Savanna Church Named in Will Bequest to First Methodist
Ruth Nehrkorn of Savanna died January 17 1968 after a sudden illness. In probate February 16 the Circuit Court in Mt Carroll admitted her will naming the First Methodist Church of Savanna as principal beneficiary after cash bequests to nine siblings. Estate valued at 36500 with Nehrkorn a 27 year National Bank of Savanna employee.
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First Methodist Church of
Savanna
Ruth Nehrkorn
Mt. Carroll
Miss Nehrkorn
Divorce Granted for Heavilin in Circuit Court
Mary Jane Heavilin Thomson was granted a decree of divorce from Donald Heavilin Thomson in a circuit court action on February 13, 196%. The filing details indicate the couple’s separation and court approval of the dissolution.
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Mary Jane Heavilin
Thomson
Donald & Heavilin
Marriage Licenses Issued to Five Couples in Illinois Counties
Albert R. Wagner of Savanna and Velma C. Luedtke of Savanna. Thomas J. Herring of Shannon and Rosemary A. Weigle of Shannon. Darwin W. Bley of Freeport and Amas J. Engles of Freeport. Gerald F. Fink and Penny M. Warner of Lanark. Gary D. Kloeppng of Lanark and Patricia L. Smith of Chadwick.
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Albert R. Wagner
Savanna
Velma C. Luedtke
Thomas J. Herring
Rosemary A. Weigle
Shannon
Darwin W. Bley A
Amas J Engles
Freeport
Ill
Gerald F. Fink
Penny M Warner
Lanark
Gary D. Kloeppng
Patricia L. Smith
Chadwick
Deeds Recorded In February 1968 Listings
Deeds recorded February 13 to 20 1968 show transfers from Harold W Gravenstein and wife to Rex and Mary Jean Lower for section 8 town 24 range 7 Ervin Diehl and wife to Patrick J Broderick and wife for lot 8 block 9 O T Savanna Nationwide Brokerages Inc to Merle G Brinkmeier and wife for lots 1 and 4 block ? Shelley's Addn Shannon
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Harold W. Gravenstein
Rex
Mary Jean Lower
Ervin Diehl
Patrick J. Broderick
O.T. Savanna
Nationwide Brokerages, Inc
Merle G. Brinkmeier
Bik
Shelley's Addn
Shannon
Land Transfers and Traffic Fines Highlight Sparse Local Notices
Walter Storm and wife transfer lots 6 and 7 in Argo Fay Lambs Subd first extension to Gerald E Bower and wife. Buck to Christy Raab, sections 1 and 12 town 24 range 4. Fink to Chesney in section 2 town 23 range 5. Fines list includes Kenneth Castle Freeport 10 for failed signaling and multiple drivers from Savanna to Rockford with varied penalties for speeding disregard of signals and unsafe boating.
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Walter Storm
Gerald E. Bower
Lamb's
Argo Fay
Orville L. Buck
Christy
Raab
Harold J. Fink
James L. Chesney
Kenneth Castle
Freeport
William Robinson
Savanna
Mal Kasbeer
Larry Spencer
Mr. Carroll
Conrad Fahier
Fulton
Robert Stewart
Stanley Westerman
Elizabeth Brinkmeier
Ronald Roe
Hanover
Diehl's Hit Again In Second Break-In At Local Company
Diehl Oil Company suffered a second break-in within weeks as burglars pried a small west garage window. Papers and merchandise were scattered, but nothing appears stolen. Carrell County Sheriff Harr Miler and Village Marshall Virgil MacDonald investigated.
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Diehl Oil Company
The
Wee
Carrell County
Harr Miler
Virgil MacDonald
Local Families Visit Across Iowa and Illinois
Thomson News notes several Friday and Sunday calls from Mrs. George Cook of Mill edgeville to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bowéers. The Grim and Niewkark families visited Clinton with Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Grim. Additional gatherings included Tom Root, John Root, and families, and Edna Roggendorf with Russell Green visiting Fulton. Don Hemmer and Dale Edens and families joined visits from Clinton and Miles to the Diephuis and Hook households. Grace Sikkema and others of Ful- conclude a sequence of weekend calls.
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George Cook
Milledgeville
Michael McGinn
Scottie
Chicago
Harry Bowéers
Leslie Grim
William Niewkark
Clinton
Iowa
Tom _ Root
John Root
Edna Roggendorf
Russell Green
Andy Houzenga
Fulton
Don Hemmer
Dale Edens
Miles
Genie Diephuis
Albert Hook
de Voss
Grace Sikkema
Ful
Sunday and Friday Social Visits Across Morrison and Thompson
Community members visited relatives and friends in Morrison Thompson and nearby towns. Gatherings included dinners, Sunday meals, and a Golden Wedding Anniversary celebration for Carl Petersen with multiple families attending.
DAR Announces Seven Good Citizen Award Recipients
Carroll Chapter D A R held its February meeting at Marian Smith's Tea Room Mt. Carroll with a 12 30 lunch. The 39th Chapter Birthday was observed. Seven Good Citizen Award winners from local high schools were named Sandra Shields Shannon Lin da Daub Cathy Schroeder Barbara Barrette Sue Ellen Finer Sheryl Burg dall Lois Hart man. They and their mothers will attend a luncheon at the State Conference in Chicago and the March meeting of the Carroll Chapter.
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Lois Hartman
Thomson
Carroll
Ence
Chicago
Conrad Hilton
Lawrence McPeek
Good Citizen
K. W. Sennefff
Lee W. Derrer
Savanna Army Depot
Eugene Murray
Top Ten Dairy Herds and Cows in Carroll County DHIA List
The January DHIA report for Carroll County lists the top ten producing herds. Owners include Lynn Bowers Thomson Lyle Law and Lyle Coats Mount Carroll Frederick Getz Mount Carroll Wayne and John Linker Chadwick Ben Fecke Mount Carroll Alfred Hinrichs Chadwick Robert Wagenknecht Milledgeville and Cram and Smith Chadwick. The top producing cows include Aldred Hinrichs Chadwick Lawrence Iben Chadwick Arnold Sikkema and Betcher Thomson Clifford Durward Thomson Arnold Sikkema and Betcher Thomson Donald and Edwin Keim Mount Carroll Wayne and John Linker Chadwick Lyle Law and Lyle Coats Mount Carroll Alfred Hinrichs Chadwick and Paul Getz Savanna. This report reflects cows after their first 305 days of lactation.
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Carroll County
Vernon Gordon
Russell Carpenter
Lynn Bowers
Thomson
Lyle Law
Lyle Coats
Mount Carroll
Frederick Getz
Wayne & John Linker
Chadwick
Ben Fecke
Mount
Fire Crews Respond to Riverbank Sparks and Grass Fire
The Thomson fire department was called to Riverview on Monday evening to battle sparks from a burning fog on the frozen Mississippi near the shoreline. A second call came Thursday afternoon to extinguish a grass fire near Grandview.
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Thomson Fire Department
Mississippi River
Riverview
Grandview
Sunday Guests Share Evening Dinner With Local Families
Sunday evening diners included Dorothy Lewis hosting guests John Gates and Mike Tucker from Clinton Ja. plus Max Meak ins Teresa and others. Additional visitors came to Mattie and Kramer households from Chadwick Thomson Hanover and other nearby towns.
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Dorothy Lewis
John Gates
Mike Tucker
Clinton Ja
Max Meakins
Teresa
Kl. J. Frosch
Jeff
Francis Henneman
Harry Bowders
Lawerence Toberman
Dale O
Ernest Sweeley
George Mattie
Harold Kramer
Chadwick
Mrr
Donald Kramer
Myles
Laas
James
Nancy
Gene Diéphuis
Emma _ Haas
Thomson
Frank Flack
Hanover
Reminders for March of Dimes Mail-In Donations
Carroll County chairwoman Mrs. Cora Dale urges timely mailer envelope returns by February 24 to total contributions from each town. If you have not yet donated, please mail a check today.
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March of Dimes
Carroll County
Cora Dale
Susan Gengenbach Birthday Supper in Mt Carroll Home
Zenbach and family joined a family supper at Mt Carroll home of Mr and Mrs George Gengenbach on Wednesday evening for their daughter Susan birthday. Mr and Mrs Lowell Hall and family of Mt Carroll visited Saturday evening with Mr and Mrs Eugene Halfman and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Marken
Bonnie Jo Atherton
John C. Atherton
Nancy
Jack Marken
Bonnie
Susan Ashbby
Debbie Wiersema
Audrey Bissens
Kathy Bellich
Laurie Sour
Barbara McKee
Stanley Krantz
Rodney Wagenecht
Steven Marken
Tim Halfman
Kenneth Schoening
Kevin Green
Doug Brock
John
Joe French
William Gengenbach
Lloyd Oostenryk
Morrison
Hal Hey
Ray Erling
Long Grove
Iowa
Larry Erling
DeWitt
Tom Mackin
Bettendorf
Carl Fetersen
Loyd Smith
Thomas Mode
Laurel
Gene Marken
John CT. Atherton
Thomson
Leland Mitchell
Argo Fay
Ben Wagner
Thomson News
William Genzenbach
Mt. Carroll
George Gengenbach
Susan
Lowell Hall
Eugene Halfman
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Arnold Farthing
Blacktop
Morrison Slab
Merritt Bellows
Chuck Aude
Don Eisseller
Wayne Etnyre
Ata
Courthouse News
Duell Crabb
Rockford
Owen Moore
Michael Remmers
the Fabulous
San Francisco
Columbus
Ohio
Sterling, Illinois
Diehl
Carroll Service Co
Sterling L. Price
Third Baptist Church
St. Louis
Missouri
South
Southwest
Norman Vincent Peale
New York City
John Acres
Cain
America
Carroll Servce Company
Russell Lamoreux
MT. Carroll High School
James Morrison
Elizabeth
Lawrence Halfman
A. E. Mitchell
Ken Wagner
Clifford Curley
Maude Brown
Harriet
Edwin Balk
J‘acob Balk
Ruby Durward
Merle Durward
Lysle Foltz
Irwin Larson
S Ternon Alexander
Clifford Durward
Leslie Durward
DAR
Bower's Dairy Herd
DHIA
Franklin Grove
Illinois
Dixon
Wisconsin State Line
BOB Logan Tractor CO
Hale Auction Co
Sikeston, Mo
the Board of Supervisors of
County
Sion
City of
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