Candidates Meet the Voters at Breakfast in Carroll County
The Carroll County Republican Committee hosted a meet-your-candidates breakfast at Gordon's Seafood Inn Savanna drawing about one hundred attendees. Speakers included Kenneth Miller and James Nolan seeking state assembly seats along with other GOP hopefuls and county officials.
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Carroll County
Republican Committee
Gordon’s Seafood Inn
Savanna
Glen Bickelhaupt
Mount Carroll
William Linker
Chadwick
Bickelhaupt
Nolan
Mer
Everett Laughlin
Freeport
William C. Harris
Pontiac
Illinois
L Lawrence A. Smith, Jr
Harris
Phone Co Announces Savanna Area Leadership Changes
Central Telephone Company of Illinois reorganizes Savanna Mount Carroll and Thomson operations. L N Godfriaux transfers to Fort Walton Beach Florida. Dixon District headed by James A Radke assumes Savanna area duties. Godfriaux led Savanna district nearly nineteen years and held civic roles. George F Hansen promoted to Savanna Thomson local manager. Frederick Bess remains Mount Carroll local manager.
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Savanna
Mount Carroll
Thomson
Dixon
James A. Radke
Godfriaux
Savanna City
Savanna Chamber of Commerce
Savanna Rotary Club
Carroll County Development Association
Community Church of
George F. Hansen
Frederick Bess
Hot Lunch Menu Week for Monday to Friday
A school week lunch plan lists meals from Monday to Friday. Monday features Maid Bites potato chips pickles sliced tomatoes golden puffs milk. Tuesday offers Cabe steaks mashed potatoes buttered carrots bread and butter celery cake. Wednesday serves Meat Pie Supreme lettuce salad bread and butter peanut butter ice cream. Thursday presents Hot Dogs on Abun green beans pumpkin dessert mix. Friday is no school.
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Cabe
New Reading Program Aims to Help Poor Readers
Grace M. Abbott describes a new program for 4th and 5th graders in the Thomson School called Decoding for Reading. Published by MacMillan Co, it uses recorded stories to teach grapheme phoneme relationships and decoding before comprehension, while noting variability in English spelling and individual learning pace.
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The
MacMillan Co
Grace M. Abbott
Thomson School
New Residents Move Into Thomson Area Bluffs
Mr and Mrs Leonard Stage sold their home northeast of Thomson along the bluffs to Mr and Mrs Robert MacElhinney of Clinton Iowa. MacElhinney is a Clinton mailman and his wife teaches in a Clinton school. The Stages gave possession Monday.
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Leonard Stage
Thomson
Bluffs
Robert MacElhinney
Clinton
Iowa
MacElhinney
Kennedy Attends Illinois Superintendent Workshop
Superintendent Kennedy of Thomson and Superintendent May of Chadwick, with Carroll County Schools head Hus ton, attended a state workshop in Springfield. Sponsored by SEAA and the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the day covered current school problems, facility tours, and a meeting with former Carroll County Superintendent Gordon Hansen. Kennedy also joined a Block I administrator meeting in Ashton, serving on a reactor panel for a featured speaker.
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Howard L. Kennedy
Thomson
Bernard May
Chadwick
Wendall Huston
Carroll County
Springfield
Ilinois
Se.a
Superintendent of Public Instruction
State of Illinois
Gordon Hansen
Kennedy
Ashton
Illinois
Local health notes on residents’ hospital stays
Sick Donald Schneider of Argo Fay recovers at home after hospitalization for a broken leg from a hayload fall and faces about three months of confinement. Mrs James Marken had surgery at Jane Lamb hospital. Ora Potter remains a patient at Freeport Memorial hospital. Steven Marken underwent surgery at Mercy hospital in Davenport Iowa.
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Donald Schneider
Argo Fay
Don
James Marken
Jane Lamb Hospital
Ora Potter
Freeport Memorial Hospital
Freeport
Steven Marken
Mercy Hospital
Davenport
Iowa
No Further Word On Tidd's Injuries
A telegram to Mr and Mrs Wayne G Tidd of Zion Illinois confirms their son Terone N Tidd USMC was wounded on September 20 1968 in Quang Nam Province Vietnam. He sustained fragmentation wounds to both legs and is receiving care at Danang station hospital with good condition noted.
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Terone N. Tidd
USMC
Quang Nam
Republic
Thomson Review
Refuge Manager Leaves Thomson for Minnesota Assignment
Dick Nord, longtime Refuge Manager of the Savanna Thomson area, moves to Fergus Falls Minnesota to take an assistant wetlands manager post with the Upper Mississippi National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. He will be missed by local residents after serving since March 1962 across 43,000 acres. Nord has deep roots in the area and plans to remain connected to the Savanna Thomson community.
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Dick Nord
Thomson
Fergus Falls
Minnesota
Upper
Mississi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge
U. S
Savanna District
Helle
Nord
Grandview
University of Michigan
Joliet
Illinois
Savanna- Thomson
Mississippi River
Rock Island
Linvis
Dubuque
Iowa
Cronister Return From Solon Springs Vacation
Mr and Mrs William Cron ister returned Friday from a vacation in Solon Springs Wisconsin with plans to resume normal activities and report travel highlights.
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William Cronister
Solon Springs
Wisconsin
Probation Officer to Address Thomson PTA Meeting
The Thomson PTA will meet October 10 at 8:00 p.m. in the school cafeteria. Albert Dorak Carroll County Probation officer will discuss his duties and youth services, including foster homes and adult counseling in Savanna. Dorak, a longtime Carroll County educator, notes sixteen foster homes exist and cites a recent overnight placement for a six month old baby.
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Thomson Pta
Eugene Halfman
Albert Dorak
Savanna
Carrol
Dorak
Thomson Review
Thomson
Den leaders sought to start Cub Scouts in Thomson
In Thomson 35 boys await the Cub Scout program with volunteers needed as den leaders. Parents are urged to contact Robert Hill or Herbert St. Ores Jr. immediately to help get the program underway.
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Thomson
Robert Hill
Herbert St. Ores, Jr
No School Friday Due to Teacher Institute
Students will not attend school Friday as teachers participate in Carroll County Teacher's Institute.
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Carroll County Teacher's Institute
Kings Unhurt In Car Deer Accident
Mr. and Mrs. Paul King of Thomson escaped injury when two deer ran in front of their car on route 84 south of Thomson. The second deer was fatally struck. the car sustained extensive radiator hood and fender damage and was towed from the scene. Mr. King is a brother of Mrs. Frank Potter of Thomson.
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Paul King
Carroll
Thomson
Carroll Service Co. Names New Manager
Boyce Humphreys will assume operations manager duties for the Plant Food Division of Carroll Service Co. on November 1 1968. He has roots in DeWitt County Illinois agricultural circles and a solid track record in farm service leadership. He and his wife Neema, with their six children, plan to move into the Williamson farm home.
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Boyce Humphreys
Carroll Service Co
Boyce
Clinton
Ilinois
DeWitt County
State Farm
F.F.A
Country Rural Youth
University of Illinois College of Agriculture
DeWitt County Service Co
Kankakee Service Co
Kankakee
Illinois
B & H Farm Service Co
Boone
Iowa
Central Iowa F. S. Incorporated
Neema
David
Nelda
Jean
Scott
Helen
Lauretta
Humphreys
Humphrey
D. Ralph Williamson
Clarice
McGinty Escapes Injury After One Car Crash
Kevin McGinty 18 of Thomson escaped injury in a Thursday afternoon crash near the Illinois routes 84 and 136 junctions en route home from Fulton. State police investigated and charged him with driving too fast for conditions.
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Kevin McGinty
Richard McGinty
Thomson
Fulton
Illinois
McGinty Oe
Savanna Callers Visit Mrs. Dora Wiebenga Tuesday
Thomson News Bill Madison and James Wie benga of Savanna were Tuesday callers of Mrs. Dora Wiebenga.
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Bill Madison
James Wiebenga
Savanna
Dora Wiebenga
Mannings Injured Car Truck Mishap
Frank Manning Sr 43 and his son Billy were passengers in a pickup driven by Kenneth Manning when it veered on Route 78 four miles south of Mount Carroll. The truck hit gravel, crossed into oncoming traffic, struck a southbound car driven by Robert Silkebaken, rolled, and caused injuries requiring stitches. Kenneth was arrested as the investigation continued.
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Frank Manning
Thomson
Monnt Carroll
Manning
Billy
Kenneth
Robert Silkebaken
Davenport
Iowa
Mannings
Mount Carroll
Silkebaken
G A Smiths Honored At Thomson Family Gathering
A Thomson gathering Sunday honored visiting G A Smith of Tucson Arizona and local Thomson residents. Guests included Helen Goble and Blair Woodstock George Olson Lom bard Glen Ashby Gilbert Spencer and families Paul Strukhoff Ted Storm Howard Neff Robert Holding and others from Mount Carroll Cedar Rapids and Thomson.
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P. V. Wilt
Thomson
G. A. Smith
Tucson
Arizona
Helen Goble
Blair
Woodstock
George Olson
Lombard
Glen Ashby
Gilbert Spencer
Paul Strukhoff
Ted Storm
Mount Carroll
Howard Neff
Robert Holding
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Lyle Ashby
Florence Ashby
Leonard Stage
Robert Blount
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Donald D. Carpentier
East Moline
Ben Mills
Carpentier
Bickel_haupt
Tidd
Mrs
Wayne
Alan
Dale
Vietnam
Alan Hickey
Dale Eslinger
Bien Hoa
South Vietnam
Vanna
Curley
Richard Nord
PTA
Mr. Dorak
Chestnut Park
Mmes
Donald Schoening
Larry Wilkens
Paul Petersen
Louis Lindstrom
Raymond Adolph
Thomson News
G. A. Smiths
Milt Pearlman
Chicago
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