Babson Guesses 1953 Korean Truce If Satellites Remain Quiet
Babson predicts no World War III after Stalin's death but warns satellites Poland Czechoslovakia and China may seek freedom. He notes England China talks on Hong Kong and a possible Korean War end with Churchill and Tito factors, while stock markets hint at war risk. He remains cautiously bullish for 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Stalin
Malenkov
England
China
Hong Kong
Russia
Mediterranean
Churchill
Europe
Siberia
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Tito
United States
Eden
London
Eisenhower
Sterling concert by S P E B S I S A members noted
Mrs Geneva Ditsworth and daughters Doris and Carolyn with Esther Schmaling Irene Wabbena and Leland Schmaling attended the concert in Sterling Thursday evening. N R Kenyon is a Morrison hospital patient. The Sunday School plans an Eastern program Sunday morning April 5 and baptism and reception of members will occur during regular church services. Geo Schmaling and family visited Roy Heitman Saturday night. Darrell Gaar spends Easter vacation at home from college with Mr and Mrs Harry Gaar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva Ditsworth
Doris
Carolyn
Esther Schmaling
Irene Wabbena
Leland Schmaling
Sterling
N. R. Kenyon
Morrison Hospital
Geo. Schmaling
Roy Heitman
Darrell Gaar
Harry Gaar
Two Die in Morrison Crossing Crash
Two men died when their car collided with a Northwestern City of San Francisco train at Cherry street Morrison. The victims were Guy Windland and Paul R. Conner of Wapello Indiana both 66 and 54. A bystander Earl Brown was injured while trying to stop the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrison
Guy Windland
Paul R. Conner
Wapello
Cherry Street
San Francisco
Windland
Earl Brown
Northwester
Brown
Marriage Licenses Reported in Rural Carroll County
Marriage licenses issued for Robert Eugene Robbe and Norma Jean Brashaw and Burton Wayne Moore and Marilyn Rousch. plus indictments and legal actions including Leonard Kosier pleading innocent to rape charges, Joan Jones placed on probation, divorces granted for Marjorie Carson and Alma Marshall, and driving charges against Lloyd G. Allen. Real estate transfers listed for multiple properties in Carroll, Thomson, Savanna, and Lanark areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Eugene Robbe
Mt. Carroll
Norma Jean Brashaw
Blackhawk
Burton Wayne Moore
Sheffield
Marilyn Rousch
Walnut
Leonard Kosier
Savanna
Leon A. Zick
Carroll County
Atty
Melvin Finer
Kosier
Joan Jones
Clinton
Thomson
Iowa Woman’s Reformatory
Rockwell City
Clinton District Court
Oregon
Marjorrie Carson
Carlos Carson
Shannon
Alma Marshall
Lawrence Marshall
Lloyd G. Allen
Rockford
Carrol County Grand Jury
Justice Court
Allen
John W. Bierman
Roy M. Potter
Snows 4Th
Chadwick
Lanark Block Co
Winston H. Mattes
Eby
Lanark
Marion Poorman
Donald G. McGinnis
York
Kathryn James
Qed
Same
George Rex Reinert
Russell C. Ward
Salem Add
Chadwick News Completes Radio Technology Course
Robert Lubben graduated March 26 from Valparaiso Technical Institute with 21 students in advanced radio technology. He will work as an analyzer for Magnavox in Fort Wayne and pursue a B S degree via a Purdue extension. Mrs Lubben is the former Virginia Appel. Denton Naniga and family met Arlon Naniga in Freeport and hosted him before he left for naval duties at Brunswick Maine after a recent Puerto Rico deployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lubben
Valparaiso Technical Institute
Valparaiso
Ind
Robert
Magnavox Company
Fort Wayne
Purdue University
Lubben
Virginia Appel
Chadwick
Denton Naniga
Freeport
Arlon Naniga
Naval Reserve Air Base
Glenview
Puerto Rico
Brunswick
Maine
Man Bound Over on Assault with Deadly Weapon
Sipriano Linarez 27 bound over to Carroll County grand jury on assault with a deadly weapon charge after allegedly striking Joe Hernandez with a garden rake. The Saturday night incident occurred near box car living quarters in Savanna where both men work as Burlington railroad section hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sipriano Linarez
Carroll County Grand Jury
Savanna
Earle Engelking
Linarez
Joe Hernandez
Burlington Railroad
Tels
Mrs William Aden Honored At Cradle Shower
Cradle shower hosted by Mrs Herbert Barnhart honoring her sister Mrs William Aden at their home Saturday. Prizes in banco awarded to Mrs Albert Queckboerner and Mrs Aden. Gifts displayed in an old fashioned baby buggy with blue and pink wrapping. Guests include Mesdames Williams, Schneider, Pabst, Taylor, Stoltz, Frommelt, Barnhart, Gaul, Schneider, Haas, Queckboerner. Anthony Dambman and family from Florida visiting Rochelle afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Barnhart
William Aden
Banco
Albert Queckboerner
Aden
Mesdames
Frank Williams
Mt. Carroll
Harold Schneider
Emil Pabst
Lanark
Don Taylor
Harold Stoltz
Milledgeville
Arthur Frommelt
Clara Barnhart
Mary Gaul
Alvin Schneider
August Haas
Charles McNitt Wins Section 2 FFA Public Speaking Contest
Rock Falls Township High School senior Charles McNitt won the Section 2 FFA public speaking contest at Shannon High School for the third straight year and advances to the district contest. Other competitors from Whiteside, Lee and Carroll counties spoke on topics like Our Costly Waste, Soil Beneath, and Use Your Head and Save Your Back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles McNitt
Shannon High School
Charles
FFA
Whiteside
Lee
Carroll Counties
Leon Bonneur
Fulton High School
Gerald Page
Franklin Grove
Shannon
John Merboth
Lanark
Bill Spealand
Chadwick
Ronald Bieleman Thomson
Farm Home Improvement
Lester Kantlehner
Mr. Carroll
Clubwomen To Meet At Mount Carroll April 9
The County Convention of Federated Women's Clubs will be held Thursday April 9 in the Community House at Mt Carroll. Registration is at 9 50 a m and call to order at 10 a m Esther Boyd of Milledgeville will present a book review The Gaileans The District meeting will be Monday April 16 at the Lothian church in Mt Morris Luncheon price 1 35 and reservations due by April 13 to Mrs O A Handey of Mt Morris
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federated Women's Clubs
Mt. Carroll
Esther Boyd
Milledgeville
The
Gaileans
Federated Women’s Clubs
Lothian Church
Mt. Morris
O. A. Handey
State reports on January public aid payments in county
Illinois Public Aid Commission reports January totals of 11,424,910 paid to 262,127 recipients across programs. General assistance declines 13 percent to 58,352. relief payments average 36.31 per person. Old age pensioners total 111,653 with 54.57 average. aid to dependent children rises 1.3 percent to 83,975. Blind aid to 3,938. disability assistance up 1,727 from December. Carroll County distributions listed by program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Illinois Public Aid Commission
Carroll County
Clinton women attend White Shrine installation in Clinton
Mrs Clarence Van Buskirk and daughter Joan Mrs Tilda Zug Schwerdt and Mrs Charles Sack attended the White Shrine installation ceremony in Clinton Iowa last Friday evening Mrs Charles Behr a Clinton resident and daughter of Mrs Sack and sister of Mrs Van Buskirk was installed as worthy high priestess and her niece Joan Van Buskirk sang Brahams Cradle Song as a closing number
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence van Buskirk
Joan
Tilda Zugschwerdt
Charles Sack
Clinton
Charles Behr
Clinton, Ia
Sack
van Buskirk
Joan van Buskirk
Braham
Sunday Visiting Folks News in Sterling and Polo
Mrs C M Honberger spent Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Lyle Bushman in Sterling. Mr and Mrs Howard Stover and family and Mr and Mrs Fred Schreiner visited the Schreiner home. Mr and Mrs John Newton of Polo were guests at the New ton home. Mr and Mrs Lyle Glenn and daughter of Milledgeville were supper guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Honberger
Lyle Bushman
Sterling
Howard Stover
Fred Schreiner
Wilbur Schreiner
John Newton
Polo
Jack Newton
Lyle Glenn
Milledgeville
Vernon Brandenburg
Ralph Ferris
Frank Healy
Lloyd Ferris
Melvin Straub
Margery
John
Minnie Ferris
Home Economics Extension meeting schedule week of April
The Home Economics Extension outlines activities for April 6 to April 19 across county clubs. Sessions include executive board meetings, major lessons, and special activities such as Textile Painting and care of flowers, with locations at home advisers’ offices and local homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll
John Law
Carlos Toepfer
Place
Oregon
Palisades
Walter Helle
Clara Niles
Old Mill
Glenn Curl
Glen Curl
West End
Robert Carroll
Elmer Brock
County 4-H Clubs Organize Activities and Enrollment Rise
Mrs Edna Brunner leads Jacobstown clothing club while Chadwick area Girls organize a March 7 group. The Merry Maids led by Mildred Nanina choose Table Covers for Dining. Irene Handel heads Mixing Makers with Cakes. Mill edgeville area girls meet March 10 with mothers and leaders to decide projects. The Cooperative Millies led by Betty Sites pick Cakes and Flower Arrangements. The advanced clothing club Cooperative Workers under Lois Livengood and Ruth Kreider will do Flower Arrangements. The Millie Beavers begin clothing under Mrs Pauline Warner Caroline Curl and Norma Stover. Marlene Peters and Joyce McKean lead Busy Millies. In March 57 girls enrolled in 65 projects. 23 beginners, 29 former 4-H members. total 97. Freedom unit appoints Mrs Harold Stiles as Unit 4-H chairman replacing Mrs Elmer Brock. All Home Economics and Agriculture officers to training April 11 at farm bureau hall. Wonder Workers club met March 28. plans a First Aid lesson April 6 at American Legion hall with Clyde Bury. Demonstrations include Kinds of Stitching Virginia Crofton Sewing Machine Alter Patterns by Judy Vesnas. Elaine Hawbecker reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadwick Area
Merry Maids
Mildred Nanina
Irene Handel
Milledgeville Area
Millies
Betty Sites
Advanced Clothing Club
Cooperative Workers
Lois Livengood
Ruth Kreider
Millie Beavers
Pauline Warner
Caroline Curl
Norma Stover
Marlene Peters
Joyce McKean
Farm Bureau Hall
Wonder Workers
Ralph Glenn
Carolyn Erbsen
Judy Vesnas
American Legion Hall
Clyde Bury
Donalee Adams
Virginia Crofton
Elaine Hawbecker
Tickets Set For Mt Carroll Wrestling Matches
Tickets remain for Mt Carroll High School gym events on April 7 at 8 30 sponsored by the Lions Club. In the main event Hans Schmidt faces Ronnie Etchison with other bouts featuring Jerry Woods Bobby Nelson Billy Parks and Billy Goetz. Attending cattle sale reports C Robert Sibley and wife returning from Waukesha Wisconsin with Brown Swiss cattle two cows and a calf sold. Mrs Sibley stayed in their Tampico home to care for the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Carroll High School
Mt. Carroll Lions Club
Hans Schmidt
Ronnie Etchison
Jerry Woods
Bobby Nelson
Billy Parks
Billy Goetz
C. Robert Sibley
Waukesha
Wis
Robert F. Sibley
Tampico
Cancer Fund Drive Set For Month Of April
Russell Sharp will direct the American Cancer Society crusade in Carroll county during April proclaimed Cancer Control Month. The drive launches April 6 with a meeting at 8 pm in Mt. Carroll. Kits from Rainbow Girls will go to seven town chairmen. Carroll county aims 3000 dollars. 1952 total was 2185.45. National goal is 18 million, up 2 million from 1952.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Sharp
Savanna
American Cancer Society
Carroll County
Congress
Mt. Carroll
Donald S. Wolfe
Rainbow Girls
Sharp
Sreal
Marital Moments in Savanna and Mt Carroll
Miss Norma Jean Brashaw and Robert Eugene Robbe wed in a Mt Carroll parsonage ceremony with a reception at the Robbe home and plans to reside in Savanna after Chicago trip. Lucille Nesbitt and Earl Nesbitt were also married at the Savanna Community church with attendants Lewis Hartman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanna
Norma Jean Brashaw
Clyde Brashaw
Blackhawk
Robert Eugene Robbe
Leo Robbe
Mt. Carroll
Chicago
Lucille Nesbitt
Earl Nesbitt
Savanna Community Church
W. Chester Jostrom
Lewis Hartman
Carroll County February Bond Purchases Report
Carroll County residents bought 76645 dollars in Defense Bonds in February 1953. Of this 68485 dollars went to Series E and H Bonds with the rest in Series J and E. Illinois state director Arnold J. Raven said E and H sales rose 31.5 percent from February last year and all series were up 29.3 percent. statewide bond totals reached 36787637 dollars with 28882549 dollars in E and H bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
United States Defense
Treasury Department
Charles E. Stuart
Mt. Carroll
Volunteer Defense
Arnold J. Raven
Illinois
U. S. Savings Bond Division
Family Reunion and Train Travel Plans Mentioned
A letter from J. H. Shirk notes reservations for a bedroom on the train to Chicago and a move of Chadwick Review mailing to Milledgeville Illinois. He mentions sons Cecil of Minneapolis and Loren of Cincinnati visiting for a two week family reunion and signs off sincerely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Stagg
Chicago
Chadwick Review
Milledgeville
Ill
Cecil
Minneapolis
Loren
Cincinnati
J. H. Shirk
Local dinner honors Thermo-Gas dealers in Clinton Iowa
Mr and Mrs Ed Mest and Mr and Mrs Frank Mest attended a Monday dinner at the Lafayette hotel in Clinton Iowa sponsored by Thermo Gas for their dealers and families. Mr and Mrs Roy Hartman were Saturday guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Roy Hartman Jr in Rockford. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Pearson and son of Tampico were afternoon visitors Saturday in the home of Mrs Charles Sucher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Mest
Frank Mest
Lafayette
Clinton
Thermo-Gas
Roy Hartman
Roy Hartman ,Jr
Rockford
Kenneth Pearson
Tampico
Charles Sucher
Former Wysox Supervisor S. C. Crom Dies at 80
S. C. Crom, 80, longtime Wysox township supervisor, died early Monday at Community General Hospital in Sterling. Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 p.m. at Milledgeville Methodist Church, with burial in Hazel Green Cemetery. He served as Wysox supervisor for two four-year terms and chaired the county board briefly. He was married to Veretta Deets and had two daughters, one son, and a great grand daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milledgeville
S. C. Crom
Wysox Township
Milledgeville Methodist Church
T. J. Jernfffan
Hazel Green
Mr. Crom
Community General Hospital
Sterling
Lois) LeVitt
St. Paul
Minn
Asa
Ida) Mordick
Sheffield
Arthur Crom
Rock Island
Coleta
Martin
Rebecca Overholser Crom
Veretta Deets
Chapin
Illinois
Board of Tax Review
Savanna
Paul K. Miles
Savanna Community Church
W. Chester Jostrom
Savanna Cemetery
Mr. Miles
Charles K
Meta K. Miles
Baptist Church
Community Church
Alvina Hartung
Charles K. Ill
Edwin H
Galena
Harvey Christenson
Peoria
Pauline Augusta Caroline Heide
F. M. Keller
Genesee Cemetery
Charles Winkey
Carl Brown
Polo
Floyd Shultz
Shannon
Alvin Winkey
Wooing
Elery Grubb
William and
John Winkey
Lanark Inventor Receives New Patent for Bait
Don Buss of Buss Manufacturing in Lanark Hawaii has been granted another US patent for Prepared Fish Bait and Manufacturing. He holds multiple fishing related patents and has several inventions awaiting patent grants in Washington. His worm and live bait preservation device keeps aquatic animals alive for dealers nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Don Buss
Mr. Buss
Buss Manufacturing Company
Lanark
Washington
Buss
Funeral Rites for Sgt Gordon Birely Held Sunday
Funeral services for Staff Sergeant Gordon Birely brother of Robert Birely of Chadwick were conducted Sunday in Morrison with burial at Grove Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers were Morrison VFW members and services were led by American Legion and VFW post members. The sergeant’s young daughter Ellen died from injuries in the same Oklahoma auto crash. his wife remains in fair condition at Amarillo base hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Birely
Robert Birely
Chadwick
Oklahoma
Morrison
Grove Hill
Morrison Post
VFW
American Legion
VFW Post
Birely
Ellen
Set. Birely
Amarillo
Tex
Local Breeders to Consign at AberdeenAngus Sale
Clark Van Buskirk and Chas F Schreiner of Chadwick are among consignors for the Chicagoland Aberdeen Angu Breeders Association spring sale. The event is April 11 at the Fox Valley Livestock Center in St. Charles, opening at noon after a 9 a m herd show. A dinner and entertainment are planned for the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicagoland Aberdeen-Angus Breeders’ Association
Clark van Buskirk
Chas. F. Schreiner
Chadwick
Fox Valley Livestock Center
St. Charles
William F. Meyer Elected to National Angus Association
Wm. F. Meyer of Chadwick Illinois has been elected to membership in the American Aberdeen Angu Breeders Association at Chicago. He was among 19 purebred Angus breeders elected from Illinois in the past month to join the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. F. Meyer
Chadwick
Ill
Chicago
Frank Richards
W. F. Meyer
Illinois
Business Houses Close At Noon For Good Friday
Chadwick business houses will close at noon Friday April 3 and remain closed the rest of the day in observance of Good Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadwick Business Houses
Tels
Births in Savanna Area Sunday and Thursday
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Kenneth Rousman of Mt Carroll on Wednesday March 25 at Savanna city hospital. Daughters were born on Thursday March 26 to Mr and Mrs Robert Schreiner and to Mr and Mrs Royal Klitz, both of Savanna, at Savanna city hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Rousman
Mt. Carroll
Savanna City Hospital
Robert Schreiner
Savanna
Royal Klitz
Kathryn Wire Hammond
Caroline Mark Home
Mrs. Hammond
Cambridge
C. E
John R. Hall
Woodland Township
O. L. Barker
Oak Hill Cemetery
Mr. Hall
Webster
Martha Taylor Hall
Margaret Freseman
Four Township Supervisors Face Opposition At Polls On Tuesday
Seven Carroll county townships will vote next Tuesday April 7 for township supervisors with four incumbents facing opposition in Rock Creek Woodland Freedom and Savanna townships. Other races include contested clerk and assessor posts along with trustees and school officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Savanna Township
Rock Creek
M. _Bleyer
H. L. Shiley
Woodland Township
Robert L. Schubert
Robert Carson
James Tom‘asek
Freedom
Arthur Kniss
Thomas Fritz
Davis Crouse
Glen Brock
Washington Township
Lloyd Law, Jr
Albert Zirkelbach
Paul Rath
Elkhorn Grove
Elbert Barthel
Lima
Robert H. Garman
Salem
James M. Morgan
Cherry Grove
Russell Rahn
Auto Upset Injures Milwaukee Road Officials Near Mt Carroll
Milwaukee railroad officials Walter Hitchkiss and Clyde Kinney were injured when their car skidded off Illinois Highway 64 one mile east of Mt Carroll, crashed through a guard rail, and overturned into a creek. Both men escaped and were treated for cuts and bruises by a local physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Carroll
Milwaukee Railroad
Mt. Carroll
Illinois
Walter Hitchkiss
Milwaukee
Clyde C. Kinney
Savanna
Weather Observer Cited For Long Service Honors
Mt. Carroll Illinois James F McCray a cooperative weather observer for the Weather Bureau has been honored for 34 years of service He received a 30 year length of service button recognizing his work compiling climatological history of the state A commendation letter from Mr Sutton section director accompanied the button
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Carroll
James F. McCray
Weather Bureau
United States Department of Commerce
Sutton
Engagement announced for Dorothy May Newendyke and Howard J. Johnson
Dorothy May Newendyke of Mt. Carroll announces her engagement to Howard J. Johnson of Thom Miss Johnson, a farmer, appears in Chadwick high school senior Dorothy May is not yet set for a wedding. A supper honor for Mrs. Ralph Ferris birthday included guests from Sterling Savanna Pomona Calif and local families. Mrs Rose Vaccaro 63 died in Savanna after a long illness with services planned at St Johns Catholic Church and burial in St. Johns cemetery Savanna. Surviving children include Dr Charles Vaccaro Jacob Vaccaro Carlo Vaccaro Joseph Vaccaro Mary Vaccaro and Aldi Caponi brothers Jake Engaldo and sister Mrs Jesus Cruz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Newendyke
Mt. Carroll
Dorothy May
Howard J. Johnson
John Johnson
Thomson
Miss Newendyke
Chadwick High School
Johnson
Rose Vaccaro
Savanna
Savanna City Hospital
St. Jon's ‘Catholic Church
St. John's Cemetery
St. John’s Church
Vaccaro
Italy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Babson’s Weekly Report
Kbabson
Argo News
Morrison Crossing
Cout News
Chadwick News
Cradle Shower
Anthony Dambman
Florida
Lyle
Japan
Rochelle
White Shrine
Home Bureau Notes
County
Edna Brunner
Jacobstown
4-H
Harold Stiles
Brashaw
Robbe
Nesbitt
Bradenton, Fla
Wysox
Sgt
National
Angus Assoc
Pauline Heide
Calvin Fonger
Bowen St
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad
Mr. Fonger
Laura Fonger
Agnes Cain
William
Laura Smith
Moline
St. John’s Catholic Church
Kathryn Hammond
David Hammond
Milwaukee Road
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