LE A Institute Program Scheduled by LE A Northwes
The Northwestern Division of the LE A will hold its annual institute program Saturday October 5 at the Coronado Theater Rockford. The morning session runs 9 to noon with John Holt as highlight speaker. Holt adviser for Fayerweather Street School Cambridge MA will discuss observations of children from his book How Children Fail and his classroom experience across multiple schools.
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The
Le.a
Coronado Theater
Rockford
John Holt
Holt
Fayerweather Street School
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Colorado Rocky Mountain School
Carbondale
Colorado
Mass
Boston
Birthday Dinner Honors Stephen Switzer in Freeport
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Whitney of Chadwick Mr and Mrs Jon Whitney and David of Thomson joined Mr and Mrs Stephen A Switzer in Freeport for a Sunday birthday dinner honoring Stephen Switzer of Orangeville. Guests included Mr and Mrs Step Switzer Mrs Grace Shower of Orangeville and Mr and Mrs Robert Switzer and son Brian of Urbana.
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Kenneth Whitney
Chadwick
Jon Whitney
David
Thomson
Stephen A. Switzer
Freeport
Step Switzer
Grace Shower
Orangeville
Robert Switzer
Brian
Urbana
Stephen Switzer
Diehl Hosts Supper With Marken Atherton Family
Friday evening guests of Mr and Mrs Harry Diehl included Mr and Mrs Jack Marken and family and Bonnie Atherton.
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Harry Diehl
Jack Marken
Bonnie Atherton
Pecatonica Social Evening Hosts Visitor Party
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Rathje were Thursday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gené Smiley and family in Pecatonica Illinois. Thursday dinner guests of Mrs. John A. Rice were Mrs. James Vian and Larry and Mrs. Sue Harding.
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Ernest Rathje
Gené Smiley
Pecatonica
Ilinois
John A. Rice
James Vian
Larry
Sue Harding
Longtime Dixon Resident Mrs Sack Celebrates 88th Birthday
Mrs Edgar Sack of Dixon marked her 88th birthday on Monday September 30 receiving many gifts. Her son Ned Sack and wife visited from Rockford as did Jack Smith and family. She was hosted by Mr and Mrs John Fedderson and Jackie of Milledgeville among other friends.
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Edgar’ Sack
Dixon
Ned Sack
Rockford
Jack Smith
John Fedderson
Jackie
Milledgeville
PTA Co Council Hosts ConCon Program Oct 8
The Illinois Constitutional Convention issue is featured in a public program organized by Carroll County Council of Parents and Teachers at Savanna High School on Tuesday October 8 at 7 30 p.m. Registration begins 7 15 p.m. The county council officers include Mrs Irvin Senneff president and Mrs Russell Lego vice president with others named from Milledgeville Lanark Savanna Thomson and Arg o Fay.
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Lt. Senneff
Ft. McClelan
Alabama
Irvin R. Senneff
Mount Carroll
Illinois
Ilinois
Ilinois Committee For Constitutional Convention
Carroll County Council of Parents and Teachers
Savanna High School
Council
Irvin Senneff
Argo Fay
Rusell Lego
James Green
Thomson
James Sweeney
Savanna
Arthur Oncken
Milledgeville
Parent and
Fouig Ute
Er Finifrock
Lanark
Raymond Knapp
Donald Wiersema
Lego
Program
Womans Clubs Meet in Thomson County Event
The Woman's Clubs of Carroll County convene at Thomson Methodist Church on Tuesday October 8 with County president Mrs Hans Greison of Savanna presiding. Registration at 11:00 am, business meeting, salad luncheon at 12:30, afternoon session 1:30. Speaker Mrs Joe Gorzney Morrison on the Illinois Sesquicentennial. Thomson HS students directed by Earie Mailand provide music. Luncheon reservations via Mrs Marian Wheeon at 259.
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Woman's Clubs
Carroll County
Thomson Methodist Church
Hans Greison
Savanna
Thomson Woman's Club
Joe Gorzney
Morrison
Thomson High School
Earie Mailand
Marian Wheeon
Retired Teachers State Luncheon A Jo Daviess County Meet
The Jo Daviess Carroll County Retired Teachers Association will hold a luncheon October 17 at 12 30 p.m. at the Indian Head north of Savanna Reservations due by October 14 to secretary Miss Sven Adolphson of Savanna She will speak and show colored slides from her trip abroad All area teachers invited Miss Mary Frey of Savanna is president
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Jo Daviess, Carrol] County
Retired Teachers’ Association
Indian Head
Savanna
Sven Adolphson
Adolphson
Mary Frey
Weekend Gatherings Span Wisconsin Colorado and Iowa
Mr and Mrs Eldon Hickey and others spent a weekend at Castle Rock Wisconsin. Leslie Grim visited his grandfather Sherm Oakley in Fulton. Howard Prins of Clinton joined Saturday supper at Irvin Senneff's. Mrs Paul Petratz visited Edgar Schulz family in Arvada Colorado. Sunday dinners hosted by Mervin Marshall included Luella Heitman Rev Em er Grafft and Francis Hoff. Richard Nord dined with Jon Whitney and David.
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Eldon Hickey
Alan Hickey
Vada Carroll
Castle Rock
Wisconsin
Leslie Grim
Sherm Oakley
Harbor Crest
Fulton
Irvin Senneff
Howard Prins
Clinton
Paul Petratz
Edgar Schulz
Arvada
Colorado
Mervin Marshall
Luella Heitman
Emer Grafft
Francis Hoff
Richard Nord
Jon K. Whitney
David
Local Visitors and Dinner Guests Reported in Pekin and Tea Strike
Thomson notes Sunday dinner in Pekin hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Ray Morelli with John C Ather ton Bonnie Jo and relatives Ron and Mike Ather ton of Champaign visiting. Tuesday guests were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lapp of Tea Strike Minnesota. Lapp is Mrs. Rice’s uncle whom she hadn’t seen in ten years.
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John C. Atherton
Bonnie Jo
Ray L. Morelli
Pekin
Illinois
Ron
Mike Atherton
Champaign
Morelli
Paul Lapp
Tea Strike
Minnesota
John Rice
Rice
Amara Is Two Birthday Celebrated At Thomson Party
Tamara Lynn Wiebenga celebrated her second birthday Sunday with a party hosted by her mother Aleda Wiebenka Thomson assisted by Collyde Clinton and Mrs Claude Wiebenga of Fulton held in the home of Mrs Dora Wiebenga in Thomson. Guests were served birthday cake ice cream rolls and coffee.
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Amara
Tamara Lynn Wiebenga
Aleda Wiebena
Thomson
Carolyde
Clinton
Claude Wiebenga
Fulton
Dora’ Wiebenga
Local Visitors Stop By For Mrs Wiebenga and Others
Recent callers include Cora Maring Morrison Jeannette Flannery Grace Renchler Fulton Alida Wiebenga Tammy Thomson Bruce Sikkema Howard Wiebenga Claude Wiebenga Fulton Carol Hyde Becky Clinton Iowa and George Cook Mill Ledgville plus Dora Wie benga visitors to Donald Ashby Savanna. G A Smith Tucson Arizona visited Vernon Stage now in Johnson Nursing Home Shannon. Ernest thje en rout hosted by G A Smith and Harry Diehl Thomson Tuesday evening.
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Dora Wiebenga
Cora Maring
Morrison
Jeannette Flannery
Grace Rentchler
Fulton
Aleda Wiebenga
Tammy
Thomson
Bruce Sikkema
Howard Wiebenga
Claude Wiebenga
Carol Hyde
Becky
Clinton
Iowa
George Cook
Millledgevle
Donald Ashby
Savanna
G. A. Smith
Tucson
Ariaona
Vernon Stage
Mount Carroll
Johnson Nursing Home
Shannon
Ernest Thje
Arizona
Land
Harry Diehliof Thomson
Television interview highlights local resident’s cosmetic work
Mrs. Frank Potter of Thomson viewed a Dubuque station interview Monday with her daughter Janet Frosch of Chicago. Janet spoke about her work with L'Oreal of Paris and gave demonstrations this week at Rochek's Department Store in Dubuque Iowa.
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Frank Potter
Thomson
Dubuque
Janet Frosch
Chicago
L'Oreal
Paris
Frosch
Rochek
Iowa
Bom
Potter Hom
Zenks Return From Southwest Motor Trip Visit Hemisfair
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Zenk completed a ten day motor journey through the southwestern states. They spent two days at Hemisfair in San Antonio, Texas, and visited their son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Zenk and family, in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Hemisfair
Harold Zenk
San Antonio
Texas
Leroy Zenk
St. Louis
Missouri
Baltimore nurse anesthetist attends national convention
Cynthia McNerney of Baltimore Maryland attended the National Association of Nurse Anesthetists three day convention in Atlantic City New Jersey. She serves as secretary to the organization and is daughter of Mrs. Frank Potter of Ipswich.
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Cynthia McNerney
Baltimore
Maryland
National Association of Nurse Anesthetists
Atlantic City
New Jersey
Miss McNerney
Frank Potter
Mson
Cheerleaders Named for Thomson High 1968-69 Season
A panel of teachers and students selected varsity and frosh soph cheerleaders last week. Varsity picks: Debbie Bush Barbara Schoening Cheryl Hook Debbie Falls with Mae Tipton and Peggy Kaufman as alternates. Frosh soph picks: Deborah Bush Dawn Knuth Mary Dykstra Debbie Prins. alternates Nancy Schoenig Pam Kaufman.
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Thomson
Debbie Bush
Barbara Schoening
Cheryl Hook
Debbie Falls
Mae Tipton
Peggy Kaufman
Deborah K. Bush
Dawn Knuth
Mary Dykstra
Debbie Prins
Nancy Schoenig
Pam Kaufman
Thomson Dance Slated By Lions Club In Thom son
The Thomson Lions Club sponsors a public dance Saturday evening October 5 at the old Thompson high school gym from 9 to 1 with music by the Four Sons plus Three orchestra from Cuba City Wisconsin.
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Thomson
Thomson Lions Club
Cuba City
Wisconsin
Thomson PTA Meeting Planned for Thursday Evening
The Thomson PTA schedules a meeting Thursday at 8 in the no school cafeteria. The speaker will be Albert Dorak Carroll County probation officer.
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P.T.A
Thomson Pta
Albert
Dorak
Carroll County
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