Locke Factory Plans Addition Adds Growth to Carroll County
The Carroll County Development Corporation held its annual meeting in Mt. Carroll with about 65 attendees. Locke Manufacturing Company plans a 1969 expansion after opening a 35,000 square foot plant employing about fifty and paying a large annual payroll. Kusel urged housing, zoning, and infrastructure improvements to support growth.
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Carroll County Development Corporation
Naaman Diehl
Mt. Carroll
Martin Lantau
Savanna
Lee Rogers
Carroll
R. C. Bush
Thomson
Landau
E. J. Kusel
Locke Manufacturing Company
Lodi
Ohio
Carroll County
Kusel
CCDC
Mount Carroll
Thomson News Leaves for the Service
Dale Toberman of Lysle Illinois and Thom son is set to depart for military service on Tuesday January 29. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs Lawrence Toberman and grandson of Mr. and Mrs George Mattie.
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Dale
Lawrence Toberman
Lysle
Illinois
George Mattie
Thomson
Milledgeville Woman Darlene St Clair Dies After Illness
Miss Darlene St Clair 26 of Milledgeville died Thursday afternoon in Sterling Community hospital after a long illness. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at Woodin funeral home with Rev. Paul Milbrandt officiating. Burial followed in Chadwick cemetery. She was born in Mt Morris April 12 1932, daughter of William and Fern St Clair, employed by Lawrence Bros of Sterling for 12 years, and belonged to the local Methodist Church. She is survived by her parents, two half brothers and two sisters Mrs Wilma Livingston Leaf River and Mrs Norene Ulner Quincy Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darlene St. Clair
Sterling
Milledgeville
Wilma Livingston
Leaf River
Norene Ulner
Quincy
Florida
Mrs Harriet Nicholas Rites Held for Rockford Resident
Funeral services for Harriet Bender Nicholas 88 of Rockford a former Milledgeville resident who died Thursday in a Moline hospital following a long illness were led by Rev William Welk at Trinity Lutheran Church Burial followed in Bethel cemetery Harriet was born January 7 1881 in Hillsdale She was married to Art Nicholas who preceded her in death Survivors include her sister Blanche Moon of Rockford Newark Tribune provides obituary details.
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Harriet Nicholas
Milledgeville
Woodin
Rockford
Moline
William Welk
Trinity Lutheran Church
Bethel Cemetery
Harriet Bender Nicholas
Hillsdale
Art Nicholas
Blanche Moon
George Weidman obituary in Savanna
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Law Jones funeral home for George Wiedman 60 of Savanna who died Thursday afternoon at Savanna City hospital from an apparent heart attack Rev Howard Griffin of Hanover United Presbyterian Church officiated with burial at Center Hill He was born October 31 1908 in Mount Carroll son of Louis and Mamie Meister Wiedman He married Ethel Fulrath December 19 1935 in Mount Carroll He was a retired maintenance man at Savanna Army Depot and a member of the Washington Club Survivors include his wife two cougiers Judith Klein of Savanna and Linda Weaver of Clinton three grandchildren three brothers Vernon and Raymond of Mount Carroll and Robert of Huntsville Alabama and two sisters Mrs Margaret Noser Lanark and Mrs Nelle Smith of Mount Carroll He was preceded in death by his parents.
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Savanna
Law-Jones
George Wiedman
Savanna City Hospital
Howard Griffin
Hanover United Presbyterian Church
Center Hill Cemetery
George Weidman
Mount Carroll
Louis
Mamie Meister Weidman
Ethel Fulrath
Savanna Army Depot
Washington Club
Cougiers
Larry
Judith) Klein
Wiliam
Linda) Weaver
Clinton
Vernon
Raymond
Robert
Huntsville
Alabama
Margaret Noser
Lanark
Nelle Smith
Death Notice for Mrs. Bush of Grand Island Nebraska
Mrs Ruby Early Bush of Grand Island Nebraska died leaving three sons William of Buffalo New York John of Lynchburg Virginia and Victor of Lincoln Nebraska two sisters Etta Packard Lanark and Lutie Stewart Mount Morris two nephews Roswell Packard Harold V and two nieces Ruth Buchanan Long Island and Claude Knox Atwater. She was survived by from Albert and Mary Van Alstyne and preceded by Egbert and Clara Clendennin. The Albert Van Alstyne family lived in Lanark and Chadwick Illinois in the 1890s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ter
Ruby Early
Grand Island
Nebraska
William
Buffalo
N.Y
John
Lynchburg
Virginia
Victor
Lincoln
Etta A. Packard
Lanark
Lutie J. Stewart
Mount Morris
Roswell W. Packard
Harold V
Palo Alto
Calif
Ruth Buchannan
Long Island
New York
Claude Knox
Atwater
Nixon Inaugural Portrait on Sale
Berkeley G Burrell announced that an official Nixon inaugural portrait lithograph is now available for sale. The 12 by 16 inch print, based on Gloria Schumann’s oil, comes in a parchment folio with inaugural seal and a Nixon biography. Price is 2.00 at Inaugural Committee HQ 440 G Street N W. Mail orders accepted. A smaller 5 by 7 inch folio is 50 cents.
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Berkeley G. Burrell
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
New York
Gloria Schumann
Inaugural Committee
G Street
N. W
Inaugural Concessions Committee
Funeral for Anita Richards Held in Mt Carroll
Mrs Anita Richards 58 of Mt Carroll died Wednesday in Savanna City hospital. She served many years as secretary at Mt Carroll High School. Rev Peter Surrey officiated at Frank Funeral Home, burial in Oakville Cemetery. Born February 11, 1910 in Mt Carroll to Daniel and Louise Hurley. Survived by daughter Mrs J R Harry of Chicago and predeceased by her parents and a sister.
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Anita Richards
Mt. Carroll
Frank
Savanna City Hospital
Louise Johnson Hurley
J. R
Helen) Harry
Chicago
Mount Carroll Obituaries for Richard Neis and Lelia Bush
Funeral services were held in Mount Carroll for 18 year old Richard Neis who died Saturday after a long illness. Rev. Wallace Johnson officiated with burial in Lanark cemetery. Richard born December 27 1950 was son of Lowell and Viola Neis, survived by parents a brother Roger and grandparents. Graveside services for Mrs. Lelia J. Bush 86 occurred in Marengo cemetery after her death December 31 1968 in Grand Island Nebraska. Survivors include a daughter Mrs. Ruby Early.
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Mount Carroll
Mount Carroll Lutheran Church
Richard Neis
Savanna City
Wallace Johnson
Lanark
Lowell
Viola Frederick Neis
Carroll County
Roger
Flave Neis
Clarence Frederick
Savanna
Lelia van Alstyne- Bush
Lelia J. Bush
Marengo, Ilinois
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Locke
Gordon Smith
Omar Wilhelms
Shannon
Harry Diehl
al Cordes
Interstate Power Company
Northwestern Illinois National Recreation Area
Department of Conservation
Division of Planning and Land Acquisition
State of Illinois
John Deere
Chadwick High School
Meyers & Litwiller, Inc
Milledgeville, Illinois
Engel’s
Main St
Elliott
Thomson News
Maytag & Coronado
GRE
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Bor
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Interstateland
John Wayne
Parvay Sion
Savanna, Illinois
Bates
Bres
Ycus
Pelayo
Muffy
Main Ave
Lyons
Clinton, Iowa
J. H. Potts & Son
Lyons Business District
Duncan
Savanna, Ill
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