This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1969
Page
2
Happy Birthday wishes note several local residents and their towns. Mrs. Wilmer LaShelle of La Savanna, Mrs. Maurice Strukhoff of Thomson, Mrs. James E. Miller of Freeport, and Mrs. John K. Morris of Chadwick are all celebrated.
A long OCR fragment lists names and towns including Chadwick Chad, Lanark Milledgeville Polo Thomson Savanna Mount Carroll Morrison Morrison War saw and others. Dates marked September 21 to 25 accompany many individuals with limited context.
The Mt Carroll Branch AAUW will hold its first meeting as a dinner at 6 30 PM on September 22 at Oakville Golf Club Members are urged to bring eligible women as guests Reservations will be taken for members and guests The board will serve as hostesses
Palisades Art League members prepare for the annual show to be staged October 25 and 26 at Savanna High School. Exhibitors pay a small fee, ribbons awarded, with a door prize and autumn theme decorations led by Mrs Ben Welch. Through September pieces appear in the Economy Paint window gallery by Harriet Michael Gertrude Palmer and Frances Lego. The next meeting is October 6 at Lincoln school.
The Harbor Crest Nursing Home auxiliary in Fulton will host its annual festival on Saturday September 27 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Fulton Fire Station. Attendees can browse booths with baked goods candies cookies produce and crafts made by patients plus a lunch stand.
Mrs Ray Polhill of Milledgeville Illinois vice chairman of the Illinois Republican State Central Committee will attend the 15th Biennial Convention of the National Federation of Republican Women at the Washington Hilton September 26 to 28. Illinois will send a sizeable delegation led by Mrs D W Watson of Charleston and Mrs Brooks McCormick of Warrenville and Chicago. Illinois has 27000 members in 175 clubs. A White House tour and a reception for nominees are planned.
Publican Senators are scheduled for an 8:00 p.m. gathering as the 15th Biennial Convention adopts the American Dream theme. An American Dream Banquet is planned for Saturday September 27 at 7:30 p.m.
The Carroll County Association for the Handicapped met at Avenue School in Savanna for a round table on changes and benefits of Trainable and Educable mentally handicapped students in public schools. The group plans a shelter workshop in the county and will run a food concession at Savanna High School for the Palisades Art League show on October 25 and 26. Volunteers and pie donations are requested.
About 1 900 people attended the Carroll County Farm Bureau golden anniversary celebration held at the Carroll County feivereuets east of Miledge e. Rep John Anderson of Rockford spoke on the career of the late Sen Everett Dirksen as 850 pounds of barbecued prime beef were served. Elmer Airhart and Reynold Bleyer led supper. Robert McIntyre welcomed guests. Brendon Law orchestra provided music. Christianaires of Mt Vernon performed.
The Thomson Lions Club sponsors a public dance on September 20 at the old high school gym from 9 p m to 1 a m. Music by the Paradise Kings. Public invited.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.