Prohibition Era Recalled in Carroll County History
The chapter on Prohibition in Carroll County A Goodly Heritage recalls notable gangsters and raids, public indifference to enforcement, a major 1931 Mt Carroll raid, and the era’s fringe benefits including bombings in Chadwick and Savanna. It notes a mass liquor raid at a Baptist Church dinner and a later 1933 still seizure, highlighting local recollections of those years.
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Carroll County
Scarface
al Cane
Bugs Moran
Waxey Gordon
Dutch Schultz
Legs Diamond
United States
Feds
Illinois
Mt. Carroll
Hamilton
Chicago
Carrol County
Prohibition
Savanna
Milledgeville
Argo
Chadwick
R. M. Eaton
Harry L. Shiley
Baptist Church
Windy City
Franklin A. Stransky
Thomson Road
Antelio Vinnini
Oneak
Eber Shepard
County Dairy and Agricultural Notes Highlight Local Events
Dick Sloan of Lanark joins the DHIA as an Own er Sampler member while Illinois dairy testing remains secure and a new statewide program may form. A soil comparison home test aids herbicide residue checks, JoDaviess County dairy families inspire optimism, and windbreak planting proceeds north of Millville. County crop diversion totals and planned farm workshops, rotor events, and extension council meetings populate the April calendar.
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Ing 25 Holsteins
Dhia Association
University of Illinois
Advantage
Kenneth Enbsen
Extension Dairy Committee
Lowell Keim
DHIA
JoDaviess County
JoDaviess
Naaman Diehl
Urbana
Home Ec
Agriculture Extension Council
Freedom
Kenneth Kniss
Rock Creek Northern Lights
Faye Hartwick
Hickory Grove Homemakers
Victor Buchholz
North Otter Creek
Thomas Diffenderfer
Otter Creek
Edward Dittmar
Savings bonds and Freedom Shares hit record value
The total cash value of outstanding savings bonds and Freedom Shares reached 52.3 billion dollars at February end. Carroll county residents bought 88,805 dollars in series E and H bonds in February, per F E Weidman county chairman.
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Freedom
Carroll County
United States Savings
F. E. Weidman
Carroll Ill
General County
Savings Bonds Committee
There Ought To Be A Law On This
A legislator reflects on laws for salvage yard screening and housing openness. He notes mixed outcomes from past bills, funding limits, and the need for voluntary action alongside legal rules. Facts must replace fears in open housing and law remains only part of the solution.
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Senate
State Highway Department
Illinois
Farmers Warned Of Wild Dogs In Carroll County
Mrs Marie Collins of the Carroll County Humane Society warns farmers to keep dogs tied as packs of wild dogs roam the countryside between Thomson and the Jo Daviess county line. Sheep and cattle have been attacked and some livestock killed while efforts to dispose of the packs continue.
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Carroll County
Marie Collins
Carroll County Humane Society
Thomson
Jo Daviess County
Shimer Awards King Scholarships to Students for Leadership
Shimer College announced new Dr Martin Luther King Jr Scholarships for constructive leadership. A special committee will select one male and one female recipient, each covering up to half tuition, with the first winners named at the June 4 graduation convocation.
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Shimer
King
Martin Luther King, Jr
Shimer College
Liberal Arts College
Citizens Hear Three Public Meetings On Conservation
Illinois residents are invited to three public hearings on conservation. State Director William L. Rutherford will lead sessions April 15 in Springfield, May 3 at Starved Rock lodge in Utica, and May 10 at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. Public input includes views, complaints, and ideas, with mail submissions accepted.
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William L. Rutherford
Illinois Building
State Fairgrounds
Springfield
Starved Rock Lodge
Starved Rock State Park
Utica
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Rutherford
Illinois
Department of Conservation
State Office Building
Ill
Bloodmobile Visit Planned in Carroll County
The Farm Bureau Young Farmers Committee hosts a Bloodmobile visit in Carroll County on Friday April 11 from 12 noon to 6 pm. Sign up has been favorable but there is room for more donors and volunteers to ensure a successful event. Those pledged should remember their appointment and contacted donors may call committee members or the Farm Bureau office at Mt Carroll.
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Carroll County
U.sd.a
Young Farmer Committee
Farm Bureau Board
Farm Bureau Office
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Eaton
Chicago Board of Trade
Daily Mirror-Democrat
Kurt Schmidt
USS. Department of Justice
Times
Carroll County Mirror- Democrat
Wprbfr
W. C. Bast
Henry Weber
Oscar
Shannon
Harold Brinkmeier
Dick Sloan
Lanark
Bob Schriner
Millville
Wisconsin
Bowman
Robert Hutchison
Rph
TCI
RED Wing Shoes
KRAFT
Lluinos
Statehouse
Paul Simon
Thomson Review
The
Village Echo
Thomson Broadax
Nenpaber
Bloodmobile
Farm Bureau
Apusho
Yolen Ellu
Valspar & Devoe
California
Schumacher
Waverly
Birge
Ohy
Trimz
Monticello
Revere
Collec
Tion Flocks
Gramercy
Prehn Hardware
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