Big Meadows nursing home project in Carroll County faces choices
A former administrator details Big Meadows in Illinois faced with three options to open or dispose of the elderly home. Funding shortfalls and state nursing home standards force decision amid questions of ownership and future operation. The board seeks a path to keep the facility serving the county.
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Big Meadows
State of Witness
Bis Meadows
Elmhurst Pilot Receives Distinguished Flying Cross
U.S. Air Force Captain Stanley B. Metcalf, son of Mr and Mrs Stanley C Metcalf of Elmhurst Illinois, earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for an emergency resupply mission on December 15 1967 near My Phu Tay Vietnam after his C 7A Caribou sustained heavy fire. He is assigned to Sewart Air Force Base Tennessee in a Tactical Air Command unit. He is a 1958 York Community High School graduate and earned a biology degree from Lawrence College Appleton Wisconsin in 1962 and completed ROTC there. He is a member of Phi Gamma Delta. His wife Renee is the daughter of Mrs Virginia Yocherer of Mount Carroll Illinois.
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Stanley B. Metcalf
Stanley C. Metcalf
Holly Ave
Elmhurst
Sewart Aspb
Tenn
Metcalf
My Phonc Tay
Vietnam
York Community High School
Lawrence College
Appleton
Wis
Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps
Phi Gamma Delta
Captain Metcalf
Renee
Virginia C. Yocherer
Benton St
Mount Carroll, Illinois
U. S. Air
Savanna Woman Beatrice Williams Dies at 80
Beatrice Williams of Savanna died Tuesday morning at her son's home in Savanna at age 80. Funeral services Friday morning at Law Jones funeral home, with Rev. Robert Stevenson officiating, burial at Green View Memorial Gardens. Born October 7 1889 in England, she was married to Ora Williams in 1906. Survived by son Dallas and four grandchildren. predeceased by husband, five brothers, two sisters.
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Law-Jones
Beatrice Williams
Dallas Williams
Robert Stevenson
Green View Memorial Gardens
Maine
Seattice Williams
England
Theme
Hannah Reed Hawkins
Ora Williams
Bryant
Dallas
Funeral services held for Virginia McIntyre Mount Carroll
Mrs Virginia McIntyre 42 of Mt Carroll died Friday morning at her parents home in Woodland Township. The Rev David Ets officiated at Frank Funeral Home Monday afternoon with burial in Oakland Cemetery Freeport. She was born January 2 1927 and survived by her parents a daughter Karen a sister Mrs John Aude and several nieces and nephews.
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Virginia McIntyre
Mt. Carroll
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Church of God
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Freeport
Virginia Kehl Was
Woodland Township
Hi and
Ruth Livingstone Ehl
Karen
John Aude
MA. Carroll
Two Scholarships For Ag Students
The Federal Land Bank of St. Louis will award two $500 scholarships for the 1969-70 year to high school seniors planning to enter the College of Agriculture at the University of Illinois in Urbana. Apply by April 1, 1969, via local Federal Land Bank channels or the University.
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State Bonuses For Vietnam Veterans
Illinois residents who served with the Armed Forces in Vietnam may be eligible for a $100 bonus and survivors may receive $1,000. To qualify a veteran must have Illinois residence for 12 months before service, be in or honorably discharged, and serve in Vietnam after January 1, 1961 with the Vietnam Service Medal. Dead veterans’ widows have first right to the $1,000. other survivors follow in order of eligibility if timely claims are filed before July 1, 1970.
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Cold Weather Car Starting Tips
Chicago Motor Club offers cold start advice. Press gas pedal to floor then release halfway, limit starter to 30 seconds, and wait 30 to 45 seconds between attempts. If flooding occurs, shut off ignition and hold pedal down while starting. Warns against racing a cold engine and stresses keeping battery charged. A new battery loses power in cold. check battery water, test hydrometer every 1,000 miles.
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Chicago Motor Club
Battery Maintenance and Cleaning Tips for Vehicles
Corrosion at terminal posts reduces power and efficiency. Clean posts with sandpaper at least three times yearly and keep breather holes clean. Have a service man clean the battery case during lubrication visits. Monitor voltage regulator and avoid over charging which bulges cases and needs water.
Crop Protection Day set by University of Illinois extension
The University of Illinois Extension Service plant protection program hosts North Western Illinois area Crop Protection Day on January 15 at Emerald Hills Country Club in Sterling. Agronomists will present 1969 herbicide recommendations and weed control strategies while entomologists cover corn rootworms and other pests. Plant pathologists preview disease issues and control methods.
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Emerald Hills Country Club
Sterling
U. of I
Lanark High School
Home Economics Council
FBFM
Military trainees complete basic and vehicle course
Airman Thomas L. Barrette son of Mr and Mrs Paul S Barrette Savanna Illinois completed basic training at Lackland AFB Texas and will train at Chanute AFB Illinois in armament systems He is a Savanna Community High School graduate and attended Highland Community College Lanark Private Raymond R Morgan Jr 24 completed an automotive repair course December 13 at Aberdeen Proving Ground Maryland He earned a BS degree in 1968 from Western Illinois University Macomb
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Thomas L. Barrette
Paul S. Barrette
Spruce St
Savanna, Ill
Lackland Afb
Tex
Chanute Afb
Barrette
Savanna Community High School
Highland Community College
Freeport
Illinois
Lanark
Raymond R. Morgan, Jr
Ill
Army Ordinance Center
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Army
Morgan
Western Illinois University
Macomb
First Aid Course Begins January 12 at County Courthouse
Mr. Daune Stevens and W. L. Huston announce First Aid classes for beginners and refreshers. Sessions run 1:30 to 5 p.m. on Sunday January 12 19 and 26 in the Circuit Courtroom Mount Carroll. Bus drivers and firemen are required to attend for credit. Entry by the east Sheriff’s door only.
Tax guides and education events for January in Carroll County
Free farm tax guides for 1969 available from the office with instructions on records and forms. Key dates: January 15 for estimated returns and February 17 to pay taxes due. A new Keogh Act circular 991 is offered by University of Illinois attorneys. Local leaders discuss real estate taxation and soil map based assessment. Education brief includes two college credit courses starting February 4 and 6, plus a calendar of meetings and seminars through January 17.
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University of Illinois
Norm Krausz
John Henderson
John K. Morris
John
Illinois
Carroll Counties
Naaman
Highland College
Harmon
Hank Hannah
Local Thomson News and Editorial Team Listing
K. C. and J. K. Whitney publish in Thomson Illinois with J. K. Whitney as editor Lila Atherton as news editor Weekly editions released each Thursday Subscriptions priced at 4 dollars per year in Carroll and surrounding counties and 5 dollars per year elsewhere
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J. K. Whitney
Thomson, Iinois
Lila Atherton
Thomson
Illinois
Carroll
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