Arson Charged In Thomson Blazes
Virgil MacDonald’s Thomson property suffered several fires in one night as the village faced arson fears. Robert MacDonald, 22, was arrested after a polygraph test in Chicago and charged with arson. Bond set at 10,000 dollars allowed his release while a preliminary hearing is scheduled.
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Thomson Fire Department
Virgil Macnald
Thomson
MacDonald
New York
Carroll County
Harry Miller
Robert MacDonald
Miller
Chicago
Edward J. Kaugh
John Rapp
Mount Carroll
Mac- Donald
Virgil MacDonald
Fire destroys two barns amid Monday blaze near Milledgeville
A fire that leveled two large barns on a Milledgeville area farm also wiped out 2000 bales of hay 500 bales of straw and a hay rack and gear. Five fire departments aided Milledgeville responders with no injuries reported and insurance covering the loss. The farm tenants are the Allen Temple family with owners Mrs. Fred Volkers and Dr. Paul Hanna. Investigators have not yet determined the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milledgeville
Allen Temple
Fred Volkers
Paul Hanna
WSCS Bake Sale At Thomson Methodist Church
The WSCS ladies of Thomson Methodist church plan a bake sale this Saturday at 1:00 PM in the fire station. Patronage will be appreciated.
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WSCS
Thomson Methodist Church
Births Reported in Savanna City Hospital
Mr and Mrs Bernard Gro haring announce the birth of a boy named Brian Scott born Saturday morning September 30 weighing 9 pounds 9 ounces. Mr and Mrs Merle Prins report a baby girl Melissa Joy born Thursday September 28 weighing 10 pounds 12 ounces.
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Bernard Groharing
Brian Scott
Brianne
Merle Prins
Savanna City Hospital
Melissa Joy
Thomson Recreation Hunting and Fishing Ad
Local shop lists new and used guns fishing gear rubber boots shotgun and rifle ammunition caps gloves and smoke shop items including candy pop and smokers supplies.
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Thomson Recreation
School Lunch Menu and Columbus Day Observance
Weekly meals listed for Monday through Friday include Chili Mac, hot dogs, tuna casserole, beef and noodles, with sides like bread and butter, vegetables, fruit, jello, and custard. Note states no school Thursday October 12 in observance of Columbus Day.
Village Board Meets In Regular Session At Thomson
The Thomson Village Board met in regular session Monday evening October 2 at the fire station with five trustees present and Donald Cox absent. Routine village business and authorization of expenditures were the main items on the agenda.
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Thomson Village Board
Donald Cox
Headlines of Former Years March 15 1956 blaze destroys home
A 1956 report notes a fire destroying the home of Mrs A M Reader south of Thomson Illinois. Other items from 1936–38 reference a closed Potter Road dump turning into a public recreation area, a 1938 shower for Mrs Irvin Senneff, and local economic activity with timber work and rising crowds on Main Street.
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A. M. Reader
Thomson, Illinois
Potter's Road
Irvin Senneff
Eleanor Manning
Enjoy Camping Trip Near Wyalusing State Park Wisconsin
Neighbors and friends joined a weekend camping outing to Wyalusing State Park Wisconsin enjoying fall colors campfires and large group dinners. Attendees included John Sloan Gene Marken Diephuis and families Don Marken Haas Atherton Bush and others with activities like fishing boating Mississippi River trips and touring Kickapoo Valley apple orchards 1500 acres.
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Wisconsin
Wyalusing State Park
John Sloan
Gene Marken
Steven
Gene Diephuis
Don Marken
Myles Haas
Nancy
John C. Atherton
R. C. Bush
Mississippi River
Gays Mills
Kickapoo
Wyalusing
Forest Service Liaison Officer Works Fire Crews
Mrs. Terry Elliott reports Terry Elliott is a Forest Service forester in Dubois Wyoming. He led a 25 member Indigenous crew fighting a Canadian forest fire near the Idaho border from Sept 2 to 9. ABC filmed the episode on Sept 8 and aired it Sept 9. He was later at Sundance Idaho as liaison officer for another fire and expected to stay about ten days.
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Terry Elliott
Terry
U. S. Forest Service
Dubois
Wyoming
Canada
Idaho
ABC Television
ABC News
Babbette
Sundance
Prairie du Chien on the Plains of Abraham
A fragment places Prairie du Chien on the plains of Abraham beyond a referenced city. The line hints at regional geography without detailing events or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ers
Prairie du Chien
Abraham
York Township Holds Hearing On Proposed Zoning Ordinance
A public hearing Monday in York Township Legion Hall drew five residents to review the county zoning ordinance. Ted Robbe and Robert Hill read the proposal as Mervin G. Marshall introduced them. Robbe fielded questions and urged residents to study the ordinance at the Courthouse.
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York Township
Legion Hall
Ted Robbe
Mount Carroll
Robert Hill
York
Mervin G. Marshall
Robbe
Inlinois
County Recorder's Office
Carroll County Planning Commission
Carroll
Thither and You and a Town Reporter’s Ruminations
A local columnist muses on the challenges of printing original material versus reusing copy, notes the public’s picky expectations, and laments a few community stories. The piece mourning Mrs. Ethel Rupple recalls her quiet strength amid years of arthritis and a wheelchairless life.
Hospital notes on Ralph White and Claude Grim
Sick Ralph White was admitted Tuesday to Jane Lamb hospital Clinton Ia for observation. Claude Grim was released from Savanna City hospital Saturday and is convalescing at home after recent surgery.
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Ralph White
Jane Lamb Hospital
Clinton
Claude Grim
Savanna City Hospital
Carroll County residents buy $91 507 in savings bonds
Carroll County residents purchased a total of 91507 in series E and H United States Savings bonds and Freedom Shares in August, per F E Weidman county savings bond chairman. Illinois purchases reached 29526309, reported Arnold J Raven state director Treasury savings bonds division.
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Carroll County
United States Savings
Freedom
F. E. Weidman
Carroll
General County
Savings Bond Committee
Illinois
Arnold J. Raven
Treasury Department
Thomson Teen Club Plans Opening Soon
Thomson plans to open a Teen Club using the old high school gym as a meeting place. The organization lists sponsors and pro tem officers led by President Lee Groharing and Secretary Treasurer Violet Horton. Membership costs $1 and grants after-hours access with refreshments paid separately. adult chaperones will assist on Thursday Friday and Saturday nights.
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Thomson
Thomson Teen Club
Agg Cert
Paul Powell
Whic
Alice M. Groharing
Fred Fiet
Marian McKee
Virgil MacDonald
Wayne Tidd
Lee Groharing
Violet
Horton
Gro
Businessen
Groharing
PTA Plans Local Mardi Gras
The PTA has named a committee to plan Thomson's annual Mardi Gras celebration. Mrs Hal Hoy chairs with Mrs John Krahn Mrs Clifford Durward and Mrs Richard Atherton as members. The PTA leads planning with other local groups helping on finances. More news to come next week.
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PTA
Thomson
Hal Hoy
John Krahn
Clifford Durward
Richard Atherton
Necessity of Nursing Home Explained More
In Carroll County the lack of local nursing facilities forces seniors to leave for care. Since 1961 the county has averaged three to six people per month needing nursing care outside the county, with one licensed home at 59 beds always full. Projections suggest a 70 to 100 bed facility is needed based on 1960 census data and 15 percent over 65, rising to 20 percent. Rev Earland Lilly warns the shortage will worsen without action.
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Norman S. Rose
Bureau of Hazardous Substances and Poison Control
Illinois Department of Public Health
Illinois
Monty
Rose
Carroll County
Savanna
Earland Lilly
The
Community Council
PTA Will Meet Thursday Night in Thomson School
The Thomson PTA holds its regular monthly meeting in the school cafeteria at 8:00 p.m. with Mrs. James Green presiding. David Pease of Geneseo Illinois recounts his year as an exchange biology teacher in Birmingham England and his return to Gene seo High School. Mrs. Pease is former Carol Williams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Williams. Hostesses include Mrs. James Dykema Mrs. Charles Bissens Mrs. Charles Huizenga Mr. Allen Brandt and Mrs. Larry Wilkins.
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Thomson Pta
James Green
David Pease
Geneseo
Illinois
Pease
Birmingham
England
Geneseo High School
Thomson
Carol Williams
Lyle Williams
James Dykema
Charles Bissens
Charles Huizenga
Allen Brandt
Larry Wilkins
Card of Thanks for Ethel Rupple
The Babcocks and Maude Brown express heartfelt gratitude to relatives friends and neighbors for kindness during the illness and death of Mrs. Ethel Rupple. They thank Rev Gerald Bowers pallbearers those who sent flowers memorial fund contributions and those who assisted with food transportation or other help.
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Ethel Rupple
Gerald Bowers
Lynn B. Babcock
Maude Brown
Wisconsin Cattle Club Fails to Show Profit
Big Spring Cattle Company formed over a year ago by Carroll County Circuit Court Magistrate James M Thorp and his wife Polly residents of Mill edgeville Illinois has failed to show the expected profits at the apparent end of its operation.
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Big Spring Cattle Company
Carroll County
James M. Thorp
Polly
Milledgeville
Illinois
Cattle Club
Western Testing Company
Orion
Big Spring Cattle Company Operatio Si. Pqmm
Vacancies at Savanna Army Depot Civilian Personnel Office
The Civilian Personnel Office at Savanna Army Depot announced current vacancies in the depot security force. Qualified applicants may be hired immediately. entry pay is $4 269 yearly. Requirements include one year active military or police/firefighting experience or related guarding duties. Preference applies to non veteran preferential candidates only if no eligible veterans are available.
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Savanna Army Depot
Coast Guard
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Savanna, Il
God Is Ever Present and Altars Before Temples Series Begin
Local church notices outline a new quarter at Churches Church School with the series God is Ever-Present and Altars Before Temples for worship and Scripture readings from Ezra. Methodist and Catholic services are listed for Argo Fay Thomson Hickory Grove and other area churches with times, Sunday School, and midweek events.
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Church School
Christian Church
Israel
Methodist
Gerald Bower
Argo Fay
Hickory Grove
Thomson
Thomson Methodist Church
Thomson Churc
Thomas Mode
Argo Myf
Argo
Argo Methodist Church
John Ross
Mount Carroll Methodist Church
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Thomson Blazes
Sheriff's Department
William T. Lodge
Illinois Department of Conservation
Lodge
Lanark
Morrison
Chadwick
Coleta
Sterling
Wscs Bake Sale
Cradle News
Main Street
Thomas Kran
J .S
Elliotts
Fred
Wisconsin Cattle Club
Green County
Monroe
T. S. Cleworth
Lawrence Bruckner
Theresa Bissens
York Baptist
Emer W. Grafft
Philip Brach
Spring Valley Reformed Church
Catholic Immaculate Conception
Fulton
Ill
St. John’s Church
Ideal Community Bible Church
Christian Science
California and
Ohio Sts. Savanna
Krahn
Koffee Kup
Chicago & Clinton
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