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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1969
Page
3
Private First Class Gregory G. Bahr age 19 son of Mr and Mrs Elmer J Bahr 1620 Portland Ave Savanna Illinois was a mechanic with the Infantry Division in Vietnam. He died September 23 in the conflict as announced by his family and local officials.
A crowded line of names and places appears from Chadwick Milledgeville Lanark Mt. Carroll Savanna and Chicago. The partial roster includes Charles Dial Jr Chadwick Mrs C R Way Rex Milroy and others across Illinois towns with no clear event or roles specified.
A long OCR list records birthdays on November 2 through 6 for numerous individuals across Milledgeville Thomson Savanna Joliet Lanark Sterling Chadwick Belvidere and other places. Names include Robert Thorngren Jr Kenneth Hartman Meryl Spencer George Collinson Maurice Bothous Lynn Babcock Dorothy Hebeler David Lartz Kimberly Atherton Maxine Quade Arthur Lott Ernest Miller Harlan Flickinger Jr Judy Fielding and many more with assorted locales shown.
Carroll County Bankers Federation unanimously endorses W. C. Bill Linker as a qualified candidate for the Constitutional Convention. They cite his view that industry labor the consumer and agriculture are closely connected and interdependent. Linker is a lifelong resident of the 35th District.
Two Savanna men Ronald L. Brown 22 and Michael J. Cini 18 were inducted in the Army on October 8 per Miss Elizabeth Hartman clerk of the Selective Service. They are sons of Richard Brown and Amedo Cini respectively. William D. Moll 19 of Shannon enlisted in the Navy on October 10.
One hundred and five Carroll County 4-H members will be honored at the 4-H Honors Night Saturday at Mt. Carroll High School starting 8 p.m. The event recognizes top 4-H members by grades with 4-H Gun Safety enrollments urged as soon as 20 members sign up. Roger Williams serves on the Illinois 4-H Livestock Judging Team which placed third at the American Royal Livestock Show.
Sinnissippi Mental Health Center held its third annual meeting in Dixon with about 350 attendees. The event featured keynote remarks by Robert Lanier of the Illinois Department of Mental Health and presentations by Edward Nelson and other officers. The board approved the 1969 70 slate and awarded Distinguished Service honors to several community leaders. The center reported 1765 patients served in fiscal 1968 69, with 23 percent more patients than the prior year and a 48 percent rise in services. Self referrals led the new cases at 29 percent, with physicians 28 percent and social service agencies 16 percent.
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