Tax Reform Debate Amuses 39th District
Jim Nowlan asks citizens to voice tax reform opinions as a survey lists four tax reduction plans. He says the new income tax must cut existing taxes and notes each alternative would cost about 250 million dollars. He plans to publish results and send them to Governor Ogilvie, representing Carroll Whiteside Henry Bureau Stark counties.
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Jim Nowlan
Nowlan
Ogilvie
Carroll
Whiteside
Henry
Bureau
Stark
I Prefer Exempting Groceries and Medicines from Sales Tax
Voter preference statement proposes exempting groceries and medicines from sales tax and adjusting other tax measures. The proposal outlines reducing the general sales tax and altering personal property tax for individuals and corporations.
PTA Program Screens LSD Film Insight Insanity
The Milledgeville PTA showed the film Insight or Insanity about LSD effects to over 100 adults and teens on Monday Jan 5. The event included group discussions, distribution of National Institute of Mental Health leaflets, and notices of future showings in Milledgeville schools.
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PTA
Milledgeville
New 1040 Tax Form Issued For 1969 Returns
Over three million federal tax packages are mailed to northern Illinois taxpayers for 1969 returns. The new one page Form 1040 replaces the old card form 1040A and allows add a page schedules for itemized deductions and income sources.
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Northern
Illinois
KE. C. Coyle, Jr
Coyle
Carroll County Honor Students on SIU Dean's List
The fall quarter Dean's List at Southern Illinois University Carbondale honors the top 13 percent of undergraduates. The list includes 2,672 students with at least 4.25 GPA on a 5.0 scale for 12 or more hours. Carroll County entrants include Daryl Zier Lanark Jerry Ashby Mount Carroll and Carol Gravenstein Shannon.
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Southern Ilinois University
Carbondale
SIU
Carroll County
Daryl Zier
Lanark
Jerry Ashby
Mount Carroll
Carol Gravenstein
Shannon
Death of Mrs Maude Stakemiller at Mt Carroll
Mrs Maude Stakemiller 91 of Mt Carroll died Tuesday at Morrison Resthaven Home for the Aged. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Frank Funeral Home Mount Carroll with Rev David Ellis officiating. Burial in Upper York Cemetery. Born January 7 1879 in York Township to Ross and Kate Gleason. Married Harman Stakemiller May 13 1897 in Carroll County. Survived by son Vere Mendota two grandchildren seven great grandchildren and sister Mrs Kyle Rawlins Mt Carroll. Preceded in death by husband and two sisters.
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Maude Stakemiller
Mt. Carroll
Maude Stakemiler
Morrison
Frank Funeral
Mount Carroll
David Ellis
Church of God
Upper York Cemetery
Stakemiller
York Township
Ross
Kate Will Gleason
Harman Stakemiller
Carrol County
Vere
Mendota
Kyle Rawlins
Mt Carroll Man Roland Carson Dies After Long Illness
Roland Carson 45 of Mt Carroll died Monday at his home after a long illness. Funeral services were held at 1 30 p m Wednesday at Frank funeral home Mt Carroll with Rev David Ellis of Mt Carroll Church of God officiating. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Roland Carson
Mt. Carroll
Rol and Carson
Frank
David Ellis
Mt. Carroll Church of God
Oak Hill
Ceme
Tax forms spark a riled critique and local notes
The writer mocks the 1969 tax form design with vivid color clashes and laments the word simplify. The column shifts to community items: March of Dimes drive dates, a Bloodmobile stop in Thomson, and local family anecdotes. It closes with council over firemen and volunteer spirit in Thomson.
Carson rites reflect long Mt Carroll service career
Mr. Carson born March 21 1924 in Carroll County to Robert and Margaret McCall Carson. He married Jean Byers April 24 1959 and ran a Mobil station in Mt Carroll for 11 years. Survived by his widow Candy and Ronnie at home, father Robert Carson, sister Le Verne Eckert, Lanark, brother Russel of Valdosta GA. Preceded by his mother and a brother.
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Tery
Carson
Carroll County
Robert
Margaret McCall Carson
Jean Byers
Mobil
Mt. Carroll
Candy
Ronnie
Robert Carson
Mt Carrol
Art (le Verne) Eckert
Lanark
Russel
Valdosta
Maria Caruso 78 Savanna funeral held at St Johns
Mrs. Maria Caruso of Savanna died Friday at home aged 78. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at St. Johns Catholic Church with burial in the church cemetery. Born July 10 1891 in Mexico to Victor and Maria Ramos she married William Caruso September 19 1956 in Savanna. Survived by a grandson seven great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren. Husband preceded her in death.
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Maria Caruso Savanna
St. John’s Catholic Church
Maria Caruso
Savanna
Caruso
Mexico
Victor
Maria Galvin Ramos
William Caruso
Alvin R. Mills 84 former Savannah resident dies in Prairie du Lac
Funeral services held Monday at Law-Jones funeral home for Alvin R. Mills 84 of Prairie du Lac Wisconsin a former Savannah resident who died Friday in Prairie du Lac The Rev William Fetz officiated and burial was in Argo Cemetery Mills born Mount Carroll August 11 1885 started 53 years with Milwaukee Railroad as an engineer He was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Survivors include his widow a daughter Edith Kahl three grandchildren ten great grandchildren and a sister Vena Graves of Clinton He was preceded in death by a daughter a brother and a sister.
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Savanna
Law-Jones
Alvin R. Mills
Prairie du Lac
Wisconsin
William Fetz
Burns
Argo Fay
Mr. Mills
Mount Carroll
Thomas
Anna Myer Wills
Leah Poffenberger
Milwaukee Railroad
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Ray
Edith) Kahl
Vena Graves
Clinton
Milledgeville Native Melvin J. Myers Dies in Chicago
Melvin J Myers 68 a former Milledgeville resident died Thursday in Chicago. Funeral services were held Friday at Woodin funeral home Milledgeville with burial in Bethel cemetery. He was a retired postal worker in the Chicago area and son of Ruben and Ella Myers. Survivors include a son two brothers Raymond and a sister Thelma of New York.
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Melvin J. Myers
Milledgeville
Melvin J Myers
Chicago
Woodin Funeral Home
Bethel Cemetery
Mr. Myers
Ruben
Ella Myers
Raymond
Thelma
New York
Funeral services set for Ralph Millroy in Florida
Ralph Millroy 68 of Largo Florida a former Milledgeville resident died Tuesday in a Clearwater hospital. Born March 24 1901 in Milledgeville he married Doris Nicholas on November 26 1923 and lived in Milledgeville until 1940 then moved to Rockford. Survivors include his widow two sons Gordon of Rockford Eldon of Sudbury Mass six grandchildren and two sisters Mae Kline Milledgeville and Ellen Wheelock St. Petersburg Florida.
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Pain Millroy
Millville
Florida
Ralph Millroy
Largo Fla
Milledgeville
Clearwater
Mr. Millroy
Doris Nicholas
Rockford
Gordon
Eldon
Sudbury
Mass
G. W
Mae) Kline
Ellen Wheelock
St. Petersburg
Parent Education Study Group Meeting in Milledgeville
The Milledgeville PTA sponsored Parent Education Study group met January 6 at Orville United Methodist Church. A showing of If These Were Your Children followed an informal discussion led by Mrs. John Fedderson. Fourteen attended. refreshments were provided by Mrs. Bruce Jones and Mrs. A J Oncken. The next meeting is set for February 24 with location to be announced. Two social guide dramas Love at the Lockers and Parents Can Be Problems will be presented under the charge of Mrs. Anderson and another member.
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Milledgeville Pta
Orville United Methodist Church
John Fedderson
Bruce Jones
A. J. Oncken
Th Af . Anderson
Finalists Named For Carroll County Conservation Farmer Award
The Carroll County Soil and Water Conservation District met January 14 in Mt. Carroll to nominate three candidates for Conservation Farmer of the Year. Final winner to be chosen after board visits. Also announced February 25 as next annual meeting and a March 1 cut-off for tree orders. Technical help on windbreak spacing available at Mt. Carroll SCS office.
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Carroll County Soil and Water Conservation District
U. S.D.A
Mt. Carroll
Jason Johns
Roger Bremmer
Sec.Treas
Bill Peters
Blaine Hardacre
Vic Grunden
George Geary
Conservation Technican
Cecilia Zemke
Soil Conservation Service Office
Condemnation of Land Topic At Carroll County Meeting
A Carroll County meeting at 1 p.m. January 28 in Mt. Carroll will discuss property rights in condemnation. Allen Bock of the University of Illinois Ag Law program will explain owner rights and tax relief options for forced sales.
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Carroll County
Naaman Diehl
Mt. Carroll
Allen Bock
University of Illinois Ag
Urbana
FS Names 69 Contest Winners
Ronald York of Jacksonville Illinois won the 1969 FS Services corn growing contest and a new Chevrolet Camaro with a yield of 264.85 bushels per acre. Clarence Cunningham of Greens field Illinois earned second with 257.34, while Harry Pick of Chenoa Illinois took third at 242.77. The awards were presented at a luncheon by Ross Gilfillan and Ward Lawler of FS.
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Ronald York
Jacksonville
Morgan County
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Iowa
York
Peoria
Ross Gilfillan
Field Services
Ward Lawler
Clarence Cunningham
Greenfield, L
Greene County
Cunningham
Harry Pick
Route 2
Chenoa Ill
McKean County
Pick
Steve Benning
Galena
Lll
Jo Daviess County
Roland Henick
Mt. Vernon
Illinois Health Improvement Association Annual Meeting Attended
More than 550 County HIA representatives gathered at the Holiday Inn East in Springfield for the annual meeting held January 13 to 15. Marian F. Cipala of Savanna represented Carroll County HIA while Robert Walters Jr. welcomed delegates from 93 county organizations.
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HIA
Illinois Health Improvement Association
Holiday Inn East
Springfield
Carroll County
Marian F. Cipala
Savanna
Robert Walters, Jr
Eagle Scout Dinner Honors 24 at Freeport event
Kenneth Borland of Highland Community College will speak at the Eagle Scout Recognition Dinner by the U S Grant Council in Freeport. The January 17 event at the Holiday Inn honors 24 Scouts who earned the Eagle rank this year, including five from Carroll County.
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Kenneth Borland
Highland Community College
Freeport
U. S
Grant Council
Boy Scouts of America
Holiday Inn
Anel
Carroll County
Gary R. Schmidt
Milledgeville
Steve W. Jones
James A. Keeney
Michael G. Kloepping
Douglas P. Butts
Lanark
FS Hosts 40 Young Farmers Conference in Bloomington
Forty state winners of the Outstanding Young Farmer Award from Wisconsin Illinois and Iowa have been invited to a two day agriculture conference in Bloomington Illinois by E V Stevenson executive vice president of FS Services Inc scheduled for January 19 and 20 The event marks FS continued tradition inviting winners and their wives to discuss future agricultural needs Melvyn Sims first Illinois winner now heads the FL cooperative and will chair the conference The 1969 winners John Block Robert Lewis and Lloyd Holterman recently spoke at a Young Farmer Discussion Panel at the PS Services Inc annual meeting.
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Wisconsin
Ilinois
Iowa
Bloomington
Illinois
E V. Stevenson
FS Services, Inc
Melvyn FE. Sims
Liberty
John Block
Gilson
Illnois
Robert Lewis
Orchard
Lloyd Holterman
Watertown
PS Services, Inc
Collect Glasses For India Drive By Lions Club
Lion's Club members urge residents with extra eyeglasses lenses or frames to leave them at Farmer's State Bank. Donated glasses go to Mount Carroll Lions Club for shipment to Dr Sreenivasa Reddy in India for the Lions Light Conservation program. Percy Vesperman chairs Mount Carroll blind activities.
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Lion’s Club
Farmer's State Bank
Mount Carroll Lions Club
Sreenivasulu Reddy
India
Percy Vesperman
Mount Carroll
Registration Opens for Sterling Area Adult Education Classes
Preparation for the second semester underway. Registration on January 27 and 28 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Whiteside Area Vocational Center near Sterling Township High School. Courses include High School Equivalency Review for GED tests, covering English social studies mathematics science and US and Illinois constitutions. Illinois residents 19+ with one year state residence eligible. Fifteen week course begins February 3 with $18 tuition plus materials. contact Sterling Township High School Adult Education Office at 625-9343, Mon-Fri 8:30-4:45 and 6-8 p.m.
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Sterling Area
Whiteside Area Vocational Center
Sterling Township High School
United States
Illinois
Ilinois
Con-Con Report on strong governor powers and procedural choices
Harlan Rigney notes as a committee member on the executive committee that the convention will test a strong governor approach. He outlines 25 provisions and key questions about veto and appointment powers, budgeting, pre audit, and law effectiveness timing. The piece highlights difficulty in balancing separation of powers with efficient governance and public understanding.
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Harlan Rigney
Teagn
Secretary of State
Illinois
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