Sauk Valley College Holds First Commencement Ceremony
About 115 students will receive degrees at Sauk Valley College’s inaugural commencement on Sunday June 2 with a brief ceremony for Dr Edward J Sabol as the college’s first president. The program includes the Sauk Valley College Collegiate Choir directed by Max Guinnup and will award 83 associate in arts degrees 13 associate in applied science degrees.
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Sauk Valley College
Edward J. Sabol
Sauk Valley College Collegiate Choir
Max Guinnup
Carroll County De Gra Candidates Named for 1968 Commencement
The 1968 graduating list includes Carroll County participants for commencement with Milledgeville students Gail Elaine Francis Kenneth Lyle Peterson Allen Ross Woodin Wanda Mae Woodin. Chadwick's Kay Elaine Fisher and Margaret Ann Turney join Thomson's Deloris Jane Wilt in the roster.
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Carroll County
Milledgeville
Gail Elaine Francis
Kenneth Lyle Peterson
Allen Ross Woodin
Wanda Mae Woodin
Chadwick
Kay Elaine Fisher
Margaret Ann Turney
Thomson
Deloris Jane Wilt
Missing Ring Case Solved by X ray
Clinton Iowa authorities solved a missing ring case after an X ray confirmed a ring valued at 250 dollars from Pott's Jewelry Store. Store owner Harriett Vandermaas said a male customer helped search and allowed another customer to assist in locating the ring.
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Clinton
Iowa
Pott
Harriett Vandermaas
Vandermaas
Funeral services for W. E. Switzer set for Saturday
Walter E. Switzer 56 of Defiance Ohio will be laid to rest in Lower York Cemetery Thomson after funeral services Saturday at 2 00 p m at York Baptist Church Thomson where Rev Emer Grafft will officiate. He was born March 21 1912 in Thomson attended York Community High School and Western Illinois University and married Athlone Gaar in 1940. He died of a heart attack Tuesday and was a territorial manager for New Idea Company. Burial is planned in Thomson. Funeral services also scheduled Friday in Defiance at the Presbyterian church.
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York Baptist Church
Thomson
Walter E. Switzer
Defiance
Ohio
Switzer
Emer Grafft
Lower York
Charles K
Clara Francke Switzer
York Community High School
Western Illinois University
Macomb
Ilinois
Athlone Gaar
Mt. Carroll
Illinois
Defiance Presbyterian Church
Lions Club
New Idea Company
Presbyterian Church
Missing Ring Found in Customer After Water Request
A customer requested water, tipped off the owner, and an X ray located the missing ring safe in the stomach of the helpful customer. The incident concludes with the ring recovered and returned to the owner.
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Tomer
Survivors listed in death notice include family members
The obituary fragment lists survivors a daughter Susan Gehen a grandson John a brother David and two sisters Ruth Hull and Mary Duncan with their locations Mount Carroll Waugan Eureka Springs and Mount Carroll. It notes a father and brother Philip predeceased him.
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Susan) Gehen
John
Mt. Carroll
David
Waugan
Illinois
Morris
Ruth) Hull
Eureka Springs
Arkansas
Kenneth
Mary) Duncan
Mount Carroll
Philip
Odd Couple Rehearsals Begin at Clinton Community Theater
Rehearsals start for The Odd Couple, a Broadway favorite, at Clinton Community Theater on Showboat from May 23 to May 26. Harlan Lynn directs the production with Bill Schmidt designing the ramshackle bachelor apartment set.
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Clinton, Community Theater
Neil Simon
Harlan Lynn
Bill Scmidt
Handy Woman Fix It Kit Introduced by Fleet Tool
Fleet Tool corporation launches a woman friendly fix it kit with comfort grip handles. The set includes pliers hammer wrench screwdrivers screws and nails and comes in a storage rack that can be hung or stored flat for easy access.
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Fleet Tool Corporation
4H Softball League Formed with Milledgeville Hotshots Lead
Six 4-H clubs form the 1968 4-H softball league led by the Milledgeville Hotshots, current state champions. Teams include Shannon Shamrocks Lanark Larkers Fair Haven Top Notchers Tip Top Troupers and York Cedar. Schedule spans June to August with multiple matchups on Shannon and Mt Carroll diamonds. League sponsored by Illinois Agricultural Association and local Farm Bureaus. Carroll County 4-H Federation Council co-sponsors.
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Milledgeville Hotshots
Hotshots
Shannon Shamrocks
Lanark Larkers
Fair Haven Top Notchers
Tip Top Troupers
York Cedar
Shannon
Mt. Carroll Diamonds
Shamrocks
Top Notchers
Troupers
Larkers
Yep Notchers
Lark
Juy
Illinois Agricultural Association
Carroll County
Infant Dies, Graveside Rites Held in Savanna
Graveside services were held Saturday morning at St. John's Catholic Church for Gary Allen Brinkmeier Jr the one day old son of Gary and Jen ann Miller Brinkmeier of Savanna. The infant died at 9 am Friday in Savanna City Hospital where he was born Thursday. Paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Edwin Endress of Mount Carroll and maternal Mr and Mrs Donald Miller of Savanna.
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Savanna
St. John's Catholic Church
Gary Allen Brinkmeier, Jr
Gary
Jenann Miller Brinkmeier
Savanna City Hospital
Edwin Endress
Mount Carroll
Onald Miller
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Main St
W. E. Switzer
Lakeview Flowers
Hilltop Floral
Aly
Abe Fee
Shannon Diamond
Ers
MT. Carroll Diamond
Accutron Spaceview
J. H. Potts
Clinton, IA
Tower Records
Universal Picture
Dorit
Dors
Golden Age Club
Carrell County
Gary A. Brinkmeier, JR
Engel’s
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