Black Oak Grange Plans September Meetings and Roof Work
Black Oak Grange met last Thursday in Grange Hall at Ideal with Master Frank Manning presiding. Next business meeting is set for September 4 to elect officers. Booster Night is planned for September 18. Plans to re roof the south side of the hall are under consideration. Reading and poems by multiple members followed, with a third quiz conducted by Mrs. Charles Gordon.
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Black Oak Grange
Grange Hall
Ideal
Frank Manning
The
Grange
John Gruhn
Oliver Olson
Arnold Farthing
Charles Gordon
John Halfman
William Hans
Lawrence Halfman
Francis Burkholder
Patricia Burkholder
Illinois approves Title I project for Chadwick Schools
Illinois Superintendent approves Title I projects for Chadwick Community District No. 399 totaling 20174 dollars as part of a 96-school program worth 2140278 dollars. Programs cover developmental reading arithmetic and English, with counseling. Marian Chesney and Patty Wolker will teach. a summer program is planned for next year.
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Ray One
Illinois
Community Visits and Weekend Hosts Across Area
Chadwick Briefs recounts numerous visits across Port Byron Mt. Carroll Milledgeville and Morrison. Local families hosted relatives and friends including Denn ton Naniga Graham Brown Pitt man Niles Judd Behrens Jilderde Fisher Shu man Lock stead Pilgrim Rosenow Rhoades Glazier Moyer Gine Angle Schlagenh ausen Arola. A birthday celebration for Gary is noted.
Brownies Enjoy Day at Camp Far Horizons Hanover
Five Chadwick Brownies with their leader Mrs Louis Akker attended Day Camp for Brownies at Camp Far Horizons Hanover on Saturday. The Mt Carroll Senior Girl Scouts and Cadettes planned the day with activities including swimming fire building trail finds first aid games and group singing. Attendees from Chadwick were Gena Tripp Laurie McNinch Lori Scheidegger Julie Turney Diane Appel and Mrs Akker.
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Chadwick Brownies
Louis Akker
Camp Far Horizons
Hanover
Mt. Carroll
Chadwick
Gena Tripp
Laurie Mc Ninch
Lori Scheidegger
Julie Turney
Diane Appel
Akker
Groharing Family Reunion Held at Chadwick Village Park
A Groharing family reunion gathered Sunday at Chadwick Village Park with many relatives visiting from Mission Hills California Tucson Arizona Clinton Iowa Morrison Rock Falls Port Byron Thomson Prophetstown Dixon Savanna Chadwick and other nearby towns. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Wesley Luckstead and family Linda Tobey Mr and Mrs Stanley Tobey Mrs Jon Groharing Mrs Leona Groharing Mr and Mrs Fay Groharing Gayle Elmer Mosher Belva Hollingsworth Fred Groharing Kim Groharing Gilpin Stagg Virgil Wilt Raymond Mosher Charles Scudder Luke Andrew Bryan Etwyre Paul Groharing Michael Adolph Gerald Foltz LeRoy Foltz Ellwood Daehler Donald Adolph Dor Ottens and numerous others.
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Chadwick
Groharing
Wesley Luckstead
Mission Hills
California
Linda Tobey
Tucson
Arizona
Stanley Tobey
Clinton
Iowa
Jon Groharing
Leona Groharing
Fay Groharing
Gayle
Elmer Mosher
Belva Hollingsworth
Fred Groharing
Morrison
Kim Groharing
Rock Falls
Gilpin Stagg
Port Byron
Virgil Wilt
Thomson
Raymond Mosher
Prophetstown
Charles Scudder
Luke
Andrew
Bryan Etwyre
Dixon
Paul Groharing
Michael Adolph
Savanna
Gerald Foltz
Tim
LeRoy Foltz
Ellwood Daehler
Donald Adolph
Dor Ottens
Miss Judy Dykstra Weds Ronald Hans In Double Ring Ceremony
Judith Ann Dykstra and Ronald D Hans united in a double ring ceremony August 22 1969 at 7 30 p.m. in Spring Valley Reformed Church Fulton officiated by Ralph Van Rheenen. The couple will reside in Platteville Wisconsin where he will be a sophomore at Platteville State University.
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Judy Dykstra
Ronald Hans
Judith Ann Dykstra
Clifford Dykstra
Ronald D Hans
Elmer Hans
Spring Valley Reformed Church of
Fulton
Ae Ralph van Rheenen
Wisconsin
Platteville, Wis
Platteville State University
Emerson Lang Dies in Norfolk
Emerson C. Lang 48 native of Chadwick died of a heart attack in Norfolk Virginia. Funeral services and burial were planned for Thursday. Survived by widow Mavis, his father Clarence of Polo, two sons Robert of Norfolk and Larry at home, two daughters Diane and Lorraine at home, one brother Delmar Lang of Lanark and five sisters Marian Brandenburg Polo Mildred Pratt Topeka Kan Beth Rodermel Beloit Wis Jeanette Muller Forreston and Carol Wolfe Pecatonica. He had served 24 years in the U.S. Navy.
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Emerson C. Lang
Chadwick
Norfolk
Mavis
Clarence
Polo
Robert
Larry
Diane
Lorraine
Delmar Lang
Lanark
Marian Brandenburg
Mildred Pratt
Topeka
Kan
Beth Rodermel
Beloit
Wis
Jeanette Muller
Forreston
Carol Wolfe
Pecatonica
Con Con Meeting Held By Black Oak Grange August 21
The Black Oak Grange met in special session August 21 after a postponement from August 7. Attendees included Florence Halfman Helen Gruhn Carrie Hans Oliver Olson Laurence Halfman William Hans Francis Burkholder Marie Gordon Arnold Farthing John Gruhn Patricia Burkholder June Farthing Edna Olson and Frank Manning. September 18 marks Booster Night with W W Spring of Milledgeville speaking on Con Con plus a Bake Sale and White Elephant sale. September 4 next meeting with pot luck supper and officer elections.
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Black Oak Grange
Florence Halfman
Helen Gruhn
Carrie Hans
Oliver Olson
Laurence Halfman
William Hans
Francis Burkholder
Marie Gordon
Arnold Farthing
John Gruhn
Patricia Burkholder
June Farthing
Edna Olson
Frank Manning
W. W. Spring
Milledgeville
Savanna Jaycees Host Eight-Team Softball Invitational
The Irish Inn softball team of Savanna hosts eight top teams from Illinois and Iowa in a weekend tournament at Old Mill Park. Action starts Saturday August 30 with first pitch at 3 45 p.m. and continues with eliminations Sunday and a Monday September 1 championship at 3 45 p.m. Admission is free with donations welcome.
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The
Savanna Jaycees
Illinois
Iowa
Old Mill Park
Irish Inn
Savanna
Moon Capsule Holds Tiny Messages From World Leaders
A silicon wafer left on the Moon by Apollo 11 bears micro-messages from 74 heads of state and four U.S. documents. Sprague Electric’s process etched the 1/200th size notes onto a quartz coating to endure space’s extreme conditions, promising permanent preservation beyond prior microfilm methods.
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Moon
U.S
Sprague Electric Company Semiconductor Division
Worcester
Mass
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LaCrosse
Luna
Viola Frommell
Arnold Judd
Arthur Behrens
Arthur Behrens and Son
John Jilderde
Don Fisher
Edwin Burke
Steven Fisher
Charles Shuman
Orval Rahn
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Tammy
Steven
Ellwood Daeher
Donald Zink
Allen Tripp
Gary
Teddy Pilgrim
Chrissie
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Rose Rosenow
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Edwin Glazier
Fenton
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Frank
Ray Moyer
DeKalb
Elwood Gine
Ellwood Gines
George Howe
Morrison Hospital
Ed Angle
William Schlagenhausen
Linda
Janet
Arvo Arola
Freeport
al “Mes
Charles
Chuck) Aude
Engel’s
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Elliott
Interstate Power
Interstat Power
Main Street
Dubuque
Interstate Power Company
Venice
Sandy Dykstra
Joe Spencer
Terry Hans
Leroy Stoner
Bill Manning
Jim Dykstra
Rick Dykstra
Julie Hans
Dorothy Bielema
Donald Bielema
Lillian Stoner
Rochelle
Chicago
Crete
Orion
Sterling
Morrison, Fulton
Mrs
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Chevrolet
Ahevrolet
Emerson Lang
Mr. Lang
Clarence Lang
U.S. Navy
Con
Frank W. Mest
INS
Agency General Insurance
Air Lines of Liability
Chadwick, Ill
Aenith
Jerry
Jack
TV Sales
Savanna — Lanark
J. H. Potts & Son
Lyons
Sidres Poitier
Aunal
Universal Picture
Times Theatre
Savanna, Illinois
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