Con Con The Future of Education in Illinois
Analysis on Illinois education under the Constitutional Convention. Examines funding, local taxes, state role in junior colleges and higher education, and potential changes to tax policy and tuition. Discusses broad public support for education and the tough fiscal choices ahead for Illinois residents.
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Illinois
Center For Governmental Studies
Northern Illinois University
Ilinois
Southern Illinois University
Cook County
General Assembly
Tiinois
Truck Strike Forces Shutdown at Metro Rubber Plant
The Metro Rubber plant in Argo Fay shut down Tuesday due to a two week truck strike, leaving the facility with no deliveries or pickups and forcing seven workers to be laid off. Operations will resume once transport disruptions end.
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Argo Fay
Grand Opening at Dauphin's Savanna Three Day Event
Dauphin's Standard Service in Savanna announces a three day grand opening observance for a new two minute Custom Car Wash on Wax service the first in the area. The station also offers regular auto wash, open seven days a week from 6 am to 10 pm with 12 employees. Rain checks available for bad weather.
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Dauphin
Savanna
Dauphin’s
Fred Dauphin
Thomson High School selects cheerleaders for coming year
At Milledgeville Milledgeville High School gymnasium tryouts Tuesday evening selected Thomson High School cheerleaders for the year. Varsity picks include Judy Gray Debbie Prins Linda Bielema Pam Kaufman Nancy Hartman. alternates Dawne Knuth Janette Wildman. Fresh sophs Kathy Gray Nancy Marken Bonnie Jo Atherton Christie Tipton Barbara McKee. Karen Halfman Patti Dimmick Susan Ashby. One student suffered a severe muscle spasm and was treated by Dr Carroll.
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Judy Gray
Debbie Prins
Linda Bielema
Pam Kaufman
Nancy Hartman
Dawne Knuth
Janette Wildman
Fresh-soph
Kathy Gray
Nancy Marken
Bonnie Jo Atherton
Christie Tipton
Barbara McKee
Karen Halfman
Patti Dimmick
Susan Ashby
Fay Ashby
Mr. Carroll
Golden Rule Class Plans Cluster Meet Of Baptist Churches
The Golden Rule Class of York Baptist Church met April 15 in the church hall with Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wilt in charge. Members shared Bible verses, heard readings by Harriet Witt Sylvia Witt and Maxine Marshall, and learned of a Taiwan visit by TSgt and Mrs. William Walzer. The group invited four area Baptist churches to a September cluster meeting at Thomson church and approved the plan. Refreshments honored Luella Heitman’s 80th birthday.
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York Baptist Church
Paul Wilt
Grafft
Harriet Witt
Sylvia Witt
Maxine Marshall
Maxine Marshall Read “Brothers” By Edgar A. Guest
Tsgt
William Walzer
Taiwan
Dorothy Carroll
Thomson Church
Lorraine Holland
Larry Carroll
Luella Heitman
Students Win 16 Blue Ribbons at State Arts Contest
Thomson school groups dominated the State Fine Arts Contest held in Ashton on April 11. Sixteen junior high finalists earned top ratings and many Kipling Choral Readers also achieved firsts. Four of seven fifth graders reached state finals with top marks, with four students earning consecutive top ratings in 1969 and 1970.
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Thomson
Ashton
Dents
Illinoisementary School Association
Wayne James
Douglas Schneider
Kevin Muur
Patricia Dimmick
Randy Atherton
Craig Robinson
Donald Schoening
Kipling Choral
Julia Simpson
Karen Halfman
Kathy Gray
Ray Grim
Janet Hebeler
Sandra Weber
David Pilgrim
Jan Shreffler
Susan Simpson
Daniel Wiersema
Sunday Visits Share News Across Thomson Area
Thompson residents host a steady stream of visitors including Gene Enloe Gerry Smith and families to the Sippels. Multiple households in Morrison Fulton Clinton Milan and Savanna welcome relatives and friends for meals and weekend calls.
Grandson Jon Mullen Phones Home From Camp Pendleton
Mr and Mrs Mervin Marshall received a call from their grandson PFC Jon E Mullen stationed at Camp Pendleton California. He had just completed three weeks of maneuvers.
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Mervin Marshall
Pfc
Jon E. Mullen
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Jon
Thomson School Track Teams Open Season
Thomson School opens track season with two meets. Varsity beat Hanover 86 40. Eighth grade beat Chadwick 62 29. seventh grade won 88 8 and fifth sixth grades lost 44 30. First place list includes many named athletes across events and grades.
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Thomson
Hanover
Chadwick
Bush
Townsend
French
Richardson
Schoenig
Buck
Manning
Robinson
Weber
S. Hebeler
Buck H
St. Ores
Bielema
Krontz
van DeVelde
Brown
Wolker
Tillotson
Brunof
Schoening
Kness
Krantz
Hebeler
Prins
Cate
Scheidegger
Schneider
Knutti
Farewell Dinner for Mr and Mrs James Smith Honor Guests
Rev and Mrs William Borgman and family hosted a Sunday farewell dinner for her parents Mr and Mrs James B Smith who left Tuesday for the West Coast after months with the Borgman family. Also present were Mr and Mrs Willard Smith and family of Abingdon Mr and Mrs Willis Smith and family of Berwick and A Boshier of Berkeley.
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William Borgman
James B. Smith
West Coast
Borgman
Willard Smith
Abingdon
Willis Smith
Berwick
Berkely
Sippels Return From Two Month Trip
Mr and Mrs Steve Sippel returned to their home last Wednesday evening after a two months vacation visiting Indiana Florida Mississippi Texas California and Hawaii.
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Steve Sippel
Indiana
Florida
Mississippi
Texas
California
Hawaii
Local Hospital Patients and Procedures Noted
The report lists several patients at Mercy Hospital Clinton and Savanna City Hospital. It includes Mrs Viva Daehler who had surgery last Thursday and was released Tuesday, Jack Marken admitted Thursday through Saturday, Mrs Ted Gilchrist at Savanna City Hospital, Mrs Edward Kustes of Fulton who came to Mercy for x rays and observation, Miss Elsie Tousley at Jane Lamb Hospital, and Joe French recovering at home from mononucleosis.
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Viva Daehler
Mercy Hospital
Clinton
Jack Marken
Ted Gilchrist
Savanna City Hospital
Edward Kustes
Fulton
Robert Parnell
Elsie Tousley
Jane Lamb Hospital
Joe French
Allen
Renen
Hot Lunch Menu Week Adds Classic Dishes
The menu lists Monday lasagna with cottage cheese and dessert. Tuesday offers chipped beef on mashed potatoes with peas and jello. Wednesday features goulash with lettuce, peanut butter sandwiches, and fruit. Thursday serves meat loaf with potatoes and tomatoes, plus pudding. Friday presents Sat enbee calico salad and cake.
Photography Service Department Adds at Mark Twain Liquor Store
Walter Savage, owner of the Mark Twain liquor store in Savanna, announced last week that a photography department and photo finishing service have been added. Fast photo service will handle black and white and color film. The store operates seven days a week until 11 p.m. Savage opened the business in 1968.
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Walter Savage
Savanna
Savage
Re-Elect E. Hans Board President At Thomson School Meet
The Thomson Community Unit school board reelected Elmer Hans as president and P James Green as secretary at a reorganizational session. The board planned bimonthly meetings, approved staff hires and resignations, discussed attendance enforcement, and authorized various summer programs and Title I funding increases.
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Thomson Community Unit School Board
Thomson Education Association
Schop
Carroll County
Elmer Hans
P. James Green
Hans
Green
Eugene Halfman
Raymond
Tom” Adolph
Harry Dittmar
Warren Waltrip
Herbert St. Ores
Village Marshal Allen Brown Resigns to Become Deputy Sheriff
Village President Joe Shutters announced Allen Brown will resign as village marshal effective May 1 to take a deputy position with Carroll County sheriff's office. Brown replaces Deputy Sheriff Howard Helms, who will become Carroll's chief of police.
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Joe Shutters
Allen Brown
Brown
Carroll County Sheriff's Office
Howard Helms
Mr. Carroll
Thomson High School Music Department Wins Sweepstakes Trophy
Thomson high school music department placed second in sweepstakes among 17 area schools at the Class D state music contests. Elizabeth and Leaf River tied for the sweepstakes trophy with 131 points, followed by Son with 117. State contest at Tiskilwa saw Thomson varsity band, girls chorus, boys chorus and mixed chorus earn excellent ratings, combined with earlier solo and ensemble scores. Hanover 118 and Shannon 110 also scored well.
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Thomson High School
Elizabeth
Leaf River
Son
Tiskilwa
Thomson Varsity
Pope
Hanover
Shannon
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