Shannon Nursing Home: Welcoming Community for Elder Residents
A visit to Carroll County's Johnson Nursing Home in Shannon reveals a lively, self supporting facility with 57 residents. Activities director Mrs Wilhelms leads crafts, Bingo, movies, church services, and outings aided by 30 volunteers from Bethel EUB church.
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County
Carroll County
Shannon
Illinois
Johnson Nursing Home
Jacob Johnson
Johnson
Wilbur Wilhelms
Wilhelms
Johnsons
Mr. Johnson
Shannon Nursing Home
Four deadly months for farm accidents and tornadoes warned
Around the County notes March ushers in peak tornado season with 50 percent of twisters from 3 to 7 pm and 75 percent noon to midnight. Counties report no deaths but past hits in Carroll 1928 to 1967. Garden and farming tips follow with insecticide updates, seed oats on hand, varieties for spring planting, and tree replacement advice amid Dutch elm disease risk.
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Carroll County
Clayton Kaul
Chadwick
Tyler
Clintford
Brave
Shield
Garland
Clintland
Newson
Extension calendar of events highlights early March meetings
March 8 district extension meeting in Oregon with a weight control class at the extension office. March 9 4-H Poultry Judging at Lena Winslow High School. March 11 Dairy Judging School at Naaman Diehl Auditorium. March 12 Dairymen tour at the extension office. March 13 district extension meeting at Dixon. March 15 Land Use Council in Freeport. March 16 4-H Dairy Judging at Wilmer Smith’s Chadwick. March 18 Ag Extension Council. March 19 U of I Swine Day.
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Oregon
Lena Winslow High School
Naaman Diehl
Dixon
Freeport
Carroll County Taxpayers Elect Officers and Board
The Carroll County Taxpayer's Association elected officers on February 20 at the county courthouse. Merle Sturtevant will be president, Glenn Wurster vice president, Richard Cambman secretary, and Tom Ratliff treasurer. A full slate of board members from townships was selected and monthly meetings at Mount Carroll Courthouse were set to continue on the third Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County Court House
Merle Sturtevant
Lanark
Glenn Wurster
Savanna
Richard Cambman
Milledgeville
Tom Ratliff
Cherry Grove
Homer Hammond
Garland Winters
Elkhorn
Charles Eller
Omar Deers
Fair Haven
William Janssen
Raymond Ebersole
Freedom
Duane Kruise
Lima Denver Attig
Wallace Warner
Mount Carroll
Glenn Bickelhaupt
Allen Becker
Rock Creek
Kenneth Truman
Richard Dambman
Salem
Alden Sarem
John Jilderda
William Brown
Harold Walker
Shannon
Hesper Ritter
LaMoine Muhlenkamp
Washinton
Glen Wurster
Charles Gardner
Woodland
George Maontean
Robert C. Carson
Wysox
Glen Metz
York
Fred Hook
John R. Buikema
License suspension announced for Carroll county resident
Secretary of State Paul Powell reports actions by the Drivers License Division suspending the license of Martin R. Altensey of 4th Street Savanna for three violations.
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Paul Powell
Carroll County
Martin R. Altensey
N. 4Th St
Savanna
Girl Scout Week Observed in Savannah 1912
In Savannah during March 10 16 1912 Girl Scout Week marks the early U S founding of girl scouting. The movement shows a new look as it helps girls face urban ghettos and offers music drama visual arts space exploration travel and study programs for girls ages 7 to 17 regardless of race color or creed.
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Space
Gordon Cooper
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
Cooper
Cadette Scouts
Savannah
Georgia
U. S
Girl Scouts
Anderson seeks re election to U S House from Illinois 16th
Rockford Republican Congressman John B Anderson announced today his candidacy for a fifth term in the U S House from Illinois 16th district. He represents Boone Carroll Jo Daviess Lee Ogle Stephenson and Winnebago counties and is a senior Rules Committee member and third ranking Republican on the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy.
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John B. Anderson
Rockford
Illinois
U. S. House of Representatives
Boone, Carroll
Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson
Winnebago
Congress
Anderson
GOP
House Committee On Rules
House of Representatives
House
Lanark Soldier Earns Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Lonnie L. Rippy of Lanark Illinois is honored for aiding the 381st Strategic Missile Wing at McConnell AFB Kansas to win the U S Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for meritorious service from January 1966 to June 1967. The award was presented by Lt Gen William B. Kieffer. Rippy, a missile mechanic, is a Lanark High School graduate and is married to Mareena McDuffee of Augusta Kansas.
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Lonnie L. Rippy
George P. Rippy
N. Broad St
Lanark
Ill
U. S. Air Force
Rippy
381St Strategic Missile Wing
McConnell Afb
Kan
William B. Kieffer
Eighth Air Force
Lanark High School
Mareena
V. C. McDuffee
Starkey
Augusta
Airman Marti Completes Training Joins Ammunition School
Airman John D. Marti son of Edward C Marth of Mount Carroll Illinois completed basic training at Amarillo Air Force Base Texas and is assigned to the Air Force Technical Training Center at Lowry Air Force Base Colorado for specialized schooling as a munitions specialist The 1966 Mount Carroll High School graduate is to begin further training at Lowry.
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John D. Marti
Edward C. Marth
E. Ridge
Mount Carroll, Ill
Amarillo Afb
Texas
Air Force Technical Training Center
Lowry Afb
Colorado
Marth
Mount Carroll High School
World Affairs Parley Slated For Dixon Area
Prof. Kenneth E. Boulding will speak on Greatness as a Pathology of the National Image March 30 at a regional World Affairs Conference in Dixon Sterling. The two day event runs March 29 to 30 with panels, banquets, and lectures at Emerald Hills Country Club Sauk Valley College and the U of I.
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Kenneth E. Boulding
Institute of Behavioral Science
University of Colorado
American Economic Association
Dixon-Sterling
U. S
Gale W. McGee
Extension In International Affairs
University of Illinois
Sauk Valley College
World Affairs Council of
North Western Illinois
Emerald Hills Country Club
Serling
Dixon
U. S. Defense Department
State Department
Dixon Sterling
Iversen
Nesbit
Iverson
Illini
U. of I
University Extension Field — Office
Dixon National Bank
Army Pfc Da vide L Boelkens Assigned to Vietnam Unit
Army Private First Class Da vide L. Boelkens 20 son of Mr and Mrs Clarence J Boelkens Route 1 Milledgeville Illinois was assigned as a field radio mechanic with the 199th Light Infantry Brigade in Vietnam on February 2.
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Davide L. Boelkens
Clarence J. Boelkens
Milledgeville, Ill
199Th Light Snot Brigade
Vietnam
Army Private Ralph H. Ferris Jr. Earns Expert Mark
Army Private Ralph H. Ferris Jr., 24, of Chadwick Illinois, fired expert with the M 14 rifle near the end of basic training at Fort Campbell Kentucky on February 14 The expert rating is the highest mark on the weapons qualification test.
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Army
Ralph H. Ferris Jr
Chadwick, Ill
Ft. Campbell, Ky
Dairymen State Tour Set for March 12 in Illinois
A dairy tour for dairy men is planned for March 12 in Northern Illinois. Harold Brinkmeier says the event starts at 9 30 a m at the County Extension Office Mount Carroll with bus transport provided. Stops include Vernon Macomber farm and Lena Illinois featuring a 100 cow controlled environment housing and modern milking facilities. The tour continues to Louran Rhymer and Hein farms.
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Northern Illinois
Harold Brinkmeier
Carroll County
Mount Carat
Vernon
Dave Macomber
Lena
Illinois
Louran Rhymer
Hein
Law sponsors bill to require tax clearance for vehicle registration
Illinois lawmaker Robert D. Law introduced a 1969 and later bill tying motor vehicle registration to payment of prior year personal property taxes. The proposal, backed by Rep. Lester Cunningham and others, would bar plate issuance until taxes are settled. The measure failed to pass the June 1968 General Assembly session.
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Robert D. Law
Illinois
House of Representatives
General Assembly
Cook County
Chicago
Lester Cunningham
23Rd Distr
K. W. Miller
Frank North
David W. Johnson
Oakville Country Club Invites Public Meeting on March 10
The Oakville Country Club will host an informal coffee in the clubhouse on March 10 at 2 p.m. The public is invited to learn about 1968 offerings including lower initiation fees, member driving range times, a pro shop, lessons and tournaments, associations for men and women, a large practice putting green, electric carts, locker rental, club activities bulletin, and planned social events.
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Oakville Country Club
Good Samaritan Nursing Home Fund Drive Opens
The drive kicks off with $5,500 deposited in local banks, announced by Rev. Earland Lilly publicity chairman. The former Sheriff's office in the courthouse will host the campaign Monday through Friday 1 to 4 p.m. this week and next, inviting residents to donate.
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Good Samaritan Nursing Home
Earland Lilly
Yaeger Farm Tour Near Stockton Welcomes Cow Comfort Features
Yaeger farms in the Stockton area will feature free stalls open housing stanchion housing and other cow comfort features. The tour group will arrive back in the Mount Carroll area early in the afternoon.
Speedbowl Park To Hold Rules Meeting
Speedbowl Park Sterling Indiana will host a Sunday March 10 3 pm rules meeting for drivers owners and mechanics planning to race in the professional late model stock car division. The Sinnissippi red and gun club venue five miles south of US Route 30 on Route 2 will host discussions on 1968 1969 rules and association membership cards. Drivers and owners may reserve competition numbers at the meeting.
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Speedbowl Park
Sterling
Sinnissippi Red and Gun Club
HCC Journalism Class Tours Kable Printing Company
Highland Community College journalism students visited Kable Printing Company in Mt. Morris yesterday afternoon. Board member H C Mitchell greeted the eight students and their adviser as signs welcomed the group on plant bulletin boards.
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Kable Printing Company
Mt. Morris
H. C. Mitchell
Highland Community College
Highland Journalism
Visitors accompany Don Ruckrigel for college event
A group including Norma Roth Ellen Waggoner Keith Franklin and Mike Fryer from Freeport Diane McCue Lanark Rod Fjelstad Chadwick Susan Heid Mr Carroll and Bill Duitsman Forrester joined College Publications Advisor Don Ruckrigel as guests for the day.
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Don Ruckrigel
College Publications
Norma Roth
Ellen Waggoner
Keith Franklin
Mike Fryer
Freeport
Diane McCue
Lanark
Rod Fjelstad
Chadwick
Susan Heid
Mr. Carroll
Bill Duitsman
Forreston
Weekend Visit to Jacksonville Family News
Mr and Mrs Edward Siltman and family spent the weekend in Jacksonville. They visited Mrs Clifford Cook and other relatives after seeing her at the hospital where Mrs Cook is a patient.
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Edward Siltman
Jacksonville
Clifford Cook
Siltman
Whitney Publishing masthead from Thomson Illinois paper
The item lists the Whitney publishing house in Thomson Illinois with J K Whitney as editor and Lila Atherton as news editor. It notes second class postage and that editions publish each Thursday.
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K. C
J. K. Whitney
Thomson, Illinois
Lila Atherton
Thomson
Illinois
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Golden Star
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Bob Dyson
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Bob Law
Clark VanBuskirk
Alphonse Calsyn
Mount
Dhia
Dale Carnegie
Savanna Times Journal
Claude Bower & Associates
World Affairs
Dixon Area
HCC
Thomson Review
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Village Echo
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