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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1960
Page
3
Babson Park Massachusetts April 21 We analyze public mood and economic change noting crime and accidents are overstated while living costs improve. The piece argues ongoing optimism in business and society despite political rhetoric and market fluctuations. It reflects on past and present living standards and encourages continued faith in progress.
Miss Sylvia Stein of Chadwick stands among 102 IISNU undergraduates recognized for top honor point averages, representing 3 percent of the student body at a May 11 assembly.
Carroll county hosts a public meeting in Hostetter hall Shimer College April 28 at 1 00 p m to discuss employment retirement income health housing recreation and personal adjustment of the aged. The event aims to feed data into state and national White House Conference plans led by local officials including Wm B Petty and the Carroll County Welfare Services Committee.
In Carroll county a 22 year old man from Savanna pleaded guilty to two counts of driving with no license. He received a $100 fine, costs, and seven days in jail on each count. Separate informations filed by State's Attorney Petty noted second and third offenses. State Troopers Dreier and Bausman signed complaints. A federal tax lien of $5,844.60 was filed against Walter Baldridge and Anna Williams for excise tax payments from 1953 to 1957. Three men fined for disorderly conduct after pleading guilty to entering Moltmann Smith garage. Licenses to wed listed for several couples. County officials attended a state convention in Springfield. Divorce and annulment decrees granted, names listed. Several property transfers recorded in Mt. Carroll and Savanna. An 9th birthday celebration for twin daughters Jean and Judy Brightman noted with skating party and family gathering.
A planting of 45 Douglas fir was made on April 20 at Kenneth Woessner's farm near Shannon. The windbreak, three rows 14 feet apart with 14 foot tree spacing, will reduce winds and trap snow in 6 to 8 years. Dennis Hutchins advised, with John Shields supervising and L B Culver directing the demonstration.
Mrs K W Senneff attends sessions of the state convention of the P E O Sisterhood at the Faust Hotel in Rockford.
H. H. Holmes of Chadwick was reelected chairman of the Carroll County Democratic Central Committee at a Mt. Carroll courthouse meeting. Other officers named include First Vice Chairman George Cook Milledgeville Second Vice Chairman William Allison Savannah Third Vice Chairman Ervin Brandenburg Carroll Secretary Paul Fogel Milledgeville Treasurer Ralph Garner Lanark.
A Sunday crash near Chadwick injured four people, one seriously. Mrs. Howard Turner, 22, of Rockford, suffered severe facial injuries and remained in fair condition at Sterling Community Hospital. Her husband and Mrs. Robert Rierson escaped with bruises, and their two year old daughter Sandra Susan was discharged from the hospital.
Funeral services for George W. Ivey 78 a Mt Carroll monument dealer were held with burial in Oak Hill cemetery. Eva O Heron Smith 64 of Savanna died in Savanna Nursing Home and is survived by a Savanna brother John. August F Leopold 71 of Savanna died in Savanna city hospital with service at St Peter s Lutheran Church and burial Elmwood cemetery Warren.
Governor Stratton called a special session of the Illinois legislature for May 3 to appropriate funds for poor relief and to address laws from the Chicago police scandal. The session will also study changes to the justice of the peace law and the election of the county auditor, with a possible fifth item to aid flood stricken areas along the Mississippi river.
National Home Demonstration Week runs May 1 through May 7 with about 7 12 million homemakers participating across the nation in the extension program. In Carroll County a May 2 meeting at 1 30 p m at the farm bureau hall will set plans for 330 members to extend extension service benefits locally.
The Carroll County 4-H and FFA fatstock judging contest held on April 23 at the Darwin Carter and John K Morris farms displayed 56 contestants with top honors going to Paul Krum Shannon Ronnie Fossett Chadwick Wayne Sch hoonhoven Shannon Karen Krum Shannon Dennis Emyre Chad wick Wayne Wilhelm Shannon Patricia Kaufman Thomson Ron ald Bushman Milledgeville Orthel Scace Mt. Carroll John Alden Savanna The top 10 qualified to advance to state contests at the University of Illinois later this summer.
Carroll Service Co outlines five summer uses for 2 4 D in its 1960 Post War Plan. Targets include corn post emergence fence-row weeds Canada thistle wild garlic and onions and woody brush with timing and application notes. FS Unico 2 4 D emphasizes easy emulsification and varied container sizes. farmers urged to contact sales staff for planning.
Dr and Mrs Wm Jawarek are moving this week from the residence in Chadwick east part to the former Harve Zugschwerdt residence, which was purchased weeks ago by Alvin Prowant.
Mrs W H Montague attended the funeral service for a relative Mrs Ronald Anspach at Wheelock Allen funeral home in Rock Falls. Rev C Richard Dawson of Rock Falls Christian Church officiated with burial in Oak Knoll Sterling. Mrs Anspach was among four women killed in a car crash last Thursday night while en route to work at Dixon State Hospital.
Four hundred high school athletes are expected for the fifth annual Forreston Relays. Varsity and freshman soph events split the field. field events and heats start at 3 45 p m with finals at 6 30 p m. Twelve schools compete including Aquin Freeport Ashton Byron Chadwick Franklin Center Leaf River Milledgeville Pecatonica Shannon Stillman Valley Winnebago and Forreston. Forreston defends varsity crown while Aquin of Freeport seeks frosh soph title.
Republican county judge candidates face a recount starting Friday April 29 after a court order by Circuit Judge Leon A. Zick. County Clerk W M Nipe must deliver all 21 precinct ballots to the court with the recount run by petitioning candidates Thorp and Turnbaugh. tied results from the official canvass led to the recount and any disputed ballots go to the judge for decision. If the recount again ties, last week's drawing outcome by Turnbaugh stands.
The U S Soil Conservation Service marks its 25th birthday on April 27. President Roosevelt signed Public Law 46 in 1935 creating the agency to aid farmers and landowners in soil and water conservation. Delbert E. Jackson and Julius R. Johnson are technicians for Carroll County District. Dr Donald A. Williams is the SCS administrator.
Local leaders present lessons on How Old Am I at Carroll and Fair Haven gatherings May 3 to 5. Topics include Unbaked cookies and Conducting simple business meetings. A May 3–6 Home Adviser tending conference is listed at the University of Illinois Urbana.
An April 20 Ridge District leadership recognition banquet at Shimer College Mt Carroll drew 100 Cub Boy Scout and Explorer leaders from Carroll and Davis counties. Veterans and Scouter awards plus keys were presented by officials including Duane Stevens and Dr George Sterk.
The county ASC office asks farmers with no wheat allotment to notify estimated acreage. Those already reported need not act. Awareness of wheat on a farm allows steps toward a wheat marketing card. Production over 15 acres triggers a penalty on excess before market eligibility.
Holstein-Friesian Association of America reports official production records for registered Holsteins in Brattleboro area. Records include Meadow Mont May Creek 4468368 14592 milk 529 fat in 324 days, Ormsby Creamelle Plum 8771229 13824 milk 473 fat in 340 days, Curtiss Candy Reburke Bella 3556013 15701 milk 529 fat in 353 days, Sally Regal Pabst Bur ke 3586936 19592 milk 683 fat in 365 days. All owned by Lowell F. Terhark Shannon. University of Illinois helps supervise via Herd Improvement Registry program.
Mrs. L M Phillips, longtime Chadwick resident, relocated yesterday to Rockford Illinois where she will live at 608 N Court St Rockford.
Sheriff Harry Miller investigated break-ins at two cafes last week. Hadley’s Café in Mt. Carroll was breached by a pried rear window at 5 a.m. loot included a pinball machine a music box and a cigarette machine. Hiway Café in Lanark was broken into by a forced side window about 4:30 a.m. cash drawer stolen amounting to 150 dollars plus unspecified taken from a cigarette machine and music box.
Bob Wade reports good crappie fishing south of Savanna at Spring Lake and at Fulton and Bellevue Dams with striped bass, sheaphead, walleye, and sauger also active. Wood ducks nesting efforts drive management while flooded backwaters limit overall sport. littering remains illegal and campers should leave areas clean.
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