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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1967
Page
6
Sylvia Witt as treasurer swears to a true accounting of York Township cemeteries funds for the fiscal year ending March 31 1967. The document lists beginning cash on hand receipts sources of funds expenditures and purposes. Notary Clarence Bolhous witnesses sworn statement dated April 15 1967.
Financial record showing initial balance of 1886.06 on April 1 1966 plus receipts from May to Nov including interest on bonds loans and supervisor taxes totaling 2861.26 and expenditures to individuals such as Mervin Marshall Sylvia Witt Gartus Christian and Pva Christian for wages labor and taxes with dates from April through August.
Central Telephone Company of Illinois Savanna District presents safe driving awards for 1966 to drivers with a year without accidents. Honorees include George Hansen 20 years Frederick Bess 18 Lloyd Godfriaux 18 Robert Hubble 17 Robert Hebeler 12 Wayne Wiegedt 12 John Tracey 11 Urban Hungerford 10 Milo Reed 10. Women receiving 15 year safe working awards include Jen Christensen Thelma Hannes Lois Hartney Jean LaShelle Florence Mills Monna O Heron Margaret Weitzel Irma Wessel and others. plus a 330 year total for safe working awards to operators and non driving staff.
The list shows Thomson area service members with ranks and mailing addresses across the U S and overseas. Names include SP4 Baker Bealer Perger Groharing Holland Kenyon and more, with units such as 56 AD APO 09189 New York and Fort Gordon Georgia among others.
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Halfman and family hosted Sunday visitors including Gene Halfman. Mabel Jobe of LaCrosse visited Luella Hellman and, with Lorinda Brummond, toured Hanover. Several couples and families schooled visits across Platteville Rockford Morrison Fulton Savanna and Terra Haute including Joy Durward and Don Morris jr studying away.
Mrs. Albert Prins and Mrs. Pete Dyke hosted Sunday dinner. Bobbie Wilt stayed overnight with Bradley Cate. James Morrison hosted Monday visitors in Elizabeth. Several families from Milledgeville Sterling Fulton Freeport Stockton Rock Falls Savanna and Moline visited or hosted. Mrs. Rahn recovering from surgery in Sterling. Virgil MacDonald sold his Fulton oil station interest.
The letter from Sp-4 David Turney to his parents details wounds in three left arm spots during a March ambush near An Loc and Bien Hoa while en route on Operation Junction City Enterprize. He earned a second Purple Heart and a Bronze Star with V for Valor from February 5 actions, with earlier hospital stays and a return to duty near Tay Ninh City.
Ronald Ritenour acquires Stein's Food Mart Chadwick effective today with inventory shutdown 7 to 9 am. The store will reopen as Ron's Super Valu Store under new management and will join Super Valu Stores Inc of Peoria. Ritenour has seven years experience at Stein's.
Kindergarten registration will be held May 2 1967 in the school cafeteria. A through J: 8 30 to 11 00 a.m. K through Z: 12 30 to 3 00 p.m. After registering, parent and child will meet the kindergarten teacher in the library. Children must be five by December 1 1967 and bring a state birth certificate. Book rental fee is 5 dollars to be paid at registration.
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