Mt Carroll Defeats Big Tigers 34 26 For Tourney Title
The Mt Carroll Little Tigers finish the season 18 straight wins and 35 straight against Milledgeville by beating Milledgeville 34 26 to clinch the heavyweight title. Zink Schoening and Halfman led a strong press while Milledgeville struggled from the field.
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Mt. Carroll
Big Tigers
Little Tigers
Milledgeville
Thomson
Millville
Zink ii
Schooning
Robinson
James i Ee
Mount Carroll
Carroll
Tigers
Lanark
Kenneth Schoening
Bruce Brown
Stan
Funeral Services Held for Paul Lewis 73 Thomson Official
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon for Paul Lewis 73 longtime Thomson businessman and village official at Fay Seeser funeral home in Fulton Burial took place at Lower York Cemetery Thomson Rev Gerald Bower officiated Pallbearers were William Cronister Russell DeWeerdt Hobart Holland Thomas McKee Ivan Morse and Joe Shutters Military rites were conducted at the graveside by the Donald Ashpole American Legion Post 1025 of Thomson Lewis born May 16 1894 in Thomson served in World War I and later chaired Thomson village government for forty years He died suddenly Monday on a farm near Mount Carroll survivors include daughter Louise Pieper Clinton one grandchild sister Sylvia Jews Mt Carroll and brother Norman Oak Park Illinois
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Paul Lewis
Thomson
Fay-Seeser
Fulton
Lewis
Mount Carroll
Gerald Bower
Lower York
William Cronister
Russell DeWeerdt
Hobart Holland
Thomas McKee
Ivan Morse
Joe Shutters
Donald Ashpole American Legion
Norman
Alice Bailey Lewis
Tomson
Brown's Business College
Oae
Ethel Smith
Donald Ashpole American Legion Post
Fulton City
Chevrolet Automobiles
Thomson Village Board
Dale Carnegie Course Heads to Carroll County Area
The Savanna Times Journal sponsors the Dale Carnegie Course in Carroll County under Gene Murphy of Rockford and Claude Bowen and Associates Bloomington. Mike Rothenberger will write a feature series as the class forms, with the course boasting a long history of helping people improve self confidence and communication.
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J. O'Leary
Savanna Times Journal
Dale Carnegie
Carroll
O'Leary
Review Publications
Mike Rothenberger
Dale Carnegie and Associates, Inc
New York
Gene Murphy
Rockford, Il
Murphy
Claude Bowen
Know Your Town Week Proclaimed in Thomson
Paul Lewis President Protem of the Village of Thomson designates March 4 through 11, 1968 as Know Your Town Week to promote citizen understanding of local government and encourage attendance at meetings and visits to municipal facilities.
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State of
Illinois
Paul Lewis
Protem
Thomson
Lions Club Dance Sponsored by Thomson Club
The Thomson Lions Club hosts a dance Saturday at 9 00 p m in the old school gym. The four Sons Plus Three, a band formed by the sons of the Jack Busch band members from Cuba City Wisconsin, will perform.
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Thomson Lions Club
Jack Busch
Cuba City
Wisconsin
PTA Nets $290 Supper Profit
The Thomson PTA earned about 290 dollars in profit from a Smorgasbord supper. Mrs. P. James Green, the president, credited community cooperation and thanked Home Ec girls who served as waitresses for the event.
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Thomson Pta
P. James Green
Green
Louanne Bellich
Mary Dykstra
Kara Grim
Debbie Prins
Sandy McCrudden
Barbara Shoening
Marcia Holland
Kristine Cate
Cheryl Hook
Karen Root
Phyllis Buikema
Charles Hogg Marks 80th Birthday With Family Party
Charles Hogg was guest of honor at a surprise birthday party on Sunday afternoon February 11 at the home of his daughter and son-in-law Mr and Mrs Paul Munson of Fulton for his 80th birthday anniversary. A total of 35 relatives and friends attended. A surprise guest was daughter Mrs Melvin Kissell of Fairfield Connecticut. Guests came from De Kalb Thomson Toddville DeWitt Camanche and Dubuque Iowa.
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Charles Hogg
Paul Munson
Fulton
Melvin Kissell
Fairfield
Connecticut
de Kalb
Thomson
Illinois
Toddville
DeWitt Camanche
Dubuque
Iowa
Tigers Down Galena 56-49 to Reach Semi-Finals
The Tigers beat Galena 56-49 as Don Robinson scored 23 points and Mike Hill 18, with Hill grabbing 15 rebounds. Thomson led in scoring early, and the team improved to 15-4 on the season as they advance to face Warren.
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Big Tigers
Galena
Warren
Tigers
Thomson
Don Robinson
Mike Hill
Robinson
Hill
Hil
Hebeler
Dykstra
James
Zink
Opp
The
Stockton
Nursing Home Fund Drive Plans Ready
West side county captains and solicitors met at Mount Carroll to prepare for a March 4 fund drive to raise 67000 plus five acres for a 350000 Good Samaritan Nursing Center. Over 120 volunteers attended as Savanna officials named Morris James chairman and Swen Adolphson and Lucille Stransky assisting.
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Mount Carroll
Lanark
Chadwick
Milledgevile
Savanna
Morris James
Swen Adolphson
Lucille Stransky
Wa Tan-Ye Club
Savanna Attorney Aims for 39th District Seat
Lawrence A. Smith Jr., a Savanna lawyer and city attorney, announced his bid for the Republican nomination to the Illinois House from the 39th District, which includes Bureau Carroll Henry Stark and Whiteside Counties. He cites education, public service, and opposition to overbearing government as key themes backed by his 19 years of schooling and legal work with the firm Smith Smith Smith. He and wife Peggy have three children Larry Amy and Ann Marie.
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Lawrence A. Smith, Jr
Savanna
Bureau
Carroll
Henry
Stark
Whiteside
Smith
University of Ilinois
Savannah
University of Illinois College of Law
Smith, Smith & Smith
Lawrence A. Smith
Richard K. Smith
Vilage
Shannon and Thomson
The
I Ilinois
Peggy
Larry
Amy
Ann Marie
Hot Lunch Menu Week Items
Monday Italian spaghetti with meat sauce buttered spinach bread and butter cheese fruit and milk. Tuesday sloppy Joe's potato chips pickles apple crisp. Wednesday baked potatoes turkey salad pudding. Thursday slam salad sandwiches scalloped corn cake. Friday macaroni and cheese jello salad peanut butter applesauce milk.
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Sloppy Joe's
Thomson School Bands Present Winter Concert
The Thomson Varsity and Junior Varsity bands directed by Earle Mailand presented a winter concert in the school gym. The 27 member Junior Varsity performed four numbers, then the 44 member Varsity played for about thirty minutes. An encore closed the show as Band Boosters collected a free will offering totaling 54.00 to boost the uniform fund.
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Thomson
Earle Mailand
Durin
Fashions of 30s Sought for Thomson Show
Rehearsals for the variety show Thomson Tries the Thirties proceed with a 35 member cast. Performances are set for March 29 and 30. The group still needs 1930s fashions and clothing and asks donors to contact Mrs. Irvin Senneff Mrs. Lloyd Bruckner or Mrs. Robert Hill.
Queens Crowned At TOPS Meeting
The Thomson Trim TOPS Chapter met Monday evening at Mrs. Donald Sippel s home. Mrs Sippel and Mrs Faye Ashby were crowned Queens for the month for the greatest weight loss. The group shed 100 pounds in the first month, growing to 20 members. The next meeting will be at Mrs Warren Waltrip s home.
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Thomson Trim Tops
Donald Sippel
Bush McWorthy Ather ton family attend Chicago auto show
Mr and Mrs R C Bush and family along with Mr and Mrs Sylvester McWorthy and Michael Atherton attended the auto show in Chicago on Sunday.
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R. C. Bush
Sylvester McWorthy
Michael Atherton
Chicago
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Russell Houzenga
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Ray Grim
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Ricky Hebeler
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Kevin Green
Randy Wagenknecht
Bob Zink
Ken Schoening
Schoening
Bill James
Robinson Hill
Daugh
Ter
Hale
Louise) Pieper
Clinton
Sylvia Jews
Oak Park
Ile
Carroll Co
Lions Club
Krahn
Koffee Kup
PTA
Nursing Home
Ear and
Lilly
Chaite
Sevral
Springfiell
Appellate Court
Springfield
Argo Fay Methodist Church
Kyanize
McKee Lumber Thomson, III
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