Four Candidates File For School Elections
The annual school election is set for Saturday April 9 with polls open 12:00 to 7:00 p m. Grade school voting at Thomson grade school and high school voting at the village hall. Each board has four candidates. High School incumbents Charles W Hogg and Wayne P Ashby seek re election. Harold Witt and R C Bush also filed. Grade School incumbents John Sloan and Fred Hook terms expiring. Hook seeks re election. Alfred Dykra Kyle E Brown and Jack Marken join the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson
Charles W. Hogg
Wayne P. Ashby
Harold Witt
R. C. Bush
John Sloan
Fred Hook
Sloan
Hook
Alfred Dykra
Kyle E. Brown
Jack Marken
Marine Workman Participates in Blue Star Landing Drill
Marine Pfe Vernon R. Workman son of Mr and Mrs Louis Workman Route 1 Thomson Illinois joined the large amphibious exercise Operation Blue Star on Formosas southern coast March 22 with the Third Marine Division. Units from Hawaii based First Marine Brigade and U S Republic of China Navy participated in a operation involving over 18000 Marines and 70 Navy ships to strengthen cooperation in conventional and vertical assault landings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Service News Marine Pfe
Vernon R. Workman
Louis Workman
Route 1
Thomson
Illinois
Formosa
Third Marine Division
First Marine Brigade
U. S. Republic of China Navy
Air Force
U. S
Republic of China
Local Social Visits Highlight Thomson News
Mrs E E Laughlin and Mrs Del mar Meyers visited Tuesday evening with Rev and Mrs Lowell Allen and family. Patrick and Mark McCue spent the weekend with grandparents Geo McCue in Sterling. Marvin Holesinger and family dined with Henry Van Zuiden's in Morrison. Paul V Wilt and Kerry attended Louis Armstrong Concert at Yourd Gym Clinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Laughlin
Delmar Meyers
Gena
Kim
Pers
Illinois
Lowell Allen
Patrick
Mark McCue
Geo. McCue
Sterling
Marvin Holesinger
Henry van Zuiden
Morrison
Paul V. Wilt
Kerry
Louis Armstrong
Yourd
Clinton
Thomson Schools Spring Concert Promises Full Program
The Thomson High and Grade schools present their annual spring concert Monday evening March 28 at 8 02 p m in the high school gym. The Grade band the High School concert band and the Girls Chorus perform with three district winning soloists. A free will offering supports band uniforms repairs and new instruments while the Music Boosters Club sells refreshments after the concert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson Schools
Thomson
Jesus
Chernubini-Roff
Mary Ann Hoff
Evelyn Wilt
Gayle Durward
Rockford
Music Boosters Club
Worship Him York Community Church Services
In The Churches THE Answer, Pastor William Kendall invites worship at 10:30 a.m. with Claude Grim as superintendent church school at 9:30 a.m. Special Evening Lenten Services are set for Sunday at 8 p.m. at the Methodist Church with the pastor as speaker. The piece urges attending to meet the living Lord and avoid absence when he walks through the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
William Kendall
Claude Grim
Suely
Union Lenten Service Noted at Thomson Methodist Church
Baptist Reverend Daniel Goldberg leads morning worship at 10 00 with sermon by the pastor. Sunday School at 11 00 led by Herbert Ores. Youth Fellowship 7 00 p m. Evening service 8 00 p m features Rev William Kendall and York Baptist Youth Choir. B Y F choir rehearsal Saturday 7 45 p m and church quarterly meeting Wednesday March 30 at 8 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Goldberg
Herbert St. Ores
Walter Holland
Thomson Methodist Church
William Kendall
York Baptist Church
Families Relocate Within Morrison Area
Mr and Mrs Gilbert Van Dyke and family moved Saturday to Morrison. Mr and Mrs George McCue and sons moved from Stagg apartment on Main Street to the house vacated by the Van Dyke on Route 80.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert van Dyke
Morrison
George McCue
Stagg
Main Street
van Dyke’s
Rt. 80
Baby Drinks Fuel Oil in Argo Fay Incident
Greg Geerts, two, son of Mr and Mrs Larry Geerts of Argo Fay, drank fuel oil at his grandparents home. He was rushed to Savanna hospital where his stomach was pumped and kept overnight before returning home Tuesday morning.
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Greg
Larry Geerts
Argo Fay
William Geerts
Savanna Hospital
Kindergarten Club Chili Supper Sat March 26
The kindergarten club plans a chili supper on Saturday March 26 in the Thomson high school gym serving from 5 to 8 pm. Menu features chili crackers rolls jello salad pie and coffee. Tickets cost 75 cents for adults 50 cents for grade school children and preschool children free. Tickets available at the door.
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Thomson High School
Mrs Roggendorf Shows Large Home Grown Lemon
Mrs. Gus Roggendorf reports a lemon from her potted indoor tree. The fruit is grape-fruit sized with an 11 inch circumference and weighs one pound. Friends have watched its growth and are interested in the unusual fruit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Roggendorf
Fulton Man Is Injured By Falling Icicle
Paul Struckhoff of Fulton was cut on the head by a falling icicle at his home last Thursday evening. He was taken to a physician's office where several stitches were needed to close the wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Struckhoff
Fulton
Silence Keeps Fire Alive and Favors Peace
A moral exhortation on guarding speech, warning against repeating rumors and whispers. It urges courage and discretion, noting that withholding words protects relationships and avoids needless contention.
Notice of Personal Debt Non-Responsibility
Notice states the signer Jake Engelkens is not responsible for debts other than his own from March 24, 1960 onward. The document is dated March 24, 1960 and appears to be a personal declaration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Engelkens
Sunday Schedule and Evening Worship Times
Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m. Intermediate Youth at 3:30 p.m. M Y F for high and older youth at 7:00 p.m. Evening Worship at 8:00 p.m. Weekday schedule lists Monday evening W S C S serving Lions Club.
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Lions Club
Argo Fay Methodist Morning Service and Sunday School
Morning worship at 8 30 a m followed by Sunday School at 9 30 a m announced for Argo Fay Methodist Church. Services reflect regular weekly schedule with paraments and hymnody in line with church calendar.
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Argo Fay Methodist
Hickory Grove Methodist Church Sunday Services and Prep
Morning Service at 9 30 a m Sunday School 10 30 a m Mission Study Wednesday at Mrs George Wierema 7 30 p m Preparatory Membership close Saturday 1 30 p m at the church
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory Grove
George Wierema
Church Services Schedule for Fulton and Savanna
Fulton offers services at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. St. John's Church in Savanna holds services at 5 45 a.m. 7 30 a.m. 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on the same day.
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Fulton
St. John’s Church
Savanna
Hill Receives Sustained Superior Performance Award
Robert H Hill received a Sustained Superior Performance Award from Colonel Ralph T Mulvanity for his year as Supervisory Chemist at the Ordnance Ammunition Surveillance and Maintenance School His family resides in Thomson Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert ‘Hh. Hill
Ralph T. Mulvanity
Hill
Thomson
Illinois
Savanna Hosts and Visits Highlight Riverview Notes
Riverview residents share Sunday meals with neighbors in Savanna. Visitors include William Rogers family from Riverside and William Bowden from Dakota Illinois. Helen ONeal stays with William Doherty in Savanna and travels with Doherty to Milwaukee. Roland Frink of Cedar Rapids visits Willie Leopold and Arthur Pape returns from Savanna Hospital. Wylie Rummel visits Aunt Ellan Brand in Mt Carroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Rogers
Alvin Mangler
Savanna
William Bowdener
Dakota
Illinois
Ellan Brand
Helen O’neal
William Doherty
O’neal
Doherty
Milwaukee
Roland Frink
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Willie
Infant son of Bul family named Ronald Lee Jr
The infant son of Mr and Mrs Ronald Bul of Wacker was named Ronald Lee Jr in a naming notice. The Thomson Review last week reported the name as Ronald E. in error.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Bul
Wacker
Ronald Lee, Jr
Ronald E
Thomson Review
Slate Thomson Alumni Banquet Set for May 28
Thomson High School holds committee meetings for the annual Alumni Banquet and Dance to be held May 28 at the YCHS Gym. Sealed bids to serve the dinner are due by April 11 to Mrs. Frank Manning. Dishes will be furnished and dinner served family style. A follow up meeting is scheduled for April 12 for committee members.
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Thomson High School
Viola Daniels
YCHS
Frank Manning
Thomson
Route One
Manning
Auxiliary Unit Holds Monthly Meeting March 17
The Legion Auxiliary met March 17 at the Thomson Legion Wall for its regular monthly session. Coupon chair Mrs. Henry Young reported 200 coupons submitted, total 2 393. The group voted 15 to Grace Switzer for Government Days at Mt. Carroll April 24. No March County meeting. Five dollars to Normal Spending Fund. Eleven boys at Boys Home. Grace Lewis to contact Mrs. Milton Larson about three girls for a mental health play April 21. District Director Mrs. Una Butts attending. 5 dozen eggs donated for Easter Egg hunt by Auxiliary, to be colored April 15 at 7 30. Refreshments by Marilyn Young and Doris Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Legion Auxiliary
Thomson Legion
Mildred Swanson
Grace Lewis
Milton Larson
Jean Brown
Marnes Hill
Sherrie Lewis
Una Butts
Lions Club
Marilyn Young
Doris Brown
Engagement of Arlene Grabill to Robert Carpenter
Mr and Mrs Bernard Bright of Maqnon Ill announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter Arlene Grabill to Robert G Carpenter son of Mr and Mrs John Carpenter Clinton Iowa The wedding is set for 2 pm Saturday June 11 at the Methodist Church in Maguon Invitations not issued Relatives and friends are invited to attend the ceremony and reception Miss Grabill attends Square River Valley High School Fairview ID and Mr Carpenter a Clinton High School graduate of 1957 works at Clinton Corn Processing Co
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Bright
Maqnon
Ill
Arlene Grabill
Robert G. Carpenter
John Carpenter
Roosevelt St
Clinton
Iowa
Magquon
Miss Grabill
Square River Valley High School
Fairview
Mr. Carpenter
Clinton High School
Clinton Corn Processing Co
York Progressive Home Bureau See Slides Of Hawaii
The York Progressive Home Bureau Unit met last Monday at Mrs. Fred Miller’s Riverview home with nine members and five visitors. Mrs. George Mattie screened colored photos from her Hawaii trip, joined by Mrs. Lloyd Smith, who shared island customs and souvenirs. Mrs. Hazel Leavens led the minor lesson on Courtesies in Informal Meals. Hostess provided refreshments. The next meeting, at Mrs. Wesley Dykstra’s Fulton home, will be April 18 with a pot luck supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Progressive Home Bureau Unit
Fred Miller
Riverview
George Mattie
Hawaii
Lloyd Smith
Wesley Dykstra
Fulton
Sunday dinner guests in Clinton and nearby towns
Mrs. C. H. Snyder of Clinton was a Sunday dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Timmons. Afternoon callers included Mrs. Hannah Farwell and Mr. and Mrs. Francis Mack and children of Reynolds Illinois, Mrs. E. F. Giblin and granddaughter of Harmon, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Root and daughters of Kewanee, and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Root who were supper guests of Sophie Grawe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Snyder
Clinton
Herman Timmons
Hannah Farwell
Francis Mack
Reynolds, Ill
E. F. Giblin
Harman
Earl Root
Kewanee
Harry Root
Sophie Grawe
Birth Announcement for Danny Ernest LaShelle
Mr and Mrs Franklin LaShelle announce the birth of a son born Friday March 18 at Savanna Hospital. The boy weighed 6 pounds 15 ounces and has been named Danny Ernest. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Ernest LaShelle and Mr and Mrs Charles Spencer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cradle News
Franklin LaShelle
Savanna Hospital
Danny Ernest
Ernest LaShelle
Charles Spencer
Thomson Teacher Initiated Into Delta Kappa Gamma
At the March Delta Kappa Gamma meeting in Hanover on Saturday March 12, Mrs. Margaret Murray and Mrs. Lena Durtschi were initiated into the national women educators society. Miss Zella Corbett received a This Is Your Life tribute and gift for her long MT Carroll High School math teaching career. Katharine H Obys of Rockford attended as state executive secretary. Esther Schmaling joined Mrs. Murray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta Kappa Gamma
Hanover
Margaret Murray
Lena Durtschi
Stockton
This National Society of Women Educators
Daniel Boone Ranch
Hanover School
Zella Corbett
Mt. Carroll
Mt. Carroll High School
Mies Katharine H. Obys
Rockford
Murray
Esther Schmaling
Thomson
Special Lenten Service Set for Sunday Evening
The Thomson three church Lenten series continues Sunday March 27 at 8 p m at Thomson Methodist Church. Rev William Kendall of York Community Church speaks on The Power That Is Overlooked and Underestimated By Many from Acts 1 8. Music by Methodist and Baptist Churches. Assistants are Rev Daniel Goldberg and Rev Lowell Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson Community
Thomson Methodist Church
William Kendall
York Community Church
Methodist
Baptist
Daniel Goldberg
The
Baptist Church
Lowell Allen
Methodist Church
State Aid Distribution for Illinois Public Schools
State Superintendent George T. Wilkins estimates 1959 60 state aid claims from the common school fund totaling 159,142,215 to 1,624 districts. The amount is up 63.1 percent from 97,582,348 paid in 1958 59.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George T. Wilkins
Common
Illinois
Wilkins
Local social notes from Savanna Clinton and Mt Carroll region
Last week residents hosted and visited including Mr and Mrs Willie Leopold with the Scharmach family in Savanna, Mr and Mrs William O Leary with relatives in Clinton, and various calls on the Pape and McWorthy households. Loran Sturtevant returned to work at Interstate Power Plant after surgery in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Leopold
Isadore Scharmach
Savanna
William O'Leary
John Morgan
Clinton
A.W. Pape
Harold Elliott
Pearl McFee
Mt. Carroll
Arthur Pape
Everett Schreiner
Rock Falls
Ellan Brand
Frank Graves
Stockton
Hoyt Ferris
Leland Gibson
Elmhurst
Loran Sturtevant
Interstate Power Plant
Dick McWorthy
Lambert
McWorthy
Mrs Wayne Drake Visits Mt Carroll Neighbor
Mrs Wayne Drake was a visitor Monday afternoon with Mrs Frank Tipton of Mt Carroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Drake
Frank Tipton
Mt. Carroll
Would You Qualify As A Member Of A Board Of Education
A guidance list for voters evaluating school board candidates. It asks 11 criteria on public-spiritedness, independence, unity, role clarity, courage to enforce standards, deliberation, and moral awareness. It concludes that candidates scoring 90 percent or more would be desirable board members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Boards of Education
Boy Scout Troop 52 Potluck Supper Planned
Boy Scout Troop 52 will hold a potluck supper in the basement of the Methodist Church on Saturday March 26 serving starts about 6 p m. Bring sandwiches a dish to pass and your own silverware and dishes Coffee and cocoa will be provided Anyone interested in Scouting is welcome to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson Boy Scout
Methodist
Local Families Share Social Visits Across Towns
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Brock of Savanna and sister Fern Mckhillips of Julesburg Colorado visited their cousins Mr. and Mrs. Gus Roggendorf on Wednesday. Eldon Hickey's Tuesday calls reached Mor rison and Rock Falls with the Shannafelts and Tousleys. Sunday guests included Glen Brock Cary and Russel Green with the Roggendorfs. Additional visitors were Charles Brock, Frank Leavens, and Henry Young with local hosts. Donald Green and family joined Earl Green in Elkhorn Wisconsin for a weekend visit. Leslie Grim and family visited Claude Grim’s household Saturday. Mrs. Clarence Howe of Davenport is staying with son-in-law George McCue and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Brock
Savanna
Fern Mckhillips
Julesburg
Colorado
Gus Roggendorf
Eldon Hickey
Walter Shannafelt
Morrison
Clarence Tousley
Rock Falls
Glen Brock and
Cary
Clinton
Donald Green
Earl Green
Elkhorn
Wis
Leslie Grim
Claude Grim
Clarence Howe
Davenport
George McCue
Ills and Treatments Reported From Clinton Area Hospitals
The column lists multiple patients across Mercy Hospital Clinton Evansville Mayo Clinic Rochester Jane Lamb Hospital Sterling Community General Hospital and Savanna Hospital. Names include Mrs Grace Isenhart Dolly Atherton Leila Mitchell Vera Martindale Benjamin Stage Virl Johnson Merle Atherton Sr Glen Bower Hattie Wilt Robert Carroll Susan Spencer Helen Mertz and Mrs Arthur Pape with visits, surgeries, discharges and observations described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Isenhart
Mercy
Jane Lamb
Clinton
Ben Stage
Community General Hospital
Sterling
Virl Johnson
Mercy Hospital
Merle Atherton, Sr
Glen Bower
Hattie Wilt
Robert Carroll
Susan Spencer
Helen Mertz
Morrison Hospital
Arthur Pape
Riverview
Savanna Hospital
Valedictorian And Salutatorian Of York Community High
Donna Feddersen named salutatorian of the 1960 York Community High School graduating class. She led freshmen class, edited Yorkster, and served on Trojan Topics staff, with band and F H A activity. Sherrie Lewis named valedictorian, active in F H A, G A A, dramatics, and cheerleading. held multiple student office roles and state activities. co editor of Sandburr and president of M Y F.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Feddersen
Harold Feddersen
York Community High School
Donna
The
Yorkster
Trojan Topics
Woman's Club
Sherrie Lewis
Robert Lewis
Sherrie
State F. H. A
Illini
State
Sandburr
Thomson Lions Dinner Meeting Announces March 28
The Thomson Lions hold their monthly dinner Monday evening March 28 at 7 p m at the Methodist Church. Supper by the Mary Circle of WSCS. Please notify Rev. Lowell Allen by Friday if you will not attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson Lions
Methodist Church
Mary
WSCS
Lowell Allen
West End Home Bureau Shifts April Meeting to March 29
The West End Home Bureau Unit changes its April session to Tuesday March 29 at 1 30 p m at Mrs Robert Bristo s home in Thomson The main lesson Food Promotion is by Miss Dorothy Footitt The minor lesson Meringues by Yvonne McGinty Roll Call asks How I Spend A Rainy Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West End Home Bureau
Robert Bristo
Thomson
Dorothy Footitt
Yvonne McGinty
Ladies Aid Meeting at Baptist Church Home
The Ladies Aid of the Baptist Church will meet on Thursday at Mrs. Jennie Griswold’s home for an all day gathering. Supper guests Friday included Mr. and Mrs. Russell Albert and family of Port Byron and several Clinton residents for Mrs. Albert’s birthday. Visits by Clifford Curley of Hanover and Lawrence Law Jr. and family are noted, with further Sunday guests and visits at multiple local homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid of the Baptist Church
Jennie Griswold
Minnie Badtke
Russell Albert
Port Byron
Arthur Bier
Priscilla McBride
Ruth Stahl
Clinton
Albert
Clifford Curley
Hanover
Maude Brown
Harriet
Lawrence Law, Jr
Savanna
Eugene Halfman
Gilbert Holland
Clarence Howe
Davenport
George McCue
Robert Thorngren
Frank Miller
Milledgeville
Geo. McCue
Mrs Jane Miles Weds Richard C Osborn
Mrs Jane Miles of Savanna married Richard C Osborn of Oak Park. The groom’s parents are the late Prof Kenneth Osborn and Mrs M D Greenburg of Wheaton. The newlyweds reside at 811 Wakeman Ave Wheaton. she teaches kindergarten at Hawthorne School and he works as a real estate broker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Miles
Savanna
Richard C. Osborn
Oak Park
Osborn
Edward Schueler
Thomson
Kenneth Osborn
Wheaton College
M. D. Greenburg
Wheaton
Wakeman Ave
Hawthorne School
Savanna Times Journal
Funeral and social visits across Hanover and Morrison communities
The report notes Mr and Mrs Roy Heitman attending the funeral of Miss Erma Keene of Hanover on Saturday. It lists multiple Sunday and weekday calls and visits among families from Elizabeth Lanark Morrison Rock Falls Fulton and surrounding residents including Hoff Kilpatrick Halfman Van Zuiden Housenga Workman Green Bielema Petersen and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Heitman
Erma Keene
Hanover
Irwin Kilpatrick
Elizabeth
Francis Hoff
William Halfman
John Halfman
Lanark
Henry van Zuiden
Morrison
Marvin Holesinger
Andrew Housenga
Alfred Workman
Russell Green
Rock Falls
Jeanette Bielema
Fulton
Ralph Bielema
Sharon
Margaret Johnson
Aaron
Carl Petersen
Also Mentioned on This Page
Thomson News
Dick Stagg
Elizabeth Carroll
Charles Rogers
Marken
Ronald D. Allen
Ronald Bull
Alex A. Brand
Paul Farley
David Young
Bowles
Min
Savanna Ordnance
Slate Thomson
Robert Carpenter
Progressive Home Bureau
Boy Scout Troop 52
Salutatorian
Clubs and Lodges
Ladies Aid
Alfred Dykstra
Thomson Community Consolidated Grade
Carroll County
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