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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1967
Page
2
Carroll County birthday list and notices from May to June list residents by name town and date. Officials discuss resource development and planning workshop outcomes with emphasis on multi county cooperation and future topics for fall 1967 sessions.
After nine straight Sundays of snow and rain area residents finally enjoyed bright sun and pleasant warmth. The day drew thousands to recreation sites and the Mississippi River for outings while Speedbowl Park in Sterling opened its racing season after two rainouts.
A Carroll County farm bulletin outlines revised 4-H Baby Beef Show order with fat heifers angus shorthorn and herfarde wa, new dairy and horse classes, updated photography and woodworking displays, and a June 11 judging contest at Melvin Pen farm. It notes holiday travel of Hutch and Byron’s move to Resources Development and praises his contributions to the county.
Byron Hutchins bids farewell after 16 years of Country Chatter recalling 4-H camps tours and county development efforts. He credits Earl Beverly Dorothy and Harold Brinkmeyer with continuing leadership and invites readers to visit him in Dixon at the National Bank Building.
Vernon Gordon and Russell Carpenter report April top producing herds led by Mount Carroll and Chadwick operations. Notable cows include Midge and Red with 16k to 18k pounds milk and butterfat around 6 to 7 hundred pounds, with multiple farms listed in Mount Carroll Savanna Chadwick and Thomson.
Registered Nurses of Northwestern Illinois at Milledgeville on May 16 elected officers for the group. Mrs Leroy Leawhs Lanark was chosen president with Mrs David Bowman Lanark as vice president, Mrs Robert Schreiner Milledgeville secretary, Mrs Lawrence Iben Chadwick treasurer, and Mrs Herb Law Mount Carroll as board member. Dr Peter Gray Sterling spoke on burn treatment and slides were shown. Refreshments were provided by Milledgeville members. Next meeting set for September.
The Hotel Glenview in Mount Carroll seeks a Carroll county circuit court review of an administrative order to conform to state safety code. Frank L. and Leta MacLeod ask the court to restrain enforcement of the alleged violated section or declare the hotel not in violation. Eaton Lemmon and Rapp represents the hotel owners.
Mrs Margaret Novak 75 of Savanna died Saturday evening at her daughter Mrs William Gilman’s home. Services were 8:30 am Wednesday at St John’s Catholic Church with Rev Henry Weckerle officiating. burial in church cemetery. Born July 18 1891 in Poland she married Michael Novak in Chicago May 13 1911. he died in 1956. Survivors include two daughters Mrs Gilman Savanna and Mrs John Sucharski Chicago three sons Edward TLL Teta and Clarence with the Air Force one brother 24 grandchildren six great grandchildren.
Robert L. Cole 69 died suddenly Friday morning at his Mount Carroll home. Funeral services were held Monday at Law-Jones Funeral Home with burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Rockford. Surviving family includes his widow three daughters two step-sons a brother two sisters 16 grandchildren 15 step-grandchildren and one great granddaughter.
Executive board of the 13th District Federated Woman's Clubs will meet June 1 in Metcalf Auditorium at Shimer College Mount Peo to plan next year’s program. Mrs F J Mafin wife of the college president will serve coffee at her home from 9:15 to 9:45 a.m.
The body of Willie Roberson a 36 year old Chicago man who drowned May 6 in a boating accident near Bellevue Iowa was found Friday in the Mississippi River by Mount Carroll residents Charles Sisler and Ted Eshelman who spotted it while fishing. Jackson County Iowa officials identified the body and recovered it after Roberson had been missing since his small boat collided with a barge on the river.
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