Rummage Sale for North End Park Benefiting Drive
A bake sale and rummage sale to aid the north end park project will be held June 29 in the Leonard Kosier home yard starting at 10 a.m. Donations may be sent through Mrs. Kosier or Mrs. David Young. Sunday visitors included Mr and Mrs Henry Tiese man of Fulton. A correction notes Thomson's Small Fry team lost 17 to 6 to Chadwick in a Thom son game, not 20 to 6, and the match occurred in Thom son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North End Park
Leonard Kosier
Kosier
David Young
Thomson
Chadwick
Bruckner Wins DeKalb Ag Award for Thomson Senior
Lawrence Bruckner of Thomson High School earned the 1968 DeKalb Agriculture Ac complishment Award for senior excellence in scholarship leadership and farm program activities. He served as FFA president for two years and plans to attend Trinity College. He is the 22nd Thomson winner and will have his name engraved on a sponsor plaque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Bruckner
DeKalb Agriculture
Lawrence
Lloyd Bruckner
Lawrence At
Thomson High School
FFA
Trinity College
Hartford
Connecticut
A TOPS Member Reaches Goal
Thomson Trim TOPS Chapter reports their first member reached her weight loss goal last week and now awaits KIW status for three months. If she maintains, she will graduate into KOPS. A regional contest offers an individual and chapter prize for weight loss over about three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson Trim Tops
Cadette Girl Scouts Hold Cookout at Potter's Road
The Thomson Cadette Girl Scouts met June 10 at Potter's Road for a cookout and announced their next meeting on July 8 from 3 to 7 PM at the point of the bluffs. They welcome new members. Rhonda Brown, reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scout
Thomson Cadette
Potter's Road
Point of the Bluffs
Rhonda Brown
Family Gathering Hosted by Hoff Family at Garden Plain
Tuesday Mr and Mrs John Hoff hosted a family gathering at their Garden Plain home. Guests included Mr and Mrs Elmer Hoff Mr and Mrs Richard Hoff Sr and Mrs Harlan Hoff Mr and Mrs Francis Hoff Nadine and Mrs Luella Heitman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hoff
Garden
Plain
Elmer Hoff
Richard ‘Hoff
Harlan Hoff
Francis Hoff
Nadine
Luella Heitman
Girl Scouts Attend Training Session at Camp Far Horizons
Three Thomson Girl Scouts from Troop No. 143 Linda Ashbyrie Brock and Laurie Waltrip joined about 80 area Junior Scouts at a Patrol Leader Training Event held June 13 to 16. They learned leadership guidelines and how to plan patrol and troop activities, with Green Hills Council sponsoring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson
Camp Far Horizons
Hanover
Thomson Troop No
Linda Ashbyrie Brock
Laurie Waltrip
Miss Mary Hills Council of Girl Scouts
Green Hills Council
Illinois
Wisconsin
Infant Baptism for Atherton Child at St John’s Savanna
Danny son of Mr and Mrs Larry Atherton received infant baptism Sunday morning at St John’s Catholic Church in Savanna. After the service Merle Atherton Sr joined the Atherton family for dinner. Brunch Friday morning June 21 at Lanark Methodist Church to honor Carroll County Republican Woman's Club with a program afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danny
Larry Atherton
St. John's Catholic Church
Savanna
Merle Atherton
Albert Hartman
Chadwick
Methodist Church of Lanark
Carroll County
Republican Woman's Club
Atherton Crofton Nuptials at Milledgeville Church
Mrs. John C Atherton and relatives attended the wedding of niece Dianne Crofton to Steven Gunderson Sunday afternoon at the Milledgeville Church of the Brethren. Dianne is daughter of Arthur Crofton of Sterling. Weekend guests included Leo Linder of Minneapolis and Dennis Daniels family of Bloomington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Atherton
Ron
Dianne Crofton
Steven Gunderson
Milledgeville
Church of the Brethren
Dianne
Arthur Crofton
Sterling
Leo Linder
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Dennis Daniels
Bloomington
Dwight Atherton
John Demaree
Lisa
Boulder
Colorado
Army personnel listings and visiting relatives noted in Iowa
The Service Bearer lists numerous service members with ranks and addresses across the United States and overseas along with a brief note that Vicki and Tammy Hoy are visiting their grandparents Mr and Mrs Ray Erling of Long Grove Iowa this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vicki and
Tammy Hoy
Mrs
Ray Erling
Long Grove
Iowa
Thomson Community Calendar Recurring Monthly Meetings
Community groups list regular meetings for Volunteer Firemen Lions Club and auxiliaries American Legion Band Boosters TNT Club and more. Board of Auditors York Township meets 7 00 p m on second Monday. Library board convenes first Friday monthly.
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American Legion
Lion Auxiliary
Lions Club
T A
Woman's Club
Neetember
York Progressive Home Bureau
Cub Scout Pack
TNT Club
Community Church
Golden Rule
Baptist Church
WSCS
Methodist
Aes
Thomson Community Unit School
Lion's Club
Board of Auditors For
York Township
Library Board
Bonds and Shares Pay Higher Rates for Savings
U S Savings Bonds and Freedom Shares announce higher interest rates effective June 1 1968 The E and H Bonds rise from 4 15 to 4 25 percent and Freedom Shares from 4 75 to 5 percent The purchase restriction for Freedom Shares is removed and they may be bought individually with an E Bond of equal or greater denomination
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Savings
Freedom Shares
F. E. Weidman
Treasury
Volunteer Savings Bonds Committee
Carroll County
Freedom
Freedom Res
J. Weidman
Funeral Services Held for John Bierman 68 Chadwick
Funeral services were held Wednesday at First Lutheran Church Chadwick for John Bierman 68 retired auto dealer of Chadwick who died Monday at Freeport Memorial Hospital. Burial was at Grove Hill Morrison. Survivors include his wife three daughters and several grandchildren. He was born April 9 1900 in Morrison to Henry and Mary Bierman and owned a Chevrolet agency in Chadwick with his son in law and daughter before retiring. He was a member of First Lutheran Church and married Ida Wagenecht October 24 in Morrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bierman
Chadwick
Freeport Memorial Hospital
Frank
Kenneth Levi
Grove ‘Hill
Morrison
Mr. Bierman
Henry
Mary Rosenow Bierman
Milledgeville
Ida. Wagenecht
St. Peter's
Genoa
Arlyn Larson
Helms Named Field Supervisor at Carnation Farms
Ronald Helms appointed Field Supervisor for Southwestern Wisconsin at Carnation Farms Breeding Service. A native of Illinois, he was vice president of the Illinois Future Farmers of America in 1957 and 1958 and active in 4-H PTA Farm Bureau and Holstein clubs. The Helms family will reside in Mt Horeb, Wisconsin.
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Carnation Farms — Breeding Service
Ronald Helms
Wisconsin
Helms
Illinois
Dlinois Future Farmers of America
Arletta
Deborah
Brenda
Chadwick Social News Highlights Local Visits
Mr and Mrs Merle Rahn of Freeport Miss Margery Rahn of Evanston and Mrs Robert Mammoser and children of Evansville Indiana visited Mr and Mrs Emmett Zumdah in Chadwick Sunday afternoon J F Washburn and family returned to Fairway Kansas after a week with Mr and Mrs Ronald Heffelfinger Mrs Dorothea Smith and Reynolds returned to Chadwick from Cambridge Mass Sunday evening
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Rahn
Freeport
Margery Rahn
Evanston
Robert Mammoser
Evansville
Indiana
Emmett Zumdah
Chadwick
J. F. Washburn
Fairway
Kansas
Ronald Heffelfinger
Dorothea Smith
Reynolds
Cambridge
Mass
Sunda
Highland Community College 1968 graduates 109
The 1968 Commencement at Freeport Junior High School honored 109 graduates led by president James S. Kemper Jr. of Lumberman's Mutual Insurance Co. The ceremony featured remarks on Kennedy and King assassinations shaping society, with Carroll County students named among graduates. The college band and choir performed, followed by a reception in the cafeteria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James S. Kemper Jr
Lumberman’s Mutual Insurance Co
Highland Community College
Freeport Junior High School
Kemper
John F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King, Jr
Robert F. Kennedy
Carroll County
Lanark
Ronald
Eugene ‘Kniss
Allan H. Gravenstein
Shannon
Kenneth W. Michael
Chadwick
Donald R. Rogers
Mount Carroll
Lyle A. Rachuy
Eee Egrees
Arthur Castetter
Phyllis Bergagna
Almighty God of Our Fathers
W James
Is Siding Needed When to Replace Home Siding Tips
The guide explains checking siding for moisture to catch termite risk and wood rot. Look for fungus and mildew as warning signs. Blistering chalking or peeling paint suggests repainting or replacement. Cracks splits or breaks indicate siding replacement is due.
Safety First The Golden Rule of Boating
Operators cause boat accidents last year overloading small boats common errors easily avoided by owners who know their craft. During Safe Boating Week the Corps of Engineers reminds boaters to check capacity and stay with the boat if capsized.
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Rothsland
Corps.of Engineers
Corning Counter Saver S Surface for Kitchens
The Corning Counter Saver is a flat white Pyroceram work surface designed for kitchen counters. Heatproof and scratch resistant it fits into new counters or remodeling projects and can repair damaged areas of existing countertops.
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Bielema
Henry Tieseman
Fulton
First St
FABER
Fulton, Illinois
Steer
Bruckner
DeKalb Ag Award
Pittsburgh
Isauee
Pittsburgh Paints
Savanna Lumber Company
Savanna, Illinois
Thomson News
Bearer
T. Sgt
David Afroar
W. Sunset
Utah
Perger, Corp
Nicholas A. H& § Co
San Francisco
Calif
Brearton
Gerald
U.S. N
New York
N. Y
Arroll
Cate
Amn
Charlotte J
Ent Afb
David L. Daehler
Fort Leonard Wood
Eslinger
Dale B. Ussess
101St Repl
101St Airborne Div
APO
Ene Air
Richard
Harwood Ave
Orlando
Hendrick, Pvt. R. T
Co. C
Hickey
Coe K. US
Whet Co. c
PO San. Francisco
Tvsatsg
Kenyon
Comdt
A. P
U.S.N.R
Witond St
Alexandria
Perry
Ate Arthur
Richard Sack
11Th Arc
APO San Frantisco
St. Orés
Duane L
Ashman St
Apt. 1
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Tary Schaver
S. N
USS Chicago
CS di Eeancisco
Soupert
St. Gerald
M.P. Cat. Ord
Sippel
Sels Stephen A. RA
Thomson, Il
Terone
N. 52 Co
7Th Marines
1St Marine Div
REIN
FMF
FPO
Traum. Pvt
Kenneth W. US
New York, N. Y
The
Magnificent Motorcycle
Seven
Rock Island
Rgé
Chadwick News
HCC
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