Plant Windbreaks for Farmstead Protection and Savings
Extension advisers urge farmers to plant windbreaks on north and west sides to cut heating costs and livestock feed use. Evergreen belts raise chill index by lowering wind velocity, with Norway spruce and Douglas fir cited as effective species. Plant three rows 14 feet apart, 125 to 150 feet from buildings, or at least 50 to 75 feet if space is tight.
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L. B Culver
University of Illinois Extension Forester
Brinkmeier
Brinkmeijer
Troll
Local resident urges preservation over park development
In a letter to the editor, Mrs. Conrad Aschenbrenner argues against creating a national park in Carroll County, fearing loss of land, displacement, and environmental changes. She praises local beauty, condemns economic justifications, and urges readers to contact congressmen to protect the area.
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Carroll County
County Cancer Society Dinner Meeting Announcement
The Carroll County Unit of the American Cancer Society will hold a dinner meeting at 6 30 p m Thursday February 20 at the Thomson Methodist Church. Fried chicken will be served. County chairman Rhene B Law of Savanna will preside. Reservations to Mrs Hilda Caron 209 3rd St Savanna by Feb 17.
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Carroll County
Unit of
American Cancer Society, Inc
Thomson
Rhene B. Law of
Savanna
Hilda Caron
3Rd St
Area Students Earn Dean's List Honors at HCC
Highland Community College Freeport reports Carroll County students qualifying for the Dean's List first semester. High Honors go to Gary Colbert Shannon Woessner Randall Woessner. Honors awarded to Barbara Barrette Savanna Kathy Bess Mt Carroll Larry DeVries Shannon Sharon Downs Lanark Mike Boyd Savanna Alan Flack Shannon Dale Giedd Shannon Ronald Hertel Lanark Timothy Miller Savanna Randy Richter Mt Carroll.
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Highland Community College
Freeport
Carroll County
Gary Colbert
Shannon
Randall Woessner
Barbara Barrette
Savanna
Kathy Bess
Mt. Carroll
Larry DeVries
Sharon Downs
Lanark
Mike Boyd
Alan Flack
Dale Giedd
Ronald Hertel
Timothy Miller
Randy Richter
Carroll County Supervisors Set Road Limits in Regular Session
The Carroll County Board of Supervisors met in regular session with Chairman Charles E. Kessler. Actions include reappointing Dr. Lee W. Derrer as rabies inspector and setting 90 day posted road weight limits for various axle configurations.
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Carroll County Board of Supervisors
Charles E. Kessler
Lee W. Derrer
Dixon
United States Department of Agriculture
Johnny Be linda set for Clinton Campus Players
Tickets are on sale for a three act play presented by the Clinton Campus Players directed by James Wallis of Thomson. The show runs February 21 22 and 23 on the Clinton campus and centers on Belinda a deaf mute in a Nova Scotia fishing village at the turn of the century.
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Johnny Belinda
Clinton
James Wallis
Thomson
Nova Scotia
Belinda
Proclamation Designates Heart Fund Month
A proclamation signed yesterday by Charles E. Kessler announces February as Heart Fund Month for the 1969 campaign conducted locally and in 8500 other American communities. It notes heart and circulation diseases cause most deaths and urges citizens to support the Heart Fund with gifts and voluntary services.
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Heart Fund
Charles E. Kessler
County Board of Supervisors
Your Heart Association
Bulk bean meal offer with delivered pricing
An advertisement lists a 44 percent bean meal mix at 89.24 per ton bagged delivered and 85.36 per ton bulk delivered. For more information call Mt. Carroll 244 9238 collect.
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Mt. Carroll
Card of Thanks for Gien Bower
The family of Gien Bower expresses sincere thanks and appreciation to all who helped on the day of burial. Sentiments of gratitude for support during their loss are warmly acknowledged.
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Gien Bower
Ruby Durward
Weir
William Bergman
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