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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1969
Page
2
A League of Women Voters explainer outlines the Illinois Constitutional Convention to be held in Springfield on December 8. It details delegate pay, procedure, and key topics from revenue and local government to education and urban issues, urging public participation and informed voting.
Carroll County voters face a two seat race with candidates William C. Linker Virginia Matthews Harlan Rigney and Wayne W Whalen. Linker a Chadwick farmer and long time public official holds endorsements from the Carroll County Farm Bureau plus local groups. Matthews a Deer Grove resident is Knox College graduate with varied work history and youth committee service. Rigney a Stephenson County farmer and former county supervisor chairs the board and holds Farm Bureau backing. Whalen Hanover native and 240 acre farmer owns Whistling Wings and has legal and civic credentials.
A long string of birthday notices and greetings dated November 15 to November 20 list individuals from Milledgeville Chadwick Lanark Mount Carroll Forreston and others, including Mrs. Bud Davis and Robert Nelson, with occasional towns such as Savanna and Downers Grove. The items resemble a local social notices page.
November dates include Beef Performance Testing at Bickelhaupt Farm Mount Carroll on the 14th and Rowson Farm Mil on the 20th. Also on the 17th the Agriculture Extension Council meets at 8 p.m. at the Extension Office and on the 18th the Development Corporation Board gathers at 8 p.m. in the courthouse. An 8 p.m. council orientation for Ag and Home Ec is set for November 20 in Elizabeth.
The Northwestern Division of the Illinois Education Association plans a leadership seminar on Saturday in Rockton at Wagon Wheel Lodge. Division includes Boone Carroll Jo Daviess Stephenson and Winnebago counties with Clifford Lichta of Lanark as president and several officers named in the executive committee legislation committee and welfare and ethics commission.
Miss Ruby Baxter, acting registrar at Shimer College, will retire at semester end after 42 years of service. Richard Klemm, assistant business manager and longtime financial aid officer since 1966, will succeed as registrar and continue his aid duties. Baxter joined Shimer in 1927 as a math teacher and has served as registrar since 1952, also teaching psychology and education and engaging in Carroll Chapter DAR activities.
Con Con candidates lead a statewide campaign urging voters to join on November 18. The effort asks people to turn on porch or car lights after voting as a symbol of participation and a prompt to others who have not yet cast ballots.
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