Wall Street Confused by Peace Prospects and Interest Rates
Babson Park Massachusetts April 16. A columnist notes Wall Street mood shifted from bullish to bearish amid Korean peace prospects. He reports expectations of higher interest rates from government bonds and lending, with banks cautious and small investors offered 3 14 percent bonds for the first time in two decades. He argues higher yields and inflation controls push mortgage and car financing up, urges a 40 hour workweek abolition to curb prices, and calls for reduced coffee consumption to offset price effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babson Park
Mass
Massachusetts
Florida
Wall Street
Stalin
Eisenhower
Amalenkov
China
U. S
Central
South America
Argo News Briefs Highlight Farm Visits and Moves
Argo area residents staged a series of social visits and relocations. Harold and Mrs Libberton plan to settle near Chicago after returning from Missouri. Glenn Tucker and family from Rock Falls, Jno Haisma and Ruth Hais ma from Lake Villa, James Potter of Virgil, and R G Briggs of Freeport visited Geo Schmaling's home. Dor is Moll held a farm sale. Ore Foldal moved from Stransdale to Leland Schmaling farm Rt 78 Mt Carroll. Elmer Weber and son Lyle visited Roy Weber in Freeport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Tucker
Rock Falls
Jno. Haisma
Ruth Haisma
Lake Villa
James Potter
Virgil
R. G Briggs
Freeport
Geo. Schmaling
Argo Fa School
Doris Moll
Ore Foldal
Stransdale Farms
Leland Schmaling
Rt. 78
Mt. Carroll
Tax Bills Out Total Due For Year 1952
Tax bills totaling 1,679,413.59 are due with a June 1 deadline for personal property and first half real estate taxes. Second-half real estate taxes are due September 1. County expenses total 148,898.68 and the 1952 assessed property value is 70,208,257. The rise over last year is tied to higher school costs and most funds go to school districts.
Lanark Loses to Savanna in Dual Meet Track Clash
Savanna hosts Lanark as the Savanna squad wins 11 of 14 events. Lanark takes the low hurdles and 220 yard dash, and the 880 yard relay becomes Lanark winner after Savanna’s relay is disqualified. Event results list multiple names and times across sprints, distance, jumps, and throws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanna
Lanark High
Lanark
Wood
Miller
R. Martin
W. Martin
Hawbecker
Baker
McDonnell
Raab
Hanbecker
Martin
Lundy
Swift
V. Law
Rivera
Siedenberg
Gillogly
Harry
Niles
Frosh-Soph
McMillan
Fonger
Sturtevant
Ferris
Sanchez
Levey
Home Economics Extension meetings schedule week April 24 May 1
Home Bureau notes list meetings across Otter Creek Salem White Pines Shannon Old Mill and others. Details include dates April 24 28 29 May 1 times from 1 00 to 4 00 pm locations and major lessons roll calls and special activities such as recipe exchange wood fibre flowers and garnishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otter Creek
Lyle Wetzell
Salem
Vernon Reiling
Daniel Nelson
Farm Bureau Hall
County Board
Gertrude Kaiser
White Pines
Shannon
C. T. Wilhelm
Fred Zemke
Zemke
Fred Hubbell
Fred Olson
Shannon Legion Dedication Of New Home At Carroll County
Boyle-Hay Post No 879 Shannon will dedicate its Legion Memorial Home at the Carroll County Council meeting on Monday night April 27. Howard Corbett, 13th District Commander of Mt. Morris, will lead the ceremony with all district posts invited. The remodeled building includes an oil furnace, rest rooms, kitchen and meeting room. Open house for the public will be Sunday May 3 from 2 to 5 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyle-Hay
Shannon
American Legion
Carroll County
Howard Corbett
Mt. Morris
Shannon Post
Gov Stratton Urges Home Rule At Shimer College
Gov William G Stratton urged home rule for local governments at Shimer Colleges centennial celebration in Mt Carroll He spoke on governing in Illinois in the 1950s praising the college’s role in education and predicting a century more of progress The event brought state and local officials and Shimer leaders together for a two day conference on state government and administration trends with several talks and a dinner attendance by notable guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Carroll
William G. Stratton
Shimer College
Stratton
Illinois
Gov
A. J. Brumbaugh
Samuel James Campbell
Robert E. Keohane
Shimer
Franklin A. Stransky
Keohane
Frank Pane
Council of State Government
William T. Hutchinson
University of Chicago
Frank Lowden
Hutchinson
C. Phillip Miller
Frank O. Lowden
Marvin Burt
Freeport
Helen Futkowski
Ogle County
Leslie A. Holmes
Northern Illinois State Teachers College
DeKalb
Robert W. Weissmiller
Carroll County
James Richardson
State Hospital Dixon Opens Open House May 3
Dixon state hospital plans open house Sunday May 3 as part of Mental Health Week. Murray Hall displays will show departments and activities while tours begin at 1 p m. At 3 p m visitors gather on the lawn for the May Fete and awards ceremony honoring outstanding staff members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Hospital
Dixon
Illinois
William G. Stratton
Department of Public Welfare
Dixon State Hospital
Murray Hall
Daylight Time Begins Sunday in Northern Illinois Towns
Daylight saving time will go into effect in Sterling Rock Falls and other northern Illinois communities Sunday April 26 and will continue until September 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling
Rock Falls
Illinois
Red Cross Drive Figures Released for Carroll County
County drive chairmen release partial totals showing Milledgeville 892.65 against 950 quota Chadwick 717.53 against 950 Thomson 471.60 against 550 Savanna 2250 to date with others awaiting reports Bloodmobile unit to visit Carroll county on June 30 and November 9 locations to be announced later
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Red Cross
Joseph P. Schnitzen
Mr. Carroll
Milledgeville
Ralph Bardell
Scouts Plan Camporee in Mackay Woods
Carroll District Scouters schedule a district Camporee May 2 and 3 at Mackay woods between Mt. Carroll and Chadwick. The site offers open space hills and a lake. fish may be caught with landowner permission. Troops camp by patrols under a patrol leader with adult leadership present. Each unit brings its own food tents and gear and carries water. A campfire program runs 8 to 9 30 p m Saturday. each troop must provide a stunt. Closing Court of Honor Sunday 2 to 3 p m. parents invited. Check in 2 to 5 p m Saturday. supper and games follow. Sunday 6 30 am Jeveille depart. church service 8 to 9 followed by activities.
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Jeveille
Ordnance Corps Marks Anniversary On Armed Forces Day
The 141st birthday of the Ordnance Corps will be celebrated on Armed Forces Day Sunday May 17 from 8 a.m. to 3 15 p.m. at the Ordnance Depot. Public attendees are urged to come early, park in the large lot, bring lunch, and enjoy a day of tours by bus and rail. Loading will be managed to prevent crowding. The 1953 theme is Power for Peace.
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Ordnance Corps
Armed Forces
Ordnance Depot
Farmers Put Out Truck Fire near Chadwick Alerted by Explosion Claim
A truck owned by Danny Eness of Thomson caught fire on a Vernon Alexander farm road southwest of Chadwick at about 6 am. Farmers and Chadwick volunteers extinguished flames before firemen arrived. The load included dynamite in a box along with gasoline oil and a battery. No injuries reported.
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Chadwick
Danny Eness
Thomson
Vernon Alexander
C Hadwick Fire Department
Kness
Cars Collide On Route 80 North Of Fulton
Cars driven by Mrs Paul Lewig of Thomson and Mrs J A Deets of Lanark collided Sunday on Route 80 north of Fulton but no one was injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Lewig
Thomson
J. A. Deets
Lanark
Fulton
Betty Lou Bowles to Appear on TV Program May 1
Miss Betty Lou Bowles eight year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Bowles of Chadwick will appear on the Golden Opportunity program on WOC TV on Friday evening May 1. She earned the spot by winning an amateur contest at Thomson conducted by McGinty Hardware and later won another contest at Clinton Ia conducted by the Clinton Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Lou Bowles
Albert Bowles
Chadwick
Woc-Tv
Miss Bowles
Thomson
McGinty Hardware
Clinton
Clinton Chamber of Commerce
April 1 Crop Report For Illinois Released
Illinois crop report as of April 1 shows field work ahead of normal with three quarters of oats sown and over half of corn and soybean ground plowed. Wheat outlook for 1953 at 42.7 million bushels up 3 percent from 1952 and 50 percent above 10-year average. On farm corn stocks at 2.51 billion bushels, fourth largest for the date. oats at 37.3 million, 19 percent below average. Illinois milk production in March at 428 million pounds, up 7 percent from last March but 4 percent below the 10-year average. March egg output totalled 4.327 billion, down 3 percent from a year ago due to fewer layers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Illinois
Weddings Bring Milledgeville and Savanna Nuptials in April
Miss Betty Rowsey and William Frank Isenhart wed in Milledgeville Brethren church parsonage on Friday April 17 with Rev. Rowsey officiating. Attendants included Lanark’s Mrs. J D Hamel and bridegroom’s brother James Rowsey. The couple will live on a farm north of Milledgeville. Eleanor Katzenberger wed James Leroy Uphoff at Pleasant Valley Church of God in a double ring ceremony. Miss Joan Beyer was maid of honor. bridesmaids were Barbara Katzenberger and Sylvia Brunner. The reception followed at the bride’s parents’ home in Savanna, where Mr Uphoff will work for the Savanna Times Journal. Mrs Harold Schroth and her children visited her mother in Thomson Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Rowsey
H. H. Rowsey
Milledgeville
William Frank Isenhart
Flavius Isenhart
Sterling
Milledgeville Brethren Church
Lanark
James Rowsey
Hamel
Isenhart
Woosung
Korea
Mt. Carroll
Eleanor A Katzenberger
Lloyd Katzenberger
James Leroy Uphoff
William Uphoff
Savanna
Church of God
Pleasant Valley
Wesley Frommelt
Joan Beyer
Massbach
Barbara Katzenberger
Sylvia Brunner
Robert Leavens
Karl Katzenberger
Robert Uphoff
Stockton High School
Uphoff
Savanna High School
Savanna Times- Journal
Mount Carroll Triumphs In Three-School Track Meet
Mt Carroll High School defeated Milledgeville and Shannon in a home track meet. Millies led in many events but Mt Carroll’s points from seconds and thirds secured victory. Highlights include 70-yard high hurdles won by Polhill and a close pole vault tie among MC athletes.
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Mt. Carroll High School
Milledgeville
Shannon
Mt. Carroll
Millies
Polhill
Weidman
Martz S
Kearnaghan
Stoner
Kille
Teary
de Spain
Walker and Noble
Woodin
Hanna
Saidel
Errickson
Park
Hartman
Terry
Wagner
Schroeder
Smith
Parks
Wiedman
Rosenstein
Frederick
Wolber
Erickson
Heide
Rowsey
Jacobs
Wacker
Court House News Highlights Local Legal Actions and Transfers
A marriage license is sought by Carroll County clerk for William Isenhart of Sterling and Harriett Elizabeth Rowsey of Milledgeville. Arthur M. Lott, 59, Chadwick, pled guilty to drunken driving. fined 100 dollars plus costs, license suspended 30 days, probation one year, and restricted driving by order. Real estate transfers list multiple properties in Savanna, Wysox, Highland Park, Chadwick, and Milledgeville among Bion McGrath, Mont R. Cheeseman, Clyde Leavens, William Boyd Andrew, Neta M. Kerch, Ray W. Whitmer, Richard G. Adams, John B. Spencer, Tena Gerdes, Robert C. Traum, and Joanna K. Hughes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
William Isenhart
Sterling
Harriett Elizabeth Rowsey
Milledgeville
Arthur M. Lott
Chadwick
F. Kinney
Lott
Bion McGrath
William W. Shipley
Savanna
Mont R. Cheeseman
Kenneth R. Heide
Clyde Leavens
Albert Nalley
Highland Park
William Boyd Andrew
Jack G. Short
Bowens
Neta M. Kerch
Willis E. Bailey
Ray W. Whitmer
Darius Krell
Rock Creek
Richard G. Adams
Charles M. Doran
Robison
John B. Spencer
Marion Spencer
Marion Spencer, Qed
Tena Gerdes
Herman Gerdes
Tal
Meyers
Robert C. Traum
Joanna K. Hughes
Snows
Auto Demolished Driver Unhurt Near Clyde Smith Farm
Wagner escaped injury about 10:30 a m Friday when he lost control of his new car on Route 64 near the safe barn. The vehicle plunged off the road struck a tree and a telephone pole, went through a ditch and into a garage on the Clyde Smith farm as it was demolished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanna — Webster Wagner
Jarana
Clyde Smith
Wagner
Salem H B Unit To Meet Tuesday
The Salem Home Bureau Unit will meet Tuesday April 28 at the home of Mrs Vernon Reiling. The Minor Activity will be Exchange of Recipes. Major lesson Pressing and Spot Removal led by Mrs Dwight Spealman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem Home Bureau
Vernon Reiling
Dwight Spealman
Governor Stratton Speaks at Carroll Alumni Tea
Mr and Mrs KK W Senneff attended the Carroll County Alumni Tea at Shimer College on Saturday April 18 in Sawyer House. At 2 p m Hon William G Stratton governor of Illinois spoke on Pioneering in Government in Illinois in the 1950s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KK. W. Senneff
Carroll County
Shimer College
Sawyer House
William G Stratton
Illinois
City And Village Election Returns For The County
Carroll County home bureau members plan a Tulip Festival bus trip to Pella and report upset results in area elections. Chadwick trustees vote results include Fink over Bush 110 to 66. Lang is clerk. several trustees elected. Wet vote in Chadwick favors liquor sale 257 to 109. Lanark mayoral contest ends with Truman 231, Peat 200, Weisz 199. Savanna mayor Becker defeats Daniels 71 to 749. Kelly ousts Engelking for police chief 786 to 697. Multiple city posts fill in Lanark and Savanna. Milledgeville and Shannon unopposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Home Bureau
Pella
Savanna
Mt. Carroll
Chadwick Blacktop
Thomson
Chadwick
Harold Fink
Eugene Bush
Board of Village Trustees
Reynold Lang
Maurice Larson
Board of Trustees
Vere Rovers
Lloyd Handel
Riley Temple
Herman Dahhler
Thomson Joe Shutters
Henry B. Strauch
Earl Bennett
G. H. Roggendorf
D. G. Stagg
Orville Gablin
Lanark
Robert Truman
George Peat
Andrew J. Weisz
Donald Brown
Naaman Diehl
S. R. Brenaman
Ralph Garner
Milvin Folk
Frank Parker
Rex Willis
Harlan Carbaugh
Henry Forster
George C. Becker
Ambrose Daniels
Earle E. Engelking
James R. Kelly
Charles R. Marth
Paul B. Swanson
Albert E. Dorak
Roy O. Howe
Ray R. Westfall
Lucille Bender
Milledgeville
Shannon
Publisher Dies Monday At Home In Morrison
Morrison Whiteside County News owner and publisher Morrison resident Morrison L Shawver died at 9 30 am Monday after a 16 month illness. Funeral set for 2 pm Thursday at First United Methodist Morrison. Born June 19 1898 in Low Moor Iowa he worked in printing before moving to Morrison in 1915 and starting the News in 1921. He held Lions Club posts including district governor and international counsellor. Survived by wife Ila Fay Horning Shawver a son Alvin two granddaughters four sisters and one brother. Burial or service plans described in obituary.
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Morrison
Harvey L. Shawver
Whiteside County
First Methodist Church of
Harold E. Olson
Mr. Shawver
Low Moor
Iowa
Theo Calvin
Minnie Brightman Shawver
Clinton
Sterling, Ir
Twin Falls
Ida
Neenah
Wis
Whiteside
Lions International
Methodist Church
Dunlap Lodge
A. F
A. M
Primrose Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Modern Woodmen of America
Ila
Fay Horning
Alvin
the News
Robin
Darcy Shawver
James Henzen
Grand Mound
Lewis Manning
Alfred Manning
Phillip Gordon
Howard Shawver
Sterling
Thomson student injured when auto hits truck in smoke
Thomson high school student William C. Pickens, 17, suffered two upper front teeth broken and a knee cut when his car hit the rear of a tractor truck on Route 171 east of Thomson. He was unhurt in a crash blamed on heavy grass-fire smoke causing reduced visibility. Pickens faces a charge of unreasonable speed in justice court. the truck owned by Murphy Gustafson Inc. of Freeport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson
William C. Pickens
Route 171
Young Picken
Fla
Murphy & Gustafson, Inc
Freeport
Pickens
Herbert Spearman
Motor Club Invites Editors To Dinner
The Chicago Motor Club invites editors from Car roll Whiteside Lee and Ogle counties to a dinner Friday May 1 at 7 p m at the Lodge in White Pines State Park. A club representative will discuss road problems facing Illinois. Mrs Charles Gordon and daughter Arletta visited Mrs Gordon's sister Mrs Julius Habben in Sterling Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Motor Club
Carroll, Whiteside
Lee
Ogle Counties
White Pines State Park
Illinois
Charles Gordon
Arletta
Horse Show at Shimer College May 17 at Glengarry Farm
Shimer College will stage a 1 30 p m horse show Sunday May 17 at Glengarry farm stables west of Mt Carroll Miss Mildred Jaynes director Entries may be made for Shimer students a western and an open class for outsiders Gates and parking will be managed by American Legion Post 67 members
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shimer College
Glengarry Farm
Mt. Carroll
Mildred Jaynes
Shimer
Miss Jaynes
American Legion Post 67
Grange Social On Thursday Nets $23.80
About 30 attended the Grange social at Boz Social. Revenue of $23.80 was realized with refreshments served to attendees without boxes. Mrs. John Halfman led the recreation program and the next meeting is May 7 with Pomona Grange to fill officer chairs. Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Foltz and family visited Mrs. Evaline Foltz in Argo, Fa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Oak Grange
John Halfman
Pomona Grange
Leroy Foltz
Evaline Foltz
Argo Fa
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Babson
Argo News
Harold Libberton
Missouri
Chicago
Elmer Weber
Son Lyle
Mrs
Roy Weber
Home Bureau Notes
Shannon Legion
Gov. Stratton
Mackay Woods
Savanna Ordnance Depot
Katzenberger-Uphoff
Harold Schroth
Marion Wheeler
Mount Carroll
Court House
Salem H. B
Leo E. Robbe
Harold L. Edwards
Coleman Miles
Lutie K. Watson
Glenn R. Davis
Louis J. Noble
Lee D. Haines
Bowman
Jean Peterson
C. Ray Bailey
W. Eber Patterson
Frederick T. Colehour
Robert R. Larson
Jels
Motor Club
Grange Social
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