Deaths in Savanna and Milledgeville
Funeral services were held for Ben Zigler 83 of Freeport and Mary Ann Blair 82 of Milledgeville. Zigler ran a Savanna meat market and is survived by a daughter and two sisters. Blair lived in Milledgeville most of her life, married in 1908, and is survived by a daughter in Milledgeville and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Burial for Zigler was in Savanna cemetery and Blair burial was in Oak Knoll memorial park near Sterling.
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Savanna
Law-Jones
Ben Zigler
Freeport
Mr. Zigler
Josiah C
Dora B Smith Zigler
Michella Christiansen
Zigler Brothers
Leo Blair
Milledgeville
Woodin
Leo
Mary Ann) Blair
Oak Knoll Memorial Park
Sterling
Mount Carroll
Russell
Leone) Meyers
Frank
Lena) Davis
Blair
County News Highlights Corn Quality To Tulip Planting
Farmers discuss corn drying research showing 30 percent wet corn can be dried up to 190 degrees without feeding value loss. Notes include calf weighing in Mount Carroll for Beef Performance, planting bulbs advice, area tax training sessions, and Simazine weed control guidance for raspberries and patches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woody Johnston
Carroll
Charlie Bickelhaupt
Mount Carroll
Charlie
Boots Fleming longtime Savanna newsman dies in California
Funeral services and burial were held in Riverside California for K L Boots Fleming formerly of Savanna who died there after surgery He owned the Savanna News Stand and a motel Fleming was born in Clinton Iowa and survived by wife Teddy Howes and eight grandchildren along with three sons Kenneth David and Terry with homes in Riverside Mundelein IL and near Riverside.
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Riverside
California
K. L
Boots” Fleming
Savanna
Fleming
Clinton
Iowa
Teddy Howes
Kenneth L
David
Mundelein
Illinois
Terry
Near Riverside
Tour to Sara Lee and Lee Ward plant in Deerfield
A bus carried 81 Carroll County Home Extension women to Deerfield Illinois on October 29 to tour the Sara Lee Kitchens plant. A guide described the world’s largest storage center and computer controlled operations. They visited a resale store offering discounted imperfect items and stopped for lunch at Swedish Manor Smorgasbord around 2 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Deerfield
Ilinois
Sara Lee
Craft Center Lee Wards Offers Holiday Decor and Demos
Visitors explored a large craft center with Christmas decorations and sewing supplies. Demonstrations ran throughout the day on making centerpieces as a bus mishap and multiple rides colored the outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Wards
Sara Lee
Sauk Foundation Grants Scholarships to 82 Students
The Sauk Valley College Foundation awarded 82 students nearly $10,000 in scholarships and tuition aid for the fall term. Led by Glen Trone of Walnut, the foundation sourced donations from about 60 local businesses and groups to support Sauk Valley College’s educational mission.
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Sauk Valley College Foundation
Sauk Valley College
Glen Trone
Walnut
Sauk Valley Area
Out of District Grants Named for Several Individuals
Leslie Gordon of Las Out of District Grant and Geerts of Fulton along with Michael Simpson of Thomson are listed as recipients of out of district grants. The notice identifies grant recipients across three locations with the stated program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Gordon
Las
Grant
Ua Geerts
Fulton
Michael Simpson
Thomson
Granit
Two Homes Open For Viewing This Weekend
Two new one story homes near completion in the Mississippi Heights division north west of Thomson will be open this Saturday and Sunday afternoons November 15 and 16 from noon to 5 p.m. The subdivision sits on the Harold Jersen farm and was developed by the Hanover Gun Club. Also for sale are vacant lots and the original farm home on the premises near the Mississippi River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi Heights
Thomson
Harolddersen
Hanover Gun Club
Macsissippi River Ao. 3
Gun Club
Red Cross Chapter Meets in Savanna Home
The Carroll County Red Cross Chapter will meet on November 18 at the home of Mrs. Freakmino of Savanna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Red “4
Ning
Freakmino
Savanna
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Harlan Rigney
Door
Alice Karvelius
Mt. Carroll
Camera
Kuty Stricker
Mrs. Elmer Speck
Esther Derrer
Lanark
W. E. Stitely
Mrs. Harrow Cramer
Erma Giesz
Edna Haag
Kay Shamberger
Stockton
Box Spring and Mattress
Harold W. Rogers
Ralph Rogers
Cindy Sheridan
Mabel Miller
Marcella Toepfer
John Toepfer
Ed Shelton
Broadway
Route 78
Mount Carroll, Ilinois
Mutual of Omaha Income Protection
Keith Kniss
Lanark, Illinois
Pen
Tage
Wriss
Tazewell
Tazewell Builders
Roy Taber
Prophetstown
Junction
Annawan, Illinois
Gale Casteel
Cambridge
Aarold Brinkmeier
University of Illinois Extension Service
Illinois Department of Revenue
Sterling Schoo
Bob Morris
Norman Brinkmeier
William Flickinger
Jack Rapp
Betty Huston
Bob Weismiller
Abe Zugschwerdt
Mr. Carroll
Norman Isenhart
Chadwick
Steve Hollowell
Harlan Hollowell
Ray Woodin
Bob Rohr
Ashton
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K. L. Fleming Savanna
LEE
Sauk Foundation
Rock Creek
Grange Hall
Thomson Lions Club Dance
Featuring
Paradise Kings
Old High School
Thomson, Illinois
PAPEC
Papec Mobile
RED Cross
Virginia
Matthews
Hunter’s Headquarters
Pitts Sport Store
Main — Savanna
Broderick Builders, Inc
Home Way
Main St
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