25 years ago
Dec. 25, 1996
Riley Joseph Caselton sends Happy New Year Greetings to all of the New’s readers for 1997. He, along with the entire News staff, hopes the new year brings health, happiness, peace and prosperity to everyone. He is the 10-and-a-half month old son of Joe and Becky Caselton of Brussels.
50 years ago
Dec. 30, 1971
Bret Funk, 10 month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Funk of Hardin, wishes all the readers of the Calhoun News a great big Happy New Year. The News joins Bret in wishing prosperity, happiness and peace to all of our readers for the coming New Year 1972.
75 years ago
Dec. 26, 1946
Miss Vonda Sevier, who was crowned 1946 P.T.A. Carnival Queen at Kampsville’s high school gym. With her is her escort, Eugene Puterbaugh of Kampsville. Vonda is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Sevier of Hamburg.
100 years ago
Dec. 29, 1921
A committee has been appointed by Gov. Small and another one by the U.S. Government to investigate conditions in the Illinois river.
From reports coming to us this body of water sure can stand an investigation.
The federal government has rendered a decision to stop stocking the Illinois river with fish, because the Chicago sewage has polluted the water and rendered fish life impossible.
Come on with your investigation and deny Chicago the privilege of dumping her rotten stuff into this stream.
Millions of dollars worth of fish have been destroyed by Chicago’s offal being turned into the Illinois river.
We want a stop put to this thing.
