Babson's Weekly Report on Prices and Economy
New York City April 2 1953 notes price controls easing with most prices stable or lower. Free competition may cut food costs though a lag exists between wholesale drops and retail impact. Beef prices stay high until existing meat is consumed. advice favors strategic buying and studying ads for home freezers. Rural hardship and political caution accompany calls for local education on economics and self-control in farming and commerce. A Benton Wisconsin man A Milner fined 100 for tampering with an automobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Florida
Jeis F
Wisconsin
Carroll
Benton, Wis
Justice of the Peace
Frank Schroepel
A. Milner
Milner
Blanche Fields
Hazel Green
Wis
Mt. Carroll
County Cancer Fund Drive Opens in Carroll County
A county wide Cancer Fund Drive launches to raise 18 million dollars nationwide with Carroll County chairs directing local efforts. The program emphasizes volunteer work and funding for research and patient services while detailing donation allocations and township leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Carroll County
Russell Snarp
Carroll County Fund Drive
Mt. Carroll Court House
Chas. Sack
Argona
Gerald Laughlin
Carroll
John Magill
Chadwick
Orville Bowers
Lanark
Mesdames Eugene Murray
Thomson
G. C. Poppenhouse
Mr.iedgeville
R. J. Caron
Savanna
M. Woessner
Shannon
American Cancer Society
Weidman Toepfer Herd Leads Carroll DHIA Unit 1
March report from Neil Libberton shows Weidman and Toepfer lead Carroll DHIA Unit 1 with 18 Holsteins producing 1208 pounds milk and 45.8 pounds fat. Frank Hawkins and Charles Kessler & Sons tie for second at 42.5 pounds fat. Carroll Hogg ranks fourth with 1070 milk and 41.8 fat. Edwin Keim & Sons add 991 milk and 41.6 fat. association average 959 milk and 36 fat. 615 cows in 24 herds rest. 81 dry cows.
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Mt. Carroll
Carroll
Dhia
Weidman & Toepfer
Neil Libberton
Frank Hawkins
Charles Kessler & Sons
Hawkins
Kessler
Carroll & Hogg
Edwin Keim & Sons
Stransdale No
Sikkema & Stransky
John Derrer & Sons
Same
Soldier Stanley Wagner Returns From Korea On Furlough
Stanley Wagner, home on a 20 day furlough from Korea, arrived last Thursday to visit his mother Mrs. Leona Wagner and relatives. Sunday dinner guests included Mr. and Mrs. Robert Balk and Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hartman Jr and family.
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Stanley Wagner
Korea
Leona Wagner
Wagner
Robert Balk
Lee Hartman, Jr
Easter Dinner Guests Reach Across Towns
Chadwick News lists multiple family visitations with Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Taylor hosting, the Sikkemas visiting the Marings, the Browns and Weber families dining with the Webers, and Blakeslees visiting Blakeslees for Easter.
Traveling Gavel Presented To Milledgeville Grange
Rock Creek Grange took the traveling gavel to Milledgeville Avenue April 1. James Keeney presented the gavel to Master Paul Sites who will present it to Black Oak Master William Hans on May 7 in Milledgeville. Mrs. Lawrence Haught presented the program with group singing recitation Imagination by Connie Libberton duets and solos by Lang Diehl and Haught and a skit by Mrs Lamoreux.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Creek Grange
Milledgeville Grange
James Keeney
Paul Sites
Milledgeville
Ito
William Hans
Lawrence Haught
Delmar Lang
Connie Libberton
Lewis Diehl
Russell Lamoreux
Howard Nelson
Lawn and sprayer tips from Farm Adviser Byron Hutchins
In this column guidance covers reseeding bare lawn spots with bluegrass mixes, spreading nitrogen fertilizer before rain, and rolling soil for a smooth surface. It warns about corrosion from Solution 32 nitrogen on brass parts and suggests metal replacements and thorough cleaning. It notes spray setup details and calculation for nitrogen application. An unrelated 1952 California carrot value beats gold production at $8,978,000 vs $8,874,000.
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Byron Hutchins
California
Krempel Family Guests Honor Leroy Heading to Service
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Krempel and sons visited their parents in Waukesha Wisconsin and Elk Horn Wisconsin on Saturday and Sunday for a family dinner honoring Leroy who will soon enter armed forces service. Mr and Mrs Richard Adolph and family joined dinner guests Sunday at Mr and Mrs Walter Queckboerner's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Krempel
Henry Krempel
Waukesha
Wis
Paul Freitag
Elkhorn
Freitae
Leroy
Richard Adolph
Walter Queckboerner
Rock Slab Damages Savanna Home Near Bridge
A five by eight foot rock slab broke loose from a bluff north of Savanna last Wednesday night, crashing through sheds and trees before plunging into part of the kitchen at the Charles Tipp residence near the Savanna Sabula bridge. The Tipp family was at home but unharmed.
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Savanna
Charles Tipp
Savanna-Sabula Bridge
Tipp
Springfield Visitors Stay With Stadel Family
Mrs. Jack Geist and her sons from Springfield visited Mr. and Mrs. Ben Stadel from Thursday to Sunday. Jack Geist arrived Saturday afternoon and the group returned home Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Geist
Zemke Baby Born in Freeport at St Francis Hospital
A daughter was born Monday April 6 to Mr and Mrs Leo Zemke of Mt Carroll at St Francis hospital Freeport. Mrs Zemke is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Wm Hawk of Chadwick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Zemke
Mt. Carroll
St. Francis Hospital
Freeport
Zemke
Wm. Hawk
Chadwick
Bloodmobile drives Lanark donation total to 160 pints
The Lanark Red Cross program peaked with a bloodmobile run on April 6 yielding 160 pints for armed forces in Korea. Volunteers donors and officials including Margaret O'Reilly Emily Snively Mesdames Pettinger Slick and Magill Chadwick Long and many Lanark and Shannon residents supported the drive. Doctors M. H. Seyfarth and W. J. Scholes assisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanark
Red Cross
Green Giant Canning Company
Korea
Margaret O'Reilly
Peoria
Emily Snively
Hugh Pettinger
Fred Slick
Shannon
John Magill Chadwick
Chester Long
Milledgeville
B. Liston
Floyd Hanabarger
Clifford Eisenberger
Stanley Finnifrock
Lawrence Wiebers
Mary Snively
Melvin Stengel
Chadwick
Joy Sword
E. Burkholder
R. Packard
M. Ritchie
Geo. Peat
E. Engles
Don Brown
Henry Sorenson
Sue Newbold
Elsie Small
Carmen Kaufman
Savanna
Jean Airhart
B. Bowen
Mr. Carroll
Kay Cunningham
Bertha May Andes
Ann Louise Ritenour
Audrey Stoner
Bernice Griffith
M. H. Seyfarth
W. J. Scholes
Thomson Voss-Etnyre wedding in Clinton First Presbyterian
In Clinton Iowa at 7 o clock Thursday evening Miss Lida Voss daughter of Mr and Mrs Dave Geerts Fulton became the bride of Earl Emyre son of the late Mrs Clara Emyre Mount Carroll with Dr B McCullough officiating. Matron of honor was Mrs Viola Law and best man Louis Reusch both of Savanna. The couple will reside in Clinton after a wedding trip to Chicago. The bride has worked at Savannah Garment and the groom at Dupont plant. Easter guests included Mr and Mrs Neal Maring and family in Thom son.
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North Second St
Clinton
Iowa
Neal Maring
Jerry Sikkema
Thomson
Edward Otten Herd Tops DHIA Unit 2 March Milk Totals
Mount Carroll reports Carroll County unit No. 2 of the DHIA for March, Edward Otten herd of 20 grade Holsteins leading with 1507 lbs milk and 52.6 lbs fat. Top five producers include Foltz Linker, Cram Smith, Lawrence Woessner, and Paul Mackey, with 462 cows in 22 herds tested and 62 dry cows. Highest cow owned by Jack Newton yielded 2100 lbs milk and 84 lbs fat. other top entries include Hollowell Deets, Mintke Wallade, Merna Zemke.
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Mt. Carroll
Carroll County
DHIA
Edward Otten
Charles Libberton
Foltz & Linker
Cram & Smith
Jack Newton
Chadwick
Tbs
Hollowell & Deets
Mintke & Wallade
Merna Zemke
Tels
Home Bureau Notes April 11 to 17 Meetings
Carroll County Home Economics unit sessions list April 11 to 17 with training for 4-H officers at 1 30 p m at the farm bureau hall Rock Creek Northern Lights April 13 and tours April 14 to Dundee Walworth and New Galloway area shops Shannon Rural April 15 Cherry Grove April 15 Lima Larks April 16 North Otter Creek Live Wires April 17 events include slip seed and bulb exchanges and major lessons. Dr William Wagner of Waupun visited with his wife and son Timothy stayed with grandparents.
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Carroll County
Farm Bureau Hall
Rock Creek
Dundee
Walworth
Wis
New Galatus
Shannon Rural
Place
L. Woessner
Cherry Grove
Russell Rahn
Walter Shrader
Lima Larks
Harold Gravenstein
North Otter Creek
Nathaniel Martz
William Wagner
Waupun
Don Harris
Last Rites For Ralph E Whitmer
Ralph Emerson Whitmer 60 died at home Thursday. Services held 2 p m Monday at Frank funeral home with Rev Merle Hawbecker officiating. Burial in Lanark cemetery. Pallbearers Albert Champion Robert Shaner Andrew Weisz Frank Sisler Marlin Gaul Donn Brown. Survived by five sons Wayne Kenneth Ray Dallas Ronald Walter and five daughters Doris Reglin Ruth Russell Thelma Boelkers and Kenneth Rife and two brothers Clinton Savanna Wilbur Lanark.
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Lanark
Ralph Emerson Whitmer
Frank
Merle Hawbecker
Cherry Grove Church
Whitmer
Savanna
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad
Wayne
Kenneth
Ray
Dallas Tex
Ronald
de Kalb
Walter
Kansas City
Doris Reglin
Ruth Russell
Dallas
Thelma Boelkers
Kenneth Rife
Clinton
Wilbur
Milledgeville Kraft Plant Wins Safety Council Award
The Milledgeville Kraft Foods plant received a first place plaque in the National Safety Council 1952 contest for the smallest loss of man hours due to injuries. Kraft vice president J. J. Wolf credited the plant under manager G. F. Heisinger and praised employee support for maintaining the record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milledgeville
Kraft Foods
Safety Council
Kraft Foods Company
National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Chicago
G. F. Heisinger
J. J. Wolf
Kraft
Local option alcohol elections set in Illinois towns
Springfield reports forty three local option elections on alcohol sales in Illinois towns villages and townships. Secretary Charles F Carpentier notes notices filed. Carroll county holds two elections in York and Mt Carroll townships with a third April 21 in Thomson. Stephenson county votes on April 21 in Rock City Orangville and Davis villages.
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Springfield
Illinois
Charles F. Carpentier
Carroll County
Stephenson County
York
Mt. Carroll
Thomson
Rock City
Orangeville
Davis
Local families visit relatives in nearby towns
Mrs. Walter Moul and daughter from Fairmont Nebraska stay with brother Howard Baker. Lyle Wetzell of Meledgeville and his wife visit Jack Newton family. Albert Bowles and daughters visit W L Cooper home in Moline. D A Lamm of Danville spends week with son in law Lloyd Henderson and family. On Sunday Mr and Mrs M K Lamm and Sterling join in honoring D Lamm's birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Moul
Fairmont
Neb
Howard Baker
Lyle Wetzell
Meledgeville
Jack Newton
Albert Bowles
W. L. Cooper
Moline
D. A. Lamm
Danville
Lloyd Henderson
M. K. Lamm
Sterling
D. \. Lamm
Easter Gatherings and Anniversaries Across Argo
Mrs. Ruby Durward hosted an Easter dinner for family. Mr. and Mrs. Chas Behr of Clinton visited Mrs. Behr's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Sack and the Lathrops marked their fiftieth wedding anniversary on April 1. Easter services included baptisms of Stiles and Johnson children and church member Pearl Daehler joined the congregation. N. R. Kenyon is ill in Morrison hospital. Libberton family visits in Missouri. Conrad family from Sheboygan joined Lulu Melendy for Easter.
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Ruby Durward
Chas, Behr
Clinton
Evert Johnson
Michael
Ronald
No. Sour, Jr
Mable and
Franklin Jr
Frank Tipton
Pearl Daehler
Doris Disworth
N. R. Kenyon
Morrison Hospital
James Libberton
Harold
Missouri
Bernard Conrad
Sheboygan
Lulu Melendy
Eight Township Supervisors Reelected in Carroll County
In Carroll County, eight incumbent township supervisors were re elected on Tuesday with little opposition, while several races for clerk assessor and justice of the peace saw varying margins. Voter turnout climbed in townships with local option votes, notably York and Mt. Carroll territory, as liquor sale referendums and road bond issues drew votes.
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Carroll County
Rock Creek
O. M. Bleyer
H. L. Shiley
Forrest Thompson
Harry Engles
Robert Hall
Leo A. Strickler
John R. Randecker
Thomas Fritz
Freedom Township
Aruth E. Kniss
Savanna Township
Davis F. Crouse
Glen Brock
Washington Township
Lloyd Law Jr
Paul Rath
Albert Zirkelbach
York Township
York
Lyle Greeley
Wesley Sack
Fair Haven
Salem Township
James Morgan
Vernon Daehler
Charles Dial
Blaine McGinty
Nathaniel Miles
Elkhorn Grove Township
Elbert Barthel
R. J. Humphrey
Lee Hadaway
John Wechsler
Ralph Thomas
Barthel
Hadaway
Wechsler
Humphrey
Thomas
Ralph Allison
James Larber
Wysox
H. L. Ehni
Ernest Musser
D. F. Fogel
Frank Livengood
Glen Boyd
Luke Slick
Carl Wagner
Dart Fogel
Dwight Turner
Lyle Wetzel
Lima
Robert Garman
Donald Schreiner
Nelo Hardacre
Harold Manning
Cherry Grove
Russell Rahn
Charles Cheeseman
Max Rahn
Paul Warner
Clinton Plock
Mr. Carroll
Glenn Zugschwerdt
Raymond Dietrich
Frank Schroeppel
Loren Cates
Charles Petty
Francis Weidman
Arnold Lyon
City of
Mt. Carroll
New Manager Appointed at Freeport Firestone Store
Freeport Firestone announces G. L. McQuiggin as the new store manager succeeding resigned Ken Ridgeway. McQuiggin, coming from Rockford, brings wide experience and invites all to visit and get acquainted.
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Freeport Firestone
Freeport
G. L. McQuiggin
Ken Ridgeway
McQuiggin
Rockford
Howe real estate transfers list multiple transfers
Real estate transfers include George W. Miller and wife to Clyde L. Leavens and wife. Gerald W. Bush to Gladys Hoffman. Richard S. McGinty and wife to Fred J. Backer and wife. Ed Drake and wife to Victor C. Fenley. Oliver C. Daggett et al to J. Clayton Kaul and wife. Lawrence Steinke to Herbert K. Steinke. Sheldon L. Helle and wife to William C. Gage. Olive K. Dial and husband to George E. Weber. all recorded with parcel references in various towns including Washington Savannah French & Green adt. and Wysox.
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George W. Miller
Clyde L. Leavens
Washington
Gerald W. Bush
Gladys Hoffman
Fullers
Savanna
Richard S. McGinty
Fred J. Backer
French & Green
Adt
Thomson
Ed Drake
Victor C. Fenley
York
Oliver C. Daggett
J. Clayton Kaul
Salem
Lawrence Steinke
Herbert K. Steinke
Freedom
Sheldon L. Helle
William Chester Gage
Helles Ist
Rural Youth of Carroll Earns Second Festival Basketball Title
Perry County beat Carroll 60 to 53 in Champaign to clinch the Illinois Farm Sports Festival basketball championship for a second straight year. DeKalb beat Iroquois 64 to 56 for third place. Carroll’s Al Moll scored 34 total points, with 18 against DeKalb and 16 vs Perry. Carroll players include David Young Keith Copperwell and Bill Nesemeier.
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Chicago
Perry County
Carroll
Champaign
Illinois Farm Sports Festival
DeKalb
Iroquois
Perry Five
Illinois Agricultural Association
99 County Farm Bureaus
University of Illinois
Decatur
al Moll
Perry
Carl Brckner
Bill Nesemeier
David Young
Thomson
Shannon
Freeport
Keith Copperwell
Johnson
Tels
Birthday Dinner Honors Danny Frommelt at Sterling Home
Easter dinner guests gathered at the Frommelt home in Sterling for the 3rd birthday of Danny Craig Frommelt born April 4. Several families shared meals and hospitality including Queckboerner Kaul Doty Bushman and others from nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Frommelt
Roy Queckboerner
Clayton Kaul
John Doty
Arthur Frommelt, Jr
Sterling
Kaul
Danny Craig Frommelt
Birthday Surprise for A. J. Miller at 78th
A. J. Miller’s neighbors hosted a Sunday afternoon birthday gathering for his 78th milestone. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Elwyn Allison of Coleta Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Cambman Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Reiff and Mrs. Mabel Alexander. Ice cream and cake were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Miller
Elwyn Allison
Coleta
Anthony Cambman
Alvin Reiff
Mabel Alexander
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Benson
Radio Market News
Wall Street
Weidman & Toepfer Herd
Chadwick News
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Hanover
W. H. Taylor
Allen Sikkema
Fulton
Oscar Brown, Jr
Eugene Weber
Terry
Ward Weber
Kenneth Blakeslee
William Blake
Verly
Voss-Etnyre
Home Bureau
Shimer College
William T. Hutchinson
University of Chicago
West Hall
Ruth E. Lafans
C. Phillip Miller
Shimer College Board of Trustees
College Dining Hall
Aaron J. Brumbaugh
Frank O. Lowden
William C. Hutchinson
Metcalf Chapel
D. Eldridge McBride
Shima
Lawyer House
Frank Bane
Council of State Governments
Robert E. Keohane
William G. Stratton
Samuel James Campbell
Shimer College Gymnasium
Ralph E. Whitmer
Argo News
Miss Grace Shuman
Charles Shuman
Grace
Tom Livingston
John Livingston
Polo
Chadwick High School
Tom
Illinois Central Railroad
Howe News
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George Earl Weber
Russell Queckboerner
Arman Bushman
Dixon
Raymond Weidman
J. G. Asay
Harold Ogilvie
Aurora
C. M. Dambman
Mary Mackey
Paul Mackey
Harold Stiffler
Macomb
Jess Queckboerner
Robert Bittner
Fred Queckboerner
Virginia Adrian
Ella Garner
Shirley and
Sherman
Henry Livengood
Ramah Oes
Bernice
Clarence Yourda
East
Clarence van Buskirk
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