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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1961
Page
4
List of service members from Thomson area with ranks and current postings or home addresses. Includes Blair, Brearton, Daniels, Dyson, Frosch, Grimm, Graharing, Hamm, Houzenga, Hubble, Ihne, Kemmer, Kenyon, Kness, Mattie, Murray, Arthur, Smith, Stearns, Sack, Traum, Workman and others with units and bases such as Fort Hood, McAS Quantico, Lackland AFB, NAS New York, and APO destinations.
A 1958 snapshot shows higher education linked to higher earnings for both sexes. Men with elementary schooling earned about $3200 versus $4500 for high school graduates and $6300 for college graduates. Women mirrored this, with elementary under $1000, high school around $2000, and college near $3000, while a full graduate college program yielded about $4400.
The notice catalogs broad regional events from Aug 17 to Sept 4 across towns like Galena Chicago Rockford Joliet and DuQuoin. Highlights include Dairy Day Summer Festival Music Under the Stars Abe Lincoln in Illinois performances Tractor Rodeo Homecoming National Sweet Corn Festival and Fall Festivals at multiple parks and fairgrounds.
Illinois event guide lists numerous festivals and gatherings from Sept 2 to 10 across Nauvoo Kewanee Rock Island Chillicothe Galena Mattoon Zion Prophetstown Rockford Chicago Makanda Ridgway Gibson City Bensenville with parades pow wows harvests tractor pulls and anniversaries Tentative date notes and requests for information accompany the listings.
The nation treats education as a large public enterprise. Estimated public education costs for 1958-1959 total 18 billion dollars, under 40 percent of the 1959 national security outlay of 46 billion. Education costs are also far below the 30 billion spent on automobiles in 1958, yet its financing remains a major concern for progress and security.
Rock Island Ill a total of 192450 tons of cargo moved through Lock No 15 this past week upbound 183150 tons including 102500 tons coal 47600 tons petroleum products downbound 9300 tons including 7900 tons grain and 1400 tons other products 21 tow boats and 132 barges moved upbound
Mississippi river downbound and tributary flows ease in Rock Island district while dam pools hold for commercial traffic. Lock 15 at Rock Island and Lock 14 at LeClaire report lively weekend recreational use with 1394 passengers, 232 boats and 82 lockages at Rock Island and 1011 passengers, 319 boats and 109 lockages at LeClaire. Caustic soda from E I du Pont plant Clinton will be transported by Inland Towne Company towboats bringing 10 barges to Clinton before season end with deliveries to Beaver Slough dock south of Clinton.
Wildlife officials in Illinois announce Aug. 18 to Aug. 27 as the window for duck blind owners in Daviess Carroll and White side counties to register with county conservation officers. Prior claims from blinds built in the 1960 season grant priority. unclaimed blinds after Aug. 27 will be allocated by local officers.
The plan aims to deepen a river section this summer to provide a nine foot depth to accommodate commercial river traffic. Officials anticipate improved shipping capacity and eased barge movements once complete.
Regulations on blind construction and management will be issued by officers as blinds are registered. Hunters will receive these rules on registration, ensuring first come, first served allocation.
Sunday guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Vaughn Caldwell in Fox Lake included Anton Wold and family from Mound Minnesota Meryl Spencer and Ned Spencer and families Rockville Indiana Geerts and family from Argona Clifton Spencer Robert Spencer Steven Morton Higley visiting their daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Jack Coleman in Warren Kevin and Susan returned home with the visitors after a week with their grandparents.
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