Colonel Harding to Leave Savanna Army Depot
Colonel W. B. Harding, commanding officer of Savanna Army Depot since July 1, 1967, will depart September 10 for a new post as Munitions Officer at Camp Smith in Hawaii. Colonel Charles R. Fish will replace him, returning from Vietnam. Harding, a 27 year Army veteran, is from Washington NC and holds a 1940 UNC commerce degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Harding
Savanna Army Depot
Commander In Chief
Pacific Command
Army, Navy
Air Force
Camp Smith
Island
Oahu
Honolulu
Hawaii
Charles R. Fish
Vietnam
Harding
Senior Army officer earns multiple awards and posts
Colonel Harding held roles across the Army including Chief of Officer Training Division at Redstone Arsenal Alabama and Director of Maintenance at Fort Bliss Texas. He received the Legion of Merit and Army Commendation Medal with four oak leaf clusters. The commander and his wife Betty live at the depot. Nearby residents and dinner guests were listed in a local social brief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ordinance Guided Missile
Redstone Arsenal
Ala
Headquarters
U. S. Continental Army Command
U. S. Army Air Defense Center
Ft. Bliss
Tex
Harding
Illinois Law Mandates Special Education For Handicapped
The Illinois State Bar Association reports about 250000 of Illinois 2300000 public school children will receive special education this fall. The 6 categories include physically handicapped and speech defective children. districts may transport students to other districts if needed. State funding totaled 29500000 for reimbursements enabling districts to hire specialists. A statewide plan is led by an Advisory Council on Education of Handicapped Children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois
Illinois State Bar Association
ISBA
Thei
York Community Church Service Schedule
In YORK COMMUNITY CHURCH the pastor is T. S. Cleworth and the superintendent is Claude Grim. Assistant Mrs Theresa Bissens is listed with organist duties. Church School meets at 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship at 10:30 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Community Church
T. S. Cleworth
Claude Grim
Donald Robinson
Theresa Bissens
Local folks enjoy Labor Day gatherings and reunions
Thomson briefs list numerous weekend visits and dinners across towns. Families including Diehl Bristol Atherton Bergman Stockwell Turley and others vacationed near Mt Carrol and Galesburg. Reunions and dinners occurred at Stockton Palisades Park Morrison and Stratford with relatives from Milwaukee Warrensburg Elgin DeWitt and Battle Creek.
County Welfare Committee Appointments Announced
Harold O. Swank announces new and renewing appointees to county welfare services committees in downstate Illinois. Named are Mrs. Lloyd Edler Shannon Dwight Turner Chadwick Mrs Delbert Newcomer Lanark and Mrs Hazel Stagg Thomson. Appointments come on recommendations of the County board of Supervisors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Downstate
Harold O. Swank
Illinois Department of Public Aid
Lloyd Edler
Shannon
Dwight Turner
Chadwick
Delbert Newcomer
Lanark
Hazel Stagg
Thomson
County Board of Supervisors
Weekend visitors and relatives gather in multiple towns
Labor Day weekend guests include Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mark and family from Lake Zurich visiting Paul and Mary McDearmon. George Bechtel and Merle Prins joined Saturday dinner with Morrison hosts. Multiple families hosted guests from St. Paul, Nashville, Huron and Sabula for reunions and suppers across Illinois and Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Mark & Family
Lake Zurich
Paul McDearmon
George Bechtel
Morrison
Carroll County Soil and Water Directors Meet September 1969
The Carroll County Soil and Water Conservation District directors will meet on Wednesday September 10 1969 at 8 00 P M in the U S D A building at Mt Carroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County Soil and Water Conservation District
U.S.D.A
Mt. Carroll
Local families take weekend trips across Wisconsin and Iowa
Mr and Mrs John Sloan returned home Saturday from a weeklong camping trip to Backbone State Park Strawberry Point Iowa and Bagley Wis Mr and Mrs Emil Brach and Philip and Edna Brown enjoyed a weekend trip to several points in northern Wisconsin Valerie and Jon Ashby of Savanna visited with their grandmother Mrs Florence Ashby Thursday and Friday Mrs Ashby returned home with them and visited until Sunday at the home of her son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Donald Ashby Mr and Mrs Gene Enloe and daughters were Saturday night visitors of Mr and Mrs Jerry Smith and daughter
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Gengenbach
John Bielema
Hooppole
Warren Nice
Morrison
Leroy Foltz
Chadwick
Robert Carroll J
Marvin Hole Singer
Jim Green
Mervin Marshall
William Mullen
Elgin
Merle Cate
Savanna
Charlen
Cate
Rockford
Robert Carroll
William Couch
DeWitt
Iowa
Palisades Park
Clifford Hortensen
St. Louis
Marvin Holesinger
Henry Ven Zuiden
Leslie Grim
Clara Hendricks
Stratford
Wis
Wisconsin
Eugene Halfman
Ee Halfman
Dorothy Lewis
Ernest Schultz
Clinton
J. F. Wilhelm
Battle Creek
J. F. Filhelm
Mich
Robert Lewis
Max Meakins
Teresa
Fran Henneman
Matt
Henry Hilmer
Lake
John Sloan
Backbone State Park
Strawberry Point
Bagley
Emil Brach
Philip
Edna Brown
Valerie
Jon Ashby O' Savanna
Florence Ashby
Gene Enloe
Jerry Smith
York Baptist Church Announces Schedule and Summer Reports
Emer W. Grafft remains pastor as worship begins at 10 00 A M Sunday school at 11 00 A M The Golden Rule class meets Wednesday September 17 at the church Roll call will quote a verse from a book of the Bible sharing initials by last name Each member will give a report of a summer trip Refreshment committee Philip Brach Dorothy Carroll
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Wilt
Philip Brach
Dorothy Carroll
Methodist church worship and Sunday schedule listed
United Methodist services listed for Argo Fay at 8:30 and 9:30 at Hickory Grove and Thomson with Sunday School at 9:15 and 10:00 and 10:30. MYF meetings scheduled for Sunday at Argo Fay and Hickory Grove at 7:00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Methodist
William Bergman
Argo Fay
Hickory Grove
Thomson
Spring V. Lley Reform Church Services Schedule
Rev. Ralph Van Rheenen leads morning worship at 9 am with Sunday School at 10:30 am and evening services at 7:30 pm. The notice lists the church events and speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring V
Lley Reformed Church
Ralph van Rheenen
Catholic Mass Schedule for Fulton and Savanna Churches
Fulton Illinois parish notes Sunday Masses at 7 45 a m and 11 a m with confessions 4 to 5 p m and Holy Day services 6 a m 6 p m 7 to 8 p m Thursday before First Friday. St John s Savanna offers services 7 00 a m 9 00 a m 11 00 a m and 5 00 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulton
Illinois
St. John’s Church
Savanna
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Washington, North Carolina
Georgia Military College
Milledgeville
The
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
USARV
China-Burma-India
US Army
Europe
Iran
Jerry’s
Thomson, Illinois
J. H. Potts & Son
Lyons
Mt. Carroll Insurance Agency
Thomson Review
Legion Post
P.T.A
Ladies Bowling League
Fulton Recreation Lanes
Herb Richter
Dick Veith
Mt. Carroll Insurance
Agency
N. Main
Rapp
Phont
Betty
Ron Green
Elvira
Bob Hildreth
Robert Plumley
Handel's Steak House
Maytag & Coronado
Main St
Engel’s
Elliott
Ill
George Creighton
Franklin, Indiana
Nellie Creighton
Melodie
America
Savanna Lumber Co
West Madison
Savanna, Illinois
Chicago Motor Club
AAA
Thomson Briefs
Harry Diehl
Robert Bristol
Francis Toepfer
Plums River
Mt. Carrol
Richard Atherton
Merle Atherton, Jr
Galesbure Park
Willard Smith
Galesburg
Glenn Stockwell
George Bissens
van Oosten
Stockton
Besse French
Ted John
Avi Schmaltz
Milwaukee
Diane French
Warrensburg
Merle Prins
Douglas Park
Roc Island
John Root
Harry Root
Walter Root
St. Paul, Min
Wayne Re
Nashville, Tenn
Dean Dennis
Huron
S. Dak
P. A. Schroeder
Margaret King
Sabula
Ernest Rathje
Old Settlers and Threshers
Mt. Pleasant
Harold Witt
Hazel Witt
Ralph Irion
Norman Hagg
Irion
Lyle Smith
Moline
Aaron Johnson
Lloyd Smith
John Johnson
Donald Sippel
Teow
Margaret SC. Heusinkveld
Law-Jones Funeral Home
DIAL
York
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