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1. The grape man of Texas

   Thursday Nov 12 | Examiner.com

   ... or Thomas Volney Munson as he was officially known is one of the wine world's true unsung heroes. Born in 1843 in Astoria Illinois, Thomas Munson was a horticulturist and breeder of grape varieties in Texas, where he moved in 1876, settling in the ...

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2. Football Playoffs: League mates Greenfield, Calhoun carrying Wivc banner into Week Two

   Sunday Nov 8 | Alton Telegraph

   ... coach Glenn Peyton said. First things first. Greenfield, 7-3 and coming off a 9-7 win at Pleasant Hill, faces a 7-3 Astoria South Fulton squad that upended Pawnee 24-14 last week. Kickoff is 2 p.m. at the Table Grove Field. And Calhoun 7-3, ...

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3. Area School Deals With Bomb Threat

   Oct 1, 2009 | WHOI

   School officials in Astoria are taking extra precautions after a handwritten bomb threat was found in the high school on Wednesday.

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   Related Topix: Fulton County, IL

4. Stauffer, Bessie Marie w/Photo

   Jul 15, 2009 | Dayton Daily News

   ... Marie (Lam) Age 93 of Trotwood Ohio, passed away Wednesday July 15, 2009. Bessie was born February 11, 1916 in Astoria, Illinois, daughter of Cleveland and Lizzie (Bucher) Lam. She was preceded in death by her husband of over 65 years, John Elias ...

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