Mississippi Valley Music Festival Preliminaries Announced
Announced festival events will precede a Chicago concert, with judges from Chicago and area music schools. Entries from within about 60 miles of East Moline are invited for the Mississippi Valley preliminaries, with August 7 shown as the Chicago concert date. Entries must arrive by 6 p.m. July 25, and information leaflets are available via Dr. F. E. Bollaert in East Moline.
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Chicago
Wddert
Soldiers’ Field
Mississippi Valley
East Moline
F. E. Bollaert
Twentieth Avenue
Door to Door Sales Manager Joke Exchange
A humorous dialogue features a sales manager noting a population over 125 million and a brush salesman replying that he has met only about half. The exchange playfully contrasts grand figures with the speaker’s limited personal reach.
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Brush
Stock Tour Excursion Highlights Local Livestock Highpoints
The event progresses from Lanark farms to Tom Diffenderfer and Homer Yuck properties showcasing 42 head of Herefords and 82 heavies, then fattened Duroc Jersey swine at Homer Yuck. Prof. E T Robbins leaders discuss feeding, health and stock selection. film on meat production shown. Roy Bray acts as toastmaster. committee members named from Chadwick Lanark Shannon Milledgeville Thomson Savanna Mt Carroll and other towns.
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Tom Diffenderfer
Lanark
E T. Robbins
University of Minor
Walter Howe
Chicago Producers Commission Association
LD. Hall
Chicago
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Roy Bray
Donald Mackay
Ray Moyer
Chadwick
John Warner
Clyde Butterbaugh
Russell Rahn
John L. Morris
Joe Winters
Shannon
Lee Shaver
John Fogel
Milledgeville
Rush Carroll
Thomson
Ernie van Dorn
Jesse McIntyre
Savanna
Henry Miller
William Freeman
Mt. Carroll
Life as a grindstone and the bee’s power
The text ponders life as a grindstone polishing or wearing a person down based on character. It compares human nature to a bee, noting it has more power backing up than moving forward.
County Deaths Mrs Earl McCall Mt Carroll
Mrs Earl McCall 45 died Friday morning at her Mt Carroll area home after a weeks long illness. Funeral services were held at her home and Mt Carroll M E church with Rev G T Nesmith and Rev C O Pollard officiating. Burial followed at Oak Hill cemetery in Mt Carroll. Surviving: husband and their son Harlan 12, and her father Matt.
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Earl McCall
Mt. Carroll
Mt. Carroll M. E. Church
G. T. Nesmith
C. O. Pollard
Pleasant Valley
Oak Hill Cemetery
Harlan
Matt
Deaths of H. F. Seidenburg and Law siblings noted
Law of Wacker cites Nora Law and three Savanna sisters along with brother Wilbert Law of Milledgeville. H F Seidenburg aged 70 died at Mt Carroll home last Wednesday. services were held at the Woodland United Brethren church and burial followed in Woodland Cemetery. Survived by his wife and two sons William of Savanna and LeRoy of Mt Carroll.
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H. F. Seidenburg
Carroll Henry F. Seidenburg
Mt. Carroll
Woodland United Brethren Church
Hurial
Woodland Cemetery
William
Savanna
LeRoy
Savanna Track Schedule Sets Six Spring Meets
Savanna high school outlines six spring track meets under coach Arthur Lathrop with a planned dual against Mt Carroll. Events include Gero Relays at Geneseo, a Morrison dual at Savanna, Hiona League in Clinton Iowa, a Sterling quadrangular, Northwestern Illinois district meet in Rockford, and Geneseo Night Relays. Nine of last year’s lettermen are back on the squad.
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Savanna High School
Arthur Lathrop
Mt. Carroll
Gero
Geneseo
Morrison
Savanna
Clinton
DeWitt
Maquoketa
Lyons
Sterling
Mendota
Ilinois
Rockford
Coldest upper air lies over equator nine miles high
The passage notes extreme cold aloft over the equator at about nine miles up with an average temperature around 90 degrees below zero. It also contrasts summer temperatures between the southern and northern hemispheres, stating the southern is cooler on average.
Many Names On Ballots Listed In Local Voting Notice
The notice lists candidates across county offices and state positions. It includes for county judge Orion M. Grove and Lawrence A. Smith. county clerk Walter R. Waton. sheriff Ray R. Westfall and Harry L. Shiley. county treasurer Lula M. Ross Elmer J. Engelking Jr. and Lucile Bender. and for county superintendent Lawrence E. Bruch. It also names Democratic nominees for U S senator Newton Jenkins Albert Lagerstedt Scott W. Lucas John J. Sullivan Michael L Igoe. state treasurer Louis E. Lewis Bruce A Campbell G N Keefe. superintendent of public instruction John A Wieland Thomas M Enright Frank A Jensen Elmer Henry Vogel. clerk of the supreme court Rudolph F E Stastney Adam F Bloch R William Buckley James E Dolan George Francis Keough Walter J Orlikoski. representative in congress state at large John C Martin Barrett O Hara Thomas L O H ern T V Smith Lewis M Long (two to be nominated). clerk of the appellate court second district Herbert O Martin Paul E Ryan 13th district Theodore A Secker. state central committeeman 18th district Sherwood Dixon Leslie L Simpson. representative in general assembly 12th district Charles Dd Franz Charles L Dwyer William H Schmid Alfred F Stanley Charles F E Gray (one to be nominated). senatorial committeeman Robert L Morris. for county judge none. for county clerk Raymond M Hartman. for sheriff Albert M Herbig Harry D Blackburn. for county treasurer none. for county superintendent none.
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General Assembly
Charles Dd. Franz
Charles L. Dwyer
William H. Schmid
Alfred F. Stanley
Charles FE. Gray
Robert L. Morris
Raymond M. Hartman
Albert M. Herbig
Harry D. Blackburn
Traum Sets Record As WROK Announcer
Bill Traum, WROK staff announcer, set an all time record by carrying 24 sponsored radio programs per week after new contracts. He previously had under 20. last week he produced all WROK programs from Rockford's Observation Studio at the Better Home Show held at the Armory.
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Chadwick
Bill Traum
WROK
Traum
Rockford
Armory
Farm Population Reaches Historic U S Level Amid Rural Shift
In the 1930s the rural exodus and return migration nearly balanced. Subsequent gains for farming communities push the farm population to a historic high across the United States. This classified note highlights ongoing rural demographic trends and their impact on farm life.
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United States
Cape Cod Cranberry District Grows World‑Class Crop
The Cape Cod district forms a major cranberry growing region with a yearly crop of 426000 barrels, two thirds of the world total. A single day’s processing produced over 100000 canned packets, using 19 tons of sugar.
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Cape Cod
Mt Carroll County Board Special Session Set
The Board of Supervisors of Illinois will meet in special session at Mt Carroll Court House on Tuesday April 7 1948 at 10 oclock AM. Claus will not be acted upon at this session. W Rh Watson Clerk.
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Board of Supervisors
I”Roll County
Ilineis
Court House
Mt. Carroll
Claus
W. Rh. Watson
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Renfrew
THE
Royal Mounted
Lightning
the Wonder Dog
Bob Burns
Jack Oakie
Kenny Baker
Ann Miller
Radio City Revels
Victor Moore
Helen Broderick
Hal Kemp
Walter Connolly
Penitentiary
Big 4 Cartoon Revue
Allen’s Tea Room
Iowa
Claudette Colbert
Charles Boyer
Tovarich
Bordertown
Py Bette Bhoy Dal
Topper
Merrily We Live
Constance Bennett
Brian Ahrene
Billie Burke
Patsy Kelley
Tom Brown
Golden West
Hart, Schaffner and Marx
Martin Morris Co
Fifth Avenue
Harry McCall
Ethel McCall
Catherine Kilbridge
Margie Ward
Duart
Aivatone
Stephenson St
Freeport
Capitol
Theatre—Morrison
William Boyd
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Temple Wg
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Gloria Stuart
Mickey Rooney
Myrna Loy
Franchot Tone
Bluebeard
Black
Clinton, Iowa
Dr.a.l. Ringuette
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United Cigar Co
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Pratts
Colehour Bros
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Nusyay Cleaners
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Rockwood
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