandchildren and a brother John of Emden. He was preceded in death by three sisters and two brothers.
Mrs Adam Beck Marie Beck 65 of Mt Carroll died Friday night in Savanna City Hospital. The Rev Arthur Dominus of Massbach Mt Hope Lutheran Church officiated the funeral with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery. She was born March 22 1905 in Carroll County to John and Caroline Oldinger Randecker. She married the rest of her obituary fragment.
A long reader list enumerates birthdays for residents on April 3 to April 9. Names include John M. Miller Milledgeville April 3 and James Thompson areas like Thomson Chadwick Lanark Morrison Savanna Polo Mt Carroll and other towns. The notice catalogs many individuals with city affiliations, reflecting a community birthday column.
Ried Adam Beck died December 31, 1925 in Mount Carroll. Survived by husband, daughter Mrs Anna Mae Berk of Mt Carroll, son David of Mt Carroll, five grandchildren, five great grandchildren, sister Mrs Earl Ida Randecker of Mt Carroll, and brothers Adam George and William all of Mt Carroll. Preceded in death by a brother and sister.
Savanna-Willard Arnold 54 a Savanna resident died Tuesday morning at Savanna City Hospital. Private funeral was held Thursday at Law-Jones in Savanna with burial at Savanna Township Cemetery. Born December 23, 1915 in Savanna he was a janitor. Survived by brother Donald Savanna and sisters Mrs Lester Chapman and Mrs Willard Allen Rockford.
O August Hanke of Sinnissippi Mental Health Center announces survey results from physicians clergymen courts and schools in Carroll Lee Ogle and Whiteside Counties. Of 395 mailed questionnaires 203 responses were obtained showing strong satisfaction with professional services and a 50 percent response indicating keen community interest. Edward Nelson Lanark says changes in operations include faster initial appointments better clergy communication school staff liaison and agency outreach.
A public dance will be held in Thomson at the old high school gym on Saturday evening April 4 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Music will be provided by Irv Behr and his Rhythm Boys.
The Carroll County Soil and Water Conservation District Directors will meet on Wednesday April 8 at 8 00 p m in the USDA building at Mt Carroll.
Property owners in Thomson Illinois warn trespassers that lands including The Four Winds and several named farms such as Groharing, Heusinkveld and Stagg, Rupple, Trau m, Bruckner, and Hideaway Hills will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. The notice lists multiple farms and owners in Thomson and nearby towns, urging respect for private property.
Illinois adopts a Parental Responsibility Law applying to unmarried minors under 19, with a $500 damages cap for willful acts. The act does not bar other common law liability and exceptions apply when parents direct or control the act or act as agents. Insurance and voluntary payments may still cover damages beyond the cap in some cases.
The sixth annual U S Grant Council Appreciation banquet takes place in Stockton Illinois on Saturday April 18 at 7 p.m. in the high school gym. civic leader Arthur Holst of Peoria will speak. Silver Beaver Awards will be presented to this year’s recipients.
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