Krahn Olds Vows Exchanged In Evening Ceremony
Miss Kay Olds became Mrs Dale Krahn in a Thomson Methodist Church ceremony officiated by the Rev Thomas Mohn. The couple, both 1966 Thomson High School graduates, plan to live in Thomson with Krahn continuing work in the family business and studying Kendall College in Evanston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay Olds
Lloyd Olds
Dale Krahn
Thomson Methodist Church
Thomas Mohn
Thomson High School
Krahn
Medical
Savanna
Kendall College
Evanston
Thomson
FHA Host Parents Chose Dream Beau at Banquet
FHA students and parents attended the annual Parent- Daughter banquet on April 4. Dream Beau honors went to Roger Dykema. Miss Teresa Riter spoke. Grace Kurst and Mrs Ritter attended. A candlelight service, chicken supper by FFA under Mr Gengenbach, and a fashion show themed Its a Mad Mad World highlighted the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FHA
Roger Dykema
Teresa Riter
Shannon
Grace Kurst
Ritter
FFA
Gengenbach
Viva Daehler
Robert Hill
Terry Elliott Family Moves to Libby Montana
Mr and Mrs Terry Elliott and their three children Christopher Mark and Dawne visited relatives here after leaving Thomson. Terry earned a forestry degree at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and will work as a Forestry Technician for the Federal Government at Libby Montana commuting to the Raven Ranger District about 27 miles away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Elliott
Christopher
Mark
Dawne
Dick McGinty
Elliotts
Carbondale
Illinois
Terry
Southern Illinois University
Libby
Montana
Raven Ranger District
Thomson
Harold Elliott
Ferryville
Wis
Delta Kappa Gamma Peoria Convention Delegates
Seven members of Pi Chapter Illinois travel Friday April 7 to Peoria for the Lambda State Convention at Pere Marquette Hotel April 7 9. The international women educators group has about 4700 members in 75 charters in Illinois. State president is Ruth Schneider Farmer City and state executive secretary is Edna Weld Decatur. Harriet Byers and Lillian Hinders will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta Kappa Gamma Society
Illinois
Peoria
Pere Marquette
Delta Kappa Gamma
Ruth Schneider
Farmer City
Edna Weld
Decatur
Harriet Byers
Lillian Hinders
Township Commissioner Race and Local Measures Result
In Township, 406 votes cast with incumbent George Hook 305 to Harold Witt 97 for highway commissioner. Mervin G. Marshall re-elected supervisor with 296. Write-ins include Witt, Hook, Nipe, Holland, Carroll, Lewis. Mental Health levy passes 227 to 149. Library trustees Mildred Brach 308 and Marian McKee 317.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hook
Harold Witt
Mervin’ G. Marshall
Fred Hook
Fred Nipe
Hobart Holland
Rob Carroll
Robert Lewis
York
Mildred Brach
Marian McKee
MacDonald Named To Combined Job
Village Board in regular session with Acting President Paul Lewis. Virgil MacDonald submitted the sole bid of 500.00 per month and was accepted to serve as policeman and superintendent of waterworks sewage disposal plant and street commissioner. Election judges were appointed for April 18 by Acting President Lewis: Anita Shutters Maude Wagner Eleanor Plumley Hazel Fehler and Robert Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Lewis
Williams
Plumley
McKee
Virgil MacDonald
Anita Shutters
Maude Wagner
Eleanor Plumley
Hazel Fehler
Robert Lewis
Meee
York Town Meeting Approves Budgets and Picks Cemetery Trustee
York township voters approved the road and bridge department budget and the town library budget at the Tuesday town meeting. Tax levies for the township and library were also approved. Gilbert Holland was chosen to replace Sylvia Witt as cemetery trustee after Witt declined to continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Township
Gilbert Holland
Sylvia Witt
Thomson FFA Boys Win District Awards at Keowanee Meet
Thomson FFA members excel at the district meeting March 29 in Keowanee. John’s Soil and Water Management work on creek straightening, grass waterways, tissue and soil testing, waterways seeding, and flood gates gains district honors. Lawrence Bruckner named District I Star Farmer, while Thomson advances to state and national contests with Ronnie and John competing April 22 at the University of Illinois Mumford Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson Future Farmers
Kewanee
Illinois
John
Gary Buikema
Ronald Atherton
Lawrence Bruckner
Thomson
Chicago
Lawrence
FFA
Illinois Junior Academy of Science
Ronnie
Mumford Hall
University of Illinois
Thomson Resident Bill Adams Celebrates First Birthday
William Adams aged 1 is highlighted as one of Thomson’s oldest residents celebrated this week. The item notes the town’s cheerful greetings and remarks “Many, are more happy birthdays, Bill.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Bill” Adams
Thomson
Bill
Cub Scout Pack 52 March Meeting Highlights
The Cub Scout Pack 52 held a March gathering in the school cafeteria with flag ceremony songs and a welcome by Den 1. New scouts Kenny LaShelle and Gary Brown joined, den skits featured doctors, and boys displayed project work under the Handyman theme. Awards went to Greg Geertz and others for wolf bear and iron badges, den mothers received recognition, and an April round table was announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Robinson
Dean
Greg Brown
Richard Turney
Den 1
Kenny LaShelle
Gary Brown
Den 2
Hammer
Sawer
Driller
Wrench
Dena
Buddy
Den
Mr. Protraz
Herbert St. Ores, Jr
Greg Geertz
Wolf Bade
Bob Kauffman
Bill Cate
Mark Diephuis
Dick Morris
Marvin Green
Kent Holesinger
Gary James
Matt Thomas
Jim Morris
Lron
Jeff Brunner
Wayne James
Ray Grim
Craig Robinson
Mount Carroll
Cub
Kite Derby for Cub Scouts Set for April 14
All Cub Scouts are urged to build homemade kites for the Derby to be held April 14. The event invites participation from all Cub Scouts, with only home made kites eligible. The piece also notes that the Harry Bonders spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Gene Walters of Morrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cub Scouts
Harry Bonders
Gene Walters
Morrison
Notice of Hearing on Telegraph Company Application Illinois
Public notice states Middle States Telephone Company of Illinois filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission for original cost of plant and property account classification and depreciation reserve. Hearing set at 160 North LaSalle Street Chicago on April 11 1967 at 10 A M Chicago Time. W R McGrew vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle States Telephone Company of Illinois
Illinois Commerce Commission
Commission
North LaSalle Street
Chicago
Illinois
W. R. McGrew
Hold Funeral Rites Sunday For Wayne M. Graharing
Wayne M. Graharing 61 a lifelong Thomson resident died March 21 in Savanna City hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services were held at 2 pm Sunday in the Fay-Seesser funeral home Fulton with Rev. Thomas Mohn officiating. Burial was in Lower York cemetery. Surviving are his wife a son William two sisters Mrs Faun Strubb and Mrs Robert Holland three nieces and other relatives. He was born August 12 1905 in Thomson and employed as custodian of the Thomson grade school for 26 years most recently at Clinton Job Corps Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne M. Groharing
Thomson
Savanna City Hospital
Fay-Seesser
Fulton
Thomas Mohn
Thomson Methodist Church
Lower York Cemetery
Gertrude Bush
Robert Bristol
William Cronister
Jack Foltz
Hobart Holland
George Hook
Gerald Olson
Mr. Groharing
William
Eva Whitney Grobaring
Thomson School
Ruth Hartviesen
Clinton
Clinton Job Corps Center
Faun Strubb
Mt. Carroll
Robert
Lorraine) Holland
Kyle
National FHA Week Observe 21st Birthday in Illinois
National FHA Week April 2 to 8 marks the 21st birthday of the Future Homemakers of America. Illinois has 564 chapters joining in activities and projects highlighted by the local Morals and Manners Matter drive. Linda Stringer of Assumption is Illinois State Association president and Teresa Ruter of Shannon serves as State Historian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
FHA
U. S. Office of Education
America Home Economics Association
Linda Stringer
Assumption
Ill
Shannon
Teresa Ruter
New Books Arrive at Thomson Library Adds Six Adults and Two Juveniles
Mrs. Brach reports six new adult titles at Thomson Library and two new juvenile books. Adult titles include Five Women Love Bob Hope's Vietnam Story The Bitter Heritage by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr Tell No Man by Adela Rogers St Johns Who Gets the Drumstick by Helen Beardsley Open the Door by Hildegarde Dolson Surprise Surprise by Agatha Christie. Juvenile titles are All of a Kind Family by Sydney Taylor and The Day the Cow Sneezed by James Flora.
Card of Thanks and Loving Memory Note
Card thanks readers for cards flowers and gifts during hospital stay and after return home. Also a memory verse for Merle Korn who died April 4 four years ago praising a wonderful mother and loyal worker with love from Kohm Hamm family and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jan Bristol
Merle Korn
Merle Kohn
William Hamm
Cub Scouts To Hold Public Carnival
The Cub Scouts of Pack 52 stage a public carnival in the Old School Gym on April 28. Games and fun for all await. Donations of old dishes toys trinkets and odd-shaped bottles are welcome. Contact den mothers Mrs Paul Green Mrs Harold James Mrs Larry Geerts Mrs Don Cox Mrs Don Marken Mrs Kyle Brown or Mrs David Young for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pack 52
Paul Green
Harold James
Larry Geerts
Don Cox
Don Marken
Kyle Brown
David Young
School Election Saturday at Henry Source Cafeteria
Voters are urged to attend a Saturday school election from noon to seven at the Henry Source School Cafeteria. The notice honors the late Henry Sour, whose four years of service are remembered by Mrs. Bernice Sour and Mr. and Mrs. John Sour and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Sour
Bernice Sour
John Sour
Also Mentioned on This Page
CUB Scout
Glenn Marken
John Krahn
Pat Bellich
Harry Lee Krahn
East Dubuque
Don Morris
Gene Percey
Mohn
Carol Wells
Mrs. Wells
Pheasant Run Lodge
St. Charles
Dream Beau
Thomson News
Jack Schultz
Milledgeville
Thomson Review
The
Village Echo
Thomson Broadax
D. G
T. R. Stagg
Dayton Gilpin Stagg
National Newspaper
Associarien
al Newspaper
Thomson Recreation
Timex
Ingersoll
Delta Kappa Gamma _ Society
Koffee Kup
Lower
Upper York
Christiansen Sexton
MacDonald
York Town Meeting
Harold (Buster) Witt
Star Farmer
Illinois Star Farmer
Ron Atherton
John Kustes
Pfe
Larry F. Eslinger
Fort Hood
Texas
Forrest Eslinger
Iowa
Eslingers
Lanark
Grace Bolhous
Bolhous
Vaughn McGinnis
Janet Peterson
Harry Bowders
McKee Lumber CO
Thomson, Illinois
Cub Scout News
Wayne M. Graharing
Robert L. Switzer
Stephen Switzer
Orangeville
Federation of American Societies For Experimental Biology
American Society of Biological Chemists
Pr. Switzer
National Institute of Health
Bethesda
Maryland
Switzer
Brian
Rockville
Future Homemakers of America
Thomson Library
EXHOU
Diehl Oil CO
Bob - Jack Ph
Lewis Motor Co
Thomson Ph
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!