FS Services Holds 7th Annual Meet in Chicago
More than 2,000 agricultural and business leaders attended FS Services Inc for its seventh annual two day gathering in Chicago. C H Becker retiring after 27 years reported 1967 sales of 165 million dollars and earnings over 10 million dollars while noting goals for 1968. The program highlighted service improvements from Central Farmers Fertilizer ownership, a Bonnie Florida phosphate complex deal, ammonia pipeline construction, a new 1000 ton per day plant in Donaldsville Louisiana, a Canada potash mine refinery project, and a Columbus Wisconsin feed mill in production.
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Chicago
FS Services, Inc
Conrad-Hitton Hotel
Illinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Becker
Central Farmers Fertilizer Company
Bonnie
Florida
Gulf Coast
Donaldsville
Louisiana
Saskatchewan
Canada
FS Services
Columbus
Illinois Agricultural Association
Farm Bureau
James H Healey
Management &Business Service
Ohio
C. H Becker
Ernest V. Stevenson
Future Farmers of America
William Boehm
FFA
FS Services Inc
Ron Deiter
Steve Zumbach
Dan Lehmann
Melvin E. Sims
Liberty
Stevenson
Sunday Visit Recap From Thomson Residents
Thomson residents hosted and visited multiple neighboring families over the weekend. Notable gatherings included Mr. and Mrs. John Buikema with Phyllis at Fulton’s Wredelings, and Mr. and Mrs. Merle Atherton Jr hosting Atherton family members for dinner. Further visits featured the Ashby, Balk, Walters, Petersen, Greeley, Bush, Mooney, and Prins households in Morrison Cordova and Morrison areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Buikema
Phyllis
John Wredeling
Fulton
Richard Atherton
Merle Atherton
Florence Ashby
Guert
Fay Ashby
Edwin Balk
Harold Walters
Morrison
Carl Petersen
Lyle Greeley
Allen Bush
David Mooney, Jr
Cordova
Enames
Joan C. Atherton
Bernie Jo
Albert Prins
Paul Geerts
Deaths list heartland figures with memorial services
Funeral services were held in Mount Carroll and Savanna for several residents. Mildred Hoff of Shell Lake died Saturday at age 49. Vivian Walker, formerly of Mount Carroll, died Saturday morning in Monroe Wisconsin at 65. Charles H. Plattenberger of Savanna died Wednesday in Deer Lodge Montana after a Milwaukee Railroad career. Robert E. Dodson, 54, formerly of Savanna, died in his Wisconsin home. Burial plans included Oak Hill and Oakdale cemeteries and services conducted by local churches and the Law Jones and Frank funeral homes. Survivors include family members across Iowa Wisconsin and Minnesota communities.
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Mildred Hoff
Mt. Carroll
Frank
Mount Carroll
Shell Lake
Wisconsin
Hoff
David Ellis
Church of God
Oak Hill Cemetery
Carroll County
Bert and
Albertine James Hicks
Allen
Shirley) Miller
Savanna
Brothi Hicks
Vivian Walker
St. Clair Hospital
Monroe
Oakdale
Davenport
David
Toledo
Ohio
Roger
New York
Robert Schleming
Charles H. Plattenberger
Savanna Lutheran Church
Deer Lodge
Montana
Law-Jones
Savanna Township
Mr. Plattenberger
Frank and
Mae Parr Plattenberger
Esther Hass
Clinton
Milwaukee Railroad
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Esther
William
LaVerne
Wilma) Mischnick
Hopkins
Minnesota
Robert E. Dodson
Wiliam Fetz
Methodist Church
Dodson Burial Notices for IBM Engineer Born in Savanna
Burial services were held with officiation in Savanna Township cemetery for William Dodson born October 5 1913 in Savanna to William and Ella Dodson. He married Iva Jones in Sterling on March 31 1937 and worked as a IBM customer engineer in Milwaukee. Survivors include wife Janet Peterson of North Aurora daughter Julie and a grandson. He was predeceased by his parents.
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Savanna Township
Mr. Dodson
Savanna
William
Ella Sawyer Dodson
Iva Jones
Sterling
IBM
Milwaukee
Harold
Janet) Peterson
North Aurora
Julie
Regional Families Share Sunday Meals and Visits
Mr and Mrs Thomas Kustes and Mrs Kathryn Cooper hosted visits from George Raymond of Milwaukee and other relatives from Thom son Morrison and Polo. The gathering included Mr and Mrs Charles Freels from Denver and Mr and Mrs James Bissens of Morrison.
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Thomas Kustes
Kathryn Cooper
Thomson
George Raymond
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Jack Reagan
Savanna
Charles Freels
Denver
Colorado
James Bissens
Morrison
Charles E. Bissens
Ruby Durward
Lysle Foltz
Carroll
Vernon Alexander
Chadwick
Gary Lehman
Lyndon
Merle Durward
Leslie Durward
Clifford Durward
Id Dykema
Harvey Dykema
Polo
Richard Gribbens
Rockford
Dave
Arthur Dykema
Russell Green
Edna Roggendorf
Kenneth Metz
Wayne
Willis Brock
Merschel Enloe
Metamora
Gene Enloe
George _ Raymond
Raymond
Cooper
Service Pvt Evan Haag Heads to Vietnam from California
Pvt Evan Haag departed Chicago Wednesday morning by air to Oakland and then proceeded to Vietnam, starting his military deployment period.
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Evan’ Haag
Chicago
Oakland
California
Vietnam
Citizens Over 65 Deserve Better, Paul Simon Urges
Paul Simon argues for stronger support for seniors citing Bertom and the Thompsons. He proposes a constitutional revenue flexibility for property tax relief and a nationwide minimum livable income of 1800 yearly for seniors and the disabled to reduce poverty and ease social security strain.
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Mrs. Thompson
Thompson
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C. H. Becker
Lars
T. E. Mulligan
Harold E. Hart
Els
McKee Lumber Co
Congoleum Nairn
Herculon
Thomson News
Busi
Richard Storch
Paul Simon
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