Letters to the Editor on Thomson Illinois fire risk
Citizens press Milwaukee Road officials over fires along the Thomson to Ebner line. A letter from Paul A Pratt cites yard engines causing carbon emissions and urges arrestors or line retirement. Public hearing on injunction slated for July 25 with response from Edwin O Schiewe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee Road
Mr. Pratt
Crippen
Thomson
Illinois
Edwin O. Schiewe
Mr. Schiewe
Thomson Illinois
Savanna
Ebner
Albany
Thomson Review
Paul A, Pratt
Thomson Area Social Notes Highlight Community Gatherings
Thomson residents hosted and visited numerous neighbors over a series of Sunday and midweek events. Guests included Mrs. George Cook and Gary of Milledgeville, Mrs. Judy Jackson of Savanna, Dora Wiebenga, and families from Savanna and River View. A surprise picnic for Mr. and Mrs. Gene Walters occurred in Morrison with extended Thomson attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Cook
Gary
Milledgeville
Judy Jackson
Savanna
Dora Wiebenga
Thomson
Harry Bonders
Francis Rahn
Freeport
River View
Ray Rahn
Claude Wiebenga
Becky
Jim Wiebenga
Ray Rahn’s
Harry Bowders
Walter “Shriver
Max Meakins
Teresa
Gene Walters
Morrison
Paul Petratz
Waterloo
Oelwein
Iowa
Lester T Mitchell 62 Dies in Clinton Hospital
Lester T Mitchell Sr. 62 of Rural Thomson died Wednesday in Mercy hospital Clinton. Funeral Saturday at 10:30 AM at Law Jones Funeral Home Savanna with burial in St. Johns Cemetery Savanna. Visitation Friday 7 to 9 PM. He was born January 24 1907 in DuQuoin Illinois and married Dorothy Lartz in Rock Island. He worked as a gas foreman for Interstate Power Co. in Savanna and belonged to the Interstate Power Employees Quarter Century Club. He is survived by wife Dorothy a son Lester Jr a daughter Mitzi Jo Trader a stepson Wilbur Lartz a stepdaughter Mrs David Hendrickson nine grandchildren two brothers and one sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester T. Mitchell
Thomson
Mercy
Clinton
Law Jones
Savanna
St. John’s
DuQuoin
Iinois
Dorothy Lartz
Rock Island
Interstate Power Company
Interstate Power Employees Quarter Century Club
Dorothy
Lester, Jr
Tom
Mitzi-Jo
Wilbur Lartz
David Hendrickson
Iowa
Thomas
Carl
Clarence
Flota) McDonald
Freeburg
Henneman Family 11 Day Visit South Dakota Tour
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Henneman and son returned from an 11 day visit with relatives in Chamberlain and Dallas. They toured the Black Hills and Badlands visiting Mount Rushmore Rushmore Cave Deadwood and Storybook Island with family in Nebraska and South Dakota.
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Ivan Henneman
Howard Henneman
David
Chamberlain
S. D
Robert Veskina
Dallas
S.D
LaVaine Hines
Gary Hines
Vertigre
Nebraska
Alfred Wheeler
Creighton
Dale Bertschinger
Myrtle Wheeler
Bernice
Brazil Mills
Neb
Black Hills
Badlands
South Dakota
Mount Rushmore
Rushmore Cave
Deadwood
Custer State Park
Storybook Island
Lincoln Memorials extend visiting hours in Springfield
Visiting hours at Lincoln Home and Tomb will run 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily through September 7, with a shift to 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. after September 1. Previously the sites closed at 5 p.m. Tourists from 42 states visited Lincoln's Tomb on June 25, per a survey.
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Lincoln
United States
James Helfrich
Hlinvis Department of Conservation
Springfield
Helfrich
Susie Swingley Visits and Family Gatherings Reported
Susie Swingley of Savanna spent the weekend with Mrs. Bernice Sour. Birthday party guests included Teresa Meakins and Kathy Gray. Multiple relatives visited in Savanna Elgin and Champaign with Mervin Marshall Edna Mullen and Murray families. PFC Jon Mull en on leave from San Diego Marine base heads back Thursday for schooling.
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Susie Swingley
Savanna
Bernice Sour
Teresa Meakins
Harry Bonders
Kathy Gray
Edna Mullen
Mervin Marshall
Merle Cate
Mervin
Grant
Roger Murray
Champaign
Lisa Marie Murray
Sterling
Eugene Murray
A. S. Camp
Ricky
Gail
Godfrey
Case
Kansas City
Marion Wheeler
David Murray
John Murray
Starved Rock State
Savanna Girl Attends San Diego Scout Conference
Kathleen Bowden of Savanna, a 11 year Girl Scout with Green Hills Council, is among 250 nationwide chosen for the La Asamblea de San Diego conference July 24 to August 4. She will study California heritage at California Western University with field trips and forums, representing Savanna Senior Troop 28 and Green Hills Council.
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Southern California
Green Hills Council
la Asamblea de San Diego
Kathleen Bowden
Savanna
United States
Girl Scouts of San Diego
California
California Western University
Pacific Ocean
Kathleen
William Stevens
Savanna High School
Girls Athletic
Spa Future
Drake
Junior Catholic Daughters of America
Court
Father Antil
Donald Bowden
Community Social Notes Include Local Visits and Reunions
Sunday and weekend visits fill local households with relatives and friends. Furloughs bring Dale from Aberdeen to pause six months of schooling as others attend reunions in Scott County Park and Davenport. Several families host guests and plan upcoming events and celebrations with neighbors and collegiate arrivals.
Farmers-Take Precautions if Crop Spraying
The Illinois State Bar Association advises farmers to take precautions when spraying crops to avoid liability for damage to neighboring crops or livestock. It notes that aerial spraying is deemed inherently dangerous and hazardous, and explains a 1965 law requiring licensed professional sprayers to provide some protection against faulty techniques.
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Illinois State Bar Association
ISBA
Illinois
U of I Honors Students Named on Dean's List
The University of Illinois at Urbana announces spring 1963 Dean's List recipients from its ten undergraduate units. Names include Linda Haeger, Julie Menasce, Dale Gardner, John Lamoreux, Margaret Lichta, Laurie Weibers, James Baughman, Mary Pushman, Daniel Sellers, Patricia Piner, Dale Siefert, Thomas Brock, Randa Stiles, Kor Gunnarsson, Renee Lantau, John Winkler, Vicki Oetting, Douglas Block and others. Eligibility requires full-time registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Illinois At Urbana
Richard R. Marsh
Linda Pauley Haeger
EF Healey
Champaign
Julie Menasce
Bosworth
W. Ridge St
Lanark
Laurie Ann Weibers
Lanark Ave
James Edwin Baughman
E. 1St St
Milledeeville
Mary Ann Pushman
Pax
Daniel Berne Sellers
Morris. Morrison
Patricia K. Piner
S. Main St
Mt. Carroll
Wil
Dale F. Siefert
W. Cole Ave
Thomas Hart Brock
Mt Carroll
Ill
Randa
Jay Stiles
Kor Gunnarsson
Rosedale
Savanna
Renee Lantau
Michigan
John Alan Winkler
Walnut St
Vicki R. Oetting
Shannon
Douglas Robert Block
Maule
Urbana
Licensing rules for pesticide sprayers under Department of Agriculture
The law requires examination of pesticide applicators to prove knowledge of proper use, dangers, and precautions. Negligent sprayers risk license loss, while farmers spraying their own or two other farms are exempt. Farmers hiring licensed sprayers should insist on a written contract covering treatments, chemicals, rates, payment, and liability protections for adjacent crops and livestock.
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ISBA
Start Mailing 1970 Auto License Applications
Secretary of State Paul Powell announced that 1970 auto license applications are being mailed to about 4.3 million passenger car owners by August end. Owners can submit after receipt, plates ship mid October, and 1970 plates may be displayed from December 1 1969.
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Paul Powell
Powell
Secertary
General Assembly
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Thomson Briefs
Ken Harold
Buick — Pontiac Co
W. Spring
BUICK
Rambler Ambassador
Pontiac
Clinton Hospital
Dakota
Scouting
Evan Trieb
Leslie Grimm
Claude Grimm
Linda Skimhorn
Lisa
Todd
Steve Houvenga
James Houzenga
Tom Gray
Robert Gray
Macomb
Western Minors University
Luella Heitman
Irene Foltz
Hal Hoy
Erling
Scott County Park
Davenport
Fettendorf
DeWitt
Long Grove
Minneapolis
Minn
Frank Flack
Hanover
Pruce Rowe
San Francisco
Cal
Myles Haas
Arlyn Huizenga
Fulton
Joe Spencer
Charles Huizenga
Emma Haas
Harold Calvert
Dubuque
Joe Langdom
Des Moines
John A. Johnson
Kathy Johnson
Earl Gully
Ann Gregorie
James Morrison
Paul A. Pratt
Adison
Ughy
Madison
Joseph A. Glennon
Glennon
Pratts
Mary V. Pratt
Judy Dykstra
Ronald Tans
Otto Switzer
Clarence Doty
U of I
Social Security
Richard Storch
You
Obo
Rekee
Yorktowne
American Regency
Savanna Lumber Co
West Madison
Savanna, Illinois
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