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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1970
Page
2
Mountains of trash will be collected by 4 H and youth groups in Carroll County on April 22 as part of Earth Day USA. Officials note litter costs tax dollars and highway cleanup costs about 119 dollars per mile, with disposal sites marked by County Superintendent Bill Potterf and county trucks aiding the effort.
The Chadwick plighters Home Extension Unit met April 8 at Mrs. Nancy Janssen’s home. Eighteen members attended a plant seed or bulb exchange. Mrs Hartman and Mrs Jean Cassens presented a lesson on Finishes Used on Fabrics. A minor lesson on Prepare Ahead Desserts was given by Mrs. Helen Do. The next meeting is scheduled for May 13 with location to be announced.
Mrs Freece sem hosted Sunday guests Mr and Mrs David Senneff of Ri Island. Mrs Senneff accompanied them home for several days.
Several local residents hosted and visited relatives over the weekend. Mrs. Maude Beattie dropped by the Don Eisfeller home while Ellwood and Florence Gipe joined Albert and Ruth Ruppi of De Kalb for Sunday lunch.
Carroll County students join the national environmental ecology teach-in day on April 22. Superintendent W L Huston urged all schools to involve students from kindergarten to senior high in eco education, with class projects on topics like water and air pollution, wildlife, and resource conservation.
Carroll County treasurer How ard Gorman announced tax bills for real estate and personal property will be mailed this Saturday or Monday. He noted taxpayers may pay at any county bank or at the treasurer’s office in a single stop.
In Shannon area schools the Earth Day observance will span 113 grades with the Student Council organizing projects assemblies and film showings on ecology. Classes coordinate activities around April 22 as district leaders urge community cleanup and environmental improvement citywide.
The column lists numerous Sunday and weekend guests visiting families in Atkinson Savanna Shannon Prophetstown Lanark Rockford Freeport Sterling and Prophetstown. It names Albert Bowles Harold Reiling Clayton Kaul Howard Stover George Doden Lloyd Handel Orval Rahn Robert Geison Robert Kappes and many others along with hospital patient Frank Jacobs at Sterling Public Hospital.
A local Homemaker's Extension Association training school is set for April 17 at 1 p.m. at the Extension Office with Mrs. James Eaton presenting Use of the Pleader. The Carroll County 4H Federation sponsors 4-H Fun Night at Thomson High School on April 21 at 7:30 p.m., welcoming all 4-H members leaders and guests.
Duane Port notes that house work goes unseen until it isn’t done and jokes about becoming labeled death by own action blonde after dyeing. He laments bills in morning mail and jokes about junk mail and Cuba air service. He promotes Massey Ferguson or Toro at Carroll Service Co.
The Town of Fair Haven held its annual meeting Tuesday night in the Legion hall with eight present and Turney as moderator. After reading financial reports the budget and appropriation ordinance for Town Funds were approved. Tax levies totaled 8000 for town funds 2000 for general assistance and 4500 for cemetery purposes.
The April meeting of the Golden Rule Circle of the First Evangelical Lutheran Church was held Tuesday evening at Mrs. Robert Fargason's home with Miss Hilda Knoess as hostess. Mrs. Lawrence Doden and Mrs. Arlene Daehler led the lesson Saints Together In Christ's Resurrection and a question answer session followed. Refreshments were served after the business meeting and missionary benediction.
Relatives from Maquoketa Iowa Downers Grove Ill Monmouth Lanark Walnut Elizabeth and Hanover attended the funeral services for Louis A Frank on Thursday afternoon. The gathering included Mr and Mrs Nolan Zugschwerdt, Mr and Mrs William Zugschwerdt and family, Mr and Mrs Robert Hicks, Mrs Jean Frank and Houstis Frank, Mr and Mrs Arthur Dunton, Mr and Mrs Jack Geist and Mrs Nellie Stadel, Dr and Mrs Stanwood Frank, Mr and Mrs Roy Winters, Arthur Hauser and daughter, and Mr and Mrs Charles Nadig.
The Queen Esther Circle met at Helen Workman’s home on Tuesday evening April 7. Rhua Hartman arranged the program with scripture prayer and a Lord’s Prayer in union. Read articles included Our Neighbors and The Integrity of Church Membership. Refreshments were served after roll call and minutes.
A son named Duane Richard was born Monday April 13 to Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Ballard of Albany Georgia. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Lauren Ballard of Chadwick.
K. C. and J. K. Whitney publish weekly in Thomson Illinois with editors J. K. Whitney and Lila Atherton. The paper is mailed as second class post each Thursday and offers subscriptions at 4.00 per year in Carroll and nearby counties and 5.00 per year elsewhere.
The WSCS meeting at United Methodist Church discussed Blanket Sunday for May 10 with donations sought before that date. The April 8 1970 gathering featured Rev Cotherman presenting a film A Better World Begins With Me and songs by Mrs Cotherman.
Dr Vergle Spencer and Clifton Spencer hosted a Saturday potluck in Morrison to honor the 88th birthday of Dr O A Kinsel. Attendees included the Kinsels. Mr and Mrs Reynolds Bleyer of Lanark. Gene Watt of Rockford. Mr and Mrs Harry Vogel of Fulton. Mrs Eva Gern of Sterling. Rev and Mrs Cotherman. and others from Morrison Chadwick and nearby towns.
The Women of the CS C Chadwick Community Church met April 8 1970 at 7 30 p m with Mrs John Meinsema and Mrs Earl Weber in charge. Programs included songs poems piano solos and talks plus a planned May 13 church event. Officers reported, nylons were collected for Harbor Crest Home, and a $5 cancer fund donation was proposed.
The notice lists March and April birthdays for many families including Mr. and Mrs. Gary Sibley of Mt. Carroll and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hans and Julie, with relatives from Thomson Platteville and Thomson area. The event marked a shared birthday occasion.
Mr and Mrs Edward Manning and Eddie join Mr and Mrs Neal Queckboerner at the wedding of Miss Teresa Blakeslee and Roy Walker held at St Marys Catholic church in Polo at 10 p m on Saturday afternoon.
Frank F. Herrick of Milledgeville will observe his 92nd birthday on Friday April 24. Believed to be the community’s oldest resident he was read by Vernon Todd who is 91. Herrick formerly owned and operated a grocery store in Milledgeville and now tends a large garden. Herrick’s recipe for maintaining youth is simple hard work.
The Chadwick American Legion post will meet Thursday at 7 30 pm for drill practice before the regular monthly meeting. Veterans wishing to participate in Memorial Day services are invited to join. Chadwick residents are alerted to rifle firing that evening.
Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie C. Eberly 98 of Polo were held Monday at Emmanuel United Methodist Church Polo with Rev Len Huff officiating. Burial followed at Pierce cemetery Hinckly. She died Saturday at Orchard Glen Nursing Home Dixon. Survivors include son Mark of St Petersburg Fla four daughters grand and great grandchildren. Her husband Rev Simon G Eberly had served Northern Illinois churches including Polo Chadwick and Shannon.
Kenneth Peterson of Milledgeville starts a teaching in internship at LeRoy High School Illinois where he trains in business education. He is a student at Illinois State University Normal Illinois.
The report notes Mrs Clarence Imel is a patient at Savanna City Hospital due to illness. Details on diagnosis or treatment are not provided in the readable text.
Families and friends gathered across towns including Morrison Rock Falls Milledgeville and Mt Carroll for birthday celebrations and meals. Guests included Tina Schleuning Myron Friederich Harold Schleuning and Dawn Schroth with extended visits from Hollywood Florida Washington DC and Lanark opinion.
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