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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1967
Page
3
A dedication is planned Thursday afternoon December 28 at 1 00 p m at Litwiller s Grain Company Milledgeville for the car of corn donated to CROP by an agricultural group and community donors.
Dr John W Ferree warns New Year revelers to handle champagne corks carefully to avoid eye injuries. He suggests opening with a napkin, pointing away from the face, and wearing safety goggles. In Carroll County a local drive has raised 1160 in cash and 1700 bushels of corn for Sheldon Illinois milling, with more donations pending.
Miss Gladis Hall of Savanna died Wednesday December 20 in Mercy Hospital Rochester Minnesota. Funeral services were held Friday morning in St John's Catholic Church in Sa-
Burial followed in St. John's cemetery. Miss Hall, born in Savanna, daughter of Jay and Alice McElcheney Hall, retired as chief clerk of the Milwaukee railroad in Savanna and lived there all her life. Survived by sisters Lornie Hall and Mrs Kenneth Nadine McCall, both of Savanna, and brother LaVerne of Chicago.
Burt Fuller 84 of Savanna died Wednesday evening December 20 at his Savanna home. Funeral held Saturday at Law Jones Funeral Home with Rev Thomas Cleworth of Milledgeville officiating. Burial in Savanna Township. Born January 22, 1883 in Huron South Dakota, he operated a grocery store until retirement in 1946. Survivors include wife, son Richard of Savanna, two grandchildren and a great grandchild.
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James Kennedy 58 of Savanna died Sunday in Davenport Iowa. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Law Jones Funeral Home with Rev Robert Stevenson officiating. Burial was in Savanna Township Cemetery. He was born July 3 1909 in Savanna to James Sr and Blanche Ernst Kennedy. He married Betty Ferris on December 6 1958 in Savanna. He operated a Savanna tavern for many years. He is survived by a daughter Donna Vetruek of Elkhart Indiana, a stepson James Munson of Savanna, two stepdaughters Nickie and Lora Munson of Savanna, and three grandchildren and two stepgrandchildren.
Mrs Hilda H Cox 66 died Saturday morning in a Moline hospital after an illness. Funeral arrangements are being made by local family.
Funeral services held at Law Jones Funeral Home Wednesday morning with burial in Polo cemetery. Mrs. Cox born July 7 1901 in Polo Illinois to Arthur and Anna Flowers Burrell. Survived by two sons Marvin Schreiner Savanna and William Schreiner Whiting Naval Air Station Florida. two daughters Mrs Charles Norma Jones and Mrs Warner Dorothy Hartman Savanna. 13 grandchildren.
Russell Carpenter and Vernon Gordon lead the November Top 10 producing herd list for Mt. Carroll with 80 cows at 42.9 pounds milk and 1.59 butterfat. Other entries include Mt. Carroll, Chadwick, Lanark, Shannon, and Thomson breeders with herd and individual cow figures, milk yields, and butterfat percentages. The second table names the Top 10 finishing cows by lactation 305 days or less, led by Alfred Hinrichs and Ben Fecke & Sons with cow Marge and Debbie, followed by Jim Scamidecamp, Stella, and others from Chadwick, Mount Carroll, Lanark, Shannon, and edgeville with listed weights and milk production.
Thomson News reports Mr and Mrs Hal Hoy and family spent Christmas Eve with the Clem Hoy family and Christmas Day with the Ray Erling family in Long Grove Iowa. Virgil Jacobs and sons from Mackinaw Illinois joined Mrs Wayland Bennett and her sons for holiday time with her parents.
Mr and Mrs Venerue Nixon of Farmers City Illinois and son Bob of Waterloo Iowa stay with Mr and Mrs Harry Diehl in Thomson visiting other relatives. Roger Eslinger of San Antonio Texas arrives Friday to visit his parents in their home. Several others from Streator Iowa City Fulton Champaign and more are noted as visitors to local households.
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