Thomson Village Reappoints MacDonald as Marshal in 2 Year Deal
Thomson Village approves Virgil MacDonald to continue as Village Marshal under a two year contract while he takes a 60 day leave starting January 1. Deputies Mode and Potter will cover police duties,Shutters and Atherton handle sewer care, and water rate increases proposed to fund fluoridation and system upkeep.
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Thomson Village
Joe Shutters
McKee Atherton
Ashby
Bellich
Fiet
Simpson
General Village
Shutters
Vibe
MacDonald
Tom Mode
Howard Potter
Atherton
Homecoming for S Sgt Gary Stagman after 30 months in Vietnam
S Sgt Gary Stagman son of Mrs Walter Kruemper of Thom son returned home Sunday after thirty months of service with the U S Army in South Vietnam He served as a helicopter crew chief in Vietnam trained at Hunter Aviation School Savannah Georgia in service since 1964 Mrs Kruempel heard Gary singing I like it here in a brief chat this week
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Gary Stagman
Walter Kruemper
Thomson
U. S. Army
South Vietnam
Heliccopter
Vietnam
Hunter Aviation School
Savannah
Georgia
Kruempel
Gary
Tickets on Sale for Thomson High School Play
The Thomson high school student council sells advance tickets for the all school play The Eye and I scheduled for December 14. Adult tickets cost 1.00 and at the door 1.25, student tickets are 0.50.
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Thomson High School
The
Eye and I
Trojans Sweep Benton in doubleheader action
The Trojans defeated Benton Wisconsin 53-46 in the first game and 73-59 in the second. Key rebounders included Mike Hill Timarut Hook and Denny Zink led by 21 and 30 boards respectively, as the varsity improve to 5-0 while the junior high extended to 6-0 with a win over Mt Carrell 63-25.
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Trojans
Benton
Wisconsin
Little Trojans
Benton Valley
Mike Hill
Timarut
Denny Zink
Heavies
Mt. Carrell
St. Plas
Lanark
Jim Falls
Bob Zink
Ken Schoe
John French
Stan Krantz
Konrad Sack
Interstate Completes Thomson Improvement Project
Interstate Power Company reports completion of a modernization in Thomson including two way electric service over Argo Fay or Savanna lines. Reconditioned transmission lines, automatic switching gear, dismantled substation, upgraded transformers, and spacer cable reduce outages. Total cost $35,000.00. thanks to Thomson residents.
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Interstate Power Company
Thomson
M. H. Kreimeier
Argo Fay
Savanna
Spacer
Kreimeier
Intestate Power
School Lunch Week Menu Notes
Week menu lists daily meals from Monday to Friday. Items include barbecue sandwiches on Monday with sides, tuna on Tuesday, meat loaf Wednesday, beef stew Thursday, and chili Friday with assorted breads and dairy.
Married couple updates from Fort Meade area
Sp 4 and Mrs Alan Hickey arrived Friday in Maryland and stayed with Mr and Mrs Edward McCune in Perryville. The Hickeys have rented an apartment with new address Box 500 Disney Road Severn 21144. Alan is stationed at Fort Meade nearby.
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Sp-4
Alan Hickey
Maryland
Edward McCune
Perryville
Hickeys
Disney Road
Severn
Alan
Fort Meade
Farewell Dinner for Eslinger and Hickey held in Savannah
A farewell dinner honoring Mr. and Mrs. Roger Eslinger and Sp 4 and Mrs. Alan Hickey was held Wednesday evening at a Brunswick Savannah restaurant. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. James Hendricks of Savanna and other Thomson and Fulton area residents.
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Roger Eslinger
Sp 4
Alan Hickey
Brunswick
Savanna
James Hendricks
Calvin Eslinger
Kathy and
Dale
Nancy Haas
Vada Carroll
Eldon Hickey
Thomson
Arlyn Huizenga
Fulton
Carroll County Day Care Center Opens Plans
The Carroll County Association for the Handicapped hires Miss June Nelson as full time director for a new day care center for retarded children. Located in Savanna at the First United Methodist Church youth room, it will serve up to 20 kids with about five enrolled at start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County Association For the Handicapped
Miss Nelson
Beloit
Wisconsin
Cadet Brian Stagg Earns Quarter 1 Honors at Roosevelt
Cadet Brian Stagg of Roosevelt Military Academy Aledo Illinois received excellence awards for academics military and band during first quarter ceremonies. He is the son of Mr and Mrs D G Stagg of Port Byron and attends eighth grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brian Stagg
Roosevelt Military Academy
Aledo
Illinois
Stagg
D. G. Stagg
Prairie St
Port Byron
Thomson
Glen G. Millikan
Roosevelt
Local hospital news highlights in Clinton and Savanna City
Sick Laurie Sour underwent emergency appendectomy at Mercy hospital Clinton Wednesday night and returned home Sunday. Melodie Wilkinson, pneumonia patient at Savanna City hospital from Tuesday to Friday. Mrs James Marken remains hospitalized at Jane Lamb Hospital Clinton. Mrs Jennie Heinze at Savanna City Hospital is slowly improving.
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Laurie
John Sour
Mercy Hospital
Clinton
Melodie Wilkinson
Kenneth Howard
Savanna City Hospital
James Marken
Jane Lamb Hospital
Jennie Heinze
TOPS Gals Celebrate November Queen and Christmas Plans
Delores Prins earned November Queen of the Month with Weekly Queen titles for Prins Sippel and Hartman. Betty Hartman won her first crystal. Janice Foltz resigned as treasurer. Jo Ann Badtke will finish the term. A Christmas event is planned for December 16 during the regular meeting with games a $1 grab bag and refreshments. Secret Sisters are reminded to send encouraging notes through the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delores Prins
Myrna Sippel
Betty Hartman
Betty
Janice Foltz
Jo Ann Badtke
Village Marshal Contact Update Notice
Village Marshal Virgil Mac Donald can be reached via Thomson at 259-3905 through December 15. Residents are advised to note this contact for future reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil MacDonald
Thomson
American Heritage Program Presented at F F A Meeting
The December 2 1968 F F A meeting in the high school opened with committee reports led by Ed Vielema. Larry Wagner presented an American Heritage program. The group announced the March 17 1969 annual banquet and adjourned with refreshments. reporter Guy Plumley.
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Ed Vielema
Guy Plumley
Mike Voss
Wes Temple
Larry Wagner
Auxiliary Buys Flags for 4 H
The Thomson American Legion Auxiliary met November 18 in the Legion Hall with vice-president Mrs Edward Andring presiding. Ray Eissens, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Eissens, left for a Rockford College basketball tour in Alabama and Georgia. The group voted to donate $5 to the girl scout drive and decided to buy a set of flags for the York Cedar 4 H Club. The December meeting will be a Christmas party with Mrs. W. K. Reader and junior members in charge.
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Thomson American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Edward Andring
Franklin Flynn
Ray Eissens
George Eissens
Rockford College
Alabama
Georgia
Troy State College
Huntington College
Montgomery
Southwestern College
Americus
Rockford
Ray
W. K. Reader
York
Veterans’ Craft Store
Chicago
ADA States Annual Meet Held in Mount Carroll
The American Dairy Association district meeting will convene December 12 at Carroll County Farm Bureau Hall Mount Carroll from 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. A free lunch is served at noon. The 1968 ADA program will be reviewed and elections held for one state director and seven district directors.
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The
American Dairy Association
Carroll County Farm Bureau
Mount Carroll
Wilmer Smith
ADA
Thomson High stage debut of Egg and I comedy
Twenty two students rehearse the all school play The Egg and I directed by Esther Schmaling for an December 14 performance at 8:00 p.m. in the gym. The production features Betty MacDonald's family on a Washington chicken farm with cast led by Dian French and Steve Houzenga as Betty and Don.
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Thomson High School
Esther Schmaling
Fameily
Olympic Mountains
Washington
Betty MacDonald
Betty
Don MacDonald
Dian French
Steve Houzenga
Peggy Kaufman
Debbie Bush
Tom Gray
Anne MacDonald
Gail Marken
Tim Gray
Nan Bruckner
Larry Dykema
Fra Tipton
John Engelkens
Dwayne Hook
Pam Kaufman
Nancy Schoenig
Caroline Petersen
Karen Root
Charles
New Thomson High School
Mildred Sorg
Carroll County Soil and Water District meeting set
The Carroll County Soil and Water Conservation District Board will meet Wednesday December 11 1968 at 730 pm in the U S D A building in Mt Carroll.
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Carroll County Soil and Water Conservation District Board
U.S.D.A
Mt. Carroll
Student Council Sets Ticket Details For December Sock Hop
The student council met on November 20 to decide ticket pricing and quantities for the play. They planned a sock hop after the game with Tampico on December 6 and a pie and coffee hour after the play. Food committee includes Debbie Bush Larry St Ores Nancy Schoenig Nancy Hartman and Ronnie Dykstra. Next meeting is December 4 with reporter Mike Hill.
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Thomson High School
Tampico
Debbie Bush
Larry St. Ores
Nancy Schoenig
Nancy Hartman
Ronnie Dykstra
Thomson PTA Skips December Meeting
The Thomson Parents Teachers Association will not hold a meeting in December citing schedule conflicts and holiday observances. Members are advised to resume gatherings in January.
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P.T.A
Thomson Pta
New Joliet Address for Mr and Mrs Roger Eslinger
Mr and Mrs Roger Eslinger moved Friday to Joliet Illinois and now reside at 913 Lois Place Black Road Terrace Apartments Apt 111 Joliet Illinois 60435.
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Roger Eslinger
Joliet
Lois Place
Black Road Terrace Apartments
Apt
Ilinois
Red Cross Studies Local Disaster Plan
Carroll County Red Cross meets at the Greison home to review disaster duties and propose an updated county plan. Harold Hersey reports on aiding victims and feeding survivors during major transportation accidents, with a goal of a county chairman and new program setup. The chapter reports $3046.71 raised by communities including Savanna and Milledgeville, and notes a Lifesaving and Water Safety book update requiring instructors to take a 10 hour orientation before year end 1969. Duty bags for Viet Nam servicemen are sent, with 15 unfilled bags for hospitalized personnel. A nominating committee is named to choose officers for 1970 and the fund drive target for 1969 is $5843.00.
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Carroll County
The
American Red Cross
Albert Greison
Savanna
Charles Dial
Harold Hersey
Herrey
Olive Dial
Chadwick
Milledgeville
Thomson
Shannon
Mt. Carroll
Lanark
Red Cross
Viet Nam
APO SF
Ralph Allison
George Jones Lanark
Diaz
Krameres Attend Wedding of Charla Tichler and William Cox
Mr and Mrs Donald Kramer and Mr and Mrs John Kramer attended the wedding Friday evening in Morrison for Miss Charla Tichler and William Cox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Kramer
John Kramer
Charla Tichler
William Cox
Morrison
Leav es for Service Ronald Dykstra Heads to Fort Leonard Wood
Ronald Dykstra son of Mr and Mrs Sebert Dykstra left Thursday evening for Fort Leonard Wood Missouri for basic Army training. No address is available at this time.
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Ronald Dykstra
Sebert Dykstra
Fort Leonard Wood
Missouri
U.S. Army
Ron
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Gary James
Terry St. Ores
Joe Bellich
Don Schoening
Randy Durward
Schoenig
Robinson Hill
St. Ores
Bielema
Manning
Tipton
Interstate
Football Survey
Board of Education
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Son Community Unit
Thomson, Illinois
Georgia Ferguson
Dwight Silvius
American Heritage Program
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Paul Wurster
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