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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1969
Page
4
FS Services Inc Blooming ton Illinois expands in grain marketing with a 2 million purchase for 80 000 shares of Illinois Grain Corporation Chicago stock. Everett Glasgow IGC president and Melvin Sims FS president signed in Chicago. Stevenson to become IGC chief officer with Adomeit remaining VP GM. Contract effective August 1.
Alan Black Denny Foltz Steve Schneider and Roger Williams of Carroll County 4 H youth livestock judging team will take part in the Invitational 4 H judging contest at the Illinois State Fair on August 14 The squad is the only one in the state with all members entered in the invitational contest which selects the Illinois 4 H Livestock Team.
The Carroll County Soil and Water Conservation District air tour on Sunday August 3 drew over 200 attendees. State Representatives James Nowlan of Toulon and Tobias Barry of Ladd toured contouring, stripcropping, terraces, waterways and ponds, praising district and US Soil Conservation Service progress. Pilots included John Copperwell Burrill Copperwell Arnold Woods Kenneth Moll Lora Byington James Werkheiser Earl Sehoney with crews from Stockton Shannon and Lena.
The Milledgeville Hotshots 4 H Club defeated Thomson 30 to 7 on July 29 to win the Carroll County Softball title. Milledgeville faced the York Cedar 441 Club from the western division while Milledgeville led the eastern division. Other participating clubs included the Shannon Shamrocks Lanark Larkers Fair Haven Top Notchers Prairie Edge and the Tip Top Troupers.
John B. Row announces William H. Lucas is promoted to general foreman of Kelly Springfield Tire Company maintenance at the Freeport Plant. Lucas began as an electrician at Cumberland in 1962, moved to Freeport in 1963, and became maintenance foreman in 1966. he and his wife Lieselotte have a son and live in Dakota, MD.
Readable notices showcase job, sale, and service listings across town. Classifieds emphasize practical buys, local offers, and community needs with concise details and contact options.
The June DHIA report from Carroll County lists the top ten producing herds by owners including Lanark Farm William Koenig Lanark Mt Carroll Weidman Thepfer Derrer & Sons Chadwick and Keim families Milledgeville Shannon and others. It also names the top ten cows finishing the first 305 days of lactation led by Lyle Law Coats Don Keim and Deets with entries from Mt Carroll Chadwick Sterling Shannon Thomson and Sterling areas.
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