Carroll County Historical Society Meets in Mount Carroll
About fifty residents attend the March meeting at the Carroll County Court house with President William B. Petty presiding. George Thiem of Chicago, editor of the Carroll County history book, attends and discusses the project and the name contest remains open until April 1. April and May meetings shift to the third Sunday to avoid Easter and Mother's Day conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Carroll County Historical Society
Court House
Howard Woessner
E. Turnbaugh
George Thiem
Mount Carroll
William B. Petty
Geore Thiem
Chicago
Carrol County
Glenn Wise
Lanark
Lso
Hamm Family Hosts A Saturday Evening Gathering
Mr and Mrs Douglas Hamm and family and Mr and Mrs P K McGinnis Sr were Saturday evening guests of Mr and Mrs William Hamm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Hamm
P. K. McGinnis, Sr
William Hamm
Local Social Guests Attend Prairie State Chiropractors Meeting
Sunday afternoon callers were Mr and Mrs Paul Turner Mr and Mrs Frank Bicker Mr Carroll and stag slaries of Morrison. Dr and Mrs E H Gholson of Savanna attended a District 1 meeting of the Prairie State Chiropractors Association Tuesday night at the Land Mark in Grand Deur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Bonders
Paul Turner
Frank Bicker
Carroll
Morrison
E. H. Gholson
Savanna
Prairie State Chiromrectic Association
Grand Deur
Local Visitors and Social Calls Across Illinois
Mr and Mrs Claude Wieben and Howard Wiebenga of Fulton plus Mr and Mrs James Wiebenga of Savanna were Sunday and Monday callers of Mrs Dora Wiebenga. Dr and Mrs E H Gholeon of Savanna attended a chiropractic meeting in Springfield. Mrs Arthur Cash will be host to the Club April 2. Mrs Ruth Stearns left for a Florida vacation. Mr and Mrs Carl Petersen and Hal Ashby visited Mrs and Mrs Dennis Wurster in Elizabeth. George Bissens and Louis Von Huizen hosted visitors in Stockton. Maurice Sullivan and Mrs Sullivan of Morrison were Sunday visitors at Larry Sullivan's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Wiebenga
Howard Wiebenga
Fulton
James Wiebenga
Savanna
Dora Wiebenga
E. H. Gholeon
St. Nicholas Hotel
Springfield
Arthur Cash
Ruth Stearns Leff Wedee
Floria
Carl Petersen
Hal Ashby
Adam Heinz
Dennis Wurster
Elizabeth
Illinois
George Bissens
Louis von Huizen
Stockton, Ilinois
Maurice Sullivan
Morrison
Larry Sullivan
Savanna Servicemen Earn Citations and Training Credits
Private Donald A. LaShelle completed a field radio mechanic course March 8 at the Army Armor School Fort Knox Kentucky. Airman First Class Victor C. Crisci received recognition for helping his unit earn the United States Air Force Outstanding Unit Award and will wear a distinctive service ribbon. Marine Private First Class Duane A. Cook serves at the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma Arizona. Army Private First Class Donald J. Nolte, 24, is assigned as a rifleman with the 199th Light Infantry Brigade near Long Binh Vietnam since February 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald A. LaShelle
Donald B. LaShelle
N. Main St
Savanna
Ill
Army Armor School
Ft. Knox
Ann
Hickory
Victor C. Crisci
James Crisci
Chicago Ave
U. S. Air Force
Crisci
437Th Miltary Airlift Wing
Charleston Afb
S. C
Savanna Community High School
Western Illinois University
Florida State University Extension
Marine
Duane A. Cook
Wesley B. Cook
Rte. 2
Marine Corps Air Station
Yuma
Aritz
Third Marine Aircraft Wings
el Toro
Santa Ana
Donald J. Nolte
John Nolte
Pine Road
Sunday visits span families around Argo Fay
Thomson briefs list social visits with Calvin Eslinger and Mrs Eslinger and Roger Eslinger. Also mentioned are Carl Peterson Adam Heinz Fay and Russell Green and Edna Roggendorf hosting with Robert Green and daughters from Clinton Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Eslinger
Roger Eslinger
Carl Peterson
Adam Heinz
Argo Fay
Russell Green
Edna Roggendorf
Robert Green
Clinton, Iowa
Thompson Local Notebook Mixes Weather News and Pettiness
A light snow cover marks the first full day of spring as mild winter persists. The column jabs at spending habits, wildlife week, and local gossip while recalling Harold Elliott’s FFA banquet and upcoming "Thomson Tries The Thirties" event with ticket details and seating notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson
Max
Kradle Services Held Thursday
Funeral services for Stacy Kradle were held Thursday afternoon in the Frank Funeral Home with the Rev. Kenneth H. Levi officiating. Mrs. Robert Geison was the organist. Pallbearers were Atho Summers Roy Naughton Ave Massen Everett Schultz Howard Ashley and Lloyd Camp. Relatives and friends attending the services were from Hawaii Korea Pennsylvania Iowa Chicago Freeport Rockford Polo Sterling Rock Falls Milledgeville Mt. Carroll Oregon Dixon Tampico and Chadwick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stacy Kradle
Frank Funeral Home
Kenneth H. Levi
Robert Geison
William Hans
Ruth Traum
Erv Ritenour
Sepha Stein
Register
Atho Summers
Roy Naughton
Ave Massen
Everett Schultz
Howard Ashley
Lloyd Camp
Hawaii
Korea
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Chicago
Freeport
Rockford
Polo
Sterling
Rock Falls
Milledgeville
Mt. Carroll
Oregon
Dixon, Tampico and
Chadwick
Chadwick Public Schools Superintendent Edward A. Stman Resigns
Edward A. Stman, superintendent of Chadwick Public Schools for four years, resigns and presents the move to boards of School Districts 85 and 199 at a joint meeting in the high school office. Board members accept the resignation with regret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward A. $Tman
Chadwick
Savanna residents visit Phelps and share calls
Mr. and Mrs Leroy Rosier and sons and Mrs. Geneva Dits worth of Savanna visited Mr. and Mrs. John Sour and family, with Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Zahn joining Saturday afternoon callers at Leonard Phelps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Rosier and
Geneva Ditsworth
Savanna
John Sour
Franklin Zahn
Leonard Phelps
Fifteen Thousand Dollar Year Job Opening
A recruitment notice invites qualified adults over 40 in the Thomson area to apply for a $15,000 per year position with Southwestern Petroleum Corporation. Respondents are asked to write A B Dickerson, president, at 534 N Main St Fort Worth Texas 76101 for confidential replies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson Area
A. B. Dickerson
Southwestern Petroleum Corporation
N. Main Street
Fort Woria
Texas
Grand Jury Indicts Three on Drug and Burglary Charges
A Carroll County grand jury indicted David Lloyd Moore and Naney Clune both of Levitown New York for possession of narcotic drugs and James Lawrence Salkow of Fresno California for burglary theft and possession of narcotics. Moore and Clune were arrested February 9 in a basement apartment under the Mt Carroll pool hall. Salkow, expelled from Shimer for misconduct in November, was arrested December 1 in a Mt Carroll rented home and charged with burglarizing the offices of a local physician and dentist. The grand jury, in its fifth day of session, will reconvene March 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County Grand Jur
David Lloyd Moore
Naney Clune
Levitown
N. Y
James Lawence Salkow
Fresno
California
Moore
Clune
Salkow
Miss Clune
Carroll Couny
Mt. Carroll
Shimer
Harry Miller
Mt Carroll
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Historical Society Hears
Fay Christian
Urnbaugh
Allan Polhill
Marie Kersey
Lee Derrer
Harold Evans
Edgar Rabin
Kenneth Whitney
Russell Rahn
Harold Horner
Mirror-Democrat
Thomson News
Law-Jones
Clarence Bolhous
15Th Ave
Fulton, Ill
Thomson School
Lower York
G. C. Christiansen
Sexton
Atherton Service
Conoco
America’s
Diehi Oil Co
Bob
Thomson, III
Jack
Mee
Savanna. Finance CO
J. G. Short
Mar
Main St
Fulton Ph
Sikkema-Bosma
Thomson Briefs
Thomson Fire Station
Thomson, Illinois
Robert Plumleys
Harold Elliott
FFA
Elliott
Bobby Kennedy
Rocky
Free For-All
Linda Morrow
Linda
Vi Roggendorf
Kradle
Chadwick News
Floyd ‘Buck’ Olson
R.R
Harold L. Schroth
Grape St
Firestone
Sebert
Riverview
Vernon Popkins
Margaret S. Heusinkveld
DIAL
Kyanize
McKee Lumber
U. S
Clover Farm
Margarine
Betty Crocker
Angel Food
K & K Grocery
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