Sunbathing Accident Injures Thomson Student
Ann Gray 19 daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Gray of Thomson Illinois suffered injuries when a car backed over her at Lake Argyle Macomb Saturday afternoon. X rays showed a cracked shoulder blade and she was treated at McDonough District Hospital then released Tuesday. She is enrolled in summer school at Western Illinois University.
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Ann Gray
Robert Gray
Thomson
Lake Argyle
Macomb
Illinois
Ann
McDonough
Western Illinois University
Army Briefs: Viet Nam Service And Training Details
In Vietnam, Theodore Wood, Sey-Prate Taety ph Hy Fenrise 24, son of My, joined Battery A 2nd Battalion 20th Cavalry Division as a cannoneer. His wife Sheila, 1517 Pershing Blvd Kenosha, waits at home. Army Private Robert H. Ehrler, 20, son of Mr and Mrs Harold J. Ehrler of Savanna, Ill, completed an eight week field communications crewman course. He trained in wiring, basic electricity, switchboard installation, operation and pole climbing.
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Sey — Prate Taetyph Hy
Fenrise
Micalph H. Ree
Chadwick
Ill
St Cavalry Division
20Th Artillery
Vietnam
Sheila
Pershing Blvd
Kenosha
Army
Robert H. Ehrler
Harold J. Ehrler
Diagonal
Savanna, Ill
Anong
Dinner guests and callers in Thomson area visits
Sunday dinner guests included Mrs Bernice Sour host with Mrs Orvie Holman and Susie Swingle of Savanna and Mr and Mrs Wilbur Williams of Argo Fay. Afternoon callers were Lloyd Holman Moline Earl Holman Sr and Mr and Mrs Art Thompson of Savanna. Harry Rush of Santa Cruz California left for home after several weeks at daughter Donald Sip del. Mrs Lloyd Brown and daughter ...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Sour
Orvie Holman
Susie Swingle
Savanna
Wilbur Williams
Argo Fay
Lloyd Holman
Moline
Earl Holman
Art Thompson
Harry Rush
Santa Cruz
California
Donald Sip. del
Lloyd Brown
Daugh
Rosie MicCormier
Frances Blount
Mabel Strukhoff
Mason City
Iowa
Dolly Stumphy
Frank Wallas
Blount
Lisa
Robert
P. K. McGinnis
Burton Prins
Thomsor
Aneke Dijkstra
Fultoy
P. Lk McGinnis
Family Sun
Earl Holman, Jr
neSabula
Lioyd Holman
Ari Thompson
Sayanna
Henry Ashpole
Low Moor
Tempe visitor from Arizona plans July 7 departure
Lori ter of Tempe Arizona arrived Thursday night for a visit with her parents Mr and Mrs George Cook and Gary Milledgeville and other area relatives. They plan to leave July 7 for their home.
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Ter
Lori
Tempe
Arizona
George Cook
Gary
Milledgeville
SAD Employs 51 Area Youths at Savanna Army Depot
Fifty one local youths have been hired for the summer at Savanna Army Depot as part of President Johnsons 1968 Summer Youth Opportunity Program. Peggy Kaufman, daughter of Wayne and Mrs Kaufman, works in the depot’s documentation unit earning 1.60 an hour and receiving extensive training from clerical to craft trades. Many hires are referred to federal agencies or local programs and some students qualify for GL level positions after exams.
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Savanna
Jac Gerdes
Civisian
Peggy
Thomson High School
Supply and Transportation Directorate
Iges
Ceferra
He Depou
YOC
Savanna Ar
Carroll County May DHIA Report Summary
The Carroll County DHIA May 1968 report lists top dairy herds and cows by production. Leading herds include Frederick Getz Mount Carroll Henry & Kenneth Appel Chadwick Raynor Mosher Lanark Jim Schmidecamp Shannon Clifford Durward Thomson and others. High yielding cows for the first 305 days include Arnold Sikkema Betcher Thomson Stan Remrey Hays Mount Carroll Lyle Law Lyle Coats Mount Carroll Gerard Morhardt Keller Bros Milledgeville Don Keim Carrolls Thomson.
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Carroll County
DHIA
Vernon Gordon
Russell Carpenter
Frederick Getz
Mount Carroll
Henry
Kenneth Appel
Chadwick
Raynor Mosher
Lanark
Jim Schmidecamp
Shannon
Clifford Durward
Thomson
Gary Abels
Lloyd Friederich
Edna Miller
Kenneth Remmers
Robert
Black and Son
Pearl City
Blaine Hardacre
Lynn Bowers
Arnold Sikkema
Betcher Thomson
Stan Remrey & Hays
Lyle Law & Lyle Coats
Gerard Morhardt
Keller Bros
Milledgeville
Don & Ed Keim
Mount Carrolls
Betcher
Don
Ed Keim
Mr Carroll
Fred Slick
Forrest Kloepping
Judson Grove
Robert Yingling
Robert Spearman
Clarence Doty
Savanna
Leland Forth
Raymond Shillin
Millergeville
George Weber
Earl Kaufman
Tom Sarma
Harold Yochem
Francis Sloan
Edward Beattie
Fred Rath
Russell Wagenknecht
Delmar Lang
Garland Winters
Joseph Olson
Leroy Getz
William Beattie
Roger Bremmer
Don Morris
Weather update notes heavy May rains and early planting
Our county reports May rains eased after bucketful downpours. Corn planting began earlier than ever as statewide saturation reached. Mount Carroll recorded 3.07 inches, with reporters noting widespread moisture and soil conditions.
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Our
Mount Carroll
Courthouse Traffic Spells Out Dozens of Citations
A lengthy list from Laverne to Milledgeville records police citations for speeding, reckless driving, curfew violations, no safety devices, failing to reduce speed, and related offenses. Several multiple fines and jail terms appear, with marriages and deeds noted alongside. The document bundles names, places, and charges from Savanna, Freeport, Moline, Thomson, Hanover, and other towns.
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Laverne
Rockford
Cynthia Boeke
Freeport
John Shipley
Savanna
James Ferrell
Moline
Robert Chrest
Sabula
Robert Speaker
Hanover
Donald Maxwell
Hanover PLC
Ill
Robert Aiken, Jr
Mt. Carroll
Patricia Colfer
Craig Bradshaw
Dalan Picter
Crestwood
Iry Balard
Chadwick
Ie Williams
Chicago
David Ickes
Eortsmiss
Eril Crawford
Mowry
Norene Schaut
Park Forest
Laird Bristen
John Hebeler
Alfred Klein
Robert Swan
Thomson
Gerald Johnson
Malta
Allene Julius
Robert Sites
Nald Klein
Oakley Hazen
Constance Lego
Terry Hubble
OMVI
Ruth Drake
Furloughed Sailor to Report Abroad July Fourth
Leslie C Hoover son of Ellsworth and Mrs Hoover of Chadwick is attached to Narcomnista in San Diego. After a May 31 furlough, he will fly from Los Angeles and report abroad July 4 aboard the US and Cabildo in the Western Pacific. The Hoover family visits relatives in Everett Washington.
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Leslie C. Hoover
Ellsworth C Hoover
Chadwick
Narcomnista
San Diego
California
Los Angeles
US & Cabildo
LSD
Western Pacific
Hoover
Shellee Rae
Divorces Granted in Circuit Court Actions
Nina E. Dufresne of Savanna was granted a divorce from John W. Dufresne of Minneapolis in a June Circuit Court action. Delmar F. Welp of Lanark was divorced from Wilma D. Welp of Madison in a June case. Sandra K. Burke of Savanna was divorced from LeRoy L. Burke of Elizabeth in a June case. Randall C. Traum estate entered for probate.
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Nina E. Dufresne
Savanna
John W. Dufresne
Minneapolis
Minn
Delmar F. Welp
Lanark
Wilma D. Welp
Madison
Wisconsin
Sandra K. Burke
LeRoy L. Burke
Elizabeth
Visitors in Earle Mailand Home Include Relatives
Recent callers were Mrs Mailand’s mother and sister Mrs J S Watson of Joliet and Miss Ruth Watson of Richmond Virginia. Ruth is an assistant professor at the University of Virginia. Mr and Mrs Claus Peterman Onna jenema and Anna Dorn bush of Kalamazoo Michigan visited Monday evening with Mr and Mrs John Kramer.
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Earle Mailand
Northwestern Illinois Junior Shorthorn Preview Show Highlights
Jan McKean of Milledgeville exhibited the champion female at the Northwestern Illinois Junior Shorthorn Preview Show held Saturday at Carroll County Fairgrounds. Swalve of Shannon earned first in the Junior yearling division while McKean earned third with a spring yearling. Daw of Chadwick showed the middleweight steer taking third. Forty five steers and seventeen heifers competed in the event.
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Illinois
Carroll County Fairgrounds
Jan McKean
Milledgeville
Jan
Luann Swalve
Shannon
Cindy Daw
Chadwick
Weekend social roundup from Palisades Park and area
Residents and guests from Rock Falls Malta Morrison Timber Lake Maquoketa Argony Clinton Mason City Thomsor and Sayanna gather for dinners visits and picnics. Families include the Renner Siedenburg Leavens Hof Anders Hass Marker Batch and more with relatives in Chicago and Iowa.
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Mabel Struknoll
Irvin Renner
Palisades State Park
Renners
Rock Falls
Lloyd Bruckner
Clarence
Malta
Montana
John Bruckner
Warren Nick
Melissa
Morrison
Robert Carroll
Myles Haas
Nancy
Timber Lake Resort
Gene Marker
Raymond Batchlor
Maquoketa
Iowa
Ameli Sack
Lucille Siedenburg
William Heinz
Argony
Frank Leavens
Francis Hofind Nadine
Chicago
Harold Sorensen
Clinton
Jee Franklin Fehler
Birthday Supper Honoring Bowders and Wiebenga
A birthday supper honoring Larry Bowders and Mrs. Dora Wiebenga was held Thursday night at the home of Mrs. Bernice Sour. Bowders cut the cake with Mrs. Dora Wiebenga and others attending. David Wiebenga of Fulton, son of Howard Wiebenga, will soon depart for service.
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Larry Bowders
Dora Wiebenga
Bernice Sour
Ellsworth Hoover
Jebbie
Chadwick
Harvey Fossett
Claude Wiebenga
Fulton
Aleda Wiebenga
Tamara Lynn
Thomson
Bradley Family Visits and Relatives Across Conn
Joe Bradley and sons Rob and Jay visit his wife Janice and daughter Marcy in Connecticut while others, including Mrs Anne Bradley and extended families, travel from Elgin and nearby towns to spend weekends with relatives. Several trips reference Chicago O'Hare arrivals and visits to Savanna and Edna Mullen in Inton, with other guests from Tucson and Hawaii.
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Joe Bradley
Robin & Jay
Rocky Hill
Conn
Anne Bradley
Wethersfield
Janice
Daugher
Marcy
Franklin Fehler
Connecticut
William Mullen
Elgin
Mervin Marshall
Dick Adams
Sante Fe Island
Mississippi River
Savanna
His Clinton
Edna Mullen
Inton
Loway
Eldon Hickey
Chicago
Alan Hickey
O'Hare
Hawaii
Ting
Frank Leavens
Curt Soberg
Billy and
Larry
Tucson
Arizona
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Gale
Engel’s
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Eltic
Savanna T
Thomson News
Maytag
Coronado Washers & Dryers
SAD
Courthouse News
Circuit Court
Paul Houe
Norman Clarkson
Bruce Moldenbauer
Danny Mangler
James D. Poulton
Constance R. Lego
Joel K. Bergmann
San Jose
Linda Kay Hartman
Harry R. Charneski
Melody Lynn Speck
Robert L. Stratton
Harold A. Walker
Charles Farr
Floyd F. Mathews, Jr
John Henry Letcher
Alice B. Frey
Ist
Margaret M. Seyfarth
L. W
Mac Harper Seyfarth
Keith M
Harlan L
Interstate Power Company
Tin
Randall C. Traum
Times Theatre
Mike Nichols
Joseph E. Levine
Lawrence Turman
Benjamin
Technicolor
Panavision
J.H. Potts & Son
Lyons
Sears Catalog
Tom & Marlene Smith
Coronado
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