Fund Drive Reaches 23270 Dollar Mark For Nursing Home
The Good Samaritan Nursing Home fund drive in Carroll County has reached 23270.79 toward a 67000 goal. Donations come from Mount Carroll Lanark Lima Rock Creek and Cherry Grove townships. Lions Club and Woman's Club in Thomson begin solicitations in the Village and Township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Samaritan
Carroll County
Mount Carroll
Lanark
Lima
Rock Creek
Cherry Grove
Lions Club
Woman's Club
Thomson
Washington Community Club
Washington Township
Howard Woessner
Shannon
Savanna
Carroll County 4-H Leaders Train As Electricity Classes Start
Twenty four 4-H leaders attended a Leader's Training School to discuss programs and propose changes to the 4-H Committee. An athlete lost a winged foot during a visit to the Kelly Springfield tire company near the extension office, suggesting western Carroll County origins. The Carroll County 4-H Electricity School began with five classes at Interstate Power Company for first time electricity members. attendance rules require four of five meetings or an excused absence. Enrollment ends March 25, with the second electricity class following.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Kelly-Springfield Tire Company
Interstate Power Company
Bloodmobile to Visit Mt Carroll April 17
The Carroll County Bloodmobile will visit Mount Carroll on Wednesday April 17 for donations in the Farm Bureau building auditorium at Routes 78 and 64 south of town from 11:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Donors aged 18 to 59 may give at 15 minute intervals. appointments by Jack Rapp. A doctor will be in attendance and donors receive a plastic wallet card with blood type and donation date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McCormick
Mount Carroll
Monurray
Ford
Kewanee
Krause
Carroll County Bloodmobile
Farm Bureau
Jack Rapp
Schell Tops Carroll County 4-H Poultry Judging
William Schell of the Milledgeville Hotshots 4-H club is the 1968 top Carroll County poultry judge with 637.5 of 700 points at Lena-Winslow High School on March 9, earning an A rating. Teammates David Hutchison and Ray Hutchison scored 543.8 and 534.2 for A and B ratings, while Dennis Yochem of Mt. Carroll Prairie Edge earned 407.3 points and a C rating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Sewell
Milledgeville Hotshots
Carroll County
Earl Gilliland
Bill
Lena-Winslow High School
David & Ray Hutchison
Bill Schell
Dennis Yochem
Thee
Mt. Carroll Prairie Edge
ISU Dean's List Tops Milestone for First Semester
Illinois State University reports over a thousand students earned Dean's List honors for the first semester. Students qualified with no grade below B and at least twelve semester hours. Carroll County honorees include Martina Fogel Milledgeville Phyllis Swalve Shannon and Karen Brown Savanna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois State University
Carroll County
Martna Fogel
Milledgeville
Phyllis Swalve
Shannon
Karen Brown
Savanna
Gottschalk Withdraws From GOP Governor Race
State Senator Arthur R. Gottschalk of Flossmoor announces withdrawal from the Republican primary for governor and backs Peoria industrialist John Henry Altorfer. Gottschalk, 43, had been the third candidate to enter the GOP race and intends to play a major role in Altorfer's campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur R. Gottschalk
R.flossmoor
Peoria
Divorces Granted as Brown Divorce Approved
In Thomson Circuit Court on March 14 Mary Louise Brown was granted a divorce from Kenneth W. Brown. Estates filed include Lee A. Smith Frieda M. Disworth Adam E. Ashby Edith H. Buck Walter and Wills of Frank E. Briggs Victor M. Tracey James E. Roberts and Laura M Showalter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee A. Smith
Frieda M. Disworth
Adam E. Ashby
Edith H. Buckwalter
Frank E. Briggs
Victor M. Tracey
James E. Roberts
Laura M Showalter
Mary Louise Brown
Kenneth W. Brown
Thomson
Marriage Licenses Granted In Illinois And Iowa
Donald L Campman and Judy A Fink of Lanark paired with Frank A Hansen and Karen E Brand of Olewin Iowa. Leland G Schmaling and Mary Frances Cole of Mount Carroll, Thomas R Armstrong and Charlyn R Hill of Savannah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald L. Campman
Judy A. Fink
Lanark
Frank A. Hansen
Karen E. Brand
Olewin
Iowa
Leland G Schmaling
Mount Carroll
Mary Frances Colehour
Thomas R. Armstrong
Charlyn R Hill
Savanna
Princeton Attorney Seeks GOP Nomination for Illinois House
Leonard A. Johnson of Princeton Illinois filed a petition seeking the Republican nomination for Representative in Illinois General Assembly 39th District. He is a University of Iowa alumnus and lawyer admitted in 1937 Iowa and 1938 Illinois, served in WWII, and is married with three children. The district includes Bureau Henry Stark Carroll Whiteside counties. primary on June 11 1968.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard A. Johnson
Princeton
Illinois
General Assembly
England
France
Mr. Johnson
Tis
Kilwa
Bureau County
Regina Connolly
Judy
Joan
Jeanne
Dennis) Sullivan
Peru
Bureau, Henry, Stark, Carroll
Whiteside Counties
Deeds Recorded March 13-19 1968
Deeds recorded for Lucy Shiley to Claude B Cook Jr secs 1 and 2 town 24 range 6 Dorothy E Kramer to Reynold L Horner and wife secs 28 and 33 town 25 range 7 Bernard C Kneale to Richard A Green and wife lots 1 2 and 3 block 3 Withhart Bros Savanna Richard G Stevens to Joseph L Stevens and wife lot 10 Green Acres Shannon Lillian M Foster et al to Mary Alyce Carpenter sec 31 town 24 range 6 Howard R Metz to Evan C Bittner and wife lot 14 block 40 OT Lanark William R Gardner to Louis Ranchino Jr and wife sec 10 town 24 range 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Shiley
Claude B. Cook
Dorothy E Kramer
Reynold L. Horner
Bernard C Kneale
Richard A. Green
Withhart Bros
Savanna
Richard G Stevens
Joseph L. Stevens
Fines Paid in Circuit Court March 12 1968
A list of fines paid in circuit court from March 12 to March 19 1968 includes James M Lavery Maine $10 for improper passing Charlie Harvey Rockford $31 for speeding Gary Eichelberger Milledgeville $10 for failure to have car under control Edward Perry Thomson $1000 for no valid Illinois registration Melrose Schumacher Savannah $150 for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated Delbert Keller Savanna $10 for failure to yield at intersection Teman Olson Savanna $10 for excessive noise Roy Myers Baileyville $10 for following too closely David Scott Harmon $10 for speeding Robert Franks Eldena $11 Vernon Holland Buffalo Minn $12 for speeding Rorick Sellers Chicago $5 for no valid registration Robert Taylor Chicago $10
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M Lavery
Maine
Charlie Harvey
Rockford
Gary Eichelberger
Milledgevile
Edward Perry
Thomson
Illinois
Melrose Schumacher
Savanna
Delbert Keller
Teman Olson
Roy Myers
Baileyville
David Scott
Harmon
Robert Franks
Eldena
Vernon Holland
Buffalo
Minn
Rorick Sellers
Chicago
Robert Taylor
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Chadwick
First Cross Road
Old Mill Park
Weidman Hill
Farrow
Templeton
Kelly Ryan
GMC
Charles Aude
Owen Miles
Lawrence F. Miller
Sterling
Coleta
First National Bank of Sterling
Elmer Hinrichs
Bloodmobile
Mt. Carroll
Bud Bull
Cliff Lichta
Jerry Davis
William Schell
Jo Daviess
Stephenson
Winnebago
Carroll
Galesburg
Galesburg Livestock Sales Co., Inc
Duster Patron
Starduster
Diamond J-F
L.J
J. L. Frosch
Thomson, Il
Wile Farms
Low Moor
Atherton Feed & Trucking
Thomson, III
ISU
Newton
Bondee
Peterson
Tyler
F.O.B
Carroll Feed Service
Courthouse News
GOP
Donald LaShelle
Terry Bullnger
Dixon
Ware
al IR
Butler Storn
Cbutlers
Ee Agrebuilder
Buser Lumber CO
MT. Morris, Ill
Johnson
Electramatic
Johnson Shannon
Shell Lake Boat
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