Church Services and Schedules in Savanna Area
Local church listings show multiple denominations with service times, Sunday School, and worship offerings. York Community Church Methodist York Baptist Spring Valley Reformed Catholic Immaculate Conception Ideal Community Bible Church Christain Science Savanna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Bower
Argo Fay
Hickory Grove
York
Elner W. Grafft
Philip Brach
Spring Valley Reformed Church
Catholic Immaculate Conception
Fulton
Ill
Inc
St. John’s Church
Savanna
Ideal Community Bible Church
Christian Science
California
Ohio Sts. Savanna
Lois Hartman Attends State FHA Leadership Meet
Lois Hartman attended the 1967 State Leadership Conference at Illinois State University Normal from June 15 to 17. Nearly 700 FHA girls joined in the event with Arthur J. Holst of the Forest Park Foundation Peoria addressing the group on Stewardship in Action.
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Lois Hartman
Illinois State University At Normal
Lois
Thomson Fha
FHA
Arthur J. Holst
Forest Park Foundation
Peoria
Son of former resident receives Louise Mears Geography award
Albert Cooper son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Cooper formerly of Thomson now of Hanover received the Louise Mears Geography award at Peru State College Peru Nebraska The award funds come from the sale of Hills of Peru by the late Miss Mears and provide a $50 grant for one year Albert is the grandson of the Clarence Coopers formerly Thomsonites now living in Savanna
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Albert Cooper
Kenneth Cooper
Hanover
Thomson
Louise Mears
Peru State College
Peru
Nebraska
Miss Mears
Albert
Clarence Coopers
New 20 inch portable fan and fiber glass boats offer
Thomson Recreation lists a new 20 in portable fan at 18.99 along with a 16 foot Lone Star fiber glass boat equipped with a 30 HP Johnson engine wind shield seats steering wheel and numerous accessories. A 12 foot fiber glass car top boat with easy on attachment is shown with summer caps gloves sunglasses shaving supplies pop candy ice cream and tobaccos.
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Lone Star
H.P. Johnson
York Community Church Dedicates Memorial to Libbie Rupple
York Community Church held a dedication service for a memorial bulletin board on the east side of the church honoring Libbie Curley Rupple who died November 18, 1964. Her fund supports church work and twenty five relatives and friends contributed to the project.
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York Community Church
Thomson
Libbie
Curley Rupple
Carroll County Boy Named Illinois FFA Star State Farmer
Lawrence Bruckner 17 of Thomson was named the Illinois FFA Star State Farmer at the State Future Farmers of America Convention in Champaign Urbana. He has expanded his York Community High School farming program to 29 dairy cows 3 beef cows 146 swine 316 chickens 49 acres of corn hay watermelons and soybeans and serves as Thomson FFA Chapter president and Section 2 reporter. He has won multiple FFA awards and will attend the National Agricultural Youth Conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Bruckner
Lloyd Bruckner
Thomson
Illinois Ffa Star
Future Farmers of America
Champaignrbana
Clarence Bruckner
John Watson
Springfield
Donald Bond
Waterman
David Brueggenmann
Alton
Robert L. Almy, Jr
Georgetown
Paul Widkcns
St. Jacob
Lawrence
York Community High School
Guernsey
William Gengenbach
Thomson Ffa Chaptre
Section 2
FFA
Ralston Purina
Naonal Agricultural Youth Conference
FFA Activites
National Honor Society
Future Teachers of America
Illinois Junior Academy of Science
Illinois
National Youth Institute
Siren Signals Ambulance and Fire Responses in Town
Emergency dispatch notes list ambulance and fire calls across the town with volume 92 indicating activity level. Details are brief but show concurrent fire and medical response signals in the municipal system.
Lions Club Plans Thomson Community Fair in August
The Lions Club announced a Thomson Community Fair to be held Saturday August 5 inviting local organizations to participate in agriculture gardening crafts and hobbies contests booths and a Lions barbecue with a public dance. President Earle Mailand urged broad participation to create a fair everyone can be proud of.
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Lions Club
Thomson
the Lions Club
Lions
Earle Mailand
Veterans of WWI Barracks 2041 Hold 50th Year Picnic
The unit celebrated its 50th anniversary on June 11 with a ham and chicken picnic at Buddy George Ridder’s cabin. Buddie Ridder received a Happy Birthday cake and ice cream as part of the event, and a regular meeting followed in the afternoon.
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Buddy George Ridder
Buddie Ridder
Sippel Pvt. Stephen K. in Vietnam Truck Unit Near Qui Nhon
Army Private Stephen K. Sippel 19 son of Mr and Mrs Donald E Sippel Route 1 Thomson Illinois was assigned to the 2nd Transportation Company near Qui Nhon Vietnam on June 2 He entered the Army January 1967 and was last stationed at Ft Dix New Jersey A 1966 York Community High School graduate Thomson
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Steve Sippel
Vietnam
Qui Nhon
Ahrtne
Stephen K. Sippel
Donald E. Sippel
Thomson
Ill
2Nd Transportation Company
Pvt. Sippel
Army
Ft. Dix
N. J
York Community High School
Bowders and Cochran Families Honor Fathers Day Picnics
A birthday and Fathers Day gathering at Harry Bowders home drew relatives from Savanna Morrison Sterling Milledgeville Thomson and Clinton on a shared celebration. Separately Ely Cochran’s family held a Lincoln Park Rock Island picnic with cake and ice cream at the Robert Stage home attended by the Stage and Rasmussen families and others from Clinton Morrison and Rock Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Bowders
Mr. Bowder
Donald Ashby
Savanna
Gene Walters
Morrison
Ray Rahn
Kenneth Rahn
Marcia
Sterling
Katherine Bornbach
George Cook
Gary
Milledgeville
Florence Ashby
Max Meakins
Dora Wiebenga
Thomson
Ely Cochran
Mr. Cochran
Lincoln Park
Rock Island
Robert Stage Home
Robert Stage
Beverly
Richard Stage
Dean Boyce
Dean
James Rasmussen
Diana
Debra
Denise
Robert
Clinton
Richard H. Loy
Dicky
C. W. George
York Cedarettes Meet in Thomson Legion Hall
The York Cedarettes held a June 12 meeting at the Thomson Legion Hall with the 4-H pledge and flag pledge. A letter from the 4-H Foundation thanked the club for a $10 contribution.
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York Cedarettes
Thomson Legion Hall
4-H Foundation
Carroll County
Debra Prins
Julie Houzenga
Nancy Bruckner
Lois Hartman
Sgt. Heindel
Sterling
Lawrence Bruckner
Federation
Joe French
Bill Carpenter
Russell Houzenga
Jerry Prins
Sharlene Temple
Wesley Temple
Michael Voss
John Kustes
Ray Grim
Creighton Reunion Draws Fifty Attendees
The Creighton family reunion met Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Green in Thomson. Fifty members attended a noon potluck, followed by a ride through the Public Use area once known as the Creighton home. Frank Thompson of Pierson Station was the oldest present. Christine Legel, daughter of the to Fulton Legels, was the youngest. Selina Seaman of Le Habra, California, traveled the farthest.
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Creighton
Archie Green
Thomson
Wilfred Hazen
Pierson Station
Frank Thompson
Little Christine Legel
Richard Legels
Fulton
Selina Seaman
le Habra
Calif
Gratifying Cancer Drive Results in York Township
A total of 370.95 was collected for the current Cancer Fund drive in York Township, notably higher than last year. Chairmen Mrs. Harry Dittman and Mrs. Marvin Holesinger thank all donors and helpers, listing volunteers including Mesdames Earle Mail Gene Kness David Young Gilpin Stagg Faye Ashby and others.
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York Township
Harry Dittman
Marvin Holesinger
Mmes
Earle Mailand
Gene Kness
David Young
Gilpin Stagg
Faye Ashby
Gilbert Holland
Don Sippel
Robert Fosdick
Robert Knuth
Irvin Senneff
Don Schneider
Wayne Kaufman
Glen Kreuder
Wiersema
Paul Hartman
Obert Carroll
John Schmitt
Milwaukee Visitors and Local Family Gatherings
Milwaukee residents Mrs Verdayne John Chris ta and Anndre visit Mrs Besse French. Naniga of Miami plans weekend visit to sisters Mrs Orvie Holman and Mrs Wilbur Williams of Argona. Families share dinners and watch for visits from Streator and Ustick residents.
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Verdayne John
Christa and
Anndre
Milwaukee
Besse French
Dora. Naniga
Miami
Orvie Holman
Wilbur Williams
Argona
C. R. Why
Hobart Hollands
Pete Hansen
Streator
Kenneth Greens
Ustick
Franklin Fehler
Ritta
Western Illinois University
Bernice Sour
Flora DeVries
Harry Bonders
Garrett Stevenberg
Gilpin Stagg and Sons
California
Section II FFA Elects Six New Officers at State Convention
Six new Section II FFA officers were elected June 14 in Assembly Hall on the University of Illinois campus Champaign Urbana representing 600 to 700 FFA members. The officers discussed plans for a Section leadership school and debated a two day camp versus a one day camp.
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Jim Broderick
Mount Carroll
Keith Foltz
Chadwick
Lawrence Bruckner
Thomson
Jim Ethridge
Sterling
Roy White
Franklin Center
Sentinel
Courtney Panhurst
John Kustes
FFA
Assembly Hall
University of Illinois
Champaign-Urbana
Illinois Future Farmers of America
Area Servicemen Home On Leave
Two area servicemen are home on leave from active duty. Lance Corporal Larry Workman U.S. Marine Corps, son of Mrs. Gertie Bush and Mrs. Paul Workman, has a 26 day leave after serving in the Dutch East Indies. Seaman Jackie Phillips U.S. N. enjoys a two week leave after service aboard the U.S.S. Canberra in Viet Nam.
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Larry Workman
U. S. Marine Corps
Gertie Bush
Pau
Dutch East Indies
Jackie Phillips
U.S. N
U.S.S. Canberra
Viet Nam
Shower Honors Bride to Be in Lyndon Home
A June 15 event at the Alvin Wiersema home in Lyndon honored Miss Betty Tegeler who will wed Earl W. Engelkens on July. Mrs. Wiersema and Mrs. Gilbert Damhoff hosted a green and white themed luncheon with a doll centerpiece and daisies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Wiersema
Lyndon
Betty Tegeler
Earl W. Engelkens
Wiersema
Gilbert Damhoff
Hospital Patients and Illnesses Reported in Local Notices
Sick De Lene Wilkinson of Thomson is a surgical patient at Mercy Hospital in Clinton. Herbert Rawlins is a patient at a Joliet hospital. Harvey Seim of Morricon is a patient at Morrison hospital. Mrs Grace Rentschler of Fulton is confined at home due to illness. Mrs Gertie Kindle of Sterling is confined to Community Hospital in Sterling with a fractured right hip. She had previously fractured the left hip in April. Maude Lundberg, sister of Ely Cochran, moved from a Denver hospital to Park Central Nursing Home in Denver and is recuperating from a broken hip.
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de Lene Wilkinson
Thomson
Mercy Hosp
Clinton
Vaughn McGinnis
Herbert Rawlins
Joliet Hospital
Colorado Ave
Joliet
Harvey Seim
Morricon
Morrison Hospital
Grace Rentschler
Fulton
Gertie Kindle
Sterling
John Sloan
Sox trip to Chicago for Sunday doubleheader
Fred Nipe Ben Schneider Wally Ware and Harry Carpenter traveled to Chicago for the Sox double header on Sunday.
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Fred Nipe
Ben Schneider
Wally Ware
Paul
Harry Carpenter
Chicago
Melendy Family Enjoying Summer in Minnesota
Mr and Mrs Harold Melendy of Clinton are spending the summer at Deer River Minn Williams Narrows Camp. They visited relatives in Clinton last weekend and her son Gary and wife and daughter of Chicago came out for a visit. Mrs Delia Melendy of Fulton returned to Minnesota with them and will spend a week. She will return with her son John of Clinton who is also spending the summer in Minnesota.
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Harold Melendy
Clinton
Deer River
Minn
Williams Narrows
Gary
Chicago
Delia Melendy
Fulton
Minnesota
John
Fire District Adopts Two-Minute Tornado Warning Siren
The district will sound a steady two minute siren when a official tornado alert is issued by the weather bureau. This warning signal signals residents to take shelter and seek safety measures immediately.
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Fire District
Thomson
Weather Bureau
Ralph Whites Return From 5000 Mile Southwest Tour
Mr and Mrs Ralph White completed a 5000 mile journey through the southwest and back via the Dakotas leaving June 3 They visited Saline Texas to see Sgt Paul Hertensen at Fort Hood and his wife and baby They traced parts of Mexico and Arizona calling at Seligman to visit Deets family saw snow near Salt Lake City and Yellowstone and narrowly missed South Dakota tornadoes visiting relatives in South Dakota
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Ralph Whites
Ralph White
Dakotas
Saline
Tex
Paul Hertensen
Ft. Hood
Mexico
Arizona
Seligman
Ariz
Ally Deets
Salt Lake City
Utah
Yellowstone National Park
South Dakota
Mr. White
Birth of Jeffrey Lee Gengenbach in Morrison
The newborn son of Mr and Mrs William Gengenbach was born June 10 at Morrison Hospital weighing 7 pounds 5 ounces. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Lloyd Oostenryk Morrison and Mr and Mrs Carl Gengenbach Mount Carroll.
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Jeffrey Lee Gengenbach
William Gengenbach
Morrison Hospital
Lloyd Oostenryk
Morrison
Carl Gengenbach
Mount Carroll
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T. S. Cleworth
Claude Grim
Theresa Bissens
Thomson Recreation
Thomson Review
The
Village Echo
Thomson Broadax
Wwational Newspaper
GpcAnney
Eee
Wesley Cooper
Warren Waltrip
Loyal Brunner
Floyd Imel
Leslie Grim
Dean Robinson
Lakeview Florists
Ilinois
FEA
Star State
Ilinois Board of Vocational Education and Rehabilitation
Star State Farmer
Illinois Association
Oth
Krahn
Koffee Kup
Thomson News
West End
Marilyn Remrey
Placque
Ben C. Letcher
MacDonald
Cronister
SOX
Melendy
Cradle News
Britt’s
Rose
Fred Britt
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