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Freeport Journal-Standard from Freeport, Illinois • Page 8

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JAOI SIX TMS JOUKNAl-STANDARD, FREEPORT, ILLINOIS PHONE WANT AIM 4000 Tax Billing Process In Jo Daviess County Is Now Under Way Petty Hutchison of Elizabeth, Jo Davltta County treasurer and collector of county taxes, reported today that work Is starting on the assessing of taxes. Hutchison says that the date for the appearance of the tax bills is still Indefinite, depending upon the number of workers which he can secure. Tax payers may expect to see their statements about May 1. As in previous some of the taxes will be collected at the treasurer's office in Galena and the remainder will be turned in at banks. Public Hearing A public hearing on the annual Elizabeth Township appropriation ordinance and temporary budget has been set for 1 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, April 7, at the township hall.

The budget was prepared some the girls' quartet composed of Jane weeks ago and has been posted in I Goldthorpe. Joan Kreider, Norma the office of the township clerk Stover and Nancy Bardell. since March 7. I The saxophone (Doris of taxes for the year 1953 to be collected in 1964 tot township posts. The March meeting of the Elizabeth Lions Club will be held at the Schmidt Cafe at 7 o'clock Thursday evening, beginning with a dinner.

In addition to the regular business of the month, the club will discuss plans for entertaining the members of the Elizabeth High School basketball team at the April meeting. Two Music Ensembles From Milledgeville Win First Ratings MILLEDGEVILLE Two groups of pupils from the Milledgeville Community Unit Schools earned first division ratings at the Morrison district contest on Saturday and will go on to the state music contest. The clarinet quartet winning the first division rating is composed of Jane Goldthorpe, Janice Pisch, Kris Heyer and Norma Stover. Winner of the vocal first division rating was W6DNISDAY, MARCH 18, 1953 It Is proposed that the voters of I the township take final action on the budget at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, April 7, or an hour after the time set for the final hearing. The final action will be to make a levy Stover.

Joan Kreider, Merlyn Bruns and Dick Wolf) earned a second division rating. The clarinet trio (Jeanne Sherwin, Marilyn Bushman and Betty Buffington) received a second division rating. Lee Polhlll. Don'l Miss W. WOOLWORTH CO.

Grind Opining Tomorrow arc proud to have taken part in the remodeling of tho Woolworth Building by putting in new windows, FREEPORT GLASS COMPANY Main 1552 23 East MR. AND MRS. O. H. MLSTERT of German Valley celebrated their golden weddinir anniversary with open house on March 4.

The event took place at the home of their only son, Lewis Mtistert, In fecatonlca. The couple has lived in this vicinity during their entire married life. Stanley Franks and Larry Buffington received a -econd division rating as a trumpet trio. The girls vocal trio (Judy Goldthorpe, Mary Jane Spaulding and Margaret Isgrlgt and the boys vocal quartet (Jim Rowsey, Larry Smith. Lee Polhill and Lyle Sucher) received third division ratings.

Carol Barthel received a third division rating in piano solo, Doris Stover accompanied the boys quartet and girls trio. Miss Pauline Kuhlman is director of the vocal groups and Mrs. Marvin Brewer the instrumental ensembles. Gas Station Attendant Found Bound And Shot To Death In Chicago CHICAGO The attendant of an all-night gasoline station, his hands tied behind him with his own belt and a bandana handkerchief. found shot to death early today In the station washroom.

Police Lt. George Tucker said the attendant, William L. Stein 23, of 305 N. High Carlln- vilic, 111., presumably was shot by robbers. A check showed $71.00 missing from the cash box.

1 Two Bo.vs Pound Body Two teen-age boys reported they found Stein's body when they stopped at the Northwest Side station to get a tire fixed. The youths, Nick BarkulLs, 18, and Ronald Seghetti, 18, told police they saw a light blue 1941 Ford containing two men pull away from the station as they drove up. Police said Stein had been shot once in the back with a .32 gun and the bullet penetrated hLs heart. Police planned to compare the bullet with slugs which killed El- total of 54 students mcr Heather. 23, attendant in a are listed on the honor roll for the West Side filling station Dec.

29. fourth six week? period at Dakota! Hcather HLso was foimcl the sla- Dakota Honor Roll Cites 54 Students High School, with two all students, 24 on the first honor roll and 28 on the second honor roll. lion washroom, shot three times in the back. Some $40 was missing from the cash register. The stations are about five miles! with the Idea of "streamlining Its services in the Interest of economy and greater efficiency." In a formal statement, he described the department as agency which had been "swollen Into a huge bureaucracy." The new secretary emphasised, however, that it would take time to effect savings, The personnel report said that during February the department took on 862 full-time employes and lost 968 through retirements, transfers, deaths, and discharges.

The Feb. 28 full-time employment of 55,381 compares with 991 in mid-1946. This figure declined slightly more than 10,000 In 1902. Polish Refugee Family Will Tell Experiences To Loron PTA Meeting PEARL Honzar and her family. Polish refugees now living near Lanark, will relate their experiences in a concentration camp to members of the Loran PTA at the meeting Friday night in the Loran school.

The meeting opens at 8 p.m. Superintendent R. Brach will address the group on the topic of the Red Cross and its work. Mrs. Lloyd Myers, president, will appoint a nominating committee.

LUKEWARM MILKING DAWSON, Nefc For yeafs. farmers have been encouraging their pigs to huddle under electric their brooder houses during cold weather. That farmer Lloyd Helm an Idea. Now he does his milking beneath one of the heat lamps which he rigged up above his milking stool. The two students making nil apart.

Milledgeville is a class school. ar i ene wenger. Athletic Banquet At Mt. Carroll High Scheduled April 22 I recorxL were Marianna Garybill and Stein's widow Ls Laurelle, 20, who lives with her parents, Mr. and Lawrence J.

Jensen. BI IP toiH HPP hiiKhanH bne lold aulhori.ies her husband graduated from Blackburn College, Carlinvllle, in January, and had taken the filling station MT. CARROLL The annual ligh school athletic banquet will be held April 22 in the high school gymnasium, according to officials of the Mt. Carroll Lions Club, sponsors of the event. Harry Combes, head basketball coach at the University of Illinois, will be the guest speaker.

Players who have participated in athletic events, as well as cheerleaders, will be guests of the club. Parents of the players will be given first opportunity to purchase tickets, after which tickets will go on sale to the public. On the first honor roll: Mary Jane Ketiter. Ronald Schrader. Joyce Loh- meler.

Marilyn Albertus. Dixie Kercli- ner. Fuzanne Nesemeler, Roberta Halstead. Elaine VriniblF. Jim Yeoman, Betty Ebel, Ernest Mliles.

Marcle Pleper, Noia Mae Wolf. Jeanne Zimmerman, Job temporarily, hoping to get a Marilyn Johnson. Keith Miner, Gerald iWstorv teaching job next school Wise. Arlene Scuelder, Gary Raetz, i term hp jd camp rh i erman. Judith Boyer, sne ala came to oni- ler.

Lots Mills, Dariene cago so she could be with her Vehmeter. nnrpnU for t.iip nf their i-- On tilt second honor Shirley Lincoln. Lavonne Lohmeter, Arlene Kuhlemeyer, Oarlene Mills, Roberta child, expected in five months. She her husband was ex- Oerald Ackerman. Carole cmpt from military service be- crippled right arm.

Milllcan, Downing, Cynthia Kelster, Stephen c-aiLsc of a Moore, Donald Stebblns, Jack Hoi- verson, Donald Miller. Margie Barr, Ra- Pat ci biaciiJCU GAS? rHANK HEAVENS! Most attacxs are acid Indigestion When It strikes take Bell-ana tablets. They contain the fastest-acting medicines known to doctors for the relief of heartburn and gas refunded if not ntisfied. Send empty carton -to Bell-ana Orangeburg, Y. Get Bell-ans today.

on your newly Remodeled Store a to nave been tne are proud have been ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR DON MORSE, Electrical Contractor 109 East Exchange Street State 2 212 Richard Ebel. Alice Haraldson. mona Mulllcan. Elvla Reutner. Rose.

Nancy Jones, Charles I.alble. Jack Coleman. Carol Kloepplnsr. Cheni- lyti Peters, Rosemary Untersee, Carol Hellman, Carl Nesemeler, Lee Raetz, Karen Snavely. Cedarville Parties Nominate Candidates For Village Election Shifts Are Announced In Reorganization Of Ag Department Best Wishes WASHINGTON The Agriculture Department has undergone r.

i some major shifts in its organiza-; CEDARVILLE-Glenn Hutchison tional setup under the new Repub-' and Virgil Fry were nominated for Mean administration, and its total president of the Cedarville Village Board at the caucus of both parties in the village hall Friday night. Hutchison is the candidate of the Independent party and Fry the can. didate of the Village party. employment has increased slightly. A personnel report showed today that the department's total paid employment at the end of February was 66.848.

an Increase of 50 hi the village hall, nees are: Independent party: Paul Kryder, It's been a pleasure to serve Freeport again On Th. F. W. WOOLWORTH CO. Enlargement And Remodeling Of Their Store GRAND OPENING-MARCH 19th Venice Terrazzo Tile Co.

Orchard Avenue and Auburn Street Road Rockford, Illinois Dial 4-6824 clerk; Leo Mordick, Willard Wilson, Frank Barncord, trustees: Mathew Burris, constable; Howard Pinnow, police magistrate. Village party: Ernest Rinehart, clerk; Floyd Bear, Jack Shuey, Richard Louthain, trustees; William Nam pel, constable. Leah Wand Wins Gratiot DAR Award Wand, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wand of Gratiot, is tbe winner of the Daughters of the American Revolution citizenship award at Gratiot High hool.

She is class salutatorian and has been active in chorus, class play, camera club, commercial club and the hot lunch program. She Is a senior. Owens WiM Attend Polo Sports Banquet Owens, 1936 Olympic hero, who will address the For- reston father-son banquet on Mon- day. March 23, will attend the annual sports banquet at Polo High School on Tuesday night starting at 6:30 p.m. The banquet is sponsored by the American Legion and the Rotary Club.

Milk Price Uptrend Falters In March WASHINGTON W) A 2'i-year uptrend in milk prices in the nation's urban markets has come to a halt. Reporting this, the Agriculture Department said today fluid milk prices early this month averaged 23.2 cents a quart at retail, the same as a year ago. This is the first time since August, 1850, that the average retail price has not exceeded the level of the same month a year earlier. The early March average was two-tenths of a cent a quart below the February average. 80TH BIRTHDAY SHANNON Fred Steinhagen celebrated his 80th birthday Sunday at the home of his daughter, Mrs.

Lucille Wirtjes, in Shannon. over Jan. 31. The number of full- time workers dropped from 55.465 to 55,381 during the month, but nomi- part-time employes went up from 11.333 to 11.467. In one of his first acts after taking office Jan.

21, Secretary of Agriculture Benson announced plans to overhaul the department f. W. WOOLWORTH CO. On Your Newly Remodeled Store PLASTERING GRIP BROS. 525 James Avenue Rockford, Illinois Phone 5-5321 F.

W. WOOLWORTH CO. We Furnished Steel Stairs Window Guards Ornamental Iron Work Railings And Other Miscellaneous Ironwork On Your Beautiful Newly Enlarged and Remodeled Store Architectural Iron, Inc. 904 22nd Street Roekford, Illinois Telephone 3-8403 or 3-8404 i Industrial Commercial and Residential Work We offer Congratulations To Tht New F. W.

Woolworth Store Opening MAIN 37OO 'HI I SUPHINSON SI IKUHOKJ Plan To Attend Th. GRAND OPENING of F. W. WOOLWORTH CO, NEWLY REMODELED STORE We are proud to hare been the General Contractor on this project. FREEPORT CONSTRUCTION CO.

General Contractors Paul Rubtndall I. Pleasant St. and Chippewa Main 868 Victor Rreckill Fretport, IllinoU A-.

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