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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1962
Page
4
The Springfield Drivers License Division announced the suspension of Michael J. Williams license after three traffic regulation violations. It also issued a probationary permit to John E. Warner of RR 1 Shannon.
The 87th annual Coast Guard Academy entrance exam will be held Feb 18 and 19, 1963 in over 150 U.S. cities and abroad. Competitive testing determines appointments with no congressional quotas. applicants must be high school seniors or graduates aged 17 to under 22 by July 1, 1968. Applications due Jan 10, 1963.
Steven E. Pauley 20 son of Mr and Mrs Orrin F Pauley Chadwick Illinois recently promoted to specialist fire at Fort Bliss Texas. He serves as information and education non commissioned officer in the U S Army Air Defense Center Headquarters and Service Battery. Pauley entered the Army in October 1960 and was last stationed at Fort Slocum New York. A 1960 Chadwick High School graduate. The dollar today is like a quarterhorse built for speed not endurance.
Vocational agricultural instructors from Carroll County high schools toured the farms of Robert Black in Pearl City and Francis Sloan in Shannon last Saturday to study farm conservation plans and livestock management. Black operates a 320 acre system with corn and alfalfa crops, a Holstein dairy herd of 60 to 65, and a Holstein-Angus beef program, milks in a six unit pipeline system, and uses grass silage and hay for winter feed. Sloan runs a six year rotation and implements erosion controls and water structures.
A 160 acre farm tour described Sloan’s soil conserving rotation of corn and alfalfa with contour strip cropping on 137 acres. The dairy herd grows to 45 to 50 cows, dry lot fed, milking in a three stall parlor, and milk sold on Grade A. Attendees included local agricultural instructors and Soil and Water Conservation District officials.
Carroll County Pomona Grange met at Pleasant Valley hall with 18 members present. William Hans presided as Master while officers elected include over seer Frank Manning, lecturer Mrs. Paul Sites, steward Lawrence Haught, assistant steward Paul Voeckel, chaplain Mrs. Ralph Roberts, treasurer Paul Sites, secretary Mrs. Cora Dale, gatekeeper Leo Poffenberger, Ceres Mrs. Lawrence Hugh t, Pomona Mrs. Pete Libberton, Flora Mrs. Leland McPhillips, lady assistant steward Mrs. Francis Provant, and executive committee member Leland McPhillips. Mr and Mrs Russell Nye named as delegates to the state convention. Installation set for Oct 8 at Black Oak Grange hall in Ideal. Refreshment committee listed.
The marriage of Miss Judy Fossett daughter of Mr and Mrs Harvey Fossett Chadwick to Richard Piller Lamoille will be solemnized Sunday September 16 at Hope Evangelical United Brethren Church Chadwick. Public invited to attend.
Carroll County cattle feeders, led by Reynold Bloyer, will travel by train from Rock Island to Clayton New Mexico. They depart Sunday September 30 and return by October 4, staying with ranchers and visiting area farms. Interested members should mail checks to Byron Hutchins by September 24. River news reports 196,400 tons moved through Lock No. 15 last week, with 155,050 tons upbound and 41,350 tons downbound.
Voters will receive an extra ballot at the November 6 election proposing an annual tax to establish operate and maintain an airport and landing field in Carroll County. The petition with 145 signatures prompted the vote, with 100 required for validity.
Carroll County records show seven couples securing marriage licenses in the past week. La Ron Ingwersen of Sabula and Karen Kay Reese of Savanna. Robert Hartman and Ruth Ann Brown of Savanna. Richard Piller of La Moille and Judy Fossett of Chadwick. Ronald Robertson of Elmhurst and Jo Ann Taylor of Savanna. David Gusse of Pekin and Charlene Flack of Shannon. Russell Homan of Freeport and Eudora Shepherd of Mt. Carroll. George Kinsinger Jr. and Paula McColley of Savanna.
Deeds recorded Aug 30 through Sep 6 include Savanna S B L A to Webster Wagner and son lots 8 9 block 17 O T Savanna Clarence Doty to Marvin McCue and wife sec 14 twp 24 range 3 Savanna Robert L Schubert to Herschel W Hopkins and wife lots 1 2 Polsgrove and 10 twp 25 range 4 Wood and Dwight A Flickinger to Virginia M Law lots 9 10 Irwins Lanark Wm Lloyd Bell et al to Orion J Stover lots 23 9 11 twp 23 range 6 Wysex Entered for probate C Millard Estate Donald W Hunter Estate Suits filed Ira M Hartman vs Lewis F Hartman for divorce Alice T Gil vs Thomas J Gilbert for divorce John Crouse vs Mt Carroll Nursing Home Inc and Genders Hospital Supply Co vs Mt Carroll Nursing Home Inc for law actions.
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