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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1963
Page
3
Babson discusses why colors occur in nature and daily life, forecasts color usage in advertising and newspapers, and envisions color in homes, automobiles, and urban planning. He also weighs color TV, movies, cooling and heating effects, and investment opportunities driven by color advances.
Illinois Public Aid Commission reports February aid totals rose for a third month. Carroll county lists 185 recipients receiving 10 228 dollars across programs: Old age assistance 7 268 to 77 recipients, aid to dependent children 1 821 to 39, blind assistance 198 to 2, disability assistance 172 to 3, general assistance 769 to 64.
Mr. and Mrs. P. K. McGinnis and their family shared a Sunday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Tiles and their family, according to local social notes.
Connie Mae Frederick and Roger E Knutti were united in marriage at First Brethren Church Lanark in a 7 30 PM ceremony officiated by Revs Merle Hanbecker and Clarence Gilmer The couple will reside in an Eastabrook building apartment in Canaries after a brief Wisconsin Dells honeymoon
An American Red Cross Standard First Aid Refresher Course will be held at 1 15 p m at the Court House Mt Carroll Sunday April 21 and 28 with Daune Stevens Savanna County First Aid Chairman as Instructor The Carroll County Chapter sponsors the course and current Standard First Aid cards are urged for attendance Certificates are valid for three years.
The Savanna Junior Women's Club presents Nicole Marionettes in a new Alice in Wonderland musical at Savanna Community High School on Tuesday May 7 1963. Two shows 930 am and 130 pm attract attendees from Avenue Lincoln St Johns Chestnut Park Zion Oak Grove and Lanark. Preschoolers admitted with an adult. tickets available at the door.
The Annual Meeting of the Illinois Association of Homes For The Aged was held in Chicago on April 17 at the Pick Congress Hotel. Canon Herbert Lazenby, president of the American Association of Homes For The Aged, delivered the keynote address with Faun M. Strubb of the Caroline Mark Home in Mount Carroll in attendance.
A son was born April 2 to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Jeter of Santa Anna California. The mother is Beverly Raab formerly of Chadwick. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Charles Raab of Mt Carroll.
Courthouse records list multiple deeds from April 4 to April 11 involving Henry and Lucy Cook, Hubert Maske, elen Hay Nordwell, John Toepfer and others transferring land to various spouses and to the State of Illinois. A divorce decree was granted Monday in Carroll County Circuit Court, Velma Thulen of Savanna divorcing Donald Thulen.
Marriage licenses issued by the county clerk include Duane Oward Hale and Abrand Hoos of Savanna. Joe Edward Cruden Jr and Sherry Dawn Mickelson of Savanna. Ronald Lewis Allen of Sabula Iowa and Kathleen Helen Hussey of Savanna. Nathan Clarence Johnson and Edna Mae Smith of Davenport Iowa. The notices list couples and their hometowns.
The sixth class of Illinois State Scholarship winners includes eight Carroll County students listed from Mr Carroll and Savanna high schools. Recipients were chosen from semifinalists based on ACT scores from November 1962. Names include Paulette Emmert and Duncan McBride of Mr Carroll, Sandra Zumdahl of Shannon, and Roger Geison Daniel Hartley Allan Miller John Ross and James Wheeler of Savanna.
Mt Carroll AAUW members will gather April 22 at Mrs Robert Keohane’s home for a program by the International Relations Committee featuring three branch members who spent last summer in Europe and discuss the role of the educated woman today. Also announced are May 5 program plans and auditions at Shimer College April 24 4 5 and 7 9 PM with contact info for late times. Local Home Economics Extension unit lessons on Cook Today Serve Tomorrow run April 23 Otter Creek unit April 26. roll calls note family changes.
Anna L. Coleman 79 of Lanark area died Monday night at St. Francis hospital Freeport after a short illness Funeral services set for 2 p m Thursday at Frank funeral home Oak Hill cemetery burial Survivors include daughter Mrs Noble Ferguson De catur son Allen West Hartford Conn six grandchildren two brothers Charles and Henry Meyers and sister Mrs Earl Fulrath Edna J Smith 83 Mt Carroll area died Tuesday at St Francis hospital Freeport Funeral services set for 10 a m at Franks funeral home burial Oak Hill cemetery Survivors include brother George Porter Smith of Freeport Jemima Weigle 94 longtime Milledgeville resident died Wednesday April 10 at Dixon Public hospital Burial was in South Elkhorn Cemetery Survivors include three daughters Grace Woodin Milledgeville Ruby Eller New Port Richey Fla Edith Thompson Canton two sons Paul Polo Ralph Sterling 16 grandchildren 42 great grandchildren.
The Carroll County Heart Unit of the Illinois Heart Association met at Satellite Cafe Lanark for a post campaign dinner with nine members present and Mr. M. D. Rolston attending. County treasurer Melvin Jones presented funds from Heart Fund drives in Chadwick Milledgeville Carroll Lanark Savanna Shannon Thomson and total memorials of 155.00. Members selected Rex Rahn and Alvina Miles as delegates to the Illinois Heart Association annual assembly in Peoria May 4 and 5.
Salem Merry Circle club met Tuesday afternoon at Mrs. Jess Klitz home with 18 members present. Devotions and collect, minutes, and treasurer report were followed by a Savanna hospital collection and a book review by Mrs. Wm. DuVall. Officers elected: President Mrs. DuVall, Vice President Mrs. Klitz, Secretary and Treasurer Mrs. Max Fulton. Delighted refreshments were served.
Milledgeville residents Mr and Mrs William F Mey er announce the engagement of their daughter Kay Verdell to Pfc Robert Co Brown son of Mrs Juanita Brown Milledgeville No wedding date yet set.
About 150 gathered in Chadwick to honor three Chadwick Lodge No. 867 A. F. and A. M. members with fifty year certificates and pins. Delmar Lang welcomed guests, with dignitaries including Harold D. Ross and Redell Kelsey present. A dinner, songs, and remarks followed in the Chadwick High School facilities.
The 13th District 65th annual convention met in Rock Falls at the Methodist Church with 215 present. Activities included a Call to Order, invocations, flag ceremony, and singing, plus reports from district and county presidents, awards in several categories, and an In Memoriam. Mercedes Hurst spoke on Let’s Get Down To Earth, and Lena will host next year’s convention. Attendees from Lanark included five members.
The Dixon State School will host its fifteenth annual open house on Sunday April 28 from 1 to 4 pm. Ten continuous tours will showcase 39 wards and facilities for the public to visit.
One thousand feeder cattle from Grant LaFayette Iowa and Crawford counties in Wisconsin will be sold at the Sales Barn near Belmont on Friday April 26 at 1 00 pm Top grade steers and heifers about one third calves and the rest yearlings will be lotted by sex breed weight and quality Lots sold on the hundred weight basis Some cattle suited for feedlot others for grass Cattle guaranteed to meet Wisconsin health rules and will be inspected by a vet at the sale For more details contact Albert Bryant Benton or directors Robi Marr Mineral Point John Reynolds Hollendale Jay Patton Boscobel Aldro Thomas Cobb
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